2012.10.17.THU_Morning Special

October 18th, 2012 - Today's Morning Special   News Digest   ▶ Korea's three main presidential hopefuls have been busy on the campaign trail over the last week in the lead-up to December's election.   제19대 대통령 선거를 두 달여 앞두고, 새누리당 박근혜, 민주통합당 문재인 무소속 안철수 후보는 표심을 잡기 위한 분주한 행보를 이어가고 있습니다.   ▶ On Tuesday, the British hospital treating 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, a teenage Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has responded well to treatment and impressed doctors with her strength. Experts say things are looking up for Malala's chances of recovery.   여성들의 교육 받을 권리를 주장하다, 지난주 탈레반 세력에 의해 머리에 총격을 당한 파키스탄의 14세 소녀가 강한 회복 의지를 보이고 있습니다. 현재 영국의 한 병원에서 치료를 받고 있는 소녀에 대해 담당 의료진은 회복할 가능성을 높게 보고 있습니다.   ▶ A study by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies showed that over the past decade, five Asian powers have increased military spending to levels among the highest worldwide. China tops the list with almost $90 billion spent in 2011, followed by Japan, India, South Korea and Taiwan.   미국의 국제전략-문제연구소(CSIS)는 아시아 주요 5개국의 지난 10년 간 국방비 지출 증가폭이 세계에서 가장 크다고 밝혔습니다. 2011년 국방비 지출 규모는 약 900억 달러를 지출한 중국에 이어, 일본, 인도, 대한민국, 대만의 순인 것으로 나타났습니다.   ▶ Pension and insurance investments held by Korean households and non-profit organizations reached a record high in the first half as they looked for safety amid a protracted economic slump. Data by the Bank of Korea showed that the amount stood at 629.4 tln won as of the end of June.   한국은행은 우리나라 가계와 비영리 단체의 연금 및 보험 자산 총액이 올해 6월 말 기준으로 총 629조 4,000억 원에 달해, 역대 최고치를 기록했다고 밝혔습니다. 이는 경기 침체가 장기화되고 있는 상황 속에서 많은 이들이 안전성 자산을 선호하고 있기 때문인 것으로 풀이됩니다.   News Digest #1 - 대선 후보 3인, 각자의 공약 내세우며 대선 행보 이어가   Korea's three main presidential hopefuls have been busy on the campaign trail over the last week in the lead-up to December's election.   The ruling Saenuri Party's candidate Park Geun-hye said at a convention on Tuesday that leadership needs to seek unity across the board in order to ensure sustainable growth. She also said that helping individuals reach their goals now takes precedence over national growth, and promised to root out inequalities in society that have sapped national unity.   The main opposition Democratic United Party's candidate Moon Jae-in attended the first in-house committee to create new jobs and change the labor market. Moon reiterated that he wants to channel his energy into job creation, and said that along with creating jobs, the committee is setting out to turn "bad" jobs into "good" ones.   Independent contender Ahn Cheol-soo, meanwhile, said that the nation's challenges could be overcome if the people pool their resources. He called for giving incentives to companies who fulfill their social obligations and take steps to improve the environment, labor relations, and ownership structures.   Despite their disagreements, common themes in all three candidates' platforms appear to be ensuring an economically level playing field and chaebol reform.   [TEXT] Korea's three main presidential hopefuls have been busy on the campaign trail over the last week in the lead-up to December's election. * on the campaign trail: 선거 유세 중에 있다, 선거 운동을 하고 있다 engaged in a series of planned events in different places taken part in or given by a politician who is trying to be elected * in the lead-up to: = leading up to = ~를 앞두고 있는 가운데 preparation for the start of an event 사전준비 [TEXT] that leadership needs to seek unity across the board in order to ensure sustainable growth * seek unity across the board: 전반에 걸쳐 통합을 추구하다 same for everyone or everything * ensure sustainable growth: 지속가능한 성장을 보장하다 development that can continue for an indefinite period of time without problems [TEXT] and promised to root out inequalities in society that have sapped national unity. * root out: = eradicate ~을 뿌리 뽑다[근절시키다] (반대 take root in) remove or eliminate completely * sap national unity: 사회 통합을 점차 약화시키다, 차츰 무너뜨리다 gradually weaken or use up [TEXT] Moon Jae-in attended the first in-house committee to create new jobs and change the labor market. * create new jobs and change the labor market 일자리 창출하고 고용시장 개혁하다 [TEXT] Moon reiterated that he wants to channel his energy into job creation, and said that along with creating