※ "꿈"이 있다고 해서 공무원 시험이나 인터뷰에서 합격할 수 있는 건 아닙니다.
더욱 중요한 요인은 '영리함'입니다.
'영리함'은 타고나기도 하지만, 훈련을 통해 길러질 수도 있습니다.
그 훈련이 바로 "요목조목" 따져보는 것입니다. (바둑, 체스의 수읽기처럼)
단어장, 수험서 같은 "교재"의 정답을 달달 암기하는 방식은
결코 '영리함'을 길러주지 못합니다.
수요 시사영어 시간에
복잡한 문장 구조와 창의적인 표현을 가지고
요목조목 따져보는 훈련을 하시면
영어쪽으로 많이 '영리'해집니다.
그렇게 길러진 '영리함'은
인생의 다른 분야에도 큰 도움이 될 것입니다.
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Why Barbara Lee Matters
To Koreans, Aug. 15 marks the end of Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945. It is celebrated as a national holiday in South and North Korea alike. As South Koreans were enjoying a three-day weekend in the middle of summer, news spread quickly that Taliban soldiers had captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and had overthrown the government.
The sudden collapse caught the US government off guard and caused sharp criticism, both in the US and around the world, of President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation. The slow decline in Biden’s approval ratings has accelerated amid the storm of criticism. Overseas, commentary quickly divided along ideological lines as critics of US foreign policy expressed sympathy with the Taliban as liberators while supporters expressed fears of a broader American retreat from the world stage. Others worried about a new wave of Taliban-sponsored terrorism and an opportunity for China to expand its influence.
As I read the commentary, most of it predictable and much of it boring, Rep. Barbara Lee came to mind. Only three days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, Lee gave a dramatic speech on the floor of the House of Representatives stating her reasons for opposing a resolution giving then President George W. Bush sweeping powers to begin a “War on Terror.” The resolution passed the House 420-to-1, and the Senate vote was 98 to 0, making Lee the only member of Congress to vote against it.
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※ 돈이 되는 정보의 90%는 영어로 먼저 나온다고 합니다.
제 해설을 듣고 주요 문장을 암기하세요.
그러면, 좋은 정보를 더 빨리, 더 정확히 얻을 수 있는 독해 능력이 생깁니다.