Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 47 (K)

agriculture

농업
The region depends on agriculture for its income.

astronomy

천문학
After studying astronomy in her science class, she was fascinated with watching the starts at night.

civilizations

문명
When they landed on the island, they did not see any signs of civilization.

corpses

시체
There was no identifying mark on the corpse.

craftsmen

기술자; (숙련된) 장인
The Amish craftsmen are gifted in producing simple yet elegant furniture designs.

cuneiform

설형 문자
The earliest cuneiform inscriptions were composed of pictographs.

domesticate

(동물을)길들이다
They domesticated the wolf and now he is considered to be a part of the family.

embalmed

썩지 않게 보존하다
In order to understand the Egyptian culture, our science class embalmed a chicken.

hieroglyphics

상형 문자
When they uncovered the cave, they discovered hieroglyphics on the walls.

inhabit

..에 살다, 거주하다
The native Indians were the first people to inhabit America.

inscriptions

새긴 글
The inscription on the ring had worn away.

irrigation

관개, 물을 끌어들임
The Egyptians built canals and dams to bring water from the Nile fro irrigation.

mathematics

수학
The mathematics of the Chinese calendar is quite different than the western calendar.

mummification

미라로 만든 사람,동물
mummification was important to the Egyptians because they believed the bodies would live in another world.

nomadic

유목의, 방랑의
In my desire to see the world, I lived a very nomadic life for ten years.

oracle bone

신탁의 뼈
oracle bone is given its name because some of the objects are thought to be used as oracles.

pursuit

추적, 추격
In pursuit of the fox, the cat fell into the river.

settlements

식민
The book accounts the details of the settlement of the pilgrims in the new land.

transactions

(업무 등의)처리
Although the business was legal, most of their foreign transactions were illegal.

vessels

용기, 그릇
The artistic achievements of the Chinese bronze vessels were extremely brilliant.