Extensive Reading-Book C Unit 77 (K)

affinity

애호
Many middle aged Japanese women have feelings of affinity with Korean actors.

aspiring

대망을 품은
The aspiring actor worked at a restaurant to pay his bills.

consume

소비하다
Her work consumed most of her time and energy.

enable

가능케 하다
The grant from the foundation enabled her to start her home for pregnant teens.

festive

축제의, 즐거운
His birthday party was a festive occasion with lots of singing and dancing.

gain

얻다
She gained popularity after performing her song at Disney Land.

inform

알리다
informing the landlord about the noise outside the apartment did not solve the problem.

interaction

상호작용
There was not enough interaction between the parents and the children, and they eventually had nothing to say to each other.

intrusive

끼어드는
She loved her husband dearly, but she divorced him because of his intrusive mother.

magnitude

크기, 거대함, 중요성
He didn't realize the magnitude of his success until he could no longer to go restaurants without people asking him for his autograph.

playhouse

극장
We usually dress up to go to the playhouse.

playwright

극작가
Shakespeare was an English poet and a playwright.

premise

전제
The had started their discussion on the premise that women and men should receive equal pay.

ritualize

의례화하다
She didn't like it at first, but she later enjoyed the ritualized tea ceremony.

rude

무례한
He yelled at the waitress, and the owner asked him to leave the restaurant because of his rude behavior.

stroll

산책
The couple took a stroll on the beach.

supersede

대신하다, 대체하다
This high speed new computer superseded that old slow one.

sustain

유지하다
She could not sustain her relationship with her boyfriend and decided to break up.

troupe

흥행단
She belonged to a comedy troupe that traveled to 20 different countries where she realized language is a not a barrier to laughter.

virtuoso

거장, 대연주가
Yo-Yo Ma is a virtuoso that has entertained audiences around the world.