PE 7/9 Quentin Tarantino Interview, Part 2, "Too much Violence?"

Most critics feel your films make people sit up and take notice, but some critics say that the images you use are over the top. How do you respond to that?
* sit up and take notice: 주목하다, 주의하다
ex> The news of a aircraft crash in San Francisco made me sit up and take notice.
* over the top: 과장된, 지나친
ex> His performance is completely over the top.
ex> an over-the-top reaction

I want to affect people. Even if some people in the audience get up and leave before the movie is over, I feel good if it means I have struck a chord with the viewer and gotten a strong reaction.
* strike a chord with: ~의 마음을 움직이게 하다, 심금을 울리다
ex> The romance in this book really strikes a chord with me.

Yes, I think people should look beneath the surface of things, but if they can't we probably have nothing to discuss anyway.
* look beneath the surface: 내면을 보다, 핵심을 파악하다
ex> He seems like just a funny guy until you look beneath the surface.

7/9 Bokbunja

Bokbunja is a blackberry native to Korea.
* native: 토종의, ~ 출신의
ex> The recipe is native to Brazil.
ex> He’s a native of Germany.

During picking season, you’ll see people with purple stains everywhere.
* stain: 얼룩, 얼룩지게 하다, 얼룩지다
ex> How did you get all those stains on your clothes?

Compared to other berries, bokbunja has a sweeter taste and a darker color.
* compared to: ~와 비교하여
ex> Compared to other cars, it gets good mileage.

According to legend, a monk fed bokbunja to a sick child and noticed that it had positive effects.
ex> According to the news, it’s going to rain tomorrow. 

It turns out that may be true.
* turn out: 밝혀지다, 드러나다
ex> It turns out he already has a girlfriend.

Bokbunja also has touted health benefits.
* tout [taʊt]: 권장하다, 칭찬하다, 장점을 내세우다
ex> She’s being touted as a potential presidential candidate.


@ That’s a hard pill to swallow. 그것은 받아들이기힘들 거야.

1. Are you a native of Korea?
2. The jam stained clothes and skin.
3. Compared to you, I'm overweight.
4. According to my doctor, I have to give up meat.

Talk about Korean blackberries called bokbunja.

Bokbunja is a blackberry native to Korea.

They are produced in Gochang, Jeolla Province.

During picking season, you’ll see people with purple stains everywhere.

Compared to other berries, bokbunja has a sweeter taste and a darker color.

According to legend, a monk fed bokbunja to a sick child and noticed that it had positive effects.

It turns out that may be true.

Bokbunja also has touted health benefits.

The pigments in bokbunja are believed to fight against cancer, diabetes, inflammation, and aging.

The antioxidants protect cells from degeneration.

Bokbunja has a wide variety of uses, from jam to liquor.

PE 7/8 No Place Like Home

You are looking better today! I guess now that we are home you are finally on the mend. I was pretty worried about you when I saw you after the accident. 
* be on the mend: 회복 중이다
ex> I think he is on the mend, his face doesn't look so pale.
ex> Cellulitis on my foot is on the mend now.

That doctor you got after you got hit by that car was a real prince, wasn't he?
* be a real prince: 왕자병이 있다, 밥맛없게 굴다
ex> I mean no offence, but your ex-boyfriend is a real prince.

He didn't have the best bedside manner, did he? I thought if he smiled, his face might crack!
* if ~ smiled, one's face might crack: ~은 웃으면 큰일이라도 나나 보다
ex> Our boss is all work and no play. If he smiled, his face might crack.

7/8 Ryu Hyun-jin

He certainly is not the first Korean-born major leaguer.

* Korean-born: 한국 태생의

ex> He was the first Korean-born director to win the Oscar.

* major leaguer: 메이저리그 선수

Without a doubt, he is a top-class player in the league right now.

* without a doubt: 의심할 여지 없이, 틀림없이

ex> Without a doubt, Choo Shin-soo is the best lead off hitter in the league.

ex> Without a doubt, he was the most innovative person in our generation.

He has become a household name in MLB.

* household name: 누구나 아는 이름

ex> Yu-na Kim is a household name in the world.

ex> Sir Ferguson is a household name in the English Premier League.

In his rookie year, he became the first player to win the MVP and the Rookie of the Year award.

* rookie: 신인 선수, 신인

ex> An unknown rookie from Korea won the tournament.

He signed to a six-year, $36 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

ex> They signed with a major record company.

He is the first player to go directly from the Korean league to themajor leagues.

ex> This train will take you directly to Busan.

@ It ain’t over till it’s over! 끝날 때까지는끝난 게 아니야!

I know, but they are down by 5 runs!  5점이나 뒤지고 있잖아!

1. He was a Korean-born football team player in the NFL.

2. Without a doubt, she has the best voice in Korea.

3. Psy has become a household name worldwide.

4. Make sure you read your contract carefully before you sign.

Talk about Korean Major Leaguer, RyuHyun-jin.

You don’t have to be a huge baseball fan to recognize a name like Ryu Hyun-jin.

