[BBC News Review 복습] Coronavirus: Oktoberfest cancelled

4월 28일, BBC News Review 복습 

 

오늘의 표현 3가지.

1) iconic : very famous - represents a particular idea 

 

ex) The Eiffle Tower if Paris's most iconic landmark. 

ex) Most people agree the Beatles were the most iconic band from the 1960s. 

iconic

(본문 중) MUNICH — Sorry, beer aficionados: Germany has canceled its iconic Oktoberfest amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

 

 *amid: in the middle of / surrounded by 

 

iconic

iconic 

 

2) Bitter pill : unpleaseant but nevessary 

 

ex) The coronavirus lockdown is a bitter pill.

ex) Tax increase may help the economy but they are a bitter pill to swallow. 

 

(기사 중) "They decided that the bitter pill to take was to cancel the post-season tournaments, world series and regionals and things and focus on letting the kids play the season as soon as we can get them opening. 

bitter pill

bitter pill

 

3) Scrapped: not continued, cancelled 

 

ex) The new law was so unpopular it was eventually scrapped.

ex) I scrapped my plans to throw Katka a surprise birthday party when she said she hated surprises. 

 

scrapped

(본문 중) Bavaria on Tuesday cancelled the iconic Oktoberfest  for the first time since World War II dealing a fresh blow to Germany's beer industry already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

This year marks the first time that Germany will have to do without the festival since the last world war. (오.....)

 

scrapped

(본문 중) The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be "scrapped" if they cannot take place in 2021, says Games chief Yoshiro Mori. Tokyo 2020 is now scheduled to run from 23 July to 8 August next year after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

"In that case, the Olympics will be scrapped," he added. The president of Japan's medical association, Yoshitake Yokokura, said on Tuesday it will be "difficult" to hold the Olympics in 2021 without vaccines or effective drugs being developed.