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μ νΈμ 26.01.01 - A Special Birthday μμ΄λ€μ νΉλ³ν μμΌ
μ νΈμ 26.01.02 - Blood Sugar Levels νλΉμ λν κ΄μ¬
μ νΈμ 26.01.01 - A Special Birthday μμ΄λ€μ νΉλ³ν μμΌ
I am a very lucky mom. I only have to buy one birthday cake a year for my kids.
μ λ μμ΄λ€μ μμΌμ μν΄μ 1λ μ λ± ν λ²λ§ μμΌ μΌμ΄ν¬λ₯Ό μ¬λ λλ μμ£Ό λν€ν μλ§λλλ€.
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* only have to : ~ μ νλ©΄ λλ€
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The reason is that all three of them share the same birthday, July 8th.
κ·Έ μ΄μ λ μ°λ¦¬ μμ΄λ€ μΈ λͺ λͺ¨λ 7μ 8μΌλ‘ μμΌμ΄ κ°κΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄μμ.
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I insisted on a natural birth for my first son, but I ended up getting an emergency C-section.
첫째 μλ€μ μμ° λΆλ§μ κ³ μ§νμ§λ§, κ²°κ΅ μκΈ μν©μΌλ‘ μ μ μ κ° μμ μ νκ² λμμ΄μ.
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* insist on : ~μ κ³ μνλ€
* natural birth : μμ° λΆλ§
* end up getting : κ²°κ΅ ~μ λ°λ€
* emergency C-section : μκΈ μ μ μ κ°
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That was on July 8th.
κ·Έλ μ΄ λ°λ‘ 7μ 8μΌμ΄μκ³ μ.
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When I was pregnant with my second son, the doctor suggested scheduling the delivery for July 7th.
λμ§Έ μλ€μ κ°μ‘μ λλ μμ¬ μ μλμ΄ λΆλ§ λ μ§λ₯Ό 7μ 7μΌμ μ μνμ ¨λλ°,
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* be pregnant with : ~μ μμ ν μνλ€
* schedule the delivery : μΆμ° μΌμ μ μ νλ€
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But in the end, he was born on the 8th as well.
κ²°κ΅ 7μ 8μΌμ μμ μ ν΄ μ£Όμ ¨μ΄μ.
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Then came my daughter, whose due date wasn't far off from her brothers'.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ μ§Έ λΈμ μμ μΌμ΄ μ€λΉ λ€κ³Ό μ°¨μ΄κ° λ§μ΄ λμ§ μμ
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Sure enough, she was also born on July 8th.
μμλ 7μ 8μΌμ νμ΄λκ² λμμ΄μ.
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* due date : μΆμ° μμ μΌ
* sure enough : μμλ, μλλ λ€λ₯ΌκΉ
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I'm still amazed and grateful every time I look at their birthdates lined up in order on our family register.
μ£Όλ―Ό λ±λ‘ λ±λ³Έμ λλν κΈ°μ¬λμ΄ μλ μμ΄λ€ μμΌμ λ³Ό λλ§λ€ μμ§λ μ κΈ°νκ³ κ°μ¬ν λ§μμ΄ λ€μ΄μ.
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* lined up in order : μμλλ‘ λμ΄λ
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I hope that they will always remember each other's birthday even after they grow up, and that it will bring them even closer as siblings.
μ λ μμ΄λ€μ΄ λμ€μ 컀μλ μλ‘μ μμΌμ λ κΈ°μ΅νκ³ μλ‘λ₯Ό λμ± μλΌλ νμ μλ§€κ° λμ΄ μ£ΌκΈ°λ₯Ό λ°λΌμ.
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* even after someone grows up : (~μ΄) μλΌμ μ±μΈμ΄ λ νμλ
* bring someone even closer : (~μ) μ¬μ΄λ₯Ό λμ± κ°κΉκ² ν΄ μ£Όλ€
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Dialogue Practice
A : When are your kids' birthdays?
μμ΄λ€ μμΌμ΄ μΈμ μμ?
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B : All three of them were born on July 8th.
μ°λ¦¬ μ λ€ μ μ΄ μ λΆ 7μ 8μΌλ‘ μμΌμ΄ κ°μμ.
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* all three of them : μΈλͺ λͺ¨λ
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A : What? Seriously? How is that even possible?
λ€? μ λ§μ΄μ? μ΄λ»κ² κ·Έκ² κ°λ₯ν΄μ?
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B : It just sort of happened that way.
μ΄μ©λ€ 보λ κ·Έλ κ² λμ΄μ.
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* just sort of happened that way : μ΄μ©λ€ 보λ κ·Έλ κ² λμλ€
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A : Wow, that must be such a special day for your family.
μ, κ°μ‘±λ€μκ² μ λ§ νΉλ³ν λ μ΄κ² λ€μ.
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* a special day for : ~μκ² νΉλ³ν λ
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B : Of course. It's the most meaningful day of the year for all of us.
κ·ΈλΌμ. μ°λ¦¬ μꡬ λͺ¨λμκ² 1λ μ€ κ°μ₯ νΉλ³ν ν루μ΄μ§μ.
