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Why Finland Keeps Topping the World Happiness Index

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vast: 어마어마한
There isn’t much to do in the vast forests of Finland, north of the Arctic Circle.

entertain: 즐겁게 해 주다
Aside from karaoke, well, there’s not much here to keep us entertained.

trickle in: 하나 둘 들어오다
As the guests trickle in one by one, so do the song requests.

melancholic: 구슬픈
A mix of melancholic Finnish love songs and international hits.

muster the courage: 용기를 내다
stage: 무대
Only now do the first men muster the courage to take to the stage.

hometown: 고향
This time, a special karaoke tent has been set up in his hometown.

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The Rise of K-Beauty Products in Australia

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

cosmetics: 화장품
Korean cosmetics and skin care products come with unique appeal at attractive prices.

acne: 여드름
She now runs her own K-Beauty brand after struggling with acne growing up.

diverse: 다양한
We’re seeing that our audience is becoming more and more diverse.

achievable: (달성)할 수 있는
And that’s not achievable for everyone.

aesthetic: 미적인
Because Korean skincare is so aesthetic and it’s so visually appealing, it makes for a really interesting video.

price point: 기준 소매 가격
We are seeing a really high product turnover particularly because it is at that accessible affordable price point.

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How PepsiCo Is Removing Artificial Dyes From Products

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

revamp: 개량
Two of America’s favorite snacks are getting a revamp.

formula: 조제
So, in this jar is the super-secret formula to the new Doritos.

substitute: 대신하다
You can’t just take this red and substitute it for this red.

virtually identical: 사실상 대동소이한
These two look virtually identical and the flavors were pretty spot-on.

appearance: (겉)모습
We need to understand if appearance is going to drive a difference.

mitigate: 완화시키다
Well, we are working on that today, but I would tell you that we are going to work really hard to mitigate all those costs.

authentic: 진품인
Always real and authentic.

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Son Heung-Min on Change of Culture Playing in the U.S.

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overseas: 해외
After they paid a record $20 million transfer fee to bring him in from overseas.

jersey: (운동 경기용) 셔츠
athlete: 운동선수
The general manager for the club says since you signed with LAFC, you sold more jerseys than any other athlete in the entire world.

grateful: 고마워하는
I’m so, so grateful that everybody looking for my name on my shirts.

immediate: 즉각적인
And his impact has been immediate.

transition: 이행
pastime: 취미
And as part of the transition to America, we watched him practice America’s pastime.

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Seoul, ‘Favorite Worldwide City’ by Millennials, Gen Zs

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cultural asset: 문화재
Following the announcement, the foundation said the ever growing global reach of K-pop and Seoul’s diverse cultural assets appealed strongly to so-called millennials and Gen Z who make up the MZ generation.

notably: 뚜렷이
It said the appeal was notably strong in North America.

charm: 매력
And that Seoul will keep developing tourism content and expand marketing to showcase the city’s countless charms.

runner-up: 2위
Besides Seoul, Dublin was runner-up, followed by Hong Kong in third with London coming in fourth.

conduct: (진행)하다
preference: 선호
The vote was conducted from September 2024 to May this year with, 800,482 people taking part to express their preference.

recognition: 인정, 표창
In fact, the latest recognition marks the fourth year in a row that Seoul has finished at the top of the MZ poll.

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Fewer Americans Are Drinking Alcohol Than Ever Before

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

booze: 술
Ally Bowman is here with what’s causing so many Americans to back away from the booze.

attribute: 결과로 보다
The drop off can be attributed in large part to a growing number of young Americans who say they don’t drink.

sober: 술 취하지 않은
liquor: 독주
With sober bars like New York’s Hekate popping up in cities across the country, the liquor just isn’t flowing like it used to.

demographics: 인구 통계
partake: 참가하다
A new Gallup poll found the number of Americans who say they drink alcohol, has fallen to its lowest level among several demographics, including women and young adults, 18 to 34 year olds, only about half of whom say they partake.

consumption: 소비
In December, the National Academy of Medicine released a report finding moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of death.

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Incheon Airport to Service 76 Million Passengers in 2025

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significantly: 상당히
Upwards of 76.3 million passengers are expected to use the international airport this year with the upcoming Chuseok holiday in October expected to significantly boost passenger traffic.

annual: 매년의
According to operators of South Korea’s Gateway Airport located west of Soul, the annual number of passengers will rise by around 7.2% from last year’s 71.16 million.

temporary: 일시적인
The airport expects demand for flights from Incheon to various Chinese cities to rise as China began allowing temporary visa-free entry last year, reversing the pandemic era decline.

account for: 원인이 되다
Before COVID, flights to China as well as nearby countries accounted for a large percentage of flights from Incheon.

forecast: 예측
operational: 운영
To better handle the forecast growth in flights, Incheon, which had three operational runways, announced that the fourth runway will go online starting in late September ahead of the long holiday.

transit: 환승
This will greatly allow it to handle both inbound and outbound flights as well as transit passengers.

 
 

 

 

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Matcha Mania Leads to Concerns Over Supply With Tariffs

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global sensation: 세계적인 화제
Today it’s a global sensation.

appealing: 매력적인
If you look on Instagram and Tik Tok, like the bright green color of matcha, it’s very visually appealing.

harvest: 수확
Plus, record-breaking heat hurting this spring’s harvest with tight supply and sky-high demand.

raw material: 원자재
But it makes it more complicated when you’re factoring both the tariffs and the increase in in raw material cost in Japan.

appetizing: 구미를 동하게 하는
Affordable is still appetizing for many.

business is booming: 사업이 번창하다
For now, business is booming at the matcha cafes.

put their money where their mouth is: 말이 아닌 행동으로 보이다
And as prices rise, time will tell whether matcha lovers will keep putting their money where their mouth is.

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Monopoly, and the Woman Erased From  Its History

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

iconic: 의 상징이 되는
quirky: 별난
For years, the board game Monopoly has been a family favorite with its iconic board, quirky game pieces, and of course, all that money, money, money.

beloved: 총애 받는
The beloved game is an American original.

persisted: 집요하게 계속하다
We love Cinderella stories and that’s part of why it has persisted, but it’s not square with the facts.

fascinating: 대단히 흥미로운
Elizabeth McGee was a really fascinating person.

acknowledged: 인정된
I think it’s taken just a hundred years, but finally Lizzie McGee is being acknowledged.

bankrupt: 파산한
Everybody else goes bankrupt.

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Hershey Announces it Will Raise Prices by Double Digits

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sky-high: 하늘을 찌를 듯한
Hershey announcing it’s raising its prices because of sky-high costs of cocoa.

correspondent: 특파원
Let’s bring in NBC’s business correspondent Brian Chung.

satiate: 실컷 만족시키다
sweet tooth: 단것을 좋아함
Unfortunately, it’s going to get a little bit more expensive to satiate that sweet tooth because Hershey’s did say that they’re going to have to raise the cost on consumers by low double digits.

hamper: 방해하다
They’ve been hampered by bad weather.

shrinkflation: 제품의 가격은 그대로 두지만 크기나 중량을 줄여 가격을 인상하는 판매 전략
So again, Hershey’s saying not only could there be price increases, they might even have to change the size of the packaging as what’s known as shrinkflation as we’ve talked about so much on the show.

source (something): 공급을 얻다
You look at a company like Dunkin Donuts, which sources a lot of their coffee from Brazil.

 
 

 

 

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