Find the answer at the bottom. Once the owner, always the owner. This phrase epitomizes the faithfulness of the Jindo dog, native to the island of Jindo in South Jeolla Province. One of the most famous stories illustrating the Jindo dog’s loyalty to its owner and its instinct to return home, even from several hundred kilometers away, is the tale of Baekgu from 1993. In March of that year, 5-year-old Baekgu, originally born in a home in Jindo, was sold and sent to a new owner in anothe

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. 〈기후, 환경, 자연〉 1. dank [dǽŋk] 습한 서늘하고 축축한 장소를 표현하는 단어로 부정적인 느낌을 지닌다. From their early beginnings working out of a makeshift office in a dark and dank basement, the software engineers eventually developed a revolutionary program that would change the landscape of the computer industry. 그 소프트웨어 엔지니어들은 컴컴하고 눅눅한 지하 임시 사무실에서 사업을 시작해서 결국 컴퓨터 산업계의 판도를 바꿀 혁신적인 프로 그램을 개발해냈다. ● 날

Recently, the Seoul High Court overruled a petition by the medical community to block the government’s plan to drastically increase the enrolment quota at medical schools. However, the controversy over medical school expansion will continue in South Korea because people think that it will bring not only medical reform but also ultimately the alteration of the Korean health care system. Those who support the government’s policy criticize doctors for selfishly trying to protect their p

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, officially launched in October 2023, now requires importers to report on the direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions embedded in the goods they import. Beginning in January 2026, the EU will start imposing tariffs on imports from countries that do not price carbon at the bloc’s market rate, which could significantly affect carbon-intensive producers among its trading partners. The EU’s new carbon-pricing regime may s

Korean Air employees and villagers plant a tree in Baganuur, a district in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Tuesday as part of the Korean air carrier’s forest restoration campaign. The campaign started in 2004 to restore the Mongolian district from coal dust blowing from the country’s largest open-pit coal mine. So far, some 125,300 trees, including poplar trees, sea buckthorns and Siberian elms, have been planted. (Lee Sang-sup/The Korea Herald)

LG Electronics’ new “Optimism your feed” campaign video is played on a signage screen at Times Square in New York. The tech giant said Tuesday it has teamed up with online influencers to spread the power of optimism among young social network service users. The campaign is part of LG’s new brand identity “Life’s Good.” (LG Electronics)

Asiana Airlines crew members pose for a photo with knitted accessories that will be sent to children in developing countries on Tuesday. After years of pandemic disruptions, the nation's second-largest air carrier has recently resumed its inflight knitting campaign, in which passengers can make knitted mufflers and hats to be donated to children in need. (Asiana Airlines)

Lawmakers and diplomats were among those attending the declaration ceremony for K-Respect Day and No Hate Comments Day at the National Assembly in Seoul, on March 23. The event was organized by the Sunfull Foundation to raise awareness and promote understanding and respect for people of different cultures and backgrounds and to root out the toxic cultures of cyberbullying and hate speech, according to Min Byoung-chul, founder and chairman of the Sunfull Foundation. Launched in March last year, t

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: Is it true Yuki was on the national team? B: Yeah. Before _________ a P.E. teacher, she played professional softball. (a) become (b) became (c) becoming (d) to become 해석 A: Yuki가 국가 대표팀에 있었던 게 사실이야? B: 응. 체육 선생이 되기 전에, 그녀는 프로 소프트볼 선수였어. 해설 올바른 형태의 분사구문 채우기 주어(she), 동사(played), 목적어(professional softball)를 갖춘 완전한 문장이므로, Before ______ a P.E. teacher는 수식어 거품으로 보아야 한다. 이 수식어 거품은 부사절 접속사(Before)로 시작하며, 빈칸 뒤에는 목적어(a P.E. teache

Earlier this month, the European Union celebrated the 20th anniversary of its biggest-ever enlargement, which brought ten new members into the bloc. That event remains a potent reminder of the EU’s potential to advance peace and unity across the European continent. But, at a time of deep internal divisions and an increasingly volatile external environment, the giddy idealism of 2004 seems a distant dream, and the prospects of further enlargement appear uncertain. The promise of EU accessio

K-pop’s first appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart was in 2009, when the Wonder Girls’ “Nobody” hit No. 76. Fifty years earlier, in 1959 The Kim Sisters (Sue, Aija, and Mia) from Korea made their American TV premiere on The Ed Sullivan show. So, is 1959 the year that K-Pop made its debut in the US? Probably not, but we should celebrate the importance of The Kim Sisters in representing Korea to the US. They would eventually appear on The Ed Sullivan Show twenty-one

LG Electronics said Monday that its “myCup” tumbler washers have been installed at all Starbucks outlets nationwide as part of a partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Starbucks Korea. Based on LG’s Dios dishwasher technology, the tumbler washer offers two modes: a quick 30-second wash and a thorough wash course -- both using 65-degrees-Celsius hot water. (LG Electronics)

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Labor Standards Act Proposed by Rep. Yang Kyung-kyoo (Green Justice Party) ● As of March 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s employment type disclosure system revealed that companies with 300-500 employees hire 25.2 percent of their workforce directly and 3.4 percent indirectly. However, companies with at least 10,000 employees employ 11.7 percent of their workforce directly and 32.0 percent indirectly. This indicates a trend where larger co