[3rd/Sep.]"Morning Special" by EBS

September 3rd, 2012 - Today's Morning Special   News Digest ▶ In Angola, preliminary results show that the country's ruling party has won 75 percent of the national vote, assuring President Jose Eduardo dos Santos another five years in office. The incumbent has already been in power for 33 years. He turned 70 last week. 지난 달 31일(금) 아프리카 앙골라에서 총선거가 실시된 가운데, 중간 집계 결과, 여당인 앙골라 인민 해방운동이 75%의 지지율을 얻어 승리한 것으로 나타났습니다. 이에 따라 지난 33년 간 앙골라를 통치해 온 호세 에두-아르도 도스 산토스 대통령(70)이 5년간 더 집권하게 될 것으로 보입니다.   ▶ Iran's Supreme Leader says his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons but will not give up its national right for peaceful use of nuclear energy. The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, in the meantime, has publicized new concerns about Iran's controversial nuclear program. 아야톨라 알리 하메네이 이란 최고지도자는, 이란은 핵무기를 개발할 의사가 없으나, 핵을 평화적으로 이용할 수 있는 국가적 권리는 포기하지 않았다고 밝혔습니다. 한편, 유엔 국제원자력기구(IAEA)는 최근 이란이 핵개발을 강화하고 있는 것에 대해 우려를 표명한 바 있습니다.   ▶ Following a sudden spike in violent crimes, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Sunday it has ordered its regional and local offices to carry out random identity checks starting this month, reviving a practice that was effectively halted in September 2010 over concerns about human rights violations. 경찰청은 최근 기승을 부리고 있는 ‘묻지마’ 범죄와 같은 강력 범죄를 예방하기 위해, 이번 달부터 불심검문을 시행하라는 지침을 전국 지방경철청과 경찰서에 내렸습니다. 이로써 인권 침해 논란으로 2010년 9월 이후 실질적으로 폐지됐던 경찰의 불심검문이 부활됩니다.   ▶ At a preliminary session on Friday, the Tokyo District Court found Apple Inc.'s patent infringement claim on Samsung Electronics Co. invalid. The Friday ruling does not include the "bounce-back" technology that was also part of the claim. (Bounce-back Feature: Notifies users that they are at the end of an electronic document by bouncing it back.) 일본 도교지방재판소는 지난 31일(금) 애플이 삼성전자를 상대로 제기한 특허침해 관련 소송에서 원고 패소 판결을 내렸습니다. 이번 판결에는 해당 소송의 일부인 소위 ‘바운스백’ 기술에 대한 판결은 포함되지 않았습니다.   News Digest #1 - 앙골라 총선거에서 집권 여당 승리 In Angola, preliminary results show that the country's ruling party has won 75 percent of the national vote, assuring President Jose Eduardo dos Santos another five years in office. The incumbent has already been in power for 33 years. He turned 70 last week. The election is to appoint 220 lawmakers. The leader of the winning party is chosen as president. The MPLA is widely expected to sweep to victory which would hand Dos Santos another five years in office, according to an AFP report. The report said the main opposition UNITA has long called for transparency and denounced alleged flaws in the voter roll of nearly 10 million people. Election officials say Saturday's provisional results are from nearly 60 percent of polling stations. Final results are expected this week.   * preliminary results 잠정 집계한 선거 결과 = provisional results ** preliminary (형용사) 예비의, 잠정적인 e.g. a preliminary draft / preliminary meeting 예비 회담 e.g. she began speaking, without preliminaries (명사) 예선전 preliminaries 복수로.. e.g. Korea passed the preliminaries without difficulty. * assuring [the president] another five years in office ** assure (verb) = make (something) certain to happen 보장하다 / 장담하다 e.g. victory was now assured e.g. they assured him of their full confidence ** office (noun) = tenure of an official position 직책의 임기 ** in office = in power 집권하는 take office 집권하다 / 취임하다 leave office 사임/퇴임하다 * The incumbent has been in power for 33 years ** incumbent (adjective) = currently holding office 현직의 e.g. the incumbent President was defeated ** incumbent (noun) 재임자 / 현직에 있는 인사 * [the MPLA] is widely expected to sweep to victory ** widely expected to = seen as very likely to ~할 것으로 예상이 되다 ** sweep to victory = easily win = win by a landslide 압승을 거두다 ** sweeping victory 압승 * (the main opposition) has long called for transparency ** long called for = requested for a long time 오랜 기간 촉구하다 ** transparency 투명성 (transparent 투명한, 깨끗한) * denounced alleged flaws in the voter roll 투표인단(유권자) 명단에 문제가 있었다고 강력 비난하다 ** denounce (verb) = publicly declare to be wrong or evil 강력 비난하다 e.g. the Assembly denounced the use of violence e.g. he was widely denounced as a traitor ** alleged (adjective) = (of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality e.g. the alleged conspirators ** flaw (noun) = a mark, fault, or other imperfection 결함 / 문제 e.g. plates with flaws in them were sold at the outlet store e.g. he had his flaws, but he was still a great teacher ** roll (noun) = an official list of names; the total numbers on that list e.g. a review of secondary schools to assess the effects of falling rolls ** roll call = calling out a list of names to establish who is present * polling station 투표소   News Digest #2 – 이란, 핵무기 개발 의사는 없다고 밝혀 Iran's Supreme Leader says his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons but will not give up its national right for peaceful use of nuclear energy. The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, in the meantime, has publicized new concerns about Iran's controversial nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has more than doubled the production capacity of its uranium enrichment program at a secure underground site known as Fordo. The U.N. watchdog announced earlier that it had created a task force to investigate Iran's nuclear program. The latest report by the U.N. nuclear agency concluded that Iran had stepped up the installation of centrifuges capable of making weapons-grade material at its Fordo underground facility, safe from most aerial attacks.   * not pursuing nuclear weapons 핵무기를 개발(추구)하고 있지 않다 ** pursue (verb) = seek to accomplish (a goal) over a long period 추구하다 / 쫓다 e.g. should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others? e.g. Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career = persistently seek to form a relationship with (someone) e.g. Sophie was being pursued by a number of men = continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument) e.g. we shall not pursue the matter any further * nuclear watchdog 핵 감시기구 ** guard dog 감시견 (watchdog 감시기구 / 감독기구) ** financial watchdog 금융 감독기구 / a consumer watchdog 소비자 감시 단체 * publicized new concerns 새로운 우려사항을 알렸다 ** publicize (verb) 공개하다 / 발표하다 make public = publicise (British English) = make (something) widely known e.g. use the magazine to publicize human rights abuses ** concern (noun) = a matter of interest or importance to someone e.g. environmental concerns * uranium enrichment program 우라늄 농축 프로그램 * more than doubled the production capacity 생산 용량을 두 배 이상 늘렸다 ** more than doubled, tripled, quadrupled, etc. = increased by more than ~ ** capacity = the maximum amount that something can contain e.g. the stadium’s seating capacity * create a task force 특별 대책반을 결성하다 ** task force = a unit specially organized for a task * stepped up the installation of centrifuges 원심 분리기 설치 횟수를 늘렸다 ** step (something) up = increase the amount, speed, or intensity of something e.g. police decided to step up security plans for the match ** centrifuge = a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities or liquids from solids. * weapons-grade material 무기급 핵 원료 ** capable of = that have the potential to do something e.g. I’m quite capable of taking care of myself ** weapons-grade (adjective) = material suitable for making nuclear weapons e.g. weapons-grade plutonium * safe from most aerial attacks 웬만한 공습으로부터 안전한 ** safe from = out of harm's reach from ** aerial attacks = attacks from the sky 공습 (All sources are cited from AP or VOA unless otherwise noted.)   Word Play - Hard LINA: Hyun, I come bearing a peace offering. I brought you some hard-boiled eggs. HYUN: Good call. I'm starved. I hardly ate anything today. LINA: So, no hard feelings?HYUN: None. You put in a hard day at work so you were stressed out. I get it. LINA: Hmmm... do you want my yolk? HYUN: Lina! You still pick out the yolk?! Come on!! LINA: Don't give me a hard time. It's just a force of habit. HYUN: Oh, come on! Grow up! LINA: Old habits die hard. HYUN: Fine, I'll take the yolk. But, only if you do me a favor. Next time, come talk to me before your stress hits you hard!   