Future Literacy 250-2 영한 Unit 05,06,07,08

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.

viewer

n. 시청자
The BBC, a news station in England, asked its viewers to suggest places around the world that people must see before they die.

marble

n. 대리석
The walls of the temple are made of marble covered with thin sheets of copper and gold.

sheet

n. 시트
The walls of the temple are made of marble covered with thin sheets of copper and gold.

copper

n. 구리
The walls of the temple are made of marble covered with thin sheets of copper and gold.

jewel

n. 보석
There are also many jewels covering various parts of the temple.

respect

n. 존경
They only need to show respect for the temple and the people who worship there.

worship

v. 숭배하다
They only need to show respect for the temple and the people who worship there.

suggest

v. 제안하다
The BBC, a news station in England, asked its viewers to suggest places around the world that people must see before they die.

temple

n. 사원
It is the Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar.

middle

adj. 중간의
The Golden Temple sits in the middle of a small lake, which is a special place to Sikh Indians.

battle

n. 전투
A Sikh legend says that during a great battle near the pool, a bottle of honey was sent down from the sky.

honey

n. 꿀
A Sikh legend says that during a great battle near the pool, a bottle of honey was sent down from the sky.

soldier

n. 군인
The soldiers drank this liquid, and it gave them the strength to keep fighting.

liquid

n. 액체
The soldiers drank this liquid, and it gave them the strength to keep fighting.

strength

n. 힘
The soldiers drank this liquid, and it gave them the strength to keep fighting.

vast

adj. 방대한
The Amazon is a vast rainforest.

life

n. 삶
The Amazon River makes it possible for so much life to survive.

flow

v. 흐르다
It flows from the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

wide

adj. 넓은
In one place, the Amazon River is over 320 kilometers wide.

surprising

adj. 놀라운
With all this water, it is not surprising that the river also has a large number of water creatures.

creature

n. 생명체
With all this water, it is not surprising that the river also has a large number of water creatures.

freshwater

adj. 민물의
The Amazon is home to the biggest variety of freshwater fish in the world.

rainforest

n. 열대우림
The Amazon is a vast rainforest.

cover

v. 덮다
It covers a large part of South America.

depend on

phr v. 의존하다
In fact, most living things on Earth depend on the Amazon in some way.

plant

n. 식물
This rainforest has the largest number of plant species in the world.

species

n. 종
This rainforest has the largest number of plant species in the world.

percent

n. 퍼센트
It makes more than 20 percent of the oxygen the Earth needs.

addition

n. 추가
In addition, 25 percent of all medicines are made from rainforest plants.

medicine

n. 의학
In addition, 25 percent of all medicines are made from rainforest plants.

grand

adj. 웅장한
The Grand Canyon is a grand wonder!

cactus

n. 선인장
This means that mostly plants like cacti can survive there.

offer

v. 제공하다
The Grand Canyon offers a wide variety of activities for tourists.

donkey

n. 당나귀
They can either go hiking or ride donkeys along the ridge.

river rafting

phr n. 래프팅
Or maybe you would rather go river rafting!

wind

v. 구불구불 하다
The Colorado River winds through the canyon, so you can go on a boat ride and see the tall cliffs and interesting rocks up close.

geology

n. 지질학
The Grand Canyon is very special because of its geology, history, and beauty.

wonder

n. 경탄
The Grand Canyon is a grand wonder!

stretch

v. 뻗다
It stretches across a huge area in Arizona in the United States.

roughly

adv. 대략
The Grand Canyon is roughly 6 million years old and was formed by the Colorado River.

carve

v. 깎다
Over time, water from the river carved out this giant canyon through the rock.

artwork

n. 미술품
It’s an amazing multilayered artwork created by nature.

elevation

n. 고도
It has different heights, or elevations.

precipitation

n. 강수
There is usually not much precipitation in the Grand Canyon area.

mostly

adv. 주로
This means that mostly plants like cacti can survive there.