[TWIL] 3월 3주 영어공부

 

 

<2021.03.16 (Tue)> - Melinda Gates: What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola

 

Script : www.ted.com/talks/melinda_gates_what_nonprofits_can_learn_from_coca_cola/transcript

 

struck : strike의 과거형. strike : (…하다는) 인상[느낌]을 주다

: to cause someone to have a feeling or idea about something:

ex) When I meet the mothers in so many of these remote places, I'm really struck by the things that we have in common. 

ex) I was immediately struck by the similarities between the two murders.
ex) So how does my proposition strike you? (= What do you think of it?)

 

jarring : 삐걱거리는, 귀[신경]에 거슬리는; 

: a jarring sight, sound, or experience is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone:
ex) a jarring cry/chord
ex) jarring colours

ex) I see lots of poverty and it's quite jarring, both in the scale and the scope of it. 

 

developed country 선진국 

developing country 개발도상국 

 

far-flung : 1) 형용사 먼, 멀리 떨어진 2) 형용사 널리 퍼진

: used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area:

ex) She has travelled to the most far-flung corners of the world.

ex) How is it that they can get Coke to these far-flung places?

 

contraceptive : 피임, 피임약, 피임기구 

 : any of various devices or drugs intended to prevent pregnancy:

ex) Are contraceptives (e.g., condoms and pills) easily available in South Korea? 

ex) The clinic provides a free supply of contraceptives upon request.

 

perturb : (심리적으로) 동요하게 하다 (=alarm).

: to worry someone. 

ex) News of the arrest perturbed her greatly.

A sudden sound startled me. (O) 

A sudden sound perturbed me. (O, similar) 

 

the marginalized : the + 형용사(과거분사가 형용사 역할) = 복수보통명사 --> 소외된 사람들 

marginalize : ~를 하찮게 대하다, ~을 소외되게 하다

to treat someone or something as if they are not important:
ex) Now that English has taken over as the main language, the country's native language has been marginalized.

ex) How would you rate your government's services to the marginalized? 

 

It's really common in the countryside (O)  
It's really common countrisydie (X) 

 

I can dontate to such foudntiaon (O) 
I can contribute to such foundatino (O, similar) 

 

make a killing 대박, 갑자기 큰돈을 벌다, 크게 한몫 잡다.

ex) They made a killing with the sale of their London house.

 

 

 

<2021.03.16 (Tue)> - Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" Sequel 

hot-button : highly charged; emotional; causes strong opinions/feelings
ex) climate change is a hot-button issue in today's political climate.

consolation : 위안. the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment
ex) What could be a possible consolation for winning the popular vote in an election?

unveil : 드러내다. 

 1. (그림·동상 등을 처음으로 공개하기 위해) 덮개를 벗기다[제막식을 하다]

 2. 동사 (새로운 계획·상품 등을) 발표하다 (=reveal)

 1. remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony.
 ex) the mayor unveiled a plaque
 2. show or announce publicly for the first time.
 ex) the manufacturer unveiled plans for expanding into aviation

star-studded  /ˈstär ˌstədəd/ 인기 배우[스타]들이 많이 출연하는

ex) On Agust 10, Paramount Pictures unveild a star-studded trailer. 

 

 

 

<2021.03.18 (Thu)> -  Poverty, Money and Love 

 

Script : www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love/transcript

 

cornered : 구석에 몰린, 진퇴양난의 

stumble : 비틀거리다, 발이 걸리다, 발을 헛디디다 

embark : 착수하다 

embark on sth: ~에 착수하다