2017년 12월 9일 영어공부

사전 발췌는 endic.naver.com에서 영어 문장은 정기구독했던 Time지에서.

In the immediate aftermath, the world waxed nostalgic about the younger, 20th century Fidel--the torrid icon who did perhaps more than any other figure in human history to define "the revolutionary."

  -aftermath n. the aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it

  -torrid adj. torrid relationship or incident involves very strong emotions connected with love and sex

직후의 여파로 세계는 혁명적인이라는 단어를 정의하는데 인간 역사에서 누구보다도 큰 획을 그은 격정의 아이콘인 어린 20세기의 피델을 점점 그리워하게 되었다.

At the outset of his insurgency in 1953, Fidel insisted, "History will absolve me."

  -outset n. if something happens at the outset of an event, process, or period of time, it happens at the beginning of it

  -insurgency n. an insurgency is a violent attempt to oppose country's government carried out by citizens of that country

  -absolve v. if a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame

1953년 내란 발생 시에 피델은 "역사가 나의 무죄를 선고할 것이다."라고 주장했다.

He'll be remembered as much if not more as a tragic caudillo, a reminder that revolutionaries are usually a lot less romantic when they come down from the sierras and govern.

  -caudillo n. a military or political leader

  -sierra n. a range of mountains with jagged peaks especially in Spain or America

그는 비극적 지도자로서 기억될 것이며 이는 혁명가들이 시에라에서 내려와 정치를 시작하면 덜 낭만적이게 되는 것을 상기시켜 줄 것이다.

Granted, contrary to the hyperbole of his enemies in exile in Miami, Castro was hardly as bloodstained as other 20th century despots like Stalin; and his health and education systems were widely lauded, despite being undermined by his chronic economic blunders and the decades-long U.S. trade that simply gave Fidel a government scapegoat.

  -hyperbole n. if someone uses hyperbole, they say or write things that make something sound more impressive than it really is

  -despot n. a despot is a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and who uses it unfairly or cruelly

  -laud v. if people laud someone, they praise and admire them

  -blunder n. a blunder is a stupid or careless mistake