As of May 6, the bond market expected US consumer price inflation to average 2.5 percent between five and 10 years from now. That is the rate of inflation needed to equalize returns on inflation-indexed and nonindexed US Treasury securities. And given that CPI inflation has been running higher than the rate associated with the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures, I count that 2.5 percent five-year, five-year-forward rate as hitting the US Federal Reserve’s 2 perce

Korean burial tradition includes burying treasured items of significance with the deceased. Most valued objects in the Korean antiques trade are treasures which were originally buried in ancient tombs. A fifth-century Silla-period phoenix-shaped glass pitcher, dug up in 1975 from Hwangnamdaechong, the largest royal tomb of Silla, has intrigued Koreans for decades about its origin as its aesthetics looked of a foreign nature. It was not until researchers made the connection between some 30 glas

During the 500 years of the Joseon dynasty, only 217 government officials were certified as “men of integrity.” Maeng Sa-seong (360-1438) who led the golden age of King Sejong the Great (1397-1450) as the prime minister for eight years was among them. Maeng had not coveted political power and resigned from the office at the age of 76. He died three years later. He was famous for his humble way of life, even as he served in a senior government post. It was a very common scene to see

Society attributes a variety of adjectives to temple food such as healthy, natural and cleaner. Are such words accurate? Ven. Dorim, who teaches at Hyangjeok Segye, a culinary art institute operated by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, disagrees, saying, “Temple food is not that grand.” Monastics use the same ingredients that Koreans used to eat in leaner times and prepare them in ways to enhance the taste. Temple food is neither extravagant nor special. The most important

  쉬운 단어로 만들어진 영어표현 3개 공부! 단어가 쉽다고 그 단어가 쓰인 표현이 다 쉬운 것은 아니다! 오늘은 쉽게 봤다가 큰 코 다칠 수 있는 표현 3가지를 정리해 보자! 보너스 표현도 있으니 같이 정리하면 반드시 쓸 일이 있을 것이다! 1. I heard it on the grapevine.(풍문으로 들었소!) 오며 가며 들리는 소문에 의해 듣게 되는 소식들이 있다. 소문이다 보니 정확한 사실인지는 모르는 진위를 알 수 없는 소문과 관련된 영어 단어로 rumor가 있다. 타인에 대해 ‘수근거린다’는 의미로 gossip이란 단어도 있는데, 사실에 대한 수근거림이니 rumor와는 의미가 조금 다르다. rumor, gossip 두 단어의 공통점은 부정적인 뉘앙스가 있다는 것이다. 특별히 부정적인 뉘앙스 없이 ‘그저 오며 가며 들리는 소문에 들었다’고 말할 수 있는 영어 표현도 알아두면 좋다. 이때 사용할 수 있는 영어 단어

At Music Space Camerata in Hyeri Art Valley, Paju, a city located west of Seoul and close to Panmunjeom, it’s rare to see visitors talking or typing on a laptop. Classical music plays nonstop and it’s not background music -- it’s why you are here. It’s a perfect place for those who are already getting tired of social interaction in the post social-distancing era and for those who want to discover new classical music. At Music Space Camerata, you can lay back in a deep

When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked weak and defensive. Putin didn’t use his speech to formally declare war on Ukraine. He didn’t call for a mass mobilization, or repeat threats to use nuclear weapons. Nor did he talk of Russian “victories” in Ukraine. In a telling indication of how badly things are going for Putin, the Russian military chief, Gen. Valery Ge

North Korea fired another ballistic missile into the East Sea on Thursday, continuing a series of launches that have raised tensions on the Korean Peninsula. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, a projectile suspected of being a ballistic missile was fired into the East Sea. Thursday’s launch is North Korea’s 16th show of force this year. The most recent was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) fired in waters off its east coast on May 7. Pyongyang ha

Watermelons are on sale at a traditional market in Seoul on Thursday as temperature went up to 28 degrees Celcius during the day, hotter than the usual.

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. A computer-based medical diagnosis program in conjunction with the experience of a medical specialist can deliver results more ------- than the outdated methods. (A) precise (B) precision (C) preciseness (D) precisely   해석 -- 의료 전문가의 경험과 함께, 컴퓨터 기반 의학 진단 프로그램은 오래된 방식들보다 결과를 더 명확하게 전달할 수 있다.   해설 -- 비교급 표현 채우기 문제 빈칸이 more과 than 사이에 있으므로 이들과 함께 쓰여 비교급 표현을 완성하는 형용사 (A)와 부사 (D)가 정답의 후보이다. ‘결과를 더 명확하게 전달할 수 있다’라는 문맥에서 이 비교급은 앞의 동사 deliver를 수식하고 있으므로 동사를 수식하는 부사 (D

지난 회에 이어, 유용한 비즈니스 영어 표현들을 소개합니다. ‘비즈니스 영어’라는 게 따로 떨어져 존재하는 것은 아닙니다만, 일상 회화에서 흔히 볼 수 없는 표현들을 활용하는 것도 사실입니다. 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 비즈니스 편』에서 뽑은 표현들입니다.   <시장동향> 1 As a construction company, we need to spearhead into emerging markets such as Africa, as there is going to be incredible room for growth in that region. 아프리카와 같은 이머징 마켓에 엄청난 성장 잠재력이 있으므로 우리는 건설 회사로서 그쪽으로 진출해야 합니다. SITUATION 시장에 진출하는 경우 평범하게 Korean companies are trying to enter emerging markets. 영어답게

"When the Qing army is surrounding the fortress, how come you are trying to kill one another within?” The king scolds in exasperation as his courtiers call for punishing opponents in their argument over whether to make peace with the enemy and save their country and people from demise or fight to the end and die gloriously. At a moment when their fate is hung by a thread, the court is severely divided between pacifists and militants. However, isolated in a snow-covered mountain fort