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ANIMALS
They fly animals on the brink of euthanasia to new homes and second chances

 

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*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 come about?

*cockpit 조종실
She climbed right up on the wing, made a beeline for the cockpit.
*tackle 해결하다, 다루다, 대처하다
I was working on an engineering firm at the time, tackling some very different challenges to animal rescue, when I met Dean Heistad and his wife Katie.
*make a beeline for 곧장 ~로 가다, 직행하다
It turns out that she must have known she was onto the sweet life because she climbed right up on the wing, made a beeline for the cockpit.
*boundless 한[끝]이 없는 (=infinite)
They named her after another boundless aviator, of course, Amelia Earhart.
*leverage 영향력을 끼치다
*in need 어려움에 처한, 도움이 필요한
They wanted to leverage the aviation community to help more pets in need.
*behind the scenes 은밀한, 이면의, 막후의, 무대뒤에서
*to get off the ground 시작하다
I was kind of behind the scenes helping to build the nonprofit structure and website and getting us off the ground.
 I don't want to get unpleasant about it 
We make every effort to help whenever we can.
*logistical 병참의, 수송의, 물류의
It's a very intense logistical operation
*to be at capacity 풀가동 중이다, 꽉 찼다, 한도에 다다랐다, 한계가 있다
+) I’m at capacity.
+) I'm at capacity with new social media personally.
They will let us know that they are at capacity and can we help.
we are looking through our roster of volunteer pilots,
*hitch (잠깐 지체하게 하는) 문제[장애]
*go off with a hitch 아무 문제없이 순조롭게 진행되다
It's a big undertaking to plan the mission and ensure that everything goes off without a hitch.
*connect the dots 이해하다, 정황을 파악하다
It's basically a big mission to play Tetris and connect the dots to find a place for these pets to go.
*wind down 서서히 끝나다, 차분해지다
+) Summer is winding down.
    더위가 한풀 꺾이고 있다.
The pandemic has kind of wound down.
*to get a pet fixed = to spay or neuter a pet 중성화 수술하다
It's due to pet overpopulation and people not getting their dogs fixed, not getting their cats fixed.
*perish (특히 끔찍하게) 죽다, 비명횡사하다
animals who would otherwise likely perish
There's just no better feeling in the world. 


NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted.

 

 

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They fly animals on the brink of euthanasia to new homes and second chances

 

They fly animals on the brink of euthanasia to new homes and second chances

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted.

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