Having nothing to do, or doing the same task again and again, can be demotivating. But it doesn't have to be always that way. Neil and Sam talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary.
해야할 아무 것도 없는 것이나 같은 작업을 반복하여 하는 것은 의욕을 꺽을 수가 있습니다. 그러나 항상 그와 같을 필요가 없습니다. 닐과 샘이 따분함의 긍정적인 측면에 대하여 말합니다. 그리고 당신에게 관련된 어휘를 가르칩니다.
이것은 이번 주제의 주요 내용입니다. 영어 단어를 공부할 때 스토리와 함께 공부하면 크게 도움이 됩니다. 다음은 이번 주에 수록된 주요 단어 목록들입니다.
activate [동사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [레마] act
[본문] [35]Yes, and it's smartphones we turn to for entertainment when we are bored - it gives us stimulation - it activates or enriches the mind.
[영영] If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
[영한] 작동시키다, 활성화시키다
[첫뜻] make active, intensify;
[활용] activated activated activating activates
[파생] act, activate, activation, activator, active, actively, activeness, activity
[어근] ⑴ act(ag); 행위 ⑵ iv(ive); …의 경향, …의 성질 ⑶ ate; 부여하다, …의 특질을 가진
addicted [형용사] [R; 5001+] [레마] addict < dict
[본문] [28]And there's a reason for that - and that's because we actually get addicted to stimulation and to novelty.
[영영] Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it.
[영한] ① (약물 등에) 중독된 ② (오락거리 등에) 중독된[푹 빠진]
[첫뜻] delivered over
[파생] addictedness, addicted
awful [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3304] [★★] [레마] awful < awe
[본문] [41]What an awful sensation that is.
[영영] If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
[영한] ① 끔찍한, 지독한 ② (특히 양적으로 많음을 강조하는 의미로) 엄청 ③ 무시무시한
[파생] awe, aweless, awesome, awful, awfulness, awless
[유의어] terrible(무시무시하다), frightful(끔찍하다)
<부사> 되게, 굉장히
[어근] ⑴ aw(awe); 두려움, awe ⑵ ful; 형용사 어미
bored [형용사] [Oxf3] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] bore
[본문] [19]But, as you say, we might die of boredom following those hobbies - a phrase that expresses how extremely bored you are.
[영영] If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
[영한] 지루해[따분해]하는
[파생] bored, bore
[어근] ⑴ bor(bore); bore ⑵ ed; 형용사 어미
boredom [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] bore
[본문] [7]I know that feeling - when nothing exciting happens, it can lead to boredom - the state of feeling little excitement or enthusiasm, often because you've got nothing to do.
[영영] Boredom is the state of being bored.
[영한] 지루함, 따분함
[첫뜻] state of being bored,
[어근] ⑴ bore; bore ⑵ dom; 상태,지위,집단
chirp [동사] [R; 5001+] [레마] chirp < crack
[본문] [42]And I think that the issue is with mind-wandering, you don't immediately get to roses and chirping birds, and amazing creative thinking - there is this uncomfortable period that you have to pass through where maybe you start thinking about things you don't want to think about or uncomfortable situations or unpleasant feelings that you have, that's why boredom I think has negative connotations 'cos we feel uncomfortable - but when we stick with it that's when the good stuff can come.
[영영] When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds.
[영한] ① (작은 새나 곤충이) 짹짹[찍찍]거리다 ② 재잘거리다
[첫뜻] make a short, sharp, happy sound like a bird,
[활용] chirped, chirped, chirping, chirps
[파생] chirper, chirpily, chirpiness, chirpy, chirp
<명사> 짹짹
[어근] chirp(crack); crack, chirp
[어원] cearcian(Old English), =cracian;
connotation [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] connote < note
[본문] [45]A connotation is an emotion connected to a word.
[영영] The connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas or qualities which it makes you think of.
[영한] 함축(된 의미)
[첫뜻] a concommitant symptom;
[활용] 복수형; connotations
[파생] connotative, connotatively, connotive, connotively, connotation
[어근] ⑴ com; 함께 ⑵ not(note); 글자. 표시, mark ⑶ ation; 명사 어미
daydream [동사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] dream
[본문] [26]We become more creative, so for example, being bored allows our mind to wander, allows us to daydream, and that can actually lead us to problem solving and creativity.
