MS ECHO CLASS in JAN. 26, 2008

[Marginal Man(배성)]

Toast Master : Han, Dong-Uk

Planned Speech : Pak, Tae-Sub

He gave us a great presentation about a Production System with a helper, using visual equipment.

It took 30 minutes, causing lack of time for questions from the floor.

If you need the entire presentation contents, please make a personal contact with the speaker.(All materials are provided on your request.)

Writing : Choi, Gyung-Bo

Today's Headline News

① Seoul stocks took a big plunge as the KOSPI market dipped below the 1,700-mark on concerns over the faltering U.S. economy.

*(take the plunge (~에) 뛰어들다[into], 모험을 하다

☞ 여기선 take a plunge-> (크게) 급락[급강하]하다; 격감하다))

② The Unification Ministry said that North Korea has postponed the first inter-Korean dialogue of the year which was scheduled for this week on improving rail links.

③ The Seoul Metro will carry through drastic restructuring, shedding about 2000 jobs, or 20.3 percent of its payroll, by 2010.

*drastic restructuring (획기적인 구조조정)

*shedding (to shed: '피·눈물 따위를 흘리다, 쏟다'의 뜻도 있지만-> cutting의 뜻으로 감축하다)

④ British Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed that Britain and China had agreed to the expansion of bilateral trade to a target of 60 billion dollars annually by 2010.

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Today's News Articles

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New government to cut bureaucracy on industrial complexes

Aides to President-elect Lee Myung-bak have said that his government will ease restrictions on industrial complexes in provincial areas to spark industrial investment. Currently, many businesses and investors find the amount of red tape involved in building industrial complexes stifling; it takes up to three years to even start building, and companies are often up to their ears in red tape. A major gas station chain mentioned the regulations as it put off its 4.8 trillion won investment in a South Chungcheong Province industrial complex. The regulations also often slow vital measures in industrial parks to a snail’s pace. Shipping companies in a South Jeolla industrial park had complained about electric poles interfering with their trucks over a year ago; because of the regulations, removal has only just started recently.

*(title) bureaucracy: 관료 제도, 관료 정치. 관료의 뜻으로 널리 쓰이나, 여기선 좀 더 ‘관료적[관청식]인 번잡한 사무 절차(rules and procedeures)’ (=red tape)의 의미-An administrative system in which the need or inclination to follow rigid or complex procedures impedes effective action

eg) eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy- 불필요한 관료주의를 없애다

*industrial complexes: 공업 단지, 공단:

-Meat-Industrial Complex -military-industrial complex -Prison-Industrial Complex

*spark: ‘불꽃, 불똥, 불티, 섬광’-> …을 자극시키다[to, into] put in motion or move to act

(=stimulate, activate, actuate, set off, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off)

*red tape: 영국 관공서에서 공문서를 묶는 데 쓴 빨간 끈에서 유래-> (특히 정부나 관공서의 부서가) 규칙이나 규정된 말씨 등 지나치게 까다로운 관료적인 것/

관료주의; 형식주의-excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making, bureaucratic procedure

eg) have a red-tape mind : 규칙만 내세우고 융통성이 없다; 상상력이 없다(This is just more red tape not a solution.)

*up to my ears in: 너무 바쁘다-up to (one's) ears; Deeply involved or occupied fully

eg) I’m up to my ears in work.(일이 너무 바쁘다)

I'm up to my ears in work at the moment. 난 지금 일에 매여 꼼짝할 수가 없다.

-up to (one's) ears

-up to (one's) neck

*put off: ~을 연기하다, 늦추다;[남]을 기다리게 하다-To delay; postpone (eg) put off paying the bills.

- 버리다;[옷 따위]를 벗다 -To take off; discard (eg) put off a sweater.

- ~을 방해하다,~을 난처하게 만들다-To repel or repulse, as from bad manners

- 위조 지폐 따위]를 유통시키다-To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently

*a snail’s pace: (달팽이 걸음을 하다)천천히; 느릿느릿; 아주 천천히-very slowly

eg) time seems to move at a snail's pace. traffic is moving at a snail's pace . you eat at a snail's pace.

Quiz Show : Kim, Young-Ho

1. What stringed instrument is a large violin that is held between the knees?

1. clarinet 2. viola 3. cello

2. Which tool is commonly used by an artist to draw?

1. pencil 2. camera 3. chisel

1 - Who's the first character to be petrified in Chamber Of Secrets?

