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The magic of the calendar Time is one-way. It keeps flowing. It never stops. If time were to stop, it would mean that the Earth has stopped moving, scientifically. I’m not sure, but if the Earth were to stop, it would likely cause a massive disaster, right? ^^ Because time keeps flowing, we keep getting older. Since it’s one-way, we can never go back and become younger. But when we look at the calendar, it’s fascinating how it resets. The calendar resets every year. Every year, we set new goals for ourselves. For those who couldn’t achieve their goals, it’s like giving them another chance. As January comes again next year, we can set new goals. There are only about 10 days left in 2024. If t...

안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 최근에 감이 생겨서 하루에 하나씩 먹고 있는데요. ㅎ 많이 먹고 싶어도 변비가 걱정이 되어서, ㅎ 많이 먹지는 못해요. 그런데 감을 먹은 이후부터 방귀가 자주 나오는 거예요. ㅎ 이전에도 그랬나 싶은 생각도 들고, 올래 유독 조금 더 심한 것 같기도 한데요. ㅎ 그래서 감을 먹고 방귀가 잦은 이유를 인터넷에서 찾아봤습니다. 세 가지 이유가 있었습니다. 1. 식이섬유 감은 식이섬유가 풍부한 과일이어서, 장운동을 촉진하고 소화를 돕는다고 합니다. 하지만 일부 사람에게 장내 미생물이 섬유질을 분해하는 과정에서 가스가 생성이 될 수가 있다고 합니다. 2. 당분 감에는 프락토스(과당)와 같은 자연 당분이 있는데, 일부 사람들은 이 과당을 잘 소화하지 못할 수도 있습니다. 그래서 장에서 당분이 발효되면서 가스가 증가할 수가 있습니다. 3. 탄닌 떫은 감에는 탄닌이라는 성분이 있는데, 이는 장운동을 느리게 하거나 장 내 발효를 유발할 수가 있고, 그 과정에서 메탄이나 이산화탄소와 같은 가스가 생길 수 있습니다. 영어 글쓰기 I recently got some persimmons, so I'm eating one a day. Although I want to eat more, I'm worried about constipation, so I can't eat too many. * persimmon 감 constipatio...

One of my resolutions this year is to read books. I managed to read quite a few books in the first half of the year, but as the second half approached, it became harder to find time. While I was reading a book, I suddenly thought in my mind that I had to do this or that now. Sometimes, while I was trying to read a book, I fell asleep without my recognition. Reading a book is not a big deal but it's hard to do it if I was so tired. I'm thinking that reading a book needs some time to spare. If I was very hectic every day, it would be difficult to read a book peacefully. Therefore, I might say reading a book is kind of a luxurious thing. On the contrary, it's an excuse if not reading a book. I ...

기분이 안 좋을 때 푸는 가장 좋은 방법을 추천드립니다. 이 방법은 개인적으로 기분이 안 좋을 때 풀 수 있는 가장 효과적은 방법이라고 생각하며 추천드립니다. 우선 기분이 안 좋을 때 푸는 방법들을 나열해 보았습니다. 운동을 한다. 잠을 잔다. 먹는다. 술을 마신다. 쇼핑을 한다. 여행을 간다. 이런 여러 방법들이 있는데요. 이들의 공통점은 안 좋은 기억을 떨쳐내는 것입니다. 그 안 좋았던 감정과 생각을 빨리 떨쳐내고 잊어야 합니다. 그 감정에 사로잡혀 있으면 안 됩니다. 계속 그 생각을 하면서 곱씹고 곱씹으면 점점 더 그 생각에 매몰되고 더 깊이 빠져들어서 더욱더 힘이 듭니다. 그래서 가장 중요한 것은 그 안 좋았던 감정과 생각들을 빨리 떨쳐내는 것이 좋습니다. 위 방법 중에서 가장 단시간에 효과를 볼 수 있는 방법은 맛있는 음식을 먹는 것입니다. 운동을 좋아해서 땀을 뻘뻘 흘리고 운동하고 샤워를 하고 나면 기분이 상쾌해지고 나쁜 감정을 털어낼 수가 있지만 시간도 어느 정도 걸리고 몸도 힘들고, 그리고 가장 중요한 것은 사람에 따라 운동을 안 좋아할 수가 있습니다. ㅎ 두 번째로 잠을 자는 방법이 있는데, 이 방법도 정말 좋은 방법입니다. 하지만 시간이 오래 걸리죠. 오늘 해야 할 일이 있는데 기분 안 좋다고 집에 가서 잘 수는 없죠. ㅎ 술 마시는 것도 괜찮은데 이것은 다음 날 더 힘들 수가 있고, 더욱이 안 좋은 기분에 술 먹고...

