Q1
가는 날이 장날
What does this word mean?
coincidental timing
there's always a way out
every little bit counts
walls have ears
가는 날이 장날 — coincidental timing (proverbs)
Q2
to redefine
How do you say this in Korean?
재정의하다
세분화하다
구속하다
탐험하다
재정의하다 — to redefine (verbs)
Q3
순수이성
What does this word mean?
pure reason
positivism
practical reason
virtue
순수이성 — pure reason (philosophy)
Q4
category
How do you say this in Korean?
범주
구상
재료공학
카오스
범주 — category (academic)
Q5
진보적이다
What does this word mean?
to be beneficial
to be invalid
to be progressive
to be multi-layered
진보적이다 — to be progressive (adjectives)
Q6
intelligence agency
How do you say this in Korean?
정보기관
거부권
유엔안보리
대의민주주의
정보기관 — intelligence agency (advanced_politics)
Q7
정치
What does this word mean?
communication
environment
information
politics
정치 — politics (hanja)
Q8
self-serving interpretation
How do you say this in Korean?
좌불안석
아전인수
오십보백보
사필귀정
아전인수 — self-serving interpretation (idiom_4char)
Q9
-(으)ㄴ들
What does this grammar pattern mean?
even if; even though (literary concessive)
there is no way that; it cannot be that
the fact/result that (formal written)
it amounts to; it is practically; one might say
-(으)ㄴ들 — even if; even though (literary concessive). e.g. 아무리 사과한들 이미 엎질러진 물입니다. (No matter how much you apologize, the milk has already been spilled.)
Q10
-(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고
What does this grammar pattern mean?
preparedness prevents disaster
casual – right? / you know
formal nominalization in assertions
despite; in spite of (nominal form)
-(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고 — despite; in spite of (nominal form). e.g. 오랜 시간이 흘렀음에도 불구하고 그 상처는 아물지 않았습니다. (Despite the passage of much time, the wound had not healed.)
Q11
recollection – I found/noticed (contrary to expectation)
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-느니
-다 못해
-더라/-더라고(요)
-건만
-더라/-더라고(요) (2) — recollection – I found/noticed (contrary to expectation). e.g. 그 사람이 생각보다 훨씬 친절하더라고요. (I found that person was much kinder than I expected.)
Q12
preparedness prevents disaster
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고
-든지
-(으)ㄹ수록
사자성어
사자성어 (유비무환) — preparedness prevents disaster. e.g. 재난 대응 매뉴얼을 미리 갖추는 것이 유비무환의 정신입니다. (Preparing a disaster response manual in advance embodies the spirit of 'preparedness prevents disaster.')
Q13
Express that since the government has invested so much in this infrastructure project, the public expects results.
Which sentence says this correctly?
물가는 오르기는 쉽고 내리기는 어려운 법입니다.
저자는 자신이 관찰한 것을 기록했을 뿐이며 분석을 제공한다는 주장은 하지 않습니다.
정부가 이 사회기반시설 사업에 많은 예산을 투자한 만큼 국민은 성과를 기대하고 있습니다.
바쁨에도 불구하고 저를 도와줬어요.
-(으)ㄴ/는 만큼 — as much as; since/given that. 명사절화된 선행절이 근거/비례의 기반. '노력한 만큼' = 비례; '투자한 만큼' = 근거
Q14
as soon as
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-(으)ㄴ/는 만큼
-자마자
-(으)로 인해
-더라고요 vs -(으)ㄴ/는 것 같다 대조
-자마자 — as soon as. e.g. 집에 도착하자마자 전화가 왔습니다. (As soon as I arrived home, a phone call came.)
전통문화의 계승
Inheriting Traditional Culture
한 나라의 전통문화에는 조상들의 지혜가 담겨 있어요. 한복, 한옥, 판소리 같은 것이 대표적인 예예요. 그런데 현대 생활이 편리해지면서 전통이 점점 잊히고 있어요. 다행히 요즘은 전통을 새롭게 해석하는 젊은이들이 많아요. 옛것을 무조건 지키기보다 현대에 맞게 살리는 것이 좋아요. 전통을 잘 이어 가는 일은 우리 모두의 몫이라고 생각해요. 계승 inheritance, succession · 조상 ancestor · 담기다 to be contained · 대표적 representative · 잊히다 to be forgotten · 해석하다 to interpret · 살리다 to revive, to make use of
Q15
다행히 요즘은 전통을 새롭게 해석하는 젊은이들이 많아요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
Fortunately, these days there are many young people reinterpreting tradition in new ways.
When you have fewer things, your home is clean and your mind seems lighter.
The balance between the convenience of information and privacy protection can be said to be an important challenge.
So the number of people trying to learn new skills is increasing.
다행히 요즘은 전통을 새롭게 해석하는 젊은이들이 많아요. = Fortunately, these days there are many young people reinterpreting tradition in new ways.
Q16
옛것을 무조건 지키기보다 현대에 맞게 살리는 것이 좋아요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
The saying that happiness isn't something big and special seems to be right.
Rather than protecting old things unconditionally, it's good to revive them to fit the modern age.
The language we use is not merely a means of communication.
These days more people are practicing 'minimal life'.
옛것을 무조건 지키기보다 현대에 맞게 살리는 것이 좋아요. = Rather than protecting old things unconditionally, it's good to revive them to fit the modern age.
Q17
한 나라의 전통문화에는 조상들의 지혜가 담겨 있어요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
Responsible participation and critical thinking are what sustain a living democracy.
Some find happiness in money or success, while others find it in small daily life.
As many jobs are predicted to disappear with automation and AI, reflection on what only humans can do is needed.
A nation's traditional culture contains the wisdom of ancestors.
한 나라의 전통문화에는 조상들의 지혜가 담겨 있어요. = A nation's traditional culture contains the wisdom of ancestors.
Q18
계승
What does this word mean in the passage?
second language acquisition
inheritance, succession
ODA
living one's best life
계승 (gye-seung) — inheritance, succession
Q19
잊히다
What does this word mean in the passage?
freedom of expression
labor-management relations
to recategorize
to be forgotten
잊히다 (i-chi-da) — to be forgotten
Q20
Which sentence does NOT appear in the passage above?
한 나라의 전통문화에는 조상들의 지혜가 담겨 있어요.
한복, 한옥, 판소리 같은 것이 대표적인 예예요.
그런데 현대 생활이 편리해지면서 전통이 점점 잊히고 있어요.
예술이 없는 삶은 마치 색깔이 없는 세상처럼 단조로울 거예요.
"예술이 없는 삶은 마치 색깔이 없는 세상처럼 단조로울 거예요." (A life without art would be as monotonous as a world without color.) is from a different passage.
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