Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San Francisco, relishes the days when his bar stayed open past midnight every night, welcoming crowds that jostled on the streets, bar hopped, window browsed or just took in the night air.
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relish
즐거워하다
jostle
밀치다
bar hop
바를 연달아 방문하다
window browse
둘러보다
He's had to drasticallycurtail those hours because of diminished foot traffic, and business is down 30%. A sign outside the lounge pleads: “We need your support!”
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drastically
급격히
curtail
줄이다
diminish
감소하다
plead
간청하다
주요 구문 2
After a three-year exile, the pandemic now fading from view, the expected crowds and electric ambience of downtown have not returned.
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exile
추방
ambience
주변의 분위기
Empty storefrontsdot the streets. Large “going out ofbusiness” signs hang in windows. Last month, the owner of Westfield San Francisco Centre, a fixture for more than 20 years, said it was handing the mall back to its lender, citing declining sales and foot traffic.
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storefront
상가
dot
빈 곳에 점을 찍다
(빈 상점이 거리에 많이 뿌려져 있다는 뜻이 됩니다.)
go out of business
폐업하다
fixture
매우 오래된 도매 또는 소매 상가의 주요 장소
주요 구문 3
No longer the purview of office workers, downtowns must become around-the-clock destinations for people to congregate, said Richard Florida, a specialist in city planning at the University of Toronto.
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purview
관역
around-the-clock
주말과 공휴일을 포함한 24시간
congregate
모이다
주요 구문 4
Why? San Francisco relied heavily on international tourism and its tech workforce, both of which disappeared during the pandemic.
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workforce
인력
San Francisco leaders are taking the demise of downtown seriously. Supervisors recently relaxed downtown zoning rules to allow mixed-use spaces: offices and services on upper floors and entertainment and pop-up shops on the ground floor. Legislation also reduces red tape to facilitate converting existing office space into housing.
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demise
사라짐
red tape
비밀리에 관련된 처리 과정
facilitate
용이하게 하다
주요 구문 5
Real estate experts also point to office-to-housing conversions as a potential lifeline. Cities such as New York and Pittsburgh are offering sizeable tax breaks for developers to spur such conversions.
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conversion
변환
tax break
세금 감면
spur
동기부여하다
But for many cities, including San Francisco, it will take more than housing for downtowns to flourish.
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퀴즈 1
Which of the following words best fits the blank in the sentence?
He's had to drastically __________ those hours because of diminished foot traffic, and business is down 30%.
그는 유동인구 감소로 인해 영업 시간을 대폭 줄여야 했고, 비즈니스는 30% 감소했습니다.
curtail
expand
diversify
assess
퀴즈 2
Which of the following is the correct definition of "around-the-clock destinations"?
No longer the purview of office workers, downtowns must become around-the-clock destinations for people to congregate, said Richard Florida, a specialist in city planning at the University of Toronto.
locations visited only during business hours
destinations suitable for weekday activities
places with limited availability and accessibility
locations that are active and appealing at all hours of the day and night
퀴즈 3
Which of the following words best fits the blank in the sentence?
Legislation also reduces __________ to facilitate converting existing office space into housing.