Daily English 07.05.14

A : You made a name for yourself in business, have a beautiful home and a wonderful family.
    I'm really impressed with all that you've been able to accomplish at such a young age.
B : Thank you. It was really nice to be able to retire at the age of thirty-five.
A : I have to ask you how you were able to do so much. Do you think a lot of it was due to good luck?
B : I have been lucky, but more importantly, I've always kept my eye on the ball.
    I knew what I wanted and did not give up until I had it.

A : 너 사업으로 유명해졌구나, 멋진 집과 가족이 있잖아.
    네가 그렇게 젊은 나이에 모든 것을 가지게 되었다는 게 정말 놀라워.
B : 고마워, 난 35살에 은퇴하는게 꽤 괜찮은 일이라고 봐.
A : 어떻게 그렇게 많은 것을 가능하게 했어? 모든 것이 운이 좋았던 거라고 생각하니?
B : 운도 좋았지만, 더 중요한 것은, 난 항상 방심하지 않았어.
    내가 원하는 것을 알았고, 그것을 얻을 때까지 포기하지 않았지

make a name : 이름을 날리다
keep my eye on the ball : 방심하지 않다, 지켜보다

corridor
  : a passageway connecting parts of a building or off which rooms open.
  : Ahead of me the main corridor ended in a narrow twisting staircase.

microbe
  : any micro-oraganism, especially a bacterium that is capable of causing disease.

sheer
  : 1. complete; absolute or downright, 2. so thin or fine as to be almost transparent
  : He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work
    She wore a sheer white dress.

storll
  : 1. to walk in a slow leisurely way. 2. a leisurely walk
  : Just after dawn he went for a solitary stroll through the gardens.
  : When I invited him to go for a stroll, he said he was too tired to walk.

abortive
  : unsuccessful
  : The abortive plan was a complete failure.

1. This intimate event, _____ at the luxurious resort in LA, is a gathering of the industry's most influential "thought-leaders".
(A) locating
(B) locate
(C) location
(D) located

 - , 와 , 사이에는 수식어구
 - 과거분사 + 전치사구

 gathering : 모임
 intimate : 친밀한

2. The corporation will no longer be _____ to dump manufacturing residues into any local waterways.
(A) allowed
(B) to allow
(C) allowing
(D) allowance

  - allow 목적어 to RV == 수동태 ==> be allowed to RV

  residue : 찌꺼기, 잔류물
  waterways : 수로