20180617

Question 1

strain

Answer 1

필사적이 되다
잡아당기다
최대한으로 활동시키다
혹사하여 버리다

Question 2

jolt [dʒoult]

Answer 2

충격을 주다, 급격한 동요, 정신적 쇼크

- Each gasp brought a jolt of excruciating pain.

Question 3

chasm [kǽzm]

Answer 3

깊이 갈라진 틈, 간격, 작은 협곡

• He looked down and saw his legs hanging over a chasm.
• deep chasm / 깊은 골

Question 4

halo [héilou]

Answer 4

후광, 영광, 「할로겐의」뜻

- Overhead was a pale halo of blue-white light.

Question 5

crust [krʌst]

Answer 5

지각, 표면, 껍질, 딱딱한 표면

- He had punched through the crust of snow.

Question 6

excruciating [ikskrúːʃièitiŋ]

Answer 6

몹시 괴롭히는, 대단한, 극도의

- excruciating pain / 살을 도려내는 듯한 아픔

Question 7

너가 어떤 결정을 해도 
반대하는 사람은 항상 있을거야.
근데 괜찮아, 왜냐하면 아무리 노력을 해도 
항상 다 만족시킬 수 없거든.
그리고 그건 너가 싫더라도 받아들일 수 있어야 하는 부분이다.

Answer 7

Regardless of your decision
there will always be people(someone) who disagree(s) with you.
But that’s OK, because no matter how hard you try
you can’t always make everybody(everyone) happy.
(you can’t always satisfy everybody(everyone))
and that is something (that) you have to be able to accept
whether you like it or not.

Question 8

안녕! 어떻게 지냈어?

Answer 8

Hey you! How’ve you been?

Question 9

거의 모든 한국인이 김치를 좋아해.
대부분 한국인이 김치를 좋아해.
대다수의 한국인이 김치를 좋아해.(좀 유식하게)

Answer 9

Almost all Koreans like kimchi.
Most Koreans like kimchi.
The majority of Koreans like kimchi.

Question 10

obnoxious [əbnάkʃəs]

Answer 10

불쾌한, 밉살스러운, 싫은

• obnoxious manner / 불쾌한 태도
• obnoxious smell / 불쾌한 냄새
• obnoxiously large (esp. on mobile device)

Question 11

an inveterate liar and a congenital liar

Answer 11

An inveterate liar has more of a problem. He can’t stop lying. It’s an addiction to him. Like an inveterate gambler. It doesn’t mean he is essentially good at lying.

A congenital liar is, on the other hand, is so good at lying, it seems that he is born for the job. A congenital thing is something you are born with. A congenital deformity for eg, is a deformity you were born with. It’s another way of saying that the person is very talented at lying.

Question 12

나도 그러고 싶은데, 다른 약속이 있어.
가능하면 좋겠지만, 나 오늘 야근해.
너무 좋은 데 불행하게도 오늘 회식이야.

Answer 12

I’d love to, but I have plans already.
I wish I could, but I have to work overtime today.
I’d really like, but unfortunately, there is a staff dinner tonight.
Can I get a rain check?

Question 13

절대 안돼.
안된다고 했다.
돼지가 날면 그때 할게.
죽어도 못해.
돈 줘도 안해.

Answer 13

No way.
No means no.
When pigs fly.
Over my dead body.
You couldn’t pay me to do it.

Question 14

cardiac [kάːrdiӕk]

Answer 14

심장의, 심장병 환자

• cardiac arrest / 심장 (박동) 정지
• A jolt from a standard 120-volt outlet could trigger cardiac arrest.

Question 15

electrocute [iléktrəkjùːt]

Answer 15

감전사시키다

- It might electrocute you.

Question 16

silica [sílikə]

Answer 16

이산화 규소

- Silica is chemically inert and nontoxic.

Question 17

inert [inə́ːrt]

Answer 17

움직일 수 없는, 자력으로 행동할 수 없는, 불활성의

• inert gas / 불활성(不活性) 기체
• inert matter / 자동력이 없는 물질

Question 18

choke [ʧouk]

Answer 18

질식시키다, 막히다

- The real danger is from choking on the packets

Question 19

hover [hΛvər, hάvər]

Answer 19

맴돌다, 유지하다, 날다

- Go ahead and hover.

