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[21-9-16 Thu] mortality = 사망 / fatality = 사망률 / fertility = 출산율

1. Four million Afghans are facing “a food emergency,” with the majority in rural areas / where they've been plagued by severe drought, the pandemic and very high levels of acute malnutrition and excess mortality, according to a UN official.

4백만 명의 아프간 인들이 식량 위기에 직면했으며, 그 숫자 중 대부분이 극심한 가뭄과 코로나 바이러스, 급성 영양실조와 치솟는 사망률로 고통받아온 농촌 지역에 거주하고 있다고 한 UN 담당자가 밝혔습니다.

  • facing a food emergency = 식량난을 맞다
  • plagued by sth = 시달리다, 고통받다  plague(메뚜기, 파리 떼)
  • acute malnutrition = 급성 영양실조 (급성 = acute, 만성 = chronic)
  • excess mortality = 초과사망, 너무 많은 사망자 수 (mortality = 사망 / fatality = 사망률 / fertility = 출산율)

 2. The US and the EU are slated to make a joint pledge this week / to reduce human-caused methane emissions / by at least 30 percent by 2030, compared with 2020 levels.

미국과 유럽연합은 2030년까지 인간이 유발하는 메탄 [meθeɪn] 가스 배출량을 2020년 수준 대비 적어도 30퍼센트 낮추겠다는 공동 서약을 이번 주에 발표할 예정입니다.

  • make a joint pledge = 공동서약을 하다 (pledge 서약, vow 맹세, promise 약속(너무 가벼운 느낌))
  • human-caused = 인간이 유발하는 (man-made 인위적인 can also mean human-caused)

 3. A recent study shows that mercury accumulation rates in Bluefin tuna / can be used as a barometer / to reveal global patterns of mercury pollution / in the oceans.

최근 연구 결과에 따르면, 참다랑어 체내 수은 축적률을 지표로 써서 전세계 해양 수은 오염의 양상 파악을 할 수 있는 것으로 나타났습니다.

  • mercury accumulation rates 수은 축적률
  • barometer = 지표
  • reveal global patterns = 전세계 ~ (행동)양식, 양상을 밝히다, 파악하다

4. A “superpod” of about 1,500 dolphins / has been killed/  in what a marine conservation group has said / was the largest single hunt on record / in the Faroe Islands.

페로 제도에서 거의 1500마리에 달하는 돌고래 떼가 죽임을 당했습니다. 한 해양 보존 단체는 해당 지역에서 이것이 단일 사냥으로는 사상 최대 규모라고 말했습니다.

  • superpod = (고래, 물개 등의) 대규모 무리, 떼 (e.g. A pod(=group) of orcas)
  • marine conservation group = 해양 보존 단체
  • the largest single hunt on record = 단일 사냥으로는 사상 최대 규모

5. Choi Ji-man has hit his 10th home run of the season / and the Tampa Bay Rays have become the first American League team / to reach 90 wins, by beating the Toronto Blue Jays / 2-0 Tuesday night.

지난 화요일 밤 경기에서 최지만 선수가 올 시즌 10호 홈런을 쳤고, (그가 속한) 탬파 베이 레이스는 토론토 블루 제이스를 2대0으로 꺾으면서 시즌 90승 고지에 제일 먼저 도착한 아메리칸 리그 팀이 되었습니다.

  • reach 90 wins = 90승을 달성하다
  • beating the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 (two-nil) = 토론토 블루제이스를 2대0으로 꺾으면서