12.다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은? Worry is like a rocking horse. No matter how fast you go, you never move anywhere. Worry is a complete waste of time and creates so much clutter in your mind that you cannot think clearly about anything. The way to learn to stop worrying is by first understanding that you energize whatever you focus your attention on. Therefore, the more you allow yourself to worry, the more likely things are to go wrong! Worrying becomes such an ingrained habit that to avoid it you consciously have to train yourself to do otherwise. Whenever you catch yourself having a fit of worry, stop and change your thoughts. Focus your mind more productively on what you do want to happen and dwell on what's already wonderful in your life so more wonderful stuff will come your way.

어휘 · 표현이 문항에서 챙길 9개

• clutter어수선함·잡동사니중

  다른 뜻 · (동사) 어지럽히다

  Worry creates so much clutter in your mind that you cannot think clearly.걱정은 마음을 너무 어수선하게 만들어 또렷이 생각할 수 없게 한다.

• energize힘을 불어넣다·활성화하다중

  you energize whatever you focus your attention on당신이 주의를 쏟는 것은 무엇이든 힘을 얻는다

• ingrained몸에 밴·뿌리 깊은상

  다른 뜻 · grain(결)에서 온 말

  Worrying becomes such an ingrained habit that you consciously have to train yourself.걱정은 몸에 깊이 밴 습관이 되어 의식적으로 스스로를 단련해야 한다.

• a fit of(감정의) 발작·북받침중

  Whenever you catch yourself having a fit of worry, stop and change your thoughts.걱정이 북받치는 자신을 발견할 때마다 멈추고 생각을 바꿔라.

• dwell on~에 마음을 두다·곱씹다상

  Focus your mind more productively on what you do want to happen and dwell on what’s already working.일어나기를 바라는 일에 생각을 더 생산적으로 두고, 이미 잘되는 것에 마음을 두어라.

• go wrong잘못되다·틀어지다하

  the more you allow yourself to worry, the more likely things are to go wrong걱정을 놓아둘수록 일이 틀어지기 쉬워진다

• waste of time시간 낭비하

  Worry is a complete waste of time.걱정은 완전한 시간 낭비다.

• do otherwise달리 행동하다중

  to avoid it you consciously have to train yourself to do otherwise그것을 피하려면 달리 행동하도록 의식적으로 스스로를 단련해야 한다

• rocking horse흔들 목마중

  Worry is like a rocking horse. No matter how fast you go, you never move anywhere.걱정은 흔들 목마와 같다. 아무리 빨리 가도 어디로도 나아가지 못한다.