I'd Like to Open a Checking Account.
# 1
Bank Teller : Good afternoon. May I help you?
Sook : Yes. I'd like to open a checking account, please.
Bank Teller : Would you like to sit down? We'll have to fill out some forms.
First, what is your name, please?
Sook : Sook Park.
Bank Teller : Excuse me, but would you please spell your name for me?
Sook : Sure. It's S-O-O-K P-A-R-K.
Bank Teller : Thank you. What is your present address, please?
Sook : It is 42 Eun-Pyung-Gu, Seoul.
Bank Teller : Could you tell me your occupation?
Sook : I am an office worker.
Bank Teller : Fine. Please wait a moment. It'll be ready in a minute.
# 2
Kyu : I'd very much like you to come and have dinner with me on Friday night.
Sook : I'm afraid I can't. I have another appointment on Friday night.
Kyu : Well, how about Saturday night?
Sook : I'm afraid I can't. I have to study for a TOEIC test on Sunday.
Kyu : I'm sorry. I'd hoped to have dinner with you.
Sook : I'm sorry, too.
Kyu : Well, I hope to have dinner with you sometime in the near future.
Sook : I'll be looking forward to that.
Kyu : See you later.
Sook : See you.
Conversation
Sook : What happened yesterday?
Kyu : Well, while I was biking on the mountain, I fell down and hurt my foot.
Sook : Oh, that's too bad. When did that happen?
Kyu : About 2:00.
Sook : What happened next?
Kyu : A little later, a car came by and I got a ride down again. I felt really lucky!
Pronounciation Clinic
생략에 의한 음운 변화
혀의 위치가 유사한 자음의 생략은 발음할 때 혀 끝의 위치가 같거나 유사한 자음으로서 자음이 연이어 질 때,
앞 자음이 뒷자음에 동화되어 앞자음의 발음이 생략되거나 약음으로 발음되는 현상을 말합니다.
long : live for [리ㅂ흐 ㅍ호어] -> short : live for [리(브) ㅍ호어]
long : had to [해드 투] -> short : had to [해 투-]
long : enough payment [인어ㅍ흐 페이먼트] -> short : enough payment [인어(프) 페이먼트]
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