08.28 — Becoming a Working Mom μνΉλ§μΌλ‘μμ 첫걸μ
08.28 — Finding Work-Life Balance: It Sounds like You've Struck a Balance μλΌλ°Έ μ°ΎκΈ°: λ€κ° κ· νμ μ μ‘μ κ² κ°λ€
08.28 — But nothing changed. κ·Έλ°λ°λ μλ¬΄λ° λ³νκ° μλλΌ.
08.28 — Slow down. μ²μ²ν ν΄μ.
08.28 — Trump’s Tax & Spending Plan Divides Republicans νΈλΌνμ μΈκΈ λ° μ§μΆ κ³ν, 곡νλΉ λ΄ λΆμ΄ μ λ°
μ νΈμ 25.08.28 — Becoming a Working Mom μνΉλ§μΌλ‘μμ 첫걸μ
After giving birth to my child, I returned to work following a one-year maternity leave.
λλ μΆμ° ν, 1λ κ°μ μ‘μ ν΄μ§μ λ§μΉκ³ 볡μ§νλ€.
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* one-year maternity leave : 1λ κ°μ μ‘μ ν΄μ§
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As a dual-income couple, we had many concerns about how to raise our baby, who had just turned one.
λ§λ²μ΄ λΆλΆλ‘μ μ΄μ λμ΄ κ° μ§λ μκΈ°λ₯Ό μ΄λ»κ² ν€μΈ κ²μΈμ§ κ³ λ―Όμ΄ μ°Έ λ§μλ€.
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* dual-income couple : λ§λ²μ΄ λΆλΆ
* raise one's baby : μμ΄λ₯Ό ν€μ°λ€
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We decided to move to a home near my husband's workplace and send our baby to daycare.
μ°λ¦¬λ λ¨νΈ νμ¬ κ·Όμ²λ‘ μ§μ μ΄μ¬ν λ€ μμ΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ¦°μ΄μ§μ 보λ΄κΈ°λ‘ νλ€.
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* near someone's workplace : ~μ μ§μ₯ κ·Όμ²μ
* send one's baby to daycare : μμ΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ¦°μ΄μ§μ 보λ΄λ€
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I applied for a reduced work schedule for nine months.
λλ 9κ°μκ° μ‘μ λ¨μΆ 근무λ₯Ό μ μ²νκ³ ,
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* reduced work schedule : λ¨μΆ 근무
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That allowed me to leave work two hours early to care for the baby.
κ·Έ λλΆμ 2μκ° μΌμ° ν΄κ·Όνμ¬ μκΈ°λ₯Ό λλ³Ό μ μμλ€.
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* leave work two hours early : 2μκ° μΌμ° ν΄κ·Όνλ€
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It's not easy raising a baby while both parents work, without help from other family members.
λ€λ₯Έ κ°μ‘± ꡬμ±μμ λμ μμ΄, λΆλͺ¨κ° λͺ¨λ μΌμ νλ©° μκΈ°λ₯Ό ν€μ°λ κ²μ μ½μ§ μλ€.
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* without help from : ~μ λμ μμ΄
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But even so, I feel like we are learning more than we are struggling.
νμ§λ§, νλ μ λ³΄λ€ λ°°μ°λ μ μ΄ λ λ§μ κ² κ°λ€.
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First of all, I'm grateful that I can work again.
λ¨Όμ , μΌμ λ€μ ν μ μμ΄μ κ°μ¬νλ€.
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Knowing that I'll be able to tell my child about my work experience once he's older spurs me on.
μμ΄κ° μ»Έμ λ λμ μ§μ₯ κ²½νμ λν΄ λ§ν΄ μ€ μ μμ λ μ λ μ¬λ¦¬λ λκΈ° λΆμ¬κ° λλ€.
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* one's work experience : μ§μ₯ κ²½ν
* spur someone on : ~μκ² λκΈ° λΆμ¬λ₯Ό νλ€
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Although I'm still an inexperienced mom learning every day, I'm so thankful for my baby who is growing up healthy and cheerful.
μμ§ λ§€μΌ λ°°μ κ°λ λ―Έμν μλ§μ΄μ§λ§, 건κ°νκ³ λ°κ² μλΌμ£Όλ μκΈ°μκ² μ°Έ κ³ λ§λ€.
