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The History of the Turkey Pardon

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Vocabulary & Expressions

pardon: 사면하다
Commander-in-Chief: 총사령관
…he made time for an executive duty: his final pardoning of the turkey as Commander-in-Chief.

spare: 목숨을 살려주다
The annual tradition sees two lucky birds spared from the dinner table.

cold turkey: 갑자기, 단번에
No way I’m cutting this habit cold turkey.

on record: 기록상의
Lincoln, it appears, was the first on record.

take a liking to: 정이 들다 
…but it was a Christmas turkey that his son had taken a liking to.

reprieve: 사형 집행 유예
Richard Nixon also gave the birds a reprieve, sending his turkeys to a nearby petting zoo. 
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Queue To See Queen Elizabeth II Reopens

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Vocabulary & Expressions

somber: 침울한, 우울한
But you know, it’s also a somber mood.

hanky: 손수건 (handkerchief의 약어 표현)
As one woman told me, she says, “I’ve got my hanky ready.”

show up: 나타나다
Hundreds of thousands showing up, including David Beckham, the football legend…

tide of emotion: 밀려오는 감정
engulf: 사로잡다
We have been overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us…

stand vigil: 철야하다
… all eight grandchildren are expected to stand vigil at her majesty’s casket… 
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Jon Hamm Reveals Rules for Meeting the Royal Family

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Vocabulary & Expressions

royal protocol: 왕실의례 
adhere: (규칙을) 따르다, 지키다 
Jon Hamm is spilling details about the royal protocol he had to adhere to…

dos and don’ts: 해야 할 것과 해서는 안될 것, 주의 사항
…the Mad Men alum detailed the dos and don’ts he was advised about…

offer (one’s) hand: 악수를 청하다
…you can’t offer your hand…

green light: 허락, 승인
…he got the green light for a handshake.

get lost in (something): ~에 푹 빠지다, ~에 넋이 나가다 
I got lost in his eyes…

courteous: 공손한, 예의 바른
…seemingly attempting to be courteous… 
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Turkey Opens Record-Breaking Bridge Between Europe and Asia

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Vocabulary & Expressions

span: 가로지르다
Dardanelles Strait: 다르다넬스 해협 (유럽과 아시아 대륙간의 해협)  
A record-breaking bridge linking Europe and Asia has opened in Turkey, spanning the Dardanelles Strait.

suspension bridge: 현수교 
The longest suspension bridge in the world links Turkey’s west and east…

rich in (something): ~가 많은
Its towers stand 318 meters above the water, that height rich in symbolism, referencing March 18, 1915.

ill-fated: 불운한 
This led to the ill-fated landing at Gallipoli a few weeks later…
 
lost on (someone): ~에게는 무의미한 
I mean the significance of that was not lost on any of us, including the Turks.

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What Is ‘Spaving’ and How Can You Avoid This Financial Trap?

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Vocabulary & Expressions

pastime: 취미
It’s the American pastime where we justify to ourselves that I can spend more money and somehow saving money.

free shipping: 무료 배송
Free shipping for spending a certain amount.

entice: 유인하다
It has enticed you to spend more money.

browse: 탐색하다
Enticing language and flash sales and email that says we saw you browsing this.

interest rate: 이율
People are doing it now, and they’re doing it with the interest rates sky high.

bad behavior: 불량행동
This is always bad behavior.

impulse purchase: 충동구매
These impulse purchases can be dangerous.

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Petrostates Risk Trillions in Green Energy Shift

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Vocabulary & Expressions

reliant: 의존하는
revenue: 수익
As the energy transition gathers speed, economies reliant on oil and gas risk losing trillions of dollars in revenue, thanks to the hit on fossil fuel demand.

restructure: 재구성하다
diversify: 다양화하다
Restructuring requires significant investments in new technologies, retraining the workforce, and diversifying sources of revenue.

generous: 관대한
For example, in many petrostates, citizens have become used to low, or non-existent income taxes, high public sector salaries, and a generous welfare state.

discourage: 좌절시키다
This increases uncertainty which can discourage international investment.

dynamic: 역동적인
Dubai has built a dynamic economy around industries such as finance, property, and tourism.

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Supply Chains and Strategic Partnerships

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Vocabulary & Expressions

fragile: 취약한
One of the many things that the Covid-19 pandemic taught us was just how fragile most organization supply chains are.

disruption: 지장
A White House report indicates that a majority of businesses experienced major disruptions over a year after the onset of the pandemic.

accelerate: 가속화하다
Now this served as a long-term positive because it helped us accelerate industry changes.

agile: 민첩한
The organizations that were best able to respond to pandemic challenges had adopted an agile approach…

transparency: 투명성
They also need improved communication with suppliers to achieve full supply chain transparency.

collaboration: 협력
Now, let’s look at number three: emphasizing collaboration to solve problems.

sustainability: 지속 가능성
The fourth area is maximizing resiliency, agility, and sustainability.

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Top Takeaways From Davos 2023

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Vocabulary & Expressions

deep dive: 철저한 분석
…Yahoo Finance’s deep dive into the story dominating the news agenda.

rub shoulders with: (유명인 등)과 어울리다, 교제하다
…Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi rubbed shoulders with the best of them…

doom and gloom: 어두운 전망
…when it comes to the economy and what we’re hearing on opinions, not a huge amount of doom and gloom…

in decent shape: 상태가 괜찮은
…but many companies are telling us their businesses are still in decent shape.

patchy: 일관성 없는
…they’re saying it’s sort of patchy in terms of where demand is decreasing.

augment: 보강하다
…not so much the sort of dystopian vision of AI taking jobs, but rather sort of augmenting what people are doing.

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The Cloud Kitchen Hoping To Go Fully Autonomous

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Vocabulary & Expressions

scale up: (규모를) 확대하다
…is now looking to raise more cash and seriously scale up.

brick-and-mortar: 소매의, 오프라인 사업의
…which is very different to solving it, when it comes down to a brick-and-mortar dining business.

consolidate: 강화하다
A key part of getting into full autonomous cooking is for us to really consolidate the supply chain…

aggregator: (배달) 대행업체
…we develop a lot more software and help aggregators really optimize their fleets…

replicate: 모방하다
We would replicate exactly what you would do as a brand in any city we operate in.

initial public offering (IPO): 기업공개
Deliveroo launched an initial public offering in March 2021 with a $10.5 billion initial valuation. 

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Why Everything Is On Sale: The Bullwhip Effect

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Vocabulary & Expressions

blood bath: 피바다, 대불황 기간
markdown: 가격 인하
…I hesitate to call it a blood bath, but it’s going to be ugly in terms of the amount of discounting and markdowns.

inventory: 재고(품)
These big inventories aren’t just a good deal for your closet.

bullwhip effect: 채찍효과(소비자 수요의 작은 변화가 공급망을 거슬러 올라갈수록 증폭되는 현상)
They’re a classic example of the bullwhip effect.

play out: 발생하다
It’s hard to say how the bullwhip is going to play out this time. 

reprieve: 일시적 모면
These sales are likely to continue throughout the year, a reprieve from inflation many shoppers are eager to take advantage of.

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