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Lost in Translation
The power and limits of language
Updated: 2022.07.06
3 min read · Intermediate
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Lost in Translation
언어 배울 때 번역기는 멀리해야 하는 걸까요?
Discussion Questions
Q1
In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.
여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요.
Q2
Are you bilingual? Which languages do you speak or have you studied?
이중 언어를 구사하시나요? 어떤 언어를 구사하거나 공부했나요?
Q3
Do you feel that your personality or presentation changes depending on which language you speak?
어떤 언어를 사용하느냐에 따라 성격이나 표현방식이 달라진다고 느끼나요?
Q4
What traits do you think make a text particularly difficult to translate?
번역하기 특히 어려운 텍스트의 특성은 무엇이라고 생각하나요?
Q5
When learning a language, which do you find more important: grammar or vocabulary? Why?
언어를 배울 때 문법과 어휘 중 어느 것이 더 중요하다고 생각하나요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요?
Q6
Which languages do you think are most popular to learn around the world? Why?
전 세계에서 가장 인기 있는 언어는 무엇이라고 생각하나요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요?
Q7
How do you stay motivated while learning a foreign language?
외국어를 배우는 동안 어떻게 동기를 유지하나요?
Q8
If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.
궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요.
Expressions
off base
wrong or incorrect, coming from not standing on the correct ‘base’ in baseball
Example
1

The runner was off base, meaning the umpire declared him out.

Example
2

Everything the professor said yesterday was completely off base. I don’t know where she gets these ideas!

take a leap of faith
taking on a risk for something
Example
1

I took a leap of faith when I married my girlfriend after only knowing her for a few months.

Example
2

Even though it was a failing business, the firm took a leap of faith and decided to purchase it.

francophone
a country which speaks French
Example
1

France, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are all francophone nations.

Example
2

Have you ever traveled to a francophone nation outside of Europe?

sanctity
the state of being particularly important, quiet, and solemn, particularly in religion
Example
1

I don’t want my loud children to disturb the sanctity of the funeral proceedings so I took them outside.

Example
2

Many people accused the politician of breaking the sanctity of their office.

foray
a journey or short trip into something
Example
1

Aside from my brief foray into the jungle, I spent most of my vacation on a beach.

Example
2

After a brief foray in mathematics, I decided to major in Computer Science.

본 교재는 당사 편집진이 제작하는 링글의 자산으로 저작권법에 의해 보호됩니다. 링글 플랫폼 외에서 자료를 활용하시는 경우 당사와 사전 협의가 필요합니다.
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