Tomorrow,
in a very real sense, your life – the life you author from scratch on your own – begins.
* from scratch: from the very beginning,
without any advantage or head start
ex>
After the lawsuit, we had to rebuild our business from scratch.
ex>
Starting from scratch, it should take about seven hours to complete the
assignment.
Note>
This use of scratch derives from a line or mark drawn or scratched into the
ground to indicate a boundary or starting-point in sports, especially cricket
and boxing.
Will
you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your
convictions?
* wilt: to become limp; sag (especially
in plants, due to heat or poor hydration)
=
flop; flag; wane
ex>
We were wilting in the midday sun, so we rested in the shade of a big
old tree.
ex>
One day after watering them, all the wilted flowers looked fresh and
alive again.
Will
you bluff it out when you’re wrong,
or will you apologize?
* bluff: to deceive, especially through a
false show of strength
ex>
Your opponent just placed a very high bet, but I think he’s bluffing.
Will
you play it safe, or will you be a
little bit swashbuckling?
When
it’s tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?
Will
you be a cynic, or will you be a builder?
* play it safe: to avoid taking risks
ex>
The bus driver decided to play it safe and wait until the storm had
passed.
Will
you be clever at the expense of
others, or will you be kind?
* at the expense of: to the detriment of
someone or something
ex>
Should students spend so much time preparing for tests at the expense of
learning how to think?
I
will hazard a prediction. When you
are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only
yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be
most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the
end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. Thank you and good luck!
*
hazard: 틀릴 셈치고 추측하다
ex>
Would you like to hazard a guess?
ex>
‘Is it Tome you’re going with?’ she hazarded.
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