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아래 문장이 그가 '출마'한 것인지 '시청'으로 간 것인지 판별해주시기 바랍니다. 책에는 시청으로 되어있는데 저는 출마라고 생각하거든요.
He ran for public office because he wanted to speak out on the issues.
그럼 수고하세요. 감사합니다. 대구에서 창범드림.
Dear Kim Chang Buhm,
Your interpretation of the sentence, "He ran for public office because he
wanted to speak out on the issues." is correct.
출마하다: to run for public office, to enter as a candidate in an election
public office: any elected seat in the government, such as mayor, president, city council, state assembly, congress, etc.
For example:
Elizabeth Dole is very likely to enter the campaign for president.
Her husband, Bob Dole, ran for president and lost to Bill Clinton.
They both like running for public office.
Sincerely,
YESusa
     
Hello, again.
The other day I was trying to have crack at some TOEFL questions.
But alas! I was totally frustrated when I checked the answer. The
most confusing one was as follows; (It's a pick-up-the-wrong
-part type question.)
The thieves (a. could) break (b. into) the museum by cutting (c. off) the electrical supply, (d. thereby) disabling the alarm system.
(코리아타임즈 TOEFL 문제)
The answer was 'a'. And there was additional explanation about it.
It said that "was/were able to" is better than "could" to express the
possibility as for the past tense.
I still do not get the point. Is it really so? And if so, what distinctive
differences are there between 'could' and 'was/were able to'?
Totally confused,
Dujin Oh
Dear Dujin Oh,
The book's explanation of the difference between "could" and "was/were able
to" appears to be incorrect. The difference is as follows:
1. "Could" is used primarily for speculation about the future, while "could
have" is used for speculation about what might have happened in the past.
For example:
She could call you tomorrow after work.
She could have called you yesterday. Maybe you weren't home.
She could go to law school, but she wants to be a doctor.
She could have gone to law school, but she chose to become a doctor instead.
The thieves could break into the museum by cutting off the electrical
supply, thereby disabling the alarm system. (thieves have not broken into
the museum, so the speculation is about how thieves might break into the
museum)
The thieves could have broken into the museum by cutting off the electrical
supply, thereby disabling the alarm system. (thieves have broken into the
museum, so the speculation is about the method they used)
2. "Was/were able to" is used to describe what did happen in the past. For
example:
He was able to find a job very quickly.
They were able to buy tickets for the sold-out concert because they had the
right connections.
The thieves were able to break into the museum by cutting off the
electrical supply, thereby disabling the alarm system. (thieves have broken
into the museum, and the method they used is being described)
3. Given the above distinctions, the answer to the TOEFL question you present
depends on the context. If the context requires the use of the past tense about what did happen, then the answer is (a) and "could" should be replaced with "were able to."
However, if there is no context given and the sentence stands alone, then
there is no correct answer. That is, the sentence as given is correct and
thus there is no "wrong part" to be fixed. In other words, the book is wrong.
Sincerely,
YESusa
현재 카투사로 복무하고 있는 군인입니다.
이 사이트를 발견하고 많이 기뻐했습니다.
틈틈히 지나간 질문-답변 코너를 보고 공부하고 있습니다. 물론 많은 도움이 되고 있구요. 앞으로 염치없이 질문을 많이 할 것 같은데 잘 부탁드립니다.
얼마 전에 발 뒷꿈치가 부어서 TMC(Troop Medical Center)에 갔었는데 그냥
Motrine 하고 cushion pad 같은 것만 주고 말더군요. 전 파스(타박상 같은데 붙이는...유명한 상호로는 '제일 파프'가 있음)같은 걸 줬으면 좋겠다 생각해서 나름대로 영어로 파스를 묘사해서 그러거 없냐고 하니까 지금 없다고 하더군요.
근데 파스를 영어로 뭐라고 하는지 모르겠네요.
보니까 미군들이 그런거 몸에 붙이는 거 한번도 본적이 없어서 말이에요.
또 제가 축농증(혹은 비염)이 좀 있는데 사전 찾아 보니까 아주 어려운
이상한 단어가 나오더군요.(물론 미군들이 무슨 단어인지 모르더군요)
저희 같은 경우는 축농증이 의학용어이긴 하지만 일반적으로 많이 쓰는데
미국에는 이런 말이 없나요?
그럼 답변을 기다리면서 이만 줄이겠습니다.
안녕히 계십시오.
Dear Lee EungHyuk,
1. Americans do not have what Koreans call 파스. The closest thing they have is an ointment called Ben-Gay that they rub into sore or aching muscles. This ointment is similar to the 호랑이 연고 that is used in Korea.
