CNN Student News, 2014/03/19

CNN Student News, 2014/03/19

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Summary

• Annexation of Crimea
• Medals of honor
• GM's recall
• Big Bang theory
• NCAA

Useful Expression

• First up, the maps on your classroom wall and in your geography book may be changing.
• Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty that makes Crimea part of Russia.(make A B, A를 B로 만들다.)
• His actions followed Sunday`s voting Crimea when Crimean residents overwhelmingly chose to split off from Ukraine and join Russia.(A로 부터 떨어져 나가다)
• The U.S. and E.U. have imposed sanctions.(제재을 강요하다)
• Tough times for General Motors.
• Because this problem may date back years, and the recall was just issued last month, the company has been accused of dragging its feet in addressing the issue.(다리를 질질 끌다.)
• And the stakes couldn`t be higher.
  
•  The elements of it separating from each other like raisins in a raisin bun as dough bakes and expands in the oven.

Vocabulary

overwhelmingly[òuvərhwélmiŋli]

• 압도적으로, 대단히 

split off

• 쪼개다, 찢다, 분열하다 

impose[impóuz]

• 부과하다, 제한하다, 적용하다, 시행하다, 강요하다 

annexation[ӕnikséiʃən]

• 합병, 부가, 첨가 

medal of honor

• 명예 훈장 

posthumously[pάsʧuməsli]

• 사후에 

recipient[risípiənt]

• 수령인, 수취인, 수납자 

dragging[drǽgiŋ]

• 매우 지친, 느릿느릿한, 드래그 레이스를 하는 일 

accuse of

• ~을 비난하다 

ignition[igníʃən]

• 점화 장치, 연소, 발화 

stake[steik]

• 지분, 걸다, 제공하다, 말뚝 

aftershock

• 여진, 뒤에 일어나는 충격, 여파 

raisin[réizn]

• 건포도

refute[rifjúːt]

• 반박하다, 논박하다, …을 논파하다 

insanity[insǽnəti]

• 정신 이상, 광기, 미친 짓 

selection committee

• 선발 위원

bracket[brǽkit]

• 브래킷, 받침대, 까치발