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Power English(영어회화 레벨3)
중급 영어회화, 파워 잉글리시
진행자: Kristen Cho, Cameron Word
[Introduction]
Kristen: We’ve got an article today. We're on page 97. We’re going to talk about something very interesting. It’s called Universal Basic Income specifically in Kenya. So, first of all, have you heard about Universal Basic Income?
Cameron: Yes. This is the concept that’s becoming talked about a lot in the United States. I’ve heard, talked a little bit about here in Korea. Sometimes in English you hear it, kind of, brought down to UBI, ‘Universal Basic Income.’ But this is the goverment giving everybody a certain amount of money every month or every year, to kind of fulfill the most basic needs. Because the scary is that with robot and automation a lot of people aren’t going to be able to work any more. So they’re going to have to find ways for people to live.
Kristine: So there has been, there, in we’re gonna look specifically Kenya. This is being tested around the world right now. Actually, there are a few places in Kenya as to is one of them. It’s actually kind of successful to some degree.
Cameron: Right. I think that depending on how you do this service, there is a way that it can work. Of course, it is a politically hot issue. So, you know, what may work in one country doesn’t always work in another country.
[Article]
The idea of a Universal Basic Income is not new. For centuries, governments have provided people enough money to cover basic needs to ensure they aren’t left out in the cold if there’s a personal emergency. In western Kenya, Dennis Anam has been receiving an extra 21 dollars a month. That may not seem like a lot of money. It makes a big difference to Anam and his wife and four children. They deposit the money in my account, no strings attached. With that small amount, he has been able to send off job applications and land a job teaching children in his village.
보편적 기본 소득에 대한 생각은 새로운 것이 아닙니다. 수백년 동안, 정부는 개인적인 위급 상황이 발생했을 때, 사람들이 소외되지 않도록 하기 위해서 기본적인 욕구를 충당할 충분한 돈을 제공해왔습니다. 케냐 서부에 사는 데니스 아남씨는 한달에 21달러의 받고 있습니다. 이건 그리 큰 돈처럼 보이지 않지만, 아남씨와 아남씨의 아내 그리고 4자녀에게는 큰 효과가 있습니다. 그들은 아무 조건 없이 계좌에 돈을 입금해줍니다. 이 작은 돈으로, 아남씨는 구직서류를 보내고 마을에서 아이들을 가르치는 직업을 구할 수 있었습니다.
The idea of ~에 대한 생각
Cameron: So, “The idea of” is a phrase you’ll very often see in scientific or social reports, talking about the concept of something. You want to explain a concept. So you use the phrase because what we ‘re talking about here is universal basic income. For a long time, people have thought about it. People have talked about for a long time. And that is why you use ”The idea of” at the beginning.
(예문)
The idea of colony on Mars seems unbelieveable.
The idea of s car that runs on water sounds incredible.
Universal Basic Income 보편적 기본 소득
Cameron: Everyone gets a certain amount of money every month, every year to pay for their basic necessities in life.
Kristen: Just quickly. What’s your opinion? Would you like universal basic income?
Cameron: It’s difficult. Because it might be helpful but it’s not done correctly, it could create problems like inflation. So it has to be where is that income, where are they getting the money to pay everybody.
be/feel left out in the cold 소외감을 느끼다;무시당하다;왕따 당하다
Cameron: You’re ignored. You’re forgotten, or someone basically left you out of something very important. The image is that you’re trying to get inside but the door is locked. It’s snowing and you’re shivering.
Someone is forgotten about which is quite often. Often happens in times of emergency. You know there is a big problem and don’t have a lot of money, they don’t have a lot of wealth. Sometimes they’re forgotten about. They have a lot of trouble with no way of surviving. That would be “being left out in the cold.”
Kristen: It’s a kind of to be ignored. Just like, you know, not paid attention to, but in a serious way.
Cameron: The image is that someone is outside of their home on a cold, dark night and no one cares about it.
Kristen: And everyone else is warm inside with the fire.
Cameron: With the fire, they’re drinking hot choco. The dog is at their feet.
(예문)
Kristen: Did Dan get a promotion this year? Dan이 올해 승진했어?
Cameron: No. he’s left out in the cold again. 아니, 그는 또 제외됐어.
Kristen: The people felt left out in the cold when the city council voted on major issues without their input.
시민들은 시의회가 주요 안건을 자신들의 의견 수렴없이 투표하자 소외감을 느꼈다.
Cameron: Another truth. Politicians don’t pay attention to what the voters have to say.
Kristen: Right. So, it’s kind of like when you have a person make a decision without getting advice or suggestions from the people who should be involved. Those people can feel left out in the cold.
Cameron: The door has been closed in their face and locked. They have just survived by themselves.
Kristen: So you can think of people in society, like a marginalized, which means a small group of people with special needs or whatever. These people can feel left out in the cold. If they want something, and the government doesn’t care.
Cameron: Or let’s say that. You’re on needing help from your friends. And your friends don’t pay attention. They won’t help you for whatever reason. It feels like ‘Oh, they don’t actually care about me’
Kristen: It’s not a good feeling for sure.
Cameron: Never
Kristen: So it can happen with your friends. It can happen in the office, in the company where it’s kind of like you just feel ignored. They are not listening to you. They don’t care about you. Or, it could be in society, government.
Cameron: It could be the government doing to the citizens. It could be a group of politicians doing it to one policitian. It can be anything like that.
no strings attached 아무 조건 없는
Cameron: You’ll be receiving something or, in this case, money. You will not have to pay back in some way. There is no interest involved. You can just receive it and it’s yours.
Kristen: “I’m gonna give you this with no strings attached.” It means you don’t have any obligation, responsibility, or, you’re, there is no condition.
Cameron: No condition. I don’t have to pay back. I can use it however I want.
(예문)
Kristen: My credit card is giving me 2% cash back on all my purchases this month.
Cameron: Is it no strings attached? or are there limits how much you can earn?
Kristen: The pay was 20% of sales, no strings attached.
Cameron: Oh, that’s a great incentive.
Cameron: I wanted to buy a new cell phone. Sometimes they give you extra stuff. If you buy this cell phone, you get a free small watch. and the small watch is no strings attached.
Cameron: No one likes strings.
Kristen: Because most of the times, there are strings attached.
Cameron: It’s like a Pinocchio. Pinocchio’s puppet has strings. The strings control you. They are controlling how that money or that product they giving you.
land a job (열심히 노력해서 어렵게) 직업을 구하다
Cameron: land a job means to find a job to get employment. It means that you’re working really hard and you successfully did something. My feeling with ‘land’, the other word you can use on an airplane that touches the ground or in the olympics the gymnast who is flipping up in the air land on their feet on the ground. We say ‘land.’ So it feels like he’s been working really hard and he successfully gets the job
(예문)
Kristen: I heard you landed a job at one of the top law firms in town. Congrats!
Cameron: Thanks ma’am. I think those extra hours in the law library will worth it.
Cameron: “land a job” feels that the job is really nice. People really wanted it or it was very difficult to get in some way.
Kristen: John landed his first job out of college with a small record producer in Seattle.
Cameron: Let’s be honest, my dad wanted to give me a job if I wanted to work with him. I wouldn’t have landed a job with my father because it wasn’t a job I wanted.
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