2. 축농증 is sinusitis. Few Americans know that word, as most Americans know very few medical terms. However, they will probably know the word sinus (충농), and thus 축농증 can be generally described as a sinus infection or
as a sinus problem. Since many Americans also complain of sinus headaches
(headaches caused by infection, inflammation, or fluid in the sinus), the
soldiers are likely to be familiar with that term as well.
비염 is rhinitis, that is, an infection in the nose. Although many people
use the terms 비염 and 축농증 interchangeably, medical doctors consider
them to be two different conditions.
FYI, both sinusitis and rhinitis come from the Latin, as do most medical
terms. Sinus refers to the cavities that spread out from behind the nose,
"-itis" refers to an infection or similar condition, and "rhino" ("rhin-"
in front of vowels) means nose. Thus the rhinoceros (코뿔소) gets its name
from the horn that protrudes like a nose.
Sincerely,
YESusa
안녕하셨습니까? 소설을 읽다 모르면 물어보는 꼼꼼이 입니다.
소설에서(cannery row) 중국인 가게 주인이 'half-glasses'를 끼고 사물을 종종 바라보는데 'half-glasses'가 도대체 어떻게 생긴 안경인지 상상이 가지 않습니다. 반쪽짜리 안경이라는 것이 있나요?
저의 추측은
1) 외눈 안경 (안경 알이 하나만 있는 것)
2) 구식 안경 (안경 알이 보통 안경의 반만 한 것)
3) 돋보기 안경
참고로 Leechong 이라는 중국 가게 주인이 이 안경을 통해 사람을 볼 때는 뒤로 몸을 제끼고 바라보는 사람입니다. 소설에서 자주 나옵니다.
알려주세요. 감사합니다.
이태윤님께
Regular eyeglasses have lenses that are round. Half-glasses have lenses that are the shape of a half-moon, and these lenses usually provide magnification and are used for reading.
미국에서 YESusa 드림
대우전자(대표 양재열)는 지난해 12월 빅딜 발표 이후 사실상 중단돼 왔던 Y2K문제 대응 노력을 재개키로 하고 그룹계열사인 대우정보시스템과 공동으로 오는 8월 말까지 Y2K문제에의 대응을 완료해 나가기로 했다.
이를 위해 대우전자는 최근 사장을 위원장으로 한 Y2K 대책 추진위원회를 결성했으며 각 사업부문별로 총 43명으로 구성된 Y2K 추진팀을 본격 가동키로 했다.
이들 태스크포스는 앞으로 컴퓨터 소프트웨어와 하드웨어, 각종 임베디드
칩들이 설계·생산·제조환경에서 문제가 있는지의 여부를 파악하고 위험을 관리하고 최소화할 수 있는 방안을 제시하게 되며, Y2K 대응을 완료하기 위한 우선순위에 따른 프로젝트 플랜을 작성하게 된다.
원본
Daewoo Electronic restarts its project to solve Y2K glitch, virtually suspending after big-deal announcing last December, with Daewoo Information System, a group affiliate until end of August.
Solving the Y2K problem, Daewoo recently organized 'Y2K TFT(Task Force Team)', named president to chairman, consists of 43 members for each Business unit.
TFT has to check the problem and to solve it with managing the risk and minimize it at all of computer software, hardware and embedded chip in the design, production and manufacturing process. And it will make the master plan to end the Y2K problem according to priority.
교정본
Daewoo Electronics restarts its project to solve the Y2K glitch, which was
virtually suspended in the wake of last December's "big deal" announcement,
and in concert with its affiliate Daewoo Information plans to complete a
response to the computer problem by the end of August.
To solve the Y2K problem, Daewoo Electronics recently organized a 'Y2K
TFT(Task Force Team),' named its president as the chair and appointed 43 members selected from various sections throughout the company.
In order to solve the Y2K problem, the TFT has to check all computer
software, hardware, embedded chip in the design, production and
manufacturing process for any problems and to manage and minimize risk. In
accordance with its status as a priority project, the TFT will produce a
master plan to address the Y2K problem.
미국에서 YESusa 드림
"The national pension program is a system by which people must save out the part of their economically active period."
이 문장에서 "by which"의 쓰임새를 알고 싶습니다.
Dear msdpower,
1. The sentence form "A by which B" is used to mean "B happens by using A,"
where A is usually a process. The following basic examples may be useful:
There is a method by which oils are extracted from the seeds.
---> Oils are extracted from the seeds using this method.
It's the logic by which he arrived at his conclusion.
---> He arrived at his conclusion using this logic.
This is the process by which she makes these clothes.
---> She makes these clothes using this process.
