Today's News..

Decision day looming for 2014 winter olympics..

The IOC will vote this Wednesday in Guatemala to decide the host nation for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games- Pyeongchang, Korea, Salzburg, Austria, or Sochi, Russia. Many are saying that which country will be chosen among the three finalists is still up in the air. IOC president Jacques Rogge expects a narrow decision, similar to London, England winning the summer games over Paris, France two years ago. The top leaders from all three candidate cities will be present, including Korean President Roh Mu-hyun, However, following a previous bidding scandal, there will be strict rules implemented concerning contact with IOC members.

Pyeongchang, Korea received the best overall review among the three candidates in a technical rerport by the IOC last month, although officials stressed that the outcome is never certain.


* up in the air: 미해결의, 미정의, 막연한
Also, in the air. undecided or unsettled

* narrow decision

* narrow : 간신히 이룬, 가까스로의, 아슬아슬하게 with little margin to spare



Four in custody after two terror plots in the U.K.

Many British citizens were on edge Sunday, after Great Britain's terrorist threat assessment was raised to its highest level following two incidents over the weekend. An alleged car bomb plot was foiled and two men were arrested in London on Saturday, where two cars rigged with explosives were discovered. On Sunday morning, there was an attack on Glasgow Airport, in which two men in a SUV rammed into the departure doors, turning the vehicle into a potentially lethal fireball. A witness reported that before the two attackers were arrested, one of them was on fire and shouting "Allah, Allah," while throwing punches at police. Following the attack, another airport in Liverpool was also closed, and hundreds of passengers were grounded on airplanes.

One official, speaking anonymously, said that the sophistication of the attacks was, "at the lower end of the scale, but you don't have to be sophisticated to kill people."

* on edge : 초조하게하다, 신경을 날카롭게 하다, (몹시) 긴장하다
very sensitive/ nervous/ tense

- On the edge one's seat : 의자 가장 자리에서.즉 (긍정적 의미에서) 긴장한, 흥분한, 안절부절 못하는

* sophistication : 정교화, 복잡화 complexity


From Morning Special..