Extensive Reading-Book C Unit 59 (K)

convince

확신시키다, 수긍케 하다
I tried to convince my mother to allow me to marry the prisoner.

dialogue

대화
I had a dialogue with my teacher because of my scholarship.

distraction

분심(分心), 정신이 흩으러짐
Due to the distractions from the street below, the boy could not fall asleep.

exert

쓰다, 행사하다
The doctors warned her to stay in bed and not exert too much energy.

exhibit

전시하다
The museum will exhibit the artifacts all through the month of June.

face-to-face

얼구을 마주하고, 면대면
She liked communicating through email, but she always preferred talking to her children face-to-face.

figure

사람, 인물
John F. Kennedy is a very important political figure.

hinder

방해하다, 저지하다
Not having a college degree hindered her from getting a job as a teacher.

imperative

필수적인
It was imperative that she find a husband soon, if she wanted to have children.

insult

모욕
He was more upset because the insult was directed at his mother.

key

중요한, 관건인
The key factor to her success was that she worked very hard and never gave up.

misgiving

의심, 불안
After getting married, she had many misgivings.

negotiation

교섭, 협상
His job required him to make many negotiations with international companies.

one-way

일방적
She never knew what he was thinking because their conversations were always one-way; he never said more than three words.

respect

존경하다, 존경
He wanted to be respected by his employees, but what he didn't realize was that respect is something you have to earn.

respectable

존경할 만한
Martin Luther King Jr. was a respectable figure that relentless fought for civil rights.

smoothly

매끄럽게, 순조롭게
After all her planning, the bride prayed that her wedding would go smoothly.

two-way

두 길의, 상호적인
Marriage she realized was a two-way street.

underling

직급이 낮은 사람, 졸자
When speaking to teenagers, it is important to give them respect and not make them feel like underlings.

wander

봥황하다, 돌아다니다
After losing his job, he wandered through the streets trying to figure out why he was laid off.