Bolam
여러분 안녕하세요? English Together에서 오신 것을 환영합니다. 저희 프로그램에서는 최신 주제에 대해 얘기해보고 관련 표현을 알려드리고 있습니다. 저는 손보람입니다. 오늘은 Sam과 Tom 함께 할게요.

Sam
Hi, I'm Sam.

Tom
And I'm Tom. Hi everybody, thanks for joining us again!

Sam
Do you want to know something interesting, Tom?

Tom
Ok, but I don't usually love your 'interesting facts', Sam!

Sam
Well, you're probably not going to like this one, either, because…I'm going to live longer than you.

Tom
You're going to live longer than me?! How do you know?   

Bolam
Tom 여자가 남자보다 오래 산다는 말이 있죠. 그래서 Sam이 아는 거에요. 세계 보건기구에 따르면 2000년에서 2016년 사이에 세계 평균 수명이 5.5년 늘었다고 해요. 그리고 여전히 여성이 남성보다 더 오래 산다고 하네요. 그럼 오늘의 질문 나갑니다. 남여사이의 평균수명 차이는 몇 년일까요?

a)     2 년
b)     4 년
c)     6 년

Tom
Oh, so it's not that big a gap! 6 years isn't so bad!

Bolam
답은 잠시후에 알려들리게요. 일단 뉴캐슬 대학교의노화 역학자  Carol Jagger 교수가 이 차이의 이유를 설명하는  BBC 인터뷰를 들어보도록할게요.

Carol Jagger
Men seem to be less health-seeking and when they're ill, they will tend to go to the GP less often than women, and they will adhere less to treatment than women do. Women seem to be programmed to live longer to care for the next generation and there’s some evidence that that carries on even further into grand-parenting, as well. Though I'm not saying that men are disposable, but women are needed to look after and bring up the next generation.

Sam
So, basically, men are worse at looking after themselves than women. They go to the doctor's less, and adhere less to the treatment the doctor gives.

Bolam
'To adhere to treatment' 치료를 따르는 이라는 뜻인데요. 그러니까 남자들은 여자들 보다 의사들이 하는 말을 잘듣지 않는 것 같네요.

Tom
Well, that's not true! I always adhere to what the doctor says. After all, they are the experts. In fact, I'm definitely health-seeking, as well!

Bolam
'To be health-seeking' 건강을 추구하는 이라는 뜻입니다. 그럼 Tom, Tom이 병원에 자주간다는 뜻이에요?

Tom
Well, not often, but if I need to go, I will. Everybody in my family is health-seeking. We're not professional medics, so we listen to what they say!

Sam
Well, that's very good, Tom, but you're in the minority. Men are more likely to die of cancer and heart disease than women, and men drink, smoke and take more drugs than women.

Tom
Hang on, that's not entirely fair. There are also other factors that contribute to men dying younger, too. We tend to do riskier jobs and tend to do more dangerous activities, for example.  

Bolam
That's true. 'To tend to do something' 어떤 것을 하는 경향이 있다.. 라는 뜻입니다.

Sam
OK, but some of that is also your choice. Men tend to be attracted to risk, and women tend to focus on looking after their families. So we have to live longer or what would happen to the future of the human race?!

Bolam
자 이쯤에서 아까 드린 질문 답을 알려드릴까요? 남여 사이에 평균수명 차이가 얼마인지가 문제였죠?  네 정답은 4.4년으로 B였습니다.

Tom
Ha, 4 years? That's nothing! Sam, are you saying that women are responsible for the future of the human race all on their own and that men are disposable?

Bolam
'To be disposable' 일회용의, 처분 가능한 이라는 뜻입니다.

Sam
Of course not! I don't think you're disposable at all! How would I do this programme without you?

Tom
Well, if your facts are correct, you'll have to one day! In fact, you'll have to do it for 4 years.

Bolam
오늘도 함께해주셔서 감사합니다. 다음주에도 English Together에서 만나요. Bye!