NPR Podcast Life Kit TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET IT TOGETHER 7 surprising ways the public library can help you save money It's just a great way for kids to build confidence in their reading. Nobody shushed them. *beat around the bush 돌려서 말하다 We've been beating around the bush here a little bit. You can also look for books on the displays that librarians put a lot of heart and thought into. *put a hold..
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 ECONOMY Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet *make ends meet 수입과 지출의 균형을 맞추다 *barely make ends meet 겨우겨우 살아가다 Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet. *seemingly 겉보기엔, 외견상으로는 *contradictory 모순되는 (=conflicting) Think about these two seemingly contradictory facts. *by far 단연코, 훨씬, 월등히 *crustacean [krʌˈsteɪʃn] 갑각류 This crust..
NPR Podcast Shots HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR LIVING BETTER Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone The drugs Ozempic and Wegovy both cause dramatic weight loss. For starters, it's one of about 20 other hormones whose goal is to make you stop eating. Start absorption, which means your hunger signals are supposed to get suppressed. *enhancer 개선제, 개선 장치 It's k..
NPR Podcast CULTURE We asked Hollywood actors and writers to imagine the strikes on screen 팟캐스트 영어단어 정리 *voiceover (TV따위의 화면 밖의)해설 소리 *voiceover actor 성우 *a sweeping period picture 역사극 Would it be a TV reality show, a sitcom, a sweeping period picture? We're a rounding error. *rom-com 로맨틱 코미디 *center on ∼에 초점을 맞추다 The story might center on lonely screenwriters. *paltry [ˈpɔːltri] 보잘것없는, 쥐꼬리만한 (=..
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 NPR's Climate Week: A Search For Solutions Climate solutions are necessary. So we're dedicating a week to highlight them *emerge from ~에서 벗어나다 we've just emerged from a really brutal summer There's this meteor hurtling towards Earth we can find the solutions to change the trajectory we're on. He equates this moment to when our country faced past injustices. *dismantle 해체하다 slavery wa..
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..
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 ..