Find the answer at the bottom of the page. Birthdays are a joyous occasion, but some Koreans have an unusual way of celebrating them with saengil-bbang. Saengil-bbang is a combination of the word meaning birthday in Korean -- "saengil" -- and the word “bbang,” which usually means bread or cake. "Bbang" is used here as a suffix to indicate nasty violent celebrations. It refers to the practice i...

이번 회에는 저희 책 Advanced Vocab에서 소개한 중상급 영단어들을 알려드립니다. 단어의 우리말 뜻을 기억하는 데에서 그치지 않고, 난이도 있는 단어를 실제로 활용하는 단계까지 나아가 보기 바랍니다. 〈호감을 강조〉 1. undisputed [ʌ̀ndispjúːtid] 논쟁의 여지가 없는 말 그대로 논쟁(dispute)할 수 없다는 뜻이므로, 논쟁의 대상이 되지 않을 만큼 최고이거나 확실하다는 의미로 쓰는 단어다. With countless number one records to his credit, Michael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop. 수많은 넘버 1 히트를 기록한 마이클 잭슨은 이론의 여지가 없는 팝의 제왕이었다. ● 그는 지난 1...

In the US and Japan, men are not required to fulfill mandatory military duty. Therefore, both Americans and Japanese find military life irrelevant to them. In the case of America, for example, the Council on Foreign Relations has recently revealed that presently there are 1.3 million US soldiers on active duty, which consist of only 0.5 percent of the American population. In South Korea, where m...

You will not believe the video that was released Friday night showing Memphis police officers beating -- ultimately to death -- a young Black man. I don’t really mean that, of course. If you live in the US, and participate in society, you likely have no difficulty believing that a gang of violent police officers fatally pummeled Tyre Nichols in what the city’s police chief accurately described a...

A Galaxy Experience Space at Powell Street, San Francisco is seen Tuesday, one day before Samsung Electronics unveils its latest flagship Galaxy S smartphone lineup in the US city. The tech giant plans to operate a total of 29 interactive experience spaces in key cities on Wednesday to allow visitors to try out its new smartphones and other mobile devices.

Koreans prefer to reach across the table to grab something rather than asking another to pass it to them. They do so because they don't want to interrupt those who are eating. However, dining etiquettes may vary from culture to culture and some people may prefer asking a person who is near an item to pass it to them in order to avoid passing their hands over someone else's food. Min Byoung-chul ...

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 (5문제) Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: Are you a resident of Bristol? B: Yes. I __________ here for nearly twenty years. (a) will live (b) will be living (c) had lived (d) have been living 해석 A: 당신은 Bristol 주민인가요? B: 네. 전 거의 20년 동안 여기 살고 있어요. 해설-- 적절한 시제의 동사 채우기: 현재완료진행 Bristol 주민이냐고 묻는 A의 말에 대해 ‘거의 20년 동안 살고 있다’는 B의 말이 이어져야 하므로, 과거부터 현재까지 살고 있다는 의미를 전달...

By Erin Jeong Markussen Atherton International School Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. Imagine a world in which artificial intelligence (AI) was used to assist military systems, perhaps gaining control over autonomous drones, or missile launching platforms. The rapid development of AI technology in recent years has been subject to much skepticism and conce...

By Lee Heewon Cheongshim International Academy Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. In a day of rapid technological advancement and unpredictable job markets, it is easy to doubt the importance of the arts and humanities. After all, as schools and businesses place more emphasis on computer science and engineering, what room would there be left for music, art, ...

By Marie Danielle R. Sisican Atherton International School Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. A service dog trained to help the disabled; a watchdog trained to guard property; an attack dog trained to denounce threats—these canine companions are trusted only to do what their owner trains them to do. But what are robot dogs programmed for? Robot dogs—Boston D...

Despite favorable indices, it is too soon to tell whether inflation has been tamed. Nonetheless, two clear lessons have emerged from the recent price surge. First, economists’ standard models -- especially the dominant one that assumes the economy always to be in equilibrium -- were effectively useless. And, second, those who confidently asserted that it would take five years of pain to wring in...

Technology will save us! No, it won’t! Whenever the climate-policy debate addresses specific economic sectors, potential carbon-abatement technologies, or energy strategy, the same fundamental question always arises: How much can we rely on “simple,” preferably “cheap,” technofixes? Can climate change be addressed by counting on people to switch to lower-carbon technologies, or will it take more...