The first is generally used during a speech and other indirect communication while the second is used when talking directly to the person you’d like to thank.
THANKS TO:You say “thanks to” about someone you wish to thank.
Example: “Thanks to John for watching my cat while I was out of town."
THANKS FOR: You say “thanks for” when something makes you grateful.
Example: “Thanks for watching my cat, John, and thanks for buying all the cat food, Mary.”
Kim Sang-hee, 32, who commutes to and from work by subway in Seoul, does not sit during her rides these days even when there is an empty seat, because of fears of bedbugs that have been spreading nationwide recently. 최근 빈대 공포가 전국적으로 확산되자 서울에서 지하철로 출퇴근하는 김상희(32) 씨는 빈자리가 있어도 앉지 않는다.
She is particularly concerned as she takes Seoul subway Line No. 1 to go to her office near Jonggak Station, which is the oldest section of the Seoul subway system. 서울 지하철 노선 중 가장 오래된 1호선 종각역 근처에 사무실이 있어 김 씨는 특히 걱정이 크다.
"Trains on Line No. 1 are mostly old, and many of them have seats made of fabric that could become a good home for bedbugs," Kim said on Tuesday. "I am worried that I could be bitten by bedbugs before I know it." 화요일 김 씨는 "1호선 지하철은 대체로 오래되고 좌석 중 다수가 빈대가 번식하기 좋은 직물로 만들어졌다"며 "나도 모르는 새 빈대에 물릴까봐 걱정된다"고 덧붙였다.
Korea has recently seen a surge in bedbug sightings and damage nationwide since Keimyung University, located in Daegu, reported in September that some of its students were bitten by the parasitic insects in their dormitory. 지난 9월 대구 계명대학교 기숙사에서 학생 일부가 이 기생성 곤충에게 물렸다는 신고가 접수된 후 최근 전국 곳곳에서 빈대 목격과 피해가 속출하고 있다.
Other related cases have since been reported across the country, including the Seoul metropolitan area. There were media reports of bedbugs and larvae found under floor mats at a public sauna in Incheon in October. 다른 관련 사례는 서울을 포함한 전국 각지에서 보고되고 있다. 지난달에는 인천의 한 찜질방 매트 아래쪽에서 빈대 성충과 유충이 발견됐다는 언론 보도가 있었다.
In Seoul alone, nearly 20 reports of suspected bedbug sightings have been filed so far, raising concerns of a possible infestation in the densely populated capital of 9.4 million people. 지금까지 서울에서만 거의 20건의 빈대 의심 신고가 접수돼 약 940만명이 밀집된 수도에서 빈대 확산에 대한 우려를 증폭시키고 있다.
Comprehension. Write your answers in your notebook.
How does Kim Sang-hee commute to work?
Why doesn’t she sit?
What has Korea seen a surge in?
Where were bedbug larvae found?
What other insects or animals do you know that are also parasitic?
What insects or animals do you know that can be an infestation?
