Kristen:

Please join us on page 122. You can find the power dialog there. Let’s begin. The family business, I have my finger on the pulse.

Kristen:

It kinds of reminds me when you go to a 한의원, 한의사, you know what he does, he puts his finger on your pulse.

Cameron:

Ah, yeah. He checks to see how fast or how hard your heart is beating.

Kristen:

That’s right. That’s right. Okay. Kiara says, Milo, I like the changes you’re making to the menu. Your father even said, why didn’t I think of that? Okay. So Milo is changing the menu. But I really like this question. Why didn’t I think of that? That’s a good question. What does that mean?

Cameron:

So we often use this when someone has a good idea and you almost feel like, I’m smart. I should have thought of that. I should have known that. Why didn’t I think of that?

Kristen:

왜 그 생각을 못했지?

Cameron:

Yes. So obvious. Right.

Kristen:

And Milo says, I think those items will bring in customers who wouldn’t normally come to a steakhouse. So this family business is a restaurant. It is a steakhouse. And so Milo knows he has his finger on the pulse, as we said, because he knows that there are a lot of vegans and vegetarians. So what does Kiara say?

Cameron:

Vegetarians and vegans have a hard time eating out with their meat-eating friends. Those bowls and salads should change that.

Kristen:

Okay, so vegetarians and vegans, they’re slightly different. What is the difference between the two?

Cameron:

Yeah, so this, honestly, growing up, I was always confused as well. First, let’s look at the strictest one. Vegan, V-E-G-A-N, means no animal products.

Kristen:

No milk.

Cameron:

No milk. Eggs. No eggs. No honey. Butter too. Butter is not allowed.

Kristen:

No honey?

Cameron:

No honey, because a bee is an animal technically. Bee is an animal right? It’s an insect so only things that come from plants, vegetarians even though it has vegetable in the name it is a bit wider. Usually they can have dairy products, your milk, your cheese, your I don’t know what you eat. Okay. It also sometimes includes eggs. Both of those things are not vegetables. But in English, they go under the category of vegetarian.

Kristen:

Good to know.

Cameron:

Also, sometimes fish.

Kristen:

Yes.

Cameron:

Yeah, sometimes fish is included in vegetarianism.

Kristen:

Just not red meat.

Cameron:

Just no chicken, no pork.

Kristen:

Oh, it’s confusing. Anything that lives, animal that lives on land.

Cameron:

Anything with a cute face.

Kristen:

All right. So if you have a hard time eating out with their meat-eating friends, so everybody has their own diet that they follow and to go out together, they want to go out together, but they, the vegetarians and vegans can’t go to a steakhouse. They just have steak. Yeah. Right. They have a hard time.

Cameron:

Right. To have a hard time is to have difficulty to suffer with something. If they’re going to a steak restaurant, maybe they can have the salad and the bread and the French fries. But there is no actual main dish for them that would be considered vegetarian or vegan.

Kristen:

So, Milo basically is introducing bowls and salads for these vegans and vegetarians. And what does Milo say?

Cameron:

I’ve done my research and have my finger on the pulse of today’s restaurant industry.

Kristen:

Okay, so he has his finger on the pulse of today’s restaurant industry. So what did he do?

Cameron:

He did his research, he looked into the trends, and now he is up to date with the trends happening in the restaurant industry. So much like you said about that 한의사, that traditional Korean doctor where they put their finger either on your wrist or somewhere else to check your pulse, your 맥박, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, right? In the same way, he’s kind of done that with the restaurant industry.

Kristen:

Right he’s done his research, very good. Okay so Kiara says I think your father is finally realizing that and Milo says then he should be ready to pass the torch soon. So the father is like okay I think my son knows what he’s doing and maybe he is ready to pass the torch so if you pass the torch?

Cameron:

So this torch here is kind of a symbol of leadership or responsibility. So if you give it to someone else, you’re saying, okay, I was the leader, but now it’s your time to be the leader. And since we’re talking about a family business, we often use this when a mother or father gives the business to their son or daughter.

Kristen:

Right. And so you see these big corporations, you know, the CEO, it’s a family business. And the father gets too old, the founder, and he needs to pass the torch. He’s got three children. Who does he pass the torch to?

