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Eric : Dad, I know you are less against me getting a dog than Mom is.
Toby : How do you know that?
Eric : Your voice came through the vent into the bathroom. Don’t get mad – I didn’t eavesdrop on purpose.
Toby : Well, I don’t think it would be a good idea to bring it up with her again. Locking horns with her again over this can only make it worse.
Eric : What if I were to do my homework at the during room table every night so she can see me working at it? Do you think that would help?
Toby : Hmm… While I don’t think it could hurt, I think it’s a long shot that that by itself would actually change her mind.
Eric : What do you suggest?
Toby : Your idea to let Mom see the effort you’re putting in to improving your grades is a good one, but in the end, you’re going to have to actually improve your grades. My advice? Improve your grades.

엄마와 다투면
Eric : 아빠, 제가 강아지 사는 것에 대해 엄마만큼 반대는 안 하시죠.
Toby : 어떻게 아니?
Eric : 엄마, 아빠 이야기하시는 목소리가 환기구를 통해서 화장실로 들려 오더라구요. 화내지 마세요. 일부러 엿들은 건 아니니까.
Toby : 음, 엄마에게 강아지 이야기를 다시 꺼내는 건 좋은 생각이 아닌 것 같다. 엄마랑 다시 다투게 되면 상황만 악화될 거야.
Eric : 제가 매일 밤 식탁에서 숙제를 하면 어떨까요? 그럼 노력하는 제 모습을 엄마가 보실 수 있잖아요. 효과가 있을까요?
Toby : 흠…나쁠 건 없겠지만, 그것만으로 엄마 마음을 돌리기엔 역부족일걸.
Eric : 그럼 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?
Toby : 성적을 올리기 위해 노력하는 모습을 엄마에게 보여 준다는 아이디어는 좋긴 한데, 결국에는 진짜로 성적을 올려야 되는 거야. 내 조언은 성적을 올리라는 것.


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■ vent 배출구, 구멍, 환기구
An opening that allows air, gas or liquid to pass out of or into a room, building, container, etc.
He gave vent to his pent-up feelings. (그는 억눌렀던 감정을 터뜨렸다.)
■ eavesdrop 엿듣다, 도청하다
Listen secretly to what other people are saying
Eavesdrop on a conversation 대화를 엿듣다
■ lock horns with ~와 다투다
Get involved in an argument or a disagreement with
The lawyers did not want to lock horns with the judge. (변호사들은 판사와 다투고 싶지 않았다.)
■ long shot 모험을 건 도박, 승산이 없는 시도
It was a long shot, anyway. (어차피 승산이 별로 없었어.)


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- less against
I know you are less against me getting a dog than Mom is.
- How do you know that?
How do you know that?
- eavesdrop on purpose
I didn’t eavesdrop on purpose.
- bring it up with her again
I don’t think it would be a good idea to bring it up with her again.


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- The number of North Korean students in the South rises
- A recent survey has found that grades are the prime concern for the North Korean students studying in colleges in South Korea.

The number of college students born in North Korea is rising as the number of refugees has increased to 13,000. According to Unification Ministry figures, 448 North Korean defectors are enrolled at 104 universities in the South. They could be seen as a sort of barometer determining how well North Korean defectors adjust to life in South Korea. According to a recent survey, the North Korean students’ fears are no different from those of their South Korean-born counterparts. When asked about their most pressing worries, North Koreans at Sogang University cited grades, English language proficiency and part-time jobs.

한국 내 탈북 대학생 수 증가
탈북자 수가 13,000명으로 증가하면서 북한에서 태어나 한국에서 대학교를 다니는 탈북 학생 수도 늘고 있다. 통일부 자료에 따르면 현재 448명의 탈북 학생들이 한국 대학교 104곳에 등록되어 있다. 이들은 북한에서 귀순한 사람들이 한국 생활에 적응하는 정도를 평가하는 척도가 될 수 있다. 최근 한 조사 결과 탈북 학생들의 고민은 한국 학생과 다를 바가 없다는 사실이 나타났다. 가장 큰 고민이 무엇이냐는 질문에, 서강대학교에 다니는 탈북 학생들은 성적과 영어 능력, 아르바이트를 꼽았다.


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- refugee 망명자, 피난민
A person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political,
religious or social reasons
A refugee camp 난민 수용소
- enroll 등록하다
Enroll at college 대학에 입학하다
- barometer 지표, 기압계
An instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change
A barometer of public opinion 여론 동참의 지표
- adjust 적응하다, 조정하다
Change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
Cost-of-living adjustment 생계비 지수의 상승에 따른 임금 인상(COLA)
- counterpart 대응하는 사람, 상대
A person or thing that has same position or function as somebody/something else in a different place or situation
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met with her North Korean counterpart.
(콘돌라도 라이스 미 국무장관이 북한의 외교부 장관과 회동했다.)
- pressing 긴급한
Needing to be dealt with immediately
While this posed an intriguing scientific question, it also presented a serious and pressing economic concern.
(이는 흥미로운 과학적 의문을 제기하는 한편 심각하고 긴급한 경제적 우려를 낳았다.)