[영영] If you daydream, you think about pleasant things for a period of time, usually about things that you would like to happen.
[영한] 백일몽을 꿈꾸다, 공상에 잠기다
[파생] daydreamer, daydreamlike, daydreamy, daydream
<명사> 백일몽
[구성단어] day + dream
deadly [부사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3545] [★★] [레마] dead
[본문] [17]Wow - they all sounds deadly boring - but I imagine taking photos of letterboxes is the most boring - perhaps?
[영영] You can use deadly to emphasize that something has a particular quality, especially an unpleasant or undesirable quality.
[영한] ① 극도로, 지독히 ② 상호참조 deathly
[파생] dead, deaden, deadliness, deadly, deadness, death, die
<형용사> ① 생명을 앗아가는[앗아갈], 치명적인 ② 극도의, 완전한 ③ 틀림없이 정확한, 아무도 막을 수 없는
[어근] ⑴ dead; 죽음, dead ⑵ ly; 부사 어미
demotivate [동사] [R; 5001+] [레마] motive < move
[본문] [23]Having nothing to do, or doing the same task again and again, can certainly be demotivating.
[영한] 의욕을 꺾다
[활용] demotivated demotivated demotivating demotivates
[파생] demotivation, demotivate
[어근] ⑴ de; 밑, 밖으로, from, away ⑵ mot(mob); move ⑶ iv(ive); ~한 성질(명사어미) ⑷ ate; 동사 어미
enrich [동사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] rich
[본문] [35]Yes, and it's smartphones we turn to for entertainment when we are bored - it gives us stimulation - it activates or enriches the mind.
[영영] To enrich something means to improve its quality, usually by adding something to it.
[영한] ① 질을 높이다, 풍요롭게 하다, (식품에 어떤 영양소를) 강화하다 ② (더) 부유하게 만들다
[활용] enriched, enriched, enriching, enriches
[파생] enrich, enriched, enricher, enrichingly, enrichment, rich, riches
[어근] ⑴ en; 만들다 ⑵ rich; rich
entertain [동사] [Oxf3] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] entertain < ten-(잡다)
[본문] [27]I fear that by swiping and scrolling our boredom away these days, that we're losing that creativity because we've got so much to entertain us - but it seems that the more we have to entertain us, the more bored we seem to be!
[영영] If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
[영한] ① (특히 집에서 손님을) 접대하다 ② 즐겁게 해 주다 ③ (생각/희망/감정 등을) 품다
[활용] entertained, entertained, entertaining, entertains
[파생] entertain, entertainment
[유의어] amuse
[어근] ⑴ enter(inter); among, between ⑵ tain(ten); to hold
entertainment [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2372] [★★] [레마] entertain < ten-(잡다)
[본문] [35]Yes, and it's smartphones we turn to for entertainment when we are bored - it gives us stimulation - it activates or enriches the mind.
[영영] Entertainment consists of performances of plays and films, and activities such as reading and watching television, that give people pleasure.
[영한] ① (영화/음악 등의) 오락(물), 여흥 ② 접대
[활용] 복수형; entertainments
[파생] entertain, entertainment
[어근] ⑴ enter(inter); among, between ⑵ tain(ten); to hold ⑶ ment; 지정, 약속 (명사어미)
enthusiasm [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3752] [★★] [레마] enthuse < theo-
[본문] [7]I know that feeling - when nothing exciting happens, it can lead to boredom - the state of feeling little excitement or enthusiasm, often because you've got nothing to do.
[영영] Enthusiasm is great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity which you like and enjoy or which you think is important.
[영한] ① 열광, 열정, 열의 ② 열광하는[열정을 쏟는] 대상
[첫뜻] divine inspiration, enthusiasm (produced by certain kinds of music, etc.)
[활용] 복수형; enthusiasms
[파생] enthuse, enthusiasm, enthusiastic, enthusiastically
[어근] ⑴ en; in ⑵ thus(theo); 신(神) ⑶ iasm(ism); 생각, 이념(명사어미)
[어원] enthusiasmus(Latin), divine inspiration, enthusiasm (produced by certain kinds of music, etc.)
excitement [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3536] [★★] [레마] excite < cite(부르다)
[본문] [7]I know that feeling - when nothing exciting happens, it can lead to boredom - the state of feeling little excitement or enthusiasm, often because you've got nothing to do.