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* grow up healthy and cheerful : 건κ°νκ³ λ°κ² μλΌλ€
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βDialogue Practice
A : You and your husband are both working, right?
λ¨νΈλΆμ΄λ λ λΆ λ€ μΌνμμ£ ?
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B : Yes, we're earning a dual income while we raise our child.
λ€, λ§λ²μ΄λ₯Ό νλ©° μμ΄λ₯Ό ν€μ°κ³ μμ΄μ.
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* earn a dual income : λ§λ²μ΄λ₯Ό νλ€
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A : Do you have any family giving you a hand?
λμμ£Όλ κ°μ‘±λ€μ μκ³ μ?
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* give someone a hand : ~λ₯Ό λλ€, κ±°λ€λ€
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B : They all live far away, so we have no choice but to handle everything ourselves.
μ λΆ λ©λ¦¬ μ΄μμ, μ΄μ© μ μμ΄ μ ν¬ λμ΄ μ λΆ λ€ ν΄μΌ ν΄μ.
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* have no choice but to : ~ν μλ°μ μλ€
* handle everything oneself : μ λΆ μ§μ νλ€
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A : Oh, that must be tough.
μμ΄κ³ , νλμκ² λ€μ.
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B : We try to make detailed plans for parenting every day.
λ λ§λ€ μ‘μ κ³νμ μ΄μ΄ν μΈμ λ³΄λ €κ³ λ Έλ ₯νκ³ μμ΄μ.
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* make detailed plans for : μμΈν ~ κ³νμ μΈμ°λ€
νμμκΈλ¦¬μ¬ 25.08.28 — Finding Work-Life Balance: It Sounds like You've Struck a Balance μλΌλ°Έ μ°ΎκΈ°: λ€κ° κ· νμ μ μ‘μ κ² κ°λ€
Mickey : Talia, thank you. This new routine has really made me feel lighter.
ν리μ, κ³ λ§μ. μ΄ μλ‘μ΄ μΌκ³Ό λλΆμ λ΄ λ§μμ΄ νκ²° κ°λ²Όμμ‘μ΄.
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Talia : That's wonderful to hear. You looked like you were running yourself ragged last month.
κ·Έ λ§ λ€μΌλ μ λ§ μ’λ€. μ§λλ¬μλ λ€κ° μ§μ΄ λ€ λΉ μ§ κ² κ°μ 보μμ΄.
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* run oneself ragged : λ Ήμ΄κ° λλ€
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Mickey : I was. But now my family eats dinner together, and I always log off by six. My wife says she finally feels like I'm present.
κ·Έλ¬μμ§. νμ§λ§ μ΄μ μ°λ¦¬ κ°μ‘±μ λ€ κ°μ΄ μ λ μ λ¨Ήκ³ , λ νμ 6μκΉμ§ μΌμ λ§μ³. μλ΄κ° μ΄μ μΌ λ΄κ° κ³μ μλ€λ λλμ΄ λ λ.
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* present : ν¨κ» μλ, νμ¬μ μ§μ€νλ
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Talia : That's the real win. It's not easy, but it's worth it.
κ·Έκ² μ§μ§ μ±κ³΅μ΄μ§. μ½μ§ μμλ κ·Έλ΄ λ§ν κ°μΉκ° μμ΄.
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* It's not easy, but... : μ½μ§ μμ§λ§, ~
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Mickey : It is. I've even started painting again. I think I'm starting to find a happy medium.
λ§μ. κ·Έλ¦Ό 그리기λ λ€μ μμνμ΄. μ μ ν κ· νμ μ μ°ΎκΈ° μμν κ² κ°μ.
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* a happy medium : μ μ ν ννμ [κ· νμ ]
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Talia : It sounds like you've struck a balance. Nicely done!
κ· νμ μ μ‘μ κ² κ°λ€. μ λ§ μνμ΄!
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* strike a balance : μ‘°νλ₯Ό μ΄λ£¨λ€, κ· νμ μ μ§νλ€
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Easy English
25.08.28 — But nothing changed. κ·Έλ°λ°λ μλ¬΄λ° λ³νκ° μλλΌ.
Jake : My upstairs neighbor used to vacuum at midnight.
λ΄ μμΈ΅μ μ¬λ μ΄μμ΄ μμ μ μ§κ³΅μ²μκΈ°λ₯Ό λ리곀 νμ΄.
