Unit 1: English Expressions
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Session 6
μ€λμ μνΌμλλ₯Ό λ£κ³ μμ£Ό μ¬μ©νλ μμ΄ ννμ λ°°μ보μΈμ.
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Activity 1
A can of worms
μ€λμ μνΌμλλ₯Ό λ£κ³ μμ£Ό μ¬μ©νλ μμ΄ ννμ λ°°μ보μΈμ.
Listen to find out how to use an everyday English expression.
Listen to the audio and take the quiz. μ€λμ€λ₯Ό λ£κ³ ν΄μ¦λ₯Ό νμ΄λ³΄μΈμ.

Presenter
μ¬λ¬λΆ μλ
νμΈμ English Expressions μ μ€μ κ²μ νμν©λλ€. μ ν¬ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ μ¬λ¬λΆλ€μκ² μλ‘μ΄ μμ΄ννλ€μ μκ°ν΄λλ¦¬κ³ μ½κ² λ°°μΈ μ μλλ‘ λμλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ λ μ΅μΉν μ
λλ€.
μ€λ μ΄ μκ°μλ ‘a can of worms’ ‘μ§λ μ΄ ν ν΅’μ΄λΌλ ννμ λ°°μ°κ² μ΅λλ€. μ§λ μ΄κ°… ν ν΅?? λλ체 λ¬΄μ¨ λ» κ°λμ? μ κ·ΈλΌ λ λ€μ΄λ³΄λ©΄μ νλ² μμλ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€.
Finnκ³Ό FeiFeiμ λνλ₯Ό ν λ² λ€μ΄λ³΄μΈμ. Finnμ΄ μ§λ μ΄ ‘worms’μ λν΄ μ΄μ¬ν μ‘°μ¬λ₯Ό ν΄μ FeiFeiμκ² μ΄μΌκΈ°ν΄μ£Όκ³ μλλ°μ, κ·Έκ° λ¬΄μμ μλ‘ λ°°μ λμ§ λ€μ΄λ³ΌκΉμ?
Finn
Worms are great – don't you think they're really interesting?
Feifei
Erm, yeah, kind of. But what's today's phrase?
Finn
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll come to that in a minute. But, did you know earthworms, the kind
you normally find in the soil, are both male and female in one body?
Feifei
That is quite interesting.
Finn
And if you cut a worm in half – only one part of the worm will die!
Feifei
Yes, the part with the fat little bump on it will survive. I knew that.
Finn
Fascinating, isn’t it? And earthworms can be really short – from only one millimetre – to a massive three metres!
Presenter
Finnμ νμ§λ μ΄ ‘earthworms’μ λν΄ μ΄μΌκΈ°νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μ§λ μ΄λ€μ΄ μμ»· ‘male’μΈ λμμ μμ»· ‘female’μΌ μ μμμ λ°κ²¬νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ§λ μ΄λ₯Ό λ°μΌλ‘ μλΌλ κ·Έλ€μ survive μμ‘΄ν μ μμΌλ©°, μ΅λ three metres 3λ―Έν°κΉμ§ μλ μ μλ€κ³ ν©λλ€. λλ체 κ·Έκ° μ μ§λ μ΄μ λν΄ μ΄ν λ‘ μ΄μΌκΈ°νλ κ²μΈμ§ λ€μ΄λ³ΌκΉμ?
Feifei
Finn, hang on a second, why are we talking about worms so much?
Finn
Sorry, yes, I was doing some research for today's programme. The phrase, today, is: a can of
worms!
Feifei
Right. Well 'a can of worms' is a phrase we use to describe a situation that causes a lot of
problems when you start to deal with it.
Finn
Yes, sometimes you want to deal with a problem, but you realise that by dealing with that problem, it will open up a whole set of new problems.