Sincerely,
YESusa
Suejin님께
질문 1.
선생님, 안녕하세요. 미국에서 3년 유학 생활을 한 경험이 있는 직장인입니다. 오랫동안 궁금했던 것이 있어서요.
대화시에는 especially, specially를 발음상 명확하게 구별을 안 해도 문제가 없지만 글로 쓸 때는 구별해야 되는데...
We need new furniture, especially a couch.에서 especially가 맞는다는 건 알겠는데 대신 specially를 쓰면 안되나요?
답변:
No, specially cannot be used in this sentence. The confusion may arise from
'specially (note the use of ' 축약) which is slang for especially, similar to
the slang havin' (축약) for having.
Specially is used as an adverb, most often in the following manner:
That is a specially designed web site.
The book is specially made for fans.
The museum exhibit was specially created for Rodin lovers.
질문 2.
couch와 sofa를 구별해서 쓰는 경우가 있는 것 같은데요?
답변:
Couch and sofa mean the same thing and are generally used interchangeably.
One exception I can think of is the expression "the psychiatrist's couch."
In this expression, the term sofa is never used.
미국에서 YESusa 드림
Janice님이 보내온 농담 한마디...
What do you call a man who can speak two languages?
---> Bilingual.
What do you call a man who can speak three languages?
---> Trilingual.
Then, what do you call a man who can speak only one language?
---> ???
정답: AMERICAN
안녕하세요?
전 대학교 4 학년 학생입니다. 제가 알고싶은 것은 대학이나 대학원 강의를 할 때 쓸 수 있는 유용한 여러 가지 영어 표현을 알고싶어서 입니다.
이것은 저희 교수님의 부탁에 의한 것입니다. 그 분은 대학원에 강의를
나가시는데 모든 강의는 영어로 이루어져야 하는 대학원 원칙에 의해 영어로 진행하시지만 한국인으로서 잘 생각해낼 수 없는 일상 표현들 때문에 애를 먹고 계십니다.
교수님을 위해 그러한 내용이 담긴 책 혹은 인터넷 사이트. 혹은 표현들을 좀 정리해 주실 수 있으신가요?
예를 들면, 강의 서두에 들어가는 표현들..다양한 인사말, 그리고 강의를 마칠 때 재미있게 써볼 수 있는 다양한 표현들 등등 이지요.
감사합니다.
Dear huny,
There are as many different ways to start and end a lecture as there are lectures. In other words, each lecture is different. The best way to learn
how to lecture in English is to listen to native speakers lecture.
Your professor may want to contact the USIS library, the U.S. Embassy,
the USO, or the British cultural center (connected to the British Embassy)
in Seoul and ask for assistance in finding audio tapes and video tapes of
well-known professors giving lectures. The Fulbright Center may also be
able to provide some information. In addition, he may want to contact the
alumni office of the university where he obtained his doctoral degree (as
he is a professor lecturing in English, he is likely to have studied abroad
in the United States or another English-speaking country), and ask if the
university sells tapes of the lectures of its famous professors. If these
institutions do not have such tapes, they may know how to obtain them.
Sincerely,
YESusa
안녕하십니까?
본 사이트에서 여러 가지 영어에 관한 유익한 정보를 접할 수 있어 언제나
감사한 마음 갖고 있습니다. 여 지연 선생님의 미국 명문 노스웨스턴 대학의 역사학과 교수 초빙을 다시 한 번 진심으로 축하드리며, 몇 가지
영어와 관련된 첫 질문을 드립니다.
1. 한국의 사장 (대표이사)가 회사 업무로 거래 회사의 사장 (대표이사)에 편지를 보낼 경우, 자신을 영어로 복수인 We 로 표현해야 하는 지, 아니면 단수인 I 로 표현해야 하는지.
2. one (1) copy of contract의 의미가 계약서 원본 1부를 의미합니까? 아니면 사본 1부를 의미합니까?
3. 한국의 건물은 본관, 서관, 동관, 별관 등으로 구분되어 있습니다만 이 것을 영어로 main building, west building, east building, annex building으로 번역하면 konglish가 아닌지?
4. E-mail 주소에서 @를 영어로 어떻게 말합니까? (한국어로는 골뱅이 마크라고 합니다만)
Dear D.H. Son,
1. In any business letter, "we" is used when one is talking about the company
as a whole, while "I" is used when one is talking about oneself. This is
true whether the letter is from the company president or from a low-level
employee.
For example:
We have a wonderful program here at Dunaway Corporation that provides
in-house daycare for the children of our employees. I can take you on a
tour of the daycare facility when you visit our office next week.
