EBS e영어뉴스 #1. Is the Zika virus the real cause of microcephaly?
Is the Zika virus the real cause of microcephaly?
With the Rio Olmpics just months away, Brasil, South America's largest country, is at the epicenter of the Zica virus, a mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to rare birth defects know as microcephaly.
At a press conference, Brasil's health minister rejected criticism that the government was slow to respond to the surge of cases that set off international alarms.
He also said that authorities were "absolutely sure" that the virus causes microcephaly.
Although the link has not been scientifically proven, the minister said the half-year gap between the virus outbreak in Brazil and the surge in reported cases of microcephaly was not a coincidence.
The statement came out offer some medical experts said microcephaly might not be linked to the Zika virus.
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- microcephaly 소두증
- epicenter 진원지
- borne ~전달된
- birth defects 선천적 장애
- set off ~ alarms 경종을 울리다
Recycling firms in the UK are abandoning rubbish when they fold.
UK residents are crying foul over mounds of rubbish left by bankrupt waste management companies. The problem is that many recycling firms take no responsibility for the waste when they're shutting down.
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- cry foul 부당하다고 외치다
- fold = shut down = go bankrupt = go out of business 문을 닫다, 사업을 접다
The Libyan government hold a conference to stop the Islamic State from Online recruting
The Libyan Ministry of Justice organised a conference to stop the Islamic State from recruiting fighters through the Internet. One official says the conference is a chance to alert people to some of the dangers that lurk online.
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- hold = organize 열다, 개최하다
- lurk 숨어 있다, 도사리다
Brazil celebrates the year of the monkey.
No strangers to festivities, Brazilians ring in the lunar New Year like no others can. The holiday is the second largest event in Brazil, after legendary carnival. It certainly is not just a monkey business.
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- be no stragers to ~에 문외한이 아니다, 너무 익숙하다
- ring in a new year 새해를 맞이하다
- monkey business 바보같은 짓
* set off
(1) 터뜨리다 A terrorist set off bombs in a movie theater.
(2) 유발하다 The traffic accident set off a heated debate on texting while driving.