토플공부4 [토플배경지식]단어/표현+해석(4)주정부 vs 연방정부: State vs Federal Authority(The 19th Century) Much of American history is about the conflict between state and federal authority - that is, the state governments (of Texas, Virginia, and the other states) versus the nation's federal government based in Washington, D.C. The federal government has some lawful authority over the states. When there is a conflict between federal law and state law, for example, federal law takes priority. The fed.. 2020. 10. 14. [토플단어/영단어](#21~25)예문+직독직해: 외우지말고 이해하자! 21. allow: ~를 하도록 허락하다; 용납하다 (n. allowance / adj. allowable / adv. allowable) v. to agree to let something happen, to not interfere with an action. syn. permit Ex1) Arthur's natural agility / will allow him to excel / in sports. Arthur의 타고난 민첩함은 / 그가 뛰어나도록 할 것이다 / 운동 분야에서 Ex2) The extra money allowed / us to stay abroad / another day. 여유돈은 허용했다 / 우리가 해외에 머물도록 / 하루 더 여유돈 덕분에 우리는 해외에 하루 더 머물 수 있었다.. 2020. 3. 19. [토플배경지식]단어/표현+해석(3)조지 워싱턴: George Washington(The 18th Century) Most Americans think George Washington was the first president of the United States. That is not completely true. Washington was the first president under the U.S. Constitution. There was, however, one president before him. That man was John Hanson. A congressman from Maryland, Hanson was elected president for one year by Congress in 1781. He served that term despite poor health. Then he left of.. 2020. 3. 11. [토플배경지식]단어/표현+직독직해(1)미국 인디언 체로키족: The Cherokees, Native Americans(The 17th Century) When Europeans started to arrive in North American, they met the native peoples. Once called "Indians," these peoples are more accurately called "Native Americans." They were there long before the first Europeans arrived, and fought to keep their land as the Europeans invaded. Eventually, European-Americans won the war against Native Americans, took their land, and destroyed much of Native Ameri.. 2020. 3. 10. 이전 1 다음
