Short Articles for Reading Comprehension-Book 3 (K)

federation

연합
The federation had a lot of power because it was made up of so many different organizations.

founder

창설자
Muhammed was the founder of Islam, one of the religions in the middle east.

govern

통치하다, 지배하다
A wise ruler must govern with mercy and justice.

motto

좌우명, 표어, 모토
The motto for our club was, "Keep the planet clean, do your part."

banquet

(정식) 연회, 축하연
The king gave a great banquet in honor of his birthday and roasted ten pigs.

confection

과자, 사탕 과자
Turkey is famous for its baklava, a confection made from honey, nuts, and pastry sheets.

freezer

냉동 장치, 냉동고, 냉동실, 냉동차, 냉장고
Put the popsicles and ice cream in the freezer so they stay cold.

frozen

언
The water in the pond was frozen so the children went skating on it.

aggressive

공격적인, 공세적인
A hungry lion is very aggressive.

benefit

이득, 이익
The benefit of a big family is that you always have someone to talk to when you are sad.

bid

입찰
Her bid for the antique table was too low so she did not win it.

competitor

경쟁자, 경쟁 상대
Joe's competitor was taller and stronger, so he knew it would be a tough race.

suitable

(~에) 적합한, 적절한, 알맞은
A bathing suit is not suitable for school, please wear something else.

adopt

채택하다, 채용하다
He adopted them all, the children that no one wanted, he took them all into his family.

bark

나무껍질
The bark of oak trees is used to make certain medicines.

origami

종이 접기
origami is an interesting hobby, and one can spend hours folding little frogs and flowers.

seismograph

지진계, 진동계
The 2008 Sichaun earthquake was measured with a seismograph.

ceramics

도자기 공예, 요업
ceramics are a cheap and popular way to add a little color to your home.

dominate

지배하다
Frogs dominate in one area of the woods while alligators rule in the swamps.

inspire

(욕구·자신감·열의를 갖도록) 고무[격려]하다
Good teachers want to inspire their students to do well.

sculpture

조각물
Greek sculpture is admired throughout the world.

deposit

침전물, 퇴적물
The gold miners found a large deposit of gold in that area.

durable

영속성 있는, 항구성의
It is better to pay a little more for something durable than to buy something cheap that breaks easily.

igneous

불로 인하여 생긴, 화성의
igneous rocks were originally magma that cooled and hardened.

invincible

정복할 수 없는, 무적의
No man alive is invincible, everyone has a weakness.

jewelry

보석류
Women throughout time have liked to wear all kinds of jewelry for decoration and rank.

sparkle

번쩍이다
Diamonds and glass sparkle in the sunlight, but a diamond is much harder.

chronological

연대순의
History teachers often ask students to put important events in chronological order.

commandment

계명, 계율, 명령, 지령, 명령권
Following the king's commandment, we went out and started helping others.

revelation

계시
A true revelation is something that is deeply understood in the heart.

revere

숭배하다, 존경하다
People have revered gold and silver throughout the ages.

sacred

신성한, 성스러운
Stonehenge is thought to have once been a sacred place where people worshipped.

archivist

기록 보관인
While being an archivist may not be that exciting, the work of preserving the past is critical.

institution

기관[단체/협회]
Hong went to Harvard, an important academic institution in the States.

orally

구두로
Most ancient peoples passed their histories and beliefs orally to the next generation.

papyrus

파피루스
Since it was only made from papyrus, the document crumbled after many years.

tribe

부족
Various Indian tribes spread out over the plains and lived off the land.

abbreviate

단축하다; 생략하다
When texting someone, it is common to abbreviate words.

currency

통화, 화폐 대용물
Zimbabwe's currency was almost worthless so a loaf of bread was more than 100 billion dollars.

mint

동전을 만들다
This was the name given in 1519 to coins minted from silver mined in Joachimsthal, now called Jachymov.

simplification

평이화, 간이화
Isaac Asimov was good at the simplification of difficult ideas.

superimpose

포개 놓다
We should superimpose the new maps over the old ones to see where the ancient kingdoms were.

celebrity

명사, 유명인
celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan often have a lot of money.

dependent

의존하는
Newborns are completely dependent on their mothers, they need to have everything done for them.

exaggeration

과장, 과대시, 과장된 표현
It was an exaggeration to say that Yao Ming is over fifteen feet tall.

negligible

무시해도 좋은
Since the amount of time they lost was negligible, they went in to see the movie.

public

대중, 민중
The public always wants to know what's going on in the government.

crust

딱딱한 표면
We really only know about the crust of the earth since it is what we walk on.

erupt

(화산 따위가) 분출하다, 터지다
The water erupted from the broken fire hydrant and no one could shut it off.

evacuate

(건물을) 비우다
Firefighters evacuated the people from the burning building.

