{"id":8009,"date":"2018-07-03T15:09:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T21:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=8009"},"modified":"2018-07-07T22:22:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T04:22:39","slug":"mexico-and-military-service-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/mexico-and-military-service-in-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"mexico and military service in south korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

after mexico’s disappointing 3-0 loss to sweden in the third game of group f at , many mexico fans were supremely \u00a0(thankful) to\u00a0 south korea for defeating germany 2-0, (guaranteeing, securing) mexico’s \u00a0(place) in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

\"korea<\/p>\n

a metaphor for how south korea helped mexico stay alive in the 2018 world cup<\/em><\/h5>\n

south korea fans probably had opposite sentiments.\u00a0 a tie by mexico against sweden the koreans a chance to pass and a mexican victory would have secured<\/a> their place in the knockout round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

🙂<\/span><\/span>\u00a0subscribe to richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"son<\/p>\n

son heung min scored goals against mexico & germany before south korea was eliminated from russia 2018.<\/em><\/h5>\n

south korea’s players were likely<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(probably) a little more disappointed than the fans that mexico couldn’t help them out. this headline from an article<\/a> on realclear.com<\/strong> focused on south korea’s top goal scorer, son heung min <\/strong>in particular<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mandatory Military Service Looms<\/em> for South Korean Star Despite<\/em> World Cup Win<\/h1>\n

 <\/p>\n

loom<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0means it is imminent<\/em>. despite<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>means the win didn’t matter:\u00a0<\/em>south korea’s players still have military service pending.<\/p>\n

\"two<\/p>\n

a pair of able-bodied men<\/em><\/h5>\n

the accompanying article by lee ferran<\/strong> explains<\/p>\n

the south korean military…\u00a0compels<\/em> all able-bodied<\/em> men to serve nearly two years \u2013 soccer stars included… what\u2019s seen a prudent<\/em> measure by a government that is still\u00a0technically<\/em> at war\u00a0with north korea has complicated the lives of south korean celebrities in the past, including pop star g-dragon, pga golfer bae sang-moon\u00a0and another well-known footballer, park chu-young.<\/h4>\n

compel <\/strong><\/em>means require. able-bodied<\/strong><\/em> means healthy<\/em>, strong<\/em>. prudent<\/em><\/strong> is wise<\/em>, practical<\/em>. technically<\/em><\/strong> means based on fact<\/em>. the -cally<\/em><\/strong> at the end of the word<\/a> should be pronounced as one syllable, CLEE.<\/p>\n

\"g<\/p>\n

g-dragon of the pop band big bang<\/strong> is currently fulfilling<\/a> his military service.\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n

there has been speculation online that south korea’s players might<\/strong><\/a> receive<\/em>\u00a0(maybe, possibly) an exemption from military service similar to the 2002 world cup squad that made it all the way to the semifinals. after losing their first two matches to sweden and mexico respectively, those hopes started to fade\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(disappear) but were resuscitated<\/em><\/strong> (revived) after the victory over germany.<\/p>\n

\"practicing<\/p>\n

cpr stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.<\/em><\/h5>\n

a headline on the south china morning post<\/strong> website for an article<\/a> from agence france-presse <\/strong>said<\/p>\n

South Korea fans urge<\/em>\u00a0[president] Moon Jae-in to exempt players from national service after Germany win<\/h1>\n

urge<\/em><\/strong> means strongly recommend or encourage<\/em>.\u00a0 according to agence france-presse, one fan posted this on the presidential website<\/p>\n

they gave us so much hope. their talent should not be wasted<\/em> in the military!<\/h4>\n

\"south<\/p>\n

there are fans who think military service is a waste compared to football. (chung sung-jun\/getty images)<\/em><\/h5>\n

is there mandatory military service in your country? is it a good idea? share your feelings under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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despite the aforementioned<\/em><\/strong> (previously mentioned) conflict with north korea, this fan is saying that football players in the military serve no purpose<\/em> or are being misused<\/em>, i.e.<\/em><\/strong> (in other words) wasted<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n