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A New Year’s Message From the U.S. President

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Vocabulary & Expressions

tough:  강한 
This virus has been tough, but we’ve been tougher.

first responder: 응급의료요원, 긴급 구조원
front line: 최전선, 최전방 
We’ve seen that in the dedication shown by the doctors…first responders, and all front line and essential workers.

stand guard: 지키다, 보호하다
We’ve seen it in the courage of our service members and military families who stand guard over our freedom…

at (one’s) best:  최선을 다해  
At our best, we’ve taken every crisis we’ve faced and turned it into an opportunity to be a stronger and a better nation.

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Mr. President, Are You Still Up for Coffee?

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Vocabulary & Expressions

commander-in-chief: 총사령관, 총지휘관 
…super special guest today, the commander-in-chief of the United States of America…

win points with (someone): (윗 사람 등에게 잘 보이려고) 점수를 따다 
You are winning a lot of points with me right now…

Fallon and Letterman: 미국 유명 토크쇼 호스트인 지미 펠론과 데이비드 레터맨 
…like when you’re doing it with Fallon and Letterman?

back up: (차를) 후진시키다 
Back it up.

put on an act: 연극을 하다, ~하는 체 하다
Do you ever think about every person you talk to is putting on an act, a total show?

anonymity: 익명 
That moment when you lost your anonymity…

with all due respect: 외람된 말씀이지만
With all due respect…

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President Biden Calls NASA

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Vocabulary & Expressions

touchdown: 착륙하다
Touchdown confirmed.

folks: 사람들
with bated breath: 숨을 죽이고
And tell all your folks down there I watched it with bated breath like millions of other people around the world.

pass on to:  ~에게 전달하다
I absolutely will pass it on to the team.

pal: 친구 (가까운 친구)
keep going: (격려하는 말로) 계속해
Thanks pal, keep it going.

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Jeff Bezos on Executive Decision-Making

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Vocabulary & Expressions

prioritize: 우선으로 두다, 우선순위를 매기다
I prioritize it unless I’m travelling different time zones.

get paid to (do something): (~을 하기 위해) 돈을 받다
As a senior executive, you get paid to make a small number of high quality decisions.

arithmetic: 산수, 연산
If I did that arithmetic wrong I am sorry.

grouchy: 기분이 나쁜, 불평이 많은 …because you’re tired or grouchy any number of things?…

quarter: 분기, 4분의 1
bake: 만들어지다(‘굽다’라는 bake를 사용해서 구워지다 즉, ‘만들어지다’로 사용)
But what I’m really thinking is that quarter was baked three years ago.

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