Adjusting to marriage
There are the kinds of adjustment that a newly married people must make a happy marriage life. They faced the problems by a stranger in a new culture. they need to understand what are the major adjustment, how to adjust their conflict of opinions. There are four important factors that may adjust the process of the marriage life; professional adjustment, social adjustment, personal adjustment and emotional adjustment.
First, professional adjustment being controlled their time in the office all day must share and change. For example, it's time to finish work, they want to leave at the office ASAP. According to their temper, they have the different ways to overcome this problem; to go out silently without the word " See you tomorrow", to hurry out like being some problems to their home, to leave fairy to say " Go back home ahead".
Second, social adjustment need to arrange their relationship with friends, relatives, and colleagues. The less to meet to attend, the more to meet their relative. For example, they must to attend the ceremony their relative's wedding instead of the friend's birthday.
Third, personal adjustment need to make lots of efforts each other. As it were, before they married, all of the habit is no problem. But they to make happy their home, should to take after their partner in habit. For instance, as soon as wake up read the newspaper for ten or fifteen minutes in the bathroom every morning. they are busy together every morning, if one stay in the bathroom, the partner shouldn't use bathroom and then they should adjust the times. in addition to the detail adjustment, one sleep always on the bed, in the opposite, the other sleep on the floor of a room.
Finally, it is most difficult to adjust emotional difference. Before married, they were angry and complain whenever it happen some problems and to quit their office. But after married, they have a family responsibility and put up with the situation.
Most of married people realized that they adjust their profession, sociality, personality and emotion according to these factors. In fact, these changes are similar to make gradual progress together. To make their sweet home, they should accept the variation of four factors joyfully.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Adjusting to marriage
Business English Idioms
way, war, time, no, see Idioms
1. My father is so set in his way that he refuses to recognize my brother's ability.
2. If you really want to be a musical singer, I won't stand in your way any longer.
3. It's a long way to the top if you want to rock'n rall.
4. The question of your poll is still way off from what you actually should be asking.
5. We’ve both come a long way since I first met you as a junior office.
6. A punishment reinforce to a criminal can be one way
7. Every day we are bombarded with a great deal of information.
8.This young star has her sights set on someday conquering the States and even giving acting a try in the future.
9. To speak correctly in the business is a real minefield.
10. He upsets everybody with his arrogant attitude. He's his own worst enermy.
11. I can't afford to spend any more time on housework.
12. We can save 1 hours if we take a subway. due to blucking the entrance to International Marathon
13, I value the time I get along with my children.
14. I don't want to waste time watching on TV.
15. I like to spare a couple of hours a week to walk near by my house with my husband.
16. They have no idea when it's coming back on.
17. It is no joke. I really want to travel with you.
18. Swimming is no picnic to peaple likeMary who has a weak chest.
19. No doubt about our winning the game, so get some sleep.
20 Since her face is well known to movie fans all over the world, there would be no point in her traveling incognito.
21. I can't see the point in another day. When nobody listens to a word I say.
22. Is it time to change your point of view?
23. I put the right blinker on because my right light was stuck.
24. Before all of the students got the picture, the teacher had to explain the problem over and over again.
25. this mystery will not be cleared up until we find who stole the key.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Kenny's wedding ceremony
Korea traditional wedding ceremony
"Congratulations"
I had special experience. I attended to my English teacher, Kenny's wedding ceremony; Korea traditional wedding is attractive spectacle to me.
Even though it was a heavy rain during the ceremony, all of people including the Kenny and his fiance delighted all the time in wedding ceremony.
The ceremony started the Korean traditional percussion quartet,"Samulnori" and then both of mother light a candle on the wedding table. Later on the order, Kenny entered with hidden his face the back of the fan. After entrances of Kenny, beautiful bride entered hidden her hands back of traditional fabric.
First, the groom walked to the east side of the wedding table. Then the bride walked to the west end.
The bride and groom then faced each other across the wedding table. The helpers washed the hands of the bride and groom. The washing of their hands symbolized cleansing themselves for the ceremony.
