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I passed out after the giant glass of wine. Cam(guy eating a shoe) ate the shoe and got strangled with the hand of the shoe owner… poor guy. Luckily, he recovered from the ordeal and swore not to eat other’s shoes again.
My favourite of all? Definitely the last one. And you?
I happened to watch a news clip of Paris after she was released from prison. I couldn’t help but to laugh at the way she talked, shameless, unapologetic, and the way she read her notes talking about her charity work things toward the end of the clip.
If you can’t stand her for a minute, then just fast forward to 40 seconds before the end. I loved the woman sick of the whole Paris Hilton thing.
For learners….
Listen and write down what you hear. Repeat the listening until you complete 80%. Paris talks with easy words because she’s too dumb to know any other words. I will give you the list of words you might have difficulty with later. Keep trying, please. Practice makes perfect! 마지막 부분에 노트를 보고 읽는 모습.. 너무 성의없어 보이지 않아요?
Script & Lesson- paris-hilton.doc
What’d you think?
1. Studies have shown that just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon per day can lower *LDL cholesterol.
2. Several studies suggest that cinnamon may have a *regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with *Type 2 diabetes.
3. In some studies, cinnamon has shown an amazing ability to stop *medication-resistant yeast infections.
4. In a study published by researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Maryland, cinnamon reduced the *proliferation of *leukemia and *lymphoma cancer cells.
5. It has an anti-*clotting effect on the blood.
6. In a study at Copenhagen University, patients given half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder combined with one tablespoon of honey every morning before breakfast had significant relief in *arthritis pain after one week and could walk without pain within one month.
7. When added to food, it *inhibits bacterial growth and food *spoilage, making it a natural food *preservative.
8. One study found that smelling cinnamon boosts *cognitive function and memory.
9. Researchers at Kansas State University found that cinnamon fights the E. coli bacteria in *unpasteurized juices.
10. It is a great source of *manganese, fiber, iron, and calcium.
*LDL cholesterol: high density lipoprotein 나쁜 콜레스테롤 cf. HDL cholesterol
*regulatory: 조절하는, 규정하는 cf. regular 규칙적인 regulation 규정, 조정
*diabetes: /다이어비’티즈/ ‘ 표시앞에 강세 옴. 당뇨병, type2 는 성인성당뇨 (a,n) diabetic /다이어비’틱/ 당뇨병의 (환자)
* resistant:/리지’스턴트/ to ~, ~에 저항하는, 저항력이 있는, medication-resistant 약물에 내성이 있는, water-resistant 물에 저항력이 있는 cf. water-proof 방수(물을 완전 차단하는 것)
*proliferation:/프로’리퍼레”이션/ 급증, 증식 nuclear proliferation핵 확산
*leukimia:/루키’미아/ 백혈병
*lymphoma:/림포’우마/림프종양
*clotting:/클로팅/고체화 anti-clotting 고체화를 방해하는
*arthritis:/아쓰라’이티스/ 관절염
*inhibit:/인히’빗/ 막다, 금하다, 억제하다
*spoilage:/스포’일리쥐/ spoil 망치다의 명사형
*preservative:/프리저’버티브/ preserve 보관하다 에서 온, 방부제
*cognitive:/코’그니티브/ recognise 인지하다 와 관련되서, 지각력있는, 인지하는
*E.coil bacteria: 대장균
*unpasteurised: /언패’스쳐라이즈드/저온살균 되지 않은 cf. pasteurise 저온살균하다 (파스퇴르?)
*manganese:/맹’거니즈/ 망간이란 금속원소이름인데, 잘 모르겠음, 알필요도 없는 것 같음 ㅋㅋ 찾아보니 이게 몸에 부족하면 중추신경계 장애를 일으켜, 특히 파킨슨 병 (Parkinson’s disease), 손 막 떠는 병, 이 걸린다네요. 어머 무서워.
(네이버 기사) -직역은 아니고 관련 기사에요, 비교하시라고.
디저트에 약간의 계피를 첨가하면 혈당 상승을 완화시킬 수 있다는 새로운 연구 결과가 나왔다.
스웨덴 말뫼 대학병원 연구가들이 14명의 건강한 자원자들을 대상으로 조사한 결과 라이스 푸딩 사발에 티스푼 한개보다 약간 많은 양의 계피를 첨가할 경우 이들의 식후 혈당 상승이 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다.
