Daily English 2007.02.28

foothold
=> a secure position, esp. a firm basis for further progress or developement
=> When attempting to establish a new market, it is not uncommon for large companies to purchase smaller companies that already have a foothold in the market.

red meat
=> dark-coloured meat, eg beef or lamb
=> By following a proper dieet and by reducing consumption of certain foods, such as fats and red meat, you can lower your risk of developing certain types of cancer.

designated
=> selected or named for a duty
=> The ranger I tallked to said we're only allowed to camp in designated areas, and can olny use existing fire pits - we can't dig new ones.

propenent
=> a supporter or advocate of something; someone who argues in favour or their cause
=> She was a avid propenent  of equal rights for immigrants.

expedite
=> to speed up, or assist the progress of something
=> After i receive your revised report, I will expedite the processing to get you your check without further delay.

fringe
=> the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main area or centre
=> It was a park with a fringe of trees.

crispness
=> freshness
=> A winter crispness fills the air, craft and gift shops deck their halls, and caroler serenade visitors and townsfolk alike with joyful Christmas songs.

A : Top of your class at Harvard. Magna cum laude, in fact. I can't help wordering what someone like you is doing in a prison.
B : Took a wrong turn a few months back.
A : You make it sound like a traffic infraction. Like all you did was turning the wrong way up a one-way street.
B : Everyone turns up one, sooner or later

A : 하버드 대학 우수학생에, 우등상 받고 졸업했다면서, 당신 같은 수재가 감옥에는 무슨 일인지 그 사연이 참 궁금하네
B : 몇 달 전 길을 좀 잘못 들었던 거죠.
A : 자네가 무슨 교통위반 한 것처럼 말하는군. 꼭 일방통행인 길에서 방향을 잘못 틀었던 것 뿐이라는 듯이 말이야.
B : 누구나 다 언젠가 한번쯤은 그럴 수 있는거 아닌가요

Politicians should be ________ the needs of ordinary citizens whose opinions are often suppressed by powerful interest groups and lobbyists.

A) spoken with
B) examined by
C) capable of
D) conscious of

The addresses of the teaching staff listed on the school website are more than ______ those in the student handbook.

A) recent
B) new
C) different
D) late