jobs, the committee is setting out to turn "bad" jobs into "good" ones. * reiterate: say or do repeatedly 재천명하다 / 반복[되풀이]하다 * channel his energy into job creation 일자리 창출에 힘을 집중시키다 * set out to: begin an effort to accomplish something ~에 착수하다, ~을 시작하다 [TEXT] Independent contender Ahn Cheol-soo, meanwhile, said that the nation's challenges could be overcome if the people pool their resources. * pool resources: 재원/힘을 한 데 모으다 to gather all resources together to use as one [TEXT] He called for giving incentives to companies who fulfill their social obligations * fulfill obligations: 의무를 이행하다 to do what one is obligated to do, to complete an obligation [TEXT] Despite their disagreements, common themes in all three candidates' platforms appear to be ensuring an economically level playing field and chaebol reform. * common theme: 공통 주제 a theme that occurs repeatedly among many groups * platforms 정당의 정강 / 정당의 정견[공약] * level playing field: 공평[공정]한 경쟁의 장 a situation that is fair to all; a situation where everyone has the same opportunity   News Digest #2 - 지난주 탈레반에게 피격당한 파키스탄 소녀, 건강 상태 호전   On Tuesday, the British hospital treating 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, a teenage Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has responded well to treatment and impressed doctors with her strength. Experts say things are looking up for Malala's chances of recovery. Dr. Jonathan Fellus, chief scientific officer at the New Jersey-based International Brain Research Foundation, said, "It helps to be young and resilient to weather that storm. Because her brain is continuing to develop at that age, she may have more flexibility in the brain."   Malala was attacked along with two of her classmates when they were returning home from school in Pakistan last week. She arrived Monday in Britain, where she can be protected around the clock from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants, who have threatened to target Malala again because she promotes "Western thinking." The decision to send her abroad was made with her family's permission, and the Pakistani government will foot the bill for her treatment.   Malala's plight has galvanized people in Pakistan and around the world into decrying the Taliban, with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari saying had become "a symbol of all that is good in us."   [TEXT] Experts say things are looking up for Malala's chances of recovery. * things are looking up: 상황이 호전되고 있다 / 긍정적으로 보인다 conditions are looking positive, better than before [TEXT] "It helps to be young and resilient to weather that storm." * resilient: 회복력[탄력] 있는 / 굴하지 않는 / 저력이 있는 having the ability to recover quickly from injury or misfortune * weather the storm: experience something and survive it 고비를 넘기다, 난국을 돌파하다 / 견뎌내다 (endure) [TEXT] She arrived Monday in Britain, where she can be protected around the clock from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants * around the clock: all day and all night 밤낮으로, 24시간 내내 * follow-up attack: 후속 공격 an activity that continues something that has already begun/attempted, or that repeats something that has already been done [TEXT] Malala's plight has galvanized people in Pakistan and around the world into decrying the Taliban * plight: situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one 역경, 곤경, 곤란한 상황 * galvanize: arouse to awareness or action, spur ~에게 활력을 넣어 주다, ~을 갱생시키다 / 자극하다, 격려하다 * decry: to openly condemn 매도하다, 공개적으로 비난하다   (All sources are cited from AP or VOA unless otherwise noted.)   Word Play - Left   LINA: Eyes on the road, Hyun! HYUN: Whoa, that car came out of left field. LINA: It did come out of nowhere. Be careful. HYUN: So, do you know how to get there? LINA: Yeup. You should probably turn left here. HYUN: Okay! LINA: No, you're other left! HYUN: You mean my right? LINA: Yes. HYUN: Alright. So, you were saying... LINA: Huh? Where did that come from? HYUN: Pick up where you left off. Am I a good dancer or not? LINA: Um... well... HYUN: Spit it out! Don't leave me hanging. LINA: I think some things are better left unsaid. HYUN: Just say it. You think I have two left feet. LINA: At least you're a good singer? No... Athlete? No... At least you're a good person!   