2. "One (1) copy of contract" usually refers to a copy, not an original, except
in cases where the context makes it clear that an original is meant.
3.
본관: main building
서관: West wing or West annex
동관: East wing or East annex
별관: annex
4. The @ used in email address is pronounced "at" and is called the at-sign.
Sincerely,
YESusa
TEPS 공식문제집1 (조선일보사 간) grammar부분 35번 문제인데요.
They don't seem to ____ the surprise party.
(a) enough have time to prepare for.
(b) have enough time to prepare for
(c) have time enough to prepare for
(d) have time to enough prepare for
정답이 b번 인데요. c번은 안되나요?
enough가 명사를 수식할 때는 앞뒤에서 올 수 있다고 배웠고
형용사를 수식할 때는 뒤에서만 온다고 배웠는데요.
왜 c번이 답이 안되는지 알고 싶어요.
김용길님께
This question has two grammatically correct answers, (b) and (c), but (b)
is the better choice for reasons of tone.
Although it is more common to say "enough time," the expression "time
enough" is also grammatically correct and is used frequently. It is used to
give a poetic, somber, old-fashioned, or proverb-like tone to a sentence.
Therefore, the tone of (c) does not quite fit the meaning of the sentence
in question.
Examples of the appropriate usage of "time enough" include:
There'll be time enough for fun after the work is done.
We'll have time enough to argue the fine points later.
Has there been time enough for peace to work?
미국에서 YESusa 드림
Mr.나 Ms.등등 그 뒤에는 꼭 점(.)을 찍어야 하나요? 안 찍으면 안되나요?
Miss의 축어가 Ms. 인가요? Ms.는 Miss 나 Mrs.을 대신해서 쓰는 새로운
용어인지 알았거든요.
Mr., Mrs., Ms., 그런데 Miss다음엔 period를 안하나요?
그리고 또 한가지요.. "욕심 좀 내라" 즉 공부할 때나 생활할 때 별로 욕심 없는 사람 있잖아요.. 좀 의욕 가지고 욕심 내서 뭐든 잘해라 그런 뜻에서 한 말이거든요. 특히 고등학교 동생한테요.. 어떤 말이 있을까요?
고맙습니다.
Dear newone74,
1. You are right that Ms. originated as a new term for both Miss and Mrs. It was coined by feminists as a counterpart to Mr. and to protest the social
convention that a woman's married status had to be revealed by her title,
Miss for unmarried women and Mrs. for married women. However, many people
simply use Ms. as an abbreviation for Miss and see Ms. as an honorific for
unmarried women, for women who are feminists, or for women who kept their
maiden names after marriage. (As you know, American and other Western women
take the husband's last name and give up the last name they were born
with.) The English-speaking public at large thus continues to insist on
discriminating between married and unmarried women by the use of different
honorifics.
Miss cannot be used with a period because it is not an abbreviation of
anything, but a full word.
There must always be a period placed after Mr., Ms., and Mrs. because they
are abbreviations for Mister, Miss and Mistress, the traditional forms of
address for men and women in the English-speaking west.
2. The expression you are looking for is "Be more ambitious."
Sincerely,
YESusa
"Hooking up", "Baby Boomers", "Gen X-ers"에 대하여 알려주시면 고맙겠습니다.
박규호, 세상은 아름답다
박규호님께
1. hooking up: to get together, to meet, to join
A: Did you hook up with Peter and Paul?
B: Yes, we met after class.
2. baby boomers: people born in America in the years after World War II, between roughly 1945 and 1960, when the number of births rose dramatically
as Americans enjoyed prosperity after decades of the Great Depression and war
As baby boomers age and reach retirement, they will place a great drain on
Social Security.
3. gen X-ers: people of generation X, young people in their teens and early 20s
The Korean term X-세대 is taken from this American expression, which is
often used to mean that young people are incomprehensible and completely
different from their elders. The expression generation X as used in America
also has connotations of post modernity, inurement to the new, and utter style.
He talks exactly like a gen X-er, a little flip, a little blase and all hip.
미국에서 YESusa 드림
Below are two questions for the origin of a word.
1) The day before yesterday, my son asked me why a man who presides
at news is called 'an anchor man.' Will you let me know the
origin?
2) There are two baseball leagues in Korea; Dream and Magic.
A newsreporter says this morning that if a winning rate of
a winner in one league is lower than that of a second winner
in other league, 'a wild card' is applied. Then, the winner
and the second winner should match to decide a new winner.
What is the origin of a 'wild card?'
