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Listening Booster 1

Man makes record catch with Barbie fishing rod
David Hayes was fishing with his granddaughter in a pond behind his house when she asked him to hold her pink Barbie fishing rod while she want to the bathroom. Hayes took the fishing rod and seconds later the toy hooked a North Carolina state-record channel catfish, at 21 pounds, 1 ounce. He hung on to the fish for about a half-hour, and the catfish finally gave up, allowing Hayes to scoop the fish into a net.

장난감 낚싯대로 대어를 낚은 남성
데이빗 헤이즈는 집 뒤편 연못에서 손녀와 함께 낚시를 하고 있었다. 손녀가 화장실에 가면서 분홍색 바비인형 낚싯대를 붙잡고 있어 달라고 했는데, 헤이즈가 그 장난감 낚싯대를 잡자마자 노스캐롤라이나 주에서 가장 큰 21파운드 1온스짜리 얼룩메기가 물렸다. 30분 정도 버틴 끝에 메기가 마침내 포기를 했고, 헤이즈는 그물로 고기를 떠올렸다.

Key Words & Expression!s

Fishing rod 낚싯대

Hook 갈고리에 걸다, 낚시 바늘로 걸다

Channel catfish 얼룩메기

Hang on to ~에 매달리다

Scoop 뜨다, 퍼 올리다

Listening Booster 2

Remember your loved one - as a diamond
Diamonds really are forever. A small company based in Switzerland uses the ashes of dead people to make diamonds as a permanent memento for the bereaved family. The company’s CEO said he thought his clientele would mainly be young people, but so fir he has been surprised to find that the age of his customers runs the gamut. The method used for making artificial diamonds mirrors nature’s by subjecting carbon to huge pressure and high temperature.

사랑하는 사람, 다이아몬드로 기억하세요
다이아몬드는 영원하다. 스위스의 한 소기업이 죽은 사람의 재로 다이아몬드를 만들어 유가족이 영원히 유품으로 간직할 수 있도록 하고 있다. 이 회사의 CEO는 주로 젊은 사람들이 고객이 될 줄 알았는데 연령대가 다양한 사람들이 주문을 하는 것을 보고 놀랐다고 말했다. 인공 다이아몬드는 탄소를 고압, 고온에 노출함으로써 자연의 방법을 모방해 만든다.

Key Words & Expression!s

Memento 기념물, 유품

Bereaved family 유족

Clientele 고객, 단골 손님

Run the gamut 범위가 넓다

Mirror 반영하다, ~와 유사하다

Carbon 탄소

Listening Barometer

Weekly Test

1. Listen to the following sentence and fill in the blank.

Isn’t he kind of a to be working here?

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) Somalia topped the list of unstable nations this year.

(B) Sudan collapsed two years ago.

(C) Sudan has been considered as the country most at risk for failure for the past couple of years.
4. Which of the following would flow the most naturally after the phrase below?

Holding on to hurt feeling is too taxing, experts say. Forgiveness positively affects your body and your mind, .

(A) While dwelling on the hurt takes a toll on your stress levels

(B) While holding on to hurt feeling makes you feel better

(C) While holding a grudge also positively affects your stress levels

Listen to the following dialogue and answers Question 5.

5. According to the dialogue, the following is either true or false. Please circle the correct answer.

Ivy thinks Mr. Woolery has embezzled company funds to go on trips.



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Answers

1. Big fish

2. Negotiators are considering ways to reward countries that avoid deforestation.

3. (B)

4. (A)

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