Monday, November 30, 2009

Weekly word #6

1. leek
- in cook book
- Leeks are long thin vegetables which smell similar to onions.
- I like leek!

2. spring chicken
-Chris said " I am a spring chicken."
-If you say that someone is no spring chicken, you are saying that they are not young.

3. mock
-When I looked up "tease" in dictionary, I found "mock"
-If someone mocks you, they show or pretend that they think you are foolish or inferior, for example by saying something funny about you, or by imitating your behaviour

4. sibling
-in gym brochure
-Your siblings are your brothers and sisters

5. sham
-in the story book
- Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be.

6. knead
-someone said to me
-When you knead dough or other food, you press and squeeze it with your hands so that it becomes smooth and ready to cook

npr comment

I think that life is so wonderful, and grrowing older si so interesting. Sometimes I am really afraid of my old age, but I as time gose on, I have grown older, and it is so funny to find new aspect to my life. I like my life, I must prepare my future to make it bright.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Weekly words #5

1. long face
-in my baby's book-blue face
-If you have a long face, you look very unhappy or serious.

2. You rub off on me
- in the novel.
-If someone's qualities or habits rub off on you, you develop some of their qualities or habits after spending time with them .

3. implant
-in the ad.
-To implant something into a person's body means to put it there, usually by means of a medical operation.

4. perky
-in the npr's article comment
-If someone is perky, they are cheerful and lively.

5. notion
-in the npr's article
-A notion is an idea or belief about something

6. shed
-in the Chris's class. irregular verb
-When a tree sheds its leaves, its leaves fall off in the autumn. When an animal sheds hair or skin, some of its hairor skin drops off.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

news of choice #8

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120583680

As You Age, Time Turns Off The Lights

1. summary about article
As times go on, as young men grew older, man think light is getting dimmer. When he was young, he thought that the future was so bright. But when he is older, he though that his present is gotten a lot dimmer.

2. reaction about article
I like this kind of article. Ane after I read it, I searched this article's author, Andrei Codrescu. I'll read his article more.
Anyway, I think that life is so wonderful, and growing older is so interesting. sometimes I am really afraid of my old age. but as times go on, I grew older, and to find my new aspect is so funny.
I like my life. I never let it be left. I must prepare my future to make bright.

3. summary reaction about comments
I like this article but that commets is just so so. Someone recommeded to look up Ecclesiastes 12 and I read it, too! Ecclesiastes 12 is same theme this article.
I can't understand the meanings of other comments exactly.

news of choece #7



Sohn Seok-hee Retires From Debate Program


http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/11/178_55889.html



1. summary
Sohn Seok-hee, one of the most influential TV personalities in the nation will retire on nov. 19.
He has hosted MBC TV's live ``100 Minute Debate'' live program for the last eight years and made the country's most popular debate show.
Sohn, known as a TV and radio host with liberal ideals, has said he is a humanist, not leaning toward conservative or progressive sides.
`100 Minute Debate' has taken root as a program symbolizing the country's debate culture.
Sohn has been picked as the most influential TV figure in various polls.


2. reaction

I think he is only reliable man of famous men.
I am very sorry that he'll resign his job, and I am anxious of any pressure to him.
Anyway, I hope that he'll be a admirable person like now.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

weekly words#4

1. weird
-in the newspaper.
-The word weird may refer to: "odd, uncanny"

2. don't pick
-in the movie
-Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear.^^

3. get - go
-in the colum
-beginning: the very beginning of something ( informal )
I knew from the get-go this thing wasn't going to work.

4. grounding
- in the novel
- Grounding is a form of punishment given to children or adolescents by their parents, and typically involves being forbidden from leaving the home for social reasons.

5. blip
-in the movie
-A blip in a situation is a sudden but temporary change or interruption in it.
-A blip is a small spot of light, sometimes occurring with a short, high-pitched sound, which flashes on and off regularly on a piece of equipment such as a radar screen.

6. Is this stock yours?
-When I paid at the counter, someome told me pointing my shopping lists.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

news of choice #6

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.asia/index.html

Obama departs on eight-day Asia trip

1. summary
President Obama embarked Thursday on his first presidential visit to Asia, an eight-day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries.
Throughout the trip to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, Obama will emphasize the importance of Asian nations as vital U.S. partners on major issues such as economic growth, nuclear nonproliferation, the war in Afghanistan and climate change, three officials said in a briefing this week.


2. reaction
A few days ago, there was a battle between North korea navy and south Korea navy in the Korea sea. There was no died man, but north Korea was so upset, blamed to south Korea.
I didnt know about that very well, I just worried about that.
At this moment Obama visits south Korea, it is not good time for Obama and south Korea. Mayby north Korea will use that battle, insist odd claim to south Korea and U.S.A.