[영어기사/The Week] 트럼프, WHO에 지원금 영구 중단 위협을 가하다

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/coronavirus-updates.html

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단어정리

missteps: a mistake, especially one that is caused by not understanding a situation correctly

substantive: dealing with things that are important or real 실질적인

suspend: to officially stop something from continuing

pending: while waiting for something, or until something happens

outbreak: if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen

grossly: 지독히, 극도로

필사리뷰

Trump threatens to permanently end WHO funding

President Trump has warned World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that the U.S. might permanently cut off funding to the organization due to its "repeated missteps" in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a copy of a letter Trump posted in a tweet Monday night. Trump said that the organization would have to "commit to substantive improvements within the next 30 days" or lose U.S. funding, which Trump already has suspended pending a review.

Trump said that the review found that the WHO "consistently ignored" the severity of the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, and made "grossly inaccurate or misleading" claims about the public health threat. Trump said unless the WHO makes improvements the U.S. also will "reconsider our membership in the organization."