Turkey Opens Record-Breaking Bridge Between Europe and Asia

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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