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* the most meaningful day : κ°μ₯ μλ―Έ μλ λ
* for all of us : μ°λ¦¬ λͺ¨λμκ²
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μ νΈμ 26.01.02 - Blood Sugar Levels νλΉμ λν κ΄μ¬
Low-sugar and zero-sugar foods are getting a lot of attention these days.
μμ¦ μ λΉ μνμ΄λ μ λ‘ μκ±° μνμ΄ ν° μ£Όλͺ©μ λ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€.
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* get a lot of attention : ν° μ£Όλͺ©μ λ°λ€
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I recently got a blood test myself.
μ μμλ μ΅κ·Όμ νμ‘ κ²μ¬λ₯Ό νμ΅λλ€.
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* get a blood test : νμ‘ κ²μ¬λ₯Ό λ°λ€
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Even though I'm still pretty young, the results weren't great.
μμ§ λ§μ΄ μ μ λμ΄μλ λΆκ΅¬νκ³ κ²°κ³Όκ° μ’μ§ μμμ΅λλ€.
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* still pretty young : μμ§ κ½€ μ μ
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After giving it a lot of thought, I realized that my eating habits were the problem.
μ€λ κ³ λ―Ό λμ μ μ μμ΅κ΄μ΄ μλͺ»λλ€λ κ²μ κΉ¨λ¬μκ³
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* give it a lot of thought : λ§μ΄ κ³ λ―Όν΄ λ³΄λ€
* one's eating habits : μμ΅κ΄
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So, I decided to change them.
λ°λ‘ λ°κΎΈκΈ°λ‘ λ§μλ¨Ήμμ΅λλ€.
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I started by eating in reverse order.
μ λ μμλ₯Ό κ±°κΎΈλ‘ ν΄μ λ¨ΉκΈ° μμνμ΅λλ€.
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* in reverse order : λ°λ μμλ‘
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Most people dig into carbs first, like rice or bread.
λλΆλΆμ μ¬λλ€μ λ°₯κ³Ό λΉ΅ κ°μ νμνλ¬Όμ λ¨Όμ λ¨Ήκ² λ©λλ€.
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* dig into : ~μ λ¨ΉκΈ° μμνλ€
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But I learned that the body absorbs carbs more slowly if you eat vegetables first, then protein, and carbs last.
νμ§λ§ μΌμ± λ¨Όμ , κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ¨λ°±μ§, νμνλ¬Ό μμΌλ‘ λ¨ΉμΌλ©΄ λͺΈμ΄ νμνλ¬Ό ν‘μλ₯Ό λ μ²μ²ν νκ² ν΄ μ€λ€κ³ ν΄μ.
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* the body absorbs carbs : λͺΈμ΄ νμνλ¬Όμ ν‘μνλ€
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That helps prevent blood sugar spikes.
κ·Έλ¬λ©΄ νλΉ μ€νμ΄ν¬λ μκΈ°μ§ μλλ€κ³ νλλΌκ³ μ.
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* blood sugar spike : νλΉ μ€νμ΄ν¬
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It also helps to eat "good" carbs, in moderate amounts.
μ°©ν νμνλ¬Όλ μ λΉν μμ·¨νλ©΄ μ’μ΅λλ€.
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* in moderate amounts : μ λΉλμΌλ‘
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And needless to say, it's very important to exercise regularly.
λΉμ°ν μ΄λμ κ·μΉμ μΌλ‘ νλ κ²λ μμ£Ό μ€μνμ£ .
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* needless to say : λΉμ°ν, λ§ν κ²λ μμ΄
* exercise regularly : κΎΈμ€ν μ΄λνλ€
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I urge you to try changing the order of how you eat, too.
μ¬λ¬λΆλ€λ μ΄λ² κΈ°νμ λ¨Ήλ μμλ₯Ό λ°κΏ 보μλ 건 μ΄λ¨κΉμ?
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Dialogue Practice
A : They say it's best to start your meal with vegetables.
μμ¬ν λ μΌμ±λ₯Ό λ¨Όμ λ¨Ήλ κ² μμ£Ό μ’λ€κ³ ν΄μ.
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* start one's meal with : ~μΌλ‘ μμ¬λ₯Ό μμνλ€
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B : Really?
κ·Έλμ?
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A : Yes, eating in the order of veggies, protein, then carbs is ideal.
λ€, μΌμ±, λ¨λ°±μ§, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νμνλ¬Ό μμΌλ‘ λ¨Ήλ κ²μ΄ μ΄μμ μ΄λμ.
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* in the order of : ~μ μμλ‘
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B : Is there any particular reason?
νΉλ³ν μ΄μ λΌλ μλμ?
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* particular reason : νΉλ³ν μ΄μ
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A : Eating that way helps prevent blood sugar spikes.
κ·Έλ κ² λ¨ΉμΌλ©΄ νλΉ μ€νμ΄ν¬λ₯Ό μλ°©ν΄ μ€λ€κ³ νλ€μ.
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* blood sugar spike : νλΉ μ€νμ΄ν¬
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B : Oh, that's a great health tip!
μν! λ무 μ’μ κ±΄κ° κΏνμ΄λ€μ!
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* great health tip : κ±΄κ° κΏν