n. 공감, 감정 이입 Empathy is the ability to understand other people’s thoughts and feelings and to act on the basis of that understanding.
crash
n. 충돌 사고
The firefighter was busy rescuing people at a crash scene when he saw an injured child.
condition
n. 상태
Other members of his family, in worse condition, had already been taken to the hospital.
comfort
v. 위로하다, 위안하다
He took a moment to think about what he could do to comfort the distressed child.
cheerful
a. 발랄한, 쾌활한
He took out his smartphone and played for the boy a cheerful animation.
medical
a. 의학의, 의료의
When the news media carried the story that the child’s family was struggling to pay their medical bills, donations came in from everywhere.
bill
n. 청구서, 계산서
When the news media carried the story that the child’s family was struggling to pay their medical bills, donations came in from everywhere.
donation
n. 기부(금)
When the news media carried the story that the child’s family was struggling to pay their medical bills, donations came in from everywhere.
calm down
진정하다, ~을 진정시키다
The dancing penguins on the small screen calmed the boy down.
neuroscience
n. 신경 과학
Modern neuroscience tells us that we are all born with empathy and exercise it all the time.
neuron
n. 뉴런, 신경 세포
When we observe other people, mirror neurons imitate their facial expressions and physical responses in our minds to create a virtual experience.
simulation
n. 가장하기, 흉내 내기, 모의실험
What they discovered was “mirror neurons” in our brain that run a simulation of other people’s experiences.
on the basis of
~을 기반으로, ~에 근거하여
Empathy is the ability to understand other people’s thoughts and feelings and to act on the basis of that understanding.
be capable of
~을 할 수 있다
Whoever has a healthy mind is capable of reading other people’s minds.
sight
n. 시각, 시력
The discovery of mirror neurons proved that empathy is a natural human sense, like sight or hearing.
beg
v. 구걸하다, 간청하다
When we see someone begging on the street, we may consider what it is like to sleep out on a cold winter night and leave some money for them.
absorbed
a. ~에 몰두한, ~에 빠져 있는
When we are too stressed out or too absorbed in ourselves to look out for others, our empathy goes to sleep.
selfishly
ad. 이기적으로
When we believe that life is a series of competitions in order to survive, we put empathy on hold and behave selfishly.
stressed out
스트레스로 지친, 스트레스가 쌓인
When we are too stressed out or too absorbed in ourselves to look out for others, our empathy goes to sleep.
put ~ on hold
~을 보류하다, ~을 연기하다
When we believe that life is a series of competitions in order to survive, we put empathy on hold and behave selfishly.
mimic
v. 흉내 내다
When we see our friends laughing, our mirror neurons fire up and mimic their laughter in our minds, making us happy.
laughter
n. 웃음 (소리)
When we see our friends laughing, our mirror neurons fire up and mimic their laughter in our minds, making us happy.
fire up
작동하다
When we see our friends laughing, our mirror neurons fire up and mimic their laughter in our minds, making us happy.
be aware of
~을 알다, 인식하다
We need to be aware of the power of empathy and make efforts to put it to good use.
put ~ to good use
~을 잘 활용하다
We need to be aware of the power of empathy and make efforts to put it to good use.
pay attention to
~에 주의를 기울이다
Use them to pay more attention to what people around you are thinking and feeling.
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