[영영] You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited, or to something that excites you.
[영한] ① 흥분, 신남 ② 흥분되는[신나는] 일
[활용] 복수형; excitements
[파생] excitement, excite
[어근] ⑴ ex; out, 밖 ⑵ cite; to call, summon ⑶ ment; 명사 어미
exciting [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2949] [★★] [레마] excite < cite(부르다)
[본문] [7]I know that feeling - when nothing exciting happens, it can lead to boredom - the state of feeling little excitement or enthusiasm, often because you've got nothing to do.
[영한] 신나는, 흥미진진한, 흥분하게 하는
[파생] excitingly, exciting
[유의어] vibrant
[어근] ⑴ ex; out ⑵ cite; to call, summon ⑶ ing; 현재진행/형용사어미
fascinating [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4246] [★★] [레마] fascinate
[본문] [20]But not for everyone - boredom depends on your state of mind - some of us might find something boring while others might it fascinating.
[영영] If you describe something as fascinating, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
[영한] 대단히 흥미로운, 매력적인
[파생] fascinatingly, fascinating
[어근] ⑴ fascin; 매력, charm ⑵ at(ate); 동사 어미 ⑶ ing; 현재분사어미
freely [부사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4846] [★★] [레마] free
[본문] [33]We can think freely, which might help us solve problems.
[영영] Freely means many times or in large quantities.
[파생] free, freedom, freely, freeness, freer
[유의어] readily(손쉽다)
[어근] ⑴ free; 자유, free ⑵ ly; 부사 어미
hobby [명사] [Oxf3] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] hobby
[본문] [19]But, as you say, we might die of boredom following those hobbies - a phrase that expresses how extremely bored you are.
[영영] A hobby is an activity that you enjoy doing in your spare time.
[영한] 취미
[첫뜻] small, active horse,
[활용] 복수형; hobbies
[파생] hobbyist, hobby
[유의어] pursuit, recreation
[어원] hobi(Middle English), [short for hobyn] small, active horse
inspiration [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4098] [★★] [레마] inspire < spir
[본문] [38]Let's take inspiration from Manoush Zomorodi - an author and host of the Zig Zag podcast.
[영영] Inspiration is a feeling of enthusiasm you get from someone or something, which gives you new and creative ideas.
[영한] ① (특히 예술적 창조를 가능하게 하는) 영감 ② 영감[자극]을 주는 사람[것] ③ 감화[고무]를 주는 사람[것] ④ 기발한 생각, 영감
[첫뜻] immediate influence of God or a god
[활용] 복수형; inspirations
[파생] inspirable, inspiration, inspirational, inspirationism, inspirationist, inspirative, inspiratory, inspire, inspirer, inspiringly
[어근] ⑴ in; 안(內), in ⑵ spir(spire); 호흡 ⑶ ation; 동작(명사 어미)
letterbox [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] letter < liter-
[본문] [15]b) Taking photos of letterboxes, or
[영영] ① a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc, are delivered to a building
② a private box into which letters, etc, are delivered
③ Also called : postbox a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and delivery
[영한] ① (개인의) 우편함 ② (건물/도로가의 작은) 우체통 ③ 참조 pillar box 상호참조 postbox
[활용] 복수형; letterboxes
[구성단어] letter + box
mind-wandering [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] mind
[본문] [42]And I think that the issue is with mind-wandering, you don't immediately get to roses and chirping birds, and amazing creative thinking - there is this uncomfortable period that you have to pass through where maybe you start thinking about things you don't want to think about or uncomfortable situations or unpleasant feelings that you have, that's why boredom I think has negative connotations 'cos we feel uncomfortable - but when we stick with it that's when the good stuff can come.
[구성단어] mind + wandering
novelty [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] novel < nov
[본문] [28]And there's a reason for that - and that's because we actually get addicted to stimulation and to novelty.
[영영] Novelty is the quality of being different, new, and unusual.