Dear Janice,
1. The person who presides over the news is the emcee for the news broadcast. That is, he or she greets the viewers, introduces each news story, etc. In
English, this can be described as anchoring the program. This usage comes
from the meaning of anchor as a verb, "to keep in place, to hold steady,"
and as a noun, "the thing holding something steady or in place." These
meanings, of course, are spinoffs from the common meaning of anchor, 닻.
Thus the person who presides over the news is called an anchorman, an
anchorwoman or simply an anchor.
2. The term "wild card" comes from card games like poker. In these games, a wild card is a card that can hold any value. In sports, wild card is used
to refer to a spot in the championship games that is given to a team that
didn't make the finals on its own record of wins. In the NBA championships,
for example, a wild card spot is always reserved for such a team.
Sincerely,
YESusa
Well... I've heard about you a lot from one of my friends. It's really cool here just as expected. Good job!!!
And I feel responsible for entering your world, so here is my token of thanks to you.
A few months ago I happened to come across an expression
on a newspaper, which was "Be there, or be square." I was so
curious that I asked a native speaker about it. But the answer
was not satisfactory. His idea was that it's like "Join us, or you'll
be kicked out of us" So what is the behind-story? Please fill my
hunger.
Sincerely asking,
yna52jin
Dear yna52jin,
In American slang, to be square means to be out of fashion and unpopular, to be a little nerdy and to be an outsider. Thus, "Be there, or be square"
means "Come to this event, or you'll miss something really terrific and be
a nerd." It can also have a more abstract meaning of "Join us and therefore
be cool, or be a nerd."
For your reference, a nerd is a person who is hopelessly unfashionable and
unpopular. It is a derogatory term used among young people in America who
are very self-conscious about fashion and popularity and is often used to
describe people who study hard or who are different from mainstream youth.
Sincerely,
YESusa
4월 12일자 신문기사 중에 추출했습니다. 잘 좀 지도해 주십시오 :-)
1. 인터넷으로 청와대 소식을 전하는 청와대 홈페이지의 이용자수가 100만명에 육박하고 있다. 청와대는 11일 청와대 인터넷 홈페이지 접속자가 국민의 정부 출범 후 1년 2개월이 채 못된 10일 현재 96만 명으로 주중에 100만 명을 돌파할 전망이라고 밝혔다.
지금까지 월 평균 이용자는 7만3000명이며, 특히 지난 2월 국민의 정부 출범1주년을 맞아 홈페이지 영역을 더욱 넓힌 이래 지난 3월의 하루 평균 이용자가 3741명에 달하는 등 전달의 2804명보다 대폭 증가했다.
The Blue Houses homepage, its news gateway, records near 1 million visitors.
After launched the Kim Dae-Jung government remains few days up to 1year
and 2 month, the visitor of Internet homepage, now records 960 thousands,
will be break 1 million in this week, spokesman says.
Until now the average users for the Internet homepage is 73 thousands.
Especially renewal the homepage last Feb at the anniversary of President
inauguration has invoked the visitor.. For example, daily average visitor
jumped 3,741 on March compare with 2,804 at the former..
2. 미국 대기업들간에 정보기술(IT) 기반 비주력사업을 외부 서비스 전문업체들에게 맡기는 아웃소싱 추세가 확산되고 있다고 「컴퓨터 리셀러
뉴스」가 시장분석기관인 프라이스워터하우스쿠퍼스의 자료를 인용, 보도했다.
Outsourcing,, commit the non-core business based on IT(Information
Technology) to external service professional vendors, has become a fashion,
Computer Reseller News reports to quote from PWC(PricewaterhouseCoopers), a
market consultancy
Dear Lee Seong-Ju,
Following is the edited version of your writing:
1. The number of visitors to the Blue House's Internet home page is nearing
one million. The Blue House reported on the 11th that in the nearly one
year and two months since the inauguration of the Kim Dae-Jung government,
the number of visitors to the Blue House home page reached 960,000 on the
10th. According to the spokesman, the number is expected to break the one
million mark this week.
So far, the average number of visitors per month has been 73,000. But
during the past two months, due to the renovation of the homepage in
commemoration of the first anniversary of Kim's inauguration, the numbers
have risen. The daily average during the month of March, for example, was
3,741 visitors, a giant increase compared to the 2804 daily visitors
during the prior month.
2. Outsourcing, sending non-core business based on IT(Information
Technology) to external vendors, has become the fashion among American
corporations, according to Computer Reseller News, which based its report on sources from the consulting company Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Sincerely,
YESusa
안녕하세요.. 몇 가지 궁금한 게 있거든요.. 알려주실 거죠?
1. drug store와 liquor store랑 무슨 차이가 있나요? 그리고 무엇이 흔히
쓰이나요?
