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2016년 3월 15일 화요일

PE 3/8 Steve Carell – Princeton Commencement Speech


* look someone in the eyes: to make direct eye contact with someone
ex> She looked him in the eyes and told him she loved him.

* crave: to very strongly desire
ex> This time of night I always begin to crave pizza

* in person: while physically present
ex> The hiring team would like to meet you in person.

* self-loathing: hatred of oneself
ex> His mother mistakenly believed self-loathing was normal in teenagers.
ex> Making a big change in her life eventually put an end to her self-loathing.
Note> The word “loathe” suggests a strong feeling of disgust. The verb “loathe” descends from Middle English “lothen,” from Old English lathian.

* insulate: to use a substance to isolate someone or something
ex> He used role-playing games to insulate himself from the world when his parents died.
ex> We would like to insulate our roof before next winter.

* suck on that: by humbled by it (said vengefully), 약 오르지! 배 아프지!
ex> I got a better mark than you said I would, so suck on that.
Note> This phrase is an exclamation of triumph when you want to rub someone’s nose in it.

* Today’s Expression> What do we learn from this exercise?
= What do we learn from this undertaking/task/activity?

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