节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2012-01-21
难易度:Low
关键字:represent, ambassador, contribution, compete, bodyguard, United Nations
Children's Fund
(Music).
Hi, everybody.
Welcome to Studio Classroom Worldwide.
Thanks for joining us today.
My name is Steve.
And my name is Kaylah.
Well, this month we are focusing on Yuna Kim, South Korea's "Queen of Figure
Skating." Her skating has been described as jaw-dropping and magical.
Yuna Kim has won numerous awards, including two world titles and an Olympic gold
medal.
Now in addition to the time spent practicing her skating,
Yuna Kim keeps a very busy schedule as a TV host, author, singer, UNICEF
ambassador, philanthropist and Olympic spokeswoman.
Wow! She is busy, indeed.
Today let's open our magazines to page 38 and talk a little bit about some of
those different roles under the heading - Kim gives back.
(Music).
Yuna Kim - South Korea's "Queen of Figure Skating".
Kim gives back.
Since her Olympic win, Kim's life has changed completely.
Reporters follow her every move, and Kim is the most recognized person in her
country.
These days she can't go anywhere without bodyguards.
The Olympic winner hasn't allowed her new popularity to be wasted, though.
Kim is representing her country in its 2010-2012 Visit Korea campaign.
She also serves as an ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF).
(Music).
Thanks for joining us, friends.
My name is Ryan.
And my name is Kaylah.
And today we're on the third day of our Yuna Kim article talking about her
figure skating and her Olympic competitions.
That's right.
We've seen her journey to success over the last couple of days.
She started off at the age of 6 when her coach noticed her talent.
But she quickly worked her way up to begin winning world championships.
We saw yesterday that she broke records and won the Olympic gold in Women's
Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
So we've seen all about her wins and her incredible journey, but she's even more
than that.
Kim is a giving person.
Right. So today we're going to talk about how Kim gives back.
And we'll see exactly how that happens.
When we talk about "giving back," Ryan, what does that mean?
Well, the word "give," you know, it means to hand something to someone in a
certain way.
Of course, she has been getting a lot as she has been winning.
And so we'll see today how she actually can contribute or give to other people.
So here's an English question for you, Ryan.
OK.
If we say that she is giving back, does that mean she is giving back to the
people she competed against?
Because what she won was from them, does she give it back to them?
Ah. That's a good question, yeah.
Does she actually have to give back to the people that gave her her awards?
And that's... the answer is no, because she won a lot of medals, she got a lot
from the world, now she's giving back to the world.
She wants to make sure she takes care of other people in the same way she was
already taken care of.
That's right. When we talk about someone famous or rich that gives back, that
means they are giving.
They are sharing what they have with someone who is less fortunate that doesn't
have the same opportunities, chances or money.
And that is exactly what Yuna Kim does.
Exactly.
Now since her Olympic win, Kim's life has changed completely.
And I would imagine that it would.
That's right.
Now often an Olympic gold medalist is someone we recognize but soon forget.
We do remember them if they are really impressive.
But over time, they... their names just become another name again.
Not with Yuna Kim, though.
Her life completely changed.
Exactly. We'll see exactly how she did that.
Reporters follow her every move, and Kim is the most recognized person in her
country.
Now that's not often the case.
Usually the most recognized person in a country is some sort of artist, a
singer, an actor, or maybe a very rich businessman.
But for an athlete to be that recognized shows you that there's more to Yuna Kim
than just her skating.
Exactly. Even though she is one of the most impressive skaters today, she still
has a lot more to her.
These days she can't go anywhere without bodyguards.
Now a "bodyguard," singular, is a person.
So bodyguards is a group of people that travel with you to protect you.
Exactly. Or even one bodyguard is referring to one person that protects you.
And so Yuna Kim always needs to have people protecting her.
She's very famous, very popular.
That's right.
And they're protecting her from people that both want to hurt her as well as
people that maybe are so excited to see her, they would accidentally cause her
harm.
So her bodyguards just keep her safe from things that uh, would try to get to
her.
Yeah, or maybe even comfortable.
There's an English word.
That is the "paparazzi." That's referring to people that want to take pictures
and many people gather around and ask questions and take pictures.
And that would get really annoying after a while.
That's right.
Then "paparazzi" that word, they're not very... they're not considered very nice
people.
They're very rude.
So a bodyguard would protect you from them.
So she travels with bodyguards now.
Exactly.
Now the Olympic winner hasn't allowed her new popularity to be wasted.
Now sometimes if you are popular, you waste it, which means you don't help other
people, you don't work for something.
But she has not.
She has used her popularity for good.
Yeah. And we can see how she's doing that.
She is representing her country in its 2010-2012 Visit Korea campaign.
Now when you "represent" something, that means you speak out or are present.
You are there for the official reason of representing a country, for the
official reason of being an example of that country or thing.
Here we see it's for the Visit Korea campaign.
That is to encourage people to visit South Korea, to travel there.
And she is helping that campaign get out to the public.
Yeah. So when people see her in that campaign, they also see Korea.
She is there as part of Korea.
Now she also serves as an ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund.
Also known as UNICEF.
That's right.
So she is an "ambassador," which means she officially represents them.
So there's that word "represent" again.
But that means she goes out as well.
An ambassador doesn't stay in one place.
Exactly. An ambassador lives in a different country than the country they are
representing.
That's exactly what she's doing for UNICEF.
That's right.
She is traveling, promoting, sharing what UNICEF does to help children all over
the world.
Right. And that's exactly what "UNICEF" is.
They are part of the UN that tries to help children that are poor or needy.
That's right. So she is helping children around the world using her popularity
for good, for both South Korea and the world.
We're going to talk more about how she is giving back after the break.
Let's visit the Chat Room.
How was the concert?
Oh, really? Wow, she must have been excited!
Well, I'm glad it went well.
I'll talk to you later.
Bye now.
Hey, Bryan, who were you just talking to?
That was my sister.
Her daughter just turned 14, and they went to a concert to celebrate her
birthday.
It sounded like she had fun.
Oh, yes, she sure did.
She met her favorite singer.
When he found out it was her birthday, he invited her backstage and let her meet
the rest of the band.
Cool. It's always good to hear about celebrities being so kind to their fans.
Yes, especially when some of them can be really rude.
Well, it must be hard to always have reporters following in your footsteps.
Uh, Ken, I think you made a mistake there.
"Following in someone's footsteps" is an idiom.
It doesn't just mean following someone.
Oh, really?
So what does it mean?
It means imitating someone older than you.
So if your father was a doctor and you also become a doctor, you are following
in your father's footsteps.
It's mostly used with big decisions, like where you live or where your job is.
I see.
So should I just say that celebrities get tired of reporters following them?
Yes. Or you could say the reporters are following their every move.
So that means that the reporters are always watching what they do.
Yes.
Hey, Ken, have never heard the phrase "follow your nose"?
No. Is it another idiom?
Yes, it is.
It means to go straight ahead.
Oh. Well, that makes sense as my nose is right in front of me.
That's right.
So if I'm visiting a new city and decide to just wander around and do whatever I
think looks interesting, I am following my nose?
Yes. That's a good example.
Well, I'm glad your niece had fun at the concert.
It sounds like the singer was really nice, and I hope more celebrities follow in
his footsteps.
Me too.