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1. A Civilization Is Born (총55개)
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  • 발음듣기 civilization
    문명, 문명 세계
    Mesopotamia was the name of a region in the Middle East, where human civilization arose thousands of years ago.
  • 발음듣기 study
    1. 서재, (2. 공부하다, 3. 자세히 보다, 관찰하다)
    "Grandpa?" Laurie called, knocking on the study door.
  • 발음듣기 archaeologist
    고고학자 (유물이나 유적을 연구하는 학자)
    He was an archaeologist and worked very hard.
  • 발음듣기 research
    1. 연구하다, 조사하다, (2. 연구, 조사)
    He wasn't out traveling and researching.
  • 발음듣기 trace
    1. (선, 윤곽 등을) 베끼다, 그리다, (2. 흔적, 자취)
    I'm tracing an ancient map of Mesopotamia.
  • 발음듣기 wavy
    물결 모양의, (머리카락 등이) 웨이브가 있는
    Laurie saw a piece of tracing paper covered in wavy lines.
  • 발음듣기 squiggly
    구불구불한
    What are those two squiggly lines?
  • 발음듣기 region
    지역, 지방
    Mesopotamia was the name of a region in the Middle East.
  • 발음듣기 Middle East
    중동 (지중해 연안의 서남아시아 및 이집트를 포함한 지역)
    Mesopotamia was the name of a region in the Middle East, where human civilization arose thousands of years ago.
  • 발음듣기 arise
    (문제 등이) 일어나다, 발생하다, 생기다
    Mesopotamia was the name of a region in the Middle East, where human civilization arose thousands of years ago.
  • 발음듣기 reed
    갈대
    Humans in that area had mud and reeds to build houses.
  • 발음듣기 cradle
    1. (문명, 민족 등의) 발상지, 요람지, (2. (주로 신생아용) 아기 침대, 요람)
    They were the most powerful people there—in what became known as the cradle of civilization.
  • 발음듣기 sophisticated
    1. 수준 높은, 세련된, (2. 정교한, 복잡한)
    They were very sophisticated and we owe a lot to their inventions.
  • 발음듣기 choppy
    뚝뚝 끊어지는, 고르지 못한
    Their writing looks choppy because it was pressed into clay tablets using thin tools made from reeds.
  • 발음듣기 tablet
    (돌, 나무 등의) 판
    Their writing looks choppy because it was pressed into clay tablets using thin tools made from reeds.
  • 발음듣기 mathematician
    수학자
    The Sumerians were clever mathematicians who tried to use numbers to organize the world around them.
  • 발음듣기 keen
    1. 예리한, 민감한, (2. 강한, 깊은)
    They were especially keen on dividing time.
  • 발음듣기 divide
    1. 나누다, 나뉘다, (2. 가르다, 나뉘어 갖다)
    They were especially keen on dividing time.
  • 발음듣기 base on
    ...에 바탕을 두다, 기초로 하다
    Our calendar is based on their math!
  • 발음듣기 lay down
    (규칙 등을) 정하다. 규정하다
    She lays down the laws around here!
  • 발음듣기 shudder
    1. (공포, 추위 등으로) 떨다, (2. 떨림, 전율)
    "Wasn’t he the scary king?" Laurie shuddered.
  • 발음듣기 order
    1. (사회적) 질서, 치안, (2. 명령, 지시, 3. (음식 등을) 주문하다)
    Hammurabi's laws kept society in order at a time when there was lots of fighting between tribes.
  • 발음듣기 expect
    기대하다, 예상하다
    People were expected to take responsibility for their work and actions.
  • 발음듣기 put to death
    죽이다, 사형에 처하다
    If a house collapsed and killed the people inside, the builder was put to death.
  • 발음듣기 unfortunately
    불행하게도
    Unfortunately punishment wasn't always as clear-cut as it sounds.
  • 발음듣기 clear-cut
    명확한, 명쾌한
    Unfortunately punishment wasn't always as clear-cut as it sounds.
  • 발음듣기 escape
    1. 탈출하다, 달아나다, (2. 탈출, 도망)
    You were often able to escape a harsh sentence by paying a large fine.