He certainly is not the first Korean-born major leaguer but without a doubt, he is a top-class player in the league right now.

He has become a household name in MLB.

He started his professional career with the Hanhwa Eagles of Korea Professional Baseball in 2006.

In his rookie year, he became the first player to win the MVP and the Rookie of the Year award.

After nine seasons in the KPB, he signed to a six-year, $36 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last December.

He is the first player to go directly from the Korean league to the major leagues.

7/5 Selling a Dream

I occasionally remember my dreams.
* occasionally: 가끔, 때때로
ex> Occasionally, she goes out drinking with her friends.

Some of them are very vivid and weird.
* vivid: 선명한, 생생한
ex> I have a lot of vivid memories form my childhood.

I was just sitting on a toilet, which was right in the middle of the road.
* in the middle of: ~의 중앙에, ~의 도중에
ex> She was in the middle of dinner when he visited her.
ex> His house was in the middle of nowhere.  (somewhere that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc)
ex> He lives way out in the middle of nowhere, far away from everyone.

I saw donut-shaped human feces right in front of me!
ex> Look at that donut-shaped cloud!

Without a second thought, I sold it to her.
* without a second thought: 더 생각할 것도 없이
ex> He ran into the burning house without a second thought.

Seeing things like feces, pigs, or even your ancestors in your dreams represents wealth.
* represent: 나타내다, 상징하다
ex> He’s going to represent his country.


@ I love its OST as well.(X) / I love its sound track as well.(O) 
나는 그 영화의 사운드트랙도 좋아해.

1. She occasionally goes to Gangwon province to gamble.
2. I was in the middle of an important meeting.
3. Without a second thought, I chased the robber.
4. What do the five ring in the Olympic flag represent?

Talk about how Koreans literally sell their dream.

Do you remember your dreams?

I occasionally remember my dreams and some of them are very vivid and weird.

I remember a particular dream I had a few years ago.

I was just sitting on a toilet, which was right in the middle of the road.

Then I saw donut-shaped human feces right in front of me!

When I told my mom about the dream, she immediately asked, “Why don’t you sell your dream to me? I’ll give you 50,000 won!”

Without a second thought, I sold it to her.

Later, she told me seeing things like feces, pigs, blood, or even your ancestors in your dreams represents wealth.

After purchasing my dream, my mom won the lottery!

Who said money can’t buy happiness?

PE 7/4 Pro Sports

No can do! We're going to the Rodin Gallery to see one of the original Thinker statues.
* NO can do!: 안 돼!
ex> You want me to work on Sunday? No can do, Boss - I have a hot date.

For Pete's sake! You promised we would see at least one of Philadelphia's pro sports teams play while we are here.
* for Pete's sake: 제발, 이런
ex> My car won't start again! For Pete's sake, how am I going to get to work on time?
ex> For Pete's sake, what are you doing in that bathroom? You've been in there for nearly an hour.

I do, but the Sixers suck this year.
* suck: (slang) 형편없다
ex> Their new CD sucks.

If I can get tickets for the Eagles game on Sunday, then we've dodged a bullet!
* dodge a bullet: 위기를 모면하다, 가까스로 살아남다 (to have a narrow escape; to avoid injury or disaster)
ex> Our funding was renewed! I feel like we've dodged a bullet.

7/4 Margaret Thatcher

She was known as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
* figure: 인물, 사람
ex> He was more like a father figure to me. 

Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, passed away at the age of 87.
* at the age of: ~의 나이에
ex> She completed her doctoral degree at the age of 26.

She had been in poor health for quite some time.
* for quite some time: 꽤 오랫동안
ex> I’ve been taking sleeping pills for quite some time.

Her heath, however,stirred mixed feelings in Great Britain.
* stir: 불러일으키다, 동요시키다
ex> The court’s ruling stirred anger in the local community.
* mixed feelings: 복잡한 심정, 엇갈린 심정

It is undeniable that Mrs. Thatcher polarized opinion.
* undeniable: 부인할 수 없는, 명백한
ex> He believes that global warming is an undeniable truth.

Most Britons who lived through her 11 years in power either love or loathe her.
* loathe [loʊð] : ~을 몹시 싫어하다, 혐오하다
ex> I loathe people who spit on the streets.
* Briton: 영국인


@ You can’t make everyone happy. 모두를 만족시킬순 없지.

1. She was like a mother figure to him. 
2. North Korea has been threatening us for quite some time. 
3. The prosecutor provided an undeniable proof. 
4. I don't know why you loathe his work. 

Talk about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

She was known as the Iron Lady and one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

Last April, Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, passed away at the age of 87.

She had been in poor health for quite some time and had suffered from dementia.

Her death, however, stirred mixed feelings in Great Britain.

It is undeniable that Mrs. Thatcher polarized opinion.

Most Britons who lived through her 11 years in power either love or loathe her.

Some idolize her for saving Britain from economic collapse while others bitterly criticize her for widening the gap between rich and poor.