[0721수] News/노른자패턴/Idiom

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American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates 
made an appearance at the DMZ today. 
The two are here for talks with their South Korean counterparts about bolstering 
the South Korea-U.S. alliance and how to deal with North Korea. 
On Tuesday, Gates gave South Korea his word that the U.S. has got their back. 
In addition, South Korea and the U.S. agreed on joint military drills to flex 
their muscles to North Korea.

미 국무장관 힐러리 클린턴과 미 국방장관 로버트 게이츠가 오늘 DMZ를 찾았습니다. 
두 정상의 DMZ 방문 목적은 한미동맹 관계를 공고히 하고 
북한 문제에 대해 남한 측과 회담을 하기 위한 것입니다. 
어제 화요일, 게이츠는 미국은 한국을 방어하겠다는 약속을 표명했습니다. 
또한, 남한과 미국은 북한에 맞서 양국의 전력을 연합하는데 동의했습니다. 

★ Phrases and Vocabulary                       

- American Secretary of State: 미 국무장관
- make an appearance at ~ : ~에 잠깐 방문하다
- counterpart: 상대
- bolster: 강화하다
- flex their muscles: 무력시위를 하다

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[노른자패턴]- "It takes guts to do..." (... 하려면 배짱이 있어야 한다.)
 
A:  It takes guts to go out in public like that.
B:  What are you talking about?
A:  Your hair is green.
B:  Oh my God!  There must be something wrong with my shampoo!
 

A: 그런 차림으로 사람들 앞에 서려면 배짱 좀 두둑해야겠어?
B: 뭔 소리야?
A: 너 머리 초록색이잖아. 
B: 어머낫! 샴푸가 뭔 문제가 있었나봐!

    
★ Phrases and Vocabulary     
      
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[Magaret의 Idiom 이리온]  

*Today's Idiom: put a spin on

*Meaning: wist a report or story to one's advantage; 
interpret an event to make it seem favorable or beneficial to oneself or one's cause. 

(ex) The mayor tried to put a spin on the damaging polls. 
(ex) China Seeks to Put a Positive Spin On Talks With North Korea.

*다른 응용 표현 

for a spin = for a ride; for a drive
(ex) Let's get out our bikes and go for a spin.

make someone's head spin/swim : make someone dizzy or disoriented. 
(ex) Riding the merry-go-round makes my head spin.

spin one's wheels: waste time
(ex) I'm just spinning my wheels in this job. 

spin something off: 
1. to form a separate company from parts of an existing company; 
(ex) The company will consider spinning off its music recording and 
retail businesses early next year. 
2. to produce something additional;
(ex) “Star Trek” seems capable of spinning movies and TV series off endlessly. 

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*ex. 1                    

Marg: Rich, that death story isn’t exciting enough for news.
Sun: 리치, 그 살인자 스토리 별로 재미 없어.  
Rich: Well, how about if we put a ‘killer’ spin on it?
Sun: 음, ‘킬러’ 소재를 가미해서 재미나게 바꾸어보면 어떨까? 
        
>> 여기에서 spin은 'angle'의 의미. 

*ex. 2  

Rich: Hey, did you hear that SunKim got mugged?
Sun: 이봐, 썬킴이 강도만났단 얘기 들었어? 
Marg: Is that the spin he put on his ‘lost wallet’ story?
Sun: SunKim이 '지갑분실 사건'을 그렇게 과장한단 말이지? 
                  

*ex. 3  

Marg: The crowd is pretty upset about the long wait.
Sun:  사람들이 너무 오래 기다려서 지금 완전 열 받았어. 
Rich: Well, let’s try to put a positive spin on it. Tell them we’re
waiting for a surprise celebrity to show up.  
Sun: 상황을 좀 긍정적으로 보자고. 
가서 지금 유명스타가 깜짝 등장할 거라서 기다리고 있는 거라고 말해. 

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*청취자 전화연결              

Marg: Hey (청취자)! Was Sun Kim dumped by his girlfriend or did he dump her?
청취자: Let’s put a positive spin on it and say that it was mutual.

Rich: Hey (청취자)! I heard SunKim's new girl friend has a mustache.  
청취자: Let's put a spin on it. At least he can shave with his girl-friend.