How to Fix the Person You Love
Gray Matter
By ELI J. FINKEL SEPT. 8, 2017
Below are sentences and vocabularies from the article:
- Fix = memperbaiki; mend or repair.
1. How to Fix the Person You Love
- lurks = mengintai; (of a person or animal) be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
- potential = potensi; having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
2. At the heart of the American ideal of marriage lurks a potential conflict.
- spouse = pasangan; a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
- expect = mengharapkan; regard (something) as likely to happen.
3. We expect our spouse to make us feel loved and valued
- valued = bernilai; considered to be important or beneficial; cherished.
4. The problem is that what helps us achieve one of these goals is often incompatible with what helps us achieve the other.
achieve = meraih; successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage.
5. our spouse must convey appreciation for the person we currently are.
- convey = menyatakan; transport or carry to a place.
- currently = saat ini; (adverb) at the present time.
6. To help us grow, he or she must emphasize the discrepancy between that person and the person we can ideally become, typically by casting a sober, critical eye on our faults.
- discrepancy = perbedaan; a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
- casting = berperan; the actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.
- sober = tidak mabuk; not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
- critical eye = (idiom) melihat sesuatu dengan cermat, memeriksa, memastikan semuanya benar; in a manner using or involving careful judgment about the good and bad parts
7. as urbanization afforded young people the freedom to make their own decisions
- afforded = memberi; provide or supply (an opportunity or facility).
8. Is this a flawed ideal
- flawed = kekurangan; blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way.
9. the miracle of matrimony?
- matrimony = perkawinan; the state or ceremony of being married; marriage.
10. My collaborators and I have found that affectionate partners can indeed play a critical role in determining each other’s success in reaching their goals.
affectionate = penuh kasih sayang;
11. Achieving personal growth is an arduous process
- arduous = sulit; involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
12. A life characterized by the pursuit of self-actualization trades satiation and contentment for hunger and yearning.
- pursuit = pengejaran; the action of following or pursuing someone or something.
- satiation = kekenyangan; the feeling or state of being sated.
- contentment = kepuasan; a state of happiness and satisfaction.
- yearning = kerinduan; a feeling of intense longing for something.
13. He was ferocious and uncompromising, possibly even inappropriately so.
- ferocious = ganas; savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
14. He would publicly upbraid her for subpar performances
- upbraid = mencela; find fault with (someone); scold.
- subpar = dibawah standar; below an average level.
15. When Renée Zellweger’s character Dorothy Boyd pushes Jerry Maguire to excel, she doesn’t mince words: “Don’t make a joke of your life.”
- excel = unggul; be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
16. that the modern ideal of marriage is, though alluring, highly demanding
- alluring = menarik; powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive.
Demikian, Semoga bermanfaat..
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