2. He raised as much money as he can. 이런 문장을 고등학교 책에서 봤는데요.
as ~ as one can구문에서는 as와 as사이에 원급을 써야 하지 않나요? 궁금해요..
고맙습니다..
Dear newone74,
1. A drug store sells medicines, soap, shampoo, razors and other necessities.
A liquor store sells alcohol (beer, wine, brandy, whiskey, etc.) in cans
and bottles to be taken to another location (such as one's home) to be
consumed.
2. Words such as much and many can be used in this structure, either alone or with a noun. For example:
She ate as much food as she can.
He slept as much as he can.
He called as many people as he can.
He read as many as he can.
Sincerely,
YESusa
윤지운님께
교정본 보내 드립니다.
16. 순수학문의 튼튼한 토대 없이는 응용학문의 발전에는 한계가 있다.
Without strong basis of pure study, practical study is limited in it's prospering.
수정: Without a strong foundation in pure scholarship, applied scholarship is
limited in its prospects for development and growth.
17. 정말 좋은 나라란 삶의 다양성이 존재하며 이것이 인정되는 나라다.
What a really good country is, the country which various way of life is existed and recognized.
수정: A really good country is one in which diverse ways of life exist and are
recognized.
18. 학문이 학문으로만 존재할 때 그것은 이미 가치를 상실한 학문이다.
When study is only for studying, it already lost it's value.
수정: When scholarship exists only for its own sake, it has already lost its
value.
19. 좋은 전쟁도 나쁜 평화도 없다.
There is not good war nor bad peace.
수정: There is no good war and no bad peace.
20. 인간의 본성은 전쟁과 평화 가운데서 어느쪽에 가까울까?
The real character of human, which side would be closer between war and peace.
수정: Is true human nature closer to peace or war?
21. 코소보에서 일어나고 있는 전쟁을 보면 누구를 위한 전쟁인가 하는 생각이 든다.
When I see the war, breaking out in Kosobo, I think "who the war for".
수정: When I see the war breaking out in Kosovo, I wonder who the war is for.
22. 어떤 세상에 태어나도 살기가 어렵다고 각오할 때, 희망이 생기고 지혜가 나타난다.
When we make our mind that living is difficult even though we were born in any world,
hope arise and wisdom come up to our mind.
수정: Whatever world we are born to, when we make our mind that life is
difficult, that's when hope rises in our hearts and wisdom grows in our minds.
23. 우리에게는 흐르는 강물처럼 끊임없이 앞으로 나아가고자 하는 마음가짐이 필요하다.
We need a attitude to go forward like river does constantly.
수정: We need the determination to constantly move forward, like a river that
flows unceasingly.
24. (삶의) 아름다움이란 시대가 던져주는 것이 아니라 우리가 스스로 찾아가져야 하는 것
What is beauty of the life. It is not matter of century, we live on but a matter of one we should look for.
수정: The beauty of life is not tossed to us by the age in which we live, but
something that we ourselves must seek and make our own.
25. 현상은 예측될 수 없고, 미래는 미리 말해질 수 없다.
Phenomenon can not be predictable, future can not be talkable.
수정: Phenomenons cannot be predicted, and the future cannot be known ahead.
미국에서 YESusa 드림
안녕하세요. 이런 사이트가 있는 줄 모르고...헤매던걸 생각하면...
캐나다 비자 신청을 하고 있는데 저희 아버지 사업자등록증도 제출서류에 들어가더군요. 물론 공증은 필요치 않은 영문번역으로요. 사업자등록증 영문번역샘플을 받아 참고해가면서 작성을 하다 보니, 샘플에는 "일반과세자"라고 해서 "General Tax Payer"라고 되어있는데 정작 아버지 사업자등록증은 "간이과세자"라고 되어있어서..이것을 도대체 뭐라고 영어로 옮겨야 되는지 궁금해서 국세청으로 전화하고 세무상담(어차피 세금이므로)까지 했는데 불행히도 그쪽 사람들은 전혀 모르더군요. 물론 아는 사람이 있겠지만 접촉을 하기가 매우 어렵더군요.
유능하신 선생님들의 도움이 필요한 것 같습니다.
사이트 너무 멋지군요!!!
그럼 답변 기다리겠습니다.
추신: 간이 과세자는 일종의 세금 감면 혜택을 받을 수 있는 납세자를 말합니다. 일반 납세자의 경우는 신고한 만큼 그리고 그 정도 범위에서만 세금부과가 이루어지지만 간이과세자는 말 그대로 간단한 세금부과원칙에 의해 혜택을 볼 수 있습니다.
