9/4 Taekwondo

When I was in high school, my friends always asked me if I knew taekwondo.
ex> He met his wife in high school.

You shouldn’t mess with them.
* mess with: 참견하다, 화나게 하다, 다투다
ex> I’m just messing with you.
ex> I’m tired of people messing with me all the time.
cf> mess up: 엉망을 만들다, 망치다  ex> I messed up my final exam.  
cf> mess around: 빈둥대다, 꾸물대다  ex> Would you stop messing around?

To tell you the truth, I never learned taekwondo.
* to tell you the truth: 사실대로 말하면
ex> To tell you the truth, I’ve been avoiding her.

I just wanted to impress my friends.
* impress: 깊은 인상을 주다, 감동시키다
ex> His presentation really impressed me a lot.

And guess what! Today is the Taekwondo Day!
* guess what: 있잖아, 이봐, 놀라면 안 돼
ex> Guess what! My sister is finally getting married!


@ What are you up to today?  오늘 뭐 할 거야? 
I'm a third degree black belt.  난 검은띠 3단이야.

1. Were you a good student in high school? 
2. You don't want to mess with him.  
3. To tell you the truth, I was really scared too.
4. Guess what, I got accepted to Harvard!


@ Related Topics>> http://endoscopist-myenglishstudy.blogspot.kr/2011/08/830-talk-about-korean-martial-arts.html

Talk about Taekwondo

When I was in high school, one question that my friends always asked me was if I knew taekwondo. My answer was always this. “Yes! Of course! Every Korean man knows taekwondo. You shouldn’t mess with them.” To tell you the truth, I never learned taekwondo. I just wanted to impress my friends. However, everyone knew that taekwondo was a great martial art originated from Korea. Taekwondo is one of the most popular combat sports in the world. According to the Korean government, there are more than 70 million people from 190 countries who practice taekwondo. And guess what! Today is Taekwondo Day!