Same-sex marriage in South Korea

Article : Seoul mayor endorses same-sex marriage (The Korea Herald)

URL : http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141013001094&kr=1

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Phrases for studying

endorses	◆ Members of all parties endorsed a ban on land mines.
With his comments	◆   Brian handed over his resignation letter without comment.
openly support	◆ Those owners won't often take a stand on editorial freedom, and some openly support the military's stance, these people say.
the Protestant churches	◆ The majority of the population is Protestant.
contender	◆ a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
presidency	◆  He was a White House official during the Bush presidency.
the Korean constitution	◆ Parliament will vote to amend the constitution.
the right to the pursuit of happiness	◆ the pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit
endorsement	◆ The election victory is a clear endorsement of their policies.
work against him in his political career	◆ ~ against sb Your age can work against you in this job.
especially if	◆  Art books are expensive to produce, especially if they contain colour illustrations.
run for	◆   ~ for sb/sth to run for president  ◆ ~ in sth to run in the election
jointly conducted	◆  a survey conducted jointly by two teams of researchers
objected to	◆ ~ (to sb/sth) Many local people object to the building of the new airport.
knelt on the street	◆  ~ (down) We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks.
in protest	◆  The director resigned in protest at the decision.
district	◆  South Cambridgeshire District Council  ◆  the fashion district of New York  ◆  the Lake District/the Peak District
revoke	◆ Their work permits have been revoked.
was held regardless	◆ The weather was terrible but we carried on regardless.

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Today's Correction

왜 그런지는 모르겠는데. 너가 전화를 걸면 컴퓨터로 오지 않아.

I don't know why, but I cannot receive/get your phone call through the computer Skype.

I looked up some information about why he did do that > why he did that

I am not interested in quite much. > I am not interested in much.

This song is not my type. > This song is not my style.

More Korean people will become open to LGBT community.

I believe Koreans will accept sexual minorities more friendly > I believe Koreans will accept sexual minorities more friendly or more openly.

He can lose the support by Christians > He can lose the support by Christians support from Christians.

3선 시장이 되었다.

He became three times in a row a mayor of Seoul. > He became a mayor of Seoul three times in a row.

서울은 한국 인구의 1/5을 갖고 있다.

Seoul has more than one-fifth population of South Korea. (good)

More than one-fifth population live in the capital.

What is your personal view about that?

Sexual minorities family's adoption could meet double bias and prejudice. > Adoption by sexual minority families could meet double bias and prejudices.

If gay couple or lesbian couple try to immigrate South Korea with their children, that could be complicated > If gay couples or lesbian couples try to immigrate to South Korea with their children, that could be complicated

법적 절차 : the legal process

That is in the legal side, but how about the moral side?

주장하다 (insist 말고)

Why did they do that? > Why would they do that?

I am Christian > I am a Christian?

the majority of people, the minority people are gay or lesbian, or having other types of sexual orientation.

분류될 수 있다 be categorized into/as

Even transgenders can be categorized like people who want to get sexual reassignment operation... > Even transgenders can be categorized into people who want to get sexual reassignment surgery and people who don't...

생식기 : genitals

They looks like men. > They look like men.

It's very difficult to tell they are men or women. > It's very difficult to tell their sexuality apart.

subcategory

They can get rid of the possibility of ... that the disabled are born. > They can get rid of the possibility that the disabled are born.

Because they think it is not good that the disable people are born. > Because they think it is not good that the disabled people are born.

That question makes me hesitate answer > to answer

장애인 the disabled, the handicapped

Homosexuality is not a disease.

 

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Teacher's Note

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

1.think-THiNGk/

2.adoption-a•dop•tion /əˈdäpSH(ə)n/

3.question-ques•tion/ˈkwesCH(ə)n

VOCABULARY WORDS

1. First of its kind- Something that is the first ever one of its kind has never happened before

=original, first ever

Ex: The first of its kind, this exhibition aims to raise public awareness about environmental crimes that affect people's livelihood, the global economy as well as the world's ecosystems. 

2. Term (politician)-(Noun) The government's term of office

-He is on his third term as the city mayor.

3. subcategory-(Noun) a further category within a category already established

=subclass, subdivision, subgroup, subsection

Ex: Each of its seven major options is arranged into subcategories with brief descriptions.

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

You said: Maybe many Koreas will be upset to it.

It’s better to say: Maybe many Koreans will be upset about it.

=Probably this issue will ruffle a lot of feathers in Korea.

You said: As we talked yesterday.

It’s better to say: As we conferred the day before.

You said: That question makes me hesitate to answer.

You can also say: That query makes me feel apprehensive to respond.

You said: it used to be called a disease but it was corrected.

It’s better to say: It was once considered as a form of an illness but it was later rectified.