(POD) (HL-20190407~20190413) Weekly Headlines

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(Mon) Finland named the happiest country in the world

세상에서 가장 행복한 국가 핀란드

It's fondly known as the home of Santa Claus and the Northern Lights. And now, Finland has earned another official title - the happiest country in the world - for the second year running. That's according to an annual UN-affiliated survey released on Wednesday. The World Happiness Report ranked 156 countries in total. Reuters Gwladys Fouche. ''The Nordic countries tend to be at the top of those ranking and that's for several reasons. They have very good healthcare, there's very little crime, they have very generous welfare systems - for which they pay very high taxes - but in exchange, they get good social provisions. And also there's very little inequality between different social classes in society, or at least much less than in other countries.'' The report judges countries on six key variables that support well-being; income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. This year, the other top spots were taken by Denmark, Norway and Iceland. Following them were Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada and Austria. The U.S. on the other hand fell to 19th place. ''If there was a tip they would give to the US, would be I think to pay more taxes. In some of these countries you can pay something like half of your income or more on taxes. And if you want to have good social services, and less crime, and have better health among the population, then you'll probably need to pay more taxes.'' The five countries that have suffered the largest drops since 2005-2008 were Yemen, India, Syria, Botswana and Venezuela. 

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* survey 조사   

The survey of the company showed that it was in trouble.

조사에 따르면 그 회사는 곤란을 겪고 있었다.

* generous 후한, 너그러운   

She was generous in giving help.

그녀는 도움을 베푸는 데 인색하지 않았다.

* inequality 불평등, 불균등   

It demonstrates economic inequalities between different areas.

그것은 지역에 따른 경제적 불평등을 보여준다.

* variable 변수   

To calculate the figure, you have to take many variables into consideration.

그 수치를 계산하기 위해선, 많은 변수들을 고려해야만 한다.

* social 사회의, 사회적인   

Low birth rate has become a social issue.

저출산률이 사회 문제가 되고 있다.

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* be known as ~로 알려져 있다   

The region used to be known as a sorrowful place.

그 지역은 비통한 곳으로 알려져 오곤 했다.

* in total 합하여, 통틀어   

In total, the nation has won the tournament five times.

그 국가는 그 토너먼트에서 총 다섯 번 우승하였다.

* tend to ~하는 경향이 있다   

The man tends to become emotional easily.

그 남자는 쉽게 감정에 치우치는 경향이 있다.

* welfare system 복지 제도   

In terms of children welfare system, the country has a long way to go.

아동 복지 제도에 대해서라면, 그 국가는 아직도 갈 길이 멀다.

* in exchange 그 대신, 그 대가로   

They had to sacrifice it in exchange for economic aid.

그들은 경제적 원조를 받는 대가로 그것을 희생해야만 했다.

(Tue) Retrofitting inefficient houses to make them net zero energy

에너지 잡아 먹는 노후 주택, 개조로써 비용 대폭 낮춰

These are cold, expensive-to-heat houses, transformed into highly-insulated units that generate their own electricity. Dutch company Energiesprong renovates a house in under 10 days. It's refurbished houses across Europe. They use pre-fabricated facades, smart heating and cooling installations and insulated rooftops equipped with solar panels. To pay for the renovation, tenants pay the same or less than their old monthly energy bills. Energiesprong's Jon Warren. "I would say, here's a home energy makeover that can be in-part funded by energy savings that you can make on your home and it will give you a guarantee performance for 30 years and a clear maintenance plan so you know what you're going to need to do over those 30 years. A low cost of ownership and on top of it all, a really attractive and comfortable, warm home." It costs around €60,000 per home in the Netherlands and £70,000 in the UK. "That seems super expensive I know, but if you take into account all the maintenance savings you're going to make over that guaranteed 30-year period and all the energy savings you are going to make over that period, then the cost is essentially neutral." The company is targeting UK social housing, renovating more than 150 homes in Nottingham by 2020. It says there are millions of homes that can benefit as EU countries aim to stop contributing to climate change by 2050. Building carbon-neutral homes may not be the issue, when we have millions out there costing the Earth to heat. 

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* transform 변형시키다, 변화시키다   

The new furniture will transform your bedroom.

그 새로운 가구는 당신의 침실을 완전히 바꿔놓을 것이다.

* generate 발생시키다, 만들어 내다   

They needed someone to generate new ideas.

그들에게는 새로운 아이디어를 만들어 낼 누군가가 필요했다.

* refurbish 새로 꾸미다, 재단장하다   

They had to refurbish their company image.

그들은 그들의 회사의 이미지를 쇄신해야만 했다.

* facade (건물의) 정면, 앞면   

The facade of that building is made of marble.

