수직 Listening-Level 1 Unit 19 (K)

academically

학문적으로
The other isn’t that great academically, but it's only an hour away from his hometown.

accept

받아들이다
After waiting for a few months, he gets accepted to two schools.

according to

~에 따르면
according to statistics reported by Job Fair magazine, the average salary of people aged 20-30 earn lower salaries than before.

appear

~인 것 같다
But it certainly appears to be working for you and your family.

apply

신청하다, 지원하다
Andrew has applied to several universities.

as soon as possible

되도록 (최대한) 빨리
He has to choose as soon as possible.

average

평균의
Do you know the average salary of people aged 20-30 who have a master’s degree?

bear

참다, 견디다
The market can’t bear to pay the same salaries it once could.

certainly

틀림없이, 확실히
It certainly appears to be working for you.

complicated

복잡한
The directions can be a bit complicated if you don’t know your way around town.

convenient

편리한
Jogging is relatively safe and convenient.

declining

쇠퇴하는
She didn’t mention the declining condition of the overall economy.

deserve

~을 받을만하다
Many people receive salaries far lower than what they deserve.

direction

방향
Well, it’s not far from here, but the directions are complicated.

employee

종업원, 직원
employees are overqualified for the positions they’re applying to.

facility

시설
One is an excellent school with great facilities.

familiar

익숙한
Are you familiar with the city at all?

give it a try

시도하다, 한번 해보다
You should give it a try.

guidance counselor

지도 교사
Andrew’s guidance counselor, Mrs. Towns, walks toward him.

hesitate

망설이다
Andrew, if you hesitate too long, you may lose your chance.

hometown

고향
But the school is very far from his hometown.

impressed

인상 깊게 생각하는, 감동을 받은
I’m very impressed.

lately

최근에, 얼마전에
So, you’ve been exercising lately?

lose weight

살이 빠지다
Greg, you look like you’ve lost weight.

master's degree

석사학위
The average salary of people aged 20-30 who have a master’s degree or higher is between twenty and forty thousand dollars lower than before.

overall

전반적인
First, the overall economy is not doing well.

overqualified

필요 이상의 자격을 갖춘
Nowadays, there are many overqualified people who are working with salaries far lower than what they deserve.

pool

이용가능인력
That company has a large pool of potential employees to choose from.

position

위치
She is overqualified for the position she is applying to.

potential

잠재적인
Companies now have a much larger pool of potential employees to choose from.

present

제시하다
Yeah, you have quite a lot of information to present.

recently

최근에
Well, I’ve actually been running a lot recently.

relatively

비교적
Running is easy, relatively safe, and convenient.

report

알리다, 보도하다
Job Fair magazine reported that the people who have a master’s degree earn lesser than it was only ten years ago.

run a business

사업을 하다
She didn’t mention the increase of the average cost to run a business.

senior year

최고 학년
It’s Andrew’s senior year of high school.

stiff

심한, 힘든
Second, there are far more people earning graduate degrees than ever before, so competition for jobs is stiffer than ever.

struggling economy

침체된 경제
With a struggling economy, people are often overqualified for the positions they’re applying to.

urge A to V

A에게 ~하도록 권유하다, 충고하다
His guidance counselor urges him to choose as soon as possible.

work out

운동하다
So, you’ve been working out lately?