This morning, the first look at new TV commercials designed to discourage the overwhelming tide of Central American children and their mothers crossing the Texas border illegally.// Dramatic stories made in telenovela fashion to be played here in the United States and in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, showing a young teen saying good-bye to his mother and father, and heading to America, only to be found a victim of a dangerous journey.// At a press conference in the Rio Grande Valley, the Border Patrol Commissioner personally warned Central American parents that the trip north has become more treacherous.//
commercial 광고
discourage 막다, 의욕을 꺽다, 좌절시키다
overwhelming 압도적인, 대응하기 힘든
ex> The evidence against him was overwhelming.
ex> She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth.
tide 흐름, 물결, 조수
telenovela 텔레노벨라(스페인, 포르투칼, 중남미의 일일 연속극)
treacherous [|tretʃərəs] 위험한, 기만하는, 믿을 수 없는
ex> The ice on the roads made driving conditions treacherous.
ex> He was weak, cowardly and treacherous.
"If you cross illegally into the United States, you are putting yourself and your children in grave danger."// The border patrol is also launching radio spots and billboards designed to counter the notion that the immigrants are getting a free pass in the U. S. because they are minors or traveling with minors.// A tough sell since the overwhelming number of moms and kids coming across illegally are allowed within days to take buses to be with family already in the United States.// And right now of course these kids and moms are released to go anywhere in the U.S they want, hopping on buses with just a promise to appear in court.//
put someone in danger 누군가를 위험에 처하게 하다
border patrol 국경 순찰
launch 시작하다, 출시하다
radio spots 라디오 광고
billboard 옥외 광고판
counter 막다
ex> I tried to argue but he countered that the plans were not yet finished.
ex> Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.
get a free pass 무임승차하다, 무료로 이용하다
a tough sell 힘든 설득 작업
ex> But that argument is a tough sell without some sort of scientific back-up.
appear in court 법정에 출두하다
ex> He was ordered to appear in court.
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