[영한] ① 새로움, 참신함, 신기함 ② 새로운[참신한/신기한] 사람[것] ③ 자그마한 싸구려 장난감[장식품]
[활용] 복수형; novelties
[파생] novelize, novelty, novel
[어근] ⑴ nov; 새로운 것, new things ⑵ el(le); 지소 어미 ⑶ ty(ity); 명사 어미
postbox [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] post
[본문] [50]And I said he took photos of postboxes.
[영영] A postbox is a metal box in a public place, where you put letters and packets to be collected. They are then sorted and delivered. Compare letterbox.
[영한] 우체통
[활용] 복수형; postboxes
[구성단어] post + box
postman [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] post
[본문] [54]The former postman dreams of taking a photo of all of Britain's 115,000 postboxes.
[영영] A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and packages that are sent by post.
[영한] 우편집배원, 우체부
[구성단어] post + man
queue [명사] [Oxf3] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] queue
[본문] [37]I'm sure many of us look at our phones when we are in a queue or sitting on a bus - just to prevent being bored - but it seems we should just sit and think.
[영영] A queue is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something. in AM, usually use line
[영한] ① (무엇을 기다리는 사람자동차 등의) 줄 ② (컴퓨터) 큐, 대기 행렬
[첫뜻] band attached to a letter with seals dangling on the free end
[유의어] line(줄)
<동사> ① 줄을 서서 기다리다 ② (컴퓨터) (수행할 업무들이) 대기 행렬을 만들다[이루다]
[어원] cauda(Latin), tail
roundabout [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] round
[본문] [16]c) Driving around roundabouts of the UK.
[영영] A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want.
[영한] ① 로터리 ② 메리고라운드 ③ 상호참조 merry-go-round (1)
[활용] 복수형; roundabouts
[파생] roundaboutness, roundabout
<형용사> (길을) 둘러 가는, 우회적인, 에두르는
[어원] roundeaboute(Middle English)
scroll [동사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] scroll
[본문] [34]This can't happen when, as Sandi says, we swipe and scroll our boredom away - referring to the movements we make on smartphones.
[영영] If you scroll through text on a computer screen, you move the text up or down to find the information that you need.
[영한] (컴퓨터) 스크롤하다(컴퓨터 화면의 텍스트를 두루마리 읽듯이 상하로 움직이다)
[활용] scrolled scrolled scrolling scrolls
[파생] scrolled, scroll
<명사> ① 두루마리 ② (석재목재에 장식으로 새기는) 소용돌이무늬
[어원] skroda(Frankish), shred
sensation [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4425] [★★] [레마] sensate < sent(느끼다)
[본문] [41]What an awful sensation that is.
[영영] A sensation is a physical feeling.
[영한] ① (자극을 받아서 느끼게 되는) 느낌 ② 감각 ③ (설명하기 힘든) 느낌[기분] ④ 센세이션[돌풍/선풍](을 불러일으키는 사람/것)
[활용] 복수형; sensations
[파생] sensation, sensational, sensationalize, sensationally, sensationless, sensate
[어근] ⑴ sens(sent); sense ⑵ at(ate); 동사어미 ⑶ ion(ation); 명사어미
stimulation [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] stimulus
[본문] [28]And there's a reason for that - and that's because we actually get addicted to stimulation and to novelty.
[영영] stimulate + ion
[첫뜻] act of pricking or stirring to action,
[활용] [U]
[파생] stimulable, stimulate, stimulater, stimulation, stimulative, stimulator, stimulus
[어근] ⑴ stimul; goad ⑵ ation; 명사 어미
[어원] stimulus(Latin), a goad; a pointed stick; sting, torment, pang, spur, incentive, incitement,
trainspotting [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] spot
[본문] [22]But let's talk about feeling bored when we have nothing to do - not even trainspotting!
[영영] The hobby of collecting the numbers and names of locomotives seen at railway stations and other vantage points.
[영한] 기관차 번호 기록하기
[구성단어] train + spotting
upside [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] side
[본문] [25]It's this emotion everyone thinks is so negative but there's a real positive to it too, there's a real upside to it.
[영영] the upper surface or part
[영한] (전반적으로 나쁜 상황의 비교적) 괜찮은[긍정적인] 면
[반의어] downside, downside(불리한 면), down side
[어근] ⑴ up; 위, up ⑵ side; 옆면, side
wander [동사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3211] [★★] [레마] wander
[본문] [26]We become more creative, so for example, being bored allows our mind to wander, allows us to daydream, and that can actually lead us to problem solving and creativity.
