Reading for the Real World 3/e-Book 1 Unit 05 (K)

accomplish

성취하다, 완수하다
He is very fast. I was surprised that he accomplished his task in just one week.

adopt

채택하다, 채용하다
He adopted them all, the children that no one wanted, he took them all into his family.

amphibian

양서류
Some amphibians look like lizards.

approval

찬성, 동의
I am waiting on his approval of the program.

asteroid

소행성
Many scientists believe the dinosaurs were wiped out when the Earth was hit by an asteroid.

atmosphere

대기, 공기
The Earth’s atmosphere contains oxygen.

biodiversity

생물의 다양성
The city wanted to increase its level of biodiversity.

breakdown

분해
Experts call it a 'transmission breakdown.'

catastrophic

대변동의, 비극적인
The catastrophic flood ruined the entire village.

conservation status

보존 상태
Type of damage covered Significant adverse effects on reaching or maintaining favourable conservation status.

critically

비판적으로
Think critically and don't lap up everything they tell you.

deadline

최종기한, 마감기일
The deadline for my article is Monday morning.

emission

방사, 배출
The emission from cars creates air pollution.

exploitation

개발
We lag behind other nations in the exploitation of the air.

extinct

멸종된, 절멸한
Dinosaurs are no longer in existence; they are extinct.

foundation

지원,기초
She also wanted to inspire other children from countries without strong winter sports foundations.

grim

(얼굴·태도 등이) 험상스러운, 무서운
The mother had a grim look on her face when her son arrived late for dinner.

industrialized

산업화된
industrialized countries are polluting the world.

invade

침략하다
Soldiers from the neighboring country invaded the town unexpectedly.

mammal

포유동물
Elephants are the largest mammals on Earth.

marine

바다의, 해양의
Seals, whales, and dolphins are examples of marine animals.

methane

메탄
methane is a type of gas that is used as fuel.

namely

다시 말하면, 즉
This idea of centrality may be locational, namely that a city lies at the geographical center of England, Europe, and so on.

perch

횃대
Often a dragonfly has a favorite perch on which it sits.

pest

해충, 유해 동물
Mosquitoes can truly be a pest after a humid rainy day.

predator

포식자
A lion is predator that is at the top of the food chain.

protocol

외교 의례, 의전
A total of 156 countries have signed the Kyoto protocol.

resistant

저항하는, 반대하는
The resistance to the proposal was more than we would have expected.

slash

대폭 줄이다
Today, the average French meal has been slashed down to 38 minutes.

summit

정상, 정상 회담
I am the two hundred and ninth person to stand on the summit of Mount Everest.

taxonomic

분류의, 분류학상의
The needs of the natural environment cannot be determined by one taxonomic group.

water vapor

수증기
There, the air cools and it cannot hold the water vapor.