foundation

기초
The foundations of the building were damaged by the severe earthquake.

predict

예언하다, 예보하다
No one can predict the future, although many people try.

bizarre

별난, 기괴한
Edgar A. Poe wrote some bizarre stories like the Fall of the House of Usher.

camouflage

위장하다
The soldiers placed tree branches around their spot to camouflage themselves.

creature

생물, 창조물
A sting ray is a flat, diamond-shaped creature that lives in the ocean.

lethal

치명적인, 죽음에 이르는
Avoid growing foxglove because the plant contains dioxin, a lethal poison.

millennia

천년
Over the millennia, many great civilizations have risen and fallen.

spine

바늘, 가시 모양의 돌기
Porcupines have a lot of spines for protection.

futuristic

미래의, 미래파의, 선진적인, 초현대적인, 전위적인
The new jet pack is a futuristic device that lets one man fly around like an astronaut.

imaginary

상상의
Centaurs, griffons, and elves are all imaginary creatures.

impossibility

불가능, 불가능한 일
When she thought about all the impossibilities, Sara realized that the strange solution must be the right one.

novella

중편 소설
Herman Melville wrote Billy Bud, a famous novella.

speculative

투기적인
The stock market is highly speculative, with people just hoping about the future.

supernatural

초자연의, 신비적인
supernatural forces are those that cannot be explained by the natural world.

culinary

부엌의;요리의
My culinary skills were not great, so I burned the soup and set the kitchen on fire.

demon

악마, 마귀
They thought that the crazy woman was possessed by a demon.

distributor

분배자, 영화 배급업자, 판매자, 판매 대리점, 도매업자
All of the small shops bought the paper from a distributor who handled the smaller orders.

harsh

잔인한, 무정한
The police caned the prisoner, a harsh punishment involving the use of a pole.

producer

생산자, 제작자
Korea is the largest producer of kimchi, which is spicy pickled cabbage.

vampire

흡혈귀
Anne Rice wrote stories about vampires, mythical people who drank blood.

casualty

사상자, 피해자
The aid workers were lucky and suffered only one casualty when the bomb exploded.

emergency

비상, 긴급 사태
In an emergency, the most important thing to do is to stay calm and not panic.

injury

상해, 손상
Mary fell down and got a minor injury.

preserve

보존하다, 유지하다
It is important to preserve human life.

resuscitation

소생, 인공호흡
Oliver survived because of the resuscitation he got after his heart attack.

boom

호황
Analysts think the boom times are over now that so many people lost their jobs.

fuel

연료
Farmers need fuel to run their tractors and other equipment.

inflation

인플레이션, 통화 팽창
inflation goes up every year, but if it goes up too quickly in a short amount of time, there is a problem.

interruption

방해
Agnes waited for the interruption to die down before she began her speech again.

cenotaph

기념비
Mark, World War II veteran, visits the cenotaph every year and thinks about his fallen friends.

chamber

회의소
President Smith entered the chamber and brought the meeting to order.

distressed

비통에 찬, 비탄하는
Many families were distressed at the sight of the burning towers, hoping for a miracle.

elaborate

공들인
The bride's dress was elaborate, having three kinds of fabric and over 4,000 beads.

mausoleum

웅장한 무덤,영묘
The mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a huge and ornate tomb.

tribute

감사의 표시
Every year, small countries would bring tribute to the Chinese emperor.

archetype

원판, 모범
My grandmother was the archetype-plump, jolly, warm, and always baking something good.

detective

탐정, 형사
Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Peter Wimsey-who was the greatest fictional detective?

fictional

꾸며낸, 어구의
Most movies are almost entirely fictional, with strange people and events.

murder

살인, 모살
murder is one of the worst crimes in society, and the punishment is often death.

solve

(수학 문제 등을) 풀다[해결하다]
If you can solve these math problems, please continue onto the next page of the test.

lens

렌즈
Matthew put another lens on the telescope so he could see the moon more clearly.

magnify

(렌즈·현미경 등으로 더 크게 보이도록) 확대하다
A microscope magnifies the image of a tiny bacteria hundred times.

monk

수도자, 수도승
After his wife died, Gerald became a monk and worked in the church gardens.

optician

안경상, 광학 기계상
Dr. Visio, the optician, told me to look at the chart and read the letters.

sermon

설교
The famous 'sermon on the Mount' is full of important things to think about.

inspiration

영감[자극]을 주는 사람[것]
Thoreau got his inspiration from the world around him.

patent

특허권
Many companies have patents for their products so no one else can make the same item.

perspiration

땀, 발한
The athlete ran so much that the perspiration was flowing off his head like a stream.

phonograph

축음기
Old phonographs can still be found in resale shops with the big round records they played.

prolific

풍부한, 많이 생기는
Isaac Asimov was a prolific writer, having written over 9,000 letters and books in his lifetime.