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이런표현 궁금했다-헛수고하다.

No.750    2009. 01. 07. Wednesday
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[이벤트] 종합반 출석 지원 이벤트
[오픈] 나는 50문장으로 영어협상한다


Please remember to remove all of your personal items ------- you disembark from the vehicle.    
(A) before  
(B) on  
(C) with  
(D) since  




A ------- technician was brought in to fix the problem with the air conditioning unit.    
(A) maintenance  
(B) maintain  
(C) maintained  
(D) maintaining  
 
One of the building's main attractions will be a first-class restaurant on the 50th floor which will provide sweeping views of the city.

건물의 최고 볼거리 중 하나는 50층에 위치하게 될 최고급 레스토랑으로서 이곳에서 시가지 전망을 한눈에 내려다 볼 수 있게 됩니다.
 
     
목표를 세울 적절한 시기

This is such a perfect time to think of wishes you want to turn into realities and goals you want to reach.

It takes a lot to set your sights on a distant horizon and to keep on reaching for those goals.
    
헛수고하다 waste of time / all for nothing

[강사 : Kristine]

- London Trinity College TESOL
- YBM 시사 ELS 영어 강사
- TOEIC Speaking & Writing 만점 강사
- 한국 외국어 평가원 공식 PELT 추천 강사


헛수고하다 waste of time / all for nothing

A: 우산이 없는 줄 알고 여기까지 왔는데, 헛수고했네.
    I thought you didn't have an umbrella, so I came out
    all the way here. What a waste of time!

B: 좋지 뭘 그래? 그 덕에 오랜만에 같이 걷게 됐잖아.
    No, this is great. Now we get a chance to take a walk
    together. We haven't done that in a while.

 
[한국의 기후] 홍수
 
이렇게 무섭게 내리는 비는 처음이에요.
I've never seen such torrential rain.
 
그치질 않을 것 같은데요.
It looks as if it will never stop.
 
남쪽 지방에 홍수로 많은 피해가 생겼다고 해요.
I heard there's a lot of flood damage in the south.
 
그렇게까지 심한 줄 몰랐네요.
 
More Koreans Are Staying Single
  

A famous saying is “Have Fun. Stay Single.” It seems more and more people are taking this advice, and the effects of this choice are changing the world.

More and more people throughout the world are choosing to stay single, and they aren’t always the type of people you’d expect. The most noticeable segment of society is young, urban professionals, or “yuppies.” They tend to be between the ages of 25 and 35, live in cities, and have good careers. People are increasingly choosing to get married later and later throughout the world, putting careers ahead of family.

In Korea, this shift has exploded recently. The number of single-person households in the country has more than doubled in the last 10 years. Young people aren’t the only ones contributing to this increase. The divorce rate has also climbed, adding newly single households to the country. With fewer traditional families throughout the country, many elderly people have either chosen to or been forced to live on their own.

The growth of single households can greatly change the urban environment. With single people often come more restaurants, cafes, and convenience stores. This can have an extremely positive effect on urban areas. In addition, single people tend to have more flexible incomes and therefore spend more money on products, which can be a benefit in lean economic times.

This massive change isn’t unique to Korea. In fact, Koreans find themselves on the tail end of this trend; only 20 percent of Korean households are single. In Japan and the United States, this number is closer to 30 percent. In Sweden and some of the other Nordic countries, the number is approaching 50 percent. These numbers prove that singles are here to stay and they’re not going anywhere.

이스라엘 공습 계속, 하마스 고위 지도자 사망
윌 스미스, 2008 헐리우드 최고의 흥행 배우