[2026년 5월] 두번째 복습 뉴스레터

연휴인 일요일 오늘. 여러분들은 무엇을 하시나요? 5월의 많던 휴일도 이제 사라지고 있네요. ㅜㅜ

휴일은 사라지지만, 2주 동안 배운 영어는 사라지면 안 되잖아요!

배운 것 떠올리기

먼저, 지난 2주 동안 배운 단어와 표현을 떠올려 볼까요? 아래 문장을 보면서 언제 사용되는지, 어떤 의미를 갖고 있는지 복습해 봅시다.

첫번째 예문

Our sales results fell short of the annual target.

두번째 예문

I'll heat up the leftover pizza for dinner.

세번째 예문

We need to find common ground on this project deadline.

네번째 예문

With a few spices, she transformed basic ingredients into a gourmet meal.

연습하기

오늘은 뉴스레터로 보낸 뉴스기사에서 Fall short, Heat up, Common ground, Transform into가 어떻게 쓰였는지 볼게요.  각 문장들을 해석해 보시고, 2주 동안 배운 단어와 표현을 익히면서 독해 능력도 길러보자고요!

[Fall short - 관련기사]

Those reports rank the tools on a scale from “minimal risk” to “unacceptable” on measures including kids’ safety, data use and trustworthiness, and provide examples of where the tools fall short.

[Heat up - 관련기사]

The Fed faces tough trade-offs in its rate-setting decisions: Lowering them can boost economic growth, but sometimes at the cost of causing inflation to heat up.

[Common ground - 관련기사]

More discussion on Iran highlighted that they do have common ground. The fact that both sides want to describe the meeting as a win shows goodwill, at least.

[Transform into - 관련기사]

It is a remarkable achievement by Arteta in his first job in management, the Spaniard having transformed Arsenal into contenders since taking over from Unai Emery in December 2019.