안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 블로그에 영어 관련 내용들을 정리하고 공부하다 보니 문득 모닝(morning) 관련한 영어 표현이 많다는 것을 발견했네요. ^^;; 오늘은 모닝(morning) 관련 영어 표현들을 모아서 정리해 보았습니다. 1) morning person 아침형 인간을 morning person이라고 합니다. I'm not a morning person. I prefer to stay up late. 나는 아침형 인간이 아니에요. 늦게까지 깨어 있는 것을 더 좋아해요. * stay up late 늦게까지 깨어있다 2) morning suit 결혼식이나 공식적인 행사에서 착용하는 남성용 정장을 뜻합니다. 19세기 영국에서 유래한 것으로, 아침에 공식적인 자리나 사교적인 모임에서 착용하던 복장에서 기원합니다. He looked very elegant in his morning suit at the wedding. 그는 결혼식에서 모닝 슈트를 입고 매우 우아해 보였다. Getty Images 3) morning sickness 입덧을 뜻하며, 아침에 더 심하게 느껴지는 경향이 있어 morning sickness라고 불린다고 하네요. Many pregnant women experience morning sickness, especially in the first few months. 많은 임신 여성들은 특히 임신 초기 몇 달 동안...

It rained heavily last night in Busan. Before I left home, I checked the weather forecast on the Internet. And it showed that it wouldn't rain, only clouds. But it lied to me. When I left home, it didn't rain for a moment. However after about an hour, it started raining. ㅠㅠ Fortunately, I was wearing a cap and so, I could protect myself from the rain. In fact, I have believed the weather forecast very much. Recently, I have experienced incorrect forecast twice, including this time. It made me feel a bit disappointed. Therefore, I think that I need to prepare more for the weather. #영어일기 #영어작문 #영어글쓰기 #영어에세이 영어일기쓰기 네이버밴드 https://band.us/@diaryinenglish

Do you get the autumn blues? In autumn, usually the temperature drops and the leaves fall. When autumn comes, some people become more emtional and sentimental. We can call it "autumn blues". However, this year, autumn hasn't arrived yet. It's still as hot as summer during the daytime. It sounds strange, but even though it feels as hot as summer, I can see signs of autumn in the sky. The sky is a clear, deep blue and feels vast and high. Unfortunately, a typhoon has formed and is heading toward Korea. Maybe we will be affected by it this weekend. After the typhoon, we're expected to have colder temperature according to the weather forecast. #autumnblues #영어일기 #영어작문 #영어글쓰기 #영어에세이

Sep. 22nd cloudy Today it's just cloudy. But yesterday, there was a very severe downpour in Busan. The roads were flooded and cars were submerged. Some roads were blocked off. And the stream turned into a river. It was a very dangerous situation. There were many car accidents and I saw a car accident in person. In some areas, a large sinkhole formed, causing two large trucks to fall in at the same time. Yesterday was crazy. Before that, it was extremely hot. But then, it rained a lot yesterday. The weather is getting unpredictable, and it's becoming tough for people to live. I saw firefighters and some people who seemed to be civil servants working to help the citizens. #영어작문 #영어일기 #영어글쓰기 #영...

큰 부자는 하늘이 만들고, 작은 부자는 자신이 만든다? 아무것도 하지 않으면, 아무것도 일어나지 않는다. The most certain thing in the world is that nothing happens if you do nothing. There is a saying that great wealth is made by heaven, while small wealth is made by oneself. However, I don't think so. Even small wealth is made by heaven. I think that many successes in human endeavors are largely influenced by luck. A small wealth may seem to come solely from one's own efforts, but at decisive moments, luck plays a significant role. Luck has a major role in the results of human efforts. Therefore, it is truly foolish to do nothing and just hope for luck. The most certain thing in the world is that nothing happens if you do nothing. Luc...

Aug. 31 hot How passionately do you live your life? Today is already the last day of August. Every time I tear off a monthly page from the calendar, I’m surprised at how quickly the time passes. Especially this August was more tough than other years because of extremely hot weather. Looking at the calendar brings me up a lot of thoughts and makes me feel confused. Whenever I look at a calendar, I feel pressured to live more passionately and work harder. I don't know why. It might be because I'm being a bit lazy. Living in Korea might be the reason because most of people work harder and live passionately. Therefore, if someone is not the person who work harder, they may feel uncomfortable and...