Question 20

give off

Answer 20

방출하다, 뿜다, 발산하다

• give off fresh charm / 풋풋한 매력을 발산하다
• give off body heat / 체열을 발산하다
• give off a smell / 냄새를 풍기다
• Give off non-ionizing radiation.

Question 21

leach

Answer 21

거르다, 걸러내다
여과되다, 스며 나오다, 침투하다
- leach into your food
- the nutrient is quickly leached away
- pesticides and fertilizers that leach into rivers

Question 22

asthma [ǽzmə]

Answer 22

천식, 기관지 천식

• allergic asthma / 알레르기천식
• bronchial asthma / 기관지 천식
• cardiac asthma / 심장(성) 천식
• Studies have linked it with asthma.

Question 23

gasoline [gǽsəlìːn]

Answer 23

가솔린, 휘발유

- gasoline cans

Question 24

ravage [rǽvidʒ]

Answer 24

(종종 수동태) …을 파괴하다, 휩쓸어 파괴하다, 황폐케 하다

• countenance ravaged by sorrow / 슬픔에 찌든 얼굴
• region ravaged by famine / 기근으로 황폐한 지방
• As wildfires have ravaged so much of the country recently.

Question 25

countenance [káuntənəns]

Answer 25

묵인하다, 용모

- expressive countenance / 표정이 풍부한 얼굴

Question 26

famine [fǽmin]

Answer 26

기근, 기아, 굶주림

• widespread famine / 광범위하게 퍼진 기근
• famine relief / 기아 원조 물자, 기아 구호
• famine theft / 기아 절도범

Question 27

trek [trek]

Answer 27

끌다, (느릿느릿 또는 고생하며) 여행하다
- Thunderstorms trekked across. / 뇌우가 가로 질러왔다.
Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Question 28

smother [smΛðər]

Answer 28

…을 질식시키다, 은폐하다, 짙은 연기

- Smothering small towns in smoke.

Question 29

plague [pleig]

Answer 29

역병, 재앙, 만연
(계속) 괴롭히다, 사정없이 벌주다
- be plagued to death / 귀찮아 죽을 지경이다
- be plagued by / 홍역을 치르다
- be plagued by poor health / 몸이 약해 큰일이다
- to be plagued by doubt / 의심으로 괴로워하다
- Last year was plagued by wildfires around the country.

Question 30

swath [swaθ]

Answer 30

한 번 벤 분량, 벤자리, 풀의 줄

- including a swath

Question 31

haze [heiz]

Answer 31

안개, 먼지
흐릿해지다, 혼탁, 괴롭히다
- dust haze / 먼지 실안개
- light haze / 옅은 안개
- Such a long-distance smoke merely creates a haze on the horizon.

Question 32

aggravate [ǽgrəvèit]

Answer 32

악화시키다, (비격식) 괴롭히다

- It aggravates asthma symptoms.

Question 33

wheezy [hwíːzi]

Answer 33

숨가쁜, 씨근거리는, 헐떡거리는

- wheeziness.

Question 34

rural [rúərəl]

Answer 34

농업의, 시골의, 지방의, 전원의

- in rural.

Question 35

respite [réspit]

Answer 35

휴식, 일시적 중단, 연기

- providing a few precious hours of respite.

Question 36

descend

Answer 36

(격식) 내려가다, 전해지다

- every night it descends.

Question 37

housebound

Answer 37

집에 틀어 박혀 있는, 두문불출하는

- A housebound couple had survived pneumonia three times.

Question 38

pneumonia [njumóunjə]

Answer 38

폐렴

Question 39

smug

Answer 39

잘난체하는, 자기위주의

- He was feeling smug after his win.

Question 40

하나도 모르겠어.
전혀 모르겠네.
하늘은 알겠지.
모르겠어.
그걸 내가 어떻게 알아?

Answer 40

I have no clue.
I’m clueless.
Lord knows.
Beats me.
How would I know?