BASIC USAGE   1) left: opposite of right 왼쪽/좌측 * left-handed/ lefty: having the left hand more skilful than the right 왼손잡이 * left-wing/ lefty: (having opinions which are) liberal or radical * to the left: radical in the methods, principles, etc., employed in striving to achieve such change   2) leave - left - left : past tense and past participle of leave ex) He left me for good.   EXPRESSIONS   1) pick up where one left off: to start up again in the very place that one has stopped 중단한 부분에서 다시 시작하다 ex) After lunch, we will take up where we left off. ex) I had to leave the room for a minute, but when I got back, I took up where I left off.   2) leave someone hanging: if a problem or question is left hanging in the air, it is not dealt with or answered 미정인 채로 있다 ex) We failed to resolve the issue at the last meeting and it was left hanging in the air.   3) be better left unsaid: [refers to a topic that] should not be discussed 어떤 일은 말하지 않는 게 더 좋다 ex) I don't need to hear about your fight. Some things are better left unsaid.   4) have two left feet: awkward at using the feet (esp. in dancing) (특히 춤을 추거나 운동을 하는 모습이) 동작이 아주 어색하다[발이 마구 엉기다] ex) I'm sorry I can't dance better. I have two left feet.   5) out of left field: suddenly; from an unexpected source or direction 생각지도 못한 곳에서/ / 느닷없이 ex) This new problem came out of left field. ex) Your remarks came out of left field. I can't understand your complaint.   6) out in left field: offbeat; unusual and eccentric 특이한 ex) What a strange idea. It's really out in left field. ex) Daniel is a lot of fun to be around but he's sort of out in left field.   Yumyum News - 이스라엘의 발명가, 새로운 개념의 자전거 개발   Izhar Gafni is an award-winning inventor with an immense amount of curiosity. Ever since he's heard about someone who'd built a cardboard canoe, the amateur cycling enthusiast toyed with an idea of making a bicycle using the same material.   After years of trial and error, his latest prototype named Alfa has now proven itself and mass production will begin in the coming months. It took the inventor roughly four years to cancel out the corrugated cardboard's weak structural points.   The cardboard is treated with a secret concoction made of organic materials to give it its waterproof and fireproof qualities. In the final stage, it is coated with lacquer paint for aesthetic purposes.   Alfa is eco-friendly and sustainable, made entirely of 100% recycled materials. But, its most alluring quality is its cost-efficiency. It will be manufactured at about $9 to $12 per unit (and just $5 for a kids version). More importantly, maintenances fee is expected to be very low. According to the inventor, "the tires do not need inflating and can last for 10 years because it is made of reconstituted rubber from old car tires and will never get a puncture."   * cardboard: material similar to thick, stiff paper, that is made of pressed paper pulp or pasted sheets of paper 판지 * toy with (something): consider an idea, movement, or proposal casually; think about (재미 삼아 잠깐) ~을 생각해 보다 ex) We're toying with the idea of going to Peru next year. / toy with (something): to fiddle with something ~을 가지고 놀다 ex) Please don't toy with the stereo controls. ** toy with (someone): treat someone without due seriousness 농락하다 ex) He's really into you. Don't toy with his heart. * trial and error: trying repeatedly for success 시행착오 ex) Sometimes trial and error is the only way to get something done. * prove itself: to show its true value and be deemed as worthy 가치를 증명하다 * lacquer paint: usually used as second or final coat of paint; a hard glossy or matte coating 래커 * reconstituted rubber: newly formed/reconstructed rubber material 재구성 된 고무 * get a puncture: get a hole by piercing of a sharp object 구멍이 뚫리다 * secret concoction: secret recipe for the mixture 비밀의 혼합물 * fireproof: able to withstand fire or great heat 불에 잘 견디는/내화성 * waterproof: impervious to water 방수의 * most alluring quality: the most attractive factor 가장 매력적인/마음에 드는 측면 * cost-efficiency: productivity when its comes to cost; maintaining low cost 비용 효율성 * cancel out weak structural points: 구조적 결함을 보완하다 get rid of the unsafe, deficient qualities * corrugated: to be shaped into folds or parallel and alternations ridges and grooves 물결 모양의 주름 잡힌