YBM 고등 심화 영어 독해 I 신정현 UNIT 5

entrepreneurship

n. 기업가 정신
This was the mission given to students at Stanford University in a course on entrepreneurship and innovation.

inspiration

n. 영감〔자극〕을 주는 사람〔것〕
The inspiration behind the project was the success story of Kyle MacDonald.

solicit

v. 요청〔간청〕하다
He set up a blog to solicit trades.

confounding

a. 놀라게 하는
He set up a blog to document what would be his confounding progress.

humble

a. 작은, 변변찮은
The students were asked to generate as much “value” as possible using humble paper clips.

gauge

v. 추산하다
Each chose to gauge “value” in a different way.

currency

n. 통화, 화폐
One decided that paper clips were the new currency and went along collecting as many as possible.

conscript

v. 소집하다, 동원하다
They conscripted their friends and roommates.

swap

v. 바꾸다, 교환하다
They had swapped the paper clips for some poster board.

miscellaneous

a. 잡다한
The miscellaneous offers they received took them by surprise.

ad hoc

a. 즉석에서 마련된
They did an ad hoc brainstorming session for a woman who needed help solving a business problem.

render

v. 주다, 제공하다
The woman generously paid the students back for the services rendered with three computer monitors she did not need.

footage

n. 장면, 화면
The footage provided the foundation for a professional documentary.

in one’s (own) backyard

가까이에서
They used the project to identify opportunities in their own backyard.

counterintuitive

a. 직관에 어긋나는
These projects bring several counterintuitive points to light.

mundane

a. 재미없는, 일상적인
Some are mundane, such as scoring a table at a popular restaurant.

thorny

a. 곤란한, 골치 아픈
Many can relate to thorny global issues such as international diplomacy and world hunger.

capitalist

n. 투자가
Vinod Khosla is a successful venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems.

at one’s disposal

~가 원하는 대로 쓸 수 있는
There are usually creative ways to use the resources already at our disposal to solve it.

leverage

v. 활용하다
An entrepreneur is someone who finds creative ways to leverage limited resources to reach their goals.

defeatist

a. 패배주의적인
With this defeatist point of view, they do not see the creative solutions sitting right in front of them.

myopic

a. 근시안적인
Most people take a myopic approach and quickly provide standard responses.

blinders

n. 눈가리개
Taking off the blinders opens up a world of possibilities.

muse

v. (깊이) 생각하다
Students took this lesson to heart, with many musing afterward that they would never have an excuse for being broke.

recombine

v. 재결합시키다
Life presents everyone with many opportunities to recombine our skills and passions in astonishing new ways.

shy away

(무서워서) 피하다
For those who may fear failure, never shy away from challenges.

faltering

n. 흔들림, 망설임
There is inevitable faltering on the path towards achieving your goal.

newly minted

a. 최근에 생겨난
The key to success is the ability to move forward with that newly minted knowledge.

trepidation

n. 두려움, 공포
The challenges will become opportunities, not with trepidation, but with a sense of hopeful expectation.

emerge

v. 등장하다
Have you noticed that another “collar” group has emerged in the job market?

verdant

a. 녹색의, 파릇파릇한
A great number of workers are trading in their white and blue collars for one of a more verdant hue.

fuzzy

a. 불분명한, 애매한
Whether a job is green collar or not can sometimes be fuzzy.

commission

v. 의뢰하다
The report was commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme.

biodiversity

n. 생물 다양성
Green-collar jobs are those that contribute to the protection of biodiversity.

sophisticated

a. 정교한, 복잡한
A green-collar job’s tint varies with how sophisticated the skills that it requires are.

nuts and bolts

기본, 기초
They are for those who want to work on the nuts and bolts of that future.

mobility

n. 유동〔이동〕(성)
One of the benefits of these positions is the career mobility that they afford.

remuneration

n. 보수, 보상
This specialized skill could help him transition to a more promising position with higher remuneration.

renewables

n. 재생 (가능) 에너지
One of the most promising sectors of the green economy is renewables.

be poised to

~할 태세를 갖추다
Renewables are poised to tackle our energy crisis and create millions of new jobs.

sprout

v. 급속히 성장하다
Hundreds of renewable energy companies are sprouting up.

sustain

v. 지속하다
Companies are joining the green revolution—all with the common goal of protecting and sustaining the environment.

auditor

n. 감사관
An energy rating auditor performs a comprehensive analysis of a building’s energy efficiency.

supervise

v. 감독〔지휘〕하다
An environmental manager supervises an organization’s environmental performance.

arborist

n. 수목 재배가
An urban arborist works as a landscaper in urban areas.

figure

n. 수치
This figure is expected to reach 400,000 by 2020 and 710,000 by 2030.

catch up

따라잡다
China is rapidly catching up in the manufacturing of wind turbines.

dominant

a. 주요한
China is already the dominant global force in solar hot water development.

translate into

(결과로서) ~이 되다
This all translates into opportunity in a wider range of job markets.

skyrocket

v. 급상승하다
In the United States, interest in “going green” has skyrocketed in recent years.

revenue

n. 수익, 수입
Research has shown considerable increases in revenue growth for solar, wind, biofuel, and fuel cell energy.

retrofit

n. 장치의 개조〔보강〕
40 million people will be in fields such as alternative fuels and energy-efficient retrofits for homes and businesses.

mandate

v. 지시〔요구〕하다
A state mandates that 10% of its homes must have solar panels.

cut down on

~을 줄이다
These jobs can help combat global climate change by cutting down on carbon production.

way out

(곤란한 상황의) 탈출구
Community organizations see green-collar jobs as a way out of poverty for many people.

opponent

n. 반대자
The green-collar job revolution is not without its opponents.

fad

n. (일시적인) 유행
Some critics claim that green-collar jobs are just another fad that will eventually go bust.

pressing

a. 시급한
They reflect our growing concern with the pressing issues of environmental protection.