https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87jq0djw00o
Trump-Musk row fuels 'biggest crisis ever' at Nasa
The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.
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Trump-Musk row heightens fears over Nasa budget cuts
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But, Mr Dreier worries that there is a strong possibility that political gridlock might mean that no budget is agreed.
It is likely that the reduced White House budget would be put in place as an interim measure, which then could not easily be reversed, because once space missions are turned off it is hard, if not impossible, to start them up again.
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1. 단어
- jeopardize 동사 격식 위태롭게 하다 (=endanger)
- feud 1. 명사 (오랜 동안의) 불화[반목] 2. 동사 불화를 빚다, 반목 속에 지내다
- earmark 1. 동사 (특정 목적용으로) 배정[결정/예정]하다 2. 명사 美 (전형적인) 특징[특질]
- bloated 비대해진, 불필요하게 커진 (↔ lean)
- unfocussed 초점이 없는, 방향이 분산된
- bureaucracy 관료조직
- egregious 형용사 격식 지독한
- bankroll 1. 동사 비격식 재정을 지원하다, 돈을 대다 (=finance) 2. 명사 재정 지원
- political gridlock 정치적 교착 상태
- put in place 시행하다
- interim measure 임시 조치
- it is hard, if not impossible, to 불가능하지는 않더라도 거의 어렵다
2. 요약
The feud between Trump and Musk might lead to cuts in NASA’s science budget, delaying both space and climate research - and once halted, space missions may be difficult to restart.