Future Literacy 250-2 영한 Unit 05

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세트공유

disappear

v. 사라지다
Climate change is causing islands to disappear.

threaten

v. 위협하다
Rising sea levels, along with land being worn away by water and wind, are now threatening other nearby islands.

nearby

adj. 인근의
Rising sea levels... are now threatening other nearby islands.

risk

n. 위험
The Maldives, in the Indian Ocean, is also at risk due to rising sea levels.

tropical

adj. 열대의
If the water rises just one meter, these tropical islands will disappear.

force

v. 강요하다
When islands sink, people are forced to move to other, higher islands.

serious

adj. 심각한
This threat caused by sea level rise is serious.

melt

v. 녹다
As the Earth warms, ice melts and flows into the sea.

huge

adj. 거대한
This is a huge problem for island nations because they are close to sea level.

island

n. 섬
This is a huge problem for island nations because they are close to sea level.

level

n. 수준
This is a huge problem for island nations because they are close to sea level.

decrease

v. 감소하다
Some islands are already decreasing in size.

beneath

prep. 아래에
They are beginning to sink beneath the water.

wave

n. 파도
However, if a strong hurricane happens, waves rise even higher.

affect

v. 영향을 주다
This affects lands near sea level by causing floods.