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TOPIC : BANK
 

은행에 가서 하는 일에 대해 이야기해 주세요.

요즘은 인터넷과 모바일 뱅킹이 일반적이다. 이제는 은행에 실제로 가는 일이 흔하지 않을 정도이다. 그렇지만 은행 지점 방문이 꼭 필요한 서비스들도 있다. 어떤 업무들은 은행 창구 직원과 얼굴을 마주 보고 직접 만나서 처리해야만 한다. 대출을 받거나 계좌를 개설하는 것 등이 이에 해당한다.

나는 은행에 들를 때면 되도록 그 기회를 충분히 활용하려고 한다. 한 가지 일만 하는 것이 아니라, 몇 가지 볼일들을 함께 처리하는 것이다. 예를 들자면, 은행에 갈 때마다 통장을 정리한다. 모바일 뱅킹이 많은 서비스들을 대체하기는 했지만, 아직도 사람들은 실제 은행에 가는 것을 선호한다.

Talk about what you do when you go to the bank.

Nowadays, internet and mobile banking are the norm. Trips to the bank are few and far between. Even so, some services call for a visit. Certain tasks require sitting face to face with a teller. These include taking out a loan or opening an account.

When I stop by the bank, I try to make hay while the sun shines. Instead of just one errand, I attend to several errands at once. For example, I make it a point to update my bankbook whenever I go to the bank. Even though mobile banking has taken over many services, people still prefer going to a real bank.

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Trips to the bank 은행에 가는일

Even so 그렇지만

few and far between 아주 드문

call for ~을 필요로하다

sitting face to face 얼굴을 마주 보고 앉다.
taking out a loan 대출받다

opening an account. 계좌를 개설하다

make hay while the sun shines 기회를 충분히 활용하다.

Instead of just one errand 한가지일만 하는 것이 아니라

attend to 처리하다.

make it a point to ~을 신경써서 꼭 하다.

taken over  대체하다.

<EXPRESSION OF THE DAY>

A: What are you doing this afternoon?

B: I’m going to visit the bank.

A: You should get a move on. They close in an hour.

B: I’ll leave right now.

*You should get a move on.  서두르는 게 좋을 거야.

34. covert  [kóuvərt｜kΛv-]

nou. 1.  a flock of coots

adj.  1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed    

       2. being under the protection of her husband       

<EXAMPLE>

1. The organization is secret and covert.

2. The war was more stealthy and covert in nature.

3. She was the commander-general of the Covert Ops.

35. comb [koum]

 n.   1. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair

      2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

      3. any of several tools for straightening fibers

      4. ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore

vrb. 1. straighten with a comb 

       2. search thoroughly 

       3. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

<EXAMPLE>

1. I am wont to comb my hair with my fingers.

2. The mane comb is also used for pulling the mane.

3. The comb of the sebright is also one of its signature features. 

36. abound   [əbáund]

vrb. 1. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities 

      2.be in a state of movement or action  

<EXAMPLE>

1. The waters around the rocks abound in fish.

2. Examples of the bias and shoddy research abound.

3. Wordplay and risque humor abound in his writing. 

31. pederation  [ˌfedəˈreɪʃən]

nou. 1.  an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

         2. a union of political organizations

         3. the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that

            each member retains the management of its internal affairs

<EXAMPLE>

1. The federation was lack of money.

2. The federation generates public response.

3. The country used to be one of the federations.

32. disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt]

vrb. 1. make a break in

       2. throw into disorder.

       3. interfere in someone else's activity

<EXAMPLE>

1. The flow of the text is disrupted.

2. He seeks to disrupt the other of the world.

3. It will disrupt the decorum of the African-American page.

 33. cathedral   [kəˈθiːdrəl]

nou. 1. any large and important church

        2. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

adj. relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne

<EXAMPLE>

1. Cathedral of the Incarnation website.

2. Cushing in the foyer of the cathedral.

3. The city has The Cathedral and the Bazaar.

TOPIC : HEAVY SNOW 폭설

Talk about when it snowed heavily

I remember when it snowed a lot last winter. It snowed over the weekend and continued to snow until Monday morning. We got  at least 15cm of snow. It was one of the heaviest snowfalls that year. Of course, the streets got very slippery with snow. People came out to clean the snow in front of their houses. People trouble getting around because it was very slippery. Traffic was bumper-to-bumper in many areas. There were many fender-bender as cars slipped on the snow. It got worse in the evening as snow turned into ice.  It was quite hard to move around until the snow melted.

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clean the snow. 눈을 치우다.

over the weekend  주말내내

fender bender 접촉사고
bumper-to-bumper 차가 꽉 막힌

slippery  미끄러운

get worse 악화되다.

move around. 돌아다니다.

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1. the heaviest snowfall 가장 큰 폭설

It is going to be one of the heaviest snowfalls this year.

We got the heaviest snowfall in 10 years today.

2. got very slippery  아주 미끄럽다.

The roads can get very slippery when it rains.

The highway gets very slippery when it rains.

3. have trouble getting around. 돌아다니는데 어려움을 겪다.

I had trouble getting around because i hurt my leg.

Let me know if you have trouble getting around.

4. bumper- to - bumper  차가 꽉 막힌

Cars were bumper-to-bumper on the Christmas Eve.

Is the traffic bumper-to-bumper on the freeway now?

5. get worse. 악화되다.

My sore throat got worse yesterday.

Your cold can get worse if you don't get planty of the rest.

<EXPRESSION OF THE DAY>

A: It snowed so much last week.

B: Yeah, We were snowed in.

A: Really?

B: It was hard to walk around properly because it snowed to much.

* We were snowed in. 눈이 많이 와서 발이 묶였어요.

28. proficient  [prəˈfɪʃnt]

adj. 1. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.

        2.of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill.

<EXAMPLE>

1. I am proficient in the field of sciences

2. He is highly proficient in the use of firearms.

3. Are you proficient  in the history of Yogoslavia?

29. staple  [ˈsteɪpəl]  

nou.  1. a necessary commodity for which demand is constant.

         2. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn.

         3. material suitable for manufacture or use of finishing.

         4. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables.

vrb.  secure or fasten with a staple or staples.

adj.  necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities.

<EXAMPLE>

1. The staple food of the Indian diet is the yam.

2. The staple of the trip is hiking the Chillkoot Trail.

3. The staple reason for the concert is for fundraising.

 30. unexpectedly [ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli]  

adv. 1. in a way that was not expected

        2. without advance planning

<EXAMPLE>

1. Instead, she unexpectedly ravishes him.

2. The vagary begins randomly and unexpectedly.

3. Unexpectedly, he won the first prize for the event.