CNN Student News, 2014/03/12

CNN Student News, 2014/03/12

video : http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/11/studentnews/sn-curriculum-wed/index.html

transcripts : http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1403/12/sn.01.html

Summary

• Seach for missing flight, but still no sign of plane.
• Space shuttle program.
• Circadian rhythm
• Deforestation

Useful Expression

• That`s an instrument that transmits altitude, location and direction.
• Once it`s there, a small parachute deploys, slowing the capsule down, then a larger one slows it further.
• You might not be familiar with the name Tim Berners-Lee, but you probably can`t imagine life without his invention.
• It`s closely tied into the sun. When it`s up, our bodies released hormones that make us more awake and alert. When it sets, hormones tell us it`s time to start shutting down.
• Deforestation is the practice of cutting down forests for various different reasons, but it`s fundamentally cutting down trees and living behind a vast open wasteland.
• But another impact of chopping down forests is, of course, reducing the habitat for animals to live in. 
• Every year over thousand different species go extinct around the world. 

Vocabulary

transponder[trænspάndər]

• 응답기, 트랜스폰더, 자동 무선

descending[diséndiŋ]

• 하강하는, 하락하는, 아래로 향하는

nautical[nɔ́ːtikəl]

• 선원의, 선박의, 해상의 

parachute[pǽrəʃùːt]

• 낙하산

circadian rhythm

• 24시간 주기의 리듬

obesity[oubíːsəti]

• 비만

disorder[disɔ́ːrdər]

• 장애, 질환, …증, 이상, 무질서

deforestation[diːfɔ̀ːristéiʃən]

• 삼림 벌채, 산림 개간, 삼림 파괴

diabetes[dàiəbíːtis]

• 당뇨병 

pasture[pǽsʧər]

• 목초지, 방목하다, 새로운 활동

rudimentary[rùːdəméntəri]

• 초보의, 미발달의, 기본의