[Intermediate] Can living with less make you happier?

Article link : 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/12/goodbye-things-hello-minimalism-can-living-with-less-make-you-happier

 

★ wiped something out ~을 완전히 없애버리다

to destroy, remove, or get rid of something completely

ex) Whole villages were wiped out by the floods.

 

★ knickknacks 잡동사니

Knick-knacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use.

ex) Everyone has some type of sideline - selling knick-knacks, baking cakes, pilfering state resources.

 

★ tidy something up ~을 깔끔하게 정리하다

to make a place look tidy

ex) It’s time we tidied up the office.

 

★ presentable (모습이) 남 앞에 내놓을 만한

tidy and attractive enough to be seen or shown to someone

ex) Let’s tidy up and make the house a bit more presentable.

 

★ thumb through something (책 등을) 휙휙 넘겨보다

to look through a book, magazine etc quickly

ex) I began thumbing through the pages of a gardening catalogue.

 

★ be crammed with (사람이나 물건으로) 꽉찬
completely full of things or people

ex) The streets were crammed with people.

 

★ posh 상류층의 / (값 비싸고) 우아한

a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people

ex) a posh private school

 

★ glitzy 현란한, 화려한

exciting and attractive because of being connected with rich, famous, and fashionable people

ex) glitzy London parties

 

★ inferiority 열등함

when someone or something is not good or not as good as someone or something else

ex) Jake suffers from an inferiority complex.

 

★ exaggerate 과장하다

to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is

ex) He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.

 

★grandiose (실속 없이) 거창하기만 한

grandiose plans sound very important or impressive, but are not practical

1. ex) The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.

 

 

Quizzes

1. Nothing could ___________ his bitter memories of the past.
2. Don't believe the TV, they always ___________
3. The guide is ___________ useful information.
4. Our culture was focused on looking ___________ and appropriate.

 

 

Questions

1. What do you think minimalism is?
2. Do you compare yourself to others often?
3. How might your life be better if you owned fewer material possessions?
4. What do you want to declutter in your life?

 

 

 

Answers

Wipe out / exaggerate. / crammed with / presentable