이선욱. 2010. 영어 리딩 무작정 따라하기 (13) 누가 내 치즈를 옮겼을까

출처: 이선욱. 2010. 영어 리딩 무작정 따라하기. 길벗이지톡.

영어 리딩 무작정 따라하기 저자 : 이선욱 출판 : 길벗이지톡 2010.01.05 상세보기

 

2장. 쉬운 원서에 도전해 보자! 영어 공부하기 좋은 책

 

3. 『누가 내 치즈를 옮겼을까?』

 

 

Who Moved My Cheese? is a great motivational book with a powerful message. This book envisions a new way of how we can live our lives.

 - envision: (앞으로 바라는 일을) 마음속에 그리다, 상상하다, (미래의 일을) 예상/상상하다(envisage)

 

In the book, four characters―two mice and two humans―live in a maze with cheese. Both groups are content with what they have and do nothing but enjoy their routines.

 - be content with: ...에 만족하다, 안주하다(be satisfied with, settle for)

 

One day, they discover that all of their cheese is gone. The two mice are not surprised by what happened because they noticed the dwindling cheese supply.

 - dwindling: (점차/점점) 줄어드는

 cf. dwindle away into nothing: 점점 줄어들어서 없어지다

 

So they leave their home to search for new cheese. On the other hand, the humans, Haw and Hem, deny the situation and do nothing about the consequences. Toward the end of the book, Haw finally finds a new place with cheese by overcoming his fears, but not Hem.

 - toward: ... 쪽으로, ...을 향하여, ... 가까이, ... 무렵, ... 쯤, ...에 대하여, ...을 위하여

 

The book teaches how to adapt to change quickly.

 - adapt to: ...에 적응하다

 cf. adapt oneself to: (환경 따위)에 (노력하여) 익숙해지다, 순응하다

 

As the book says, "the quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you can enjoy new cheese."

 - let go of: (쥐고 있던 것)을 놓다

 cf. let SOMEBODY/SOMETHING go: (손으로 잡고 있던 것을) 놓다, (생각/태도/장악하고 있던 것을) 버리다/포기하다

 

[참고] 위키피디아

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Moved_My_Cheese%3F

Who Moved My Cheese? - Wikipedia