진행자: 윤민식, Kevin Lee Selzer

1. All eyes on Pyongyang as Kim opens key party meeting

가시요약: 김정은 조선노동당 전원회의 진행에 따라 이목이 집중되고 있다.

[1] Kim has been urging Trump to roll out a new initiative after the Hanoi summit broke down in Feb.

* roll out: (새로운 것을) 발표하다, 출시하다
* 계획
* break down: 결렬되다, 실패하다


[2] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired the first part of a key ruling party meeting in Pyongyang on Saturday, amid speculation that the communist state may proclaim a “new path” in the face of stalled disarmament talks with the United States.

* chair: 의장을 맡다 (chairman: 의장)
* key: 핵심적인
* ruling party: 여당 (<->opposition party: 야당)
* speculation: 추측 (=expectation: 예상)
* stalled: 정지된, 지연된 (<->ongoing: 계속되는)

[3] Attended by key party and military officers, the fifth plenary session of the seventh Central Committee of the Workers’ Party discussed “details regarding building of the state and its defense,” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said.

* plenary session: 총회, 전체회의
* regarding: ~와 관련된 (=related to, in regards to)

기사전문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20191229000168&ACE_SEARCH=1

2. ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ wraps up ‘Star Wars’ with fool’s gold

기사요약: 새롭게 출시된 스타워즈 시리즈 최근 작품 "라이즈 오브 스카이워커"에 대한 리뷰기사

[1] The latest and final entry in the famed franchise, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” was as multifaceted as my reaction to the film. It had an ample amount of kick-ass moments, but ultimately came up short in satiating what amounted to comically bloated expectations from the fans.

* wrap up: 마무리하다 (<->kick off, commence: 시작하다)
* fool's gold: 빛 좋은 개살구
* famed: 명성이 높은 (<-> obscure: 잘 알려져 있지 않은)
* multifaceted: 다면적인
* ample: 충분히 많은
* come up short: ~에 미치지 못하다
* satiate: 만족시키다

[2] Rey (Daisy Ridley) continues her training under Leia Organa -- Carrie Fisher -- but is distracted by Ren’s ongoing attempts to bring her to the Dark Side.

* distracted: 정신이 분산되다, 산만해지다
* ongoing: 계속되는
* bring A to B: A를 B에 데려오다

[3] Then it emerges that an evil force that once threatened the entire galaxy has returned and joined forces with Kylo Ren -- Adam Driver. So Finn and Poe Dameron -- John Boyega and Oscar Isaac -- join Rey to find this formidable armada in an attempt to save the galaxy.

* emerge: 드러나다, 나오다
* once threatened: 한때 위협했던 (=used to threaten)
* formidable: 가공할, 어마어마한 (insignificant: 별볼일없는)
* armada: 함대

기사전문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20191229000170