NPR Podcast 팟캐스트 영어단어장 HEALTH A new drug is worsening the fentanyl crisis and complicating treatment *ravage 황폐하게 하다,파괴하다 The opioid epidemic is raviging American neighborhoods. *veterinary 수의과의 It is a veterinary sedative called xylazine. *in the grip of ~에 휘말린, 시달리는 *be caught in the grip of ~에 사로잡히다 So many people are caught in the grip of drug addiction. *driver 추진 요인, 원동력 It is the drivers ..
NPR Podcast 영어회화 POLITICS Immigration has become a generational issue for Arizona voters *proximity 근접, 가까움 *top of mind 가장 먼저 떠오르는 Arizona, where the proximity to the border means immigration is at the top of many voters' minds. *figure into ~라고 생각하다, ~라고 여기다 How does immigration figure into voters' thinking there? *demographer 인구 통계학자 I learned about this term from a demographer at the Brookin..
NPR Podcast TED RADIO HOUR The story behind soaring myopia among kids *come across 발견하다, 접하다, 우연히 만나다 You came across these lenses over 20 years ago. What would be the optimal lifestyle for that kid so that they don't need you? *free up 확보하다, 마련하다, …을 해방하다, 풀어주다; 해소하다 Free up the mom's or dad's labor. *spot 발견하다, 찾다, 알아채다 They can spot birds. *count for 점수로 계산하다, 인정해주다 So to count for a good vis..
NPR Podcast 팟캐스트 영어단어장 TED RADIO HOUR The story behind soaring myopia among kids *morph 변하다 Myopia causes our eyeballs to morph, to elongate. It refracts light in a way that makes it harder to focus on things far away. *pass down 물려주다 It gets passed down through your parents. I have been told nearsightedness is a pure genetic problem. *run in the family 집안 내력이다 It tends to run in the family. She..
NPR Podcast TED RADIO HOUR The story behind soaring myopia among kids *myopia 근시 Let's get you a line to read. *nearsighted 근시의 So Harmony has myopia. That means she's nearsighted. She can't quite remember exactly when she first got diagnosed. *onset 개시, 착수, 시작 *early-onset 조기 발견 As they learned, especially early-onset myopia can cause dangerous vision problems later in life. *chalk up ~의 탓으로 하다..
NPR Podcast PUBLIC HEALTH Even the meaning of the word 'abortion' is up for debate *up for sth ~을 위해 내놓은, (어떤 활동을) 기꺼이 하려고 하는, 고려되고 있는 Even the meaning of the word 'abortion' is up for debate The public doesn't really agree on what the word means Our biggest takeaway is that people do not hold sort of a shared standard definition of what is and isn't an abortion. *ambiguity 애매모호함, 불명확함 There's a..
NPR Podcast NPR's Climate Week: A Search For Solutions Any job can be a climate solutions job: Ask this teacher, electrician or beauty CEO *biodegradable 생분해성의 So we talked to three people whose jobs address climate change in unexpected ways. How have you managed to work climate action into your role as an educator? So why did you decide to reboot your career? He started solving the problem by h..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT We've heard we need more fiber in our diets. Here are 8 easy tips for getting there *get moldy 곰팡이 슬다 They get moldy before I can even look at them. I eat them up first because if I'm paying, like, six bucks for a little pint or whatever. *moot 가치가 거의 없는, 논쟁중인, 미해결의 +) a moot point/question논란[혼동]의 여지가 있는 문제 It's moot because the vast majority of Americans get nowhere near th..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT We've heard we need more fiber in our diets. Here are 8 easy tips for getting there You were probably taught that fiber keeps you regular. You think it's kind of this nerdy nutrient *regulate 조절(조정)하다 It helps regulate blood sugar levels. Even dying prematurely from any cause. *hold/keep something in check ~을 저지[억제]하다 It keeps your hunger in check. *cardiovascular 심혈관의 And s..
NPR Podcast ECONOMY 4 reasons why your car insurance premium is soaring *sticker shock (예상 밖의) 비싼 가격에 받는 충격 If you have been feeling sticker shock from the price of auto insurance, you are not alone. *far outpacing overall inflation Prices plunged during the locked-down early months of the pandemic. *venture out 과감히 나가다, 발걸음을 내딛다 By the time people ventured back out on the road a lot of them see..
NPR Podcast HEALTH Air pollution could be making antibiotic resistance worse *on the rise 오름세의, 증가하는 Antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise across the world. *culprit 장본인, 범인 A new study points to one surprising potential culprit for the spread of antibiotic resistance - air pollution. *give a refresher 되새김시키다, 다시 생각나게 하다 Can you give us a refresher on exactly what it is? *staph = Staph..