Colin Creevey

Hermione Granger

Argus Filch's cat

Q. When looking at Mount Rushmore, which U.S. president’s face appears first on the far left?

A. GEORGE WASHINGTON

Q. In The Wizard of Oz, what did the Wicked Witch of the West write in the sky with her broom?

A. SURRENDER DOROTHY

Q. The largest organised ultimate frisbee league in the world is located in what Canadian city?

A. OTTAWA

Q. What is the name of the class of arthropod which includes lobsters, crabs and shrimps?

A. CRUSTACEA

Q. In the Internet world, what do the letters URL stand for?

A. UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR

Q. What country lies directly to the south of Romania?

A. BULGARIA

1. Tell the name of the President of U.S.A and toy I will explain.

On December, 1905, this President who is the 26th president of the U.S.A joined the meeting to fix the border between Mississippi and Louisiana. During the period of the meeting, this hunting lover president went hunting but he failed to catch any animals. However, there was a little and poor bear which was tethered, hanging on the tree. So he rejected catching this bear. After that, one of famous American cartoonist, Cliford Berryman, put the illustration of this little bear with a caption, titled "the painting of the Mississippi", on the Washington Post. This touched all American. And Morris Michum and his wife running the toy shop in Brooklyn made this toy with a same concept and displayed it. Soon, it caught the American's eye and this couple made a success. And this couple sent a mail to this president, asking him to allow them to use a certain name, a this president's nickname, for this toy. After that, this store established the first big toy company, "Ideal". Also, during the same period, one German toy company made a bear toy by putting some substances inside the bear toy and showed this new toy during the world toy fair in 1903. And then, this toy was successful after George Bolgfeldt imported this toy into America. Even now, this toy is still enjoying the never-ending popularity in the world.

  Answer> Roosevelt, Theodore, Teddy Bear.

2. What is this?

This term means all kinds of weapons which can kill the countless number of people in a short time like biochemical weapon, middle-long range missiles, nuclear weapon etc. Due to this fact, there are some international agreements which don't allow to develop these weapons such as NPT(Non-Proliferation treaty) against the nuclear weapons, BWC() against the biological weapons and CWC() aganist the chemical weapons. Especially, after 9,11 terror, the America has involved in stopping the spread of these weapons into the entire world. What is this term indicating all these weapons?

  Answer> WMD(Weapons of Mass Destruction)

3. What is this phenomenon?

  This phenomenon has occurred for thousands of years. This phenomenon has nothing to do with the tide. This is massive blooms of phytoplankton. At the peak of this phenomenon, there may be thousands, even tens or hundreds of thousands of cells in a single drop. This occurs over the world. Only around 6% of all phytoplankton species are known to cause this phenomenon. Also, it's known that too much rich nutritive elements and high temperature cause this phenomenon. This is very harmful, especially, to the fish-farming sector which raises the fish in the ocean. Usually, we use the yellow soil to remove this phenomenon to protect the fishermen. What is this?

  Answer> Red Tide

4. What are these methods of scientific reasoning?

  To do this, people star by making a series of individual observations. Ideally, people has no goal or hunch about the outcome and is completely objective. The combination of these observations suggests a general conclusion. For example, suppose a particular marine biologist examined a shark and tuna and find that they all had gills. Because sharks and tuna are all fish, he might draw the conclusion, "all fishes have gills". What is this method for reasoning?

  Answer> Induction(귀납법).. cf)deduction(연역법)

5.What is this new term?

  This term means the people who voluntarily want to show their privacy through the internet. Also, they open their private information like age, job, address and even experiences of their love affairs on the internet and actively use digital camera, digital video program to do this. They are inclined not to put the weight on their privacy. Before, people was a

information-consuming group. However, these days, this social phenomenon is bringing people into the more active information-creating group. According to the survey of the public opinion, 8 out of 10 among Korean university students think they belong to this new group.

However, due to releasing their private information, there are some side-effects like defamation of character(libel), impersonation and internet violence. This term is from two words, public and citizen. What is the new social term?

  Answer> Publizen

6. What is the name of this groups and the first Korean space center?

  This term stands for the 8 nations which launched the satellite with their own ability. The Soviet Union in 1957s was the first nation of this group after making a successful launch of the Sputnik Satellite and Israel put its name on the list of this group as the last. To be a member of this group, there are some preconditions; The satellite must be built by itself, it must be launched in its own territory and the successful communication must be achieved between the satellite and ground control center. Korea made 11th satellite launches including the latest launch of Mugunghwa II, September, 22nd, 2006. But all of these launches were created in other nation's space center, so we couldn't get the qualification for being the member of this group. However, the first space center is now under the construction in the Naro island, near Ko-Hung, Jolla Province.

