Global Culture

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The History of the Turkey Pardon

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Vocabulary & Expressions

pardon: 사면하다
Commander-in-Chief: 총사령관
…he made time for an executive duty: his final pardoning of the turkey as Commander-in-Chief.

spare: 목숨을 살려주다
The annual tradition sees two lucky birds spared from the dinner table.

cold turkey: 갑자기, 단번에
No way I’m cutting this habit cold turkey.

on record: 기록상의
Lincoln, it appears, was the first on record.

take a liking to: 정이 들다 
…but it was a Christmas turkey that his son had taken a liking to.

reprieve: 사형 집행 유예
Richard Nixon also gave the birds a reprieve, sending his turkeys to a nearby petting zoo. 
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Queue To See Queen Elizabeth II Reopens

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Vocabulary & Expressions

somber: 침울한, 우울한
But you know, it’s also a somber mood.

hanky: 손수건 (handkerchief의 약어 표현)
As one woman told me, she says, “I’ve got my hanky ready.”

show up: 나타나다
Hundreds of thousands showing up, including David Beckham, the football legend…

tide of emotion: 밀려오는 감정
engulf: 사로잡다
We have been overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us…

stand vigil: 철야하다
… all eight grandchildren are expected to stand vigil at her majesty’s casket… 
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Jon Hamm Reveals Rules for Meeting the Royal Family

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Vocabulary & Expressions

royal protocol: 왕실의례 
adhere: (규칙을) 따르다, 지키다 
Jon Hamm is spilling details about the royal protocol he had to adhere to…

dos and don’ts: 해야 할 것과 해서는 안될 것, 주의 사항
…the Mad Men alum detailed the dos and don’ts he was advised about…

offer (one’s) hand: 악수를 청하다
…you can’t offer your hand…

green light: 허락, 승인
…he got the green light for a handshake.

get lost in (something): ~에 푹 빠지다, ~에 넋이 나가다 
I got lost in his eyes…

courteous: 공손한, 예의 바른
…seemingly attempting to be courteous… 
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Turkey Opens Record-Breaking Bridge Between Europe and Asia

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Vocabulary & Expressions

span: 가로지르다
Dardanelles Strait: 다르다넬스 해협 (유럽과 아시아 대륙간의 해협)  
A record-breaking bridge linking Europe and Asia has opened in Turkey, spanning the Dardanelles Strait.

suspension bridge: 현수교 
The longest suspension bridge in the world links Turkey’s west and east…

rich in (something): ~가 많은
Its towers stand 318 meters above the water, that height rich in symbolism, referencing March 18, 1915.

ill-fated: 불운한 
This led to the ill-fated landing at Gallipoli a few weeks later…
 
lost on (someone): ~에게는 무의미한 
I mean the significance of that was not lost on any of us, including the Turks.

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South Koreans Flock Overseas for “Revenge Travel”

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Vocabulary & Expressions

armed with (something): ~으로 무장한
Armed with a suitcase in one hand and boarding passes in another…

revenge travel:  보복여행(팬데믹으로 억눌렸던 여행 수요가 한꺼번에 터지는 현상)
give into (something): ~에 굴복하다(유혹이나 욕구 등을 이겨내지 못할 때)
…for so-called “revenge travel,” giving into cravings for travel…

scrap: 철회하다
…when mandatory quarantine was scrapped for fully-vaccinated travelers…

out of (one’s) hands: ~의 통제 밖인, 통제 불가한
…see its prevention as out of their hands. 

exemption: 면제
…with the exemption of quarantine for overseas arrivals…

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India To Overtake China in Population in 2023

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Vocabulary & Expressions

surpass: 뛰어넘다, 앞서가다
figure: 수치
…India will surpass China as having the world’s largest population, according to figures from the United Nations.

correspondent: (특정 지역이나 주제 담당) 기자
Our population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty told me more about this report.

fertility rate: 출생률
We had a very rapid acceleration of fertility rates in India and all over the world in the past 50 years or so…

sweet spot: 최고의 상황
That means that India is close to this sweet spot where it could have a very healthy working-age population…

too little, too late: 이미 너무 늦어버렸다
And China’s trying to do a lot to boost its population but it’s really too little, too late.

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How ‘BTS’ Changes the World

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Vocabulary & Expressions

joint effort: 협력
The BTS ‘Love Myself’ campaign is a joint effort with UNICEF to stop…

look inwardly: 내면을 들여다보다
I get loved myself and look inwardly, accept my culture, and accept my background…

poppy and catchy: 흥이나고 귀에 쏙 들어오는
A lot of BTS’s music is poppy and catchy… 

collective action: 집단 행동
We need as many people as possible to help us through individual action and through collective action.

break through: 뚫고 나아가다
There are moments when we really want to break through and we want to reach out to the world.  

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Why Is BTS So Popular?

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Vocabulary & Expressions

compilation video: 편집된 모음영상
I was watching a compilation video.

end up: 결국 ~하게 되다
I ended up listening to the music.

get hooked: ~에 푹 빠지다
I got hooked.

groupie: 가수를 따라다니는 소녀 팬
They see me as being a groupie for many years.

embody: 상징하다, 구현하다
It’s really about embodying their message like positive mental health. 

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Phil Mickelson Becomes the Oldest Major Winner With US PGA Championship Success

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Vocabulary & Expressions

shut my mind: ~에 신경을 끄다
quiet things down: (기분 등을) 진정시키다
I’ve tried to shut my mind to a lot of stuff that was going on around like I wasn’t watching TV,…..,I was trying to quiet things down because I’ll get my thoughts racing.

execute:  실행하다
…but I wasn’t executing the way I believed I could.

breakthrough: 약진, 발전, 돌파구
So, it’s very exciting because I’ve had a few breakthroughs on being able to stay more present.

cherish: 소중히 여기다, 간직하다
fulfillment:성취 
I’ll cherish for my entire life and I don’t know how to describe the feeling of excitement and fulfillment.

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“Squid Game” Set To Become Netflix’s Most-Streamed Series Ever

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Vocabulary & Expressions

hyper- : 과도한, 지나친 
The Korean language drama is so hyper-violent though…

dazzling: 휘황찬란한, 현혹적인 
The Korean drama series with its dazzling vivid visuals accompanied by moments of stunning violence….

-esque: ~풍[식]의, ~의 형식이나 방법으로 
I would describe Squid Game as a little Hunger Games-esque…

down on one’s luck: 운이 안 좋은, 불운의 
Squid Game is about a group of down on their luck contestants

allegorical social commentary: 풍자적인 사회 논평
spine tingling: 등골이 오싹오싹한 
Allegorical social commentary or simply gruesome spine tingling horror….

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