[ POWER ENGLISH ] 2004-03-02

English/EBS 2009. 8. 3. 13:18
segregated <-> congregated
Segregated buildings or areas are kept for the use of one group of people who are the same race, sex, or religion, and no other group is allowed to use them.
      ex )  ...racially segregated schools...
              John grew up in Baltimore when that city was segregated.
= isolated



congregate( v ) / congregation( n )
모이다( v ) / ( 종교적인 ) 집회, 모임( n )
When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
           Visitors congregated on Sunday afternoons to view public exhibitions.

An exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery.


criterion( criteria )
A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something. (=standard) 판단기준
ex ) The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work...


benefit from something
~으로 부터 이득을 얻다.


co-education school
남녀공학 학교


all girls / boys middle (high) school
여자, 남자 학교


conducive( to )
~에 도움이 되는, 공헌하는, 이바지하는
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
ex ) Sometimes the home environment just isn't conducive to reading.



single sex education


( high / low )self-esteem
= confidence 자신감, 자부심


formative
A formative period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes.
 ex ) ~ years : 성장기
 ex ) She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London.


expose
To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen.
           Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea...

To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way.

If someone is exposed to something dangerous or unpleasant, they are put in a situation in which it might affect them.
           They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations...
           A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger.
           ...people exposed to high levels of radiation.


disclose
If you disclose new or secret information, you tell people about it. 비밀을 폭로하다, 발표하다
           Neither side would disclose details of the transaction...
           The company disclosed that he will retire in May.
      = reveal



subject( of this discussion )
대상


distract( each other )
If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.
방해하다



adolescence
사춘기


trying to impress someone
= trying to look good wearing wonderful clothes, showing something good


show-off( a ) / show off ( v )
잘 난체 하다
If you say that someone is a show-off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own. (INFORMAL)


academic competition
= trying to be better in study


anxiety
= worry, nervousness


men and women are good influence in each other
= good for each other 서로 에게 좋은 영향을 끼치다.


engender
If someone or something engenders a particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation, they cause it to occur. (FORMAL) 일으키다, 초례하다. 야기시키다
           ex ) It helps engender a sense of common humanity( 인류애 )


spur
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
           It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
           His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
      = urge
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
           They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...


plight
If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.


distress
Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. 재난, 불행
Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help. 가난, 곤궁, 조난
Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.
a ship in ~ 조난선. / in ~ for money 돈에 쪼들려


sexual harrassing

academic competition


이곳은 교도서 안에서 격리된 구역이다.
This section is segregated from the rest of the prison

북한은 아직도 철저히 격리된 사회이다.
North Korea still remains a very segregated socity

나는 남녀 분리 학교에 다녔다.
I used to attend a segregated school


Times up.
시간이 다 됐네요.

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[ POWER ENGLISH ] 2004-03-01

English/EBS 2009. 8. 3. 12:48

posting false information on the web(website)[Q&A board][board].
I posted a message on the board
인터넷에 거짓 정보를 올리고 있어. / 게시판에 글을 올렸다.

Before you know it, ~.
순식간에, 눈깜박할 사이에

what time are u gonna pick me up ?

pick up.
(친구, 정보를)얻다. 습득하다. 입수하다

spread around.
(소문, disease, gossip(소문), bird flue(조류독감))~을 퍼트리다.

seat back
긴장풀고, 편하게 앉다.

exploit ( v )
(이기적인 목적으로) 이용하다(take advantage of someone), 미끼삼다.

If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or ideas and giving you very little in return.
           Critics claim he exploited black musicians for personal gain.


That's where u r wrong.
그게 잘못 된거야.

What is it implying?
무슨 뜻이죠?

It was a real pain.
그거 정말 힘들었어.

cold calling
(전화) 상품 판매 전화

go door-to-door
(판매를 위해) 직접 방문

Thanks to something.
~ 덕분에.

I don't think that is what the World Wide Web is created for.
그걸 위해 World Wide Web 생겨난게 아닐껀데.

organ theif ring(organization)
장기 절도단

stiff
뻣뻣한

It's fulfilling.
만족감이야.

I feel fulfilled.
만족하다

blurry
= not clear. 흐리다.

I'm blurry eyed from sitting all day in my cubicle.
사무실에 하루종일 앉아 있어서 눈이 침침하다.

cubicle
(사무실에) 칸막이로 나눠져 있는 자신의 자리.



Try it in English.

