하루 딱 5분 미국 뉴스로 영어 공부하기 #2

오늘도 Wall Street Journal 기사 중 Starbucks new CEO에 관한 기사 한 문장을 공부해 보았습니다. 한 문장에도 배울 단어도 많네요.

처음에 읽었을 때 잘 이해가 안가는 부분이 많았는데, 단어를 공부하고 다시 읽으니 이해가 잘 되네요.

 

Incoming Starbucks Corps. boss Laxman Narasimhan is returning to the U.S. after a three-year stint in Britain leading one of the world's best-known consumer-product companies, Lysol maker Reckitt Benckiser Group.

 

When Mr. Narasimhan took over the Slough, England-based company in 2019, it was suffering from high turnover among senior executives, volatile sales growth and narrowing margins. Reckitt had also grappled with a cyberattack, failed innovations and manufacturing disruptions while once strong sales at its consumer health arm were slowing.

 

Source: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Sept. 1, 2022, by Saabira Chaudhuri 

 

stint: a period of time spent at a particular activity; a definite quantity of work assigned; a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity

        After a two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer, I returned home and became a teacher.

 

high turnover: (in business) high turnover rate means employees are leaving, but also that their employment is short-lived and this can be devastating to companies.

 

volatile: liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. 

           Because Mary and Frank have a volatile relationship, they often argue.

 

grappled with: to try to deal with or understand a difficult problem or subject 

            She was quiet for a moment, grappling with emotions that kept clouding her judgment.

                    clouding: make or become less clear or transparent.