the SKIMM - 2021.8.23

(출처: 네이버 영어사전, the skimm)

 

1. The Pentagon's telling airlines to help with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan.

 

2. Through the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) - a voluntary program that dates back to the 1950s.

 

3. take off: 이륙하다/ (서둘러)떠나다

-> Fast forward to 2021, and the Pentagon is ordering 18 planes from six airlines to get ready for takeoff.

 

4. crack down on: -을 엄격히 단속하다. 탄압하다

-> Since last week, the Taliban has violently cracked down on protests in at least three provinces.

 

5. dissect: 해부하다, 절개하다/ (상태를)분석하다 / 나누다

-> And the exit will be dissected for years to come.

 

6. Over the weekend, the state was hit with record rainfall and flash flooding, killing at least 22 people.

 

7. curfew: 통금

-> Officials issued a curfew while recovery efforts are in place - and are getting backup from the state's National Guard.

 

8. brace:(스스로) 대비를 하다

-> Long Islanders and southern New Englanders braced for destructive flooding and fallen trees.

 

9. withhold:(=keep back), (-을) 주지 않다.

-> And told districts it'll withhold funding until they fall in line(줄을 서다) and let people in schools mask up or down depending on their preferences.

 

10. Now, the gov apparently reached an agreement with the central bank to raise prices so subsidized imports can continue.

 

11. set back: 방해하다, 지연시키다, 역행하다

-> In the last year, working moms have lost or quit their jobs, gender equality in the workplace was set back more than a decade, and women were getting burned out a faster rates.

 

12. gloss over: 용케 숨기다, 속이다, 얼버무리다

-> We want to make sure that doesn't get glossed over.