미임상영약학저널(American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)에 발표된 이같은 발견들은 계피가 혈당조절에 도움을 줄 수 있다는 과거 연구 결과들로부터 나온 증거들을 뒷바침하는 것이다.
그러나 계피를 당뇨치료제로 처방하는 것은 시기상조다.
조안나 흘레보비츠 박사와 그의 동료들은 자원자들을 대상으로 이들이 주발에 담긴 푸딩 라이스를 먹기 전후에 걸쳐 혈당을 측정했다. 이들은 14명의 지원자 개개인에게 평범한 쌀로 만든 푸딩을 먹은 후와 계피가루 양념을 해 변형한 푸딩을 먹은 후의 혈당을 측정했다.
통상적으로 식시한지 2시간 후에 이루어지는 식후 혈당검사 결과 자원자들의 혈당은 계피가 첨가된 디저트를 먹었을 때 더 낮게 상승하고 있는 것으로 나타났다.
연구팀에 따르면 이런 효과가 나타나는 한가지 이유는 계피가 음식이 위로부터 내장으로 지나가는 속도를 늦추고 있는 것처럼 보인다는 것이다.
초음파 스캔을 통해 살펴본 결과 연구팀은 자원자들이 계피 라이스 푸딩을 먹었을 때 자원자들의 위 비는 속도가 더 늦어진다는 것을 발견했다.
그러나 당뇨를 앓고 있는 사람들은 음식에 계피 첨가를 시작할 것인가에 여부에 대해 좀더 신중히 생각해야 할 것으로 보인다. 연구팀은 한 소규모 연구에서 제2형 당뇨를 앓고 있는 사람이 계피를 첨가한 음식을 40일 동안 먹었을 때 이들의 혈당 및 콜레스트롤 수치가 낮아지는 경향을 보인다는 사실을 발견했다는 점에 주목하고 있다.
반면에 최근의 한 조사에서는 제1형 당뇨환자들에게서는 이 같은 효과가 없다는 사실을 발견했다.
따라서 연구팀은 당뇨 환자들에 초점을 맞춘 연구가 보다 필요하다는 결론을 내렸다.
It’s raining outside and I feel like something nice and warm to *accompany my hot chocolate. I see about half of a banana bundle in our fruit bowl blackening. Make banana bread? Hmm.. I want something different, besides bread takes an hour to cook. I CAN’T wait that long! What about muffins? With wholemeal flour? How about plain flour with *some bran? Good.
1 egg(for low cholesterol)..*whisk, whisk… yes butter or no butter? Ok, just one table spoon. Melt, melt.. mix, mix..yes sugar or no sugar? hmm.. bananas will do the sweet job, pass! Mash, mash…mix, mix.. flour&bran(good for your bowl)..mix, mix…cinnamon&vanilla…oh~ sounds good.
Off it goes into the oven. Here comes the grand low fat, low *carb healthy muffins! Enjoy it!
*accompany: 동행하다 ex) Children under 8 should be accompanied by adults.
*bran: outer skin of grains
*whisk: 거품내며 젓다 ex) Whisk egg whites to soft peak.
*carb: carbohydrate 탄수화물 cf. protein 단백질, mineral 무기질, fibre 섬유질(fiber 미식 스펠링)
Do you like caesar salad? I do.
Do you know the origin of the salad?
Caesar salad and Julius Caesar 는 관계가 있을까? 영어로 하면?
1. Is there any relation between caesar salad and Julius Caesar? (relation 대신(instead) link or connection 을 써도 되죠.)
2. Does caesar salad have anything to do with Julius Caesar?
The answer is NO!
The caesar salad was originally made by an Italian chef named Caesar Cardini. He ran a small hotel in Mexico. On July 4, 1924, he ran out of supplies and had to whip up a meal for a group of Hollywood stars with leftover ingredients. That’s how he invented caesar salad. This is the most common story of its origin anyway.
whip up 급하게 먹을 것을 만들어 내다
run out of ~이 떨어지다 ex) We are running out of milk. I ran out of money.
leftover 남은 음식 ex) There is some leftover pizza from last night. / I’ve got some pizza left over from last night. (동사로 쓰인 경우)
The secret of caesar salad dressing: garlic, egg, Parmesan cheese(파머잔 or 파미잰),
Worcestershire sauce(오른쪽 사진)
—>anchovy(멸치),vinegar(식초),sugar 등등으로 만든 소스로 BBQ음식 맛(flavour)을 돋구아주죠(bring up).
