2019개정 수능특강 라이트 영어독해 19강

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2019 수능특강 라이트 (개정) 19강

 

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Jack stopped the cycle of perfectionism that his son Mark was developing. Mark could not stand to lose at games by the time he was eight years old. Jack was contributing to Mark's attitude by always letting him win at chess because he didn't like to see Mark get upset and cry. One day, Jack realized it was more important to allow Mark some experience with losing, so he started winning at least half the games. Mark was upset at first, but soon began to win and lose with more grace. Jack felt a milestone had been reached one day when he was playing catch with Mark and threw a bad ball. Instead of getting upset about missing the ball, Mark was able to use his sense of humor and commented, "Nice throw, Dad. Lousy catch, Mark."

 

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As a child, Warren Buffet wanted to make his own money. He sold newspapers. He also bought cheap bottles of soda and then sold them at a higher price. When he went to university, he studied how money works. One of his teachers was Benjamin Graham. He was a very good investor. Warren went to work for him when he graduated. Benjamin Graham taught him many important things about investing. Warren used his knowledge and the advice from Graham to make his own money grow. Today he is the second richest man in the world. He does not waste his money. He does not have big cars and houses. Instead, he invests his money and spends it only on important things. He also gives his money to people who need it. Through his own charity he gives away about 12 million dollars a year. When he dies, almost all of his money will go to the Buffet Foundation to help others.

 

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But Kevin wanted more than to be a banking executive: he wanted to be a banker who built and benefited community.

An incredibly passionate man who loves people, Kevin Reynolds began his career with a major bank. He worked hard, was good at what he did, and soon began moving up his bank's career ladder. (①) His future looked promising. (②) Over time he began to realize that he could accomplish his best outside the structure of a large corporation. (③) Kevin had long been inspired by the idea of building a bank that would be an active part of the local community, supporting small business and supporting community-building initiatives. (④) Together with several colleagues he established a small community bank that eventually became Cardinal Bank. (⑤) Since then Kevin and his team have created an organization with 127 branches that are a central part of the communities in which they operate.

 

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Born in Kyiv, Ukraine at a time when Eastern Ukraine was part of Russia, and Western Ukraine was part of Austria, Igor Sikorsky began studies at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in 1907. He built his first (unsuccessful) helicopter in 1909. During and prior to World War 1, Sikorsky designed and flew planes in Russia. He helped develop the world's first multiengine aircraft. Other people had developed helicopters prior to Sikorsky; however, none of their designs led to commercial development. In 1939, Sikorsky successfully designed and flew what was to be the world's first practical helicopter. The successful Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in the United States stands as a legacy to his achievements. He was honored with a United States postage stamp in 1988 and a Ukrainian postage stamp in 1998.

 

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Yet many people who succeed in wearing what is fashionable also fail to be cool.

A friend of mine who was about to go out on a date asked me what I thought of her outfit. (①) Before I could reply, she added, "I want to look great, but I want to look like I made no effort whatsoever." (②) These conflicting desires lie at the heart of the aesthetic virtue of cool. (③) Many of us work hard at looking cool, monitoring shifts in fashion, carefully choosing clothes that are not behind the trend, that express our individuality while simultaneously positioning us within the privileged subgroup of people who are in the know. (④) In fact, trying too hard to look cool can be the very thing that prevents us from being cool. (⑤) Genuinely cool people, it seems, are effortlessly cool.