11/9 DUI crackdowns

DIALOG>> The police set up random DUI check points.

What are they doing up ahead?

They're cracking down on drunk driving.
* crack down on: ~을 단속하다.
ex> The police have been cracking down on sex offenders.

The police set up random DUI checkpoints.

I only had a glass of wine.


RESPONSE>> Talk about police cracking down on drunk driving in Korea.

In Korea, there are often random DUI checkpoints.
* DUI (=Driving Under the Influence), drunken driving: 음주 운전
* checkpoint: 검문소
ex> That was a very random question the professor threw at me.

If you see one ahead, simply roll down your window and blow into the breathalyzer.
* roll down: (차 창문) 내리다.
* breathalyzer: 음주 측정기
ex> Police depend on breathalyzers to tell if you have been drinking or not.

Anyone driving with a blood alcohol level (BAC) over 0.05% is considered intoxicated.
* intoxicated: 취한 상태, 중독

Drivers with a 0.05-0.09% will get their license temporarily suspended.
* temporarily suspend: 일시 정지시키다.
ex> The student was temporarily suspended.

If your blood alcohol level is over 0.10%, your license will be revoked and you have to pay a heavy fine.
* revoke: 취소하다.
ex> My parents revoked my younger brother's credit cards.
ex> He was required to pay a heavy fine for his misconduct.

If the driver is over 0.36%, he/she will automatically get arrested and be sent to jail.
* be sent to jail: 감옥에 가다.

From late this year, DUI laws will get stricter.

The intoxication BAC level could be dropped to 0.03%.


@ It really lived up to my expectations. 정말 기대 이상이었어.

1. The police plan to crack down on drunk driving every day at the end of the year.
2. Please blow into the breathalyzer.
3. Production was temporarily suspended due to a sudden power outage.
4. My dad had his licence revoked due to drunk driving.