Aug. 20th rain shower and humid It has been exceptionally hot this year in Korea. In the past, the heat wave typically occurred for about 20 days between the end of the monsoon season and Iptchu. After that, while the days remained still hot, but the nights would gradually become cooler. But this year is completely different. Even though it's August 20th today, the nights are still unbearably hot. The heatwave has been continuing. I feel it's almost like the tropical climate of Southeast Asia. A typhoon is currently approaching to Korea. It brings rain and high humidity. Combining with the high temperatures, it's making life extremely difficult. I hope this week will be the final hurdle. #영어...

What do you think if someone put their bare feet on the chair in a coffee shop? Recently I went to Starbucks to drink an ice americano and to escape from the hot weather outside. There were so many people inside the coffee shop. I took a seat after receiving my iced coffee. I noticed some people who had put their bare feet on the chair. They sat with their legs crossed and bare feet on the chair. I found it uncomfortable. I think it is poor social etiquette and not good for hygiene. What if the person got Mpox or something like that hypothetically? Image source : Google Maybe some people understand the situation, but others might not like it. It's public place. So, even though some people mi...

안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 한 달간 긴 장마 끝에 무더위가 기승을 부리고 있습니다. 낮 최고 기온은 지역에 따라서 33도에서 37도까지 오르고 있고, 밤에도 기온이 떨어지지 않아 열대야가 발생을 하고 있습니다. 동해안 지역에서는 밤중에도 30도 아래도 기온이 떨어지지 않는 초열대야가 발생을 하고 있습니다. 누군가 한국의 여름 날씨가 어떠냐고 물어보면 한 달간은 장맛비가 내리고 이후 한 달간은 폭염 찜통 같은 날씨라고 말을 할 수 있을 것 같네요. ㅎ 더욱이 한국은 습도가 높아서 더 힘든 것 같습니다. 외국인 친구가 있거나 낯선 외국인이 한국의 여름 날씨가 어떠냐고 물어본다면 영어로 어떻게 얘기할 수 있을까요? What is the Summer Weather Like in Korea? Korea's summer starts with monsoon rains and ends with scorching heat. Monsoon season starts around Jun. 20th and continues for about 1 month. After that, the scorching heat sets in. Now it's the scorching heat. Depending on the region, daytime temperatures are rising from 33 to 37 degrees Celsius. What's even m...

It doesn't rain in Busan today. As checking the weekly weather forecast, I saw that there are no more rainy days ahead. I think the monsoon season has ended in Busan. However, the monsoon season is still ongoing in the middle region of the country. After the monsoon season, it gets very hot. I don't like the monsoon season because it's very humid and it makes feel uncomfortable. The monsoon season goes away and the heatwave comes. It gets worse and worse. #영어일기 #영어작문 #영어에세이

It's already July. It means that half of this year has passed. Time flies so fast as I always think like that. These days it's monsoon season. Sometimes it stops raining. When the monsoon season comes, I appreciate the days without rain. A few days ago, it didn't rain and I went to the waterfront to take a walk. Many people were there, and they enjoyed the day without rain. Some people were looking into the ocean. I also peered into the ocean like they did. I found many fish swimming in the ocean. It's amazing to see so many fish. I was curious about the name of the fish, but I couldn't find it on the Internet. The fish's skin shimmered silver, like a hairtail. I thought the length of the fi...

I heard the fire alarm while sleeping at night. When I was going to quickly put on the clothes and go outside, the fire alarm stopped. At the time, I wasn't wake up fully. I saw outside through the window, but nobody was out there. Maybe it's because the fire alarm stopped. I wanted to check it out outside. I met a security guard and he told me it's false alarm. I popped into my head about the fire alarm in Canada I lived in the old apartment in Canada. I had the experience about the false fire alarm. At that time it's winter. When the fire alarm rang, all residents were outside although it's very cold. Fire fighters arrived at the apartment very quickly. They stopped the alarm and checked t...