Presenter
Finnμ μ§λ μ΄μ λν΄ μ΄μ¬ν μ½μ΄μ ν₯λ―Έλ‘μ΄ μ¬μ€λ€μ λ§μ΄ μμλμ΅λλ€. νμ§λ§ Feifeiλ λλ체 μ μ§λ μ΄μ λν΄ κ·Έκ° κ·Έν λ‘ μ΄λ³μ ν νλμ§ μ΄ν΄ν μ μμμ΅λλ€. μ€λ μ°λ¦¬κ° λ°°μΈ μμ΄ ννμ΄ ‘a can of worms’ ‘μ§λ μ΄ ν ν΅’μ΄λΌλ κ±Έ μκΈ° μ κΉμ§ λ§μ
λλ€. Feifeiλ ‘a can of worms’λΌλ ννμ΄ μ¬λ¬κ°μ§ λ¬Έμ λ₯Ό μΌμΌν¬ μ μλ μν©μ μΌμ»«λλ€κ³ μλ €μ€λλ€. μ΄λ ν μν©μ΄ μΌμ’
μ ‘can’ ‘ν΅’μ΄κ³ λ¬Έμ λ€μ΄ μ§λ μ΄ ‘worms’λΌκ³ μμν΄ λ³΄μμμ. ν΅μ μ¬λ μκ°, μ¦, κ·Έ μν©μ μ½νλ μκ°, μ§λ μ΄λ€μ νμ΄λμ λ€μ μ§μ΄λ£κΈ° μ΄λ ΅κ² λ κ²μ
λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ°λ¦¬λ ν΄κ²°νκΈ° μ΄λ €μ΄ μ¬λ¬κ°μ§ λ¬Έμ λ₯Ό μΌμΌν€λ μν©μ μΌμ»¬μ΄ μ΄ ννμ μ¬μ©νλ κ²μ΄μ£ .
μ΄ μμ΄λ₯Ό μ¬μ©ν λ€μ μλ¬Έλ€μ λ€μ΄λ³΄μΈμ.
Examples
When Frank asked why his brother arrived late to the party, his brother started telling Frank all about the problems in his life: his car, his health, problems with his friends… Frank realised he'd opened a can of worms.
A: Charles, have you finished writing that report about our fantastic sales figures this month?
B: No, because actually I realised our sales figures are all wrong. Someone has been giving us false information for months…
A: Oh no, what a can of worms.
Finn
Yes, well anyway – I hope everyone listening understands the phrase now. I think I'll get back
to my reading. 34,000 different kinds of worm, wow… They can live for up to 10 years!
Fascinating… They eat their own weight every day…
Feifei
OK, well I think we've lost Finn there. I think I've had enough of worms for one day.
Presenter
Finnμ μ¬μ ν μ§λ μ΄μ λν΄ κΆκΈν κ²μ΄ λ§μκ° λ΄
λλ€. μ¬λ¬λΆμ ‘can of worms’λ₯Ό μ΄μ΄ λ³Έ μ μ΄ μμΌμΈμ? μ΄λ»κ² λλμ? νΉμ μκΈ°μΉ λͺ»νκ² λμ²ν΄μ§ κ²μ μλμλμ? κ·ΈλΌ λ€μ μ΄μκ°μ ‘English Expressions’ μμ λ€μ λ§λκ² μ΅λλ€. See you next time!
μ£Όμ΄μ§ μ§λ¬Έμ νμ΄λ³΄λ©° λ°°μ΄ λ΄μ©μ νμΈ ν΄ λ³΄μΈμ.
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A can of worms
3 Questions
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λ§λ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
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Activity
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λ§λ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
Hint
μ΄ννμ μ§λ μ΄μ λν ννμ΄ μλλλ€ μ§λ μ΄λ λ€λ₯Έλ¬΄μμ μμ§ν©λλ€Question 1 of 3
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Activity
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λ§λ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
Hint
μ°λ¦¬κ° νν΅μ μ§λ μ΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ©΄ λͺκ°μ§μ λμμΌμ΄ μκΈΈκ°μ?Question 2 of 3
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Activity
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λ§λ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
Hint
νν΅μ κΈΈκ³ λ―Έλλ―Έλν κ²λ€μ΄ μμ΄μΌ ν©λλ€.Question 3 of 3
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Session Vocabulary
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