  • 발음듣기 harsh
    거친, 가혹한
    You were often able to escape a harsh sentence by paying a large fine.
  • 발음듣기 sentence
    1. 판결, 선고, (2. 문장)
    You were often able to escape a harsh sentence by paying a large fine.
  • 발음듣기 fine
    1. 벌금, (2. …에게 벌금을 과하다, 3. 좋은, 괜찮은)
    You were often able to escape a harsh sentence by paying a large fine.
  • 발음듣기 structure
    1. 건물, 건조물, (2. 구조, 체계)
    Those huge structures are called ziggurats.
  • 발음듣기 ziggurat
    지구라트 (고대 메소포타미아의 신전)
    Those huge structures are called ziggurats.
  • 발음듣기 steep
    가파른, 경사가 급한
    The steep sides were stepped and covered with beautiful gardens.
  • 발음듣기 step
    1. …을 층층으로 만들다, (2. (발을) 디디다, 내딛다, 3. 단계, 순서)
    The steep sides were stepped and covered with beautiful gardens.
  • 발음듣기 shrine
    신전, 사당
    At the top was a shrine.
  • 발음듣기 recall
    생각해내다, 상기하다
    You recall the Tower of Babel from the Bible, don't you?
  • 발음듣기 heaven
    1. (주로 복수) 하늘, 천공, (2. 하늘나라, 천국)
    In that story people tried to build a tower that would reach the heavens, but they failed in the end.
  • 발음듣기 basis
    기초, 근거, 원리
    Some believe the ziggurat in Ur is the basis of the biblical legend.
  • 발음듣기 biblical
    성서의, 성서에 나오는
    Some believe the ziggurat in Ur is the basis of the biblical legend.
  • 발음듣기 present-day
    현대의, 오늘날의
    The city of Ur is in present-day Iraq.
  • 발음듣기 ruin
    1. (주로 복수) (파괴된 건물의) 잔해, 폐허, 유적, (2. 파멸, 몰락, 3. 망치다, 엉망으로 만들다)
    Archaeologists discovered the ruins of Ur in the 1800s.
  • 발음듣기 evidence
    증거, 근거
    They found evidence of a great flood that had likely wiped out most of the city.
  • 발음듣기 likely
    아마, 어쩌면
    They found evidence of a great flood that had likely wiped out most of the city.
  • 발음듣기 wipe out
    ...을 완전히 파괴하다, 없애버리다
    They found evidence of a great flood that had likely wiped out most of the city.
  • 발음듣기 led
    (도로가 어떤 장소로) 이어졌다, 통했다 (lead-led)
    You know, the one that led to Noah building his ark.
  • 발음듣기 ark
    1. 방주 (노아가 대홍수를 피하기 위해 만들었던 배), (2. 법궤 (모세의 십계명을 새긴 석판을 넣어 둔 신성한 나무 상자))
    You know, the one that led to Noah building his ark.
  • 발음듣기 excavation
    발굴 (땅속에 묻혀 있는 것을 파냄)
    I have something to show you from the excavation at Ur.
  • 발음듣기 cemetery
    공동 묘지
    A British archaeologist found the temples and cemetery there in the 1920s and '30s.
  • 발음듣기 tomb
    무덤, 묘
    The tomb of Lady Puabi, for example, was full of beautiful things.
  • 발음듣기 headdress
    머리 장식물
    Lady Puabi's real headdress is in a museum, but I have a replica.
  • 발음듣기 replica
    (실물을 모방하여 만든) 복제품, 모형
    Lady Puabi's real headdress is in a museum, but I have a replica.
  • 발음듣기 dangle
    (달랑달랑) 매달리다
    Grandpa placed a delicate headdress decorated with dangling golden leaves on Laurie's head.
  • 발음듣기 turn on one's heel(s)
    획 돌아서다
    She turned on her heel and strode out the door, her headdress jingling.
  • 발음듣기 strode
    성큼성큼 걸었다 (stride-strode)
    She turned on her heel and strode out the door, her headdress jingling.
  • 발음듣기 jingle
    짤랑거리다, 댕그랑거리다
    She turned on her heel and strode out the door, her headdress jingling.
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