the SKIMM - 2021.8.21

(출처: 네이버 영어사전,  the Skimm)

 

1. Children's hospitalizations for COVID-19 are reaching new highs.

 

2. inbinvincibility: 무적

-> And some young adults have had a sense of 'invicibility.'

 

3. fill up: to complete a form, application/ the act of filling something completely

-> Now, these two younger groups - which have some of the lowest vaccination rates - are filling up hospital beds.

 

4. pushback: 반발

-> Despite pushback, governors in Arizona, Florida, and Tennessee are trying to ban masks mandates in schools.

 

5. loophole: (법률·계약서 등의 허술한) 구멍

-> All this didn't stop some school districts from trying to find loopholes to help kiddos keep the SpongeBob masks on...and keep them safe.

 

6. curfew: 통행금지

-> They also issued a curfew in Khost after protests there.

 

7. But the company's move comes as it has struggled to attract investors.