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이의 제기 공식 서한을 씁니다. 자신의 자격을 밝히고, 타당한 점은 인정하며, 정확한 근거를 제시하고, 구체적인 조치를 요청합니다.

Objection to application HB/2291: Millers' Green

14 Linden Row, Harrowby. To: The Planning Officer, Harrowby Borough Council.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Re: Application HB/2291, proposed conversion of Millers' Green into a surface car park

I am writing to register my objection to the above application. I have lived within two hundred metres of the Green for nineteen years, and I write both as a resident and as secretary of the Linden Row Residents' Association.

I appreciate that the town centre has long suffered from congestion, and I do not dispute that additional parking would ease it to some degree. It is, however, difficult to reconcile the applicant's claim that the scheme would enhance the amenity of the area with the loss of the only open space within walking distance of two schools and a care home.

My principal concerns are as follows. First, the transport assessment submitted with the application rests on traffic counts taken during the school holidays and therefore seriously understates likely volumes at peak times. Second, the proposed access road would cross a footpath used daily by several hundred children, a risk that the assessment mentions only in passing. Finally, the loss of eleven mature trees, three of which are protected, is dismissed in a single sentence, with no commitment to replacement planting.

I would respectfully suggest that the Committee defer its decision until the applicant has submitted traffic data gathered during term time and a fuller account of the measures proposed to protect pedestrians. Should the Committee be minded to approve the scheme, I trust that a condition requiring the retention of the protected trees would be attached.

I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter and inform me of the date on which the application is to be considered, as I wish to address the Committee in person.

Yours faithfully, Nuria Castellanos, Secretary, Linden Row Residents' Association

가장 알맞은 격식 있는 선택지 고르기

이의 제기 공식 서한에 가장 적절한 선택지를 고르세요.

Which sentence best states the purpose of the letter?
- a) I just wanted to say I am not happy about the plan.
- b) Stop this plan right now.
- c) I am writing to register my objection to the above application.
Which sentence acknowledges the other side before objecting?
- a) I do not dispute that additional parking would ease congestion; it is, however, difficult to justify the loss of the Green.
- b) Parking is of no concern to me and never was.
- c) Everyone knows that parking is a poor excuse for destroying parks.
- d) Congestion is not a problem at all.
The assessment mentions the risk to children only ___.
- a) by passing
- b) at passing
- c) on passing
- d) in passing
It is difficult to ___ the applicant's claim with the loss of the only open space.
- a) settle
- b) reconcile
- c) compromise
- d) adjust
Which expression is closest in meaning to "Should the Committee be minded to approve the scheme"?
- a) Because the Committee must approve the scheme
- b) Unless the Committee approves the scheme
- c) If the Committee were inclined to approve the scheme
- d) Although the Committee has approved the scheme
Which request is both firm and appropriately tentative?
- a) I demand that the Committee reject the application.
- b) I would respectfully suggest that the Committee defer its decision.
- c) The Committee must defer its decision.
Which sentence is best for the final paragraph?
- a) Get back to me when you can, OK?
- b) I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter.
- c) Please do not ignore this letter like the last one.

격식 있는 표현 완성하기

각 문장을 완성하도록 한 단어 또는 괄호 안의 형태를 입력하세요.

I am writing to ___ my objection to the above application.
I do not ___ that additional parking would ease congestion.
The transport assessment rests ___ traffic counts taken during the school holidays.
The counts seriously ___ likely volumes at peak times. (understate)
I trust that a condition ___ the retention of the protected trees would be attached. (require)
Should the Committee be ___ to approve the scheme, I trust that conditions would be attached.
Dear Sir or Madam, ... Yours ___,

쓰기 과제

작은 지역 박물관을 운영하는 재단이 열람실을 카페로 바꿀 계획입니다. 당신은 이 열람실을 정기적으로 이용합니다. 재단 이사장 Mr Adeyemi에게 이 계획에 반대하는 공식 서한을 쓰세요. 자신이 누구인지 밝히고, 타당한 점 하나를 인정하고, 두세 가지 근거를 제시하며, 구체적인 조치를 요청하세요.

