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127. I'm a grumpy old man today.
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127. I'm a grumpy old man today.
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¹Ì±¹ÀÌ ÀÇ·áºñ·Î ¾²´Â µ·Àº ¿¬°£ ÃÑ1Á¶3õ¾ï ´Þ·¯($1.3trillion) ,¿ì¸® µ·À¸·Î ´ë·« 1õ7¹éÁ¶¿øÀ̳ª µÈ´Ù.

ÀÌÁß¿¡ 2¾ï3¹é¸¸ ´Þ·¯($203 million) ´Â °³ÀÎÀÌ ÁöºÒÇÏ°í ³ª¸ÓÁö´Â ÀǷẸÇè(medical insurance) À̳ª ¸ÞµðÄɾî(Medicare) ¶ó´Â Á¤ºÎÀÇ ³ëÀοë ÀǷẸÇè,ȤÀº ¸ÞµðÄÉÀ̵å(Medicaid) ¶ó´Â Àú¼ÒµæÃþ(the poor) À» À§ÇÑ Á¤ºÎ ÀǷẸÇè¿¡¼­ ÁöºÒÇÑ´Ù.

A:Why are you so grumpy today?(¿À´ÃÀº ¿Ö ÀÌ·¯°Ô ºÒÆò Åõ¼ºÀ̾ß?)
B:I just went to the drugstore to get my prescription filled.(¹æ±Ý ¾à±¹¿¡¼­ ó¹æµÈ ¾àÀ» ¹Þ¾Æ ¿À´Â ±æÀ̾ß.)
A:So what?(±×·±µ¥?)
B:I just cough up $175 for a month and a half supply of a pharmaceutical.(ÇÑ´Þ ¹Ý ¸ÔÀ» ¾à°ªÀ¸·Î 1¹é75´Þ·¯³ª ÁöºÒÇß¾î.)
A:That£§s an outrageous price!(¾ß,±×°Ç ¸»µµ ¾ÈµÇ´Â °¡°ÝÀ̾ß!)
B:Now your know why I£§m a grumpy old man today.(ÀÌÁ¦ ³»°¡ ¿Ö ºÒÆò Åõ¼ºÀÌ ³ëÀÎÀÌ µÆ´ÂÁö ¾Ë°ÚÁö.)

Çѱ¹À̳ª ¹Ì±¹À̳ª ³ªÀÌ°¡ µé¸é ÀܼҸ®¿Í ºÒÆòÀÌ ½ÉÇØÁö³ªº¸´Ù.'grumpy'´Â '±î´Ù·Î¿î/½É¼ú ¸¹Àº'À̶õ ¶æÀε¥,½Ç»ýÈ°¿¡¼­´Â ³ëÀεéÀÌ ÀܼҸ® Çϰųª ºÒÆòÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ» °¡¸®ÄÑ ¸¹ÀÌ »ç¿ë ÇÑ´Ù.

¾à±¹¿¡¼­ ¾àÀ» ÀÛÀº Çöó½ºÆ½(plastic) Åë¿¡´Ù ä¿öÁֱ⠶§¹®¿¡ 'get one£§s prescription filled'°¡ 'ó¹æ¾àÀ» ¹Þ´Ù/»ç´Ù'´Â ¶æÀÌ µÈ´Ù.

'cough'´Â '±âħ'ÀÌÁö¸¸ 'cough up'Àº '¾î¿¼ö ¾øÀÌ ÁöºÒÇÏ´Ù'¶õ ¶æÀÇ ¼÷¾î´Ù.

¾àÀº º¸Åë 'drug' ȤÀº 'medicine'ÀÌÁö¸¸,Á¶Á¦¾àÀÏ °æ¿ì¿¡´Â 'prescription(ÇÁ¸®½ºÅ©¸³¼Ç) drug' ¶Ç´Â 'pharmaceutical(ÆĸӼöµåÄÃ) 'À̶ó ÇÑ´Ù.


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