<br> # My Thoughts - astronomically: 천문학적으로 - notwithstanding: 그럼에도 불구하고, ~에도 불구하고 - end up ~ing: 결국~하게 되다 #### Why? (목적 - 왜 기록하는가?) - 영어 스터디 진행 상황을 트래킹 #### How? (방법 - 어떻게 활용할까?) - 학습 인증을 통해 지속적인 추진력을 얻는다. #### What? (결과 - 무엇을 창조할까?) - 눈에 띄는 표현을 외우고 활용한다. <br> # Summary - Speak aloud - 08:48 ## Highlights - Microsoft reported strong earnings on Wednesday, but growth in profits in its intelligent cloud segment is slowing despite booming demand for AI infrastructure. - That put year-on-year growth in intelligent cloud operating income at just 14%, its slowest growth rate in over a year. Income growth in the segment had risen rapidly through 2023 alongside demand for generative AI, remaining above 30% for a year with a peak at 40% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The segment remains operating-income positive and continues to grow, albeit much more slowly. - “The primary reason is that we are building out our AI infrastructure and building at a higher pace than our competitors,” the official said, adding, “we’re spending much more than what Google or AWS appears to be spending \[on AI\].” - The fact that the AI space is growing so astronomically and so fast also plays a role. Nvidia is [struggling to keep up with the demand](https://www.cio.com/article/3544711/accenture-nvidia-deal-a-first-peek-into-the-new-world-of-genai-centric-strategies.html) for its chips.  - To the hyperscalers, this is an arms race akin to the nuclear race during the Cold War. DeepSeek-like innovations ==Notwithstanding==, nothing stops this train right now.” - And that’s when CIOs will start asking hard questions, Sustar said. “Are we overpaying for these kinds of services? Did we end up overpaying for commodity services?” <br> ## Words and Idioms ### astronomically /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkli/ 1. extremely; by a very large amount 2. in a way that is connected with astronomy 천문학적으로 Interest rates are astronomically high. 금리가 천문학적으로 높다. ### Notwithstanding (also used following the noun it refers to) without being affected by something; despite something 1. PREPOSITION formal …에도 불구하고 2. ADVERB formal 그러하긴 하지만, 그래도 (=however, nevertheless) #### **"Notwithstanding"의 의미** **"==Notwithstanding=="**는 미국 영어에서 **"그럼에도 불구하고, ~에도 불구하고"**라는 뜻으로 사용됩니다. - **접속사, 전치사, 부사**로 사용될 수 있으며, 문맥에 따라 약간의 차이가 있을 수 있음. - 주로 **어떤 장애물, 반대, 조건에도 불구하고 특정한 일이 발생하거나 유지됨을 강조**할 때 쓰임. --- #### **자주 쓰이는 예제 문장** 1. **전치사로 사용 (~에도 불구하고 = Despite)** - **==Notwithstanding== his lack of experience, he got the job.** (경험이 부족함에도 불구하고, 그는 그 일을 얻었다.) - **==Notwithstanding== the bad weather, the event continued as planned.** (악천후에도 불구하고, 행사는 계획대로 진행되었다.) 2. **접속사로 사용 (~에도 불구하고 = Although/Even though)** - **==Notwithstanding== that he was ill, he attended the meeting.** (그가 아팠음에도 불구하고, 그는 회의에 참석했다.) - **==Notwithstanding== that the company faced financial difficulties, it continued to expand.** (회사가 재정적인 어려움을 겪었음에도 불구하고, 확장을 계속했다.) 3. **부사로 사용 (그럼에도 불구하고 = Nevertheless/Nonetheless)** - **He was not qualified for the role; ==Notwithstanding==, he performed well.** (그는 그 역할에 적합하지 않았지만, 그럼에도 불구하고 잘 해냈다.) - **The plan had several flaws. ==Notwithstanding==, it was approved by the board.** (그 계획에는 몇 가지 결함이 있었지만, 그럼에도 불구하고 이사회에서 승인되었다.) --- #### **비슷한 표현** - **Despite** (전치사) → _Despite his efforts, he failed._ - **Regardless of** (전치사) → _Regardless of the challenges, we moved forward._ - **Albeit** (접속사) → _It was a great plan, albeit risky._ - **Nevertheless / Nonetheless** (부사) → _It was raining; nevertheless, we went hiking._ --- #### **주요 사용 맥락** - **공식적인 글쓰기 (법률, 비즈니스, 학술적 맥락)** - **강조된 대조를 나타낼 때** - **격식 있는 표현이 필요한 상황** **"==Notwithstanding=="**은 일상 회화보다는 **격식 있는 문서, 비즈니스, 법률, 또는 공식 발표**에서 더 자주 사용되는 단어입니다. ### end up ~ing to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 결국~하게 되다 I ended up doing all the work myself. <br> # References [Microsoft AI investments cause cloud operating income growth to plunge \| Network World](https://www.networkworld.com/article/3813688/microsoft-ai-investments-cause-cloud-operating-income-growth-to-plunge.html) <br> # Links [[_MOC_2_English]] <br> # Tags #english #study #microsoft #ai #cloud <br> # Aliases #영어 #공부 #마이크로소프트 #인공지능 #클라우드 <br>