Cameron:

Oh no, it sounds like a K-drama.

Kristen:

All right. Let’s go ahead and listen to that one more time.

Power Note

1. have a hard time 곤욕을 치르다. 애먹다.

Kristen:

Please join us on pages 124 and 25. It’s time for Powered Note. If you have a hard time with something, it means that it is difficult. You are struggling with something. Okay, let’s look at the example dialogue.

1)

A: I had a hard time waking up early this morning.

B: You must not have slept very well last night.

A: 오늘 아침 일찍 일어나는 게 힘들었어요.

B: 어젯밤에 잠을 잘 못 잤나 보네요.

Kristen:

Could we say that we always have a hard time waking up?

Cameron:

– Yeah.

Kristen:

Some people do.

Cameron:

Some people don’t. That is what I find more surprising. I mean, no, I get up, but I don’t enjoy it. I mean, like, I’m used to it now, but there’s a difference between waking up and getting up. You know, when I wake up, of course, I’m like no longer asleep.

Kristen:

Get up with a nice energy.

Cameron:

To, like, even sit up out of bed is such a big task.

Kristen:

It’s so true. I think it takes me about 30 minutes to an hour to really get up. I wake up. Okay.

2) She had a hard time understanding the math problem.

그녀는 그 수학 문제를 이해하는 데 어려움을 겪었다.

Cameron:

Yes.

Kristen:

What are some other things you can have a hard time with?

Cameron:

Anything that’s difficult, you can have a hard time with. Yeah. Have a hard time staying awake. Yeah. Maybe you’re listening to a really boring teacher.

Kristen:

And let me tell you something. When we started at Evening Special, I had a hard time, a very hard time reading Korean out loud.

Cameron:

You and me both.

Kristen:

I mean, I can speak the language, but reading Korean out loud?

Cameron:

It is really interesting how, like, just because you know how to speak a language doesn’t mean you can read it at the same speed. I’m sure many of our listeners are the same. Speaking English, maybe you have a certain skill level. But the moment you have to read it, the English news.

Kristen:

Yeah, that’s going to be very hard. That’s right, to have a hard time. So think of yourself, you know, in the office or think of yourself as a student and you have a hard time with a certain subject. you have a hard time with a press you know doing presentations because you don’t like public speaking I think those are all good examples.

2. have one’s finger on the pulse of something: -의 동향을 잘 파악하다. 맥을 잘 짚다. 최신 동향이나 흐름을 궤뚫고 있다.

Have one’s finger on the pulse of something means that you know the recent trends you are aware, you know what’s going on.

1)

A: Marlene is a really good clothing designer

B: She has her finger on the pulse of the fashion industry.

A: 마를렌은 정말 뛰어난 의류 디자이너야.

B: 그녀는 패션 업계의 흐름을 잘 파악하고 있어.

Kristen:

Well, if you’re a designer, you have to.

Cameron:

You have to know the trends.

2) As a journalist, he has his finger on the pulse of current events.

→ 기자로서 그는 시사 문제의 흐름을 잘 파악하고 있다.

Cameron:

So this person knows exactly what’s going on in the world. I would say these are two of the most common places you would use this.. Either current events, politics, or a certain industry that you are an expert in.

Kristen:

Yeah, technology.

Cameron:

Technology, for example.

Kristen:

Yeah, usually it’s pretty specific. .

Cameron:

Yeah. Like if you’re a, I don’t know, a neurosurgeon, so you’re a brain surgeon, you might have your finger on the pulse of the latest surgery techniques.

Kristen:

Yeah. And because of our live show and we’re covering the news every day, I must say that these days, you know, I have my finger on the pulse of current events like news. I know. I’m reading and listening to news all the time.

Cameron:

I have so much to talk about at parties now. Because we have to look at so many topics.

Kristen:

But it’s one, I know. So it’s interesting. I find myself telling my son, oh, did you know, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And he’s like, oh, really? I’m showing off. Why not?

Cameron:

Yeah, your finger is on the pulse of society.

