이번 회에는 저희 책 Advanced Vocab에서 소개한 중상급 영단어들을 알려드립니다. 단어의 우리말 뜻을 기억하는 데에 그치지 않고, 난이도 있는 단어를 실제로 활용하는 단계까지 나아가 보기 바랍니다. 〈품질의 좋고 나쁨, 수준의 높고 낮음〉 1. outperform [àutpərfɔ́ːrm] 능가하다 경쟁 상대보다 더 좋은(out) 결과를 낸다(perform)는 뜻이며, 특히 금융에서 기업 실적이 예상이나 경쟁사보다 좋다고 할 때 쓴다. outperform 외에도 단어 앞에 out-을 붙여 ‘능가한다’는 의미를 표현하는 경우가 많은데 outsmart, outthink, outwit, outnumber 등이 그 예다. Outperforming its Asian peers, South Korea's KOSPI index soared 2.5% yesterday, on the news that the country's trade s

In contemporary South Korea, hats are seldom seen as an essential accessory in men's fashion, reserved mostly for functional use like sun protection. But in the Joseon era (1392-1910), hats were an integral and indispensable part of every outfit for men. Today, the traditional hats are commonly referred to as "gat," but there existed a wide variety of hats used to match the wearer’s profession, social class and specific occasions. These hats varied in terms of shape, color

When people meet for the first time in English speaking countries, they usually ask, “What do you do for a living?” In South Korea, by comparison, people habitually ask, “Where is your hometown?” because Koreans are strongly attached to their hometowns. If one party shares a hometown with the other party, the two may immediately become good friends. As for me, I do not have any particular attachment to my hometown because I have lived in so many places all throughout my l

Ever since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Israel has waged an intermittent but limited military campaign to keep a lid on the violent Palestinian faction. Hamas fired missiles at Israeli cities, Israel bombed Gaza from the air or attacked on the ground, then negotiated a cease-fire. The goal was never to remove Hamas; that appeared too costly. It was merely to keep it under control. Israeli military officers gave their recurring Gaza offensives a sad, cynical name: "mowing

Amid the heightened public interest in up-cycling, several young artists gathered to show works created with waste paper at the exhibition “2023 Box Gallery Exhibition: A Resounding Success in Art and Social Impact” held at the Gangnam Foundation for Arts & Culture Exhibition Hall in Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul. The exhibition, which ran from July 27 to Aug. 10, was joined by 13 artists -- Kim Gyu-rin, Kim Su-hyun, Kim Si-yeon, Kim hye-jeong, Catherine Ryu, Park Bo-min, Park Ji-

Jose Augusto Saraiva Pinto (center), deputy chief of mission from the Czech Republic, prepares a BBQ Golden Olive chicken at the Global Chicken Camp hosted by Korean chicken giant Genesis BBQ in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Genesis BBQ said Tuesday the company's Chairman Yoon Hong-geun invited officials from embassies of Belarus, Czech Republic, Iraq and Bangladesh to present BBQ's global strategies and offer a tour of its educational center, known as Chicken University. The even

A Genesis G80 sedan, wrapped with the promotional designs for Busan’s Expo bid, is displayed at Hyundai Motor Studio in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Hyundai Motor Group said the special exhibition will be held until Nov. 28 when the host country of the 2030 World Expo is decided during the general gathering of the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris. (Hyundai Motor Group)

By Jeffrey D. Sachs We are entering the end stage of the 30-year US neocon debacle in Ukraine. The neocon plan to surround Russia in the Black Sea region by NATO has failed. Decisions now by the US and Russia will matter enormously for peace, security, and well-being for the entire world. Four events have shattered the neocon hopes for NATO enlargement eastward, to Ukraine, Georgia and onward. The first is straightforward. Ukraine has been devastated on the battlefield, with tragic and appalli

The horror unleashed by Hamas is only beginning. A terrorist group that killed at least 1,200 people in Israel last weekend is now endangering countless Palestinian lives, through its cynical practice of putting military capabilities in hospitals, schools and dense urban areas. But if shocks like the one Israel suffered have any upside, it’s that they expose the sloppy thinking that allowed them to happen in the first place. This attack highlights four intellectual failures in the recent a

An American woman has won the Nobel Prize in economics for her work studying the economic lives of American women. How poetic is that? No less poetic: Harvard professor Claudia Goldin, 77, is the only woman ever to have received the award by herself, with no (male) collaborators. In her work, Goldin has tried to explain why the wage gap between men and women has persisted, and why women so often are discouraged when it comes to pursuing more advanced job opportunities. "Women are now more

By Yoo Hee-dong “Your task is not to foresee the future, but to enable it.” This is the message imparted by a Berber monarch in North Africa to his generals in "Wisdom of the Sands," a posthumous novel by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, best known for writing "The Little Prince." The monarch’s sharp admonition serves as a warning to the generals who were trapped in their attempts to predict the future by dwelling on history and causal relationshi

LG Electronics said Monday it is displaying a promotional video, spreading the message of water conservation and fighting hunger, at New York's Times Square and London's Piccadilly Circus in celebration of this year's World Food Day on Oct. 16. The video, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, will be screened for 13 days until Sunday on LG screens at the two landmarks. (LG Electronics)

Proposed bill: Partial Amendment to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Hee-gon (People Power Party) ● To clarify the standard for defining a “business group,” this amendment specifies the scope of business and extent of liability of the term “the same person.” Additionally, in response to the criticism of the excessive criminal penalties imposed on businesses who refuse to submit materials required to designate businesses, this amendment repla