EBS 파워잉글리쉬 2014년 9월 9일 화요일 Arianna Huffington Speech - Part 2

Arianna Huffington Speech - Part 2

A key component of Wisdom is Fearlessness, which is not the absence of fear, but rather not letting our fears get in the way. I remember one of the low points in my life, when my second book was rejected by 37 publishers. By about rejection 25, you would have thought I might have said, “hey, you know, there's something wrong here. Maybe I should be looking at a different career. ”

Instead, I remember running out of money and walking, depressed, down St. James Street in London and seeing a Barclays Bank. I walked in and, armed with nothing but a lot of chutzpah, I asked to speak to the manager and asked him for a loan. Even though I didn't have any assets, the banker—whose name was Ian Bell—gave me a loan. It changed my life, because it meant I could keep things together for another 13 rejections.

And then I got an acceptance. In fairytales there are helpful animals that come out of nowhere to help the hero or heroine through a dark and difficult time, often helping them find a way out of the forest. Well, in life too, there are helpful animals disguised as human beings—like Ian Bell, to whom I still send a Christmas card every year. So, very often, the difference between success and failure is perseverance. It's how long can we keep going until success happens. It's getting up one more time than we fall down.

[Vocab Tips]

* asset - 자산

* disguised - 위장한

* rejection - 거절

* perseverance - 인내, 꾸준함

[Expression of the day]

I remember one of the low points in my life.

저는 제 인생 최악의 상황 중 하나를 기억합니다.

I remember one of the dark chapters in my life.

I remember one of the all-time low points in my life.

I remember one of the ​​rock bottoms in my life.