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송충이는 솔잎을 먹어야 산다<BR>
A pine caterpillar has to eat pine leaves. I am afraid there is no interesting story behind this proverb. <BR>
It just means everybody has to live according to his situation.<BR>
(사람은 분수에 맞게 살아야 한다. )<BR>
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This saying is often translated as:<BR>
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He bit off more than he can chew.<BR>
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But I am not so familiar with English proverbs....<BR>
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Hope I could help. ^^<BR>
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<DIV><FONT color=#3366ff>Barbara Wall <BR>Fröbelstr. 44</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#3366ff>58454 Witten</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Ruhr Universitaet Bochum</DIV><BR><BR><BR>
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> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:50:39 +0900<BR>> From: cmuller-lst@jj.em-net.ne.jp<BR>> To: koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR>> Subject: [KS] Source of quote<BR>> <BR>> Dear Koreanists,<BR>> <BR>> A colleague of mine in the U.K. who has been pursuing the learning of <BR>> the Korean language via the Internet (and who has made some rather <BR>> amazing progress) has asked me to find out what I can about the <BR>> following quote.<BR>> <BR>> > It occurs to me you might be able to put me on the track of whatever<BR>> > historical anecdote or folk tale lies behind the saying "애초에 송충인<BR>> > 솔잎을 먹었어야했어", which, as tends to happen with such things, I've<BR>> > heard in at least four different dramas over the past couple of weeks.<BR>> <BR>> Any help will me much appreciated.<BR>> <BR>> Chuck<BR>> <BR>> -------------------<BR>> <BR>> A. Charles Muller<BR>> <BR>> University of Tokyo<BR>> Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty of Letters<BR>> Center for Evolving Humanities<BR>> 7-3-1 Hongō, Bunkyō-ku<BR>> Tokyo 113-0033, Japan<BR>> <BR>> Web Site: Resources for East Asian Language and Thought<BR>> http://www.acmuller.net<BR>> <BR>> <acmuller[at]jj.em-net.ne.jp><BR>> <BR>> Mobile Phone: 090-9310-1787<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR> </body>
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