IF Only..

I've loved you since I met you.. but I wouldn't allow myself to truly feel it until today. I was always thinking ahead. Making decisions out of fear. Today, because of what I learned from you.. every choice I made was different and my life has completely changed. And I've learned that if you do that, you're living life fully. It doesn't matter if you have five minutes or fifty years. Samantha, if not for today, if not for you.. I would never have known love at all. So thank you for being the person who taught me to love and to be loved.

2007년 6월 11일 월요일

Today's News..

1. An official ceremony was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1987 pro-democracy movement for the first time yesterday. 1987년 6.10민주항쟁이 기념일로 지정된 이래 어제 처음으로 공식기념식이 열렸습니다.

* mark : 기념하다, to celebrate or officially remember an important event. syn) commemorate,celebrate, observe, honour etc..

* pro-democracy movement : 민주항쟁 (민주화를 위한 움직임)

** pro- : -을 위하여. (찬성하여) in favour of , supporting

** anti- : against, opposite of .

** democracy (government by the people) <-> dictatorship

2. Diverse events were held nationwide commemorating the 1987 pro-democracy rally throughout the weekend. 6.10 민주항쟁의 정신을 되새기는 다양한 행사가 주말 동안 전국에서 이어졌습니다.

* diverse : 다양한 (발음이 /di-/ 와 /dai-/ 둘 다 가능합니다)= varied. various

* rally : 집회, 대규모 모임. a large public meeting/ a gatheringespecially one held to "support" a particular idea or political party.

** protest, demonstration : 항의의 성격을 가진 (against)시위, 집회, 모임(데모-demo 는 표준영어가 아닙니다)

** 동사로서의 rally : example) rally the troops 이라하면 군대를 모으다/집결하다

3. According to a news report, Russia has accepted a U.S. request to facilitate transfer of North Korean funds via a US bank. 미국 은행의 중계를 거쳐 북한의 BDA자금을 러시아 은행의 북한 계좌로 송금하는 방안이 성사단계인 것으로 알려졌습니다.

* facilitate : -을 돕다, 쉽게하다, 용이하게 하다, allowing, overseeing to make it easier or more likely to happen

* transfer : noun. 이전, 양도 -동사로 발음할 때는 2음절에 강세를, 명사로 발음할 때는 1음절에 강세를 둡니다** syn) shift, move, transplant

4. Discredited scientist Hwang Woo-suk is visiting Thailand to explore ways of resuming his research overseas.황우석 박사가 줄기세포 연구 국제 공동연구 참여 방안 모색을 위해 태국으로 출국한 것으로 전해졌습니다.

* discredited : 신용이 떨어진, 평판이 나빠진

** of good credit : 평판이 좋은

5. New York Senator Hillary Clinton opposes Free Trade Agreement with Korea saying the trade deal will harm the American auto industry. 힐러리 클린턴 미국 상원의원은 한미 FTA가 비준되면 미국 자동차산업이 타격을 받을 것이라며 반대 입장을 밝혔습니다.

* deal : a complete agreement of sth. 계약, 협정.

** a big deal : 큰 거래

** a new deal : 재 출발. (The New Deal Policy 뉴딜정책)

댓글 없음: