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- NYC wants to be a Vegas-like marriage destination

New York City has issued an open challenge to Las Vegas, seeking to become a premier destination for people to get married in what officials hope will boost tourism during uncertain economic times. The new Manhattan Marriage Bureau opened to the public in January following a $12.3 million renovation. The 24,000-square-foot (≒2,230-square meter) space has won enthusiastic reviews from newlyweds.

라스베이거스식 결혼, 뉴욕에서 하세요
뉴욕 시가 라스베이거스에 공개 도전장을 내밀었다. 결혼을 하려는 사람들을 위한 최고의 장소가 되겠다는 것. 이를 통해 관계자들은 불확실한 경기 중 관광을 활성화하겠다는 희망을 내보이고 있다. 신설된 맨해튼 결혼국은 1,230만 달러 규모의 보수 끝에 지난 1월 일반인들에게 공개되었다. 24,000제곱피트(≒2,230제곱미터) 규모의 이 공간은 신혼부부들에게서 열광적인 반응을 얻고 있다고.


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■ premier 최고의, 최상의
■ boost 향상시키다, 북돋우다
■ uncertain 불확실한
■ renovation 개조, 수리
■ enthusiastic 열광적인
■ newlywed 신혼부부


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■ New York City has issued an open challenge to Las Vegas, seeking to become a premier destination for people to get married.
■ The 24,000-square-foot (≒2,230-square meter) space has won enthusiastic reviews from newlyweds.


<> - Bureaucrat’s cooking trip sparks outcry

A Singaporean bureaucrat who wrote about taking his family on an expensive cooking course in France has sparked ire from locals, with some accusing him of extravagance given the city-state is in recession. Tan Yong Soon, a senior official at Singapore’s Environment Ministry, learned to truss chicken and cut vegetables at Le Cordon Bleu cookery school in Paris with his wife and son, and wrote about it in the Straits Times newspaper earlier this year.

공무원의 요리 여행에 화난 국민들
싱가포르의 한 공무원이 가족과 함께 프랑스에서 고가의 요리 수업을 들은 내용을 신문에 기고했다가 국민들의 분노를 샀다. 일부 국민들은 도시국가인 싱가포르가 불황을 맞고 있는데도 사치를 부렸다며 비판했다. 싱가포르 환경부 고위 공무원인 탄용순은 부인과 아들과 함께 파리의 르 꼬르동 불뢰 요리 학교에서 닭 날개와 다리를 고정하는 법, 야채 써는 법을 배웠다. 이 경험을 올해 초에 더 스트레이츠 타임즈에 기고했던 것.


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■ bureaucrat 관리
■ ire 분노, 화
■ extravagance 사치
■ truss 조리하는 동안 모양을 잡아 주고 육즙을 보존하기 위해 가금류의 날개와 다리를 실로 묶어 주거나 꼬챙이로 끼워서 정돈된 모양으로 만드는 것
■ cookery school 요리 학교


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■ A Singaporean bureaucrat who wrote about taking his family on an expensive cooking course in France has sparked ire from locals.
■ Tan Yong Soon, a senior official at Singapore’s Environment Ministry, learned to truss chicken and cut vegetables at Le Cordon Bleu cookery school in Paris.


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1. Listen to the following sentence and fill in the blank.
People should not confuse local weather ___________ with climate change.

2. In the space below, please transcribe the sentence that will be read twice.
__________________________________________________________

*Listen to the following and answer Question 3.
3. Based on what the speaker said, which of the following is not correct?
(A) Scientist have created a cloaking device that hides objects from sight.
(B) The new material could be used for military purposes.
(C) The new material could make mobile communications clearer.

4. Which of the following would flow the most naturally after the phrases below?
Bankrupt electronics retailer Circuit City said it would liquidate its assets and shutter hundreds of U.S. stores _________________________________.
(A) after reaching a deal to sell the company
(B) because sales of electronic goods are increasing
(C) after failing to reach a deal to sell the company

*Listen to the following and answer Question 5.
5. According to the sentence, the following is either true or false. Please circle the correct answer.
For many years, a number of surfers have been eaten by sharks in the ocean. (T), (F)


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1. variability 2. The Harry Potter series has set a record in the history of publishing.
3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (F)