Extensive Reading-Book A Unit 01 (K)

allegorical

우화적인
The author’s statement about knights and chivalry was allegorical to Arthurian legend.

brink

(벼랑)가장자리
The depressed man was on the brink of suicide after surviving the car accident.

compelling

강제적인
The novel was so compelling that I decided to find more books by the same author.

exemplifies

예증하는 사람
The sword exemplifies the meaning of duty and honor in the medieval ages.

fairy

요정, 선녀
The fairy was so small it could not be seen, even when it was playing tricks on humans.

genius

천재
The chess master was a genius, always thinking ahead of his opponent.

haunt

(생각, 감정) 늘 따라다니다, 출몰하다
There is an old ghost that haunts that house.

inhabit

거주하다
The cave is inhabited by bats. They come out in the evenings and eat all the bugs.

laud

칭송하다
George Washington is lauded as the Father of the United States.

morality

도덕, 도의
Old fables dealt with morality and the correct behavior for life.

mystical

신비주의적인
Ancient stories usually contain many mystical ideas about dragons and gods.

playwright

극작가
Shakespeare is considered to be one of the greatest playwrights in modern history, having written numerous plays and poetry.

satyr

【그리스신화】 사티로스, 호색가
The hopeless romantic satyr thought about the woman all day long.

slapstick

희극, 익살극
The Three Stooges were professional comedians that specialized in slapstick comedy.

speculation

심사숙고
My views are only speculation because they are based only on myobservations.

testament

증거, 입증
The great earthquake was a strong testament to the power of nature.

tragedy

비극
Othello is a tragedy about the destructive nature of human distrust.

vice

부도덕, 부패
His only vice was gambling large sums of money on payday.

virtue

미덕, 선행
To strive for excellence is seen as a virtue in many cultures.

whimsical

변덕스러운, 기발한
The old man felt whimsical as he swayed back and forth on the children’s swing.