Future Literacy 250-2 영한 Unit 09,10,11,12

reach

v. 도달하다
Think of where your water comes from before it reaches you.

temperature

n. 온도
When the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius, it falls in the form of snow.

below

prep. 아래에
When the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius, it falls in the form of snow.

rainwater

n. 빗물
Some of this rainwater will stay on the land, but most of it flows into rivers and streams.

stream

n. 개울
Some of this rainwater will stay on the land, but most of it flows into rivers and streams.

circulation

n. 순환
Finally, it goes back to the oceans, where the circulation begins again.

billion

n. 10 억
Water has been going through this cycle for billions of years.

tap

n. 수도꼭지
You use water just by turning the tap on, but it goes through a long journey.

constantly

adv. 끊임없이
Water constantly goes through this cycle.

process

n. 과정
The process begins with the oceans, which are the largest bodies of water on Earth.

ocean

n. 바다
The process begins with the oceans, which are the largest bodies of water on Earth.

phase

n. 단계
In the first phase of the cycle, the sun heats the water on the ocean’s surface...

heat

v. 열을 가하다
In the first phase of the cycle, the sun heats the water on the ocean’s surface...

evaporate

v. 증발하다
...causing the warm water to evaporate into the air.

form

v. 형성하다
The water in the air eventually comes together to form very large clouds.

spoil

v. 망치다
Bad weather can spoil people’s outdoor plans.

goal

n. 목표
Sometimes, the goal is to prevent rain from spoiling an event.

prevent A from B

v. A가 B하는 것을 막다
Sometimes, the goal is to prevent rain from spoiling an event.

official

n. 공무원
Chinese officials wanted the Beijing Olympics to be rain-free because the stadium had no roof.

holiday

n. 공휴일
In 2016, Russian scientists wanted to prevent rain on the May Day holiday.

shine

v. 빛나다
In both countries, they seeded clouds before the big events so the sun would shine at the right time.

thin

adj. 얇은
Sometimes there are no clouds, or the clouds are too thin.

outdoor

adj. 야외의
Bad weather can spoil people’s outdoor plans.

damage

n. 피해
More importantly, too much or too little rain often causes huge damage and loss of life.

loss

n. 손실
More importantly, too much or too little rain often causes huge damage and loss of life.

controlling

n. 제어
So, scientists have been testing ways of controlling the weather.

region

n. 지역
What if scientists want to make it rain in a dry region?

select

v. 선택하다
First, they select the place and time.

spray

v. 뿌리다
Then, using airplanes, they spray small pieces of material such as dry ice into clouds.

seed

v. 씨를 뿌리다
In 1947, American scientists seeded clouds to help put out a forest fire.

phrase

n. 구, 관용구
You may have heard the phrase “raining cats and dogs.”

energy

n. 에너지, 기운
Then, as it passes over land and starts to lose energy, it lets go of the frogs.

unbelievably

adv. 믿어지지 않게
Unbelievably, this phenomenon does not only happen to frogs.

phenomenon

n. 현상
Unbelievably, this phenomenon does not only happen to frogs.

report

n. 기록
There have been reports of everything from fish to ants, and even turtles and ham sandwiches.

turtle

n. 거북이
There have been reports of everything from fish to ants, and even turtles and ham sandwiches.

check

v. 확인하다
So the next time someone says it’s raining cats and dogs, you’d better check to see what they mean!

expression

n. 표현
People use this expression when it is raining heavily.

heavily

adv. 심하게
People use this expression when it is raining heavily.

storm

n. 폭풍
However, when the wind brought the storm clouds over their town, they didn’t get rain.

town

n. 마을
However, when the wind brought the storm clouds over their town, they didn’t get rain.

countless

adj. 셀수 없는
Instead, countless frogs fell from the sky!

bizarre

adj. 이상한
The people were very surprised by this bizarre weather.

unusual

adj. 특이한
However, according to weather scientists, this kind of weather is not so unusual.

suck

v. 빨아들이다
As a tornado moves across the water, it sucks up the frogs living in that area.

bright

adj. 빛나는
On a clear day, the sky looks bright blue.

direct

adj. 직접적인
During the day, when sunlight is more direct, blue waves are absorbed by particles and quickly reflected in all directions.

farther

adv. 더 멀리
In the evening, sunlight is less direct, so light waves have to travel farther through the atmosphere to reach our eyes.

atmosphere

n. 대기
In the evening... light waves have to travel farther through the atmosphere to reach our eyes.

sunset

n. 노을
This lets the longer yellow and red light waves pass through, creating a yellowish-red sunset.

numerous

adj. 많은
The atmosphere over oceans contains numerous salt particles.

beach

n. 해변
That is how beautiful sunsets at the beach are formed.

early

adj. 이른
However, in the early evening, it appears red and orange.

differ

v. 다르다
It differs by the time of day, your location, and the weather.

location

n. 장소
It differs by the time of day, your location, and the weather.

clear

adj. 맑은
The blue color you see on a clear day is caused by the sun’s blue light waves coming through the air.

mix

n. 혼합물
The air is a mix of small gas particles and other, bigger particles like dust, ash, and salt from oceans.

particle

n. 입자
The air is a mix of small gas particles and other, bigger particles like dust, ash, and salt from oceans.

ash

n. 재
The air is a mix of small gas particles and other, bigger particles like dust, ash, and salt from oceans.

absorb

v. 흡수하다
Particles absorb and reflect some light waves more than others.