May 23rd sunny Yesterday, I went to a bathroom in Busan station. I saw a man cleaner cleaning the bathroom. It's a man, not a woman. It made me comfortable in mind. Recently, I saw often a man cleaner cleaning men's bathroom. But, still there are many women cleaners cleaning men's bathrooms mostly. In fact, it's very uncomfortable to both of men and women. In the past, all cleaners for men's bathrooms were women. At that time, it's common and natural as most men thought about it. On the contrary, men cleaners cannot clean women's bathrooms. Maybe it's for the protection of women. Men's cleaners for women's bathroom cannot be acceptable as kind of a social rule. So far, I haven't had any idea...

안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 보행자 신호등의 경우에는 잔여 시간을 보여주는 곳이 많이 있습니다. 그래서 이동시 보행자에게 많은 도움이 되고 있습니다. 하지만 차량 신호등은 잔여 시간을 보여주는 곳이 아직은 없었습니다. 이런 불편 사항에 대해서 아무래도 요청을 많이 한 것 같습니다. 4월 한 달 전국 3곳(의정부, 천안, 대구)에서 차량 신호등 잔여표시를 시범운영을 했다고 합니다. 그 결과는 어땠을까요? 세계일보 교통안전에 많은 도움이 되었을까요? ㅎㅎ 결과는 '아니오'입니다. ㅎㅎ 1시간동안 신호는 24번이 바뀌었는데 그 동안 급가속을 한 차량의 대수는 29대입니다. 즉, 매회 1대 이상의 차량이 급가속을 한 것이죠. 운전자는 신호가 바뀌는 시간을 알 수 있어서 빨간불로 바뀌기 2초전 대부분의 운전자는 가속을 하였습니다. 딜레마구간에서 통과 속도는 10% 이상 증가를 하였다고 합니다. 멈춰야 하는데 오히려 과속을 한 것이죠. 이런 경우 횡단보도의 보행자에게는 더 큰 위험이 될 수가 있습니다. 4월 한 달 시범운영한 결과를 토대로 도입 여부를 결정한다고 하니까 지켜봐야 할 것 같습니다. 파이내셜뉴스 <traffic light showing remaining time> There are many pedestrian traffic lights which display remaining time. It helps pedestrians cros...

며칠 전에 푸 바오(Fu Bao)라는 이름의 판다가 중국으로 돌아갔습니다. 이 판다는 한국에서 태어난 첫 번째 판다라고 해서 더 유명해진 것 같아요. 푸 바오가 중국으로 돌아가기 전에 인사를 할 수 있는 행사가 열린 것 같은데요. 이 장면을 BBC 뉴스에서 보게 되어 신기했습니다. ㅎ 비가 오는데도 정말 많은 사람들이 모였네요. BBC 뉴스에서 어떤 내용을 다루었는지 간략히 살펴보도록 하겠습니다. The first giant panda to be born in South Korea has been given quite the send-off. 한국에서 태어난 첫 판다는 상당한 배웅을 받았습니다. *send-off 배웅, 환송 Thousands of people turned out to say emotional goodbye to Fu Bao as she made her way from the Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea to join a breeding programme in China. 한국 용인 에버랜드 테마파크에서 중국의 사육 프로그램에 합류하기 위해 판다가 떠날 때, 수천 명의 사람들이 감정의 작별을 말하기 위해서 모였습니다. Born at the zoo in 2020, she bacame a popular attraction and helped the park to double...

안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 오늘 4월 1일은 만우절인데요, 만우절을 영어로는 어떻게 표현하는지 알아보고 만우절 관련한 영어에세이도 작성해 보도록 하겠습니다. ~~ 4월 1일은 4월의 첫날이기도 하지만 '만우절'이기도 합니다. ^^ 만우절을 떠올리면 학창시절에 친구들에게 장난친 기억이 많이 나는 것 같아요. ㅎ 만우절을 영어로는 다음과 같이 말을 합니다. April Fool's Day 만우절 April Fool's Day : 1 April, a day when people play tricks on other people. 4월 1일, 이날은 사람들이 다른 사람을 속이는, 장난치는 날입니다. * play tricks 속이다, 장난을 치다 fool : 속이다, 기만하다 Ex) Every April Fool's Day, my friends try to prank me, but I always end up figuring out their tricks. 매해 만우절마다 친구들은 나를 속이려고 시도하지만 나는 항상 그들의 속임수를 결국에는 파악하고 만다. 아래는 오늘자 영어일기입니다. ~~ English diary Apr. 1st sunny Today is April 1st. It's the first day of a month. Especially the first day of April is we call it "April Fool's D...