[오늘의 TOEIC] 2019년 3월 9일

The city council woman has had to _____ many prejudices in her long but very esteemed career.

(A) discount

(B) overcome 

(C) deplete

(D) recourse

613. 

The judge decided that the argument was not _____ enough to persuade him to change his ruling.

(A) to compel

(B) compel

(C) compels

(D) compelling 

612.

요점: Question Type: Word Choice

(A) discount – Not applicable

(B) overcome – Correct

(C) deplete – Not applicable

(D) recourse – Not applicable

빈 칸에 들어갈 가장 알맞은 뜻을 가진 단어를 고르는 문제로 편견을 ‘극복’한다고 하는 것이 문맥상 알맞으므로 보기 중에서 가장 알맞은 의 단어로는 (B) overcome(극복하다)이 정답이 된다. councilwoman시의회 여성의원 prejudice 편견 esteemed 존중받는, 존경받는

번역: 여성 시의회 의원은 그녀의 오랜 그러나 존경받는 경력을 갖기 까지  많은 편견을 극복해야 했다.

612. 정답: (B) overcome

613.

요점: Question Type: Word Form

(A) to compel – Word form

(B) compel – Word form (… argument didn’t compel himenough…)

(C) compels – Word form

(D) compelling – Correct

Also: (The judge decided that the argument was notenough to compel him to change his ruling.) is correct.

빈 칸에 들어갈 동사 compel(억지로 시키다)의 가장 알맞은 형태를 고르는 문제로 빈 칸에는 뒤에서 수식해 주고 있는 부사 enough(충분히) 앞에서 ‘형용사’가 들어가야 할 자리이므로 보기 중에서 분사로서 형용사 역할을하는 (D) compelling(설득력 있는)이 들어가는 것이 정답이 된다. argument 논거, 주장 ruling (특히 판사의) 결정,판결

번역: 판사는 그의 판결을 바꿀 수 있을 만큼 논거가 충분히 설득적이지 않았다는 결정을 내렸다.