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ABC NEWS 표현 정리 (8/8, DECEMBER, 2008) INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON
STORY 22:
1. 미국민 51%가 작년보다 선물에 돈을 덜 쓰겠다고 말한다: 51% of Americans say ~
2. 이것이 바로 거의 사반세기 내에 명절 세일이 최대 폭으로 하락할 가능성이 있어보이는 징후이다: that's an indication we ~
3. 쇼핑을 하라 나서면 빨간색 천지다. 뭐든지 대폭 세일이라는 진홍빛 표지판들: Shoppers are seeing ~. ~
4. 세일하지 않는 것도 사실 의향이 있으신가요? Will you ~ ?
5. 물건을 사겠다는 사람이 줄자, 상점들은 공격적으로 나서서, 추수감사절이 아직 오지도 않았는데 명절 세일을 광고하고 있다: With less ~
6. JCPenny에서는 금으로 된 보석류는 이미 60% 할인 판매에 들어갔다: At JCPenney, gold jewelry is ~
7. Best Buy에서 HD TV는 500% 할인: HD TVs at Best Buy, ~
8. KB Toyseh 벌써 가격 인하를 했다: Even KB Toys has already ~
9. Macy에 걸려 있는 이 스웨터가 (상황을) 잘 말해준다: This sweater at Macy’s ~
10.메이시 크레디트 카드를 사용하면 또 25달러를 깎아 준다: if you use your Macy’s credit card, they'll ~
11. 세일 폭이 크리스마스 이전에 더 커질 수도 있나요? Could the sales ~
12. 대폭 세일들이 될거라고 생각해요: I think the sales will ~
13. (응답자의) 43%가 꼭 사고 싶은 것을 가장 싸게 사기 위해서 명절 이후까지도 기다릴 의사가 있다고 한다: 43% say they're willing to ~
14. (파는 측이) 어떻게 해야 (상점) 가게 문으로 들어가시겠습니까? What do they need to ~?
15. 이번 시즌에는 사는 쪽이 주도하고 있다: Shoppers are ~
16. 이미 수천 개의 상점들이 파산 위기에 처해 있는 상황에서 전문가들은 신년 즈음까지 역대 가장 많은 소매업체들이 사업을 접게 될 수도 있다고 말한다: with thousands of stores already ~
STORY 24:
1. 가격의 큰 폭 하락은 소비자들에게는 좋은 소식이다: Big price drops are ~
2. 표면적으로는 명절 전부터 나오는 이런 ~% 할인 표시들이 소비자들에게는 희소식이 된다: On the surface, signs like these, 25%, 30%, 50% ~
3. 생계비가 정부가 1947년 집계를 시작한 이래 그 어느 때보다 빠르게 하락하고 있다: The cost of living is ~
4.그렇게 되면 반액 할인이다: that's ~
5. 소비자들 입장에서, 좋은 점은 분명하다: For consumers, the upside ~
6. 이들은 디플레를 두려워한다. 디플레란 장기간 물가가 하락하는 상황으로서 위험한 파급 효과로 이어질 수도 있다. They fear deflation, ~
7. 경제가 침체 국면인 상황에서는 디플레 우려는 아주 현실성이 높은 우려이다: The fear of deflation is a very ~
8. 전반적인 가격 인하 상황을 보고 있다: we’re seeing ~
9. 소매유통업체들이 문자 그대로 하룻밤 사이에 망하고 있다: Retailers are ~
10. 세일 표시를 내걸고 있는 회사들은 계속해서 매출이 줄 것이다: The companies putting up the sale signs will ~
11. 그 차액을 어쩔 수 없이 다른 쪽에서, 즉, 월급을 줄인다거나 정리해고하는 방식으로 보충한다: Forced to ~
12. 이것은 양날의 칼이다: It is a ~
13. 떨어지는 가격은 소비자들에게는 위로가 되고 있다: Falling prices are ~
14. 이는 소매유통업자들에게 큰 고통, 그리고 시간이 지나면서는 엄청난 고통을 가져온다: they also bring ~
1. 한국에서 ESL이나 EFL강사로 일해볼까 생각하는 분이라면 한국에서 생활비가 얼마나 들지 궁금해할지도 모르겠다. 한국에서 생활비는 별로 들지 않으며, 학교나 학원에서 매달 숙소 비용을 부담해준다는 점을 고려하면 특히 그렇다. 이런 점을 감안하면 결국 일본, 대만 혹은 태국 같은 나라들보다 한국에서 돈을 더 많이 모을 수 있을 수도 있다는 말이 된다.