  Answer> Space Group and Na-Ro Space Center.

  7. What is the name of this award?

  This year is the 560th anniversary of inventing the Hunminjungum. Hangul is the most suitable language under the Information era because it's much easier to type in, to learn and to create countless design of the hangul. Also we can see the good example of Hangul's excellence. UNESCO designated Hangul as the world heritage in 1997 and Hangul was held in high reputation by the famous American writer, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, saying that Hangul is the simplest and most fantastic letter. Then, based on this idea, UNESCO annually gives this prize to person or group which made a great contribution to the elimination of the illiteracy.

  Answer> King Se-Jong Award

8. Figure out what the word "this" means in the following speech.

  "This is used by only Korean Air Force pilots in the world. I think that among Korean people, this is well known that Korean Air Force adopted this for a fashion. But it's not true. Originally, during the Korean War, the Korean force had to do something to perform rescue operations for pilots left in the enemy's side without being caught by the enemy. So I suggested that this could work. So, after the pre-test, it was found that this was very useful to do rescue missions. Then, under the oder of Kim, Young-Hwan, a lieutenant colonel in the fighting plane division, every pilots were forced to put this during the air-fighting. During 1960s, we enjoyed the song dealing with this. I am still proud of myself because I suggested it first."

  Answer> Red Muffler

  9. Who is this person?

  In 1960, He was born in the small city in Koln, Germany. When he was 6 years old, he joined the Kart racing at first. At that time, he used old parts and discarded tires by other competitors because he was extremely poor. But he won the first place in every Kart races. In his mid teenager, he finally moved to the F3 race in 1987 after he won the Kart European Championship in 1987. At the first year, he got a third rank in the German F3 Championship. During the this competition, he met a current manager, Willi Webber. This manager led him to the success in the F1 competition through the financial help. After winning the World Championship in 1994, he started enjoying the fame and fortune. However, recently, he declared the retirement from the F1 race on September, 10th, 2006. Actually, his retirement was expected because of terminating the contract with Ferrari. Who is this emperor of F1?

  Answer> Michael Schumacher

10. What is this?

  In 1930, this was observed by the one of American astronomers in an astronomical observatory in America. On August, 2006, during the IAU(International Astronomical Union)'s general meeting in Prague, Czcho Republic, they changed the definition of the Planet to ease the conflicts

over this planet's qualification to be called 'planet'. According to the existing definition, to be a planet, 800 km diameters, rotation around the sun, the mass of 1/20000 of the Earth's mass and round shape with a gravity are needed. However under the amended definition, there is one more condition; it must has a dominant position around the orbit. That is, the planet without its own realm is not recognized as the planet. But, instead of that, this planet got a new name as "a asteroid 134340"

What is this poor planet?

Answer> Pluto

12. Who is this person?

He was born in Mexico.

He showed up in WWE having the name of 'Magic Mask' in Mexico.

He got a title of WWE America twice and a champion in WWE World Heavy and so on.

Even if he was short for his career, but he attracted the world with beautiful, gorgeous technics. He always bring so many fans and made a big contribution to the market of WWE.

But, December, 16, 2005, he passed away, according to the press, because of a heart attack in the hotel, Mineapolis. He was scheduled to show up in a WWE program. December, 15, 2005, there was his funeral ceremony. During the ceremony, all regular program of RAW was cancelled.

Answer> Eddie Guerrero

13. There was a historical heavy snow in the western province of Korea. During that, over 1000 civilians were isolated on the Honam highway without any assistance from outside. Fortunately, one of highway resting place sacrificed everything they have, giving the shelter, food, gas and every facility for a free. After that nightmare passed next morning, every hopeless civilians showed their thanks to this highway resting place. It's a good example of the rear meaning of sharing for stranger in crisis.

What's the name of this resting place on Honam highway?

Answer> Baek Yang-Sa resting place.

14. Finally, Park, Ji-Song made a historical first goal as Korean in Premier League, December, 21st, 2005. It's true that he made a Korean fans feel that he is going to fail. But he just made a fresh start for his career in that league. Then, which game did he make his first goal against?

Answer> against Burmingup City for quarter final round

15. This year, Japan and Korea had a unstable situation because of historical problem, especially Dok-Do and distortion of history textbook. January, 14, 2005, the council of this province of Japan announced that they will declare Feburary, 22 as the Day of Dakesima. Before that, this province already suggested Japanese Government to create this day on May last year.

