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K-Pop Nominations Signal Grammy’s Recognition of K-Pop?

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nominate: 지명하다
K-pop’s leading acts Blackpink’s Rosé with a Netflix’s hit animated film K-pop Demon Hunters and Hybe’s global girl group, KATSEYE, have all been nominated for multiple Grammy awards.

string: 일련의
coveted: 탐내는
The string of nominations marks the first for the K-pop genre with attention now turning to whether or not the artist and groups will be able to finally take home the much coveted trophy.

contend: 겨루다
This marks the first time in three years that K-pop has returned to contend for a Grammy.

simultaneously: 동시에
It is also the first time three K-pop acts have been nominated simultaneously.

dispel: 떨쳐 버리다
perception: 인식
The Grammys have long faced criticism over bias, although this year’s K-pop presence may help dispel some of the perception.

 
 

 

 

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France Reels After Louvre Jewellery Heist

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investigator: 수사관, 조사관
The Louvre in Paris has been closed to visitors today as 60 investigators try to find members of a gang who stole crown jewels from the museum.

raid: 습격
The raid was over in just seven minutes.

reignite: 재점화되다
It has reignited a debate about security levels at French museums.

mill around: 서성거리다
spectacle: 구경거리
The crowds still milling around as if drawn by the spectacle of a crime scene.

turbulent: 격동의
lavish: 풍성한
Priceless jewels, each linked to the country’s turbulent history from an era when royals were sent to the guillotine and emperors stepped into their lavish shoes and commissioned new crowns.

breakthrough: 돌파구
For now, a huge police investigation continues with no hint yet of any breakthrough into the break-in at the Louvre.

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The Youngest-Ever Female International Master

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booster seat: 어린이용 보조 의자
At just ten years old, Bodana Sivanandan is so small she needs a booster seat to see the board.

trounce (someone): 완파하다
The fifth grader from the UK regularly trounces adult champions, decades her senior, and is now the youngest ever female international master – the game’s second highest rank.

secondhand: 중고의
When Bidana was just five, her father brought home a secondhand chess set.

coach: 과외 교사
Within weeks, she was beating her dad, learning to master the game, not from a coach, but from lessons on YouTube.

veteran: 전문가
And today, videos of her defeating veteran players regularly go viral.

pressure: 압박
Do you ever feel like it’s too much pressure?

ancient: 고대의
An ancient game where a kid can be a queen.

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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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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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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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Monopoly, and the Woman Erased From  Its History

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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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Korean Fast Casual  Chain Seoul Spice  Eyes Expansion

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flair: 재주, 재능
Eric definitely always had a flair for cooking.

restaurateur: 식당 경영자
That flair fueled a dream to become a restaurateur.

gig: 일, 직장
It’s those similarities that Shin said made jumping back and forth between his two gigs somewhat seamless.

reaffirm: 재확인하다
It’s reaffirming in a lot of ways.

pay off: 성공적인 결과를 가져오다
His risk paid off.

all walks of life: 사회 각계 각층
pronounce: 발음하다
It gives me so much joy, like when I see, you know, people from all walks of life come into Seoul Spice and just enjoy something they can, you know, maybe not even pronounce, you know?

 
 

 

 

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Super Bowl 2025’s Biggest Moments

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outnumber: 수적으로 우세하다
I would say they almost outnumbered Chiefs fans in a way.

get out of hand: 과도해지다
But we haven’t seen any celebrations get out of hand, so that is the very good news.

storyteller: 이야기꾼
We saw Kendrick be a storyteller.

lyrics: 가사
Even Flavor Flav took to Twitter, or took to X, and said that the entire crowd was screaming these lyrics.

milestone: 중요한 단계
Yesterday was his birthday, and he’s also celebrating a huge milestone.

prediction: 예측
manifestation: 징후
I know it’s early days, but any predictions or maybe manifestations of who does next year’s Super Bowl halftime show?

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Highlights From Trump’s Second Inaugural Address

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mandate: 권한
Our recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal.

cabinet: 내각
inflation: 물가 상승률
I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices.

enrich: 풍요롭게 하다
Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.

censorship: 검열
I will also sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.

immense: 엄청난
persecute: 박해하다
Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents.

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