HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR Shots LIVING BETTER Patients say keto helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand why *epilepsy 뇌전증, 간질 The ketogenic diet was first developed for people with epilepsy. *promise 가능성, 장래성, 밝은 전망, 유망, (특히 좋은 일이 있을 징조) *show promise 가망이 있다 +) He shows promise. (앞으로 잘 될거라며) 그는 유망한 사람이지. +) That sounds promising. (상황을 들어보니) 조짐이 좋은 걸, 잘 될 것 같은데. Now some docto..
NPR News THE INDICATOR FROM PLANET MONEY The surprising leader in EVs *work ethic 직업의식, (윤리관으로서의) 근면, 노동관 *acute 예리한, 예민한, 잘 발달된 (=keen), 급성의, 격심한 *acute attention 세심한 주의, 예리한 주의력 Wang Chuanfu is known for having this intense work ethic and an acute attention to detail. *world-beating 세계 제일의, (어떤 분야에서) 제 1인자인 Wang Chuanfu and his company were determined to make a world-beating electric vehicle. ..
NPR News THE INDICATOR FROM PLANET MONEY The surprising leader in EVs *up-and-coming 세상의 주목을 받고 있는 Elon Musk was interviewed about an up-and-coming Chinese electric vehicle company by a reporter from Bloomberg. *ramp up 증가하다 I think they're ramping up production of their electric vehicles. *stake 지분, 주식보유분, 이해관계, 말뚝, (돈 등을) 걸다 (=bet) Warren Buffett owns 10% stake in that. *overtake A as B A를 B로 ..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT 4 scenarios that can ignite a family fight — and 12 strategies to minimize them Here are four sticky situations you may encounter at your next family gathering and helpful ways to deal with them — so you can actually enjoy yourself. Your aunt keeps asking when you're getting married (a topic you don't want to get into). Your uncle wants to discuss a controversial topic. A co..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT 4 scenarios that can ignite a family fight — and 12 strategies to minimize them Many of us don't go to family parties looking for a fight. But when we're all together under one roof and have had a little too much spiked eggnog, it can be a pressure cooker. If your family holiday events tend to erupt into verbal brawls, experts say there are techniques you can try to help min..
NPR Podcast PLANET MONEY The rise of the four-day school week Some of the things that would normally happen at school spill out. *uptick 약간의 증가 *prevalence [ prévələns(i) ] 널리 퍼짐, 유행, 보급; 우세, 유력 These are places where we see kind of upticks in the prevalence of juvenile crime during that off day. They often do a little worse in those subjects. We see declines in standardized testing achievement ..
NPR Podcast PLANET MONEY The rise of the four-day school week She says it's not unreasonably priced. It was an unexpected expense. Things are just tighter. Let's go to the arcade and, you know, blow $20 for 40 minutes.. And those type of things we've had to step back from. *hike (가격·경비 등의) 대폭 인상[급등] If the tax hike had gone through, she would have paid less than $60 extra a year to pay teachers ..
NPR Podcast PLANET MONEY The rise of the four-day school week *or so ~쯤[정도], 가량 Every school year we'd lose about 50 or so teachers. That was really a problem to be losing that many. *superintendent 교육감 We had really nothing to offer our staff except low pay. *retention 보유, 유지, 잔류 Gregg and the school board decided to try a couple different things to try to solve their teacher retention problem...
NPR Podcast 영어단어 정리 LIFE KIT 8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed *disengage 풀다, 떼어내다, 분리하다, 군대가 철수하다, (의무서약책임에서) 해방시키다 Once you have stepped away or hung up or disengaged and you want to look into whatever this is, be careful. *due 적당한, 적절한, 당연한, 마땅한(N앞에서만 씀) *due diligence 상당한 주의, 실사 *do one's due diligence 신중을 기하다, 주의를 하다, 실사를 하다 You call it thinking you're talk..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT 8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed NPR 팟캐스트 영어 단어정리 She got on Ticketmaster. *get a bargain 값싸고 질좋은 물건을 발견하다 I got a bargain. And so what should've been the red flag was - how do I have these amazing seats? *hassle 귀찮은 상황, 따지기 *for all the hassle 모든 번거로움에 대해 They gave her and her cousin free front-row tickets for all the hassle. She's a foren..
NPR Podcast Life Kit TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET IT TOGETHER 7 surprising ways the public library can help you save money *flank ~이 옆[측면]에 있다, 측면 He is walking with purpose, flanked by two friends. *jam (속어) 음악, 특히 강렬하고 에너제틱한 리듬을 가진 곡 Yeah, it's a jam. (노래가) 재미있다 *dismay 실망, 경악하게 만들다 I'm always dismayed to say that it does not. *navigate 복잡한 상황을 다루다, 처리하다 We'll talk about how to navigate the online ho..
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 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..