What's the name of this province of Japan.

Answer> Simane Province

16. She made a sudden and unexpected suicide in her apartment, Feburary, 22, 2005. Also it shocked whole nation because she was one of outstanding actress which is so promising. Most of all, it made people so sad because she attended her graduation ceremony in Dankook University before her death.

Her death created so many rumors for her motivation for suicide. One of them is that she got much stress from her naked performance in Scarlet Letter. According to her close relatives and friends said that she got a psychological treatment because of insomnia caused by her acting in that movie.

Who is she?

Answer> Lee, Un-Ju

17. Feburary, 2005, there was a dispute over the copyright of Aekookga composed by An, Ik-Tae. It was created because his widow living in Spain has get a 5,000,000 for copyright annually. So some Korean people publicized this matter causing the hot argument. However, his grandson announced that they would transfer every right for Aekookga to Korea and Korean in order to keep his grandfather's dignity and respect.

Then, What's the original name of Aekookga?

Answer> Korea Fantagic(한국 환상곡)

  26. On January this year, some X-file containing entertainers' private life was released to the public, causing the social problem. Also, there is another idea that this accident happened because of competitive sex-appealing report. Then, what's the term displaying the sexual sensationalism of mass media?

Answer> Yellow Journalism

27. This year, one TV drama, "My name is Kim, Sam-Sun", caught the public's eyes and created the social syndrom. This drama was based on the Internet novel. Who is the original writer of this internet novel?

Answer> Ji, Su-Hyun

28. We started this year with sad, astonishing news which happened in Asia because of the tidal waves by the earthquake last year. Like this, what can we call this earthquake tidal waves?

Answer>Tusnami(쓰나미)

30.After the general election in September in German the first female prime minister took the power. It's first time in German‘s history. Who is this woman?

Answer>앙겔라 메르켈

Q. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of what modern social and athletic movement?

A. OLYMPICS

Q. Which Canadian city bid unsuccessfully for the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games?

A. TORONTO

Q. The name “Toronto” is taken from the Huron word meaning what?

A. MEETING PLACE

Q. Until the late 1990s, Meeting Place was a weekly Christian religious program broadcast on which TV network?

A. CBC

Q. Who was the president of the CBC from 1995 to 1999?

Henry Perrin Beatty, PC (born June 1, 1950) is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.

Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election.

He is a graduate of Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario, and of the University of Western Ontario in London.

In 1979, he became, at the time, the youngest person ever appointed to a Canadian Cabinet when Prime Minister Joe Clark made Beatty his minister of state for the Treasury Board in the short-lived government. Beatty returned to the opposition benches as a result of the defeat of the Clark government in the 1980 election.

A. PERRIN BEATTY

    WHO AM I? QUESTION

  CLUE A: I was born in a hilly country, raised in France, and then returned to my homeland as Queen following the death of my first husband. WHO AM I?

  CLUE B: Many people have written that I could not choose husbands wisely, as I had three during my life. My son became King while I was held prisoner by my cousin. WHO AM I?

  CLUE C: Although my cousin was Queen, I actually had a more legitimate claim to her throne. Eventually, she had me beheaded. WHO AM I?

  CLUE D: I am often considered as a martyr[mɑ́ːrtəːr] to the Roman Catholic cause. WHO AM I?

A. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

ASSIGNED QUESTION – GREEK MYTHOLOGY

  Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION on GREEK MYTHOLOGY in which each member of each team is assigned a ten-point question. If you miss your question, then your counterpart on the opposing team will have a chance at it for ten points.

  Q. In Greek mythology, what was the maze built for King Minos of Crete to house the Minotaur?

A. LABYRINTH[lǽbərìnɵ]

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (Gk. λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and which was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. Daedalus had made the Labyrinth so cunningly that he himself could barely escape it after he built it,

Q. In Greek mythology, who was the God of the Sea and of Horses?

A. POSEIDON

Poseidon was a major civic god of several cities: in Athens, he was second only to Athena in importance; while in Corinth and many cities of Magna Graecia he was the chief god of the polis.

In his benign aspect, Poseidon was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks. In the Odyssey Poseidon's grudge against the protagonist prevented him from coming home to Ithaca. Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice.

Q. In Greek mythology, who was the Muse of Dancing?

In Greek mythology, Terpsichore (pronounced /tərpˈsɪkəri/) ("delight of dancing") was one of the nine Muses, ruling over dance and the dramatic chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance". She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre, accompanying with her music to the dancers' choirs.

