Week 20

#. Charlotte Bronte

 

Charlotte Bronte was a novelist and poet.

She lived in England in the early 19th century.

Bronte had a difficult childhood.

Her mother passed away when she was young.

She also lost some of her sisters.

Later, Bronte worked as a teacher and a governess.

But she never stopped writing.

In 1847, she wrote a popular novel titled "Jane Eyre."

It is about a brave and clever woman.

Some of the story was based on Bronte's life.

Now, "Jane Eyre" is a classic novel in English literature.

It is many people's favorite book.

Charlotte Bronte had many sisters.

Two of her sisters, Emily and Anne, were famous poets and novelists, too.

As a teenager, Bronte made tiny books for fun.

The handmade books are only 6 centimeters wide.

 

• governess |ɡʌvərnəs (특히 과거의) 여자 가정교사

 

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#. Tumbleweed

 

Tumbleweeds roll around the ground.

They look like a bundle of dead branches.

But actually, they are a kind of plant.

Tumbleweeds are found in dry places like deserts.

They especially grow a lot in the United States.

In the winter, the tumbleweed sprouts from the ground.

It grows into a round shape.

Then in the fall, the tumbleweed begins to dry.

This makes the plant move easily.

It rolls and moves  with the wind.

The tumbleweed does this for an important reason.

It is how the plant spreads its seeds.

 

• tumble ˈtʌmbl  굴러 떨어지다[떨어지게 하다](보통 심한 부상을 입지는 않음) , 폭삭 무너지다, 크게 추락하다 (→tumbledown)

• Tumbleweed 회전초(가을이 되면 줄기 밑동에서 떨어져 공 모양으로 바람에 날리는 잡초)

• roll around 너무 우스워서 데굴데굴 구르다  bundle ˈbʌndl 꾸러미, 묶음, 보따리  grow into …로 성장하다

 

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#. New Electronic Products

 

CES is Consumer Electronics Show.

It is the world's biggest tech show.

Every January, it takes place in Las Vegas.

Here are three exciting new products at this year's CES.

 

@ Fold-able Computer

Last year, companies introduced the fold-able smartphone.

This year, Lenovo introduced the fold-able computer.

The big computer screen folds in half.

It can turn into a laptop, a tablet, or a desktop.

 

@ Rotating TV

Samsung showed an interesting new TV.

It can be watched like a regular widescreen TV.

But it also rotates and stands straight up.

Then, it looks like a big smartphone.

 

@ Toilet Paper Robot

When people use the restroom, they sometimes run out of toilet paper.

So, Charmin created the RollBot.

People use an app to control the robot.

It brings them a new toilet paper roll.

 

• turn into  ~으로 변하다

 

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#. Chocolate Museum

 

There is a special museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

Its name is the Blet Chocolate Museum.

It's inside a big chocolate factory.

All the displays are made with chocolate.

There are chocolate statues and sculptures.

There are chocolate models of buildings.

The museum also has a hot chocolate waterfall.

Visitors can put their hands in the flowing chocolate.

It is both fun and delicious!

 

• waterfall |wɔːtərfɔːl  폭포

 

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#. First Full Moon

 

On February 8, people looked up at the night sky.

They saw a beautiful full moon!

That day is called Jeongweol Daboreum.

It celebrates the first full moon on the lunar calendar.

These are many traditions on this day.

For example, Koreans crack nuts with their teeth.

They eat ogokbap, or "five-grain rice."

Many cities make big bonfires.

Also, children play a game called Jwibulnori.

They spin burning charcoal in tin cans.

 

• look up 찾아보다, 위로 올려다보다  bonfire bɑːnfaɪə 모닥불  charcoal ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl 숯, 목탄   tin tɪn 통조림

 

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