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pronunciation key

vowels
a bought
ah ¡¡ cot
©¡ ¡¡ bat
e ¡¡ bet
ey ¡¡ bait
ee ¡¡ beet
i ¡¡ bit
i ¡¡ bite
o ¡¡ boat
u ¡¡ boot
u ¡¡ foot
ê ¡¡ but

consonants
p, b,
t, d,
f, v,
s, z,
k, g,
h, w
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basic pronunciation
sh ¡¡ ship
zh ¡¡ erosion
ch ¡¡ church
j ¡¡ judge
th ¡¡ thin
dh ¡¡ this
y ¡¡ yard
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ph=f, c=s/k, x=ks
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 ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
ambrose bierce,
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1911).
¹þ, (noun). ²Ù¾î ¾µ ¼ö´Â À־, ºô·Á ÁÙ Á¤µµ·Î ¾ËÁö´Â ¸øÇÑ »ç¶÷. ±× ´ë»óÀÌ °¡³­Çϰųª ¾Ö¸ÅÇÒ ¶§´Â º° °Í ¾Æ´Ï¸ç ±×°¡ ºÎÀ¯Çϰųª À¯¸íÇÒ ¶§´Â Ä£¹ÐÇÏ´Ù°í ºÒ¸®´Â ¾î´À Á¤µµÀÇ ¿ìÁ¤. 

How casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.
emerson,
Journals, 1833.
¿ì¸®´Â ¿ì¸®ÀÇ °¡Àå ±ÍÁßÇÑ ¹þµéÀ» ¾ó¸¶³ª ¹«½ÉÇÏ°Ô ±×¸®°í ¹Ú´ëÇϴ°¡.

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.
thomas fuller, m.d., Gnomologia (1732), 4880.
¿ìÁ¤Àº µå¹°°í Ä£±¸´Â ¸¹´Ù.

 If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man. Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.
samuel johnson, quoted in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, April 1775.
»ç¶÷ÀÌ »îÀ» ³ª¾Æ °¡¸ç »õ·Î¿î Ä£±¸¸¦ »ç±ÍÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù¸é,  °ð ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ È¥ÀÚ ³²°Ô µÊÀ» ¾Ë °ÍÀÌ´Ù. »ç¶÷Àº ²÷ÀÓ¾øÀÌ ¼öÁ¤µÈ  ¿ìÁ¤À» Áö³à¾ß ÇÑ´Ù.
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Today's Word:

Faith (Adjective)

Pronunciation: [feyth]

Definition 1: Religious.

1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, an idea, or a thing.
2.
Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See synonyms at belief, trust.
3.
Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.
4.
Often Faith . Theology. The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will.
5.
The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.
6. A set of principles or beliefs.

ÀǹÌ:

1. ½Å·Ú - »ç¶÷, »ý°¢ ¶Ç´Â »ç¹°ÀÇ Áø½Ç¼º, °¡Ä¡, ¶Ç´Â ½Å·Ú¿¡ ´ëÇÑ È®°íÇÑ ¹ÏÀ½.
2. ¹ÏÀ½ - ³í¸®Àû Áõ¸í ¶Ç´Â ¹°ÁúÀû Áõ°Å¿¡ ÀǰÅÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â ¹ÏÀ½. (µ¿ÀǾî:belief, trust)
3. Ãæ¼º - »ç¶÷À̳ª »ç¹°¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Ãæ¼º; ¼­¾à
4. ½Å¾Ó - Çϳª´Ô¿¡ ´ëÇÑ È®½ÇÇÑ ¹ÏÀ½ ¹× Çϳª´ÔÀÇ ¶æÀ» ½Å·ÚÇÏ¸ç ¹Þ¾ÆµéÀÓ.
5. Á¾±³ - Á¾±³Àû ±³¸®ÀÇ ½Çü : 
6. ½Å¾Óü°è - ÀÏ´ÜÀÇ ¿ø¸®µé  ¶Ç´Â ¹ÒÀ½µé

Usage 1: This is a new use of an old word. As a noun, ¡°faith¡± has been in English since about 1300 in a number of meanings, including ¡°trust, confidence¡± and ¡°the true religion; usually = the Christian faith¡± as the Oxford English Dictionary defines two of its oldest senses. By 1885, it was used as the first element of the compounds ¡°faith-cure¡± and ¡°faith-healer.¡± But the adjectival use is a new phenomenon.