A. TERPSICHORE

Q. Who was the Titan who ruled the universe until overthrown by his son Zeus?

Cronus (Ancient Greek Κρόνος, Krónos), also called Cronos or Kronos, was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father, Uranus, and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son and imprisoned in Tartarus [1] or sent to rule the paradise of Elysium Fields.[2]

As a result of his association with the bountiful and virtuous Golden Age, Cronus was worshipped as a harvest deity, overseeing crops such as grains, nature, agriculture, and the progression of time in relation to humans in general.

A. CRONUS

Q. In Greek mythology, what name was applied to the food of the gods?

A. NECTAR

Nectar is derived from Latin nectar "drink of the gods" which in turn has its origin in the Greek work. Nectarr produced outside the flower is generally made to attract predatory insects. These predatory insects will eat both the nectar and any plant-eating insects around.

It's presumed to be a compound of the elements nek- "death" and -tar "overcoming".

Now, it means "sweet liquid in flowers".

Q. Who was the God of the Underworld?

A. PLUTO (HADES)[héidiːz]

Q. In Greek mythology, who was the Muse of Comedy and Idyllic Poetry?

A. THALIA

Thalia is the daughter of Zeus. She was the goddess of banquet and other festivities.

In this context, her name means "rich" or "abundant"

It also means flourishing abd blooming.

Expression‎ : Yi, Un-Jeong

<Expression‎!s about fitness>

1. drop(무게)

Kyle stopped eating fast food last month and has already dropped ten pounds.

2. regimen(식이요법)

; a regulated course of diet, exercise, and manner of living meant to preserve health or attain some result.

ex> The soccer team is on a strict regimen of two practices a day and pasta for every meal.

3. a gym rat(헬스클럽에 자주 가는 사람)

ex> Sue doesn't want to be a gym rat, so she only works out four times a week.

4. treadmill

ex> Pattie runs on the treadmill for half an hour every time she goes to the gym.

5. do cardio 심근강화운동 하다 (cardiovascular exercise )

- lift weights 역기 운동 하다

ex> I usually lift weights and then do cardio for at least 45 minutes.

6. (ride the) stationary bike

ex> I prefer to be outside in the fresh air on a real bike than in a sweaty gym on a stationary bike.

7. use the Stairmaster (stepping machine )

: the name of a live of exercise machines, which include stepping machines and revolving stairs

8. spare tire/love handle/

ex> As my father got older, he developed a sizeable spare tire.

9. obese ; extremely fat

ex> He may be a little overweight, but he's far from obese.

10. buff ; strong and muscular

ex> Wow that football player is really buff - he can lift a car off the ground.

11. stay in shape/ be in (good) shape

ex> No wonder you're in such good shape!

12. be concerned about one's health 건강에 신경을 쓰다.

ex> I'm glad to see that you're so concerned about your health.

Debate : Yi, Hyun-Jeong

This week's topic for debate is

What is your position about this situation below?

There is a married couple who seems to be happy but are having a seriously devastating period. It has been resulted from the wife's hereditary disease(ovarian cancer난소암), of which caused her mother to die, and also her aunt and cousin get the cancer.

What she wants to do is to grow old with her husband, even if they become a crazy old wrinkled couple that argues all the time. This triggers her harsh decision - to take out her ovaries(난소) and the uterus(자궁), and cut off her breasts. Her intention is to get rid of even the merest chance to get cancer.

However, in the husband's point of view, it is not totally acceptable. Reasonably he wants her to get pregnant and have a baby. Actually the couple tried for it. But after having a hysterectomy(자궁적출) and an oophorectomy(난소적출), there's no chance to have their own baby. That's why he strongly disagrees with her decision. Moreover, he is concerned about her losing sex drive due to hormone changes by the surgery.

These are what if questions.

- What would do if you were the wife?

- What would do if you were the husband?

New Face Introduction

1. Pak, Han-Na

: She works in Exhibition Team of Gim-Hae Art Museum. She joined the Seoul MS ECHO before moving to Changwon. She made a brief explanation about the ClayArch Museum.

2. Ham, Mi-Gyung

: She is a regular MS listener and lives in Suk-Dong, Jin-Hae. She is an English instructor with a plan to change her career in the near future. Her previous major was Electonics and Communication Engineering.

3. Pak, Su-In

: She joined us through Kim, Young-Ho's introduction. She is an English instructor in Jin-Hae