Ex-Park aide shrouded in speculation
[1] The scandal centered on Chung Yoon-hoi continues to expand and threatens to bring rival parties to a headlong clash, but little is known about the man himself.
*headlong: 황급한, 앞뒤 살피지 않고, 저돌적으로,
*little: 거의 ~ 없는, 거의 ~ 않는
[2] It has been alleged that Chung is at the core of an unofficial group of advisors to President Park Geun-hye, and that he has colluded with three presidential secretaries on a regular basis to exchange classified information on her state management. Chung and his supposed collaborators are also alleged to have tried to pull strings to replace Chief of Staff Kim Ki-choon and officials in other top positions.
*allege: 주장하다, 혐의 제기하다
*at the core of~: ~의 핵심에
*collude with: 한 통이 되다, ~와 공모를 하다
*on a regular basis: 정기적으로(=regularly)
*classified: 기밀의, 분류되다 (classified documents: 기밀 서류, be classified as: ~로서 분류되다)
*state management: 국정 운영
*pull strings: (~에게 유리하도록) 영향력을 행사하다, 막후 조종하다
[3] The little that is known about the man serves only to paint a sketchy picture of his relationship with the president, and raises even more speculations.
*speculation: 추측
기사전문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141202000968
2. 美 퍼거슨 사태
기사요약: 비무장 흑인 청년에게 총격을 가해 사살한 백인 경관의 불기소 방침에 대한 반발로 미국 퍼거슨내 소요사태가 3개월 이상 지속되고 있는 가운데 지난달 30일 퍼거슨 시장이 흑인 경관의 비중을 높일 것이라고 밝혔다. 이 같은 조치에도 흑인들의 분노는 수그러들지 않는 모습이다. 지역 언론들은 전날 밤 100여 명의 시위대가 윌슨 경관을 불기소 처분한 데 항의하는 시위를 벌였고 몇몇 시위대는 미국 국기를 불태우기도 했다고 보도했다.
Bargain hunting overseas changes local retail landscape
[1] Forget city traffic and the shortage of parking spaces in shopping areas. More South Koreans are shopping on overseas e-commerce sites, with products ranging from simple fashion items to appliances.
*shortage: 부족
*appliance: (가정용) 기기
[2] The so-called “jikgu-jok” — a tribe of shoppers buying goods directly on foreign websites — is growing rapidly here, as more people seek to dodge local retailers’ high markups on imported goods and have a wider range of choice.
*dodge: 피하다 (=avoid, sidestep)
*markup: 가격인상 (a markup of 10%, mark ~ up: ~의 가격을 인상하다
[3] Jikgu-jok calls themselves “smart consumers.” They claim they pay less for the same products by logging on to the sites of U.S. shopping malls.
기사전문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141128000609
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