2019년 3월 9일 영어 PTE-A RA 연습 26~39

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26 Historian

As a historian, if you really want to understand the sensibilities of those who lived in the past, you must be like a novelist and get into the skins of your characters and think and feel as they do. You are asked to imagine what it's like to be a peasant in medieval times, asking the sort of questions a peasant might ask. What the writer is saying is that a historian needs imaginative sympathy with ordinary people in the past.

※ peasant 미국·영국 [ˈpeznt] 페즌트 : [명사] (특히 과거 또는 현대 빈곤 국가의) 소작농[소농]

 

27 Flags

In the Middle Ages, the design and use of flags were considered a means of identifying social status. Flags were, therefore, the symbols not of nations, but of the nobility. The design of each flag resembled the “devices” on the noble’s Coat of Arms, and the size of the flag was an indication of how high the owner stood in the nobility.

※ identifying 아이덴티파잉 : [명사] (약제학) 감별

 

28 Studying Abroad

Studying abroad is a very popular option for students who come from a wealthy family. Most people believe that overseas experience provides a deeper understanding of cultures and develops communication skills. While this may be true, not all of these new experiences are useful for finding a job. Employers tend to value interpersonal skills and industry knowledge more than cultural background.

 

29 History

History rubs shoulders and often overlaps with many other areas of research, from myths and epics to the social sciences, including economics, politics, biograph, demography, and much else besides. Some histories are almost pure narratives, while others go in for detailed, tightly- focused analyses of, for example, the parish records of a Cornish village in the 16th century.

※ myth 미국·영국 [mɪθ] 미 쓰 : [명사] 신화

 

30 Energy and Pollution

Humans need to use energy in order to exist. So it is unsurprising that the way people have been producing energy is largely responsible for current environmental problems. Pollution comes in many forms, but those that are most concerning, because of their impact on health, result from the combustion of fuels in power stations and cars.

※ combustion 미국·영국 [kəmˈbʌstʃən] 컴-버스쳔 : [명사] 불이 탐

※ fuel 미국·영국 [ˈfjuːəl] fㅠ얼 : [명사] 연료

 

31 Rehabilitation

The primary application we’re targeting at first is to give people a decision aid during rehabilitation, following an acute knee injury, to help them understand when they can perform particular activities, and when they can move to different intensities of particular activities. A useful thing to take crack at.

※ primary 미국식 [-meri] 프라이메리 영국식 [ˈpraɪməri] :[형용사] (주로 명사 앞에 씀) 주된, 주요한; 기본적인

※ injury 미국·영국 [ˈɪndʒəri] 인저리 : [명사] 부상

 

32 Recent Trend

A recent trend in the entertainment world is to adapt classic works of literature for either TV or movies. One argument is that this is to everyone’s benefit, as it introduces people to works they might otherwise never have, but is rarely done successfully.

 

33 Hamburg University

Three professors from Hamburg University's medical faculty travelled last month to Ingeborg's sitting room in East Berlin to test her on the work she carried out in pre-war Germany.

※ Ingeborg 잉게보르그

 

34 The Border

The border itself between Mexico and United States is fraught with a mix of urban and desert terrain and spans over 1,900 miles. Both the uninhabited areas of the border and urban areas are where the most drug trafficking and illegal crossings take place. Crime is prevalent in urban cities like El Paso, Texas and San Diego, California.

※ urban 미국식 [ˈɜːrbən] 얼-번 영국식 [ˈɜːbən] :[형용사] (주로 명사 앞에 씀) 도시의, 도회지의

※ terrain 미국식 [təˈreɪn] 터 레인 : [명사] 지형, 지역

※ prevalent 미국식 [ˈprevələnt] 프레벌런트 : [형용사] (특정 시기·장소에) 일반적인[널리 퍼져 있는]

 

35 Long-Distance Fliers

The researchers think that long-distance fliers such as the American golden-plover and the white-rumped sandpiper picked up the spores while lining their nests. Then when the birds arrive in new places they molt, leaving behind the feathers and their precious cargo-to start growing again at the other end of the world.

 

36 Spelling System

The problem begins with the alphabet itself. Building a spelling system for English using letters that come from Latin – despite the two languages not sharing exactly the same set of sounds – is like building a playroom using an IKEA office set.

※ despite 미국·영국 [dɪˈspaɪt] : [전치사] …에도 불구하고

 

37 University

A university is a lot more than just classes and exams, university is a concept that offers you a host of possibilities to develop both academically and personally. Find out about the different projects, clubs and societies that are in your university. You will definitely find something you are interested in.

 

38 Moods

Moods may also have an effect on how information is processed, by influencing the extent to which judges rely on pre-existing, internal information, or focus on new, external information. Positive moods promote more holistic and top-down processing style, while negative moods recruit more stimulus-driven and bottom-up processing.

※ rely 리-라이 : [자동사] -lied 의지하다; 신뢰하다, 믿다 (on, upon)

※ stimulus 미국·영국 [ˈstɪmjələs] 스티뮬러스 : [명사] 자극제, 자극고무/격려

 

39 Market Research

Market research is vital part of the planning of any business. However experienced you or your staff may be in a particular field, if you are thinking of introducing a service to a new area. It is important to find out what the local population thinks about it first.