Kakao Bank CEO Yun Ho-young (far right) and employees pose for a picture at the company headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday before heading to Indonesia for volunteer work. A team of 15 employees will spend a week in Mauk, Indonesia, helping to improve the region's digital education environment and engaging in construction projects to better the living conditions of children of underprivileged families. (Kakao Bank)

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. 〈숭배, 종교, 추앙〉 1. blasphemy [blǽsfəmi] 신성 모독 ‘종교적인 신성모독’을 의미하며, 모두가 추앙하는 것을 존경하지 않는 태도를 말하기도 한다. The church regarded Galileo's research on the solar system as blasphemy and sought to put him to death. 교회는 갈릴레오의 태양계 연구를 신성 모독이라 생각했고 그를 죽이려 했다. ● 10대 소녀들 사이에서는 그 가수를 조금이라도 비판하는 것은 신성모독처럼 여겨졌다. Among teenage girls, it was considered blasphemy to be even slightl

The way we perceive things is often provincial and parochial rather than global and universal. We assume that people in other countries think the same way as we do. In many cases, however, foreigners think differently due to cultural differences. Therefore, we need to think big and global, while embracing different opinions and perspectives. Our love of ivy and pine trees can be a good example. In Korea, we like ivy because it decorates a building beautifully by crawling all over it and giving i

Even if you didn’t care about or respect women’s choices when it comes to having children, the “childless cat ladies” comments from Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance are still deeply problematic because they suggest a misunderstanding of a vital policy issue: fertility. To the extent that this deeply personal choice can be aggregated and tracked, it is akin to a performance measure of the economy -- and the data is flashing red. The US fertility rate has been fall

Find the answer at the bottom. In Korean, water and fire serve as powerful metaphors that convey various meanings beyond the literal. Water, being a shapeless liquid, is used metaphorically to signify weakness or a lack of substance. The phrase, "mureul meokda," (물을 먹다) which literally means "to drink water" or "to be fed water," is commonly used to signify experiencing a setback, being fooled, being rejected or generally falling short. Another way water is u

Hyundai Motor Company has developed an eco-friendly e-paper ID card for employees to replace plastic-based radio frequency cards. This card uses an LCD display and electronic ink, allowing for updates to user information like names and photos as needed. The card also enhances security by signaling unauthorized access with color changes and alarms and providing an SOS function for emergencies. The carmaker plans to implement this technology across its global operations. (Hyundai Motor Company)

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: How long before the system updates? B: Actually, it updates ________________________. There’s no need to wait. (a) all two second (b) all two seconds (c) every two second (d) every two seconds 해석 A: 시스템이 업데이트되려면 얼마나 있어야 하니? B: 사실, 그건 2초마다 업데이트돼. 기다릴 필요 없어. 해설 형용사 관련 수량 표현 채우기 ‘그건 2초마다 업데이트돼’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로, ‘~마다, 매~’라는 뜻을 가진 형용사 every가 포함된 (c)와 (d)가 정답의 후보이다. 보기에 two가 있으므로 가산 명사 second를 복수형

Waymo One is the first “autonomous ride-hailing service” available to customers. It advertises itself as offering a safer ride and allowing the autonomy of “people who can’t drive -- whether elderly, blind, or disabled -- to get around and do the things they love.” While many of us are cautiously optimistic and sometimes fearful of technology, in this particular case, I couldn‘t agree more with Google, the parent company of Waymo One. Recently, I visited San F

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Banking Act Proposed by Rep. Park Hong-bae (Democratic Party of Korea) ● As financial services move to online platforms, many banks have been closing their offline branches. This bill aims to prevent user inconvenience of digitally vulnerable people by mandating prior notice of bank branch closures. Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Minimum Wage Act Proposed by Rep. Song Eon-seog (People Power Party) ● The inflexible application of the minimum wage

The tumultuous history of the Korean Peninsula can be seen through a myriad of prisms. In some cases that defy conventional wisdom. Well-educated Koreans in the South moved willingly to the communist North before the Korean War and stayed. One exceptional case caught the attention of Ryuta Itagaki, a professor of historical anthropology, and the outcome is an illuminating saga of a prominent linguist. In 2010, Itagaki, then a visiting scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute, met Kim Hye-young,

Sheikh Hasina could have left gracefully. Instead, Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled to neighboring India, ending her 15-year-long rule as chaos has engulfed the nation. The army wasted no time stepping in to form an interim government, although what shape that will take is still unclear. The military needs to find a swift path to a peaceful transfer of power. Any delay will risk damaging the country’s reputation with the international financial community even further --

지난주에 영국에서 오랜 유학생활을 하신 김문정 영어mc와 아프리카티비 김대균토익킹 영어방송을 진행했다. 이 분이 준비해 오신 속담에 설명과 예문을 추가하여 함께 공부해보자. 필자가 처음보는 아래 3번, 5번 표현도 있어서 신선했다. 새로운 것을 배우는 것을 즐기자! 머리도 좋아지고 좋은 일이 많이 생길 것이다! 1. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"(누군가의 부재는 마음이 그 사람을 더 사랑하게 만든다) 의미설명: Being away from someone or something makes you appreciate them more. You might miss your loved ones more when they are away, realizing their importance in your life. (누군가 또는 무언가와 떨어져 있으면 그 사람들에 대해 더 감사하게 된다. 사랑하는 사람이 곁에 없을 때 그 사람의 소중