Today’s news clip covers a few moments from President Biden’s first address to Congress. The reporter notes that the first two people in the line of succession are women. She also has a little fun with two moments during the address that went viral on Twitter.


Vocabulary list:

  • 취임 – (n) inauguration; taking office
  • 의회 – (n) Congress (in some countries, National Assembly or parliament)
  • 하원의장 – (n) Speaker of the House (in some countries, Speaker of the Commons)
  • 연단 – (n) podium; platform
  • 계승 서열 – (n) line of succession
  • 이민 정책 – (n) immigration policy
  • 공화당 – (n) Republican Party
  • 상원의원 – (n) Senator (that is, member of the upper house)
  • 대선 – (n) presidential election
  • 경선 – (n) election
  • 정전 – (n) blackout; electricity cutoff
  • 합성하다 – (v) to synthesize (in this context, to create a photo)
  • 비꼬다 – (v) to be sarcastic
  • 은박 담요 – (n) silver foil blanket
  • 눈길 – (n) (figurative) attention or interest