그 건물의 정면은 대리석으로 되어있다.

* neutral 중립적인, 무효화된, 상쇄된   

His face had a neutral expression‎.

그의 얼굴은 무표정했다.

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* solar panel 태양 전지판   

They offered solar panel roofs as an optional feature.

그들은 선택 사양으로 지붕에 태양 전지판을 설치할 것을 권했다.

* on top of it all 무엇보다도   

On top of it all, internal auditors must contribute to compliance with audit requirements.

무엇보다도, 내부 감사자들은 감사 요구사항을 준수하는데 기여해야 한다.

* take into account 고려하다, 참작하다   

They will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account.

그들은 당신의 개인적 적성과 능력을 고려할 것이다.

* social housing 공공 지원 주택   

People whose income level is above the threshold are not entitled to social housing.

소득이 기준치를 넘는 사람들은 공공 지원 주택에 대한 자격이 없다.

* equipped with ~을 갖춘, 장착한   

The device is equipped with chemical sensors.

그 장치에는 화학물질 감지기가 장착되어 있다.

(Wed) Smart trashcan counts your wasted meatballs

스마트 쓰레기통, 버려지는 음식물도 잡을 수 있어

"So, what I have here are some IKEA meatballs that were overproduced yesterday and unfortunately now have to be thrown away." This smart garbage can is on a mission: to prevent your food ending up in landfill. It uses a camera to assess the trash and then calculates how much that food would have cost. Not only is food waste bad for the environment, but it's also a huge expense to companies. We're currently throwing out 1.6 billion tons of food around the world annually, worth about $1.2 trillion dollars. So that's where Winnow Vision's new product comes in, says the company's CEO, Marc Zornes. "The technology is an artificial intelligence-enabled system that takes pictures of food as it's being thrown away, identifies that food, puts a cost on that food and then helps kitchens drive change. We're working here with IKEA. This system is installed in all of their sites across the UK and Ireland and in the UK and Ireland IKEA has been able to already cut their food waste, by value, by 50 percent." Winnow says about 15 percent of food bought for commercial kitchens like restaurants ends up being thrown out. To reduce this - and other consumer waste - the United Nations has set the world a target to halve it by 2030. This new device is an upgrade. Its developers claim the first model has already saved commercial kitchens more than $30 million in food costs - that's more than 23 million meals per year. 

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* overproduce 과잉 생산하다   

During that time, it was overproduced and prices were low.

그 당시에, 그것은 과잉 생산되어 가격이 저렴했다.

* landfill 쓰레기 매립지   

They face the choice of landfill or incineration.

그들은 쓰레기를 매립하느냐 소각하느냐의 선택에 직면해있다.

* assess 재다, 가늠하다, 평가하다   

They need to assess the patient’s needs.

그들은 그 환자의 요구를 헤아릴 필요가 있다.

* install 설치하다, 설비하다   

He needed some help installing the software.

그는 그 소프트웨어를 설치하는데 약간의 도움이 필요했다.

* halve 반으로 줄이다   

The company is halving the prices of its products.

그 회사에서 제품 가격을 반으로 줄이고 있다.

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* throw away 버리다   

He finally decided to throw away the old chair.

그는 마침내 그 오래된 의자를 버리기로 결정했다.

* garbage can 쓰레기통   

A bomb planted in a garbage can exploded killing several people.

쓰레기통에 설치된 폭탄이 터지며 여러 사람들이 죽었다.

* on a mission 사명을 띠고, 임무를 수행하는   

She is on a mission to save the bee populations in the country.

그녀는 그 국가의 벌 개체 수를 지키려는 임무를 수행하고 있다.

* end up in 결국 ~로 가게 되다   

She hoped that he wouldn't end up in jail.

그녀는 그가 감옥에 가지 않기를 바랬다.

* food waste 음식물 쓰레기   

They had to build more food waste disposal facilities within the city.

그들은 그 도시 내에 더 많은 음식물 쓰레기 처리 시설을 지어야만 했다.

(Thu) Doctolib 'unicorn' bets on video doctors

유니콘 헬스케어 기업 닥터립, 원격진료에 투자

You're looking at a 'unicorn'. Franco-German startup Doctolib officially valued at over one billion dollars after its latest fund-raising round this week. The service provides an online booking system for doctor's appointments. Now it's betting there's big money in video consultations, too. This doctor uses the service. He says seeing patients online isn't about speed: "I take as much time as an in person consultation, about 15 to 20 minutes." Doctolib says about 100 practitioners are already doing video consultations. They can work from home, with payments and prescriptions all handled online. Doctolib says its software also cuts the no-show rate compared with regular doctor appointments. Stanislas Niox-Chateu is the cofounder: "We have created video consultations with 500 of our doctors. We developed it with them and launched it a few months ago. There is already enthusiasm beyond our expectations. About 100 practitioners are already using video consultations." Not everyone is so convinced. The mixture of tech with medical records has some worried. This Paris rheumatologist quit using the service: "I stopped doing it to take my appointments because I am not sure that my data or patient’s data are really secure and will not be used for any other purposes." Worries too about what video consultations could do to doctor-patient relationships. Some physicians fear an 'Uberization' of medicine. Doctolib is pressing ahead though. It plans to double its staff and expand outside France and Germany. Your next appointment might just be online. 