Kristen:

But very specifically certain areas of society. Okay. All right.

 

3. pass the torch: 다른 사람에게 일을 넘겨주다. 바통을 넘겨주다.

If you pass the torch, you are transferring the responsibility or leadership to someone else. Often used in the business, you know, like if you’re the owner and you give it to your children, right? Or a CEO, you know, gives a torch to a new CEO.

Cameron:

Yeah, it doesn’t have to be family. It is often family that you’re passing the torch to. Yeah. But it’s just the next person in line.

Kristen:

All right,

1)

A: It’s time to pass the torch to the next generation of leaders.

B: Does that mean you won’t be running for re-election?

A: 이제 다음 세대의 리더들에게 바통을 넘겨줄 때예요.

B: 그 말은 재선에 출마하지 않겠다는 뜻인가요?

Cameron:

you won’t be running for reelection. I mean I agree with this. Just looking at American politics, our presidents have been of the same generation for a very long time. So I think it’s now time for

Kristen:

with some young blood.

Cameron:

some younger presidents to come in.

2) After years of managing the company, she passed the torch to her son.

수년간 회사를 운영한 뒤, 그녀는 아들에게 바통을 넘겼다.

Cameron:

Hmm.

Kristen:

This is the most common usage of this expression. And as we said here, I would say it really has to be a leadership position for you to use this expression.

Cameron:

Yeah, some kind of leadership position, a title, something like that.

Kristen:

Could you be maybe like 팀장님 and pass the torch to the next Team Jang-nim? What do you think?

Cameron:

Only if it was a really important team jung name. Yeah, right. Like a really important reason.

Kristen:

Right.

Cameron:

Usually I would expect it to be the CEO.

Kristen:

– Yeah, with the president.

Cameron:

Yeah, or maybe just sea level. So like CFO.

Kristen:

Yes.

Cameron:

like your your CTO, your chief technology officer, something of that level maybe.

Kristen:

So it cannot just be because you can be a leader as a team or like she done him however, I think it goes beyond Okay, passing the torch. All right, can we just give one more example of how we can use pass the torch?

Cameron:

Well, there will come a time, I’m sure, when you and I will retire.

Kristen:

I think that’s me for

Cameron:

And we will have to pass the torch to the next people for the most loved EBS MCs.

Kristen:

Listen, Cameron, you’re staying around for a long time. I’m going to be passing the torch.

Cameron:

I don’t know. We’re a package deal. When you leave, I’m leaving.

 

4. Why didn’t I think of that? 왜 내가 그걸 생각을 못했지?

Kristen:

Oh gosh. Alright, power pattern. Hey, why didn’t I think of that?

Cameron:

Of course, it’s so obvious.

Kristen:

It’s so clear. Okay.

1) A shovel with two handles? Why didn’t I think of that?

Cameron:

I don’t know if that’s a good idea.

2) A tracking device for a dog? Why didn’t I think of that?

Kristen:

Usually we think of kind of inventions like, oh my gosh, this is so amazing. Why didn’t I think of that? Yeah. It’s more of a surprise. Yes. Okay. Our power vocab today is vegetarians and vegans. So you talked about the difference between the two. And yes, there is a definition on page 126. So please do check that out. And where else should we head to?

Cameron:

If you’re having a hard time studying English, you should go to Audio Hakdang for a small monthly fee.

Kristen:

That’s right.

 

5. Vegetarians and vegans – 베지테리안 vs 비건

Vegetarians are people who consume no meat, but may eat things like dairy products, eggs, and sometimes fish. Vegans don’t eat any products that come from animals at all.

채식주의자는 고기를 먹지 않지만, 유제품이나 달걀, 때로는 생선 같은 것은 먹는 사람들이다. 비건은 동물에서 유래한 제품은 전혀 먹지 않는 사람들이다.

Cameron:

That’s right. They will help you out. It doesn’t matter if you’re a vegetarian, a vegan, or a meat eater. Okay. There is content for everyone.

Kristen:

Oh, so food doesn’t matter. Okay. Thank you, Cameron. All right. Have a great day, everyone. And we’ll see you tomorrow.

Cameron:

Bye-bye.

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