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NEWS EXPRESSION REVIEW (11회) SEPTEMBER 2007 INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
NBC STORY 11. Under the Influence
Does NASA have a drinking problem
First heard that story a while back about the astronaut involved in a ~~~ , that was just latest hint that we had come a long way from those first heady gallant days of the Mercury 7 astronauts. The space program of John F. Kennedy that was all about possibilities on the great unknown. What we didn’t know then was the latest astronaut saga would launch a huge investigation which has now found something even more surprising, indications that astronauts have flown both aircraft and spacecraft while drunk. There’s further evidence of heavy drinking at NASA and evidence that others knew about it. We begin here tonight with NBC’s Don Tigg. He’s at the
Brian, NASA appointed a commission to look into the mental health issues of astronauts in the wake of Lisa Nowak case. Tonight its findings are troubling.
The commission report cites two incidents, where NASA astronauts were intoxicated at or near launch time? One involved a scrubbed space shuttle mission and a T38 training jet. The other, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
“ We have no way of knowing if these are only two incidents that have ever occurred in the history of the astronaut corps or is that a tip of a very large iceberg.“
NASA administrators say they also don’t know when the incidents happened or who specifically was involved, because questioners didn’t ask.
“Much of information contained in this report is or comes from anecdotal material. “
Another surprise from NASA, until today there was no policy forbidding alcohol before space flight. It’s even allowed in-crew quarters during quarantine. But administrators assumed astronauts would follow the same 12-hour rule that applies to jets.
“Everybody in the office realizes it applied to space flight as well. And that’s the way that we’ve always treated it. But there wasn’t any actual documentation that said space flight on it.”
Even from the early years, NASA’s astronauts have been portrayed as hard-partying space cowboys. But NBC’s veteran space correspondent, Jay Barbery says it’s unthinkable that astronauts today could fly drunk.
“To be launched into orbit, to be drunk into orbit, that’s hard to buy. “
Still, the commission found that some astronauts did cross the line, despite warnings from flight sergeants, who say their concerns were ignored. For former flight sergeant John Clark whose astronaut wife died in the
“Am I surprised by alcohol use and astronauts? Not at all. Am I surprised that there were some very serious potential events? Yes I am. “
Another serious problem for NASA sabotage. Today federal agents spent today searching a
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NEWS EXPRESSION REVIEW (11회) SEPTEMBER 2007 INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
1. 명품을 찾아다니고 해외 여행을 밥먹듯이 하는 요즘 세대를 보면서 구세대는 헐벗고 굶주리던 1960년대와는 격세지감을 느끼게 된다.
(that was just latest hint that we had come a long way from those first heady gallant days of the Mercury 7 astronauts.)
2. 불과 수개월 전만 해도 신정아 씨의 그저 단순한 학력 위조 사건이라고 생각했던 것이 정계와 종교계 및 문화계를 망라하는 엄청난 조사로 이어질 것이라는 사실을 상상도 못했었다.
(What we didn’t know then was the latest astronaut saga would launch a huge investigation which has now found something even more surprising.)
3. 국회에서는 여권 의원들이 중심이 되어 이명박 후보의 불법 부동산 투기 혐의를 조사하는 목적의 특별검사를 임명하기 위한 입법안이 상정되었다.
(NASA appointed a commission to look into the mental health issues of astronauts in the wake of Lisa Nowak case)
4. 요즈음 일어나고 있는 이상 기상 현상이 지구의 역사 과정에서 자연스럽게 일어나는 주기적 현상인지 아니면 앞으로 있을 엄청난 기상 재해의 일부에 불과한지 과학자들도 확신을 못하고 있다.
(“ We have no way of knowing if these are only two incidents that have ever occurred in the history of the astronaut corps or is that a tip of a very large iceberg.“)
5. 검찰은 신정아 씨에 대한 체포 영장을 신청했으나 법원은 단편적인 증거에 기초했다는 것과 도주 가능성이 없다는 이유로 기각했다.
(“Much of information contained in this report is or comes from anecdotal material. “)
6. 싱가폴은 실내에서는 원칙적으로 흡연을 금지하는 정책을 취하고 있어서 흡연자들에게는 지옥이지만 반대로 중국의 경우에는 어디에서나 흡연이 가능하다.
(Another surprise from NASA, until today there was no policy forbidding alcohol before space flight)
7. 소비자 보호법에 의거하면 소비자는
(But administrators assumed astronauts would follow the same 12-hour rule that applies to jets.)
