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Abysmal I have a real fondness for my students as people. But they're abysmal students; or rather, they aren't really students at all, at least not in my class. On any given day, 70% of them are sitting before me shopping, texting, completing assignments, watching videos, or otherwise occupying themselves. ABYSMAL 최악의 This experiment could help a lot of people, or it could be an abysmal failure. abysmal.. 2020. 1. 14.
Chronotype In this new landscape, it's important for entreprenuers and leaders to be aware of their chronotype: your unique biological clock that controls your body's rhythms. We all have the 24 hours in a day, but each of us are at our best at different times during that period. Chronotype 아침형인간인지 저녁형인간인지를 결정해주는 일주기성 인자 The internal circadian rhythm or body clock of an individual that influences the cycle.. 2020. 1. 14.
APACE As the phoen grew more ubiquitous in their lives, their fear of being without it seemed to grow apace. They were jittery, lost without them. APACE 빠른 속도로, 빨리 / ~ 와 발맞추어 Development on the project continued apace. The end of another year is hastening apace. Trying to keep apace with changes in technology ​ ​ ​ JITTERY 초조한, 조마조마한 He felt all jittery before the interview. I get really jittery if I .. 2020. 1. 13.
Patter If you live on a planet that circles a sun, your time is governed by the patters of light and darkness, summer and winter, warmth and cold. And of course, life and death. PATTER 후두두 내리다, 타닥타닥 소리를 내다, 철벅철벅 튀기다 I heard the rain patter against the window. We could hear rain pattering on the roof. We could hear mice pattering around looking for food. 2020. 1. 12.
BRAVE It's once again that time of year when we brave overcrowded gyms, dry January, and of course, the start of tax season. BRAVE 용감하게 맞서다, 무릅쓰다 brave difficulties(danger/storm) brave the gossip and rumors brave the rush-hour traffic to get there He braved the wrath of his father by quitting law school and becoming an artist. 2020. 1. 11.
EXTEMPORIZE I extemporized a solution: I offered them extra credit if they would give me their phones for nine days and write about living without them. EXTEMPORIZE 즉흥적으로 하다 I'd lost my notes and had to extemporize. To 'extemporize' or ad lib is basically the same as improvising. ​ ​ ​ 2020. 1. 10.