Morning Special (2018. Jul. 19. Thu.)

▶Touch! Global Headlines

HEADLINE 1

An investigation into a marine corps helicopter crash has been launched.

HEADLINE 2

The government plans to increase spending to create more jobs and expand the social safety net.

HEADLINE 3

An environmental organization announced that 32% of 283 everyday products contained radiation.

- radiation 방사선

HEADLINE 4

U.S. President Trump said that there is no need to accelerate North Korea’s denuclearization.

HEADLINE 5

The EU imposes provisional safeguard measures on imports of steel products.

- impose on 시행하다, 부과하다

- provisional 임시의, 일시적인

HEADLINE 6

South Africa commemorates the 100th birthday of former leader Nelson Mandela.

- commemorate (중요 인물, 사건을) 기념하다

 

▶News Focus 1

South Korea has trimmed its economic growth forecast for this year, citing rising global trade tensions and a slump in facilities investment. Asia’s fourth-largest economy is expected to grow 2.9 percent in 2018, versus an earlier forecast of 3 percent.

Last year, the economy grew 3.1 percent. Inflation is also forecast to cool a bit, registering 1.6 percent this year, compared with an earlier estimate of 1.7 percent. The government has said it plans to keep its fiscal policy supportive of investment, while increasing spending more than previously planned.

- trim 다듬다, 손질하다

- versus ~에 비해

- fiscal 국가 재정의

 

▶News Focus 2

Jakarta and Palembang in Sumatra are set to host about 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries for this year’s Asian Games. Indonesia last hosted the Asian Games in 1962 and the main stadium from those games has undergone a major renovation. For the first time in the history of the Games, South and North Korea will form a unified team and compete under the name 'Korea.‘ The Asian Games are the world's largest multi-sport event behind the Olympics.

 

▶News Focus 3

In the wake of this year’s heat wave, the matter of kids trapped in vehicles has once again been put under the microscope.

While many solutions have been put forth, one in particular has been raising eyebrows. As young children often lack the elbow grease to activate a vehicle’s horn by hand, they’re instead being encouraged to put their backsides into it.

By sitting on the horn, rather than trying to press it with their hands, it’s hoped that trapped children will be able to alert passersby.

- in the wake of ~에 뒤이어

- put under the microscope ~을 철저히 조사하다

- raising eyebrows 눈쌀을 찌푸리다

- elbow grease 힘든 노동

- passersby 오가는 사람들