EBS 파워잉글리쉬 2014년 9월 16일 화요일 Arianna Huffington Speech - Part 3

Arianna Huffington Speech - Part 3 

Of the many things my mother taught me—including the delightful notion that "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly"—the one that's proved most useful in my life is the understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's an integral part of success.

And that means not letting the fears in our heads get in our way. Not letting that voice of doubt, which I call the obnoxious roommates living in your heads, have the last word. Because, as Montaigne said, “There were many terrible things in my life, but most of them never happened. ”

I work with great engineers every day, creating amazing apps. But I think what we really need is a killer app that gauges the state of our mind, body, and spirit and automatically offers the exact steps we need to take to realign ourselves and course correct. Call it a GPS for the soul.

I love the tradition at Sarah Lawrence in its early women-only days of "productive leisure. " Students occupied themselves each week with activities such as gardening, crafts, tap dancing, observing stars and French conversation. The notion of productive leisure is more important than ever in our hyper-connected, always-on world. I call it unplugging and recharging.

[Vocab Tips]

* integral - 필수적인

* gauge - 측정하다

* obnoxious - 기분 나쁜

* notion - 개념

[Expression of the day]

Don't let them have the last word.

그들이 결론을 내리게 하지 마라.

Don't let them have the final say.

Don't let them have the last say.

Don't let them have the final remark.