8. 유엔의 주장에 의하면 노령화 사회의 기준은 65세 이상 성인이 전체 인구에서 차지하는 비중이 7%를 넘는 경우이다. 중국은 2000년에서 2005년 사이에 그 기준을 넘었다.
(Still, the commission found that some astronauts did cross the line, despite warnings from flight sergeants, who say their concerns were ignored.)
NEWS EXPRESSION REVIEW (11회) SEPTEMBER 2007 INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
1. 명품을 찾아다니고 해외 여행을 밥먹듯이 하는 요즘 세대를 보면서 구세대는 헐벗고 굶주리던 1960년대와는 격세지감을 느끼게 된다.
(that was just latest hint that we had come a long way from those first heady gallant days of the Mercury 7 astronauts.)
1. Watching the younger generation seeking luxury items and traveling abroad as usual, older generations feel that we have come a long way from the starved and impoverished 1960s and 1970s.
2. 불과 수개월 전만 해도 신정아 씨의 단순한 학력 위조 사건이라고 생각했던 것이 정계와 종교계 및 문화계를 망라하는 엄청난 조사로 이어질 것이라는 사실을 우리는 상상도 못했었다.
(What we didn’t know then was the latest astronaut saga would launch a huge investigation which has now found something even more surprising.)
2. What we didn’t imagine just a few months back was that what we thought another fake degree scandal would launch a huge investigation covering this many politicians, religious and cultural figures.
3. 국회에서는 여권 의원들이 중심이 되어 이명박 후보의 불법 부동산 투기 혐의를 조사하는 목적의 특별검사를 임명하기 위한 입법안이 상정되었다.
(NASA appointed a commission to look into the mental health issues of astronauts in the wake of Lisa Nowak case)
3. At the national assembly, a group of lawmakers led by governing party legislators has proposed a bill to appoint a commission to look into the alleged illegal property speculation by opposition party presidential candidate Lee Myong-bak.
4. 요즈음 일어나고 있는 이상 기상 현상이 지구의 역사 과정에서 자연스럽게 일어나는 주기적 현상인지 아니면 앞으로 있을 엄청난 기상 재해의 일부에 불과한지 과학자들도 확신을 못하고 있다.
(“ We have no way of knowing if these are only two incidents that have ever occurred in the history of the astronaut corps or is that a tip of a very large iceberg.“)
4. Even meteorological scientists aren’t sure whether the current unusual weather patterns are part of natural climate cycle in the history of the earth or just a tip of a large iceberg of what will happen in the future climate disasters.
5. 검찰은 신정아 씨에 대한 체포 영장을 신청했으나 법원은 단편적인 증거에 기초했다는 것과 도주 가능성이 없다는 이유로 기각했다.
(“Much of information contained in this report is or comes from anecdotal material. “)
5. The prosecutor’s office asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for Shin Jong-a, but the court rejected, saying that the filing comes from anecdotal evidence and she isn’t likely to run away.
6. 싱가폴은 실내에서는 원칙적으로 흡연을 금지하는 정책을 취하고 있어서 흡연자들에게는 지옥이지만 반대로 중국의 경우에는 어디에서나 흡연이 가능하다.
(Another surprise from NASA, until today there was no policy forbidding alcohol before space flight)
6. Singapore has a policy forbidding smoking indoors, which means a hell for smokers, while in
7. 소비자 보호법에 의거하면 소비자는
(But administrators assumed astronauts would follow the same 12-hour rule that applies to jets.)
7. Under the consumer protection law, once a consumer follow a 24-hour rule, any purchased product can be cashed back or replaced with other item.
8. 유엔의 주장에 의하면 노령화 사회의 기준은 65세 이상 성인이 전체 인구에서 차지하는 비중이 7%를 넘는 경우이다. 중국은 2000년에서 2005년 사이에 그 기준을 넘었다.
(Still, the commission found that some astronauts did cross the line, despite warnings from flight sergeants, who say their concerns were ignored.)
8. The UN maintains that a society is defined as aging when adults aged 65 or older exceed 7% of the total population.
LISTENING REVIEW SEPTEMBER, 2007
INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
PBS NEWSHOUR STORY11:
Candidate Spouses Serve as Partners on Campaign Trail
Presidential candidate spouses such as Elizabeth Edwards and Ann Romney have been fixtures on the campaign trail, providing support and reaching out to voters. A political science professor and a journalist discuss the changing role of spouses.
MARGARET WARNER: There's a new breed of candidate spouse on the campaign trail. On the Democratic side, there's Elizabeth Edwards demanding husband John's campaign go on despite being diagnosed with incurable cancer, spearheading changes in campaign tactics and staff, playing attack dog, telling Salon magazine last month that rival Hillary Clinton is, quote, "just not as vocal a women's advocate as I want to see; John is," and chastising reporters for making a big deal out of his $400 haircut.