Dear Kim Youngkook,
It would be best to get advice from an immigration lawyer when translating such documents. What phrases are used and how a document is translated can have a critical impact on how immigration officials handle the case. In
particular, immigration officials may pay special attention to your
father's tax status. In the United States, for example, immigration
officials are paying close attention to tax payer status and denying
immigration petitions if any irregularities appear. This is largely because
the United States is trying to lower the number of immigrants and therefore
is seeking reasons to deny petitions.
Therefore, it is best to get advice from an immigration lawyer who can help
you make the best translation. Such a person would be able to help you find
the most beneficial legal term.
However, in general English, a 간이 과세자 would be called a "simplified
tax payer" or a "summary tax payer." The latter term is somewhat more
legalistic, while the former term is somewhat more common sensical.
Sincerely,
YESusa
안녕하세요. 선생님. 처음 뵙겠습니다.
두 가지 질문이 있습니다.
일단, 저는 외국에 연수 중인 연구원입니다. 여기에서 겪는 일 중에
몇 가지 일 중에 두 가지입니다.
먼저, 교수님이나 상사와의 미팅을 마치고 그 자리를 빠져 나올 때, 어떻게 해야 하는지요.
보통 한국에서는 "돌아가 보겠습니다."등의 말씀을 드리고
나오게 되는데, 딱히 이와 유사한 느낌과 어울리는 말을
생각해낼 수가 없군요. 어떻게 해야 가장 자연스러울까요?
두 번째는, 저의 고민입니다. 저의 발음이나 어휘력 등등
전반적인 문제가 되겠지만, ..미국 사람하고 이야기를 하면 그들이 여러번 되물어봅니다.
알아들을 수가 없다는 것이겠지요. 그런데, 다른 나라 사람들하고 이야기를 하면 그들도 이야기를 잘 알아듣는 것 같고 저 또한 그들의 말을 어느 정도는 알아듣는 것 같습니다. 왜 그럴까요?
그리고 저의 말하는 실력을 늘리기 위해서 - 즉 정확한 발음과.. -
어떤 방법이 좋을 까요?
이상. 오형석이었습니다. 답장을 주시면 좋겠네요.
감사드립니다.
오형석님께
1. "돌아가 보겠습니다."
In the situation you describe, it would be appropriate to say "Please
excuse me" as you get up to leave. This is used in any situation where one
person leaves before everyone else. It can also be accompanied by some kind
of explanation regarding why you are leaving.
For example:
Please excuse me, I have to get back to work.
If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to the office.
It was nice talking with you. I hope you'll excuse me, but I have to get
back to work.
2. If you have little trouble communicating with other foreigners in English, but find that Americans seem to have trouble understanding what you are
saying, then the primary problem is not your English pronunciation. Rather,
the problem may be with Americans and their attitudes toward English spoken
with an accent.
What does it mean to speak English with an accent? Consider that English is
the primary or official language for the United States, Great Britain,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is a major, if not the primary,
language in South Africa, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. Each of these
places has its own distinct way of pronouncing English. To the British, the
Americans speak English with an accent, and vice versa. An accent,
therefore, depends on one's perspective. Furthermore, different regions in
these countries have their own ways of pronouncing English. In the United
States, for example, there is Midwestern English, New York English,
Southern English, Black English, and Boston English, to name only the most
well-known regional English pronunciations. In England, people living in
London, Dublin, Wales and Scotland all speak with different accents.
Americans rarely complain that they cannot understand these different kinds
of English. Indeed, the only kind of English listed above that they
consider unacceptable is Black English, and this is directly related to
American racial prejudices against African Americans.
Consider also that many Europeans speak English with an accent. But rather
than complain that they cannot understand a French accent or an Italian
accent, many Americans find such accents to be appealing and even glamorous.
But the situation is very different for English spoken with an Asian accent
such as a Korean accent. Americans complain that they cannot understand
such English. At one university, American students complained that they
could not understand the English spoken by teaching assistants from Asia,
while no one complained about the accented English of professors from Europe.
Part of the problem is that Americans are still unfamiliar with Asian
people and English spoken with Asian accents. But another and perhaps more
important problem is that many Americans hold prejudices against Asians and
thus do not try to understand Asian-accented English. Just as they consider
Black English to be inferior, they consider English spoken with an Asian
accent to be unacceptable and difficult to understand. In both cases, this
attitude can be traced to racist and xenophobic attitudes toward Blacks
and Asians. Instead of listening closely and making the effort to
understand the Asian speaker of English, they automatically blame the
speaker for having accented English. In an international context where many
different kinds of English are spoken and recognized, however, it does not
make sense to view English spoken with an Asian accent as unacceptable and
difficult to understand.
