------------------------------------- Today's Headlines ------------------------------------- ① South Korea downed Austria to win the bronze medal in the men's team table tennis Monday, while its baseball team has vowed to fight tooth and nail for a medal after edging Taiwan 9-8. down (v. 때려눕히다, 지게 하다) fight tooth and nail (결연히 싸우다, 정신적으로 강한 결의를 가지고 싸우다) edge (근소한 차로 이기다, 간신히 이기다) ② The major political parties were engaged in last-minute talks yesterday on the formation of standing parliamentary committees, with the hope of preventing a political crisis. ③ The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said the National Pension Fund is. expected to pay out more than it takes in from 2044 and be totally depleted 16 years later. ④ Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf announced he would resign Monday, as his appeals for reconciliation with his opponents had fallen on deaf ears. It appears that the president had seen the writing on the wall. fall on deaf ears(무시당하다, 쇠 귀에 경 읽기다, 요구가 묵살되다) see the writing on the wall.(불길한 재난의 징조를 알다, the writing on the wall : 재난의 징조, 불길한 일이 일어날 거란 예측) ------------------------------------- Today's News Articles ------------------------------------- Tensions flare with protests in Indian Kashmir Tens of thousands of Muslims in the disputed Indian Kashmir region made their way past the U.N. office in Srinagar, the region’s summer capital, in protest to India’s rule in the region. The crisis started when the Indian government said it would provide land in the region for Hindu pilgrims, but then went back on its promise. Angry Hindus then attacked large supply trucks in the Kashmir Valley, and often blocked the highway, which is the area’s only surface link with the rest of India. In turn, Muslim demonstrations against the attacks and blockades mushroomed into anti-India protests and calls for independence. The situation has also increased tensions between India and Pakistan, who rule separate parts of the region. India criticized Pakistan for butting into its domestic affairs, after Pakistan called for U.N. intervention in the crisis. *make one’s way somewhere ~로 가다, 나아가다, 전진하다 To proceed on or along; To go one's way; proceed; wend *go back on one's promise 약속을 어기다 =break one's promise(words), go back on one's word, renege on one's promise To fail to fulfill a promise or obligation To fail to keep one's promise *mushroom into 급격히 퍼지다. (버섯모양으로) 확 퍼지다 To multiply, grow, or expand rapidly To swell or spread out into a shape similar to a mushroom. *butt into 참견하다, 간섭하다 =meddle in/with, break into To interrupt and attempt to join in a conversation or activity without being invited To interfere or meddle in other people's affairs 1918 flu research highlights strengths of immune system Scientists have discovered that even almost a century later, survivors of the most deadly flu in history still carry natural antibodies ready to fight the disease at the drop of a hat. The 1918 pandemic flu killed over 50 million people around the world, but is no danger now because it mutated out of its lethal form. Although there’s no pressing need for a vaccine to the 1918 flu now, the scientists say their research is import!ant because it shows how the immune system has a memory like a steel trap. In addition, the surviving antibodies also became more potent over time, by binding more tightly to disease cells than other antibodies. One of the study’s co-authors said that the research proves, 'What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.' *at the drop of a hat 신호가 떨어지자마자 곧, 즉시( at once), 지체없이, 기다렸다는 듯이 Immediately; without delay, suddenly With only the slightest provocation *pandemic a. 전염.병이 퍼지는 n. 세계적(전국적) 전염.병, 유행병 Widespread; general Medicine Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population *pressing need 당면한 급선무 "Pressing" here means demanding immediate attention; urgent *have a memory/mind like a steel trap (매사에) 이해가 빠르다, 굉장히 영리하다 sharp mind To be able to think very quickly, clearly and intelligently steel trap : 강철로 만든 덫, 올가미 ------------------------------------- Today's Closing tip ------------------------------------- You sound like a broken record. 넌 했던 말 계속 되풀이하고 있어. |