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라벨이 staying active after 60인 게시물 표시

After 60, It Would Be Strange to Have No Health Problems 😊 - 60이 넘으면 환자가 아닌 것이 이상 ㅎㅎ

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A cold wind suddenly arrived yesterday. Just a few days ago, it still felt like autumn. Now, it feels like winter is just around the corner. This morning, I opened the window and immediately felt the cold air. “Wow, it’s cold!” So I put on warm winter pants and a warm jacket. But I didn’t close the window. I wanted to breathe in the cool autumn air as much as I could. I like this kind of weather. Then I started thinking about yesterday’s golf round. There were golfers in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Just before teeing off, my younger golf buddy, who is in her 50s, suddenly said, “Oh, I left my arm brace in the car. My arm hurts, so I need to wear it.” And one of the older golfers in his 70s had a small bandage around his right little finger. He told me he had been having a problem with it for about two months. Eventually, he decided to have surgery this winter. I looked at them and laughed. Then I said, “As we get older, it would actually be strange to be perfectly healthy. 😊” At the time...

30 Years Between English and Korean — Angie, You’re Still Alive! - 30년 넘게 영어와 한국어로 살아온 나 — 엔지, 오늘도 살아있네

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Something funny happened this week. I suddenly had a lot of interpreting work. Normally, I may get one police interpreting call a month. But this week? Four times. And then, early this morning, at 3 a.m., my phone rang. It was an urgent interpreting request. I was half asleep, but I got up and went. I finished the interpreting around 6:30 a.m. Then I came home. It was Sunday. And I had an English class at 8:30. I took a shower, got ready, and started my day again. At moments like this, I sometimes say to myself: “Angie, you’re still alive!”  😊 Police Interpreting Is More Than Translating Words When I work as a police interpreter, I sometimes hear “Thank you” from both sides after the work is finished. Of course, I cannot talk about the details of the cases. Confidentiality is one of the most important responsibilities of an interpreter. But there is something I have learned from doing this work. I am not on either side. I have to interpret accurately for the police. And I have to ...