380회 전문가들, 올 겨울 ‘가장 힘든’ 펜데믹 예고 / 오늘의집, 770억 투자 유치

<p><strong>진행자: 임현수, Paul Kerry</strong></p><p><strong>1. Winter phase of pandemic may be ‘toughest yet,’ experts say</strong></p><p>[1] Experts dread that the latest surge in novel coronavirus infections in South Korea is likely to grow into the “biggest and toughest wave” the nation experiences, as the push for reopening backfires and winter arrives.</p><p><strong>*surge: 급등</strong></p><p><strong>*wave: 파도, 급증</strong></p><p><strong>*backfire: 역효과를 낳다</strong></p><p>[2] Over the weekend, a senior official at Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency issued a chilling warning: “Korea may be facing the biggest wave of coronavirus infections yet -- much worse than the previous waves that hit in the spring and summer.”</p><p><strong>*chilling: 무서운</strong></p><p>[3] Cases have been climbing steadily since the government deserted measures to mitigate the spread in mid-October in favor of economic stability.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>*climb: 오르다</strong></p><p><strong>*desert: 버리다</strong></p><p>[4] After the softened social distancing system came into effect two weeks ago, the uptick accelerated to record a streak of 300-plus days for the first time in 81 days. Between Nov. 15 and Saturday, the seven-day average of new local cases more than doubled week over week to around 255.</p><p><strong>*come into effect: 시작되다</strong></p><p><strong>*uptick: 상승</strong></p><p><strong>*accelerate: 가속화 하다</strong></p><p><strong>*streak: 연속</strong></p><p>기사원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201123000938</p><p>2. Home interior design app Ohouse secures $70 million in investment</p><p>[1] Home interior design platform Ohouse has raised 77 billion won ($70 million) in a new round of Series C funding from investors including technology investment firm Bond, the app’s operator, Bucketplace, said Monday.</p><p><strong>*Series C funding: 시리즈 C 투자: Series C financing (also known as series C round or series C funding) is one of the stages in the capital-raising process by a startup. The series C round is the fourth stage o