"I want my country to be the most beautiful country in the world. I don't want it to be the richest country. I don't want my country to invade other countries because I've been heartbroken by invasions. I’m satisfied if we have enough wealth to provide for ourselves and enough strength to keep us safe from invasion. Yet one thing that I deeply wish to have is a culture that has lasting legacy and power." ("My Wish" from Kim Ku, 1876-1949) As I start a new

Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive looks around the production lines of the French carmaker’s Busan plant last week. Cambolive was visiting Korea to inspect local operations, especially the development work of the “Aurora 1” project, the carmaker’s new hybrid sport utility vehicle. “Renault is preparing for a new phase in the Korean market this year. … (The Aurora 1) will certainly be a vehicle that meets the high expectations of Korean and international con

매주 화요일 밤 9시 아프리카 티비에서 김대균토익킹 생방송을 진행 중이다. 1월 첫 게스트로 모신 박세정 영어mc의 영어 학습 조언과 뉴스 영어 표현을 읽어보자! “내가 쟤보단 영어 잘하지.” 영어를 ‘진짜’ 잘하고 싶다면, 이 생각부터 버리자. 물론, 자신감을 갖지 말자는 얘기가 아니다. 혹시 문법이 틀릴까, 발음이 별로일까 걱정하면서 입을 떼지 못하는 것보단 자신감 있게 도전하는 게 실력 향상에 훨씬 도움이 되니까. 하지만, 영어 공부를 어느 정도는 해온 학습자들, 특히 Advanced learners (고급 학습자)에게는 ‘선을 넘는 자신감’이 독이 되기 쉽다. 나는 한국외국어대학교에서 영어를 전공했다. 연세대학교 국제학대학원(GSIS)에서는 영어로 모든 수업을 듣고 논문까지 영어로 썼다. 캐나다에서 영어 교사 자격증을 취득하기도 했고, 현재 1년에 평균 150회씩 국제회의를 영어로 진행하는데, 따져보

When advanced technologies bring about radical changes in society, there is always a collision of utopian and dystopian views. The heated debate last year over generative AI is one example. If you want to learn how to have your own point of view, why not turn to artists of our time, to their “anthropologically” attentive exploration of the contemporary conditions of the world? A group of young, free-spirited Korean artists stands out in this respect. Born digitally and technologica

For the first time in years, I spent the holidays in Japan. One of the highlights of my visit was a long afternoon walk through Osaka’s Koreatown. The area has changed dramatically since my first visit in the mid-1990s. As I walked around, I thought about what the many changes mean and about how the area might change in the future. Located near Tsuruhashi Station in south-central Osaka, the Koreatown here had historically been the largest in Japan. An influx of people from South Korea in t

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. Doctors ------- to provide patients with accurate information on their diagnosis, the prognosis for recovery, and the treatments available. (A) obligingly (B) are obliged (C) obligatory (D) obligate 해석 의사들은 환자들에게 그들의 진단, 회복에 대한 예측, 그리고 유효한 치료법에 관한 정확한 정보를 제공할 의무가 주어진다. 해설 태에 맞는 동사 채우기 문제 문장에 주어(Doctors)만 있고 동사가 없으므로, 동사인 (B)와 (D)가 정답의 후보이다. 빈칸 뒤에 목적어가 없고, 주어(Doctors)와 동사가 ‘의사들은 정확한 정보를 제공할 의무가 주어진다’라는 수동의 의미 관계이므로, 수동태인 (B) are obliged가 정답이다. (D) obligate를

Japan has had a difficult year so far. On Jan. 1, as Japanese families gathered to celebrate the new year, a powerful earthquake shook the Noto peninsula, causing buildings to collapse and forcing mass evacuations. More than a week later, the death toll -- already in the dozens -- continues to rise, as road damage, heavy rains, and landslides impede rescuers’ ability to reach affected villages. The next day, a Japan Airlines plane landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport collided on the run

On the earliest days of the new year of 2024, South and North Korean military forces have conducted artillery drills in the West Sea, causing an anxious atmosphere in which residents must evacuate. Notably, there are concerns over the situation since it was right after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made hostile remarks against the South at a plenary session of the Workers' Party late last year. As the South has also made violent remarks against the North, a confrontational structure in wh

Leaders of major corporations in South Korea toured exhibition booths on the opening day of the CES 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Tuesday. Among those who made an appearance at the annual global tech show were SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SK Executive Vice Chairman and SK On CEO Chey Jae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun, GS Group Chairman Huh Tae-soo, and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee.

A teaser video for Samsung Electronics’ Unpacked event touting its flagship Galaxy lineup is screened on the Sphere, a new landmark in Las Vegas, Tuesday. The tech giant is scheduled to unveil its Galaxy S24 smartphones with enhanced artificial intelligence features next week in San Jose, California. (Samsung Electronics)

Visitors pass through tunnel-like display screens at LG Electronics’ exhibition booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Some 140 OLED screens are used to feature diverse video content running on the tech giant’s smart TV platform, webOS. (LG Electronics)

HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun (left) and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun look around HD Hyundai's exhibition area at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas on Tuesday. As the grandsons of Chung Ju-yung, the late founder of Hyundai Group, the two business moguls are cousins. HD Hyundai is showcasing the future of construction on the back of automation technology at this year's global tech convention. (HD Hyundai)

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. 〈특이함, 고유함〉 1. idiosyncratic [ìdiousiŋkrǽtik] 특이한 idio(‘개인 고유의 표현’이라는 뜻에서 유래한 idiom과 같은 어원으로 one’s own을 의미함)+syn (together)+crasy(mix의 뜻)로 구성된 단어다. ‘개인만이 간직한 특성’이라는 의미에서 유래하여, 개인만의 독특함을 표현한다. The woman’s idiosyncratic mannerisms included several nervous facial ticks and a tendency to tilt her head when she spoke. 그 여성의 특이한 버릇 중에