Today's News..

Pressure increasing for World Bank head to resign

A special seven-member committee of the World Bank has concluded that the World Bank’s president, Paul D. Wolfowitz, has indeed crossed the line in arranging a job and pay increases for a female companion. The report was not made public, in a move made seemingly in order to force a speedy resignation and avoid further public action. A senior official of the boards stated that Wolfowitz has only been given a day or two to respond. Wolfowitz has denied any conflict-of-interest charges, and has vowed not to quit, stating that he acted in line with the bank’s ethics rules. He is currently two years into his five-year term at the position.

* cross the line 넘지 않아야 할 선(경계, 한계, 정도)를 넘다, 건너다.
= cross what is acceptable
- 여기서 the line은 the acceptable thing or the rule

** walk the line 바르게 (바른길을) 걷다(가다)draw the line 경계(한계)를 긋다
out of line = cross the line

* conflict-of-interest 이해관계가 상충됨 (충돌, 대립, 마찰, 다툼..)
= 이 기사에서는 사적 관계 vs. 공적 위치(책임)


Spidey climbs to the top of the box office

Spiderman 3 shattered box office records across the globe over the weekend, raking in a lucrative $151 million dollars in the U.S. alone. The web-slinging superhero easily surpassed the previous record for a three-day weekend opening, held by last year’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The film also set a record for opening day gross, taking in $59 million on its premiere last Friday.Spiderman 3 was the most expensive to make of the franchise, which is based on the classic comic book. Marketing spin-offs and promotions from the movie are expected to greatly increase revenues as well.

* rake in (돈을) 잔뜩 긁어들이다(벌다)
=making a lot of money
- rake : 긁어모으다= to gather up the leaves on the ground

** raking in the cash, raking in the money
= collecting a lot of money effortlessly

** swimming in cash, piling up the cash 돈이 수북이 쌓여있다.

* base on ~을 근거로 하다, ~에 입각하다.. 이 기사에서는 원작에 기반하다.
= If you base one thing on another thing, the first thing develops from the second thing.


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