YBM 고등 영어Ⅱ 박준언 Lesson 5

mascot

n. 마스코트
Buzz the Bee, the famous honeybee mascot of a cereal maker, was gone from the boxes of the maker’s cereals.

diminish

v. 줄다, 감소하다
It was the decision of the cereal maker to remind people that the world’s population of bees is fast diminishing.

out of the blue

갑자기, 느닷없이
The cereal maker’s decision did not come out of the blue.

bumblebee

n. 호박벌
Earlier in that year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared that in the United States the bumblebee was endangered.

endangered

a. 멸종 위기에 처한
Earlier in that year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared that in the United States the bumblebee was endangered.

shrink

v. 줄다, 감소하다
The population of the bumblebee in the U.S. had shrunk by nearly 90 percent since the late 1990s.

phenomenon

n. 현상
Similar phenomena have occurred in other parts of the world.

colony

n. 군락, 군집
In Central Europe, honeybee colonies have declined by 25 percent since 1985.

pollinate

v. 수분하다
In Hanyuan County, China, farmers are forced to pollinate their fruit by hand due to the severe decline in the population of honeybees.

all in all

대체로, 전반적으로
All in all, bees are disappearing all over the world, and that worries scientists and farmers, among others.

pollen

n. 꽃가루
If bees do not move pollen from one blossom to another, one third of the crops we consume would be severely affected.

multiple

a. 다수의, 복합적인
There is general agreement that declines in bee populations are the product of multiple factors that can act alone or in combination.

combination

n. 결합, 복합
There is general agreement that declines in bee populations are the product of multiple factors that can act alone or in combination.

suffer from

~로 고통을 겪다
Bees suffer from their own diseases and from parasites that weaken and often kill them.

parasite

n. 기생충
Bees suffer from their own diseases and from parasites that weaken and often kill them.

beekeeper

n. 양봉가
Many beekeepers agree that the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is the most serious threat to bees.

feed on

~을 먹고 살다
Varroa is a very small mite that feeds on the blood of the bee and spreads from hive to hive.

stable

a. 안정적인, 안정된
Bees feed on flowers, so they need a stable supply.

diverse

a. 다양한
When there are not enough diverse blooming flowers during the bee season, bees are not able to sufficiently feed themselves.

bloom

v. 꽃이 피다
When there are not enough diverse blooming flowers during the bee season, bees are not able to sufficiently feed themselves.

agriculture

n. 농업
The lack of diverse flowers is in part the result of changes in agriculture.

industrialized

a. 산업화된, 공업화된
Over the past century, agriculture has become increasingly industrialized.

outstanding

a. 뛰어난
One of the outstanding features of industrial agriculture is monoculture.

monoculture

n. 단일 재배
One of the outstanding features of industrial agriculture is monoculture.

nutrient

n. 영양소
Monoculture leads to poor nutrition for bees because a single plant cannot meet their nutrient requirements.

requirement

n. 요구량, 필요량
Monoculture leads to poor nutrition for bees because a single plant cannot meet their nutrient requirements.

habitat

n. 서식지
Large industrial facilities, playgrounds, and golf courses are making matters worse by destroying bee habitats that were once filled with diverse flowers.

be filled with

~로 가득 차다
Large industrial facilities, playgrounds, and golf courses are making matters worse by destroying bee habitats that were once filled with diverse flowers.

suspected

a. 의심스러운, 의심이 가는
One more suspected factor that is contributing to the bees’ poor nutrition is climate change.

contribute to

~에 기여하다
One more suspected factor that is contributing to the bees’ poor nutrition is climate change.

irregular

a. 불규칙적인
Increasing temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, and more irregular and extreme weather have impacted bee populations.

flight

n. 비행, 날기
Honeybees' first winter flight date has advanced by more than one month during the last 25 years due to increasing temperatures.

shortage

n. 부족
Because patterns of flowering do not always match the bees’ first winter flight, bees are likely to suffer from food shortages.

pesticide

n. 농약, 살충제
Widespread use of pesticides is the third major factor that is leading to the decline of bees.

contaminate

v. 오염시키다
If bees avoid direct contact with pesticides, they can still be contaminated through pollen, the air, water or soil.

deadly

a. 치명적인
Widespread use of pesticides has deadly effects on a bee colony because a contaminated bee transports the pesticide to the colony, in pollen or nectar.

collapse

v. 무너지다, 붕괴하다
The results are often disastrous, and the affected colony eventually collapses.

minimize

v. 최소화하다
To apply pesticides in the evening will minimize the impact of pesticides on bees, as bees take food during the day.

collaboration

n. 협력
There should be national and international collaboration among beekeepers, growers, governments, and pesticide manufacturers.

manufacturer

n. 제조업자
There should be national and international collaboration among beekeepers, growers, governments, and pesticide manufacturers.

organic

a. 유기농의
We can buy and consume more organic produce that is grown without or with minimum use of pesticides.

produce

n. 농산물
We can buy and consume more organic produce that is grown without or with minimum use of pesticides.

take action

행동을 취하다
When we take these seemingly small actions to help bees, we help them make our world healthier.

seemingly

ad. 겉보기에, 언뜻 보기에
When we take these seemingly small actions to help bees, we help them make our world healthier.