Reading for the Real World 3/e-Book 3 Unit 08 (K)

accumulation

축적, 누적
The accumulation of snow on the ground happened very rapidly.

alien

외계인
An alien comes from another planet.

ample

충분한, 넉넉한
There was an ample supply of oats to feed the horses.

articulate

똑똑히 말하다
The teacher articulated the instructions for the test.

ascertain

확인하다, 규명하다
I was not able to ascertain what exactly he is going to do tomorrow.

asteroid

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

atom

원자
An atom is very small, but it is very interesting.

attain

달성하다, 성취하다
When he attained his doctorate, he felt he had accomplished all his dreams.

bullet

총알, 탄환
He was killed by a bullet.

calculation

계산
I think I made a mistakes in my calculation.

chunk

큰 덩어리
A chunk of metal was ripped from his car in the accident.

comparable

비슷한, 유사한
They say Kobe Bryant's playing style is comparable to that of Michael Jordan's.

cosmic

우주의, 장대한
We crack the cosmic codes one by one, replacing an old solution with the new one.

cosmology

우주론
She enrolled in a course on cosmology during her sophomore year at the university.

dark matter

암흑 물질
Cosmologists say dark matter and dark energy make up 96 percent of the universe.

debris

잔해, 부스러기
A fisherman caught a piece of the airship’s debris in his net.

deflect

비끼게 하다, 구부리다
He deflected the ball back toward me.

humbling

겸손한
Giving up an addiction is a humbling experience.

hypothetical

가설적, 가상적
The two men enjoyed having hypothetical discussions about what the future will be like.

manifestation

징후, 조짐
He looked perfectly healthy, as there was no manifestation of the disease developing inside his body.

milestone

중대한 사건
The case was milestone in my life.

mobility

이동성, 기동성
An elephant does not have great mobility.

particle

입자, 미립자
There are a lot of dust particles in the air.

persistence

고집
Soldiers in the army need great persistence to endure the rigorous training.

phenomenon

현상
A man eating fire was a phenomenon that he had not seen before.

radiate

퍼지다, 내뿜다
The ray flowers radiate out from the rim of the disk flowers and reach to the edge of the whole flower.

radiation

방사선
The radiation leak from the nuclear power plant

ray

빛, 광선
The sun’s warm rays covered the beach.

replicate

모사하다, 복제하다
My mom cooked the most delicious meal. I wonder

spur

격려하다, 자극하다
The coach's speech spurred her team into playing the best game of their lives.

theorist

이론을 세우는 사람
Max Weber was a Social Action theorist who was one of the leading scholars and founders of modern sociology.

under way

진행 중인
Preparations are well under way for a week of special events in May.