NPR Podcast CLIMATE California's lawsuit says oil giants downplayed climate change. Here's what to know *allegedly 주장하는 바에 의하면 +) He was allegedly caught pickpocketing. 전하는 바에 의하면 그는 소매치기하다 잡혔다고 한다. What is California accusing these companies of? What makes this one stand out? *put out disinformation 허위 정보를 퍼뜨리다 They put out disinformation. *bring to bear 노력을 쏟다. 압력을 가하다, 이용하다 They're going to h..
원어민이 정말 매일 쓰는 영어 패턴, 꼭 외워서 사용해야 하는 핵심 영어패턴 5가지를 폼나는 영어 Athena샘께서 알려주십니다. 원어민들이 매일 사용할 정도로 빈도수 높은 생활영어 핵심패턴이니 잘 배워서 실전영어에서도 꼭 사용해 볼까요. 원어민이 정말 매일 쓰는 영어 패턴 5개. 영어 패턴은 꼭 이것부터 외워 두세요 (10분 37초) 1. I got you ~ 너 주려고 ~ 사왔어 I bought ~ for you. 너 주려고 ~ 사왔어. *Get + 사람 + 목적어: ~을 주려고 사왔어 너 주려고 커피 사왔어. I got you a coffee. 너 주려고 먹을 것 좀 사왔어. I got you something to eat. I got you something. 너 주려고 사왔어. 모두를 위해 도넛..
NPR Podcast Culture Are Southern accents disappearing? Linguists say yes Do you think that you sound the same as you always have? *accent-wise 억양에 관하여, 억양 측면에서 There is a difference between mother and son accent-wise. You recently published a study on the fading Southern accent. *span 걸치다, 이어지다 So they span seven generations. *the Southern drawl 모음 길게 빼 느릿느릿 말하는 경향 Why are people speaking with l..
NPR Podcast ANIMALS They fly animals on the brink of euthanasia to new homes and second chances 팟캐스트 영어단어 주요구문 정리 *on the brink of …의 직전에(=on the verge of) They fly animals on the brink of euthanasia to new homes and second chances. *euthanasia [yoo·thuh·NAY·zhuh] 안락사 +) For many years, euthanasia has been a much debated topic. 오랫동안 안락사는 많은 논란의 대상이 되고 있다. *come about 생기다, 일어나다 How did this idea ..
NPR Podcast Science SHORT WAVE Understanding the joy that many find in sadness 팟캐스트 영어단어 정리 Sadness is more than just a negative emotion. there was this beautiful melody that sat on top. *stray (자기도 모르게) 제 위치[길]를 벗어나다 it never strays far from that position. *entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] [ɪnˈtaɪs](보통 무엇을 제공하며) 유도[유인]하다 (=persuade) Yet all of these efforts to evoke sadness are also meant to entice a listener...
NPR Podcast AUTHOR INTERVIEWS U.S. employers are using AI to essentially reduce workers to numbers in the workplace *hijack 도용하다 I think that the conversation has been hijacked a bit by AI doomsday scenarios of *far off horizon 까마득히 먼 *sentient 지각(능력)이 있는 This far off horizon when AI becomes sentient. *gamut 전체 *run the gamut off 온갖 ~을 다 겪다 So it runs the gamut from simple AI systems that just p..
NPR Podcast ASIA NEWS 5 things to know about Japan's Fukushima water release in the Pacific *defunct (지금은) 현존하지않는 *now-defunct 이제는 없어진 이제는 기능이 정지된 *talk something through (확실히 이해가 될 때까지) ~에 대해 끝까지 이야기를 나누다 NPR's Geoff Brumfiel and Kat Lonsdorf are here to talk us through the science behind the decision. It all comes down to one word. *cesium 세슘 *decommission 퇴역시키다 (함선 무기 등을) 해체하다 *stick around (..
NPR Podcast CONSIDER THIS FROM NPR The Dangers of Grass Fires 팟캐스트 영어단어 공부 With the fires in Maui contained, the recovery process has begun *contain 억제하다, 억누르다 The focus is now on housing people who have been displaced. *displace (살던 곳에서) 쫓아내다 Maui's officials did one important thing as the fire was raging, *rage 맹렬히 계속되다, 맹위를 떨치다 Officials say that the high winds and the flames had taken out th..
NPR Podcast SHORT WAVE Have a food allergy? Your broken skin barrier might be to blame 팟캐스트 영어회화 영어단어장 *misidentify 오인하다, 잘못 확인하다 The bad misidentifies a protein and a food as something that is bad. This is something I encountered all the time growing up. *encounter (특히 반갑지 않은 일에) 맞닥뜨리다[부딪히다] (=meet with, run into) That's a very different set of circumstances and very different types of precauti..