¿ë¹ý1: ¿©±â¼± ¿À·¡µÈ ´Ü¾î¿¡ ´ëÇÑ »õ·Î¿î ¿ë¹ýÀ» ¸»ÇϰíÀÚ ÇÑ´Ù. ¸í»ç·Î¼­, "faith"´Â ¾à 1300 ³â °æºÎÅÍ, "½Å·Ú, ½Å¿ë" ¹× "Âü Á¾±³=ÁÖ·Î ±×¸®½ºµµ±³ ½Å¾Ó"¸¦ Æ÷ÇÔÇÑ ¿©·¯ °¡Áö Àǹ̵éÀ» Áö´Ï¸ç ¿µ¾î¿¡ ÀÖ¾î ¿Ô´Âµ¥, ÀÌ µÎ°¡Áö¿¡ ´ëÇØ¼± ¿Á½ºÆ÷Æ® ¿µ¾î »çÀüÀÌ ±× Áß °¡Àå ¿À·¡µÈ µÎ°¡Áö Àǹ̵éÀ» Á¤ÀÇÇϰí ÀÖ´Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. 1885³â ±îÁö´Â,  "faith-cure (½Å¾Ó Ä¡·á)" ¹× "faith-healer(½Å¾Ó Ä¡À¯ÀÚ)"¿Í °°Àº º¹ÇÕ¾îÀÇ ¾ÕºÎºÐ ±¸¼º¿ä¼Ò·Î »ç¿ëµÇ¾î ¿Ô´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ Çü¿ë»çÀû ¿ë¹ýÀº »õ·Î¿î Çö»óÀÌ´Ù.

Suggested usage: The term is used as a euphemism in contexts where the First Amendment¡¯s prohibition against the ¡°establishment of religion¡± might otherwise appear to be violated. It is also used in neutral contexts like the following: ¡°in every faith tradition,¡± ¡°other faith traditions such as Buddhist, Hindu, or Muslim,¡± and ¡°some Christian faith tenets can indeed inhibit dialogue.¡± Generally it is better to be honest and say ¡°religious.¡±

±ÇÀå ¿ë¹ý: ÀÌ ¿ë¾î´Â (¹Ì±¹ Çå¹ýÀÇ) Á¦1 ¼öÁ¤ Á¶Ç×ÀÇ "Á¾±³ ¼³¸³"¿¡ ¹ÝÇÏ´Â ±ÝÁö°¡ ÀϺΠ»óȲ¿¡¼­ Ä§ÇØµÉ ¼ÒÁö°¡ ÀÖ´Â ¹®¸Æ¿¡¼­ÀÇ ¿Ï°î¾î¹ýÀ¸·Î »ç¿ëµÈ´Ù. ÀÌ´Â ¶ÇÇÑ ´ÙÀ½°ú °°Àº Á߸³ÀûÀÎ ¹®¸Æ¿¡¼­µµ »ç¿ëµÈ´Ù: "Àú¸¶´Ù ½Å¾Ó ÀüÅë¿¡¼­," "ºÒ±³, ÈùµÎ±³, ¶Ç´Â ȸ±³¿Í °°Àº ±âŸ ½Å¾Ó ÀüÅëµé," ±×¸®°í "ÀϺΠ±×¸®½ºµµ±³ ½Å¾Ó ±³¸®µéÀº »ç½Ç»ó ´ëÈ­¸¦ ÀúÇØÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù."  ÀϹÝÀûÀ¸·Î Åͳõ°í "Á¾±³Àû"ÀÌ¶ó ¸»ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ ³ºÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù.

Etymology: Old French feid, foi, from Latin fides "trust." The Indo-European root *bheidh- became Greek peithesthai "to believe" and Germanic bidan "to await", a verb that developed ultimately into English "bide." Latin "fides" also underlies fiancé, which originally meant "trusted one" or "confidant," another word containing the root of Latin "fides."
—John Algeo, University of Georgia (emeritus)

¾î¿ø¼³¸í: ¶óƾ¾îÀÇ fides "trust"¿¡¼­ ºñ·ÔµÇµÈ °í´ë ºÒ¾îÀÎ feid, foi¿¡¼­ ¿Ô´Ù. ÀεµÀ¯·´¾î »Ñ¸®ÀÎ *bheidh- °¡ ±×¸®½º¾îÀÇ peithesthai "believe"·Î ±×¸®°í °á°úÀûÀ¸·Î ¿µ¾îÀÇ "bide"·Î ¹ßÀüµÈ µ¶ÀϾîÀÇ bidan "´ë±âÇÏ´Ù"·Î µÇ¾ú´Ù. ¶óƾ¾î "fides"´Â ¶ÇÇÑ ¿ø·¡ "trusted one" ¶Ç´Â "confidant"À» ÀǹÌÇÏ´ø fiancéÀÇ ±âÀú¿¡ ÀÖÀ¸¸ç, ¶óƾ¾îÀÇ "fides"¸¦ »Ñ¸®·Î ÇÏ´Â ´Ù¸¥ ´Ü¾îµéÀÌ À̸¦ ´ã°í ÀÖ´Ù.

Etymology in AHD (American Heritage Dictionary)

bheidh-, To trust, confide, persuade.

Derivatives include bide, fiancé, and infidel.

1. Probably Germanic *bdan, to await (< ¡°to await trustingly, expect, trust¡±). abide, abode, from Old English bdan, to wait, stay.