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* my upstairs neighbor : λμ μμΈ΅μ μ¬λ μ΄μ
* vacuum : μ§κ³΅μ²μκΈ°λ‘ μ²μνλ€
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Jisoo : What? That's insane.
λ? λ§λ μ λΌ!
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* insane : λ§λ μ λλ, μ μ μ μ΄ μλ
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Jake : I left a note once, but nothing changed.
ν λ² λ©λͺ¨λ₯Ό λ¨κ²Όκ±°λ , κ·Έλ°λ°λ μλ¬΄λ° λ³νκ° μλλΌ.
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Jisoo : Did you report it?
κ·Έκ±° μ κ³ νλ?
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* report : λ³΄κ³ νλ€, μ κ³ νλ€
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Jake : Nah, I just bought earplugs and moved out a few months later.
μλ, λ΄κ° κ·Έλ₯ κ·λ§κ°λ₯Ό μκ³ λͺ λ¬ μλ€κ° μ΄μ¬λ₯Ό λμμ΄.
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* earplugs : κ·λ§κ°
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Start English
25.08.28 — Slow down. μ²μ²ν ν΄μ.
A : I have so much work!
μΌμ΄ λ무 λ§μ!
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B : Slow down.
μ²μ²ν ν΄.
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A : I'm trying not to stress out.
μ€νΈλ μ€ μ λ°μΌλ €κ³ λ Έλ ₯ μ€μ΄μΌ.
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* I'm trying not to + λμ¬. : ~νμ§ μμΌλ €κ³ λ Έλ ₯ μ€μ΄μμ.
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βB : Yeah. So, slow down.
μμ. κ·Έλ¬λκΉ μ²μ²ν ν΄.
κ·νΈμ 25.08.28 — Trump’s Tax & Spending Plan Divides Republicans νΈλΌνμ μΈκΈ λ° μ§μΆ κ³ν, 곡νλΉ λ΄ λΆμ΄ μ λ°
President Trump is pushing to pass a major tax and spending bill that combines 2017 tax cut extensions with new proposals such as auto loan deductions and bigger child tax credits.
νΈλΌν λν΅λ Ήμ΄ 2017λ κ°μΈ μ‘°μΉ μ°μ₯κ³Ό, μλμ°¨ λμΆ μ΄μ 곡μ λ° μλ μΈμ‘ 곡μ νλ λ± μ κ· μ μμ κ²°ν©ν λκ·λͺ¨ μΈμ ·μΈμΆ λ²μ ν΅κ³Όλ₯Ό μΆμ§νκ³ μλ€.
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* a major tax and spending bill : λκ·λͺ¨ μΈμ · μΈμΆ λ²μ
* tax cut extensions : κ°μΈ μ‘°μΉ μ°μ₯
* auto loan deductions : μλμ°¨ λμΆ κ³΅μ
* child tax credits : μλ μΈμ‘곡μ
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The plan has triggered criticism from Democrats and some Republicans concerned about debt increases and social program cuts.
ν΄λΉ λ²μμ μ¬μ μ μ νλ λ° μ¬ν λ³΅μ§ μΆμ κ°λ₯μ±μ λν μ°λ €λ‘ λ―Όμ£ΌλΉμ λ¬Όλ‘ μΌλΆ 곡νλΉ μμλ€μ λΉνλ λ°κ³ μλ€.
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* has triggered criticism : λΉνμ λΆλ¬μΌμΌμΌ°λ€
* debt increases : μ μ νλ
* social program cuts : μ¬ν λ³΅μ§ μΆμ
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Elon Musk has joined the opposition, warning the bill would raise the deficit and harm the economy.
μΌλ‘ λ¨Έμ€ν¬λ λ°λ μ§μμ ν©λ₯ν΄ ν΄λΉ λ²μμ΄ μ¬μ μ μλ₯Ό λλ¦¬κ³ κ²½μ λ₯Ό ν΄μΉ κ²μ΄λΌκ³ κ²½κ³ νλ€.
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* raise the deficit : μ¬μ μ μλ₯Ό λ리λ€
* harm the economy : κ²½μ λ₯Ό ν΄μΉλ€
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The bill, central to Trump's second-term agenda, also boosts defense spending and lifts the debt ceiling, sparking tension among fiscal conservatives.