[영영] If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction.
[영한] ① (이리저리 천천히) 거닐다, 돌아다니다, 헤매다 ② (있어야 할 곳에서) 다른 데로 가다, (일행들로부터) 떨어져 나가다 ③ (사람의 마음생각이) 다른 데로 팔리다[흐르다], 산만해지다 ④ (사람의 시선이) (다른 데로) 쏠리다[팔리다] ⑤ (도로강이) 굽이지다
[활용] wandered, wandered, wandering, wanders
[파생] wanderer, wandering, wanderingly, wander
[유의어] drift, stray
<명사> (잠깐 동안 이리저리) 거닐기[걷기]
[어원] wandrian(Old English), move about aimlessly, wander
zag [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] zag
[본문] [38]Let's take inspiration from Manoush Zomorodi - an author and host of the Zig zag podcast.
[영한] 지그재그로 꺾이는 코스에서 가파른 각, (정책 등의) 급변한 방향 전환
<동사> (지그재그로 나아가는 과정에서) 급히 꺾이다, 급히 방향을 바꾸다
[어근] zag(zigzag); zigzag
[어원] zigzag(English)
zig [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] zig
[본문] [38]Let's take inspiration from Manoush Zomorodi - an author and host of the zig Zag podcast.
[영한] ① 지그재그 코스에서 꺾이는 각 ② (정책/진행 등의) 급격한 변경, 방향 전환
<동사> (Z자형의 방향/진로에 있어서) 우선 한쪽 방향으로 나아가다.
[어근] zig(zigzag); zigzag
[어원] zigzag(English)
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- 단어공부(금주 대본에 나온 주요 어휘) 이 글입니다
- 멀티단어공부(금주 대본에 사용된 멀티단어(구동사, 숙어) 간단 정리) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
- 독해공부(금주 대본의 문장별 해석(직역) 자료) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
- 문장별 문법공부(문장별 문법 설명) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
- 금주의 어휘(금주 대본에 나온 금주의 어휘를 집중적으로 정리한 자료) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
- 항목별 문법공부(금주 대본에 나온 문법을 주제별/항목별로 정리한 자료) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
- 금주의 구동사(금주 대본에 사용된 구동사 상세 정리) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
새내기할배의 [영어단어공부]자료를 처음 보시는 분은 <다음> 링크를 클릭하셔서 BBC Learning English 6 Minute English [공부법]을 먼저 보시기 바랍니다
https://blog.naver.com/softca/221610250801
본 글은 Word Frequency 기준 2000순위 이하를 제외한 단어만을 수록하고 있습니다.
본 자료는 PDF 파일로 다운 받을 수 있습니다.
새내기할배 블로그가 제안하는 영어단어 암기법은 기본적으로 문장을 통해 암기하는 것입니다. 그래서 설명하는 모든 단어마다 본문도 함께 제시됩니다. 그러나 새로 나온다고 해서 모든 단어를 무한정 암기할 수는 없습니다. 그래서 암기해야 해야 할 단어와 이해만 하고 넘어갈 단어를 구분하는 지혜가 필요합니다.
[BBC Leaning English] 6 Minute English - The benefits of boredom에 수록된 영어단어 수는
- 고유명사를 제외하고 총 326개 입니다.
- 이중 OxFord 3000단어와 일치하는 영어단어는 302개로 92%가 해당됩니다.
- 미국의 WordFrequency 사이트에서 조사한 Top 5,000내 포함하는 영어단어는 282개로 86%가 해당됩니다.
- Naver 사전에서 [★★/매우 중요]로 분류된 영어단어는 298개로 91%가 해당됩니다.
- 세개의 기준에 모두 일치하는 영어단어는 모두 278개로 85%의 싱크로율을 보입니다.
이들 기준에 해당되는 영어단어 중 암기해야 할 단어의 수준을 각자 정하고 그 수준의 영어단어가 나오면 문장과 함께 암기하는 습관을 들이면 영어단어공부에 큰 성과를 거둘 수 있을 것입니다
6 Minute English는 BBC Learning English 사이트에서 매주 출간하는 무료 영어 교육 콘텐츠이며 오디오 파일과 대본(Script) 파일을 제공합니다. 
