Question)
Cosmetic surgery is getting very common these days. What is your opinion on cosmetic surgery?
Please back up your opinion with specific reasons.
Key Sentences)
1. It's easy these days to meet people who have undergone double eyelid surgery or who have had their noses done.
2. Personally, I have nothing against people who have gone through cosmetic surgery.
3. I'm not saying this just because so many people are goinh under the knife these days.
= go under the knife= go through surgery = undergo surgery
4. I believe that having a physical appearance that you like will help you feel more confident about yourself.
5. I think cosmetic surgery is totally a matter of personal choice.
*Expression of the day)))
** I'm really bad with names, = I'm really bad with numbers.
Question)
Can you tell us about your experience of learning English? How are you studying English now?
1. As I need to use English quite often at work, I once signed up for an English conversation class at a language institute near my office, which was taught by a native speaker.
2. The problem was, as I got busier at work,
3. I started to miss classes quite often and eventually didn't have time to take the class anymore.
4. I currently listen to several programs on my way to work (-> on my way home from work)
5. Learning English through radio programs is great since I can make better use of my commute.
6. Another way I study English is by making use of online lectures.
Expression of the day))
I'm gonna to step outside to get some air.
Question)
What kind of sports do you like to do the most?
Why is it your favorite sports?
Key Sentences)
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1. Since my dad is a huge tennis fan himself, he taught me how to play when I was quite little.
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2. I love playing tennis because I can get a great amount of exercise while playing.
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3. It's a great way to keep in shape.
- The best way to keep in shape is to exercise on a regular basis.
- I signed up for the gym to get back into shpe.
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4. Another beauty of tennis is that you can make some good friends on the court.
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5. Since we all share the love toward the sports, we always enjoy each other's company.
- I get exhausted ******
Expression of the day)
What's gotten into you?
Key Sentences)
1. It is impolite to use cell phones when you are talking with someone else.
2. It is also inappropriate to talk on your cell while you're eating.
3. If you are talk over the phone for a long time, you are bound to disturd other people.
4. The best way would be to make the phone call as short as possible.
5. You can see many students these days who send text massages during class.
Key sentences)
1. I work for a car company called Taehyun Motors, which is the largest automaker in Korea.
2. Roughly half of our cars are sold domestically and the other half is exported to other contries.
= Approximately half of our products are sold domestically and the other half is exported overseas.
= 70 percent of our products are for exports.
3. Our company rolls out approxiately five million cars a year.
= The company rolls out roughly 1 million computers on an annual basis.
= the company plans to roll out its high - speed Internet service next month.
4. We have been one of the fastest growing automakers in the global market in the past five years.
= We have been one of the fastest growing companies in the field.
5. Our company has been focusing a lot on enhancing our brand image.
= The company is trying to enhance its image after the scandal.
= Our company has succeeded in strengthening our brand image in the last few years.
* Expression of the day
I can't think of anything off the top of my head.
My name is Jeong and I am working for CXXXXX. I have been working in Technical Consulting department for the last 2 years.
Most of global vendors needs some specialization how we can support their business well.
So my job is to verify their needs and executing.
Also I am in charge of training, I have planned and executied many training courses to make progress in field support.
I have a deep understanding in the field. I engaged not only the network business but also the server business, especially I worked for Dell Server Business on 2006 in CXXXX.
ClustrMaps is one wicked visitor counter.
It actually shows from where the visitors came on the mini map.
Noboby's here. Let's wait a while first.
Labor party crisis deepens
Rep. Shim Sang-jung yesterday stepped down as the leader of the progressive Democratic Labor Party in a move expected to trigger a full-blown fissure between the party`s two major factions.
Shim`s resignation came one day after party delegates voted to reject a renewal proposal made by her ad-hoc leadership committee, including the dismissal of two radical pro-Pyongyang members convicted in an espionage scandal in 2006.
The assemblywoman has yet to announce her departure from the party, which observers say is likely to be soon.