With the aid of her helpers, the bride bowed twice to the groom. With the aid of his helpers, the groom bowed back once to the bride. The bride then bowed two more times to the groom, who bowed back once more. They finished by kneeling down and facing each other. The bowing represented the promise of commitment to each other.
Second, this part of the ceremony had two main variations, due to regional differences. The first variation had the couple drinking from the same cup, with their assistants passing it back and forth between bride and groom. The second variation had them drinking from separate halves of a gourd. The drinking signified the destiny of the new husband and wife, as well as their harmony together. Using two halves of the same gourd further symbolized that the bride and groom each made up one half and only together could they be considered whole.
Third, as soon as the congratulator shouted the well wishing remark;" Pray to make a living well and to have 12 babies", Kenny's friend let fly the chickens.
A male and female chicken (one wrapped in a blue cloth, the other in a red one) sit on or under the wedding table. One meaning is the symbolism associated between roosters and the morning. The crowing of the rooster marked the beginning of the day, a bright, fresh start, just like the marriage should be. The crowing of the rooster also told the evil spirits that day was coming and they had to disappear. The rooster in the wedding ceremony marks a hope that evil spirits will go away and not trouble the new couple.A secondary meaning represents the hopes that the couple will have many children, very important in a traditional agrarian society. As productive chickens made many eggs, thus should the new bride produce many children.
Finally, the groom and bride joined together and bowed three times: once to their parents, once to their ancestors, and once to the guests.
After bowed, the groom and bride had walking on the unfolded carpet in the middle of the ceremony. The same time, all of congratulator throw some rices and red-bean to pray for the groom and bride future(IT IS VERY INTERESTING).
It was very singularity that it was raining during the ceremony but stopped raining as soon as the ceremony finished.
Friday, April 25, 2008
An international language.
Important international language
English has become an important international language.
First, it is important in international communication. For example, airline pilots speak to communicate in English in order to fly without an accident. For instance, because each contries need to go on smoothly at the world markets. provide los of information about the politic, economy, culture, technology, sport, etc through the world wide TV news or international newspapers in English; generally using the worldwide'languge.
Second, English is important in business and trade. English is widely used in international business. Recently, English has become more important as the globalization has been fueled rapidly and the international economic organization such as World bank or the Common Market has been made to contribute to growth and control of the international business. Also owing to the increasing chances of international business such as trade negotiations or international currency exchange, the importance of English is creasing together.
Finally, English is important in international relations. If you want to work for Organization of American States, UN or World Court, excellent English skill is inevitable. Also when countries are concluding international treaties or diplomatic arrangements, English is used for official language. If the officials aren't good at English, the country can get worse results than they expect.
Nowadays, English is the key to success in some aspects. Whatever we do, we have to get the English skill in addition to our own field.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Conflicts between family members
mother & mother in law
When I had a miscarriage in third month of pregnancy being tied from my work and my whole body aches with weariness,
my mother said
"Quit working, Take care of your health by yourself. You are more important than a baby."
my mother-in-laws said
"You'd better take a some rest time to be restored to health, and then get pregrent as soon as possible."
Annie's Mailbox
Jealous hubby
Dear Annie: My sister won dancing lessons for two. Her husband couldn't go because of his work schedule, so she asked me. I agreed and asked my husband if he'd like to take the classes along with us, but he wasn't interested.
Sis and I really enjoyed the lessons. Since we weren't a couple, we were paired with different men who didn't have regular partners. I danced several times with "Joe" and we made a good team. Another session is scheduled to begin, and Joe wants me to sign up as his partner so we can enter competitions at local studios.
Here's the problem: My sister isn't able to attend the next session because she is helping her daughter for a few weeks. My husband is adamantly opposed to my staying in the class with Joe now that my sister won't be there.
I explained that all the lessons and competitions are held in studios with several other people present and it won't be any different than the lessons I've been taking all along. I told my husband he could come and watch, but anything that doesn't include a football doesn't interest him.