2. fiancé, fiducial, fiduciary; affiance, affiant, affidavit, confidant, confide, confident, defiance, defy, diffident, from Latin fdere, to trust, confide, and fdus, faithful.

3. Suffixed o-grade form *bhoidh-es-. federal, federate; confederate, from Latin foedus (stem foeder-), treaty, league.

4. Zero-grade form *bhidh-. faith, fay3, fealty, fideism, fidelity; infidel, perfidy, from Latin fids, faith, trust.
[Pokorny 1. bheidh- 117.]

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Question 1 : Animal Words: Canine is the adjective relating to dogs, from canis, the Latin word for dog. To which animals do these words refer?
µ¿¹°¿¡ °üÇÑ ´Ü¾îµé: CanineÀº °³¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¶óƾ¾îÀÎ canis¿¡¼­ ºñ·ÔµÈ °ÍÀ¸·Î, °³¿Í °ü·ÃÇÑ Çü¿ë»çÀÌ´Ù. ÀÌµé ´Ü¾îµéÀº ¾î¶² µ¿¹°µé ÀÏÄ´°¡?
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1. Aquiline
2. Bovine
3. Ursine
4. Feline
5. Porcine
6. Leonine
7. Equine
8. Ovine
9. Asinine
10. Vulpine
11. Lupine
12. Soricine
¡¡ 13. Cervine
14. Leporine
15. Sci urine
16. Elephantine
17. Saurian
18. Piscine
19. Avian
20. Simian
21. Murine
22. Vespine
23. Hircine
24. Hirudinal
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Question 2: Group of Animals : A group or collection of cattle is known as a herd. What is the word for a group of these animals?
¼ÒÀÇ ¹«¸®³ª ÁýÇÕÀº herd·Î ¾Ë·ÁÁ® ÀÖ´Ù. ÀÌµé µ¿¹°µéÀÇ ¹«¸®¸¦ ÀÏÄ´ ´Ü¾î´Â ¹«¾ùÀΰ¡?

1. Squirrels
2. Lions
3. Foxes
4. Nightingales
5. Bees
6. Crows
7. Elephants
8. Eagles
9. Ravens
10. Frogs
11. Starlings
12. Rooks
¡¡ 13. Hounds
14. Larks
15. Gulls
16. Storks
17. Racehorses
18. Kangaroos
19. Grouse
20. Chickens
21. Geese (on water)
22. Leopards
23. Rhinoceroses
24. Porpoises
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Answers to Question 1:

1. Eagles
2. Oxen
3. Bears
4. Cats
5. Swine
6. Lions
7. Horses
8. Sheep
9. Asses
10. Foxes
11. Wolves
12. Shrew-mice
13. Deer
14. Hares
15. Squirrels
16. Elephants
17. Lizards
18. Fish
19. Birds
20. Apes
21. Mice
22. Wasps
23. Goats
24. Leeches


Answers to Question 2:

1. Dray
2. Pride, flock or troop
3. Skulk or earth
4. Watch
5. Swarm
6. Murder
7. Herd
8. Convocation
9. Unkindness
10. Army
11. Chattering
12. Clamour
13. Pack
14. Exaltation
15. Colony
16. Mustering
17. String
18. Troop
19. Covey or pack
20. Brood
21. Gaggle
22. Leap
23. Crash
24. School

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti's birthday (1828)

On April 23, William Shakespeare's birthday, we saw that his name could be anagrammed into the phrase 'I ask me, has Will a peer?' Perhaps you would care to search for an apposite anagram on the name of DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI, the English painter and poet. See how your anagrams measure up to the one in the answers section.

´ÜÅ× °¡ºê¸®¿¤ ·ÎÁ¦Æ¼ÀÇ »ýÀÏ (1828)

4¿ù 23ÀÏ, Àª¸®¾ö ½¦ÀͽºÇǾîÀÇ »ýÀÏ¿¡, ¿ì¸®´Â ±×ÀÇ À̸§ÀÌ ´Ü¾îÂ¥¸ÂÃß±â(¾î±¸Àüö, anagram)À¸·Î 'I ask me, has Will a peer?'¶ó´Â ±¸Àý·Î ¸¸µé¼ö ÀÖÀ½À» ¾Ë¾Ò´Ù. ¾Æ¸¶, ¿©·¯ºÐµµ ¿µ±¹ÀÇ È­°¡ÀÌ¸ç ½ÃÀÎÀÎ DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTIÀÇ À̸§À¸·Î  ÀûÀýÇÑ ¾î±¸ÀüöÀ» ã°í ½ÍÀº »ý°¢ÀÌ µé °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ¿©·¯ºÐÀÇ ¾Ö³Ê±×·¥ÀÌ ÇØ´ä°ú ¾ó¸¶³ª ±ÙÁ¢ÇÑÁö ¾Ë¾Æº¸¶ó.

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Answer: 'Greatest idealist born' is the best we can manage.

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