the SKIMM - 2021.8.30

(출처: 네이버 영어사전, the skimm)

 

1. The US is hours away from ending 20 years of war in Afghanistan.

 

2. pay tribute to: -에게 경의를 표하다

-> Over the weekend, President Biden paid tribute to the fallen heroes as flag-draped caskets carried their remains home from Afghanistan.

 

3. thwart: (계획 등을)좌절시키다

-> Yesterday, a US drone strike thwarted an ISIS-K car bomb from detonating(폭발하다, 폭발시키다) in Kabul.

 

4. intercept: (중간에) 가로막다

-> And just this morning, a US missile defense system intercepted five rockets heading towards the Kabul airport.

 

5. The Biden admin's still on high alert as the deadline to get all US troops out of Afghanistan gets closer.

 

6. strike a deal(bargain): 협상하다

-> So, the US and 97 other countries have struck a deal with the Taliban to ensure people who need to get out can do so...safely.

 

7. wind down: 긴장을 풀다/ 서서히 멈추다

-> The US's presence in Afghanistan is winding down.

 

8. With winds up to 150 mph and an expected 2 feet of rain in some areas, it's tied for the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Louisiana.

 

9. step in : (합의 등을 위해) 돕고 나서다/ 개입하다

-> Some parents decided to step in and sue the Florida state gov.

 

10. expel: 쫓아내다, 퇴학시키다, (공기 등을)배출하다

-> Some of them are trying to get these mandates in place and others want them expelled from schools.