2021. 1. 26. 14:51ㆍEnglish/Articles
1월 26일 화요일
BBC의 worklife 카테고리에 있는 "Why you’re more creative in coffee shops" 라는 기사를 읽어 보았습니다.
우리가 왜 카페에서 공부나 일이 더 잘된다고 느끼는지에 대한 여러가지 이유들이 근거와 함께 제시되어 있어서 흥미로웠네요.
www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210114-why-youre-more-creative-in-coffee-shops
Why you’re more creative in coffee shops
If we’re already working in isolation at home, why do we miss working with our heads similarly down in a public setting?
www.bbc.com
기사를 읽으면서 몰랐던 표현들을 기사에 쓰인 예문과 함께 정리해보았습니다 🥸
1. tap : 닿다
ex) people have tapped into their creativity working away at a table in a cafe.
2. put the kibosh on... : ...을 찍소리 못하게 하다
ex) Covid-19 has put the kibosh on lingering for hours in cozy rooms packed with people sipping lattes.
3. lingering : 질질 끄는, 꾸물거리는
4. sipping : 홀짝홀짝 마시는
ex) sipping lattes.
5. amid : ...의 한복판에, ...에 둘러싸여
ex) As we begin another year living amid a pandemic
6. ostensibly 표면상은, 외관상
ex) only to ostensibly isolate ourselves with our heads down
7. toil : 힘써 일하다, 꾸준히[열심히] 하다
ex) But putting on your noise-cancelling headphones to toil away at your desk is actually different
8. buzzing : 윙윙거리는, 와글거리는
ex) surrounded by other people buzzing over your shoulder.
9. ambient : 주위의, 둘러싸듯이 있는
ex) a low-to-mederate level of ambient noise in a place like a cafeteria can actually boost your creative output.
10. zero in : 조준을 하다, 목표를 겨냥하다
ex) A study zeroes in on what's called "stochastic resonance"
11. dub : <새 이름, 별명을> 주다, 붙이다
ex) Some have even dubbed "the coffee shop effect".
12. muzak : 백그라운드 뮤직, 컬러링 같은?
ex) the jazz muzak ~ aren't a nuisance.
13. magnum opus : 대표작, 최고 걸작
ex) they could help you come up with your next magnum opus.
14. analogous : 닮은, 유사한
ex) It's analogous to going to the gym for a workout.
15. onerous : <책임, 일 등이> 짐이 되는, 부담이 붙은
ex) One thing that can making working from home feel onerous is the visual environement.
16. wacky : 별난, 터무니 없는
ex) he soon found that hte wacky furnisings quickly became familiar and boring.
17. in spades : 확실히, 극단적으로, 솔직히
ex) Coffee shops, though, generally have visual stimuli in spades.
18. overtly : 공공연하게, 명백히
ex) and likely don't overtly choose to work in this location becase of them
19. endeavour : 노력, 애쓰다
ex) coffee-shop user might be a lone worker struggling with a creative endeavour
20. camaraderie : 우정, 동지애
ex) these cafe settings can also benefit work groups who are brainstorming and building camaraderie.
21. dearth : 부족, 결핍
ex) compared to the dearth on Zoom or in a formal meeting room.
22. caveat : 경고, 예고 기재
ex) One caveat, though: not all public spaces are equally work friendly.
23. lure : 마음을 끄는 것, 매력, 미끼, 유혹
ex) the "coffee-shop-effect" will likely lure us out of our home offices.
