2019년 3월 5일 영어 PTE-A RA 연습 11~25

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11~25

 

Domestication

Domestication is an evolutionary, rather than a political development. They were more likely to survive and prosper in an alliance with humans than on their own. Humans provided the animals with food and protection, in exchange for which the animals provided the humans their milk and eggs and – yes -- their flesh.

 

Akimbo

Akimbo, this must be one of the odder-looking words in the language and puzzles us in part because it doesn’t seem to have any relatives, What’s more, it is now virtually a fossil word, until recently almost invariably found in arms akimbo, a posture in which a person stands with hands on hips and elbows sharply bent outward, one signalling impatience, hostility, or contempt.

※ impatience 미국·영국 [impéiʃəns] 임 페이션스 : [명사] [때로 an ~] 성급함; 조급, 안달, 초조, 조바심 ((of)); (고통·압박 등을) 참을 수 없음

※ hostility 미국식 [hɑːˈs-] 하-스 틸리리 영국식 [hɒˈstɪləti] :[명사] ~ (to/towards sb/sth) 적의, 적대감, 적개심

 

Yellow

Yellow is the most optimistic color, yet surprisingly, people lose their tempers most often in yellow rooms and babies will cry more. The reason may be that yellow is the hardest color for eyes to take in, so it can be overpowering if overused.

 

Edison and Tesla

Tesla actually worked for Edison early in his career. Edison offered to pay him the modern equivalent of a million dollars to fix the problems he was having with his DC generators and motors. Tesla fixed Edison’s machines and when he asked for the money he was promised, Edison laughed him off and had this to say, “Tesla, you don’t understand our American humor.”

※ equivalent 미국·영국 [ɪˈkwɪvələnt] 이 쿼벌런트 : [형용사] ~ (to sth) (가치의미중요도 등이) 동등한[맞먹는]

 

Avi Loeb

The situation is similar to a pregnant woman that has twin babies in her belly. Avi Loeb of the Harvard – Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He’s proposing the idea in a paper that’s been accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

※ astrophysical 미국·영국 [æ̀stroufízikəl] 애스트로 fㅣ지컬 : [형용사] 천체 물리학의

 

Yellow Tulip/Square Root

How do we imagine the unimaginable? If we’re asked to think of an object - say, a yellow tulip – a picture immediately forms in our mind’s eye. But what if we try to imagine a concept such as the square root of negative number?

 

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago.

 

English Revolution

There are three main interpretations of the English Revolution. The longest lasting interpretation was that the Revolution was the almost inevitable outcome of an age-old power struggle between parliament and crown. The second sees it as a class struggle, and a lead-up to the French and other revolutions. Finally, the third interpretation sees the other two as too fixed, not allowing for unpredictability, and that the outcome could have gone either way.

※ inevitable 미국·영국 [ɪnˈevɪtəbl] 인 에빗어브ㄹ : [형용사] 불가피한, 필연적인

※ parliament 미국식 [ˈpɑːrl-] 팔-리멘트 영국식 [ˈpɑːləmənt] :[명사] 의회, 국회

※ unpredictability 언프리딕트 어빌리리 : [명사] 예측 불가능

 

Quotes

Many papers you write in college will require you to include quotes from one or more sources. Even if you don't have to do it, integrating a few quotes into your writing can add life and persuasiveness to your arguments. The key is to use quotes to support a point you're trying to make rather than just include them to fill space.

※ persuasiveness 펄수에이 시브니스: [명사] 설득력 있음 .

Global Warming

Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere. This trend began in the middle of the 20th century and is one of the major environmental concerns of scientists and governmental officials worldwide. The changes in temperature result mostly from the effect of increased concentrations of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

Marine Biologist

The speaker is a marine biologist who became interested in the Strandlopers, an ancient people who lived on the coastline, because of their connection to the sea. Their way of life intrigued him. As a child he had spent a lot of time by the sea, exploring and collecting things – so he began to study them, and discovered some interesting information about their way of life, how they hunted, what tools they used, and so on.

※ intrigued 미국식 [ɪnˈtriːɡd] 인 트리-그드 : [형용사] (대개 명사 앞에는 안 씀) ~ (to do sth) 아주 흥미로워[궁금해] 하는

 

Company-Oriented Reforms

The climate for doing business improved in Egypt more than in any other country last year, according to a global study that revealed a wave of company-oriented reforms across the Middle East. The World Bank rankings, which look at business regulations, also showed that the pace of business reforms in Eastern Europe was overtaking East Asia.

 

Furniture

There are perhaps three ways of looking at furniture: some people see it as purely functional and useful, and don’t bother themselves with aesthetics; others see it as essential to civilized living and concern themselves with design and how the furniture will look in a room - in other words, function combined with aesthetics; and yet others see furniture as a form of art.

※ aesthetics 미국식 [esθétiks] 에ㅅ쎄-릭스 영국식 [i:s-] : [명사] pl. [단수 취급] [철학] 미학; [심리] 미적 정서의 연구

Modern buildings

Modern buildings have to achieve certain performance requirements, at least to satisfy those of building codes, to provide a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment. However, these conditioned environments demand resources in energy and materials, which are both limited in supply, to build and operate.

Transportation

Not a lot is known about how the transportation of goods by water first began. Large cargo boats were being used in some parts of the world up to five thousand years ago. However, sea trade became more widespread when large sailing boats travelled between ports, carrying spices, perfumes and objects made by hand.