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토픽1 / 출처: 코리아타임즈 / 질문작성: 클락 

  Park Chung-hee Leads List of Collaborators With Japan

An old man unfurls one of tomes of the Dictionary of Collaborators displayed on the grave slab of independent fighter Kim Gu’s tomb in HyochangPark, Seoul, Sunday. / Korea Times Photo by Koh Young-kwon

The late former President Park Chung-hee, father of Park Geun-hye, the former leader of the governing Grand National Party, is included on a list of 4,389 collaborators during Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945).

 The Dictionary of Collaborators also lists first Prime Minister Jang Myun, renowned dancer Choi Seung-hee and composer of the national anthem, Ahn Eak-tai. Jang Ji-yeon, an opinion leader, who was noted for his poem against Japan's absorption of Korea, is also included for acting as an active supporter late into the Japanese occupation.

 The list, released by the Institute for Research on Collaborationist Activists, dropped former Prime Minister Shin Hyon-hwak, who contributed greatly to the nation's industrialization, and two others after a review following requests by their families.  Park, who was in power for 18 years after his 1961 coup, was blacklisted for his pledge of allegiance to Imperial Japan and its army in 1939.

 He made the pledge, written in blood, "I am both physically and spiritually ready to be a Japanese subject and am willing to give my life for the emperor." The pledge was made as a self-recommendation to the Japanese Army.

 Park Ji-man, son of the authoritarian leader, filed for a court injunction but his request was rejected.

 Supporters and opponents got into a shouting match in front of a Sookmyung Woman's University building, where the book was scheduled to be released at a press conference. 

Opponents claimed that the report exaggerated certain issues, while supporters called for sincere apologies from the offspring of those on the list.  

The venue of release was shifted at the last minute to the tomb of independent fighter Kim Gu at Hyochang Park.

 The institute, which was responsible for compilation, said those who had "actively" taken part in the promotion or administration of Japanese rules were listed.

 The report for the book was drawn up by 150 professional historians, and was written by 150 people, with 80 researchers studying more than 3,000 documents. The institute will study another 400 names for inclusion.

 It was launched as part of a governmental project to "reveal the truth" about the Korean history, but its budget was scrapped by the National Assembly. The book was completed and released thanks to a donation of 750 million won by 30,000 citizens.

 Questions

1.    If you are interested in History, which specific part do you like most?

2.    Let’s talk about Korean modern history.

3.    If you were in Japanese colonial period, how would your life be?

4.    Is it really necessary for us to publish the dictionary of Japanese collaborators?

5.    What do you think of the former President Park Chung-hee whose name is in ‘the dictionary’?

6.    We can’t discuss Korean history without worship of the powerful. What do you think of that?

7.    In current International situation, should we keep following USA which has the most influencing power to South Korea? 

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토픽2 / 질문작성: 제니스

  A dream is worth a million won

 When Lee Yeong-hoon woke up one morning, the first decision he made before even getting out of bed was to buy a lottery ticket.

 "My deceased grandmother showed herself in my dream, as healthy and happy as ever," said the 30-year-old resident of Seoul. "I felt that the dream shall bring me luck in some way."

 Park Hye-lim, a 28-year-old woman, also bought a lottery ticket, encouraged by a dream.

 "A close friend of mine recently dreamt of me holding a pig, so I bought in to the dream," Park said. "In order to validate my luck, I even sent 1,000 won to her bank account."

 Pig dreams have been regarded in traditional Korean folklore as harbingers of good luck, especially in the financial sense. The symbolism originates from pigs` gluttonous way of eating, which reminded people of money-grubbing, experts said.

 Signs of blood, fire or floods, which would normally be considered negative, are also accepted as auspicious when seen during dreams.

 The good luck that dreams are believed to portend is not limited to lottery predictions. Conception dreams, or "taemong" in Korean, are also taken quite seriously by would-be parents or grandparents.

 In the old days, it was commonly believed that dreams of divine animals such as dragons or phoenixes predicted the birth of a hero and that dreams of peaches or flowers portend the birth of a girl.

 "Though we do not exactly believe in such folklore anymore, I think that the fortune wishing culture is still deeply rooted in Korea," said Lee Hye-ran, a 28-year-old mother-to-be.

 "In my case, my mother-in-law dreamt of a tiger shortly before I found out about my pregnancy and she rejoiced over the good luck the dream stood for."

 Every culture has its own traditions and folk beliefs, but Korea especially places much focus on the significance of dreams.

 Among 294 lottery winners last year, 103 or 47 percent said they had a dream related to their deceased ancestors, according to the lottery committee of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance earlier this week.

 Some 10 percent said they dreamt about water or a large fire, which traditionally indicates fortune, said officials.

 Lottery purchasing for such dream-based reasons, of course, did not necessarily result in winning, but nevertheless, 22 percent of the winners suddenly decided their purchase because of the dream they had the night before.

 "The concept of `bok,` or fortune, is a crucial element in traditional Korean culture," said an official of the Korean Folk Religion Institute. "That, together with Confucianist respect for the ancestors and the oriental awe for divine animals, has led to this unique folklore about dreams."

Questions 

 1. Have you ever dreamt of good or bad luck ?  

 2. Did that dream come true ? 

 3. Do you believe that there are meanings of dream reading(해몽) ? 

 4. What story you dreamt is the most impressive thing ? 

 5. Talk about your latest story of dream ~!

[Stylish(진화)]

클락 & 제니스 멋진 타픽 감사합니다~ 정참합니다 ^-^~~~~

[Teddy~*]

와우~ 재미나게 이야기 해보아요~~ ^0^

[Gina(진아)]

와우.. 감솨합니다. 정시참석할게요^-^/

[Timothy(연호)]

수고하셨습니다~

[Clark]

질문영작 제실력으로 만만치 않네요.. 승미가 도와줘서 다 만들었어요.^^; 정시참석하겠습니다!

[Stylish(진화)]

역시 승미와 클락~ 타픽짱이양 ^ㅇ^~~~b ~~~~~~

[조형섭]

정시 참석 할끼요~~~

[Doo ^^]

참참참~~~ 노력중...^^

[Timothy(연호)]

저는 회사 이사관계로 지참 or 해참(해피아워 참석)할께요...ㅠ

[Janice]

정시참석 할게욧 >_<