Issues Now in the News 3e-Book 1 Unit 04 (K)

alternative

대신의
The alternative route was actually longer than the normal route.

anticipate

예상하다
Her mom didn't anticipate the bad news from her daughter.

birthrate

출생률
With a declining birth rate and an ageing population, the first minister says they need fresh talent.

common thread

공통적인 현상
There is common thread between mental health and sexual health services.

consequence

결과
The consequence of not studying for an exam is failing.

contraception

피임
It had been her first time, they didn’t use any contraception.

demographer

인구 통계학자
Frey and other demographers said many of the population shifts could be longer-lasting.

dependent

의존하는
She was dependent upon her parent’s finances.

domestic

국내의
Critics complain that a free trade agreement will hurt domestic production of certain products.

empowerment

권한
Individuals are given empowerment to create their own dwellings.

enigma

수수께끼
The enigmas of life are not easily resolved.

epidemic

유행병
The country is facing a new flu epidemic.

evenly

고르게
The food was evenly distributed among the homeless people.

explosively

폭발적으로
The game industry is growing explosively.

fertility

번식력, 수정능력
South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world.

fine tune

세부조정하다
We do not try to fine-tune the economy on the basis of short-term predictions.

immigrant

이민자, 입주민
My parents were immigrants. They came from Poland.

induce

권유하다
The pickets induced many workers to stay away.

industrialized

산업화 된
industrialized countries are polluting the world.

predominantly

지배적으로, 주류를 이루어
This neighborhood is predominantly comprised of people who moved here during the 1940s.

propel

촉진하다
President Bush helped propel this economy by using tax cuts.

rear

기르다, 교육하다
She felt her baby had a better chance with new parents better equipped to rear her child.

shrink

오그라들다
Some flowers are very sensitive and will shrink if you touch them.

spell disaster

심각한 곤경에 빠지다
Having no northern ice may spell disaster for people worried about globalwarming

surge

급상승
There has been a sudden surge in his popularity.

talk up

흥미를 끌도록 말하다
He is talking up the company to stock analysts.

tremendous

엄청난
The singer is enjoying a tremendous popularity.

trend

경향, 방향
The recent trend in developed countries is to have less children.

urbanization

도시화
The urbanization of Texas is mainly the result of European settlement and culture.

vibrant

활기에 넘치는
It was magical, everything was so vibrant and colorful, full of life and energy.