If you are considering going to teach ESL/EFL in
2. 유명 인사가 나와서 암 검사를 받으라고 하는 경우 사람들이 실제로 암 검사를 받고 싶어한다는 전화 설문 조사 결과가 나오고 있다. 하지만 암 검사의 좋은 점만을 부각시키는 광고들이 항상 그로 인한 위험성들까지 지적하지는 않으며 따라서 이런 류의 광고들이 공공 건강에 미치는 긍정적인 영향에 대해 의구심이 제기된다.
Celebrity endorsements of cancer screening tests make people want to get tested, a telephone survey shows. But the ads, which stress the upside of cancer screening, don't always point out screening risks. That casts doubt on the public health value of the ads,
3. 관절통은 사람을 굉장히 무기력하게 만들며 위험한 파급 효과를 만들어내는 경향이 있다. 일단 관절통이 시작되면 육체적인 활동은 중단되게 된다. 장기적으로는, 육체적으로 활동을 하지 않게 되면 관절을 지탱해주는 근육을 약화시키고 사실상 관절 통증을 훨씬 더 심하게 만들게 된다.
Joint pain can be extremely debilitating and tends to create a dangerous domino effect. When joint pain begins, your physical activity stops. In the long run, lack of physical activity weakens muscles which support your joints and actually causes your joints to hurt even more.
4. 신용 경색이 본격화되면서 경기 침체가 심각한 가운데 수십년 만에 처음으로 세계 경제가 내년 마이너스 성장을 할 가능성이 있다고 어제 한 국제 금융 그룹이 말했다. 이 그룹은 세계 경제가 2009년 0.4% 마이너스 성장을 할 것으로 예상했다. 올해는 2% 성장했었다.
The global economy likely will contract next year for the first time in decades in a "severe" recession as the credit crunch bites, an international banking group said yesterday. The group projected the world economy would shrink 0.4 percent in 2009, after 2.0 percent growth this year.
5. 스타벅스는 100달러짜리 상품권을 코스트코에서 불과 39%에 판매하고 있다. 아웃백은 100달러짜리 상품권을 구입하면 20달러짜리 상품권을 덤으로 얹어 준다. 그 외에도 많은 소매 유통점들과 식당업체들이 올해 소비자들로 하여금 상품권을 구매토록 하기 위해서 온갖 보너스를 제시하고 있지만 그런 회사들이 파산하거나 특점 지점들을 폐점하는 숫자를 생각할 때 그냥 사고보자는 식은 위험하다.
Starbucks is peddling $100 worth of gift cards for only $79 at Costco. Outback Steakhouse will give you a bonus $20 gift card with the purchase of $100 in gift cards.
A host of other retail and restaurant companies are offering all kinds of perks to get shoppers to buy such cards this year, but it is very risky for consumers to simply go spending spree, given the number that either are going out of business or closing locations?
6. 사업체가 임금 관련 규정을 위반할 시에 취해지는 가장 일반적인 조치는 피고용자가 받은 임금과 당연히 받았어야 하는 임금 사이에 차액을 고용주가 벌충하도록 하는 행정 명령이다. 그런 차액을 흔히 “체불 임금”이라고 한다.
A common remedy for businesses’ wage violations is an order that the employer make up the difference between what the employee was paid and the amount he or she should have been paid. The amount of this sum is often referred to as "back pay."
STORY 22. NO
(OC) We have "A Closer Look" at the holiday shopping season, which is bleak. And our latest ABC News poll shows why.
(VO) 51% of Americans say they'll spend less than they did last year on gifts.
(OC) And that's an indication we likely will have the sharpest drop in holiday sales in nearly a quarter century. Retailers are trying, cutting prices, but shoppers still aren't buying. Here's Sharyn Alfonsi.
(VO) Shoppers are seeing red. Crimson signs offering steep discounts on everything.
I'm spending less this year because I'm looking for sales, only sales.
(OC) Will you buy anything that's not on sale?
Oh no, I can't afford it.
(VO) Last year, shoppers spent more than $900 on their holiday gifts. This year, they say they'll spend about $700. With less cash up for grabs, stores are getting aggressive. Offering holiday sales before the turkey even hits the table.
(OC) Have you ever seen sales this steep, this early?
No. Retailers just want to get people in the stores.
(VO) At JCPenney, gold jewelry is already marked down 60%. HD TVs at Best Buy, reduced $500. Even KB Toys has already cut prices. This sweater at Macy’s tells the story. It originally cost $110, was reduced to $79. Today, it's on sale for $49. But if you use your Macy’s credit card, they'll take another $25 off. So that $110 sweater is now just $24.
(OC) Are we going to see these stores continue to discount? Could the sales go even steeper before Christmas?
Oh, I think they will. I think the sales will become very vibrant, very big. Because people - shoppers are so smart today, any year they know when to wait for the sale.
