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뉴스 기사: 도시 속 정원

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특이한 도시 정원과 그것을 돌보는 자원봉사자들에 관한 지역 뉴스 기사를 읽습니다.

A green surprise above the library

Most people visit Northgate Library to borrow books. But two years ago, the library started something new: a vegetable garden on its flat roof.

The idea came from Lena Novak, one of the librarians. "We had a large, empty roof and lots of visitors who wanted to learn about gardening," she explained. "So we asked for help, and the community answered."

Today, about forty volunteers look after the garden. They are students, retired people and families with small children. They grow tomatoes, beans, salad leaves, herbs and strawberries in large wooden boxes. Last summer, they also put two beehives on the roof, and the bees now help the plants to grow.

Every Saturday morning, the garden is open to the public. Visitors can join a free gardening class or simply sit and enjoy the view. Much of the food goes to a community kitchen nearby, which makes hot meals for people in the area.

The project is not always easy. The roof gets very hot in summer, so volunteers have to water the plants twice a day. "It's hard work," said Kofi Mensah, 68, "but I've made so many new friends here."

Next year, the library plans to build a small greenhouse so the garden can produce food in winter too.

기사 이해하기

기사를 읽고 알맞은 답을 고르세요.

Where is the garden?
- a) Next to the library
- b) On the roof of the library
- c) In a park near the library
Whose idea was the garden?
- a) A librarian's
- b) A student's
- c) Kofi Mensah's
About how many volunteers look after the garden?
- a) Fourteen
- b) Four hundred
- c) Forty
There are bees in the garden.
- a) True
- b) False
When can the public visit the garden?
- a) Every day
- b) On Saturday mornings
- c) Only in summer
What happens to much of the food?
- a) The volunteers sell it.
- b) The library sells it in its café.
- c) It goes to a community kitchen.
Why do volunteers water the plants twice a day in summer?
- a) The roof gets very hot.
- b) The plants are very small.
- c) The bees need water.
What does the library plan to do next year?
- a) Open a café
- b) Close the garden in winter
- c) Build a greenhouse

단어와 세부 내용

가장 알맞은 답을 고르거나, 기사에서 단어나 숫자를 하나 입력하세요.

Most people visit the library to borrow books. Borrow means ...
- a) take something and give it back later
- b) buy something
- c) write something
The volunteers grow plants in large wooden ___.
When the garden is open to the ___, visitors can join a free gardening class.
Visitors can simply sit and enjoy the view. Simply means ...
- a) quickly
- b) just
- c) never
Kofi Mensah is ___ years old.
Kofi says the project is hard work. What is good about it for him?
- a) The free food
- b) The money
- c) His new friends

정답

기사 이해하기

b) On the roof of the library도서관은 평평한 지붕 위에 채소 정원을 시작했습니다.
a) A librarian's아이디어는 사서 중 한 명인 Lena Novak에게서 나왔습니다.
c) Forty기사에 따르면 약 40명의 자원봉사자가 정원을 돌봅니다.
a) True지난여름 자원봉사자들은 지붕에 벌통 두 개를 놓았습니다.
b) On Saturday mornings정원은 매주 토요일 아침에 일반에 공개됩니다.
c) It goes to a community kitchen.음식 대부분은 근처의 공동 부엌으로 가며, 그곳에서 따뜻한 식사를 만듭니다.
a) The roof gets very hot.지붕은 여름에 매우 뜨거워지므로 식물에 물이 많이 필요합니다.
c) Build a greenhouse도서관은 겨울에도 정원에서 식량을 생산할 수 있도록 작은 온실을 지을 계획입니다.

단어와 세부 내용

a) take something and give it back later도서관 책을 빌리면(borrow) 집에 가져가서 나중에 돌려줍니다.
boxes그들은 큰 나무 상자에 토마토, 콩, 그 밖의 식물을 기릅니다.
publicOpen to the public은 누구나 방문할 수 있다는 뜻입니다. 그날에는 방문객이 무료 원예 수업에 참여할 수 있습니다.
b) just여기서 simply는 "그저"라는 뜻입니다. 방문객은 다른 것을 아무것도 할 필요가 없습니다.
68 / sixty-eight / sixty eight기사는 이름 뒤에 그의 나이를 적어 줍니다. Kofi Mensah, 68.
c) His new friendsKofi는 "I've made so many new friends here."라고 말합니다.