The weeks of fear and nausea I have endured at the thought of giving this commencement address have made me lose weight.
* at the thought of: a reaction one has when they think about a certain thing
ex> At the thought of fingers scratching a blackboard, my skin got goose bumps.
A win-win situation!
* win-win situation: an instance in which both parties can come out ahead, instead of someone having to lose.
ex> The tie game turned out to be a win-win situation for both teams, as they both advanced to the next round.
cf> No matter what we do, it's a no-win situation.
Now all I have to do is take deep breaths, squint at the red banners and convince myself that I am at the world's largest Gryffindor reunion.
* squint: 실눈을 뜨고 보다, 곁눈질하다
The commencement speaker that day was the distinguished British philosopher Baroness Mary Warnock.
* distinguished: very prestigious or thought highly of
ex> The distinguished professor had a full-house every time he gave a guest lecture.
This liberating discovery enables me to proceed without any fear that I might inadvertently influence you to abandon promising careers in business, the law or politics for the giddy delights of becoming a gay wizard.
* promising: (something or someone) with great potential
ex> His promising career as an athlete was cut short by an injury.
If all you remember in years to come is the "gay wizard" joke, I've come out ahead of Baroness Mary Warnock.
* come out ahead: to do better than expected; beat the odds
ex> If you work hard and save your money, you will come out ahead in a few years.
* giddy: 아찔한, 어지러운
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