ELIZABETH EDWARDS, Wife of John Edwards: You know, we'd much rather have you talk about not how they look and what they're wearing or how attractive they are, but what it is they have to say.
MARGARET WARNER: There's Michelle Obama, who just left her high-powered job as a hospital administrator chiding reporters to "stop that nonsense" of asking if her husband is black enough to appeal to African-American voters. "We are messing with the heads of our children by raising the question," she said.
And then there's former President Bill Clinton, by all accounts the most powerful fundraiser and strategist in his wife, Hillary's, circle.
The Republican spouses are less outspoken, but they, too, have come in for unusual scrutiny for so early in the game. Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, who suffers from multiple sclerosis has been challenged for her evolving position on abortion. She was asked recently why she contributed to Planned Parenthood in 1993.
ANN ROMNEY, Wife of Mitt Romney: I don't even remember writing the check. I know today I wouldn't write the check.
MARGARET WARNER: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's wife, Judith -- a third marriage for each after a secret affair -- has prompted pieces about her lavish spending and meddling with his staff. Giuliani also raised eyebrows in March when he said she'd be welcome at cabinet meetings.
Cindy McCain is more outspoken than she was in her husband's 2000 campaign, bluntly criticizing the Bush administration in June for mishandling the
And though former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson isn't even officially in the race, his much younger wife, a former Republican staffer, is reported to have instigated a shakeup in his staff. And she's been mocked for her dress on talk shows and the Internet, prompting a leading newspaper to ask, "Is America Ready for a Trophy Wife?"
For a look at how these women, and one man, are reshaping the role of the political spouse, we turn now to Kathleen Dolan, professor of political science at the
Welcome to you both.
So, Kati Marton, just how different does this crop of candidate spouses look to you?
KATI MARTON, Journalist and Author: Well, it's a tremendously interesting and quite different field. And we don't usually get to know the candidates' spouses this early in the game, but the country seems very much in the mood to get on with -- to basically turn the page on the current period and get to know these candidates and is giving the candidates' spouses the kind of scope to express themselves and to weigh in, which I think, Margaret, really reflects where women in the country are, which is pretty much everywhere and doing everything.
A change in campaigning
MARGARET WARNER: Do you agree, Professor Dolan, one, that this is a change at least in the field, and that it says something, not just about the candidates, but about the country?
KATHLEEN DOLAN, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: I do agree, except that I would say that a lot of the criticism that some of the spouses are taking, I think, is borne from a disconnect that we still have between what we expect the candidate's spouse to do and the role we expect them to fulfill and the people who are fulfilling these roles.
As Kati said, the women, largely candidates' spouses, are reflecting the diversity of women in society, but we still have lots of ways in which we're struggling with which roles and how women are supposed to play those roles.
MARGARET WARNER: So, Kati Marton, what do you think explains the different nature of these candidates, in the sense of the generation -- that is, the spouses -- in the sense of the generation of the candidates? Isn't it a lot a reflection of the candidates' generation?
KATI MARTON: Absolutely. Look, in elections past, the candidates' spouses really were subordinate, and even very strong women, like Lady Bird Johnson, always knew to stand back, stand just a little to the side and behind the man.
We're uncomfortable with that kind of a role now. Really, the exception appears to be -- the exception to strong, forthright and substantive candidates' spouses appears to be Judith Giuliani, who seems now to have been shunted to the side because they went a little bit too soon into presenting her as somebody who was going to play a big role in a Giuliani administration, long before the country got to know her.
Now, the other candidates' spouses, Elizabeth Edwards, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, obviously that unique figure, Bill Clinton, we know these characters. We know that they're qualified to weigh in on issues. And therefore we give them much more margin to state their opinions. And nobody is reacting against those very strong opinions.
Elizabeth Edwards has not only become, as you've said in your setup piece, Margaret, an attack dog, but she's keeping everybody's feet to the fire in her on party on what their obligations, what their commitments are, and nobody is saying, "Whoa, wait a minute, who elected her?" Because we know that this is a very intelligent woman with a professional life behind her, as we do with Michelle Obama.
So I think that -- look at what the first lady of
But the fact is, Margaret, that this is an absolutely legitimate field for us now during this campaign to be exploring, because once they are picked, they are with us for at least four years. They're in our lives. This is not like celebrity marriages. We need to know who these people are because they have a big role in our nation.