What I was trying to tell you was not about Caesar Salad. It’s that I have been watching a TV series called ‘Rome’ on DVD. It’s about Julius Caesar. I’m on the third disc out of six at the moment. World history was my favourite subject at school.
그렇게 열심히 외웠던 내용들이 점점 기억에서 가물가물해지는게 너무 안타까와서, 티비나 영화에서 역사적인 내용이 나오면 인터넷에서 자료를 찾아 기억을 되살리려고 노력해요.
English pronunciation is different from Latin, and we follow Latin original pronunciation in Korea. So I get confused when I hear the name of places and kings & queens in English. Gaius Julius Caesar(가이어스 줄리어스 시저), for instance, is known as 가이우스 율리우스 카이사르. (102BC~44BC)
- Caesar and caesarean(cesarian) section? 시저와 제왕절개? — 시저 was born by caesarean section.
- Caesar and solar calendar? 시저와 양력 달력? — 시저 전까지 음력(lunar) 달력을 사용했는데, 시저 시대때 처음으로 Julian calendar 라고 불리는 양력 달력을 만듬.
- Caesar and Pompey? 시저와 팜페이(팜페이우스)? —시저, 팜페이 and Crassus(크래서스/크라수스) 이 셋이 로마 공화정 말기(late stage of Roman Republic) 에 삼두정치로 로마의 권력을 장악하였죠. After conquering Gaul (English‘골’ Latin ‘Gallia 갈리아’-now central Europe), Pompey와 사이가 악화되고 Egypt로 도망간 팜페이를 잡으로 갔다가 그를 죽인 로마장군을 처형하죠.
- Caesar and Cleopatra? 시저와 클레오파트라? —Whiling staying in Egypt, 도망가 있던 클레오파트라를 지도자 자리에 다시 앉히죠, 로마의 꼭두각시 역할을 하게하려고(to make her a puppet for Rome) and she gave birth to a son, Caesarion, 시저의 아들.
- “veni, vidi, vici “(I came, I saw, I conquered)—시저의 명대사 기억하죠? 소아시아(Asia Minor-now Turkey)를 정복하고 나서 message of victory 로 남긴말이죠.
- Caesar and murder? 시저와 암살? — He returned to Rome and became dictator(독재자). 독재정권 하에서 enemy(적)이 너무 많이 생겨나고, When Cleopatra came to Rome with her son, they were afraid that Caesar might be trying to become Emperor(황제). After all, Caesar was *stabbed to death by conspirators(황제정권에 반대던 로마 세력). *찔려죽다
- Caesar and Octavian? (악태이비언/옥타비아누스)— Octavian became the first Rome Emperor known as Augustus(오거스터스/아우구수투스). He was a great emperor who ended civil wars and gave Rome peace and *prosperity that lasted for 200 years. * 번영,번성
- Caesar and Epilepsy? (시저와 간질병) — Even though it is still a controversy, many historical documents suggest that he suffered from epilepsy. Famous Greek philosophers such as Socrates(소크라티스),Plato and other religious figures have been suspected of having epilepsy. 천재(genius)들은 생각이 많아서 우울증(depression)이나 personality change(순간적인 성격변화) 등의 증상이 있었을 거라 상상은 가죠. 그래서 모두 간질병을 앓았다고(suffer) 하기엔 지나친 일반화(generalisation)일수도 있죠. 근데 Caesar 증상(symptom)은 거의 사실이라고 인정한답니다(admit).
- one of typical(전형적인) breakfast
- the most common&traditional breakfast menu: bacon, egg, sausage, baked beans, etc with toast
— cafe or pub(호프집)에 가면 흔히 All day breakfast란 sign를볼수 있는데(오른쪽 사진), 이름은 아침식사지만, 하루 종일 serve를 한다는것. 그만큼 인기가 대단.
—난 개인적으로 smoked salmon(훈제 연어:발음 주의! <새먼>)이 my favourite(가장 좋아하는 것) 임
- 그 밖에 간단한 아침식사로, toast with peanut butter&jam, toast with Marmite or Vegemite, cereal, porridge, pancakes 등등을 먹지요.
