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2014년 7월 1일 화요일

7/1 Morning Special

hazy skies over the entire nation
hazy memory/idea
I’m in a haze.

News Close Up 1

Seoul to Offer “Storytelling Tour” Programs for Foreign Residents
The city of Seoul is planning to use storytelling as a marketing tool to make the capital city as fun as a barrel of monkeys for foreign travelers. The city is set to stage a specially arranged tour program which features a tour event for six dedicated destinations in the city which hold their sui generis historical story with the help of foreign language manuals.

1) “as fun as a barrel of monkeys
 a great deal of fun
 매우 재미있는
Ex) The party at Steve’s place was as fun as a barrel of monkeys
ex> This movie is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

2) sui generis (a.) [|su:i|dƷenərɪs;|su:aɪ;|genərɪs] 
 Latin phrase, meaning "of its own kind/genus" and hence "unique in its characteristics“
 라틴 관용구 - 독특한 
  Ex) Sui generis masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa have influence art as we know it today.


News Close Up 2

Revolutionary Mobility Aid Approved 
A wearable, computer-controlled brace that has enabled dozens of Europeans with paralysis to walk won FDA approval in the U.S. on Friday. Someone using ReWalk, the brainchild of inventor Amit Goffer, would wear a fitted, metal brace to support his legs and part of his upper body and a remote control on his wrist. Everything that powers the technology fits snug as a bug in a rug into a small backpack.

1) brainchild (n.)
 an original idea or plan attributed to a person or group
 발명품 / 아이디어
  Ex) The museum is the brainchild of a wealthy art collector.

2) “snug as a bug in a rug
 wrapped up tightly, warmly, and comfortably
  알맞게 감싸다
Ex) The hotel was cold, but with all the blankets I was snug as a bug in a rug.
ex> What a lovely little house! I know I’ll be snug as a bug in a rug.

cf> snug fit: 맞는

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