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It's a good question.



래리킹 라이브 스크립트 중 일부. 괜찮은 질문 받으면 일단 It's a good question. 이라고 말하고 본다. 그냥 말하기 실력을 늘이는 하나의 방법이다. 그거 좋은 질문인데요.. 상대방에 대한 최소한의 예의이거니와.. 이 말 한마디를 통해 나와 상대방(질문자) 사이에는 화기애애한 분위기가 감돈다. 더욱더 대화(주제)에 집중할 수 있다. 




What's the single most important thing that we have to understand about this debate right now?


DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's a good question. And, obviously, there's a lot of different issues here. But let me try and boil it down, as much as I can, to get back to the basics.


Almost since the beginning of this, you've heard the president talk about the health care and the economy. And when asked, how could he afford to do all of this with regard to health care right now, his response has always been how can we afford not to do this?