—-Marmite(마마이트)와 Vegemite(베지마이트)는 이스트(yeast) 추출물로 만든 각종 vitamin B 군과 엽산등 음식물로 섭취하기 힘든 영양소로 이루어져있는 spread의 일종. 호주, 뉴질랜드 사람은 Vegemite sandwich 없음 못살 정도로 iconic한 식품. 한국사람이 된장(soybean paste) 없이못살 듯이… 미국사람은 peanut butter&jam sandwich…
* England- Marmite, Australia-Vegemite, New Zealand-both, 근데? 스위스에도 같은 종류가 있대요.- —-냄새(smell) and맛(taste)? Vegemite smells like very old soybean paste, but it tastes saltier than soybean paste. 처음맛본 사람들은 으악~~stinky(냄새가 고약한) 하고 소리치며 도망가는데, 중독성이 있어서(addictive) 한번 빠지면(get hooked on it) 계속 먹게 되는 미묘함이 있죠.
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근데 지독하다고 넘 티내면서 oh~ it smells stinky! 또는 Oh~it tastes horrible! 라고 말하면 기분 나쁘겠죠? 우리도 누가 된장냄새 안 좋다 그럼 별로 기분 안 좋잖아요. ^
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- —-냄새(smell) and맛(taste)? Vegemite smells like very old soybean paste, but it tastes saltier than soybean paste. 처음맛본 사람들은 으악~~stinky(냄새가 고약한) 하고 소리치며 도망가는데, 중독성이 있어서(addictive) 한번 빠지면(get hooked on it) 계속 먹게 되는 미묘함이 있죠.
- 또 porridge 란걸 자주 먹는데, 이건 아주 전통적인 영국식 아침식사로 oat를 우유에 끓여서 죽처럼 먹죠. 섬유질(fibre)이 bread보다 많고 포만감(feeling full)이 오래가서 다이어트하는 사람들도 자주 먹는 음식.
- 식당에서 주문할 때, egg의 요리 스타일은 본인의 취향껏 선택을할수 있다.
– scrambled or fried or poached(Poached eggs with avocado on toast)
poached egg 는 끓는 물에 계란을 깨뜨려 읽히는 것으로 껍질 채 삶는 boiled egg 와는 좀 다르죠. 한국사람은 egg yolk(노른자)가 완전 요리된 hard cooked egg를 대부분 선호하는데, 외국사람들은 칼로 잘랐을때 노른자가 깨져 흘러내리는걸 좋아하죠. 저도 지금은 medium or soft cooked egg를 enjoy 한답니다.
Vegetarianism has been linked to better heart health |
Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life, a study says.
A Southampton University team found those who were vegetarian by 30 had recorded five IQ points more on average at the age of 10.
Researchers said it could explain why people with higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates.
The study of 8,179 was reported in the British Medical Journal.
Twenty years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970, 366 of the participants said they were vegetarian – although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.
Men who were vegetarian had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for non-vegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for non-vegetarians.
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Liz O’Neill, of The Vegetarian Society |
We’ve always known that vegetarianism is an intelligent, compassionate choice benefiting animals, people and the environment 
There was no difference in IQ score between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarian but who reported eating fish or chicken.
Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher occupational social class, but it remained statistically significant after adjusting for these factors.
Vegetarians were more likely to be female, to be of higher occupational social class and to have higher academic or vocational qualifications than non-vegetarians.
However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of non-vegetarians.
Lead researcher Catharine Gale said: “The finding that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarian as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in adult life.”
Intelligence
However, she added the link may be merely an example of many other lifestyle preferences that might be expected to vary with intelligence, such as choice of newspaper, but which may or may not have implications for health.
Liz O’Neill, of the Vegetarian Society, said: “We’ve always known that vegetarianism is an intelligent, compassionate choice benefiting animals, people and the environment.
“Now we’ve got the scientific evidence to prove it. Maybe that explains why many meat-reducers are keen to call themselves vegetarians when even they must know that vegetarians don’t eat chicken, turkey or fish.”
But Dr Frankie Phillips, of the British Dietetic Association, said: “It is like the chicken and the egg. Do people become vegetarian because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they tend to be more aware of health issues?”
(source from BBC news)
This is the results from a survey made by an international travel website. The people surveyed are chosen randomly among netizens. The result was rather surprising. You will see why I said that. I’d be interested to know where your favourite place to visit or you have already visited is.
Tell me more, tell me more~ 
Here goes the list.
