Morning Special (August 18, 2011)

August 18, 2011

① Prices of six out of ten daily necessities have risen following July's torrential downpours, the Korea Consumer Agency said.

한국소비자원은 지난 7월 내린 집중 폭우의 영향으로 10개 생필품 가운데 6개의 가격이 상승했다고 발표했습니다.

② Samsung Electronics Co. has gained the upper hand in its patent dispute with Apple Inc., after a German court decided to lift a continent-wide sales ban on the Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer.

독일 법원이, 삼성전자의 갤럭시탭 10.1의 판매를 중지시켜 달라는 애플의 가처분신청에 대한 삼성의 이의신청을 받아들여 유럽 수출길이 열릴 것으로 전망했습니다.

③ French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have proposed implementing economic governance of the monetary union and financial transaction taxes.

니콜라 사르코지 프랑스 대통령과 앙겔라 메르켈 독일 총리는 유로존 공동경제위원회 창설을 제안하고 금융거래세 신설을 추진하기로 하는데 합의했습니다.

== News Article 1 ==
6 out of 10 daily necessities get more expensive
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Prices of six out of ten daily necessities have risen following July's torrential downpours, the Korea Consumer Agency said. Huge areas of farmland were flooded during the longer than usual rains and there is now a shortage in supply, pushing prices through the roof, with the price of cabbage in particular shooting up 66 percent in just one month. According to the Consumer Agency on Wednesday, 64 out of 102 everyday items saw a price increase in July. It is the latest in a long line of price increases that has seen your average consumer much worse off in 2011.


** Key phrases:
1. To go through the roof : 치솟다, 급등하다
- To grow, intensify, or rise to an enormous, often unexpected degree

Eg. I wish I could say that listener numbers to Morning Special went through the roof after I started doing the news segment but it's not true.

2. To be worse off: 더 가난하다[못살다/불행하다]
- To have less money or be in a less favourable position.

Eg. I really want to have babies soon but I know I'll be financially much worse off.

== News Article 2 ==
Samsung's 10.1 tab back on the shelves in Europe
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Samsung Electronics Co. has gained the upper hand in its patent dispute with Apple Inc. after a German court decided to lift a continent-wide sales ban on the Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer, industry sources said. Apple had filed an injunction last week to prevent the sale of the tablet PC, claiming that Samsung had violated its patents. After the German court overturned the ban, the Galaxy Tab can now be sold everywhere on the continent except Germany and the Netherlands. Apple believes that Samsung's Galaxy series of smartphones and tablet PCs are copies of their iPad and iPhone.

** Key phrases:
1. The upper hand : 우세, 우위
- The advantage

Eg. They had the upper hand in business negotiations with the seller because the minimum price they would accept was leaked on the internet.

2. To overturn (a decision / verdict): 결정을 뒤집다
- To reverse the decision

Eg. The decision to ban the footballer was overturned when replays showed that he didn't punch the manager.

== News Article 3 ==
European powers meeting gives hope not results
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed detailed plans for closer eurozone integration, including more regular summits, deficit brakes and financial transaction taxes. Sceptics pointed out that the measures were all talk, with nothing concrete in place as of yet, but the leaders sent a clear message that bailouts themselves would not be enough to solve sovereign debt. They also pledged to share an "absolute determination" to defend the single euro currency, whilst putting financial transaction taxation forward for September.


** Key phrases:
1. All talk : 말만 많고 결론이 나지 않는 일
- Implying that someone is not backing up what they say with actions

Eg. His speech at the company office party promised more time off and longer lunch hours just like the last one. All the workers went home knowing that it was all talk.

2. A bailout: (심각한 재정 위기에 처한 기업・국가 등에 대한) 긴급 구제
- financial help given to a person or a company that is in difficulty. Can also mean rescue someone from a troublesome position.

Eg. We bailed out Chris after he owed money to the mob

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