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[해커스 TOEIC] 단어, Part 5 문제

English EyeSept 8, 2021

1) 단어+예문 10개 더 많은 토익빈출 단어 '해커스 토익 기출 보카'에서 확인 ▶ 2) 파트 5 3문제 1. Because room rates at the best hotels have risen astronomically, travelers prioritize ------- accommodations whenever they fly to other countries. (A) reason (B) reasoning (C) reasonable (D) reasoned 해석 최고급 호텔들의 숙박 요금이 어마어마하게 인상되었기 때문에, 여행자들은 비행기로 다른 나라에 갈 때마다 가격이 적당한 숙박 시설들을 우선시한다. 해설 -- 형용사 자리 채우기 문제 명사(accommodations)를 꾸밀 수 있는 것은 형용사이므로 형용사 (B), (C), (D)가 정답의 후보이다. ‘여행자들은 가격이 적당한 숙박 시설들을 우
[영어답게 표현하기] 시사적인 내용을 말할 때 도움이 될 영어다운 표현들

English EyeSept 8, 2021

지난회에 이어 시사적인 내용을 말할 때 도움이 될 영어다운 표현들을 보겠습니다. 이번에도 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 시사이슈 편』에서 뽑았습니다. <경제> 1 A I’ve always been amazed at how Korea rose from the ashes of war to become so advanced. B If the nation hadn’t persevered through all its hardships, we would’ve had a different outcome. A 한국이 어떻게 전쟁의 잿더미에서 일어나 그렇게 발전했는지 항상 놀라워. B 어려움을 참고 극복하지 않았다면 다른 결과가 생겼을지도 모르지. SITUATION 전쟁의 폐허를 딛고 일어섰다고 할 때 평범하게 Korea was destroyed by war but became
[Kim Seong-kon] The globalization of Korea and the prefix “K-”

ViewpointsSept 8, 2021

These days, the South Korean government as well as pop culture promotion agencies attach “K-” to virtually everything of Korean origin that is popular overseas, such as K-culture, K-literature, K-pop, K-food, K-cars, K-dramas, K-quarantine and a host of others. Perhaps politicians and promoters want to inspire patriotism and pride by branding all these cultural exports with a “K,” suggesting that whatever raises the profile of Korea overseas is uniquely “Korean.&rdq
[Hwang Jae-ho] Strategic perspective over the Afghanistan crisis

ViewpointsSept 8, 2021

The chaotic scenes of Afghanistan women desperately crying out in fear, cheers from Taliban, Kabul airport covered with bloody terror, and President Joe Biden’s frustrated looks. ... With the recent withdrawal of Afghanistan, there has been growing controversy over the credibility and morality of US leadership; over whether “America is Back,” “America can be Back,” or even “America is Willing to be Back’. Criticisms of the Biden administration’s ir
[Editorial] Deflected focus

EditorialSept 8, 2021

The conservative main opposition People Power Party’s primary race to choose its candidate for next year’s presidential election has gotten off to a rough start. The ceremony, held Sunday to officially kick off the race with presidential contenders committing themselves to fair competition, only exposed the party’s lingering internal discord. Four of the dozen contenders boycotted the event in a show of their discontent with a bid by the intraparty election management committ
Ban Ki-moon marks 2nd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

Diplomatic CircuitSept 7, 2021

‘Prioritize return of clean air and blue skies’ By Ban Ki-moon Sept. 7, 2021, marks the 2nd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as designated by the United Nations General Assembly. This day reminds us of the need to act now to reduce air pollution and take a stand for the fundamental right to clean air for ourselves and for future generations. Last year, as the president of the assembly and the chair of the council of the Global Green Growth Institute, I had the pleas
[Eric Posner] America’s return to foreign-policy realism

ViewpointsSept 7, 2021

US President Joe Biden’s speech defending the withdrawal from Afghanistan announced a decisive break with a tradition of foreign-policy idealism that began with Woodrow Wilson and reached its apex in the 1990s. While that tradition has often been called “liberal internationalism,” it also was the dominant view on the right by the end of the Cold War. The United States, according to liberal internationalists, should use military force as well as its economic power to compel othe
[Editorial] Ridiculous appointment plan

