Today's News..

1. U.S. and Afghan presidents agreed that they would make no concessions to the Taliban for the release of the Korean hostages..
*Can I get a concession? 할인 되요?../ concession stand..구내매점..

2. President Roh Moo-hyun is expected to partially resuffle the cabinet portfolios today including 7 cabinet members and one ambassador to the UN..
*portfolio..대표작품집..장관의 직(지위)/ resuffle=mix up=shake up=change the order around of

3. Working-level officials from six nations met yesterday in Panmunjeom to discuss details on the energy aid to the North in return for the disablement of the nuclear facilities..

4. The Bank of Korea yesterday released the names of ten candidates who could be depicted on the 50,000-won and 100,ooo banknotes, scheduled to debut in early 2009..



Russian-Georgian tensioins escalate with missile strike..

A village near the Georgian capital Tbilisi has reportedly been attacked by Russian fighter jets. Georgia's interior minister said that two attack aircrafts entered Georgian airspace from Russia and fired at least one air-to-surface missile at the village.. He said that the village had no political and military importance, though he believed a nearby radar installatoin was a target.. The attack left a five-meter deep crater in a corn and potato field, but failed to explode.. Georgia's president called the attack "an unprovoked action of aggression", but Russia promptly denied any involvement.. Relations between the two nations were strained when westernizing Georgian president rose to power in 2003, determined to break Russia's grip on Georgia.. Tensions have escalated since last year when Georgia expelled four Russian officers for alleged spying..
*Get a grip../ Do not carried away../ Take a chill pill..진정해 정신차려..


"Pants" judge may lose job along with credibility..

Roy Pearson who sued a drycleaner for $54 million over a missing pair of jeans now is facing being fired over the lawsuit.. A five-person panel expressed concerns about reappointing him for another 10-year term, citing that his lawsuit discredited his position.. In examining his track record in and out of the courtroom, the panel reviewed a number of incidents in which his actions were unusual.. In the infamous "pants" lawsuit, Pearson broke down twice while recalling the day when he found out that he would never see the pant again.. He also declared in the opening ramarks for the case that it showed the worst example of fraud in "recorded history.." Pearson will have fifteen days to request an appearance before the panel. He could go down in history as the administrative law judge to be fired by the panel..
*break down..실패하다..무너지다..주저앉다..
emotional breakdown..감정적으로 무너지다(주저앉다..)
nervous breakdown..긴장해서 무너지다(주저앉다..)
negotiations broke down..결렬되다..


From Morning Special..