In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.
Q2
Should a business have other goals besides making money? If so, what?
Q3
Have you ever considered socially responsible investing? What about green investing or entrepreneurship?
Q4
What kind of sustainable businesses interest you?
Q5
What do you think is meant by the idiom “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure”? How does this apply to the circular economy?
Q6
What do you think of The Rounds’ business model? Would you pay for a service like they offer? Why or why not?
Q7
What are some of the potential problems with “green entrepreneurship”?
Q8
What steps are necessary to make capitalism more compatible with environmental sustainability?
Q9
Do you agree with Kate Raworth’s argument that “any economic system predicated on growth cannot be sustainable?” Can a growth-based economy be sustainable? Why or why not?
Q10
If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.
Expressions
outside-the-box
독창적인, 독창적으로
outside of or beyond what is considered usual, traditional, or conventional
Ringle Tip
This is a good word to use in a professional setting when you’re trying to encourage creative or unconventional thinking. Note that there are a number of variations on its spelling and usage, but they all mean the same thing.
예문
1
I've been trying to think out of the box for my term paper topic because I know the professor hates unoriginal ideas.
교수님이 판에 박힌 아이디어를 싫어하는 것을 알기 때문에 나는 기말 논문 주제 선택에 있어서 고정 틀에 얽매이지 않으려고 애쓰는 중이다.
예문
2
The plan was pretty outside-the-box, but it sounded like it might just work.
그 계획은 고정관념을 벗어나 매우 독창적이지만 실행에는 문제가 없을 것 같았다.
damning
결정적인
something that causes condemnation, incrimination, or ruin
Ringle Tip
Although this word might seem like a curse, it’s not! It’s more used in professional, academic, and literary settings than in casual ones.
예문
1
A damning piece of evidence showed that he had been at the crime scene.
그가 사건 현장에 있었다는 결정적인 증거가 있었다.
예문
2
A damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars.
프로그램의 치명적인 오류로 인해 회사는 수백만 달러의 손실을 보았다.
predicated
근간으로 하는
based on or upon something else—usually used as (be) predicated
Ringle Tip
This is a weighty word, used mostly in high-level, serious contexts. While you might say that the U.S. Constitution is “predicated on the idea that all people are created equal,” you would not say that “My love for BTS is predicated on how cute the members are.”
예문
1
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s philosophy is predicated on a belief that all people are born good.
장 자크 루소의 철학은 사람은 모두 선하게 태어났다는 믿음을 바탕으로 한다.
예문
2
The American legal system is predicated on the guarantee of certain basic rights for all citizens.
미국의 법률제도는 모든 시민을 위한 몇 가지 기본권의 보장을 근간으로 한다.
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