I am a 46-year-old grandmother of two. Joe is 12 years younger and in a relationship with someone. I've offered to introduce my husband to Joe, but he says no. At first I was upset because I enjoy the dancing so much. Now I am furious that my husband doesn't trust me. Should I go ahead with the lessons anyway or sit at home in front of the TV with my mate? -- Ready To Dance with the Stars
Dear Ready: It's unfair of your husband to object when he won't take the time to attend a lesson or meet Joe. Are you justified to continue? Sure, if you don't mind making Hubby jealous and think you don't respect his wishes. Or you can simply wait until your sister is available to rejoin the sessions. It might help to put your dancing shoe on the other foot and ask yourself how you'd feel if he danced exclusively with another woman. Then make up your own mind.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
presentation(body)
Sonway Solatr Electronic's Sales by product
Continuously, I'd show the second part of the presentation;
It is nearly triples of original year's sales product as to 3 items.
In 1982, we producted just by solar unit.
4 years later, in 1986,
As we added to automatic generator, we had double growth of sales product.
In 1990,we had gradually improvement same percents of two items sales ratio.
Finally in 1994, we increased sales product with diversification into energy accessories.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Slang
Common American Slang Expressions
1.ace
He's an ace reporter.
☞ very good
2.action
Do you know where the action is in this town?
☞ excitement
3.airhead
My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.
☞ stupid person
4. awesome
What an awesome sunset.
☞ great
5. bad
Wow, that was really a bad movie.
☞ intense
6. beat
After working all day I am really beat.
☞ exhausted
7. beemer
He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.
☞ B.M.W. car
8. big mouth
Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
☞ talk too much
9. big stink
The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.
☞ big issue
10. blow one's cool
Calm down. Don't blow your cool.
☞ become angry
11. blown away
I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.
☞ greatly impressed
12. bomb
The movie was a bomb.
☞ bad
13. couch potato
He is a couch potato.
☞ lazy person
14. cram
I need more time to cram for the test.
☞ study hard
15. deep pockets
Her boyfriend has deep pockets.
☞ is a good source of money
16. face-off
The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.
☞ confrontation
17. far-out
This music is really far-out.
☞ great
18.get it
I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.
☞ understand
19. get with it
If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.
☞ hurry up
20. go bananas
I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.
☞ go crazy
21. go down
What is going down?
☞ happening
22. keep one's cool
He kept his cool when his house burned down.
☞ remained calm
23.mellow
You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
☞ calm down and relax
24. nick
The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
☞ arrested
25.nip
He took a nip out of the bottle.
☞ a quick drink
26.peanuts
I am not going to work for peanuts.
☞ practically no money
27.sack
When did you hit the sack last night?
☞ go to bed
28. take a hike
I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
☞ leave
29. bench
He was benched during the basketball playoffs.
☞ taken out of the game
30. rocks
Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
☞ with ice
concern sites
Saturday, April 19, 2008
vocabulary
Extantion of vocabulary
1. inform (v)
We will inform you in writing if your application has been sucessful.
- information(n)
Call information and ask for her phone.
I couldn't obtain any information about their seceret activities.
2. amuse(v)
There is an amused spectaters, it is one of the seven episodes of the Pongsan Mask Dance.
- amusement(n)
Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck waved in amusement.
- amusinng(adj)
I don't find that type of humor very amusing at all.
3. persuade(v)
Nobody could persuade her to change her mind.
- persuasion(n)
We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force.
- persuasive(adj)
He can be very persuasive.
- persuasively(adv)
My boss speak to angry citizen persuasively
- persuasiveness(n)
I couldn't reject to go to the meeting due to his persuasiveness.
4. train(n)
We thaveled across korea by train.
- train(vt)
They were training hin to use the new filing system.
He trained as a chef in Paris.
- trained(adj)
A team of trained voluteers will be availible to help.
- trainee(n)
Trainee will learn a skill that is valued in many countries.
- trainer(n)
The baseball trainer is very fearful.
- training(n)
Counselling is a difficult job requairing skill and training.
5. transition(n)
It is interesting to study about the transition of the clothes from ancient to mordern times.
- transit(n)
We are working to improve the city's transit option.
- transitional(adj)
After the vote of the Cogressman, there is a little transitional government.