νΈλΌνμ 2κΈ° μ§κΆ ν΅μ¬ κ΅μ κ³Όμ λ‘ νκ°λ°λ μ΄λ² λ²μμ κ΅λ°©λΉ μ¦μ‘κ³Ό μ°λ°© λΆμ±νλ μν₯ μ‘°μΉλ ν¬ν¨νκ³ μμ΄ μ¬μ 보μμ£Όμμλ€κ³Όμ κ°λ±μ λΆλ¬μΌμΌν€κ³ μλ€.
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* second-term agenda : 2κΈ° μ§κΆ κ΅μ κ³Όμ
* boosts defense spending : κ΅λ°©λΉλ₯Ό μ¦μ‘νλ€
* lifts the debt ceiling : λΆμ± νλλ₯Ό μν₯νλ€
* fiscal conservatives : μ¬μ 보μμ£Όμμ
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While some leaders defend the plan as good for working families and border security, critics see it as favoring the wealthy.
μΌλΆ 곡νλΉ μ§λλΆλ μ΄ λ²μμ΄ κ·Όλ‘μ κ°κ΅¬μ κ΅κ²½ μ보μ κΈ°μ¬ν κ²μ΄λΌλ©° λ°©μ΄μ λμ°μ§λ§, λΉνλ‘ μλ€μ λ²μμ΄ λΆμ μΈ΅μ μ 리νκ² μ€κ³λλ€κ³ μ§μ νλ€.
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* good for working families : κ·Όλ‘μ κ°κ΅¬μ μ΄λ‘μ΄
* border security : κ΅κ²½ μ보
* favoring the wealthy : λΆμ μΈ΅μ μ 리ν
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Trump's allies are determined to advance the legislation despite internal debate and public disagreement.
νΈλΌν μΈ‘μ λ΄λΆ μ΄κ²¬κ³Ό λμ€μ λ°λ°μλ λΆκ΅¬νκ³ ν΄λΉ μ λ²μ κ°νν λ°©μΉ¨μ΄λ€.
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* advance the legislation : λ²μ μ λ²μ κ°ννλ€
* public disagreement : λμ€μ λ°λ°
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The proposal faces further scrutiny in the Senate, where deep divisions have emerged over its potential financial impact.
ν΄λΉ λ²μμ ν₯ν μμμμμ μ λ° μ¬μ¬λ₯Ό μλκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ¬μ μ μν₯ κ°λ₯μ±μ λν κΉμ λΆμ΄μ΄ λνλκ³ μλ€.
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* further scrutiny : μΆκ° μ¬μ¬
* potential financial impact : μ¬μ μ μν₯ κ°λ₯μ±
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Some lawmakers have voiced serious concerns about possible reductions to Medicaid and food aid programs, while supporters argue the plan will lead to stronger economic growth.
μΌλΆ μμλ€μ λ©λμΌμ΄λ μλ£ λ³΄μ₯ λ° μλ μ§μ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨ μμ° μκ° κ°λ₯μ±μ κ°ν μ°λ €λ₯Ό νλͺ νκ³ μλ λ°λ©΄, μ§μ§ μΈ‘μ λ²μμ κ²½μ μ±μ₯ μ΄μ§ ν¨κ³Όλ₯Ό κ°μ‘°νκ³ μλ€.
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* have voiced serious concerns : κ°ν μ°λ €λ₯Ό νλͺ νλ€
* food aid programs : μλ μ§μ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨
* stronger economic growth : κ²½μ μ±μ₯ μ΄μ§
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The bill's ultimate fate could significantly influence future elections and define Trump's long-term policy legacy.
μ΄λ² λ²μμ μ΅μ’ ν΅κ³Ό μ¬λΆλ ν₯ν μ κ±° μ§νμ μ€λν μν₯μ λ―ΈμΉ μ μμΌλ©° νΈλΌνμ μ₯κΈ° μ μ± μ μ°μ μ’μ°νλ λΆκΈ°μ μ΄ λ μ λ§μ΄λ€.
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* ultimate fate : μ΅μ’ μ΄λͺ
* influence future elections : ν₯ν μ κ±°μ μν₯μ λ―ΈμΉλ€
* long-term policy legacy : μ₯κΈ° μ μ± μ μ°
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