Dear Annie: My husband is a high-ranking officer in the military. He has worked hard to achieve his current position and is highly respected.The problem is, his family treats him like a child. In a few months, there will be a formal ceremony to mark his change of command. My in-laws will be in attendance, and they are certain to embarrass him. They insist on calling him by his unusual childhood nickname (he cringes every time). They talk down to him and give him gifts meant for children. These g

English Eye July 15, 2013

Making headway at the ongoing talks to normalize the inter-Korean industrial park in Kaesong can help resolve the long-drawn standoff surrounding suspended tours to Mount Kumgang, the South Korea unification minister said Thursday.Speaking at a North Korean policy forum gathering in Seoul, Ryoo Kihl-jae said that Seoul wants to first concentrate on dealing with the impasse over the Kaesong Industrial Complex, but hinted a satisfactory conclusion can lead to the resumption of the tours to the eas

North Korea July 11, 2013

Shipments of high-end smartphones are likely to suffer a slowdown in the coming years, denting the world's two biggest smartphone makers -- Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc., a report showed on Wednesday.According to the report by Hi Investment & Securities, shipments of high-end smartphones are expected to reach 380 million this year, growing 12 percent from a year earlier.But this year's growth marked a sharp slowdown from last year's 26-percent on-year expansion, the 59-percent rise in 2

Industry July 10, 2013

주어와 동사가 있는 하나의 문장에 동사를 또 붙여 쓰고 싶을 때 동사 앞에 to를 붙여 쓸 수 있습니다. 이를 To 부정사라 하고 to 부정사는 동사가 아닌 명사, 형용사, 부사 자리에 쓰이게 됩니다. 토익에서는 To부정사 자리가 빈칸일 때 To부정사를 고르는 문제, 의미상 주어를 고르는 문제 등이 출제 된다. 또한 To부정사가 ‘~인지 아닌지’일 때 ‘in order to V’와 ‘so as to V’가 같은 의미인 것도 기억하도록 합니다.문제 1. Whether there will truly be a return on investment in the furniture industry remains ―――――.(a) saw (b) to be seen (c) to see (d) seeing해설이 문장의 주어는 ‘Whether ~ industry’까지의 명사절이고 동사는 remain(남아있다)이다. 해석을 해보면 ‘가구 산업에서 투자의 회수가 될지 안될지는 지켜봐 져야 할 것으로 남아

Podcast July 1, 2013

▣ Basic Information About OPIc- OPIc 등급: Novice (초급) -> IL(초중급) -> IM1/IM2/IM3(중급) -> IH(고급) -> AL(고급)- 시험방법: 오리엔테이션 20분/ 시험시간 40분- 배경설문: 오리엔테이션 중 Background Survey 항목을 선택해야 하며, 이 응답을 기초로 문제가 출제됩니다. 단, 총12개~15개의 질문 중 응답과 관련 있는 질문이 약 50% 출제됩니다. - 레벨선택: 자신의 레벨을 선택한 후에 다시 조정할 수 있습니다. 목표 등급에 맞춰서 Level 3~5를 선택하신 후 조정하시면 됩니다.- 문제당 답변 시간: 약1분 30초 ~ 2분 정도 답하시면 됩니다.- 문제청취: 문제 청취 버튼을 누르고 청취합니다. 5초 이내에 다시 누르면 문제를 다시 들을 수 있으며 반복청취는 점수에 영향을 주지 않습니다.▣ Lesson 13 : 여행하기 (Traveling)OPIc 시험의 응시자들이 가장 마지막에 선택하는 기본

Podcast June 28, 2013

I’ve come down with something아파서 몸져 누웠어Todd: Hey, Brenda. I am afraid I’m not going to be able to make it tonight. I’ve come down with a fever and am feeling really sick.이봐, 브렌다. 오늘밤 약속을 못 지킬 것 같아. 열이 나고 많이 아파.Brenda: Oh, I am sorry to hear that, Todd. It’s a real pity that you can’t come. Is there anything I can do for you?오, 유감이다. 토드. 네가 올 수 없다니 정말 안됐다. 내가 도울 수 있는 일이 있을까?Todd: Thanks for being so understanding, Brenda. No. I think I am okay ― just need to sleep it off.아니. 이해해줘서 고마워. 브렌다. 자고 일어

Podcast June 24, 2013

Dear Annie: I just left my dermatologist’s office after waiting an hour to see him, and I’m furious. Don’t doctors realize that their patients’ time is also valuable? Another doctor left me sitting in his office for two hours, and I was the second appointment of the day. When I asked the receptionist why the long wait, she told me the doctor likes to flirt with the nurses at the hospital. This same doctor charged me for a hospital visit after he popped his head into my room to say he was running

Podcast June 24, 2013

토플 스피킹 ― 문제 유형 11. What was the most important decision you have made in your life?Explain in detail.당신의 삶에서 내렸던 제일 중요한 결정은 무엇이었습니까? 구체적으로 설명하시오.The most important decision I have made in my life was the decision I made to major in biology. When I was a senior in high school, I had trouble deciding what to major in college. I was interested in so many things and there were just too many majors to choose from. So I asked around and did a lot of research. Finally, I made my decision to major in bi

Podcast June 24, 2013

The debate on whether or not to cultivate corporate farms has heated up in Korea since a Dongbu Group subsidiary decided to pull out of its tomato production business in March, under pressure from farmers’ interest groups. Dongbu Farm Hannong, a leading crop producer in Korea, invested about 40 billion won ($36 million) to build and operate a 150,000-square-meter greenhouse farm for tomato production in Hwaong, an area of reclaimed land in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. The government removed barr

Podcast June 24, 2013

토익 Part5에서 전치사 문제는 매달 약 3~5문제가 출제됩니다. 보기의 전치사를 해석으로 풀어야 하는 문제가 나오므로 출제되는 각 전치사의 의미를 모두 암기하도록 합니다. 1. Your employee identification that you asked for yesterday will be sent ------ you after registering for the company’s system.(a) until(b) from(c) to(d) on해설: ‘사원증이 당신에게 보내질 것’이라는 의미이므로 ‘~에게’라는 의미의 ‘to’를 정답으로 고른다. (a) until ‘~까지’ (b) from ‘~부터’ (d) on ‘~위에, ~에 대해’해석: 당신이 어제 요청한 사원증이 회사 시스템에 등록된 후 당신에게 보내질 것이다.어휘: identification: 신분확인, 신분확인증 register for: 등록하다정답 (c)2. So as to guarantee your room r

Podcast June 17, 2013

As the airplane took off, Hong Hyun-sook, a middle-aged skydiving student, had butterflies in her stomach. She reminded herself of her instructions and checked her equipment over and over again.Finally, the door opened and she became more nervous. She had brief second thoughts, asking herself, “Why do I do this?”Moving up to the door to jump, she gave in, telling herself she had no choice. Then she hurled herself into the sky with her eyes clamped shut.“At that moment, I didn’t think,” Hong reca

Podcast June 17, 2013