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내 글 확인

알맞은 인사말과 그에 맞는 격식 있는 맺음말을 사용했습니다.
첫 단락에서 서한의 목적을 밝혔고 왜 의견을 낼 자격이 있는지 말했습니다.
이의를 제기하기 전에 타당한 점 하나를 인정했습니다.
두세 가지 근거를 명확한 순서로 제시했습니다.
공손하지만 단호한 방식으로 구체적인 조치를 요청했습니다.
축약형, 느낌표, 감정적인 표현을 피했습니다.

정답

가장 알맞은 격식 있는 선택지 고르기

c) I am writing to register my objection to the above application.직접적이면서도 공손한 표준적인 격식 있는 서두입니다. 나머지는 비격식이거나 퉁명스럽습니다.
a) I do not dispute that additional parking would ease congestion; it is, however, difficult to justify the loss of the Green.먼저 타당한 점을 인정하고 나서 이의를 제기합니다. 다른 선택지는 무시하거나 과장합니다.
d) in passingIn passing은 “간단히, 또는 주의를 기울이지 않고”라는 뜻의 고정 표현입니다.
b) reconcileReconcile something with something은 겉보기에 대립하는 두 가지를 일관되게 만든다는 뜻입니다.
c) If the Committee were inclined to approve the schemeShould + 주어 + be minded to는 “위원회가 ~할 마음이 있다면”이라는 뜻의 격식 있는 조건 표현입니다.
b) I would respectfully suggest that the Committee defer its decision.Would respectfully suggest는 공손하면서도 글쓴이가 원하는 바를 분명히 밝힙니다.
b) I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter.공손하고 실용적인 요청입니다. 나머지는 비격식이거나 비난조입니다.

격식 있는 표현 완성하기

register / lodge / voice / express / raise / submit / record / state이 동사들은 모두 공식 서한에서 objection과 함께 쓰이는 연어이며, register와 lodge가 가장 흔합니다.
dispute / deny / doubt / question / contest / challengeDo not dispute는 “사실로 받아들인다”는 뜻이며, 이어서 글쓴이가 실제로 반박하는 내용으로 넘어갑니다.
on / uponRest on(또는 upon)은 “~에 근거하다”라는 뜻입니다.
understate / underestimate / understated / underestimatedUnderstate는 어떤 것을 실제보다 작게 표현한다는 뜻입니다. Counts가 복수이므로 understates가 아니라 understate를 씁니다(과거형 understated도 가능합니다).
requiring분사절 requiring ...이 조건을 설명합니다.
minded / inclined / disposed / prepared / willingBe minded to, be inclined to, be disposed to, be prepared to는 모두 “기꺼이 ~하다”라는 뜻입니다.
faithfullyDear Sir or Madam으로 시작하는 서한은 영국 영어에서 Yours faithfully로 끝맺습니다.

모범 답안

Dear Mr Adeyemi,

Re: Proposed conversion of the reading room into a café

I am writing to express my concern at the trust's plan to replace the museum's reading room with a café. I have used the room at least twice a week for six years, and I write as a member of the museum and as a volunteer who helps to catalogue the local archive.

I understand that the museum must find new sources of income, and I do not doubt that a café would attract additional visitors. It is, however, hard to see how the scheme can be reconciled with the trust's stated aim of promoting local history, since the reading room is the only place where the public may consult the town records and photograph collection.

My objections are threefold. First, the plans offer no alternative space for the archive, which would be placed in storage and available only by appointment. Second, the room's quiet is essential to those who work there, many of whom are elderly or students who cannot study at home. Finally, the figures quoted in the consultation paper assume that the café will be profitable within a year, but they include no allowance for the cost of refitting a listed building.

I would therefore respectfully ask that the trust postpone its decision until a full financial assessment has been published and the views of regular users have been sought. I would also suggest that the trustees consider placing the café in the former entrance hall, which is currently unused.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge this letter and let me know when the matter will be discussed, as several readers would wish to attend.

Yours sincerely, Tobias Lindgren