(OC) And many shoppers say they will wait for prices to drop even further. 43% say they're willing to wait until after the holidays to get the best deal on exactly what they want. What do they need to get you in the door?
Almost 70% off.
(VO) Shoppers are in the driver's seat this season, and with thousands of stores already on the brink of failure, analysts say a record number of retailers could be driven out of business by New Year's. Sharyn Alfonsi, ABC News,
STORY 23. THE SPIRIT OF
(OC) Finally tonight, turning hardship into hope for children who need it most. The small rural town of Possum Trot, Texas, yes, that's the name, doesn't have a lot of extras when it comes to material things, but when it comes to generosity, Possum Trot has it to spare.
(VO) With more of our series, "The Spirit of America," ABC’s Erin Hayes.
(VO) Ten years ago, when Johnny and Fred Brown adopted these little siblings who had suffered terrible abuse, they just prayed this would work. Well, today, they're fine. Bragging to daddy about their school day.
And Daddy, my time, that was the fastest time in a mile and a half.
(VO) All happy...
Come on, daddy.
(VO) ...in their family's love.
You got to love them, not just like they're own, they really got to be yours.
(VO) They are in good company. A decade ago, families from their church, Bennet Chapel Baptist, made it a mission to adopt children from abusive homes. To date, 72 have been adopted.
You have to just let go of yourself and think about their needs.
(VO) Teresa Lathan added eight to her family, including Lovie.
W0hatever happens, we're all together. We don't go anywhere without each other.
(VO) The state does provide some help, about $500 a month, and health care for the children. But the families give it everything they've got.
We love God and we love kids.
And if you stand for right, you know, you're going to be all right.
(VO) The mission was begun by Bennet Chapel's pastor William Martin and his wife Donna.
We was called to give to those who was told that they would never be anything, never amount up to anything.
(VO) The Martins' adopted children are all teenagers now.
I'm in college. Today's my birthday. I'm doing wonderful.
I hope I get a scholarship to go to LSU or
We talk about anything. We're very close.
(OC) What the congregation of Bennett Chapel wants people to understand is what they have done here, can be done anywhere.
There's people right now who are looking at this and saying, oh, they are doing such a good job down there with all them little children, and I think that's a wonderful thing. Yes, it is. But it can be even a greater thing.
You have to love enough to not think about what I can't do. But love enough to say what I can do.
(VO) Not easy, they'll admit. The commitment to change a child's life can be expensive and exhausting and uncertain. And they recommend it with all their heart.
I wouldn't trade it for the world. I just wouldn't.
(VO) Erin Hayes, ABC News, Possum Trot,
(OC) Bravo Bennett Chapel.
(OC) And that is "World News" for this Wednesday. I'm Charlie Gibson, and I hope you had a good day. For all of us at ABC News have a good night.
STORY 24. PLUNGING PRICES
(OC) We reported last night on all the sales already under way in stores across the country, major sales, coming even before Thanksgiving. Big price drops are good news for consumers. Good news for now. But in the long run, maybe not, as David Muir explains.
(VO) On the surface, signs like these, 25%, 30%, 50% off even before the holidays bring good news for consumers. The cost of living is falling faster than at any time since the government started keeping track in 1947. In just one month, gas is down 14%, air fare, down 4.8%. The cost of cars and clothing is down, too. Every shopper we stopped on the street today bought items on sale.
(OC) So this was $158 marked down to...
$80.
(OC) 80? So that's 80 bucks, that's half off.
Right.
The original price was $10. And it went down to $4.
(VO) For consumers, the upside is obvious. The downside?
It doesn’t worry because...
(OC) Because you're doing the buying.
I'm doing the buying. But maybe for the economy, it might be bad.
(VO) Economists say it could be very bad. They fear deflation, a prolonged stretch of falling prices that could lead to a dangerous domino effect.
The fear of deflation is a very real fear when an economy is contracting as rapidly as what we're seeing today and we’re seeing price cuts across the board. Retailers are going out of business literally overnight.
(VO) Here's the fear. The companies putting up the sale signs will continue to bring in less revenue.
(VO) Forced to make up the difference elsewhere, paying workers less or laying them off, or worst case, going out of business completely. What we saw during the Great Depression, or in
(VO) Last month, a brand new Taurus cost you $24,000. Today? Nearly $1,000 less.
If you look in the market for a car, you could definitely get a good deal at this time. But if you're an auto worker and you're looking to produce cars and you get less profits from making cars, you could expect to either be laid off or your wages are going to fall.
(OC) It is a real double-edged sword. Falling prices bringing relief for consumers, but they also bring big pain for retailers, and over time, crippling pain, especially if deflation settles in, which is the new concern among so many economists, Charlie.
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