EM Reunion...

Six people gathered. Talked about random things.

Making notes of ideas...

When ideas come into your mind, make notes of them. They will make for a book.

Amoled...

Some of the people that I know from my former company appeared on MBC's News Desk tonight. The TV program was trying to introduce to the viewers some single-minded, hard-working professionals who are delving into their own area of work. It may look cool, as the producer intended, to untutored eyes.

Well, to me, who was once in the midst of it together with those people, seeing it was rather painful. No life, all work.

on compassionate grounds

on compassionate grounds: 동정에 의해 (특별히), 인간적 차원에서
on humanitarian grounds: 인도적 차원에서
by reason of insanity: 정신질환을 이유로

chalk up A to B

chalk up A to B (chalk it up to B)

= ascribe A to B
= attribute A to B
= A is due to B
= A is because of B
= A is caused by B

ex) It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.

hobnob [hɑ́bnɑ̀b / hɔ́bnɔ̀b ] vi. (-bb-)권커니 잣거니 술을 마시다, 친하게(허물없이) 사귀다, 사이좋게 이야기하다, ┅와 매우 친밀하다(with), 유력자나 부호와 사귀어 이익을 꾀하다; 간담하다(with).hobnobber ―n.

gringo [gríŋgou] n. (pl. ∼s ) (미국속어) (종종 경멸적) 외국인, (특히) 영미(英美) 사람(라틴 아메리카 사람이 이르는).

kowtow to = pander to = flatter to

inimical to = hostile to

would...

Would

1. the result of what is imagined which will happen or will not happen in the future.
If the bill is passed, it would V ~
=In case the bill is passed, it will V ~

요즘의 사용 추세: 가정절이 현재형이든 과거형이든 관계 없이, 또 그 가정이 일어날 수 있는 일이든 일어날 수 없는 일이든 상관 없이, 주절에 would 를 쓰는 경향이 있음.

would는 기본적으로 "~한다면" 또는 "~라는 가정하에" 일어날 수 있는 일을 의미하는 용도로 쓰일 뿐임.

만일 가정절이 가정법 과거 (가정절이 과거형)이고 주절에 would을 쓴다면, 가정법 과거 처럼 현실의 반대 사실을 가정하는 것임.

2. subjunctive mood.
if I were you, I would V~
(but in reality because I am not you, I can't V~)

Swine Flu

Swine flu hit even the English kindergarten my elder daughter attends.
According to my wife, moms stormed into the institute in droves to withdraw their children. The teacher seems to have been frightened.

At the request of Erin's mom, I gave the teacher a reassuring call on her mobile phone, saying that Erin will come back as soon as it's felt safe to go back and expressing gratefulness for all the care she gave Erin.