수직 Listening-종합편 Day 30 (E)

animal kingdom

동물계
The animal kingdom is truly magnificent.

be in tune with

~와 리듬이 맞다
Pigeons are in tune with the Earth’s magnetic fields.

contraction

a pain, often muscular, esp. starting the birth of a baby
Sharks can sense electricity from muscle contractions in their prey.

count on

to reply on; to depend on
His team and his school are counting on him to keep the other team from scoring.

goalie

골키퍼
Charles is the team’s goalie, but lately he has been allowing a lot of goals during practice.

homing

귀소성이 있는, 제 집에 돌아오는
That’s why the homing pigeon was used to send messages in the past.

imagination

ability to think creatively
It really helps to develop my imagination.

lately

of late; recently; not long since
Charles is the team’s goalie, but lately he has been allowing a lot of goals during practice.

lay eggs

(of a bird) to produce (eggs)
Salmon also use the Earth's magnetic fields to find their way back to their birthplace to lay eggs.

literary work

문학 작품
Do you think reading literary works will help improve my imagination?

magnetic field

an area around a magnet or something magnetic, in which its power to attract objects to itself can be felt
Did you know that pigeons are in tune with the Earth’s magnetic fields?

magnificent

very beautiful or impressive
The animal kingdom is absolutely magnificent.

pressure

to try to make others do something
Charles is under a lot of pressure from his teammates and tells Jack that he wants to quit the team.

prey

an animal that is hunted as food by another animal
Vipers have infrared vision, which they use to identify their prey.

reassure

to restore to assurance or confidence
Jack wants to reassure Charles that he’ll do fine, and that nobody is perfect.

semester

either of two terms of about 18 weeks each that make up a school year
But as the semester has gone on, I’ve been enjoying all of the short stories and novels.

vision

the act of seeing
Some snakes, particularly vipers, have infrared vision, which they use to identify their prey.

zoologist

a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
My name is Frank Berger, and I’m a zoologist.