Million Dollar Arm (page 26-27)
1. hope springs: 희망이 샘솟다
2. trying out: 시도하다
3. of all the rookies in baseball: 올해 모든 신입 야구선수 중에서
4. improbable journey: 믿기힘든 여정
5. javelin throwers: 창던지기 선수
6. know nothing of (the American pastime): ~에 대해 전혀 모르는
7. flashed their potential: 잠재력이 드러나다
8. take out: 제외하다
9. unorthodox: 보기드문
10. runner up: 다음타자 (차점자)
11. impoverished villages: 가난한 지역
12. family of ten: 열명의 식구
13. from one place to another: 한 곳에서 다른 곳으로
14. crash course: 속성 과정
15. intricacy: 복잡함
16. novelty act: 새로운 경험
17. work ethic: 훈련 태도
18. the longest of long shots: 가능성이 희박한
big shot: 거물급의
Children of the Mountains (page 28)
1. a rare look: 보기드문 광경
2. rampant poverty: 확산된 가난
3. epidemic drug abuse and disease: 널리퍼진 마약사용과 질병
4. called on A to B: A에게 B를 하라고 지시하다
5. hooked on drugs: 마약에 중독되다
6. grateful: 감사해하는
7. for now: 현재로서는
8. food stamp: 저소득자에 대해 연방 정부가 발행하는 식량 배급표 (Food stamps are government issued coupons that recipients exchange for food.)
9. prescription drug abuse rate: 처방약 오용 비율
10. turn things around: 상황을 회복시키다
11. start the trek: 여정을 시작하다 (걸어오다)
12. welfare-mandated GED: 복지재단의 의무조항인 GED (검정고시)
13. GED: General Educational Development (or GED) tests are a group of five subject tests which (when passed) certifies that the taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. To pass the GED Tests and earn a GED credential, test takers must score higher than 40 percent of graduating high school seniors nationwide. Some jurisdictions require that students pass additional tests, such as an English proficiency exam or civics test. Only individuals who have not earned a high school diploma may take the GED tests.
14. in the rain: 비를 맞다
15. getting off welfare: 복지혜택을 받지 않는
on welfare: 복지혜택을 받는
Travel Money (page 29)
1. have taken every opportunity: 기회가 있을 때 이용하다
2. berate auto industry executives: 자동차 업계 대표를 비난하다
3. with Congress in recess: 의회가 휴회인 상태에서