Transportation - On the plane운송수단 – 비행기Marco: Have you ever been on a plane, Sujin?Marco: 수진씨, 비행기 타본 적 있어요?Sujin: Just once. I took a trip to Jeju Island, a few years ago.Sujin: 딱 한번이요. 몇 년 전에 제주도로 여행을 간 적이 있어요. Marco: How did you feel when you were flying?Marco: 비행기 안에 있을 때 어떤 기분이 들었어요?Sujin: I was really scared. I mean, looking outside and seeing the clouds below for the first time can really frighten someone. How about you?Sujin: 정말 무서웠어요. 처음으로 비행기 유리창 밖에 구름이 아래에 있는 것을 보는 사람에게는 그게 정말 무서울 수 있

Outdated pattern낡은 패턴<09월17일자 기사>North Korea is returning to its provocative habits in the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers` Party on Oct. 10. It announced Tuesday that it had restarted all facilities， including a uranium enrichment plant and a reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium， at the Yongbyon nuclear complex. The announcement came a day after its space agency said that it was ready to launch satellites aboard long-range rockets “at the ti

Boorish neighborDear Annie: My husband and I are friends with another couple in our neighborhood. The majority of the time, we get along well. We have even traveled together. The problem is, “Susie” is very loud and an extremely poor conversationalist. She dominates the get-togethers by talking about nonsense, and she constantly repeats herself. She interrupts everyone’s conversations with, “Oh, I’ve done that,” and off she goes about herself. Susie’s husband doesn’t seem bothered by this, but i

Convenience stores vie for lunch box marketThe competition for lunch box meals is getting fiercer among South Korean convenience stores as the market is growing rapidly due to the rise of the single-person household population here. “Dosirak” -- the term for packed lunches in Korean -- at convenience stores used to be discounted as low-quality meals for quick lunches, but now retailers are offering diverse and healthy options at an affordable price, drawing keen attention from customers.“As cons

The BBC is pushing to open a Korean language service, possibly in the middle of next year, to help North Koreans “hear the truth and better engage with the world,” a BBC journalist told The Korea Herald.Daniel John Damon, who is working on the establishment of the shortwave radio service, said that the program would mainly target North Koreans who have been deprived of access to outside information.“(The BBC) has a reputation for being reliable, and we have many sources of information. We want N

49. 카투사 소대원들이 모두 취직을 잘했다얼마 전입니다(not long time ago, not long ago, a short time ago). 군대 카투사 후임들(juniors), 고참들(seniors)을 만났습니다. 모두들 보면 참 대단하다(outstanding)고 느껴지는 것이 다들 이름만 대면 알만한 회사에 들어가서 잘들 살아가고 있다는 것입니다. 이름만 대면 다 알 수 있는 번듯한 회사란게 도대체 무엇이냐고요? 한국타이어, 대한증권, YBM, 신한은행, 딜로이트(Deloitte), 베인(Bain), 한겨레, 대신증권, STX, 교보문고, 카이스트, KT 등에서 이제는 자리잡고(situate phase) 살고있는걸 보면 참 부럽기도(jealous) 하지만 그래도(most of all, first of all, above all) 자랑스럽기까지(take pride in, be proud of, pride oneself on) 합니다. 군대(in the Army)에서는 계급

Why not the usual place?Andi: Where shall we hold this week’s meeting?Andi : 이번 주 회의를 어디서 가질까요?Clara: Why not the usual place?Clara: 그냥 평소 만나던 곳에서 하지 그래요?Andi: I think a change of venue would help everybody be more sharp. The same old place is dull. We need to liven things up a bit. Don’t you think?Andi : 회의 장소를 바꿔보는 것도 사람들이 좀 더 머리회전이 잘 되도록 하는 데 도움이 될 거 같아요. 예전의 똑 같은 장소는 너무 식상하잖아요.Clara: Now that you say it, I can see it. OK, let’s change. Where?Clara: 그렇게 얘기 하니까 그런 것 같네요. 좋아요, 바꿔보죠. 어디로 할까요?And

Ratify FTAsFTA 비준<09월03일자 사설>Data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Trade， Industry and Energy showed Korea`s exports shrank at the steepest pace in six years in August， marking the eighth consecutive month of decline. Shipments abroad reached $39 billion in August， down 14.7 percent from the same month in 2014， the largest on-year drop since August 2009， when the country`s exports plunged 20.9 percent from a year earlier. 화요일 산업통상자원부가 발표한 통계에 따르면 한국의 8월 수출은 8개월 연속 감소하며 6년 만에 최대폭으로 감소했다. 8월 수출

Elderly lotharioDear Annie: I am a widow in my 80s. I recently was introduced to a widower who seemed friendly and had a good sense of humor. He asked me out for dinner and the conversation went well. But when he took me home, he kissed me and grabbed my breast. I was absolutely not expecting this from a supposedly “nice” guy, and especially not on a first date. What on earth would he expect on a second date? At my age, I am not looking for a romantic or physical relationship. I should have slap

I’m all ears빨리 알려 주세요Clara: Hey Andi! You are studying Korean music these days, right?안녕하세요, 앤디! 요즘 음악공부하고 계시죠, 그렇죠?Andi: That’s right, Clara. Why do you ask?맞아요, 클라라. 근데 왜요?Clara: Well, I was thinking about different kinds of traditional Korean music that might interest you.음, 앤디한테 흥미가 있을 만한 다른 종류의 한국전통음악에 대해서 생각해 보고 있었거든요.Andi: Do you have any suggestions? I’m all ears!뭐 알려줄 만한 거 있어요? 빨리 알려 주세요!Clara: Have you heard of sa mul no ri? It’s a traditional percussion section and a very famous artis

Heavier punishment무거워진 처벌Phone scammers got their just deserts when the Daegu District Court sentenced two men to six years in jail for setting up call centers in China and Korea that were used to defraud unsuspecting Koreans. 대구지법이 선량한 한국인들을 사취하는데 이용한 콜센터를 한국， 중국에 세운 혐의로 두 남성에게 징역 6년을 선고했을 때, 보이스피싱 사기범들은 응분의 벌을 받았다. The court also handed down five-year and 4 1/2-year sentences to two others for their roles in managing the criminal group in a precedent-setting case， in which people engaged in ph

[예제 226] Our delusion that happiness comes from the things that we desire, and that therefore by desiring and acquiring more things we will become more happy, is a vicious circle. Because we desire something, we feel happy when we obtain it, and because we feel happy when we obtain it, we desire more of it. In this way our desires are always continuously increasing and multiplying. The raging fire of our desires can never be extinguished by the objects of our desire. The more we acquire those ob