Deep Freeze in the Deep South Here in Iowa tonight, the talk is not just about politics, it’s also about the bone-chilling cold. Two degrees in Des Moines this morning, wind chill 15 below. A deep freeze is blanketing much of the country, spreading frigid temperatures as far south as Florida, where Jeffrey Kofman reports farmers are racing to save some fragile crops.
Farmers were scrambling today to pick every last berry and bean before the sun sets, the temperatures plunge. But the real worry here is the cold wind. -- You see this stuff here. This is already burnt from the wind. This had burnt from the wind. That biting wind arrived last night, and it is killing the tomato plants at the country’s biggest grower, DiMare Farms.
It’s not just here in the fields of Florida. Today, a huge swath of this country that normally escapes winter is suddenly being confronted by a cold snap. Take a look at the wind chill in the South this morning: Atlanta 8, Nashville 6, Charlotte 12. And across the North, winter is in full force. But brace for a blast of spring this weekend as temperatures soar well above normal.
In Florida tonight, though, that is small comfort. -- It’s going to be a long night tonight. -- Ha-ha. It was a long night last night. It’s going to be longer tonight. The warm weather can’t come fast enough. Jeffrey Kofman, ABC News, Homestead, Florida. Oil Up,
Stocks Down Economic news today: four words - oil up, stocks down. Oil prices briefly reached 100 dollars a barrel before closing just below that at a record 99 dollars 62 cents. And that helped push the stock market down sharply on this first trading day of 2008: the Dow fell 220 points, the Nasdaq 42. Here’s ABC’s Betsy Stark.
Today’s big round number for oil prices caps a breathtakingride. Incredibly, oil was trading at just 50 dollars a barrel less than 12 months ago. -- That is a meteoric rise, and prices have moved higher for a number of reasons. Among the reasons: today, the winter cold gripping much of the nation, including here in the Northeast. And reports of violence in Nigeria, one of the world’s largest suppliers of crude.
On Wall Street, the strain of hundred-dollar oil on an already sluggish economy sparked a New Year’s sell-off. -- With oil being at a hundred dollars a barrel and prices at the pump being very high, it’s reasonable to expect that consumer spending will also slow. ... Which could be a recipe for recession in 2008. Betsy Stark, ABC News, New York.
※ 부정어(not)이 오고 뒤에 너무 하다(too)는 표현이 오면 → 아무리 ~해도 지나치지 않는다. 1. You can never be too careful. 아무리 조심해도 지나치지 않는다. 2. I can't emphasize this enough. = I can't over-emphasize this. 이것을 아무리 강조해도지나치지 않다. 3. You can't repeat this enough. 이것을 아무리 반복해도 지나치지 않다. 4. You can never be too prepared. 5. You can never be too experienced. 6. I can’t thank you enough for your hospitality.
bone-chilling :뼈에 스며 드는 추운 ex. The chilling truth is that the killers are still out there. wind chill :체감온도 freeze :얼 다, ~을 얼리다, 동결, 결빙, 혹한, (물가·임 금 등의) 동결 ex. a wage freeze=a freeze on wages 임금 동결 blanket : 담요, [a ~ of ...로] 전면을 덮는 것, 담요로 덮다, (담요처럼) 전면을 뒤덮다, 총괄적인, 전체에 통하는 (affecting or aimed at everyone or everything equally, even when this is not sensible or fair) ex. a blanket of snow 온 누리를 덮은 눈/ ex. a blanket ban on all tobacco advertising / ex. There was outrage at the blanket bombing of the region. frigid :몹시 추운 , 추위가 지독한 / 1. Frigid means extremely cold. 2. If a woman is frigid, she finds it difficult to become sexually aroused(불감증인 ); a frigid woman does not enjoy having sex 3. extremely formal and unfriendly: ex. her frigid tones race to ~ : 서둘러 ~하다 fragile : 부서지기[깨지기 ] 쉬운(brittle), 연약한(frail) scramble : (~ 하려고 ) 앞 을 다투다, 허둥지둥 [ 서둘러 ] (~) 하다. ( 적기를 요격하기 위해 ) 긴급 발진하다, 긴급 발진시키다 * scramble for~ / scramble to do something : ~ 을 앞다투어 차지하려 하 다 . ex. scramble for the seat ＝ scramble to get the seat 앞을 다투어 ( 서둘러 ) 자리를 잡다 berry : 베리 《딸기류의 열매》 bean : 콩 plunge : ~ 을 처넣다, ~ 을 빠뜨리다, 뛰어들다, 빠지다 , 급락하다, 뛰어들기 , 돌진, 급락 * plunge one's hand into hot water 손을 뜨거운 물에 처넣다 / * plunge into a river 강 에 뛰어들다 . * take the plunge : ( 수영장 등에 ) 뛰어들다, 과감히 하다, 결혼하 다 / to finally do something important, difficult, or dangerous after thinking about it ex. He finally decided to take the plunge and will get married next year. burnt :태운, 화상 을 입은, (곡물이) 병든 biting : 물어 뜯는, 무는 , 살을 에는 듯한, 날카로운 (sharp), 통렬[신랄]한 * have a biting tongue 말씨가 몹시 매섭다 , 신랄하다 swath :낫을 휘 둘러 베어나간 자리, 베어낸 한 구획, 띠 모양을 이루는 것[장소](strip) (a large area of land, usually longer than it is wide; a large number of people or a large amount of something)ex. The disease killed huge swathes of the population. confront :< 사 람·사물 , 곤란 등이 > 마주보다, 직면 하다, < 남과 > 대면 [ 대결 ] 하다, ~ 에 맞서다, < 남에게 > ( 증거 등을 ) 들이대다 ex. Many difficulties confronted him. [＝ He was confronted with [by] many difficulties.] 그는 많은 어려움에 직면해 있었다 . ex. confront a prisoner with the evidence 범인에게 증거를 들이대다 . ex. He was confronted by his creditors at the gate. 그는 대문에서 채권자들과 마주쳤다 . snap : (기후의) 급변, 격변, (특히)갑작스러운 추위 ex. a cold snap 갑자기 닥쳐온 추위 fin full force : 총력으로 brace : 버팀대로 받치다, 바싹 죄다, 버팀대, 꺾쇠 * brace for~ ~에 대비하다, ~에 대비하여 마음의 준비를 단단히 하다. * brace yourself for something: ex. He braced himself for the shock. 그는 충격에 대비해 마음을 다잡았 다. * brace yourself to do something: ex. Smith braced himself to deliver the bad news. * She braced herself against the wall. 벽에 몸을 밀착시켰다. blast :폭발 , 폭파,(1회분의) 폭약(an explosive charge), 한바탕의 바람, 돌풍, ( 나팔 . 경적을 ) 크게 울리다, ~ 을 폭파하다, ~ 을 비난하다, 총을 쏘다 comfort : 위안하다, 위로 하다, 위로, 위 안, [a ~] 위로가 되는 사람[것], [pl.] 생활을 편리하고 즐겁 게 해주는 것 ex.words of comfort위로의 말 * home comforts : I miss my home comforts when I'm away. round :우수리 가 없는, 반올림한 / not exact, but given as a whole number or as a number ending in zero ex. 5.8 can be rounded off to 6. 5.8을 반올림하면 6이 된다 ex. round numbers 우수리가 없는 수(10, 100 따위) cap :(테 없는 ) 모자, ~에 모 자[덮개]를 씌 우다, ~의 꼭대기를 덮다, ~을 완성하다, 마무리하다 ex. Snow has capped Mt.Halla. 눈이 한라산을 덮었다. ex. cap a meal with dessert 디저트로 식사를 마치다. breathtaking : 아슬아슬한 , 숨막히는, 손 에 땀을 쥐게 하는 ex. a breathtaking stock car race 손에 땀을 쥐게 하 는 자동차 경주 ride : 말을 타다, ( 탈것을 ) 타다, 타고 가다, 탐, 태움 , 승마, 승차 , 승선 * wild ride : = (wild) roller coaster ride * easy/rough ride : a period of time when you experience no problems/a lot of problems ex. The Congress aren't going to give the new president an easy ride. * take someone for a ride : to trick, cheat, or lie to someone ex. I found out I'd been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted. meteor :유성, 별똥, 운석 * meteoric :유성 같은, 잠시 빛났다가 사라지는, 빠른 / becoming very successful very quickly ex. The true story of a millionaire's meteoric rise from poverty. grip :잡음 , 움켜쥠, 파악력, 이해력, 꽉 잡다, 움켜 잡다 (grasp보다 쥐는 강도가 셈) * come[get] to grips (with~) : (~와)맞 붙잡고 싸우다, (문제 해결을 위해) 열심히 노력하다 ex. The government's first task is to get to grips with the economy. crude :천연 그대로의 , 가공하지 않은 , 정제하지 않은 , 조잡한 , 거 친 (rough), 미정제품 , 원유 (crude oil) strain : 잡아당기다 , 팽팽 하게 하다 , 긴장시키다 , ( 너무 써서 ) 상하게 하다 , 무리 를 하다 , 왜곡하다 , 곡해하다 , 팽팽함 , 긴장 , 부담 , 접질림 , 삠 , 변형 , 변종 * put strain: 무리를 주다, 힘들게 하다 * financial strain 경제적 부담 sluggish :<사 람·행동이> 게으른(idle), 나태한, <경 기 따위가> 활기 없는 sell-off : 투매 (the rapid selling of securities, such as stocks, bonds and commodities) * sell off : ~ 을 헐값에 팔아치우다 ex. The company will have to sell off assets to avoid bankruptcy. at the pump :(= at the gas station) 주유소에서 recipe : ( 요리의 ) 조리법 , 요리법 , 방 법 , 비결 ex. a recipe for a cake 케이크 만드는 법 / ex. the recipe for success in business 사업에서의 성공의 비결 ex. Giving your kids too much freedom can be a recipe for disaster. ( 재앙의 비결이다 : 반어적용법 )