오늘은 학습 진도의 부담이 없고 친숙하고 흥미로운 내용의 별미(別味)를 골라 부담없이 독해력과 어휘를 늘리는 시간을 가져보자.
2002년 월드컵 못지 않은 국민적 관심과 열기를 끌어 모았던 WBC(World Baseball Classic)에서 한국 팀은 결승 진출에 실패했지만,전 세계를 깜짝 놀라게 한 뛰어난 경기력을 선보여 국민들에게 큰 기쁨을 주었다.
한국 팀의 선전은 한국뿐만 아니라 세계의 많은 언론들까지 큰 관심을 보일 정도로 돋보였다.
이번 특강은 외국 언론에 실린 한국 야구 대표팀의 활약상을 선별,발췌해서 그동안 공부해온 어휘 학습 방법의 적용 능력을 확인해 보는 시간으로 삼겠다.
편안한 마음으로 다음 문장들을 해석하되,특히 밑줄 친 어휘의 뜻이 무엇인지를 살펴보자.그 중에서도 붉은 색으로 표기된 어휘는 지금껏 살펴본 Words in Context와 Phrasal Verbs를 활용하여 유추하기에 좋은 어휘이니 주의 깊게 살펴보자.
1. There is no shaking the notion that Team Korea is Team Destiny after sweeping into the World Baseball Classic semifinals with a perfect 6-0 record.(ESPN.com )
2. "I thought it might be a foul ball, or that the right fielder would catch it," Choi said. "It wasn't until I heard all the cheering from Korean fans that I realized that I had hit a home run." (MLB.com )
3. The Americans, who would have been eliminated with a low-scoring win by Japan, can wrap up the other semifinal berth in Group One on Thursday with Clemens on the mound by beating Mexico.(USA Today )
4. Although the victories have put to rest Ichiro Suzuki's pre-tournament bravado - "I want to win in such a fashion that they [the Koreans] won't think they can beat us for 30 years" - no one was making a case for clear Korean superiority.(ESPN.com )
5. Who are these guys, anyway? - The only unbeaten team in the World Baseball Classic powered its way to another victory Monday night as surprisingly adept-at-everything Korea defeated Team USA, 7-3, before 21,288 at Angel Stadium.(MLB.com )
6. Mexico's 2-1 victory over the United States eliminated both teams from contention and presented the Japanese with a semifinals berth - against Korea, the only undefeated team in the tournament.(ESPN.com )
7. The game was played before an announced crowd of 39,679 at Angel Stadium, with most of the fans pulling for Korea. They chanted and often cheered even when a Korean hit a foul ball, and booed enthusiastically every time Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki came to the plate.(MLB.com )
8. With Chan Ho Park giving Japan far more opportunities than Watanabe gave the Koreans, every defensive play was crucial, and Jin Young Lee once more delivered the biggest. A nearly perfect throw punched out a runner at the plate to end the second inning and keep the game scoreless.(ESPN.com )