Thus while improving one's pronunciation is important, it is not necessary
to feel that one must get rid of one's accent. If other foreigners can
understand your English but only Americans have trouble, then it is likely
that your English pronunciation needs only minor correction.
3. If you are currently residing in the United States, one way to improve your pronunciation is to mimic the pronunciation of those around you. This will only be useful, however, if you already have a good foundation. Refer to
the YESusa website at for some basic tips on
pronunciation. You might also refer to a book (easily available at most
large bookstores in the United States) titled "Ship or Sheep?" that
provides tips on pronouncing easily confused words. Practice saying the
words out loud whenever you can. In particular, practice saying the words
in sentences, not just by themselves.
One way to improve your vocabulary is to carry around a small notebook with
you at all times. Write down words you come across whose meaning you do not
know. Write down their meanings and, if possible, a sample sentence. When
you are waiting in line, riding the bus, etc., go through the words in the
notebook. Whenever you come across a new word, try to use it yourself
within 48 hours. When you do things that keep your hands busy but your mind
free (washing the dishes, folding the laundry, taking a shower, etc.), go
over in your mind the new words you learned each day.
These kinds of simple, daily exercises can be very effective in improving
your language ability.
Sincerely,
YESusa
우리나라 속담 중 "뛰어야 벼룩이지"라는 속담이 있습니다.
영문 표현이 궁금합니다.
sun
Dear Choi Sang Sun,
There is no English saying that exactly matches the meaning of this Korean saying, but there are some possible expressions. For example:
He can reach for the stars, but he'll just grab dirt.
He can leap as high as he wants, but he won't get anywhere.
Sincerely,
YESusa
Hello.
I get impress loneliness received from your this letter.
Are you weary? (힘들지? 표현을 알고 싶습니다.)
If you toilless say, perhaps you tell a lie.
(힘들지 않는다면 그건 거짓말일 꺼야.)
Of course, I understand your difficult situation sorry I have no idea for you heart
consolatory a good word. (좋은 말이 생각나지 않아서 미안해.)
How was the weather there?
Here is until yesterday it's weather warmer as spring I heard it raining tonight.
So It's the weather heavy cloudy color of gray sky.
Dear Ha Kyung-hee,
Following is the edited version of your letter.
Hello.
I get the impression from your letter that you are lonely.
Are things difficult? If you say that everything is fine, then you are probably not telling the truth.
Of course, I understand your difficult situation, and I am so sorry that I don't have the words to console you.
How has the weather been there?
Here the weather has been getting warmer and it was just like spring until
yesterday. I hear that tonight it will rain. So the sky is gray and heavy
with clouds.
Sincerely,
YESusa
안녕하세요?
1. sign in, sign on, sign up의 차이점은 무엇인가요?
2. 대화중에 미국인이 pain in the butt이라는 표현을 쓰더군요. '엉덩이가
아프다' 어떤 상황에서 쓸 수 있는 표현인지 구체적인 설명부탁드립니다.
감사합니다.
Inkyeom KIM, M.D., Ph.D.
Boston Biomedical Research Institute
20 Staniford street, Boston, MA 02114
Dear Kim Inkyeom,
1. All three of these expressions come from the word "sign," as in "sign your
name," used to mean give consent or give notice. This usage comes from the
Western practice of signing one's name to indicate agreement.
The following examples may be helpful:
Please sign in at the door. (In other words, write your name down to
indicate that you arrived.)
You have to sign in and sign out every time you come and go. (In other
words, write down your name to indicate when you arrive and when you leave.)
I have to sign you in as my guest. (In other words, write down my name to
indicate that you are my guest and have permission to enter.)
Did you sign on to the project? (In other words, did you join the project?)
He signed on for another four years in the army. (In other words, he joined
for another four years.)
I'm going to sign up for the summer pottery course. (In other words,
register for a course.)
There's no need to sign up for health insurance if you already have it.
Please sign up for the morning lecture. So many people signed up for the
afternoon lecture that it's already full.
2. In American slang, a "pain in the butt" refers to a thing or a person that
is giving one a hard time, i.e., a 골치 아픈 일 or a 골치 아픈 사람. A
similar expression is "pain in the neck." Both expressions are used
interchangeably, but "pain in the neck" is considered to be a more polite
expression. As in Korea, references to lower body parts are often
considered to be crass, and are generally not used in polite company or in
front of one's superiors and elders.
For example:
He is always gabbing on the phone instead of working, and when he does
work, he makes nothing but mistakes. He's a real pain in the butt.
Income tax laws are so complicated! Preparing your tax return is a real
pain in the neck.
Sincerely,
YESusa
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