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  1. 2008.11.30 Rival Monks Fight
  2. 2008.11.28 Yahoo CEO
  3. 2008.11.27 The reincarnation of the Buddah (부처의 환생)
  4. 2008.11.20 Asian Markets Rally (아시아 주식시장 경기회복)
♣영어♣/news2008. 11. 30. 12:36

 Armenian and Greek Othodox monks clashed at the church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, revered
as
the site of Jesus's crucifixion, burial and resurrection. The brawling began during a procession
of Armenian clergymen commemorating the 4th-century discover of the cross believed to have been used
to crucify Jesus.

 The Greeks objected to the march without one of their monks present. They feared the procession would
subvert their own claim to the ancient structure built on what is believed to be the tomb of Jesus.
"We resisted peacefully, we didn't hit anybody. Somebody came from behind, there was no police at the
time from behind and he hit me like this, they broke the lens of my glasses and I have this scratch
and I was a little dizzy at the moment."

 Police arrested two monks one from each side. Six Christian sects divide control of the ancient church.
They regularly fight over turf and influence, and Israeli police are often forced to intervene. The feud
is only one of a bewildering array of rivalries among churchmen in the Holy Sepulcher. For example, the
Isralie government has long wanted to build a fire exit in the church. It regularly fills with thousands
of pilgrims and has only one main door, but the sects cannot agree where the exit will be built.

Matt Friedman, The Associated Press

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* Armenian : 아르메니아 인
* Greek : 그리스 인
* Orthodox : 그리스 정교회의
           : orthodox - (종교상의 교의가)정통의, 정설의, 정통 신앙의, 정통파인 사람
* monk : 수사, 수도사, 정직사
* clash : 충돌하다
* the Holy Sepulcher : 그리스도의 성묘(聖墓)
                     : sepulcher - 무덤, <그리스도교> 성체 안치소, ~을 묘에 묻다, 매장하다
* revere as : ~로 숭배하다, 존경하다
* crucifixion : 십자가에 못박음[못박힌 상태].
* burial : 매장, 매장지
* resurrection : 부활, 그리스도의 부활
* brawl : 말다툼[언쟁]하다
* procession : 행렬, 행진
* clergyman : 성직자
* commemorate : (의식, 제전으로) ~을 기념하다, 축하하다
* cross : 십자가
* crucify : ~을 십자가에 못박다
* objcect to : ~에 반대하다
* subvert : [권위·체제 등]을 전복하다, 뒤엎다, 타도하다; 파멸시키다.
          : [사상·신념 등]을 타락시키다, (차츰) 무너뜨리다.   
* sect : (종교의) 교파, 종파
       : (학문 사상 따위의) 파, 학벌, 학파
* turf : 잔디밭, 영역
* Israeli : 이스라엘(사람)의
* intervene : ~에 개입하다, 들에 들다(있다)
* feud : 원한, 적의, 불화
* bewildering : 당혹케 하는
              : bewilder - ~을 당황하게 하다
* rivalry : 경쟁, 대립(관계)
* churchman : 성직자
* pilgrim : 순례자

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♣영어♣/news2008. 11. 28. 11:47


 Yahoo founder and CEO Jerry Yang has announced he is stepping down, once the company finds a suitable
replacement. Yahoo says it is currently interviewing candidates both inside and outside. Yang has
publicly expressed his desire to remain at Yahoo's helm, but the company's board of directors faced
intensifying pressure to cast him aside as the company's shares plunges.
 
 On Monday, Yahoo's stock closed a little more than 10 dollars a share. Back in May, Microsoft offered
to pay 33 dollars a share to purchase Yahoo. But Yang balked at the 47 billion dollars takeover bid,
a decision that ultimately led to his demise. The 40 year-old started working on Yahoo back in 1994
with a classmate from Stanford.
 
 At Yahoo's height, its market value stood at 130 billion dollars. Monday, it was less than 15 billion.
Yang is expected to remain on Yahoo's board of directors. Investors appear to be pleased with Yang's
decision to step down. Yahoo's stock climbed more than four percent in Monday's extended trading.
 
Brian Thomas, The Associated Press.

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* step down from : ~에서 은퇴하다, 사직하다  
* replacement : 대체, 후임자
* publicly : 공식적으로
* helm : 주도권, 실권
* board of directors : 이사회
* intensify : ~을 증대하다
* cast aside :①[옷]을 벗어 던지다 ②[불안 따위]를 물리치다 ③ ~을 버리다, 폐지시키다
* shares : 주식
* plunge : 급락하다
* balk : 거부하다
* takeover : 인계, 인수
* bid : 입찰가
* demise : 사임, 사망, 서거, 종말, 소멸
* height : 정점, 전성기
* extend : 연장하다

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♣영어♣/news2008. 11. 27. 10:46


 This is the one they have been lining up for. Thousands of people are trekking to this remote spot in Nepal to meet and be blessed by the teen who they believe is the reincarnation of the Buddha. Followers say this 18-year-old has been meditating without food or water for three years and once spent months sitting under a tree without moving.
 
 Now he spends his time blessing all comers by lightly tapping them on the head and hands. Believers say it is the touch of divine. This man says after he was touched, he got the urge to change his life, while this woman says she felt overwhelmed in his presence.
 
 Still others are doubting. Some scholars say, it takes more than meditating without food to prove he is the reincarnation of the Buddah. The teen himself has not spoken out about the matter, but is expected to address his followers nextweek before heading back into the jungle for more meditations.

Ed Donahue, The Associated Press
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* trek : (천천히 또는 고생하며) 여행하다, 전진하다, 이주하다[to], 먼길을 가다
* reincarnation :. 재생, 환생, 화신, 영혼 재생설
* Buddah : 부처, 석가모니
* tap on : ~을 가볍게 두드리다
* divine : 신성한, 신의, 신성

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♣영어♣/news2008. 11. 20. 13:07


 Markets across Asia started the trading with huge gains after China anounced a major stimulus package
totalling more than $500 billion dollars. Stocks in Shanghai gained more than seven percent, while
indexes in Japan were up by more than five percent. Hong Kong's Heng Sang was up by more than three
percent.

 China unveiled the huge stimulus package on Sunday. The communist country hopes to keep economic growth
from slowing too fast. China's economic growth slowed to nine percent in the third quarter, the lowest
levels in five years. It was also down copared to the 12 percent growth during the third quarter 2007.

 The uptick in stocks in Asia  has spread to Europe, where blue chips in Britain, France, Germany all
opened about three percent higher. "Short term anything looks very good, long term we are still seeing
east versus west and that means Belgium, Denmark, alomost going to bankruptcy themselves now and long
term that's still the big concern." Wall street is expected to start the week up as well. Dow Jones
Industrial futures were up more then 100 points. The Dow ended last Friday up as well rallying more
than 200 points.

Rita Foley, The Associated Press

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* stimulus : 경기부양, 자극
* communist country : 공산국가
* uptick : 상승
* futures : 선물
* end up ~ing : 결국 ~하다
* rally : 회복하다

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