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Today's Headline News
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① President-elect Lee Myung-bak pledged to make utmost efforts to revive the
country's sagging tourism industry with drastic deregulation and tax reforms.
*make utmost efforts(최대한 노력하다)
*sagging tourism(침체된, 불황을 겪고있는 관광산업: to sag-> 축처지다, 늘어지다, 물가·시세·매상이 떨어지다
*drastic deregulation and tax reforms(과감한 규제완화, 세제개혁)
② The U.S. Forces Korea wants to freeze troop reductions and keep the status quo in South Korea at the current 28,500 troops to meet future security needs.
*freeze troop reductions (병력감축을 동결하다)
*keep the status quo (현 상태를 유지하다 status quo->현상/현상유지)
③ The Japanese government decided to send food-safety officials to China to
investigate food-poisoning in frozen dumplings that sickened at least 10 Japanese and
sparked a nationwide food scare over imported food.
④ The National Statistical Office said the combined sales of online shopping malls
were tallied at 1.50 trillion won, up 16.3 percent from a year earlier.
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Today's News Articles
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Giants defeat Patriots in Super Bowl shocker
The New England Patriots of the National Football League were set to complete their perfect season with a win in Sunday night’s Super Bowl in Arizona. However, the Patriots’ underdog opponents, the New York Giants, stole their thunder in a stunning final quarter upset. In the drive for the Giants’ game-winning touchdown, quarterback Eli Manning broke free from a near-tackle and threw a last-ditch pass at receiver David Tyree, who made a catch for the ages. The play put the ball in scoring distance for the Giants touchdown with 35 remaining seconds that won the game. The Giants’ coach said of the play, “I don’t know that there’s ever been a bigger play in the Super Bowl.” For his cool-under-fire playmaking, quarterback Manning won MVP of the game, only a year after his older brother won with the Indianapolis Colts.
*underdog:
(게임·시합에서) 이길 가망이 없는 사람-One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics, long shot/ One that is at a disadvantage.(<->topdog)
('투견에서 진 개'의 뜻도)
*steal someone's thunder:
선수를 치다; 남을 앞지르다; …의 힘이나 권력을 약화시키거나 감소시키다-
to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done.
(take the wind out of their sails)
*upset:
(n) 스포츠 뜻밖의 승리, 역전- A game or contest in which the favorite is defeated, an improbable and unexpected victory, overturn
*(review) last-ditch:
끝까지 버티는, 사력을 다한-Done or made as a final recourse
/to the last ditch: 최후까지, 막다른 곳까지 (last-gasp)
eg) a last-ditch attempt
*a _____ for the ages:
for an age[or ages]-오랫동안
made a catch for the ages: 계속 볼을 잡고 있다
*cool-under-fire: (nerves of steel)
침착한, 차분한 (경기)-marked by calm self-control, unemotional
V.O.A. News
US Presidential Race Nearing 'Super Tuesday'
The latest national polls show Senator John McCain pulling ahead in the race for the Republican nomination. At the same time, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are running roughly even on the Democratic side. All three are hoping for a good showing on Tuesday, when voters in almost half the U.S. states will go to the polls. McCain said he is pleased with his current standing in the polls, and with the support he has received from party notables. But he acknowledged he still has a long way to go to win over staunch conservatives. Obama said Hillary Clinton will galvanize Republicans. But Clinton said she has the political experience necessary to withstand a tough national campaign. Clinton stressed general elections are much tougher than primaries, and said she is the best person to lead the Democrats against the Republicans.
*pulling ahead in the race:
(경주·선거 따위에서) 선두로 나가다.-obtain advantages, such as points (gain ground, get ahead, make headway, win, gain, advance) eg)pull ahead of the other runners
*party notables:
당/ 파의 (영향력있는) 명사들, 의원들(significant figure)
*staunch conservatives:
충실한, 믿음직한-> 여기선 ‘지조가 있는, 굳은 (steadfast, unswerving)’ 철두철미한 보수당원, 보수주의자.
*galvanize:
충격요법을 쓰다; 전기를 통하다-> 활기를 띠게 하다-To arouse to awareness or action; spur, motivate
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Today's Closing Tip
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I'm all ears.
-듣고 있어.