“At the mine in Hamborn where I worked, we went 1 kilometer down in a vertical shaft. There we got on a battery car and moved a few kilometers along the horizontal gallery, and then walked about another kilometer to reach the working face. The coal bed face, about 250 meters long, was inclined some 15 to 30 degrees. By this time, even before starting to work, we had already begun sweating in the high geothermal heat.” This is how Kim Tae-woo describes his daily routine as a coal mine

By Mahmoud Mohieldin On a recent mission to Songdo International Business District in Incheon, I was pleased to see how sustainability and resilience have been prioritized in planning this 21st century city. From light-emitting diode streetlights to solar energy supplies and rainwater storage facilities, to networks of bicycle lanes and a 100-hectare public park, Songdo is a “smart” and “green” city in every sense of the word. My country, Egypt, has also recognized the

Find the answer at the bottom of the page. To become a South Korean citizen, one must undergo one of three types of naturalization: general, simple or special. Most people wanting to acquire South Korean citizenship go through the general process, which requires a minimum five years of consecutive stay and a permanent address here. The simple and special processes require less time, but require applicants to meet specific criteria. Those with a parent that had been a South Korean citizen can

BMW Korea on Wednesday unveiled its hydrogen-powered pilot model, the iX5 Hydrogen, on Yeongjongdo, Incheon. Based on BMW’s fifth-generation eDrive technology, it can power up to 401 horsepower and accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in less than 6 seconds. The car’s energy tank, which takes 3-4 minutes for a full charge, can store approximately 6 kilograms of hydrogen. It can drive around 500 kilometers on a single charge.

이번 회에는 저희 책 Advanced Vocab에서 소개한 중상급 영단어들을 알려드립니다. 단어의 우리말 뜻을 기억하는 데에서 그치지 않고, 난이도 있는 단어를 실제로 활용하는 단계까지 나아가 보기 바랍니다. 〈의지, 고집〉 1. unruly [ʌ̀nrúːli] 통제하기 힘든 말 그대로 지배(rule)되지 않는다는 뜻이다. 다루기 힘든 사람을 일컫거나, 특히 머리카락이 잘 정돈되지 않는다는 뜻으로 쓴다. On Black Friday, which is the blockbuster shopping day after Thanksgiving, a worker at a Wal Mart store was trampled to death by an unruly crowd. 추수감사절 다음날이면서 쇼핑의 절정인 블랙 프라이데이에 월마트 직원 한 명이 통제 불능인 쇼핑객들에 깔려 사망했다. ● 그의 머리카락은 손질이 잘 안되기 때문에 왁스를 많이 쓴다. His

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Tuesday that recent allegations of the United States' eavesdropping on South Korea's presidential office would be "very disappointing" if true. Lee of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea made the remark during a press conference hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club, referring to the reported leak of purported Pentagon documents with information that US intelligence services eavesdropped on South Korean presidential off

The other day, I was playing music for my granddaughter when the old nursery rhyme “Apples and Bananas” came on. It suddenly occurred to me that the lyrics of this song are an excellent metaphor for the generation gap. “Apples and Bananas” is a song designed for children to practice pronouncing vowels. Therefore, the song switches the spellings and pronunciations continuously. It goes like this: “I like to eat, eat, eat/ Apples and bananas/ Oh I like to ate, ate, at

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (center), who is also chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, poses with senior officials of KCCI and its Japanese counterpart, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Seoul, Monday. The two business groups held a working-level meeting for the first time in six years, following a Korea-Japan summit in Tokyo last month.

In many situations, especially in business settings, Koreans prefer to wait until they are directly asked before giving an opinion. This strongly contrasts with people from Western cultures, who are freer to speak their minds anytime the urge strikes. Of course, even in the western countries, subordinates with an eye to the future will be interested in what the boss thinks before expressing their opinions. Min Byoung-chul is an endowed chair professor at Chung-Ang University's Business Sc

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 (5문제) Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: Are you sure I’m not bothering you? B: Don’t worry. I __________ TV. (a) just watched (b) was just watching (c) had just watched (d) will have just watched 해석 A: 내가 널 귀찮게 하는 거 아냐? B: 걱정하지 마. 그냥 TV를 보는 중이었어. 해설 적절한 시제의 동사 채우기: 과거진행 A가 B에게 말을 건 시점에 B가 ‘TV를 보는 중’이라고 해석하는 것이 자연스러우므로 과거진행 시제 (b) was just watching이 정답이다. 어휘 bother 귀찮게 하다 2. A: My bike needs a new rear wheel. B: You should ____

After years of speculation and false starts, it seems that the internationalization of the renminbi is well underway. On March 29, China and Brazil announced plans to trade using their own currencies, rather than the US dollar. The day before, the China National Offshore Oil Corp. and France’s TotalEnergies completed their first-ever renminbi-denominated liquefied natural gas trade. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said that he wants to use the Chinese currency not just for tradin

After years of global climate-policy leadership, the European Union is looking warily at the United States’ sudden embrace of ambitious clean energy subsidies. Ultimately, America’s entry into the clean energy race is good news for both the planet and Europe. But will US generosity toward its own companies under the recent Inflation Reduction Act hollow out Europe’s industrial base even further? Will dirty industries continue moving east and south as clean ones move west across

LG Electronics’ Objet Collection OLED TV, in collaboration with the Dutch luxury furniture and interior brand Moooi, is displayed at Milan Design Week 2023, the world’s largest design fair that kicks off in the northern Italy city next week.