조류 독감이 빠르게 번지고 있다.
The Bird flu is spreading around rapidly.

그가 결혼 한다는 소문이 퍼지고 있다.
Rumors of his marriage is spreading around.

버터를 골고루 발라야 합니다.
You have to spread butter around evenly.

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[EBS 귀트영] 귀가 트이는 영어 Oct - 2 Daily Preview of Reality

English/EBS 2009. 6. 25. 22:06
A : Hello. U've reached Tim's answering machine. I can't come to the phone right now. So please leave your name and number and I'll get back to you as soon as possible
B : Tim. This is Charlie. Listen, I heard that u and Johanna had dinner together last night. Jo is my girl, Tim. If you look in her direction again, I'll come over there and kick your butt from here to Timbuktu!
A : Hello. Charlie? Sorry, I was in the bathroom. I heard your voice yelling into my machine. What's up?
B : I'll tell you what's up. I'm gonna kick your butt!!
A : Dude. What's this all about?
B : You are trying to steal Johanna from me! You took her to dinner last night! Sam tole me!
A : I was out with Rogers last night. Not your Jo.
B : Jo Rogers? Oh. Sorry. My bad

1. 3-day weekend

2. John Doe - 남성, Jane Doe - 여성
   - the person who we don't know, not in purpose, when it's an accident and so on... like an dead body, unidentified.

3. John Hancock
   - signature   
   ex ) Can I hava your ~ ?
   ex ) Please put your ~ on that line . 그 선 위 에 서명 하시오

4. Peeping Tom
   - who likes to peep   엿보기를 좋아하는 사람.


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[EBS 귀트영] 귀가 트이는 영어 Oct - 1 Today's News

English/EBS 2009. 6. 25. 03:01
A Spainair MD-82 jet has made an unscheduled landing at an airport in southern Spain. This incident comes just a week after another Spainair MD-82 jet crushed at Madrid'sAirport.

A spainair MD-82 jet made an unscheduled landing at an airport southern Spain on Sunday, Just a week after another MD-82 operated by the same airline crashed a Madrid's airport Killing 154 people. The plane landed safely at Malaga, a major airport on the Spanish mainland's southern coast, after the pilot radioed air traffic controllers reporting a problem in flight. Flight JKK 2565 was carrying 141 passengers who were taken to a hotel in Malaga while the plane was being examined.  The death toll from Wednesday's crash has risen to 154 after one of the 19 people who initially survived died in a hospital.

1. unscheduled
    - it's not planed. it's unexpected. 예정[계획]에 없는, 예정 밖의
   - ~ landing 불시착


2. crash
    - 비행기의 추락, 충돌  ex ) a car crash 차량 추돌 사고

3. radio (v)
   - communicating with the other party through radio.

4. air traffic controllers
   - 항굥 교통 관제사

5. initially
    - at first, in the beginning.
6. examine = inspect

7. Death toll
    - The death toll of an accident, disaster, or war is the number of people who die in it.
    - 사망 [희생] 자수.

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[EBS 귀트영] 귀가 트이는 영어 Oct - 1 Daily Preview of Reality

English/EBS 2009. 6. 25. 01:53
A : back from lunch already?
B : No, I didn't get a chance to go ( to lunch ) yet.
A : still working on installing the new projector
B : yeah. I've been working on this for 2 hours. and it's still not hooked up. I'm so frustrated.
A : Have you heard of the saying "an ounce of prevetion is worth a pound of cure?"
B : Let me ask you. Did you read the directions before trying to install it?
A : No.
B : And u've been working on it for 2 hours. I rest my case.

1. No matter what you do, I will be behind you. / support you.
    I will be there no matter what.
   니가 어떤 삶을 살던 간에, 너를 응원할 거야.

2. hook up ( = install )
    - more common linger and it's used when it's some kind of equipment that involves cables. 기계를 접속하다

3. I'm so frustrated. 정말 짜증나!

4. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
   
재앙이 오기 전이 미리 준비를 하는 것이 좋다.( 유비무한 ) ( A pound is heavier than an ounce )
    an[언] ounce[아운스] 발음이 마치 announce 처럼 들립니다.

5. I rest my case. [ 아이 레스 마이 케이스 ]
    - (법정에서) 변론을 마칩니다. (의사를 분명히 표현하여서 더이상 말할 필요가 없을 때)
    - ( 일상 생활에서 ) 할말 다 했다. / 더 이상 할 말이 없다.


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