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* consultation 진찰, 상담, 상의   

The doctor offers consultations for free.

그 의사는 무료로 진찰을 제공한다.

* prescription 처방, 처방전, 처방약   

Those medications are not available without a prescription.

그 약제들은 처방전이 없으면 살 수 없다.

* enthusiasm 열광, 열의   

They were greeted with an outburst of enthusiasm.

그들은 열광적인 환영을 받았다.

* secure 안전한, 보증된   

They were looking for a secure landing spot.

그들은 위험이 없는 착륙 지점을 찾고 있었다.

* unicorn 유니콘 기업 (10억달러 이상 가치의 신설 기업)   

The company will become a unicorn after the IPO.

그 회사는 주식 상장 이후 유니콘 기업이 될 것이다.

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* doctor's appointment 병원 예약, 진료 약속   

She missed the conference because of a doctor's appointment.

그녀는 병원에서 진찰받느라 회의에 참석하지 못했다.

* in person 직접, 몸소   

You have to apply in person during the weekdays.

지원하려면 주중에 직접 내담해야만 한다.

* compared with ~와 비교하여   

Apples are more expensive this year compared with other years.

올해 사과는 예년에 비해 더 비싸다.

* medical record 진료 기록   

They can access your medical record at any time.

그들은 당신의 진료 기록에 언제든 접근할 수 있다.

* press ahead 밀고 나가다, 강행하다   

No matter what they say, the company will press ahead with the plan.

그들이 뭐라 하던, 그 회사는 그 계획을 강행할 것이다.

(Fri) Levi’s is back to mine the stock market

리바이스, 뉴욕 증시에 다시 돌아오다

Levi Strauss & Co is coming back to the stock market on Thursday after more than three decades with a valuation of $6.6 billion dollars - higher than expected. The San Francisco-based retailer that invented blue jeans in the late 19th century is listing shares just as the 80s blue jeans fashion makes a comeback. Levi's has been working to attract young customers and plans to expand this tailor shop and print bar where customers can customize their Levi's products. The company is controlled by the descendants of founder Levi Strauss, the Hass family- which will keep 80 percent of voting control following the listing. Levi's, which also sells footwear, belts and wallets, reported annual net revenue of $5.6 billion in 2018. Its products are sold in more than 50,000 retail locations including about 3,000 standalone stores in 110 countries. It also has a Japanese arm, Levi Strauss K.K. which is publicly traded in Tokyo. Levi's shares in the U.S. will trade on the New York Stock Exchange – ticker symbol L-E-V-I. 

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* valuation 평가, 평가 가치   

Experts set a high valuation on the real estate.

전문가들은 그 부동산에 대해 높은 평가 가치를 매겼다.

* invent 발명하다   

He tried to invent an internal combustion engine.

그는 내연 기관을 발명하려고 노력했다.

* customize 주문 제작하다, 맞춤 제작하다   

She uses a specially customized electric guitar.

그녀는 특별히 주문 제작된 전자 기타를 사용한다.

* descendant 자손, 후손, 후예   

She claimed to be a direct descendant of a royal family.

그녀는 자신이 왕가의 직계 후손이라고 주장했다.

* standalone 독립형의, 독자적인   

They will install additional standalone servers if necessary.

그들은 필요한 경우 추가 독립 실행형 서버를 설치할 것이다.

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* come back to ~로 되돌아가다   

She was never to come back to her country again.

그녀는 두 번 다시 조국에 돌아오지 못할 운명이었다.

* stock market 주식 시장, 증권 거래소   

The decline in the stock market scared rich people.

주식 시장의 침체가 부자들을 위축시켰다.

* list shares 주식을 상장하다   

The company listed its shares on the Korean stock market in 1992.

그 회사는 1992년에 주식을 한국 증권 거래소에 상장했다.

* voting control 의결권   

He bought preferred stocks with no voting control.

그는 의결권이 없는 우선주를 매수했다.

* ticker symbol (주식 시장의) 종목 코드   

The company is trading under ticker symbol QUIR.

그 회사의 주식은 QUIR 이라는 종목 코드로 주식 시장에서 거래되고 있다.