(상식-033) (Holiday) Jan 23rd - National Handwriting Day

[Write 2 Speak]

National Handwriting Day is on January 23rd. Its aim is to highlight the importance of the skill of handwriting. It is an important day in today’s world where people use a computer keyboard more than a pen or pencil. Some people are worried that in the future, handwriting might become a lost art. The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) started National Handwriting Day in 1977. They chose January 23rd because this is the birthday of John Hancock, who was the first person to sign the American Declaration of Independence – one of the most important documents in America’s history. WIMA says: "National Handwriting Day is a chance for all of us to re-explore the purity and power of handwriting."
* aim = 목적, 목표/ highlight = 강조하다/ lost art = 잊혀진 기술/ Declaration of Independence = 미국 독립 선언서/ explore = 답사[탐사/탐험]하다; 탐구[분석]하다/ purity = 순수성; 순도 

Handwriting is like an art. We can use it to express ourselves and be creative. It is almost like a craft. Traditional teachers like to teach their students ‘penmanship’, rather than simply ‘writing’. A higher art form is calligraphy. People can study how to write a single letter of the alphabet for many years. Everyone’s handwriting is unique. We only need to see the front of a letter to recognize the handwriting of someone we know. Some handwriting can be almost impossible to read. Doctors are famous for writing prescriptions that look like gobbledygook or ancient hieroglyphics. Experts can even analyze our handwriting and explain what kind of personality we have. What does your handwriting say about you?
* craft = 기술(기교); (수)공예/ penmanship = 서법, 서도/ rather than = ~보다는[대신에/~하지 말고/ calligraphy = 서예, 서도/ recognize = (어떤 사람・사물을 보거나 듣고 누구・무엇인지) 알아보다[알다]/ famous for ~ = ~으로 유명한/ prescription = 처방전/ gobbledygook(= gobbledegook) = (특히 공문서에 쓰이는 복잡하고) 이해할 수 없는 말들/ hieroglyphics = 상형문자로 된 글

-> National Handwriting Day is on January 23rd. Its aim is to highlight the importance of the skill of handwriting.
* aim = 목적, 목표/ highlight = 강조하다

* be to 부정사 (be to 용법)
* ~할 예정이다 (be expected to ~)
* ~해야 한다 (must 또는 have to ~)
* ~하는 게 좋다 (should 조언/충고)
* ~가 가능하다 (can)
* ~가 될 운명이야, (나중에) ~하게 돼
* ~라면 (조건문에서 were to ~의 형태)
* ~하려면 (조건문에서 목표를 이루기 위해 해야만 하는)

He is to arrive here this evening. (예정 - 그는 오늘 저녁에 여기에 도착할 예정이다.)
You are to finish this work by six. (의무 - 너는 여섯시까지 이 일을 끝내야 한다.)
No one was to be seen on the street. (가능 - 아무도 거리에서 볼 수 없었다.)
That fellow is to blame(= to be blamed). (당연 - 그 녀석이 욕을 먹어야 한다.)
He was never to see his father again. (운명 - 그는 아버지를 다시는 보지 못할 운명이었다.)

* Examples *

1. 그 회의는 오늘 오후에 개최될 예정이다.
The meeting is to be held this afternoon.

2. 자식은 부모님의 말씀에 따라야 한다.
Children are to obey their parents.

3. 그 날은 한국의 운명을 결정하는 날이었다.
The day was to decide the fate of Korea.

4. 어떤 것도 노력 없이는 절대 얻을 수 없다.
Nothing is ever to be attained without labor.

(Holiday) Jan 23rd - National Handwriting Day.mp3