6/25 The Korean War

Talk about the Korean War.

The following saying may answer that question.
* following: 뒤에 나오는, 다음에 나오는
ex> I want you to refer to the following examples.

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
* doom: ~할 운명에 처해 있다
ex> I have a feeling that she’s doomed to be single forever.
ex> He was doomed to fail.

We must not forget our history so that a tragedy like this never happens again.
* tragedy: 비극 = calamity, catastrophe
ex> The bombing at the Boston Marathon was a terrible tragedy.

The Korean War is referred to as the six-two-five upheaval.
* upheaval [ʌp^|hi:vl] : 사변, 격변, 대변동
ex> The Korean War is referred to as the six-two-five upheaval.

It commenced on June 25, 1950.
* commence: 시작되다, 개시하다  = to start
ex> Our workshop will commence with a short presentation.

Unfortunately, we paid a heavy price.
* pay a price: 대가를 치르다
ex> You’re going to have to pay a price.
ex> North Korea will pay a price for their nuclear tests.


@ Let’s have a moment of silence for them. 그들을 위해 묵념의 시간을 갖자.

1. The following companies are our sponsors.

2. The game was doomed to failure from the beginning.

3. The festivities will commence this weekend.

4. Who do you think is going to pay a price for that?

Talk about the Korean War.

Why do we study history? The following saying may answer that question: “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

We must not forget our history so that a tragedy like the Korean War never happens again.

In Korea, the Korean War is referred to as the six-two-five upheaval or yook-i-oh-sa-byunbecause it commenced on June 25, 1950.

There were complex causes for this appalling event.

One of the most important causes of the Korean War was the Cold War.

A political and ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United Stated played a decisive role in dividing Korea.

Unfortunately, we paid a heavy price.