BBC] 'My country is in crisis'

'My country is in crisis': A divided South Korea grapples with Yoon's arrest

grapple with  ~을 이해[관리]하느라 애를 먹다, ~랑 몸싸움을 벌이다

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv4p95m6vo

Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest fuels divisions in South Korea

Yoon Suk Yeol's supporters scuffled with police officers trying to arrest the president

scuffled with 실랑이를 벌이다

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"This country is in crisis," said one pro-Yoon woman, tears streaming down her face.

stream down 비 오듯 쏟아지다

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For the past month, a defiant 64-year-old Yoon was holed up inside his presidential compound in central Seoul, as his supporters and detractors rallied outside. They had turned Yongsan in central Seoul into an epicentre of protest, with tensions often running high.

defiant 저항하는
hole up 몸을 숨기다
presidential compound 대통령 관저
detractor 비방하는 사람, 안티
run high 고조되다

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Hundreds of them had camped out overnight on Tuesday, as the arrest appeared imminent, in temperatures that plummeted to -8C.

camp out 진을 치다
imminent 임박한
plummet 급락하다, 곤두박질치다

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Yoon's supporters jostled with the police officers - numbering 3,000 – who assembled to take him into custody. "Don't call us stupid far-rights," one protester shouted, reflecting the frustration in the Yoon camp.

jostle with 밀쳐가며 다투다
custody 재판 전의) 유치, 구류
far-rights 극우의, 극단적으로 보수적인

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A starkly different scene unfolded on the other side of the street. Opponents of Yoon, who had long called for his arrest, celebrated with chants and cheers.

starkly 전혀, 완전히
unfold 상황이) 전개되다
chants and cheers 구호와 환호

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Their jubilation only made the pro-Yoon camp angrier, with some yelling: "Don't taunt us - this is not funny."

jubilation 환희, 환호
taunt 놀리다, 조롱하다

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The gulf is not restricted to this corner of Yongsan. It has loomed over the whole country for more than a month.

gulf 지위·입장·감정 따위의) 차이, 격차
loom over 불길하게) 다가오다, 떠오르다

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The growing opposition to Yoon's actions has cast a pall over the nation.

cast a pall over ~에 먹구름을 드리우다, 침울하게 하다

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But this year has been noticeably different. The political turmoil – along with the devastating Jeju Air crash on 29 December – has created a subdued and sombre atmosphere.

turmoil 혼란, 소란
subdued 우울한, 기분이 가라앉은
sombre atmosphere 침울한 분위기

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Before that he had refused to comply with multiple summonses as part of the criminal investigation on insurrection charges, which led to the arrest warrant.

comply with 준수하다, 지키다
summon 소환장, 법원에) 소환하다
insurrection charges 내란 혐의

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Protesters dispersed and the police barricades were removed.

dispersed 분산된, 흩어진