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.

News of choice#5

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912434
German goalkeeper takes his own life

1, summary
Robert Enke, the Hannover 96 and Germany national team goalkeeper, killed himself by apparently intentionally getting hit by a train on Tuesday. He was 32. Hundreds of supporters mourned in front the stadium in Hannover.
He leaves a widow and a daughter of eight months who they adopted in May three years after their two-year-old daughter died of a heart illness - had been suffering from an intestinal infection.

2. reaction
When I saw the title of this article, I thought just another sucide story. But after I read I was so sad. Why did he do that? How much painful of losing his daughter?
Left his wife and his adopted daughter are so poor, too

Sunday, November 8, 2009

weekly word #3

1. peter
-in the advice colum
-If something peters out, it gradually comes to an end.

2. remiss
-in the advice colum
-If someone is remiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.

3.detractor
-in the daily texan
-The detracteors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing

4. activism
-http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5A55BD20091106
-Activism is the process of campaigning in public or working for an organization in order to bring about political or social change.

5.lawsuit
-http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/11/117_55112.html
-A lawsuit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations

6.whatcha
-Jason Derulo - Whatcha say
-What you

Thursday, November 5, 2009

News of choice #4 Korea to Cut Greenhouse Gas by 4% by 2020

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/11/113_54939.html

Korea to Cut Greenhouse Gas by 4% by 2020

summay:
Korea will announce its long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas.
Committee is seeking to cut the country's combined carbon emissions by 4 percent by 2020 from 2005.

reaction:
Reducing greenhouse gas is so wonderful.
What Korea take the head the good movement is so proud.
But reducing by 4% is the maximum level to developing country.
So, is there any need to overdo like that in our condition?
Reducing by 4% is so excess in our condition.
Why did Committee decide excessly?

Recently I read a book two times, that title is "Bad samarians"
After I read that book, I was very concerned about the relation developed countries and developing countries. According that book, developed countries insist on developing their own country with right way to developing country.(Of course, to develop their own country with right and fair way is so good, but developed country just didn't develope with right and fair way. After they used unfair way, they insistet on fair way to developed country. It's a "Kicking away the Ladder" theory. After they used a ladder, they kicked the ladder, because of not climbing any other country.)

Anyway, I think I'm a environmentalist just a little.
I concerned about our environment.
I'm so confused between two way.

New of choice#3 the closeted groom

http://www.slate.com/id/2234360/

the closeted groom

summary.
There are so many qustions.
1.Someone has a friend with sexuality.
2.A man has problem with his girl friend.
3.A mom wonder some manners about birthday party
4.A woman has a problem with her mother- in-law
5.A writer has problem with writer's conscious and morality.
6. A woman is so sad, because of her husband's fatal mistake
7. A woman wants to divorse her husband
8. A woman like a female horndog
9. A woman has some trouble to respond other person.
10. Her boy friend dosen't wans to open his own life
11. A woman's husband has another a woman.
.........

reaction.
Someone recommand that this article improve my English reading skill.
This is too long for me, but it's not so difficult and not boring.
There are many pepole with some problem and Emily's advice is so wonderful.
I wnat to inform my friend about Emilys advice. Some friend really need that advice.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Weekly words #2

1. nasal spray
-H1F1 Swine Flu Vaccine FAQ
-Nasal sprays are used in someone's nose to recover some desease.

2. a stool softener pill
- I bought that pill yesterday.
- someone didn't get any poo-poo for a long time, that man must get that pill.

3. enema
- a phamacist told me.
- If someone has an enema, a liquid is put into their bottom in order to make them empty their bowels, for example before they have an operation.


4. vicar
- When I was reading novel
-A vicar is an Anglican priest who is in charge of a church and the area it is in, which is called a parish

5. scalding
- When I was reading a fairy tale to my daughter
- hot liquids are extremely hot.

6. enchant
- When I was reading a fairy tale to my daughter
- If you are enchanted by someone or something, they cause you to have feelings of great delight or pleasure.