420회 불광문고 살리기에 나선 주민들/ 다회용 용기 사용 촉구하는 단체들

<p>진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Selzer</p><p><strong>Article 1. Residents rally to save Bulgwang Bookstore</strong></p><p>요약: 은평구 주민들의 온라인 청원을 시작으로, 불광문고의 재정난으로 인한 폐업을 막기 위한 노력이 진행되고 있다. </p><p><br></p><p>[1] When news spread that Bulgwang Bookstore, a local bookstore located in Eunpyeong-gu, northwestern Seoul, will be closing next month due to financial struggles, local residents in the neighborhood immediately filed a petition at the local district office to seek help.</p><p><strong>* rally 결집, 단결하다</strong></p><p><strong>* financial struggles 재정난</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[2] Bulgwang Bookstore, a modest bookstore which opened in 1996, is only a block away from Bulgwang Station exit no. 8.</p><p><strong>* modest (크기·가격·중요성 등이) 그다지 대단하지는 않은, 보통의, 겸손한</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[3] At the time of its opening, libraries or bookstores did not exist around the area, which naturally turned the bookstore into a place where children would squeeze into the crowded bookshelves to read books.</p><p><strong>* squeeze into 꽉꽉 눌러 넣다</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>[4] Despite facing hardships in operating the store from time to time, the owner of the bookstore, Choi Nak-beom, 62, has kept his strict rule of letting customers to freely thumb through books without feeling obliged to make purchases.</p><p><strong>* thumb through …을 급히 훑어보다</strong></p><p><strong>* feel obliged to (do) 의무감이 들다 </strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>[5] The online petition titled, “Protect the local bookstore in Eunpyeong-gu,” posted on the Eunpyeong-gu Office website on Aug. 19, gathered 500 signatures within a single day, the minimum required votes that warrants a response from the head of the district. As of Sunday, more than 1,530 people have showed support.</p><p><strong>* warrant 정당하게 만들다, 영장</strong></p><p>기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210829000140&amp;ACE_SEARCH=1</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Article 2. Groups call for reusable takeout containers</strong></p><p>요약: 녹색연합을 비롯한 시민단체들이 배달 앱 서비스들의 다회용 용기 사용