Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 19 (K)

advantages

장점
The advantages outweighed the disadvantages, so they decided to go ahead with the surgery.

burden

짐을 지우다
My friend was burdened by the fact that she now had to care for her sister's five children.

combination

혼합물
Hot chocolate and a good book is a perfect combination on a rainy day.

competition

경쟁
With the current recession, competition for jobs is intense.

compulsory

의무적인
Education is compulsory in the United States until the 12th grade.

considerably

상당히
After ten months of physically therapy, his ability to walk was considerably much better.

contribute

기부하다, 기증하다
Many elements contributed to her promotion, the main factor being her ability to work under severe pressure.

disadvantages

단점
Athletes who are not physically fit have many disadvantages during a tournament.

exploitation

이용, 개발
The company went out of business because of their exploitation of minors in their factories abroad.

finance

자금을 조달하다
The rich father refused to finance any of his son's adventures since all proved to be unsuccessful.

government-funded

정부가 지원하는
She lived in a government-funded housing project.

impoverished

가난한
She grew up in an impoverished family and had never used utensils while eating.

insurance

보험
The cost of health insurance is sky rocketing, making it unaffordable for most people.

monopoly

독점
With the support of the government, the company had a monopoly on the telecommunications industry for 50 years.

portion

일부, 부분
A significant portion of his salary goes to charity.

predominantly

주된, 우세한
This neighborhood is predominantly comprised of people who moved here during the 1940s.

professionals

전문가
The professionals knew what they were doing; they didn’t waste any time.

self-reliance

자기 의존, 자력
Her parents were surprised by the extent of her self-reliance.

subsidized

보조금을 지급하다
Because she is a low income, single mother, the government subsidizes her rent.

universal

보편적인, 일반적인
The universal healthcare proposal was rejected because it lacked credible evidence that it would be effective.