She always tried not to step on the spiky plants that grew along the path, but their thorns littered the ground everywhere.(8p)
*litter 흐트러져[흩어져] 어지럽히다[어수선하게 만들다], 어질러져 있는 것들, 쓰레기
Then she picked up another thorn and used it to poke and prod at the first one.(8p)
*prod (손가락이나 뾰족한 것으로) 쿡 찌르다 (=poke), 쿡 찌르기 (=dig)
Flame darted out of its base. Overhead, a jet plane veered away like a sleek evil bird.(8p)
*veer 방향을 바꾸다, 방향을 홱 틀다[바꾸다] (=swerve)
+) Fine, follow your hearts and veer away from heroin. 좋아요, 당신의 마음을 따르고, 헤로인으로부터 벗어나라. +) The storm was expected to veer away from the U.S. 그 폭풍은 미국을 빗겨갈 것으로 예상되었다.
Villages - group yourselves by villages.(9p)
Relief flooded through him.(9p)
A dozen or so people stood in a loose group at the side of the road.(8,9p)
Word passed through the crowd: "It's the rebels."(10p)
*group (무리를 지어) 모이다[모으다], (그룹·집단으로) 나누다[분류하다]
*a dozen or so 십여 개
His father always told him to act like a man - to follow the example of his brothers and, in turn, set a good example for Koul.(11p)
*set an example 모범을 보이다, 본보기가 되다, 솔선수범하다
+) Parents must set an example for their children to follow. 부모가 솔선수범해야 자식이 보고 배운다
+) I rely on you to set a good example. 나는 네가 좋은 모범을 보여줄 것으로 믿는다. +) He set a good example for us. 그는 우리에게 모범을 보였다.
*gleam [ɡliːm] 어슴푸레[희미하게] 빛나다, 환하다[반짝이다], 번득[언뜻] 비치는 것
If I die now, I will never see my family again.(11p)
Somehow, this thought strengthened him enough to keep him from collapsing in terror.(11p)