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Smoking Is Down, but Why Are Profits Up?

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

industry insider: 업계 내부자
accelerate: 가속화되다
And industry insiders expect that this decline is going to accelerate over the next decade.

thriving: 번성하는
The tobacco industry is thriving.

price elasticity: 가격탄력성
This is all about price elasticities and cigarette manufacturers understand them.

addicted: 중독된
However, as more people have quit, only the most committed or addicted smokers remain.

cynically: 냉소적으로
And they’re doing this just out in the open fairly cynically exploiting those most addicted smokers.

infinitely: 무한히
You can’t have infinitely costly cigarettes.

 
 

 

 

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Scariest Thing About Halloween May Be Candy Prices

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

determine: 결정하다
But what’s inside the bag will really determine how much more you’ll be paying.

favors: (파티 때 아이들에게 나눠주는) 경품들
People use them as favors for holiday parties.

soar: 급증하다
Staffers have been trying to keep prices as low as possible this year despite soaring cocoa costs.

on a budget: 한정된 예산으로
So, she’s offering more non-chocolate options to help families on a budget.

stock up: 비축해 두다
price comparison: 가격대조
If you’re stocking up now, do a price comparison online before you buy.

wholesale: 도매의
If you have lots of Halloween traffic, buy candy at a wholesale club.

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First Robotic-Built Home Set to Be  Unveiled

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

ranch: 목장
Robots are now being used to build houses in the Babcock ranch community.

The first of its kind: 최초의
The first of its kind program in the country.

foundation:  (건물의) 토대
You can see this robot lays down one brick at a time as it builds a foundation of a home.

innovation: 혁신
This innovation is designed to build the walls of a house in a single day.

breakthrough: 돌파구
solar-powered:  태양열 동력의
This breakthrough aims to support the solar-powered community of the Terrawalk neighborhood in Babcock ranch by practicing sustainability.

procurement: (물품) 조달
Nick Palomba, division manager of procurement at Pulte says this new technology isn’t job replacement.

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New Humanoid  Companion Robot Moves Into Care Home

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

joy: 기쁨
isolation: 고립
The hi-tech friend is bringing joy to the residents there, helping to ease isolation and loneliness.

quirky: 별난
emotion: 감정
Quirky and colorful, Abi recognizes people, understand emotions and can build friendships.

chat: 수다를 떨다
Is it nice to have someone else to chat to?

purpose: 목적
Abi’s purpose is to combat isolation.

expansion: 확대
Then there’s a possibility of future expansion.

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Beavers Build a 7-Year Unfinished Dam in Just 2 Days?

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

pending: 계류 중인
One morning, you wake up and see that a multi-million-dollar construction project, which has been pending for years, has been completed.

permit: 허가증
Moreover, those who did the work received no payment, waited for no permits, used no architectural plans, and saved $1.2 million!

ecologist: 생태학자
species: 동물의 종
Ecologists responsible for inspecting the dams reported that they would last for a long time and provide suitable conditions for rare crayfish, frogs, and other species that thrive in wetlands.

engineering: 공학 기술
Their engineering is so effective that beaver dams can last for decades.

climate change: 기후 변화
Scientists have discovered that beaver dams play a significant role in combating climate change.

extinction: 멸종
The Eurasian beaver, native to Europe, was once hunted to the brink of extinction.

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Honda, Nissan Said to Explore Potential Merger

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

alliance: 동맹, 연합
Essentially, if Honda forms a partnership with Nissan, and potentially Mitsubishi Motors beyond the alliance it’s had in the past, this would effectively split the Japanese auto industry into two.

pale in comparison: ~앞에 무색해지다, ~에 비해 못해 보이다
implication: 영향
Well, Honda and Nissan’s production pale in comparison to that of Toyota, this would spell a lot of interesting implications for their global competitiveness.

under pressure: 강요당하는, 압력을 받는
I want to talk about the market reaction because I think it’s quite clear that today you’ve got, obviously, Honda that’s under pressure.

divergence: 차이
Why are we seeing that divergence, and what’s in it for each of the carmakers?

bolster: 북돋다
remains to be seen: ~지켜봐야 한다
Whether Nissan will help bolster its production in North America remains to be seen.

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Circularity Beyond Sustainability

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

linear: 순차적
I cannot imagine a world where in ten years purely linear models are the winning models in the economy.

extract: 발췌
You extract resources, convert them into goods, use them and throw them in a waste pile.

emission: 배출
Schneider Electric is moving towards a circular model because 45% of the greenhouse emissions are in this part.

drastically: 격렬하게
So by doing a circular model, you can drastically reduce the greenhouse gases which are involved in a production process.

scarcity: 부족
Over the last five years about, essentially every global supply chain has actually broken down because of scarcity.

obstacle: 장애물
There are several obstacles to overcome.

commitment: 약속
The cultural moment of transformation is to start thinking circularly, making clear circularity commitments about the sharing economy.

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Tim Cook Introduces Apple Vision Pro

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Vocabulary & Expressions

ambitious: 야심적인, 엄청난
CEO Tim Cook announcing Apple Vision Pro, their most ambitious product to date.

magnitude: (엄청난) 규모
Probably the magnitude of what it does…

isolation: 고립
There are some folks who worry about isolation…

mind-blowing: 놀라운, 압도하는
The engineering and depth of engineering in it is mind-blowing.

motion sickness: 멀미
I had it on for about a half an hour, and there was no motion sickness.

patent: 특허, 특허품
There are 500 patents in the development of this…

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Joby’s Flying Taxi Is Closer to a Reality

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Vocabulary & Expressions

full-scale: 실물 크기의
We’ve been flying prototypes of our aircraft since 2017, full-scale prototypes…

pivotal moment: 중요한 시점
This is a pivotal moment.

serial: 계속되는, 순차의
When does it become a sort of serial production?

capacity: 수용력
…give us the capacity to build hundreds of aircraft per year…

regulator: 규제 기관
lean in: 관심을 기울이다
 …regulators from around the world that are really leaning in on this new technology.

commercial: 상업의, 상업적인
Our target is to launch our commercial service here in the U.S. in 2025.

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Consumer Electronics Show Highlights Tech, AI

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Vocabulary & Expressions

exhibitor: 전시업체
The largest consumer technology event in the world will be even bigger this time around, with a 10% increase in exhibit space and more than 3,500 exhibitors.

manufacturer: 제조업체
More than 300 manufacturers make up the transportation category alone.

dominate: 지배하다
Artificial intelligence is expected to dominate the exhibit floor, especially in key areas where there’s been explosive growth.

attendee: 참석자
Attendees will also get to see goods and services from many equal-minded companies.

utilize: 활용하다
showcase: 선보이다
Companies utilizing clean energy or showcasing technologies that conserve energy.

agricultural: 농업의
We’re also seeing it show up in like the agricultural food tech category where companies are showcasing how they are producing in an energy-efficient way.

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