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Morning Special (2020. May. 26. Tue.)

 

 

PART 1 (1부) >>

 

▶Touch! Global Headlines

 

HEADLINE 1

The U.S. has decided to impose travel restrictions on foreign nationals who have been to Brazil.

 

미국이 브라질에 다녀온 외국 국적자에게 여행 제한을 두기로 했다.

 

impose - if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it 

ex) The court can impose a fine.

impose something on something/somebody 

ex) The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.

 

 

HEADLINE 2  

In the wake of the economic paralysis caused by COVID-19 and widespread devastation brought by super cyclone “Amphan”, India is now facing deadly heat waves and a massive locust infestation.

 

COVID-19에 의한 경제 마비, 슈퍼 사이클론 "암반"에 의한 광범위한 황폐화의 여파로 인도는 현재 치명적인 폭염과 거대한 메뚜기 침입에 직면해 있다.

 

in the wake of something

if something, especially something bad, happens in the wake of an event, it happens afterwards and usually as a result of it

ex) Famine followed in the wake of the drought.

 

paralysis -  a state of being unable to take action, make decisions, or operate normally

ex) a period of political paralysis

 

devastate - to damage something very badly or completely 

ex) The city centre was devastated by the bomb.

 

locust - an insect that lives mainly in Asia and Africa and flies in a very large group, eating and destroying crops 

ex) a swarm of locusts

 

infest - if insects, rats etc infest a place, there are a lot of them and they usually cause damagebe

infested with something 

ex) The kitchen was infested with cockroaches.

shark-infested/rat-infested etc 

ex) shark-infested waters

 

 

HEADLINE 3  

Italian mayors have started imposing new restrictions after the recent easing of nationwide lockdown measures led to a rebound of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

 

이탈리아 시장들은 최근 전국적인 봉쇄조치가 완화되면서 COVID-19 사건의 재발과 사망자가 발생하자 새로운 제한을 가하기 시작했다.

 

mayor - the person who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city 

ex) the election of the London mayor

 

rebound -  if prices, values etc rebound, they increase again after decreasing SYN recover 

ex) Share prices rebounded today after last week’s losses.

 

 

HEADLINE 4

The trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges has opened in Jerusalem, marking the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister has appeared in court as a defendant.

 

베냐민 네타냐후 이스라엘 총리의 부패혐의 재판이 예루살렘에서 개막돼 현직 이스라엘 총리가 피고인 신분으로 법정에 서는 것은 처음이다.

 

trial - a legal process in which a judge and often a jury in a court of law examine information to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime → try 

ex) The trial is due to start next week.

on trial (for something)

ex) Brady was on trial for assault.

 

defendant - the person in a court of law who has been accused of doing something

ex) We find the defendant not guilty.

 

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▶News Focus 1

 

Younger people are dying at unprecedented rates from COVID-19, as developing countries become new hotspots for the pandemic.

In Brazil, people under 50 account for 5% of COVID-19 deaths, ten times greater than that recorded in Italy or Spain. In Mexico, nearly one-fourth of the dead were aged between 25 and 49. In India, another rising hotspot, officials reported this month that nearly half of the dead were younger than 60.

In India, the explosion of cases in Mumbai has been connected to the dense cityscape and areas where hospitals are overwhelmed.

 

개발도상국들이 대유행의 새로운 지점이 되면서 젊은 사람들이 COVID-19로부터 전례 없는 속도로 죽어 가고 있다.

브라질에서는 50세 미만 인구가 COVID-19 사망의 5%를 차지해 이탈리아나 스페인에서 기록된 사망자보다 10배나 많다. 멕시코에서는 사망자 중 거의 4분의 1이 25세에서 49세 사이였다. 또 다른 핫스팟인 인도에서는 이번 달에 사망자 중 절반 가까이가 60세 미만이라고 관리들이 발표했다.

인도에서는 뭄바이에서 발생한 사건들의 폭발이 울창한 도시 풍경과 병원들이 압도당하는 지역과 연결돼 왔다.

 

unprecedented - never having happened before, or never having happened so much 

ex) He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false. 

ex) Crime has increased on an unprecedented scale.

unprecedented in 

ex) an event that is unprecedented in recent history

 

account for - to form a particular amount or part of something 

ex) Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.

 

explosion -  a sudden or quick increase in the number or amount of something 

ex) the population explosion in India

explosion of 

ex) the recent explosion of interest in Latin music and dance

 

cityscape - the way a city looks, or the way it looks from a particular place 

ex) the gray New York cityscape

 

-dense

-overwhelmed

 

 

▶News Focus 2

 

The predecessor of Sweden’s state epidemiologist has broken her silence on the country’s coronavirus strategy, saying she now believes the authorities should have put in place tougher restrictions in the early stages of the pandemic.

Annika Linde has now become the first member of the public health establishment to break ranks, saying she has changed her mind as a result of Sweden’s relatively high death toll .

“I think that we needed more time for preparedness,” she said. “If we had shut down very early … we would have been able to protect the vulnerable.”

 

스웨덴 국립 역학자의 전임자인 그는 이제 당국이 전염병의 초기 단계에서 더 강력한 규제를 시행했어야 했다고 생각한다고 말하면서 스웨덴의 코로나바이러스 전략에 대한 침묵을 깼다.

안니카 린데는 스웨덴의 비교적 높은 사망률의 결과로 생각이 바뀌었다고 말하면서 이제 공공 보건소의 첫 번째 대열 회원이 되었다.

그녀는 "준비할 시간이 더 필요했다고 생각한다"고 말했다. "만약 우리가 매우 일찍 문을 닫았더라면… 우리는 취약한 사람들을 보호할 수 있었을 것이다."

 

predecessor - someone who had your job before you started doing it OPP successor 

ex) Kennedy’s predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.

 

epidemiology - he study of the way diseases spread, and how to control them

 

break ranks - to behave in a way which is different from other members of a group, especially when they expect your support

break ranks with

ex) He was the first to break ranks with Ceausescu and publicly criticise his policies.

 

preparedness - when someone is ready for something the country’s lack of military preparedness

 

vulnerable - someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt OPP invulnerable 

ex) He took advantage of me when I was at my most vulnerable. 

ex) We work mainly with the elderly and other vulnerable groups.

be vulnerable to something

ex) Children are most vulnerable to abuse within their own home.

 

-broken her silence 

-break ranks

 

 

▶News Focus 3

 

The U.S. is the world’s biggest gift card market. The plastic cash substitute has been the most popular holiday item on shoppers’ lists for 13 years in a row.  

In 2019 alone, U.S. consumers loaded up on gift cards from brands like Starbucks, Amazon and Home Depot to the tune of about $98 billion, which is a 90% increase from 2005.

But much of the gift ends up wasted.  About 2% to 4% of gift card money goes unused every year. That adds up to between $2 billion and $4 billion.

 

미국은 세계에서 가장 큰 상품권 시장이다. 이 플라스틱 현금 대체품은 13년 연속 쇼핑객 명단에서 가장 인기 있는 명절 상품이었다.  

2019년에만 미국 소비자들이 스타벅스, 아마존, 홈디포 같은 브랜드의 상품권에 2005년에 비해 90% 증가한 약 980억 달러 선까지 실렸다.

그러나 그 선물의 많은 부분이 결국 낭비된다.  기프트 카드 돈의 약 2%~4%가 매년 사용되지 않고 있다. 그것은 총 20억에서 40억 달러에 이른다.

 

substitute - a person or thing that you use instead of the one that you usually have, because the usual one is not available 

ex) a sugar substitute 

ex) a father substitute

 

-loaded up on

-to the tune of