<Let's Study Korean & English at the Same Time>

This web site http://www.godowon.com/intro/Mletter_intro.gdw is a very good one for those who are learning Korean. It was introduced to me a long time ago, and I visit this site almost daily-part of my daily routine now. (12/12/07(W))

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12/19/07(W)
Today is the presidential election day. One of the candicates who is the most likely to be elected for the presidency is that scandal-ridden Lee Myongbak. He told a lie about the political scandal, but most of the Koreans are going to elect this 'unreliable' person. In a sense, they are facing a critical phase. http://www.godowon.com/last_letter/view.gdw?no=1960
Today's vocabulary(Find the Korean counterparts.)
1. a forked road
2. to deal with -
3. to encounter, be confronted by -
4. retreat
5. abyss or hell
6. split or division

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12/17/07(M)
When young, I studied in America. Then one of my teachers said, "We all live listening to the beat of different drums", meaning that we all act on different principles or according to different ways of thinking. Or it also means that we need to listen to the voice from within. http://www.godowon.com/last_letter/view.gdw?no=1960
Today's vocabulary(Find the Korean counterparts.)
1. suddenly, unexpectedly, by chance, casually
2. far away
3. slender, weak

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12/15/07(S)
Today's message is "To make the best of today, accept whatever change is happening today." http://www.godowon.com/last_letter/view.gdw?no=1960
Today's vocabulary (Look for the Korean counterparts.)
1. to be included in - or be put into -
2. to decrease, or shrink, or deminish
3. to get buried

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12/14/07(F)
　Today's message is "At age 50 stop and reflect upon your past."http://www.godowon.com/last_letter/view.gdw?no=1960 It is year-end again, and it is time to put our affairs in order before it is too late.
Today's vocabulary( Find the Korean counterparts in today's passage)
1. hypochondoria
2. to fall into - or sink into -
3. to head for -
4. something new
5. old
6. to pass
7. the ground
8. with a thud or plump
9. to flop down or sink into - plump
10. heavily; violently
11.the turn of life, the menopause, climacteric
12. all at the same time
13. a raging wind, a violent gale
14. to rush into -or pour into-
15. emaciation
16. the head of a slope, a pass

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12/13/07(Thu)
　Today's message is "Be an active seeker." To enjoy close friendshiip, you need somebody who appreciates your worth. To find such a person, you yourself have to take action first. If you just keep to yourself, you will never have any close friendship-a healing relationship. 　http://www.godowon.com/last_letter/view.gdw?no=1960

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12/12/07(W)
Now let's have fun studying. In today's portion, please try to find some Korean words which correspond to the following English definitions. http://www.godowon.com/last_letter/view.gdw?no=1934

1) to return or give back
2) to draw near or attract
3) to give, bestow or grant

These are all verbs.