기억력 겨루기
One of the world's greatest memorizers, Englishman Ed Cook, taught Joshua Foer mnemonics for the creation of unique codes and mental images to help one remember useless information like random numbers.
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함께 식사하기
We all need to eat. So, meals could be a chance to stop what we’re doing and spend time with the people in our lives. But sometimes they are not.
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스리라차 소스
Sriracha sauce now flavors many American-made products -- from popcorn to candy to beer. There are cookbooks explaining how to use the popular hot sauce.
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어젯밤 한숨도 못 잤어
Ugh, I couldn’t sleep a wink last night. Why not? I couldn’t stop thinking about the interview I’ll have on Friday. I’m so nervous.
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짐을 나르는 동물
Take, for example, pack animals. One kind is an animal used to carry packs, or heavy loads. Donkeys and mules are pack animals.
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디제이
The school offers classes for those wanting to become professionals as well as those who just want to mix party music for friends. The two year program leads to certification and helps with job placement.
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신데렐라
Today, we talk about a famous character from a classic Disney fairy tale -- Cinderella. In American English, Cinderella’s story gives us several expressions.
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일찍 하는 사람이 유리하지
Hey, there is a new job posting. It’s for a teaching position. Oh! That would definitely be of my interest.
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멈추기엔 너무 늦었어
Today we talk about transportation expressions involving ships, boats, and trains.
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초콜릿
Most people today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink that can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured.
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대도시 클러스터
Now Americans are on the move again, often out of cities into adjacent suburbs and far into the countryside to distant subdivisions and booming regional cities.
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몸이 좀 안 좋은
Today, we talk about feeling sick. We have all felt sick at some point in our lives. And our condition can go from one extreme to the other.
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가라앉는 자카르타
ndonesia’s president said that he wants to build a large sea wall around Jakarta. The goal is to prevent the low-lying capital from being flooded by the sea.
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미안하다는 말
Did you ever have to say “no” to somebody? Such as a classmate who asks to go to lunch with you, or a roommate who asks if you would like to continue living together in the future?
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아이
Babies need lots of love, care and attention. Most new parents spend every waking moment caring for, worrying over and thinking about their baby.
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근육이 발음을 기억한다
When you repeat a physical action many times, your brain develops permanent memory for how to do it.
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체벌
For some parents, spanking a child who misbehaves is a common punishment. In fact, they may think that a physical type of punishment is good for children.
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그냥 넘어가다
Christine: it depends on how the argument ended. So if there was consensus, I would brush it off.
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믿을 만하지 않다
The expression “It will not wash” seems to say that there are some things that cannot come clean.
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더 나은 옷
American English has many expressions related to clothes. Two of the more common ones are: “Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have”; and, simply, “Dress for success.”