Morning Special (2018. Jul. 12. Thu.)

▶Touch! Global Headlines

HEADLINE 1

President Moon Jae-in arrived in Singapore yesterday for a three-day state visit after wrapping up his India itinerary.

- state visit (국가 원수급의) 공식 방문

- wrap up 매듭짓다

- itinerary 여정, 일정

HEADLINE 2

The U.S. published a list of Chinese goods that will be subject to additional tariffs worth some US$200 billion.

- be subject to ~의 대상이다 

HEADLINE 3

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been under heavy criticism for attending a drinking party while western Japan was under the threat of torrential rains that turned deadly, visited the affected areas for the first time yesterday.

- torrential rain 폭우

 

HEADLINE 4

U.S. President Donald Trump once again pressured other NATO allies to contribute more on defense spending.

- defense spending 국방비

HEADLINE 5

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered his apologizes for calling God “stupid” as his approval ratings dropped.

- approval ratings (대통령에 대한) 지지율

HEADLINE 6

Traffic along the urban expressway Beonyeong-ro Road in Busan was restricted for about 5 hours yesterday afternoon due to a large sinkhole.

- expressway 도시고속화도로

 

▶News Focus 1

After their 17-day ordeal, the 12 Thai soccer players and coach who had been trapped in a cave have been rescued. Apart from rapid weight loss, all 13 were said to be in decent health, with one boy suffering from a lung infection. The rescue was a multinational affair, with official assistance coming from Britain, the United States, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, China and Australia. Although ultimately successful, the rescue could have been a disaster. Water pumps used to drain the area failed just hours after the last boy had been rescued.

- ordeal (힘들거나 불쾌한) 시련/경험/일

- apart from ~을 제외하고

- decent 괜찮은

- lung infection 폐 감염

- multinational affair 다국적 사건

- ultimately 결국

 

▶News Focus 2

Korea’s Ministry of Environment recently announced a public hearing on the second stage of its greenhouse gas emission trading system. The current system was implemented in 2014 to induce a reduction of emissions by large-scale businesses such as power generators and steel producers. Over the next three years, the total amount of permitted greenhouse gas emissions will rise 2.1% to over 1.7 billion tons. The change was made to account for growth in certain sectors.

- greenhouse gas 온실가스

- emission 배출

 

▶News Focus 3

An upcoming “Super Moon” could exacerbate the effects of Super Typhoon Maria in Korea. Twenty-two areas in Korea are expected to have their weather alert levels increased to “caution.” Of these, the areas of Incheon, Mokpo, Masan, and Seongsanpo are expect to have even higher alert levels. In particular, Incheon is expected to be hardest hit, with tide levels reaching nearly 10 meters. A “Super Moon” occurs when the moon is closest to Earth and due to its close proximity appears much larger than usual.

- exacerbate 악화시키다

- proximity 가까움, 근접