Extensive Reading-Book A Unit 20 (K)

colonialism

식민지주의
Early colonialism proved very useful to many growing empires, such as the UK because many valuable trade items made them very prosperous.

cosmopolitan

세계주의자, 국제인
New York is said to be the most cosmopolitan area in the US as it contains many shopping centers and art galleries.

credit

신뢰, 신용
We will give him credit for his good deeds.

despite

임에도 불구하고
despite her nervousness about bungee jumping, she looked quite calm as she stood on the edge of the platform.

extraction

추출, 적출
As soon as the miners discovered ore, they immediately searched for an extraction point to start digging.

garner

모으다, 저축하다
In ancient times, farmers would manually garner all the wheat by hand.

hinder

방해하다
The sprain seriously hindered the athlete from running as fast as he could.

import

수입하다
European and Japanese vehicles are usually imported from their respected countries to the US.

isolate

분리되다
We isolated the bacteria so that it wouldn’t spread.

mainland

본토
Australia’s mainland contains mostly desert.

multilingual

다중언어의
The person was multilingual. He spoke four languages.

overlap

겹치다
I can’t see the two lines. I think they are overlapping.

peninsula

반도
The southern landmass of Florida is a peninsula to the United States.

persist

인내하다
Despite his sickness, Ralph persisted to learn in school.

portrayal

초상, 묘사
Shakespeare’s portrayal of Julius Caesar is quite different from what actually happened in real life.

press

누르는 기계
We use the printing press to mass produce the daily newspaper.

readership

독자
The magazine went out of business because the readership base dwindled to almost nothing.

render

되게 하다
The poison rendered the victim paralyzed.

stable

마구간, 외양간
The cowboy woke up early and went to the stable to get his horse ready for the days work.

stellar

별의, 항성의
The actor performed a stellar audition for the part.