Shim and her supporters, the People`s Democracy faction of the DLP, called for decisive action to strip the party of North Korean leanings. The PD is formed of moderate members who support significant changes to overhaul the unpopular progressive party.
Shim`s resignation from the emergency reform taskforce is therefore expected to spark a split between the PD and the National Liberalists, a group of more radical, pro-Pyongyang members within the DLP. The majority NL has voted down the reform proposal.
Factional fighting has been intensifying in the wake of the party`s poor showing in the Dec. 19 presidential election.
"We did not perceive the reform package to be a real remedy," said Kim Chang-hyun, former secretary-general of the DLP and member of the NL. He said further discussion was needed in order for the party to reach a decision on next steps.
The inevitable fallout between the PD and the NL is likely to mark the party`s first factional divide in the eight years since it was launched, critics say.
The DLP became the first leftist party in the nation to have seats in the National Assembly in 2002.
This reputation is on the verge of crumbling, observers say, noting that up to 100 or so DLP supporters in Seoul`s west and northern regions have said they would leave the party.
Party heavyweights such as Roh Hoe-chan, a fellow legislator who supported Shim`s reform package, are also considering departure. Shim herself, however, has not yet left the DLP, despite repeated calls from fellow moderates, such as Cho Seung-soo, a former DLP member who recently left to start a new progressive party. Cho is calling on Shim to join his New Left Action party.
Chun Young-se, the only Assembly representative left in the party after Shim`s resignation, is to lead the DLP for the time being.
Jin Joon-kwon, a well-known columnist and culture critic who left the DLP in 2002 over its increasingly pro-North Korean leanings, yesterday slammed the party`s refusal to accept the reform plans.
"As of today, the DLP is no more," Jin said, urging progressives to break from the DLP to form a new progressive force.
Mirroring the rapidly dwindling support for left-wing parties, the DLP suffered a crushing defeat in the presidential election last year. Its candidate Kwon Young-ghil secured just 2.8 percent of the vote, far lower that its projection of 10 percent. He won 3.9 percent in the 2002 election.
By Kim Ji-hyun (jemmie@heraldm.com)
2008.02.05
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fissure : N-COUNT
A fissure is a deep crack in something, especially in rock or in the ground.
ad hoc : ADJ : usu ADJ n
An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
ex) The Council meets on an ad hoc basis to discuss problems.
ad-hoc leadership committee - 비대위 정도로 해석하면 될 듯
dismissal :
1 해산;퇴거;해방;퇴학, 퇴회(退會)
2 면직, 해고 《from》;【법】 (소송의) 각하, (상소의) 기각
3 (생각 등의) 방기
radical
adjective
1.= extreme, complete, entire, sweeping, severe, thorough, drastic
2.= revolutionary, extremist, fanatical
3.= fundamental, natural, basic, profound, innate, deep-seated
x= superficial
noun
4.= extremist, revolutionary, militant, fanatic
x=conservative
leaning : 기울이다. 쏠리다.
Alice, very pale, was leaning against him as if for support.
vote down : 부결하다 reject[kill, vote down] a bill
intensify : If you intensify something or if it intensifies, it becomes greater in strength, amount, or degree.
inevitable : If something is inevitable, it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided.
fallout
1. Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place.
ex) They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests.
2. If you refer to the fallout from something that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it.
ex) Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
leftist: 좌파, 좌익, 급진..
on the verge(가장자리,변두리) of crumbling(부서지다)
그리고 나서 또 8시간 뒤면,
예상 스런 Action item 을 받거나. 안 받음 더할 나위 없이 Perfect!!
담주에 약간의 정리, 또는 Action plan을 만들것이고, 신나는 뒤풀이를 하면
종료!!
내 몸은 종합병원이었답니다. 이주일간 내내 저 열심히 일만했어요!
입은 다 헐었고, 오늘은 눈에서 고름뽑고, 피눈꼽도 봤답니다. 흑흑
제발 내일 잘 넘어가 주세요
아잣아잣!!
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