6. emphasize(v)
At school they emphasize good manners.
- emphatic(adj)
He refused my offer with an emphatic shake of the hand.
- emphatically(adv)
Scientists proved emphatically that there was a link between smoking and cancer.
- emphasis(n)
The main empasis should be on quality rather than quantity.
7. diversification(n)
It is important to inform for student about the diversification of job.
- diversified(a)
The region posesses a highly diversified and skilled workforce.
- diversify(v)
Faced with a changing environment, most oganism will adapt and diversify.
8. impact(n)
Internet shopping has began to have a serious impact on the traditiona bookstores.
- impact(v)
We have to make change that don't impact ours customers more than they need to.
9. distracting(a)
I find it too distracting to work with the the televsion on.
- distrat(v)
she was distrated by the sound of running wather.
- distracted(adj)
All summer Rosie seemed distant and distracted.
- distraction(n)
We have work to do and it is essential that there are no distraction.
presentation drill 2
Introduction
Good afternoon.
Thank you for being here today.
My name's eunkyung Oh.I’m in charge of sales manager of Sonway Solar Electronics .
Today's presentation is the sales statuts of Sonway Solar Electronic since last 10 years.
I'd divided my presentation into 3 parts;
First, Sonway's history. Second, the sales by product. Third, decade growth of total sales amount . It will take about 15 minutes of your time. I'll show throgh the vim Projecter.I’d be glad to take any question at the end of my presentation.
Ok,
So, Let's strat with the history.
The Sonway Solar Electronics founded in 1982, and launched first automatic solar generator in 1984. 5 years later, our company took over SOLAPOWER. 1n 1992 George Sonway retired and Sousan Sonway became a new CEO. In 1993, Our company diversified into energy-related produts.
Now I will move on to the second section, Sales by products. In 1982, We only sold Solar units. 4 years later, we started to sell automatic generators. In 1990, ,,,,,
Thursday, April 17, 2008
presentation drill1
Good afternoon , Ladies and gentleman.
My name's eunkyung Oh.
I’m in charge of sales manager in head .
Today's presentation is the sales trend of Sonway Solar Electronic since 10 year.
I’ve divided my presentation into 3 parts
; Sonway's history, the sales by product and decade growth of total sales amount .
I'll show throgh the vim Projecter.
It will take about 15 minutes of your time.
If you'd d to take any question at the end of my presentation.
OK,
Let' start with the first point which is Sonway’s history~~~~.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The motivation of passion and positive living
He is 72, strong looking and enormously energetic. When he was young, he was so careful and faithful during working at his office that promoted to step by step even if couldn't graduated the university. After he married, he would been a family man taken care of the housework. At that time, most of man didn't care of their family. Just the thing care of housework is woman. At he is 60, he retired. After 5 years, he graduated at the university. He was major in electronic engineering science for himself. Also he had exercised to maintain his health for 1~2 hours every day. Recently he maneged to his blog and homepage. And he used a messenger by his computer and sent email with beautiful image and a good sentence. He said always "Just man to prepare, to catch up the chance" .
Monday, April 14, 2008
When I was
When I went a elementary school, as I liked to singing in front of my family and friends, I used to entered in the children chores groups of MBC.
During the middle school, I liked to teach to my friends and my brothers. I used to want to be a kind teacher.
But in my high school, I played a part in "Broadcasting Class" to report about the school news. At that time, I was very interesting to collect several news and to inform. And then, I majored in Journalism and Mass Communication at University, I used to be activity anchor woman.
But later I failed several challenge to enter broadcasting in, I have became the public official for 20 years. Accidentally I would worked at the part of PR in Seoul Metropolitan Government. At the fist time, I attended to establish in TBS(Traffic Brocading System, managed in Seoul city). Secondly I worked the division to service lots of Seoul information life for citizen by mass media; newspaper, broadcasting, magazine etc,
During in Worldcup, I would took the charge of the marketing part: to report various kinds of Seoul information for foreign reporters and visitors.
After the Wordcup, I worked to make the Seoul's Brand name " Hi Seoul" and to set up Seoul Logosong("The light of Seoul" song by BoA) .
