Exploring South Korea (1)

Getting to know South Korea – with a little help from my friends
Culture shock hit me hard during my first few months in South Korea. My job was new and different, I didn't know anyone, and the language baffler frightened me. My therapy was to sit alone in my apartment and watch TV every night after work. I lived this way from February until May. But as the weather warmed, I began to venture out more and explore.

An accessible Korea
Over that summer I learned that Korea has a lot to offer. There are miles of beautiful mountains and ocean beaches, centuries of rich history and unique culture experiences everyone should try.
But outside of Seoul, these are sometimes hard for foreigners to access. Only a few possibilities lay in the pamphlets at the train station and my old copy of Lonely Planet South Korea. The key to my adventures was networking.
A friend of a friend knew how to book a hiking trip. Somebody was dating a GI who knew where to go deep-sea fishing. I learned that the longer someone lived in Korea, the better they knew how to plug into the fun activities. In a few months, I was plugged in, too.

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英文月份名稱和古羅馬有密切關係：
January 源自拉丁文Janus
(古羅馬年神，他有兩張方向相反的臉孔，象徵著回顧過去眺望未來)
February 來自拉丁文Februra (古羅馬的淨化節)
March 是以戰神Mars命名的
April 來自拉丁文Aperire (打開)，也可能來自Aphrodite (希臘愛神)
May 來自掌管春天和生命的女神Maia
June 來自Juno (羅馬神話中眾神的女王)

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therapy n.治療、療法
the treatment of physical or mental illnesses
physical therapy復健
language therapy語言治療
- The best therapy for stress is spending time with your loved ones.
紓解壓力最佳方法，是花時間和心愛的人在一起

venture v. n.冒險、大膽行事
v. to go somewhere that is unknown, dangerous, etc.
n. a new activity, project, business, etc., that typically involves risk
- We left our hotel and ventured into a nearby village.
我們離開旅館，到附近一個村落去探險
- Ray recently ventured into the fashion industry.
Ray近來大膽嘗試，向時尚業進軍
- The director's last venture of making a sci-fi film proved a great success.
這位導演最近拍攝科幻片的大膽嘗試，證明是成功的出擊

pamphlet n.(宣傳用的)小冊子 [brochure n.廣告冊子]
/ˈpæmflət/
a small, thin book with no cover or only a paper cover that has information about a particular subject
- About a hundred students were distributing pamphlets during the protest.
示威遊行時，有大約一百位學生在發宣傳冊子。
- The brochure introduces features of this new product. 這本冊子介紹這項新產品的特色

plug into 把插頭插入插座、插電；加入、參與
- Frank plugged his new keyboard into his PC.
Frank把新的鍵盤接到他的電腦上
- Henry is a very quiet kid, he isn't plugged into many school activities.
Henry是一位非常安靜的男孩，他沒有參加許多學校的活動

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