EditorialSept 7, 2021

Korea Growth Investment Corp. (K-Growth) is expected to pick a former administrator of the presidential office, who’s ignorant of investment management, to take charge of a 20 trillion won ($17.2 billion) “New Deal Fund” that includes 7 trillion won in government policy funds. Its board of directors is said to have decided to appoint Hwang Hyun-seon as chief of the recently created Second Investment Division if he is elected as a director at the shareholders meeting on Sept. 1
[Editorial] Unsustainable benefits

EditorialSept 6, 2021

When President Moon Jae-in took office in May 2017, his administration took over more than 10 trillion won ($8.6 billion) in employment insurance funds from the government of his predecessor Park Geun-hye. The fund has since shrunk at a rapid pace. It is expected to dwindle to 4.7 trillion won by the end of this year. Excluding the 7.9 trillion won borrowed from the public capital management fund, the employment insurance fund has already been depleted and is forecast to be saddled with a defi
[ESG Talk] Reshaping landscape of risk management in times of ESG

MoneySept 5, 2021

Digital technology advancements have led the business community to popularize the abbreviation VUCA -- short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity -- with great hype and enthusiasm. The concept connotes the spirit of risk-taking, agility and lean business practices required in the current age of digital transformation -- and, most recently, environmental, social and governance development. A new landscape is forming under corporate objectives to manage the intensifying ESG risks
[Visual History of Korea] World’s first case of press oppression

CultureSept 3, 2021

The power of the media is in its right and capacity for selective truth telling. King Seonjo, the 14th king of the Joseon Kingdom, clearly understood that “newspapers write the first draft of history,” during what was to be the world’s first case of press oppression in 1577. “The first commercial newspaper printed with movable types was in Korea during the years of King Seonjo,” said the Ven. Jibong of the Yeongcheon History Museum. Following three months of th
[김대균의 영어산책] 국제회의 통역사와 현장 강사, 스포츠 통역사의 영어 학습법

English EyeSept 3, 2021

2주전에 정리해드린 영어학습법이 반응이 좋은 것 같아서 그 때 못다 실은 원고를 더 추가해서 정리해드린다. 필자는 토익만 430여회 최다응시 만점강사인데 토익 토플만점을 다 받은 조주연 국제회의통역사가 제공한 학습법을 살펴보자. 1. Set an alarm and time. 알림/시간 설정을 해두세요. Think of language as a prescribed medicine. 새로운 언어 배울 때는 꾸준함이 최선입니다. 매일 비타민 복용하듯이, 매일 특정 시간만 되면 몸이 반응하도록 습관을 만들어 보세요. 2. Start small. 목표는 작은 것부터! The biggest trick to habit-making is to make the habit small. Just a little bit a day. First, do five sentences every day as soon as you wake up. No matter how you’re fe
[Slawomir Sierakowski] Europe’s new refugee crisis

ViewpointsSept 3, 2021

The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has already deepened conflicts elsewhere, including Europe, where a confrontation is escalating between Belarus and its European Union neighbors: Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Even before the meltdown in Kabul, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had been funneling refugees and migrants across the border, both to exact revenge for EU sanctions on his dictatorship and to generate some additional revenue. Belarusian authorities have organized flights
[Editorial] Irresponsible budget

EditorialSept 3, 2021

The Moon Jae-in administration is continuing with its rapid fiscal expansion. It drew up a record 604 trillion-won ($519 billion) budget proposal for next year, 8.3 percent larger than this year’s. It started with a 401 trillion-won budget when it was launched in May 2017, and its budget snowballed 51 percent in just five years. The growth rate overwhelms that of two previous presidencies -- 32.9 percent for Lee Myung-bak and 17.1 percent for Park Geun-hye. This is mostly attributable to
[해커스 TOEIC] 단어, Part 5 문제

English EyeSept 2, 2021

더 많은 토익빈출 단어 '해커스 토익 기출 보카'에서 확인 ▶ 1) 단어+예문 10개 2) 파트 5 3문제 1. The foundation ------- the research organization a sizable grant so that it could continue testing ways in which stem cells may be used to treat patients. (A) devoted (B) submitted (C) rendered (D) awarded 해석 환자들을 치료하는 데 줄기세포가 사용될 만한 방법을 계속 시험할 수 있도록, 그 재단은 연구기관에 꽤 많은 보조금을 지급했다. 해설 -- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘그 재단은 연구기관에 보조금을 지급했다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘지급하다, 수여하다’라는 뜻의 동사 award의 과거형 (D) awarded가 정답이다. 참고로 (A)의 devot