[ POWER ENGLISH ] 2004-03-09

phenomenon
현상


sovereignty
Sovereignty is the power that a country has to govern itself or another country or state.
           Britain's concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new.
      = autonomy 주권, 통치권


something hits up
심화되다. 악화되다
A situation gets hitting up.


islet
An islet is a small island.


Initiate
If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen.
           They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics...


run
= to publish, print
run stamp 우표를 발행하다.


goof
= fool, idiot
If you call someone a goof, you think they are silly. (INFORMAL)
           I could write for TV as well as any of those goofs.


side with someone
If one person or country sides with another, they support them in an argument or a war. If people or countries side against another person or country, they support each other against them.
           There has been much speculation that America might be siding with the rebels...
~의 편을 들다.


dispute( n, v ), disputed( a )
A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.
           They have won previous pay disputes with the government...
 논쟁하다, 논쟁
disputed territory 분쟁 지역( 영토 )


distortion ( n ), distort( v )
Distortion is the changing of something into something that is not true or not acceptable.
           I think it would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest...
외곡

대답할 가치도 없다고 생각한다.
We don't think it even deserves to response


side with

왜 그녀 편을 드는데?
Why are you siding with her?

난 누구 편도 아니다.
I'm not siding with anyone.

이 문제에 관해서 내 편을 들어줄 사람은 무수히 많다
There are tons of people siding with me on this issue.


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