YBM 고등 영어 회화 신정현 Lesson 5

generous

adj. 후한, 너그러운
I try to be polite to people and be generous to those less fortunate.

admire

v. 존경하다, 칭찬하다
I’d like to tell you about Mother Teresa who was admired and respected by so many people.

devote

v. ~에 바치다, 쏟다
She devoted her whole life to caring for the sick, poor, and those dying.

sympathy

n. 동정, 연민
Many of her former students and teachers saw that she had great sympathy for those suffering from Hansen’s disease.

honor

v. 영예를 주다
In 1979, she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize.

election

n. 선거
Did you think Thomas would win the student body president election?

thoughtful

adj. 사려 깊은, 신중한
I think it’s because he’s kind and thoughtful.

humanity

n. 인간성, 인류애
I like what he said in his speech about volunteering for Habitat for Humanity.

beneficial

adj. 유익한, 도움이 되는
He said the working conditions and building the houses were very difficult, but the experience was beneficial.

attitude

n. 태도
That shows he has a positive attitude.

honesty

n. 정직(성), 솔직함
I’m certain that we can develop honesty by trying hard not to tell lies.

figure

v. 생각하다
I figured you had some problem.

sit in traffic

교통 체증에 발이 묶이다
Actually, there was an accident, and I had to sit in traffic, going nowhere.

manner

n. 예의범절, 태도
Politeness or having good manners is all about showing respect for others.

apologize

v. 사과하다
Explain that it’s an important call and apologize.

bump into

~와 우연히 마주치다
You’re supposed to say “excuse me” when you accidentally bump into someone.

impolite

adj. 무례한, 버릇없는
It was great, but there were some impolite people.

disturb

v. 방해하다, 혼란시키다
It really disturbed me.

pity

n. 유감, 애석한 일
It’s a pity that they were allowed to come in late.

ignore

v. 무시하다
I tried to ignore them, but it wasn’t easy.

ruin

v. 망치다
If that had happened to me, it would've ruined my night completely.

trash

n. 쓰레기
We should not throw trash on the ground.

considerate

adj. 사려 깊은, 배려하는
Be considerate of others.