The History of the Turkey Pardon
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
spare: 목숨을 살려주다
The annual tradition sees two lucky birds spared from the dinner table.
cold turkey: 갑자기, 단번에
cold turkey: 갑자기, 단번에
No way I’m cutting this habit cold turkey.
on record: 기록상의
on record: 기록상의
Lincoln, it appears, was the first on record.
take a liking to: 정이 들다
take a liking to: 정이 들다
…but it was a Christmas turkey that his son had taken a liking to.
reprieve: 사형 집행 유예
reprieve: 사형 집행 유예
Richard Nixon also gave the birds a reprieve, sending his turkeys to a nearby petting zoo.
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