10. Czech Republic
9. India
8. Thailand/Vietnam
7. Netherlands
6. Chile
5. Spain
4. Australia/New Zealand
3. Greece
2. Argentina
1. Ireland
Surprised? or Agree with the results? I’m glad that OZ and NZ ranked high, because it says I’m living in one of the lucky countries. Honestly, I have never thought Ireland would be an attractive travel destination before, I love their accent though.
It tastes better than it looks. I seriously need to improve my photographing skill. Or is it something to do with my food styling? I don’t know, you tell me. Heh heh~ Anyway, I made the wholemeal pizza base from scratch ^^V (V for victory, not vendetta, great movie, by the way) To some people it might sound like oriental squid stir fry with cheese on a pizza base, which is partly true. That’s what fusion cooking is all about! I love fusion! Go fusion!
The secret recipe for this gorgeous pizza is the pizza sauce. Don’t just smear tomato paste on the base. Try this method instead. Cook fresh tomatoes or tin tomatoes with onion, garlic and spices like basil, oregano until thickened and season it with salt and pepper. This way you get the better taste of the toppings without acidity of tomatoes overpowering main flavour you want to get from the toppings.
As for the squid, I marinated the squid with salt, pepper and a hint of fresh chilli beforehand. So the chilli gives a real nice kick in your mouth. I love chillis! Especially on a cold night nothing can do better than those little evil chillis to warm me up. I think? Ok, now I stop making a fuss about a mere pizza. Pizza is just pizza. Just put as much cheese as you can possibly fit. Yeah, alright.
My first successful cookies, yippee! I alway need biscuits or cookies when I drink tea, something to dunk in tea. All the cookies you get from a supermarket tend to be sweeter and more fattening than necessary. So I attempted to make healthy cookies by using some good healthy stuff like pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and oats. Especially sunflower seeds are known for its benefit of lowering cholesterol level. I didn’t put any sugar in my recipe, instead, I put only one tablespoon of manuka honey. Trust me, it tastes so good that you can taste all the seeds and oats coming together. Humm… I’m going to make more on the coming weekend. Would you like a recipe?
Personality Test
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index.shtml
Follow the step by step instructions and find out what you really are like.
I found that the results were quite accurate descriptions about myself. I hope you find it interesting too.
Watch this interview with the author of the book ‘Wine Diet’. You can learn about why wine is good for you and which wine is the best while learning English. First, just watch, don’t worry about words you don’t know. After first listening, check out the meaning of words you don’t know. I made a list of words that might be helpful for you.
moderate (a) not large, not small = reasonable (a)적당한 (v)적당히하다
ex) A moderate amount of stress can be good for your health.
Drink moderately. = Drink in moderation.
pop pills (v) to take too many pills (약을 너무 많이 먹다)
ex) She has a habit of popping pills whenever she’s stressed.
polyphenol (n) 와인에 들어있는 성분 중 하나, 폴리페놀= procyanidins 프로싸이애너딘스
component (n) = element 구성요소, 성분
purification (n) (v) purify 정화하다 = cleanse (a) pure 순결한, 깨끗한
isolate (v) 분리시키다 = (v) separate
ex) I was isolated from my friends and became very lonely.
blood vessels 혈관
longevity (n) length of life,수명= life span
ex) The average life span of a cat is 12-16 years.
regional variation 지역적으로 다양함
pinpoint (v) 매우 정확하게 꼽다 (n) 지도에 핀을 꼽아 표시한 마크
ex) He pinpointed the flaws in my argument.
blood clotting (n) 혈액이 고체화되어 혈관을 막는 현상
stroke (n) 뇌졸증, 발작
likelihood (n) = possibility (a) likely
ex) It’s likely to rain tomorrow.
shelf life (n) the length of time a product may be stored, 유효기간
ex) Preservatives has been added to increase its shelf life. (preservative 방부제)
fascinating (a) very interesting, attractive (v) fascinate 매혹시키다
alternative (a, n) 양자 택일의, 대안
ex) We need to make an alternative plan in case it’s raining.
Kyle and Dorian had some fun last Sunday bottling the beer they made a week ago. They tried to look cool and blokey by putting on a safety helmet. Despite their effort, they couldn’t avoid the danger of broken glass.
At the end of the process they were rewarded with my yummy wholesome cookies.
Now they are so excited about drinking home brew beer in a few weeks as if kids look forward to Christmas morning. Well done guys!
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