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Measuring The Economic Impact Of Baltimore's Port Closure

 

These families are living a nightmare.

*presume (실질적인 증거는 없지만 사실일 것이라고) 추정하다[여기다/생각하다] (=assume)

*presumed 당연한 것으로 여겨지는, 추정되는

The bodies of four people presumed dead in the collapse are still missing.

*closure 감정적인 마무리, 안식

Giving the victims families closure is still his first priority.

There is a growing sense of urgency in Baltimore and beyond.

*ripple out 펴지다, 확장하다

It quickly ripples out to the surrounding city, state and region.

*at stake 위태로운, 성패가 달려있는

So how quickly can that channel be cleared, and what's at stake for the region and the broader economy?

*there is no telling …은 모른다, 알 수 없다

There is no telling how much longer it will remain closed for business.

+) There is no telling what may happen.

     무슨 일이 일어날지 아무도 모른다.

He described the situation as chaotic wreckage.

We have to move fast, but we cannot be careless.

*on the ground 현장에서

He has been on the ground in Baltimore.

They have avoided giving any sort of timeline.

*put into context맥락에서 이해하다 

Put into context how much business would normally be happening per day at the port.

*weigh 무게를 달다 저울질하다 따져보다

Some automakers are weighing half a dozen different alternatives for how to get these cars to dealerships. 

*proportionally 비례해서, 비교해서

All of this mess just means less work for the longshoremen in particular.

*up to speed 기대 속도, 최신 정보를 갖춘

They are getting us up to speed on where things stand one week after that cargo ship took down the Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore.

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One week after a massive container ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse, a massive effort is underway to clear the wreckage. But it's still unclear how long the cleanup will take.

Meanwhile, with much of the Port of Baltimore shut down, the economic impact is being felt locally, regionally and in the broad economy.

Host Mary Louise Kelly gets the latest from NPR's Laurel Wamsley, on the ground in Baltimore, and Camila Domonoske, who covers the auto industry for NPR. Baltimore is a major national hub for the import and export of vehicles.

 

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Measuring The Economic Impact Of Baltimore's Port Closure

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