In my hand, I was holding a nickel in gem condition I was holding a nickel in gem condition gem condition 에 있는 nickel 을 들고 있었다. --> 보석 조건에 있는 nickel 을 들고 있었다. --> 보석처럼 비싼 nickel 을 들고 있었다.

He paced the control tower, squinting nervously at the rain-drenched runway pace : (특히 초조해서 또는 화가나서)!~를 서성거리다. squint : 눈을 가늘게 뜨고[찡그리고] 보다(밝은 빛을 피하거나 무엇을 더 잘 보려고 취하는 동작을 나타냄) rain-drenched : 비에 흠뻑 젖은

The jet coasted calmly past the access lane and continued on toward Teabing's hangar in the distance coast : ~를 향해 (모터를 끄거나, 아님 동력을 더 쓰지 않고) 계속 움직이다. hangar : 격납고 in the distance : 멀리 떨어져 있기는 하지만 모습이 보이거나 소리가 들릴 정도는 되는 거리

the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, would not—or could not—endorse anything more than a political declaration that the euro zone is throwing its weight behind Greece. endorse : publicly that you support or approve of them. throw weight behind : ~을 지지하다. 지원하다.

without breaching “no bail-out” rules that prevent the EU from assuming the debts of countries in the euro zone. breach : ~을 위반하다. assume : take the power or responsibility.

http://www.myenglishteacher.net/willandbegoingtolesson.html help - promises - offers to help - request for help - predictions about future - refusal of things --> predictions about future 와 비슷한 느낌? : 안될 것이다 라는 예측. be going to - state a plan or intention