영어문장 외우기(2) - 7일차

(1)

Even Bill Gates spoke very highly of Steve Jobs who dubbed him as the most successful CEO in modern times, Obama sumed him up as saying he was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe that he could change the world, and talent enough to implement them. I believe his relentless drive for innovation will guide us to leap into a whole new world. 

• speak highly of someone: say admiring things about someone
• dub: give someone a nick name, e.g. The press have dubbed her ‘the Quiet Princess’.[출처]
• sum someone up as: to make a judgment about what someone or something is like

 

(2)

Even though he was successful in business and had the most telling aspects of a CEO, he was often criticized even to his own face that he was more of a mevrick, tyrant, and a cold fish. For example, he had a daughter who he denied as a biological child and didn't pay for a child alimony which would have been a drop in the bucket for him. 

• alimony: money that someone pays to support a husband or wife who they are no longer married to
• to his own face: say it directly
• a drop in the bucket: a very small amount that will not have much effect
• most telling aspects

 

(3)

Steve Jobs, a self-made millionaire, who started from scratch on a shoe string, has put the most significant dent in our daily lives by revolutionizing the way we communicate, and was the driving force behind the IT technology. This legend's legacy will no doubt go down in history for generations to come. 

• from scratch: e.g. You can start from scratch
• on a shoe string: using or having a very small amount of money(영세사업 등, 돈 없는 상태)
• make/put a real dent in : to decrease something slightly or to make something somewhat weaker, 명성에 흠집내다. 영향을 주다. e.g. soon enough to make a real dent in global warming.
• go down in history: to be remembered by many people for having done something