This post will be almost entirely in English.
I had canceled today's walk because the weather forecast, for several days, showed rain on Sunday. I had originally chosen Sunday because, weeks ago, it had been the the only day not to have rain. But that changed over time, and Sunday ended up looking like the worst day of rain. Then suddenly late Saturday, something changed, and Sunday had become clear. Monsoon season in a mountainous area can be very frustrating; the weather is very unpredictable, so canceling or not canceling is a gamble either way. I decided not to cancel, and my student was gracious and flexible enough to join me for a very nice walk.
So we had a great 10K walk this evening even though it was hot and humid. My one student for this walk already spoke English very well, so I was afraid she wouldn't learn very much from me since she already knew so much, but she insisted that she had learned a lot. Thank you for coming to class and having a fun stroll with me to the Han River and back!
Here's most of the vocabulary we covered (and this lesson was mostly about vocabulary):
bank transfer (n.) = an electronic transfer of funds from one bank account to another
Bill made a bank transfer to his cousin.
wire transfer (n.) = an electronic transfer of funds from one bank account to another
Susan didn't get the wire transfer from Anne.
to wire/transfer money (v.) = to send money electronically from one bank account to another
Steve wired money to his daughter, a college student.
Claire transferred $200 to her grandmother's account.
to vent (v.) = to express one's uncontainable anger or frustration about something
My kids vented their anger at me. My kids vented at me. They're just venting.
The volcano vented gas and smoke into the atmosphere.
pejorative (adj.) = negative in meaning, association, or connotation
A word like "bum" has a pejorative meaning in American English.
cicada (n.) = a large flying insect that stays buried in the ground for seventeen years
We could hear the loud, summertime noise of the cicadas in the trees.
17-year locust (n.) = cicada
The farm's tree-lined edge was filed with 17-year locusts.
buzzing (n., adj,) = a vibrating, humming, or even harshly rasping sound (as of bees or cicadas)
The fly's buzzing in my ear was starting to bother me.
That buzzing sound is loud and obnoxious.
Buzz off! = a slang way to say "Go away!" as if one were shooing away an insect
The mom told her kids to buzz off so she could watch TV.
shaman spider (n.) = a species of large, orb-weaving spiders originally from East Asia
Shaman spiders have found their way to America aboard planes and boats.
The banner of this blog shows a shaman spider that's missing two legs.
hermitage (n.) (암자) = a separate or isolated place inhabited by a hermit
Many Buddhist temples have hermitages for monks who meditate in seclusion.
introverted (adj.) = preferring aloneness and isolation; unsociable
My son is so introverted that he hates even small groups of people.
heavy hitter (n.) = a baseball player with a high batting average; (slang) an important person
George Lucas, despite being in his 80s, is still a heavy hitter in Hollywood.
confluence (n.) (합류부) = a point where two watercourses flow together
The confluence of the Tan Creek and the Han River is loved by many fishermen.
aerate (v.) = to oxygenate or otherwise allow air to flow through
They aerated the room by opening the windows after she had burned the steak.
The builders aerated the creek by putting stones in the path of flowing water to cause turbulence.
raccoon dog (n.) (너구리) = a raccoon-like four-legged animal that lives by creeks and rivers
The family of raccoon dogs seemed completely unafraid of humans.
fraternal twins (n.) (이란성 쌍둥이) = twins born at the same time but not genetically identical
My boss has two sons who are fraternal twins.
The one big expression we covered was:
walk single file
The phrase single file functions as an adverb. Adverbs answer questions like how, where, when, or even why. How should you walk? Single file.
To walk single file is to walk in a column instead of walking abreast (or shoulder-to-shoulder). This is a polite thing for a group to do when walking on a narrow path, and my student and I both agreed that groups of people who crowd out others on a narrow path are being rude and inconsiderate. I'm glad to know I'm not alone in thinking this!
Some grammatical points:
1. using get to mean "become," as in to get older. Other get/become expressions:
- get angry
- get confused
- get lost
- get rich
- get fat
- get skinny
- get drunk
- get sick
- get excited
- get moody
- get dirty
- get messy
- get smelly
- get clean
- tributary: a watercourse that flows into (gives its water to) another watercourse
- contribute: to give (money, food, work, time, etc.) to a cause or a group or some other thing
- distribute: to give out (evenly) to many people or things
- retribution: revenge; the giving out of evil for evil, harm for harm, bad for bad, etc.
- tribute: something given as a gesture of honor, respect, celebration, etc.
QUIZ
- Don't _____ angry just because I won the chess game!
- We saw three _____ dogs by the river last night.
- Because the Yeoui Creek flows into the Yangjae Creek, we can say that the Yeoui is a _____ to the Yangjae.
- As she _____ _____ , she also got wiser from her long years of experience.
- Instead of moving as a crowd and blocking everyone, why don't you all go _____ _____ so people can pass you without difficulty?
- The lonely _____ looked abandoned; no lone monk or sage could be found.
- While my daughter is extroverted and loves to meet new people, my son is _____ and prefers to stay home and play video games.
- Marcia says she needs you to do a _____ _____ to send her $500.
- I _____ her only $250 to teach her to live more cheaply.
- Let's meet at the _____ of the four rivers.
- Gerald shrank from the large, orb-weaving _____ _____ that was sitting in its web on the tree, but he admired its black, red, and yellow colors.
- We need to _____ this creek water so that the fish have more oxygen to breathe.
- A 17-year locust is also called a(n) _____ .
- The spacecraft struck by the tiny meteor was _____ing air into space.
- Don't _____ your anger at me! I didn't do anything wrong!
- Just _____ _____ , why don't you?! I don't want to see you right now!
- The way she said the word marriage sounded almost _____ , as if she hated the idea of getting married and living a traditional life.
- They're not identical twins, but they are _____ twins.
- When was the last time your uncle _____ drunk and ran around naked?
- I keep hearing this _____ noise, as if a fly were stuck in my ear.
- How many _____ _____ are in this room of rich and famous people?
ANSWERS (highlight between the brackets/괄호 안의 내용을 강조 표시해 주세요.):
Now—write your own sentences with the above words and expressions!
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