And then I worked the part of to report Seoul for foreigners, I would gived to Seoul information. To inform widely, I suggested that I made to Seoul CVB(Convention & Visitors Bureau) to give useful information for attending a meeting. It was organized to cooperate with the industry of Seoul Hotels, Travels, Convention Center, concern of the convention.
Finally, Even though not doing achievement of the University' dream, I was delightful to have my work.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Annie's Mailbox
Dear Annie: I have been married for 12 years and have three wonderful kids.
I recently discovered that my husband has been a sperm donor for more than nine months. I confronted him after I saw the check for $6,000, and after two days of pushing for information, he finally admitted it. He says he kept it a secret because I would not have approved.
According to him, I am making a big deal out of nothing and he doesn't need to answer for every private detail of his life as long as he is being a good provider and a good father.
I feel my trust has been broken, and that he does not respect me enough to get my input on this kind of decision. I am seriously thinking of separating. Please advise me. -- One Foot Out the Door
Dear One Foot: By our math, $6,000 in nine months means your husband has been donating sperm at the approximate rate of three times a week. Most sperm banks pay about $50 per donation, but more importantly, they often require a waiting period of six months between the first donation and payment to be sure there are no health problems.
We're not sure your husband is telling you the whole story. In any event, such decisions (and extra income) should not be kept from a spouse. It creates distrust and resentment. You have 12 years and three children together. Insist your husband go with you for counseling as a condition for staying. He needs to understand why you are angry enough to walk away.
Dear Annie: Our neighbor's wife died last summer. Since then, "Tom" has been reclusive. He is also an alcoholic. He has no other family. I've known Tom a long time. We used to work together and he was a good friend. Since his wife died, we've barely spoken.
Tom is a retired police officer and has weapons in his home. He has threatened one of our other neighbors. I have thought of reaching out to Tom on numerous occasions because I know he is depressed. Yesterday, I saw him taking out his garbage and asked how he was. I offered to pick up groceries for him if he ever needed me to. He was very genuine when he said thank you and asked for my cell number, which I gave him.
My husband worries Tom may get drunk and hurt me while I'm dropping off groceries. What can I do to help him? -- A Concerned Neighbor
Dear Concerned: You are a kind soul to care about Tom's welfare, but alcohol and weapons are a bad mix. If he calls, it's OK to ask if he needs anything and to get groceries for him, but don't go inside his house. Also, please contact Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) at 1-888-4-AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666) and ask for guidance.
short memory
Two years ago, I opened an account with a bank to raised my slush fund. I used to forgot completely it. To be sure, after a moment it was solved the problem to be identified to showed my identification.
Recently, whenever it was raining in the morning and stopped raining in the evening, I would forgot to get the umbrella.
I always had a handkerchief in summer because of sweating . But I would forgot it once a year.
Finally, yesterday morning when I maked up my face in a hurry, I would put on a skin twice.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
cherry blossoms
spring of Seoul
A lot of people have picnics under the cherry blossoms in spring.
The wind blowing off cherry blossoms, is beautiful like snowing
Monday, April 7, 2008
Aunt's new house
My aunt moved new the three-story house.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Asssignment 1(description the picture)
I introuce my lovely living room.
I'm proud of this area in my house. Becase of being located in the south, it shiened all day.
There is the tea table in the middle of the living room. The flowerspot just coming into bloom is on the tea table . Next to the tea table, it is loated two sofas at a right angle to each other, I usually talks with my children. Above the sofa is placed two pictures drawn by my daugther for herself. There is two romantic lamps in the corner of the either in the living room. Next to the sofa, it is placed the wooden cabinet againt Northern wall. On the wooden cabinet are a ceramic and two candy boxes. Next to wooden cabinet, there are comfortable armchair and a table. Next to the table, there is the white frame doors. Open the door, you find a beautiful balcony. The balcony is seen fantastic sceanery every season . When I have a cup of coffee, I am very happpy.
My living is neatly arranged and is romantic. If you have a time, invite my house. Welcome!!
