[0310수] News/Idiom/Dialogue

[News]   

Scientist studying the Arctic say that methane emissions in the region have increased
by almost a third over just five years. They say the global warming trend is to blame.
Methane is far more potent than carbon dioxide, and the Arctic soil is responsible for 
locking away billions of tons of methane.
Experts are very concerned that the release of methane will begin a destructive cycle
that causes a spike in the Earth's temperature.

과학자와 전문가들이 북극지방의 메탄가스 배출량이 5년 동안 무려 3분의 1이나 증가했다면서,
급격하게 높아진 기온이 원인이라고 말했습니다. 
메탄가스는 이산화탄소보다 훨씬 더 강한 온실가스라고 합니다. 그리고 북극 토양에는 
수십억 톤의 메탄이 매장되어 있습니다. 
메탄가스는 예상보다 더 빠르게 북극지방의 상승 시키는 파괴의 악순환’을 일으킨다는 점에서 
현재 지구는 매우 두려운 상황에 처해 있다고, 과학자들은 말합니다.  

◉ Phrases and Vocabulary    

- methane emissions: 메탄가스 
- the Arctic : 북극지방
- to blame: ~가 책임이다. 
- the Arctic soil : 북극토양
- locking away : 매장하다
- destructive cycle : 악순환
- spike: 급증하다  

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[Magaret의 Idiom 이리온] 

*Today's Idiom: The rest is history 

*Meaning
something that you say when you do not need to finish a story
because everyone knows what happened 

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*ex. 1 
A:Rich, so how did you and Sun get to hosting the show together?

B:Well, they had an audition, Sun came, 
and the rest is history.
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*ex. 2 

A:So Rich, how did you and your wife end up 
getting married?

B:You know, Margaret, she just kept coming around 
and being nice to me. So, we went out a few times, 
and the rest is history.
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*ex. 3

A:So, Margaret, I heard that you actually came to Korea 
by chance.

B:That's right. It wasn't planned. 

A:So how did you end up staying then?

B:Well, I started one thing, got into another, liked it, 
and the rest is history.
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<history 관련한 중요한 idiom>

1.ancient history 

Fig. someone or something from so long ago as to be completely forgotten or no longer 
important, as a former relationship. 

Bob? I never think about Bob anymore. He's ancient history. His interest in joining the army 
is now ancient history.

2.History repeats itself.

Prov. The same kinds of events seem to happen over and over. It seems that history is about 
to repeat itself for that poor country; it is about to be invaded again. Alan: The country 
is headed for an economic depression. Jane: How do you know? Alan: History repeats itself. 
The conditions now are just like the conditions before the last major depression.

3.I'm history. 

Inf. Good-bye, I am leaving. I'm history. See you tomorrow. Later. I'm history.

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[Today's Dialogue] 

A: You emissions are to blame for the smell in here.
B: Don't force me to stand outside in the cold.
A: No more cutting the cheese!!!

A: 니가 가스 배출해서 냄새 나잖아.
B: 나 밖에서 추위에 떨게 하지마.
A: 더 이상 방귀끼면 죽는다.