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Korea's employment elasticity falls to lowest level since 2010

Korea's employment elasticity falls to lowest level since 2010 Korea's employment elasticity (고용 탄력성) , indicating the economy's ability to generate jobs, has fallen to its lowest level in more than eight years. Using data from the Bank of Korea and Statistics Korea, the employment elasticity figure is the number of jobs added divided by the country's real GDP growth. In the second quarter this ..

영어뉴스공부 2018.09.18

Cancer deaths to rise to 9.6 million in 2018

Cancer deaths to rise to 9.6 million in 2018: WHO Updated: 2018-09-13 10:02:56 KST + Text Size Large / - Small The World Health Organization predicts that cancer will claim (목숨을) 앗아가다, (사실이라고) 주장하다, (자기권리나 재산이라고 여겨) 요구하다, 요청하다, 청구하다, the lives of nearly 10 million people this year. The report by the WHO's cancer research agency also states. that the number of people around the world who have can..

영어뉴스공부 2018.09.14

100일의 기적 랜덤 연습하기

제 방에 수건 하나 더 주시겠어요? 요즘 기분전환 삼아 좀 떠나고 싶었어요. 뭘 가져 갈까요? 돈만 밝힌다고, 사람들이 그러던데. 나중에봐 내가 연락할게. 와 그걸 어떻게 다 알았죠? 은행에서 대출좀 받으려고해. 우리둘다 정신 차리자. 네 아내가 알면 불같이 화를 낼것같은데. 뭔가 수상한데, 평소처럼해 나를 좀 힘들게 하지 마세요. 왜이렇게 서둘러요? 천천히좀 해요 걔네들 학교생활 하는데 문제는 없어? 아직 결제를 안해줘서 다행이야. 너 요즘 되는일이 없구나. 당신얼굴에 다 쓰여있어요. 근처에 왔다가 들렀어요. 일요일에 집에 쳐박혀 있으려니 죽겠네. 괜찮으시다면, 저 지름길로 갈게요. 밤새 뒤척이느라고 한숨도 못잤어요. 너무 무리는 하지말고 쉬엄쉬엄해. 무슨일이 있어도 꼭 갈께요 하는김에 세차도좀 해야겠..

영어공부 2018.09.05

Gov't ban has significantly reduced use of plastic cups

Gov't ban has significantly reduced use of plastic cups ] About a month ago, the Korean government banned the use of disposable (일회용의, 디스포스블) cups in coffee shops and restaurants. And it appears the use of these plastic items was reduced drastically (과감하게, 철저하게) . A civic (시민의) group named "Korea Zero Waste Movement Network" conducted on-site inspections of about a thousand cafes and fast food c..

영어뉴스공부 2018.08.30

Heavy downpours slam Seoul and southern regions, causing flooding

Heavy downpours slam Seoul and southern regions, causing flooding Updated: 2018-08-29 06:55:30 KST Heavy downpours (호우) flooded streets and homes in South Korea's central and southern regions on Tuesday night. Cars were half-submerged on flooded roads, and facilities near rivers were completely flooded. Store owners tried their best to prevent damages as water gushed into ( from, out of, into (액..

영어뉴스공부 2018.08.30

Korea marks 'Chobok', start of hottest period of summer

Korea marks 'Chobok', start of hottest period of summer Updated: 2018-07-17 06:58:35 KST Seoul's first heatwave 열파(한동안의 혹서) warning of the year was issued on Monday as the daytime high soared to a sweltering (더위먹은, 더위에 지친, 무더운, swelter 무더위에 시달리다) 34 degrees Celsius. However, such temperatures at this time of the year aren't out of the ordinary in Korea. In fact, Koreans mark the coming of mid-su..

영어뉴스공부 2018.07.17

Thailand cave rescue miracle... gets invited from Manchester United

Thailand cave rescue miracle... gets invited from Manchester United Updated: 2018-07-11 18:02:14 KST An overwhelming sense of joy was felt all over Thailand, and across the globe… after the last two boys from a youth football team were recued on Tuesday from an underground cave. Twelve boys aged 11 to 16 belonging to a youth football team and their 25-year-old coach became trapped 가두다. 흔히 수동태로 많..

영어뉴스공부 2018.07.12