BASIC USAGE 1) hard: adj. difficult to do, learn, solve, etc. 어려운 ex) He is a hard man to please. ex) I learned it the hard way.* hard times: trouble [over something]; unnecessary difficulty 어려움/ 혼이 나다/ ~를 힘들게 하다[곤란하게 만들다] * hard-earned: earned by hard work or with difficulty 애써서 번 * hard feelings: feelings of resentment or anger, bitter or resentful (남에 대한) 언짢은 생각, 원한 2) hard: adj. firm; solid; not easy to break 딱딱한/ 굳은 * hard-boiled egg: egg boiled until the yolk and white are solid 삶은 달걀 (soft-boiled 반숙) * over-hard 양쪽을 잘 익힌 달걀 후라이 (over-easy) * hard hat: a lightweight protective helmet worn by construction workers 안전모 * harden: v. to make or become hard 굳히다/ 굳어지다 3) hard: adv. with great effort 열심히 ex) He works very hard. / ex) Think hard! * hard-core: stubbornly resistant to change; intensely loyal or extreme; die-hard 골수 / 완고한 ex) hard-core fan 골수팬 * hard liquor: alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented; "hard stuff" 독주 / 알코올 성분이 강한 음료 (40도 넘는 술)   EXPRESSIONS 1) hit (someone) hard: 큰 타격을 주다 to cause something to be much less successful 심한 타격을 받다 // to affect someone's emotions strongly ex) The investor was hit hard by the falling stock prices. ex) The death of his grandmother hit John hard. 2) die hard: if a habit, custom, or belief, dies hard, it takes a long time to change or end it 여간해서 죽지 않다; (관습 따위가) 쉽게 사라지지 않다 ex) He no longer needs to work, but old habits die hard, so he's at the office every day. ex) Old friendships die hard. // Prejudice dies hard. 3) put in a hard day at work: 하루 열심히 일했다 to work very hard at one's job ex) I put in a hard day at work at the office, and now I want to be left alone to rest. 4) play hard to get: 튕기다 to pretend that you are less interested in someone than you really are as a way of making them more interested in you 비싸게 굴다 ex) Why don't you return any of his calls? Are you playing hard to get? 5) take a long, hard look at (something): 철저히/유심히 살피다 to examine something very carefully in order to improve it in the future ex) Take a long, hard look at yourself. ex) We need to take a long, hard look at the way we control gun ownership.   Yumyum News - 브라질의 양 발이 없는 축구천재 소년 화제 Gabriel Muniz from Brazil may have been born without feet, but this hasn't stopped the 11-year-old soccer wunderkind from honing his skills as a diligent sportsman. In fact, Muniz, is so good at the sport that FC Barcelona has invited the soccer ace to join their summer training camp. Furthermore, the Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where the boy wonder will be able to show off his "fancy footwork" and meet his idol, soccer player Lionel Messi. According to a BBC report, Muniz' mother was "thrilled at the news" and added that her son has always been a fighter. Muniz is an inspiration to all who meet him because of his can-do attitude and indefatigable spirit. His gym teacher, Jose Lopes, said that "the disability only exists inside our heads and he is proving it to everyone; he is challenging the social norms." * disability 장애 * boy wonder: an extremely talented young male person 천재 소년, 신동 * wunderkind: a child prodigy; one who succeeds in a competitive field of profession at an early age 신동, 젊어서 크게 성공한 사람 ** hone his skills 기술을 연마하다 * hone: to sharpen or polish with the intention of perfecting a skill 연마하다 * diligent 부지런한 / 열심히 일하는 * fancy footwork: sophisticated, highly skilled, maneuvers utilizing the feet현란한 발놀림 * the soccer ace 축구 천재 (에이스 - 뛰어난 사람) * fighter: unyielding or determined person 포기하지 않는 사람 * can-do attitude: marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done의욕적인 태도 / 할 수 있다는 태도 ex) a can-do kind of person/ the can-do spirit* indefatigable spirit: 포기 할 줄 모르는/ 끈질긴 마음가짐 tireless and relentless attitude ** spirit: 정신 / 영혼 a principle or emotion which makes someone act