Dear John- Nicholas Sparks, Day 19(158-167p/ Ebook 59-62p)
▶Dear John 영어단어와 주요구문
*far better 훨씬 더 좋은, 훨씬 우수한
In the short time I’d known him, I’d come to believe that Tim, like my father, was a far better person than I would ever be.
*altercation [|ɔːltər│keɪʃn] 언쟁, 논쟁 Because of the altercation, I knew I was no longer welcome at the beach house;
*lift weights 체중을 들다, 체육 운동을 하다 *not stand a chance 대항할 수 있는 기회가 없다 *trained to ~하기 위해 훈련받은 *disable people quickly and efficiently 사람들을 빠르고 효율적으로 무력화시키다
Randy and his buddies, even if they lifted weights and considered themselves athletes, didn’t stand a chance against someone trained to disable people quickly and efficiently. *lock up 갇히다, 구금되다
Had it happened in Germany, I might have found myself locked up for what I’d done. *government-acquired skills 정부가 취득한 기술
*in ways the government didn't approve 정부가 승인하지 않는 방식으로
*compulsively 강박적으로, 상습적으로, 눈을 뗄 수 없게
*spot 발견하다 *come to a stop 멈추다
*formality 격식, 형식적인 일, 형식상의 절차
No hug, no kiss-the sudden formality made me ache. 포옹도, 키스도 하지 않았고, 갑자기 격식을 차린 행동이 마음을 아프게 했다. *plunge --에 뛰어들다, 던져 넣다, 떨어지다; 돌입, 하락, 투기
*plunge in 곧바로 들어가다, 대화나 행동을 예의없이 시작하다
*preamble [priˈæmbl] (말의) 서두, (책의) 서문, 전문 *without preamble 단도직입적으로, 시작 면담 없이, 사전 준비나 소개 없이 *take it the wrong way 잘못 이해하다, 오해하다
I plunged in without preamble. I know you were just trying to help, and I took it the wrong way.
I was stumped. I searched my mind before meeting her eyes. “And . . .” I trailed off.
*come up with something (해답·돈 등을) 찾아내다[내놓다] I tried but couldn’t come up with anything. “I don’t know,” I confessed. “But whatever it is, I’m sorry for that, too.”
*inquisition[ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃn] 심문, 취조 +) inquisitive 꼬치꼬치 캐묻는, 탐구심[호기심]이 많은
*in the first place 애초에, 처음부터
“Then why the inquisition?” "Because, it let me know that I was right about you in the first place. I knew you had a good heart.”
*arrogant enough 자만심이 넘치는, 충분히 오만한
“For the book. I think I understand my dad a little better now.” “And thanks for being who you are.”
*I said, meaning it 진심으로 그렇게 말하다 *struck by ~에 감동받다, ~에 놀라다
*bewitched 마법에 걸리다, 매혹되다
*a souvenir key chain 기념품 열쇠고리
*no end 끝없이, 매우 많이
For some strange reason there was a penguin on it, which amused her no end.
*lost in each other 서로에게 빠져 있어서
"I'm going to marry you one day, you know": 언젠가 너와 결혼할 거야, 알지? "If you want it to be": 네가 원한다면 그렇게 해줄게.
"It's a deal" 그럼 약속이야.
*antebellum [ˌæntiˈbeləm] 남북전시대의, 남북전시대 이전의 *boast[boʊst] 뽐내다, 자랑하다, 자랑할 만한 …을 갖고 있다, 자랑스럽게 말하다 *skirt 피하다, 둘러가다 *clusters of wildflowers 야생화 군락 *fly out 비행기로 출발하다
“What time do you fly out tomorrow?” 내일 몇 시 비행기로 출발해요?
“I was planning on it. I probably haven’t spent as much time with him as I should have, but I’m sure he’d understand-”
I was hoping you would. *elaborate 복잡한, 정교한 *hedge 산울타리, 장벽, 방지책; 산울타리를 만들다, 산울타리로 두르다 *words wouldn't be enough 말로는 충분하지 않다
*savor 만끽하다 (=relish),음미하다[즐기다], 풍미, 향기, 향취
*duh 헉, 흥, 저런(남의 바보 같은 짓이나 말을 탓할 때 사용)
*broken up (감정적으로) 괴로워 보이는, 슬퍼 보이는
That’s what I finally realized. Yeah, it’ll be hard, but life moves fast-we’ll see each other again. *granted 인정해[맞아](무엇이 옳음을 받아들이며 흔히 뒤에 다른 말을 덧붙일 때 씀), ~이므로 *make it through (어려움 등을) 이겨내다
*fervently 강렬히, 열렬하게 +) He studied ardently[fervently] and passed the exam. 그는 이를 악물고 공부해 시험에 합격했다 +) I fervently prayed to God for the realization of my wishes. 소원 성취를 신께 빌었다.
*knot form in one's chest 마음이 편치않다 +) a knot inone's muscle 알 배기다, 근육이 뭉치다 (=stiff) +) I got a knot in my muscle. 알 배겼어. +) I have a knot in my leg.= I have a stiff leg. 다리에 알 배겼어.
Remember that I’ll be changing dorms next year, but I’ll let you know my new address as soon as I get it. But you can always reach me through my parents.
*imprint 강하게 기억되게 하다, 각인시키다, 새기다, 인쇄하다, 각인 *imprinting 각인 ((태어난 직후에 획득하는 행동 양식))
*than usual 평소[여느 때]보다 +) He came home later than usual. 그는 평상시보다 더 늦게 귀가했다. +) He is in a much better mood than usual. 그의 기분이 평상시보다 훨씬 더 좋다.
*make something one's own (어떤 것)을 자신의 것으로 만들다 I knew he understood that I was hurting, and he stood without moving, as if trying to absorb my pain in the hope of taking it from me and making it his own.
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I knew I was no longer welcome at the beach house.
I plunged in without preamble. “I know you were just trying to help, and I took it the wrong way.
I tried but couldn’t come up with anything.
"Because, it let me know that I was right about you in the first place. I knew you had a good heart.”
That’s what I finally realized. Yeah, it’ll be hard, but life moves fast-we’ll see each other again.
I knew he understood that I was hurting, and he stood without moving, as if trying to absorb my pain in the hope of taking it from me and making it his own.
*altercation [|ɔːltər│keɪʃn] 언쟁, 논쟁
*locked up 갇히다, 구금되다
*stump (너무 어려운 질문문제로) 쩔쩔매게[당황하게] 하다
*inquisition[ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃn] 심문, 취조
*struck by ~에 감동받다, ~에 놀라다
*bewitched 마법에 걸리다, 매혹되다
*no end 끝없이, 매우 많이
*antebellum[ˌæntiˈbeləm] 남북전시대의, 남북전시대 이전의 *boast[boʊst] 뽐내다, 자랑하다, 자랑할 만한 …을 갖고 있다, 자랑스럽게 말하다 *skirt 피하다, 둘러가다