진행자: 김혜연, Naomi Garyan 1. Negligence outstrips alcohol as leading cause of road deaths [1] Around a fortnight ago, emergency operators in North Chungcheong Province received a call from a driver who suffered second-degree burns while driving. The cause of the accident? Trying to enjoy a bowl of hot noodles while driving on the freeway, for some reason. * outstrip: 앞지르다, 능가하다 * fortnight : 2주일(간) * second-degree burn: 2도 화상 [2] What seems to be a random act of foolishness is actually linke

  진행자: 간형우, Brolley Genster  1. WHO triggers highest alert on monkeypox [1] GENEVA -- The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 17,000 people in 74 countries, to be a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. *declare: 선언하다 *monkeypox: 원숭이두창 *affect: 영향을 미치다 *nearly: 거의 [2] "I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern," WHO chie

  진행자: 박준희, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. Pride festival returns to Seoul after two-year hiatus 기사 요약: 3년 만에 서울광장 돌아온 퀴어축제…인근서는 맞불 집회 Thousands of people gathered in front of City Hall in Seoul to attend the Seoul Queer Culture Festival on Saturday, marking the event’s return after two years of a pandemic-induced hiatus. * Gathered: 모이다 * To attend: 참석하다; ~에 다니다 * Induced: 초래하다 * Marking: ~기념하다 * Hiatus: 중단 With rainbow flags, colorful outfits, face paint and glitter, participan

진행자: 홍유, Naomi Garyan 1. Former Japan PM Abe dies after being shot during campaign event [1] Abe was immediately rushed to the Nara Medical University and was in cardiopulmonary arrest, reports at the time showed. The crime occurred only a few minutes after he started a speech outside a main train station in western Nara. *cardiopulmonary arrest: 심폐정지 *rush to: 우하고 몰려오다 [2] People at the scene reportedly heard “something like gunshots” and saw Abe bleeding fr

진행자: 최정윤, Brolley Genster 1. S. Korea's inflation at 24-year high in June; sharp rate hike in offing [1] South Korea's consumer prices rose at the fastest clip in nearly 24 years in June due mainly to soaring energy costs, data showed Tuesday, fanning expectations of a sharp rate hike this month. *clip: 속도 *fan: 부채질을 하다, 가속화하다 [2] Consumer prices soared 6 percent last month from a year earlier, accelerating from a 5.4 percent on-year spike in May, according to the

 *진행자: 간형우, Naomi Garyan 1. SNU research team busted for blatant plagiarism [1] A research team under Seoul National University admitted to submitting a plagiarized paper at an international conference after accusations spread online. The team, led by professor Yoon Sung-roh from the prestigious Seoul National University, submitted a paper at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition held earlier this week in New Orleans. *plagiarize: 표절하다 *accusation: 혐의(제기), 비난, 고발

진행자: 김혜연, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. Paramount+ launches in S. Korea on Tving with high hopes, goals 기사요약: 티빙과 손잡고 한국을 아시아의 첫 번째 마켓으로 공략하는 파라마운트 플러스 Korea launch marks critical moment of our expansion as the first time the service lands in Asia: Paramount official [1] Paramount+ landed in South Korea Thursday as a free-to-view addition to Tving, local entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM‘s subscription-based streaming platform. * free-to-view: 무료로 볼 수 있는 * powerhouse: 실세, 동력 [2] “It is no sec

진행자: 조혜림, Naomi Garyan 1. McDonald’s Korea back on sale after six years 기사요약: 국내 버거업계 1위 한국맥도날드가 매물시장에 나오며 다른 글로벌 패스트푸드사들과 같이 매각 러시에 뛰어들었다. [1] McDonald’s South Korean arm, the country’s largest burger chain by revenue, is seeking a new owner, joining the latest burger chain sales rush. *arm: 소매, 지부 *revenue: 수익 *sales rush: 줄줄이 매각 [2] The company announced on Friday that it will sell 100 percent of its shares and business license here owned by McDonald’s US headquarte

진행: 박준희, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. [Reporter’s Notebook] 3 consecutive defeats not enough for Democratic Party to get it together 기사 요약: 지방선거가 끝나고 책임론이 불거지는 지금 시점에서 앞으로 양당이 주의해야 할 것은? [1] In 2017, the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea had high hopes. Taking power after the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, some in the party had expressed hopes it would remain the ruling party for at least 20 years. * Main opposition party: 제1야당 * High hopes: 부푼 희망 * Impeachment: 탄핵

진행자: 홍유, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. Park Chan-wook wins best director, Song Kang-ho, best actor at Cannes 기사요약: 송강호 칸영화제 한국 첫 남우주연상·박찬욱 감독상 1) One of the world’s most prestigious film festivals has once again acknowledged the power of South Korean cinema. *prestigious: 명망있는, 일류의 *acknowledged: 인정된, 정평 있는 2) South Korea took home two major titles -- Park Chan-wook won best director for “Decision to Leave” and Song Kang-ho won best actor for “Broker”

진행자: 최정윤, Brolley Genster 1. Biden departs after full show of alliance 기사 요약: 바이든 한미 동맹 재확인하며 방한 일정 마치고 출국 1) US President Joe Biden concluded his trip to South Korea after visiting a joint airspace control center on Sunday before leaving for Japan. During his three-day stay here, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to military and economic alliances and agreed to step up deterrence against North Korea. *reaffirm: (계획, 아이디어 등에) 반복해 힘을 싣다, 재차 확인하다 *deterrence: 제지, 억제 2) Before ending

진행자: 조혜림, Naomi Garyan 1. Family matters ... or does it? 부제: Studies suggest growing number of young Koreans are parting ways with the traditional concept of family 기사 요약: ‘가족’을 떠올리면 부모와 자녀가 떠오르는가? 늘어나는 비혼과 딩크족에 가족의 개념이 바뀌고 있다.  [1] A married couple and their children is what usually pops up in most people’s heads when hearing the word “family,” at least until now. But recent research indicates that this picture may be changing for a growing number of the lo

  진행자: 김혜연, Naomi Garyan   1. New tech, new war: Naver, Kakao race for AI dominance 기사 요약: 네이버와 카카오가 AI 테크 기술 주도권을 잡으려 앞다투어 경쟁한다. [1] With digital technology becoming the key drivers for growth across industries, South Korea’s tech behemoths Naver and Kakao are going all-in to win the tech war using artificial intelligence through AI-powered search engines and logistics solutions businesses. * key drivers 중요 요인 * behemoth 거대 기업, 조직체 * go all-in 모든 비용을 포함하다, 넣다 [2] Naver announced

*진행자: 간형우, Brolley Genster 1. People still wear masks despite end of outdoor mask mandate 기사 요약: 실외 착용 규정 해제 이후에도 여전히 마스크 쓰고 다니는 사람들 [1] People seemed reluctant to take off their masks, although the country’s outdoor mask mandate was lifted on Monday. For various reasons, it was difficult to find people not wearing masks than those wearing them. *reluctant: 주저하는, 꺼리는 *mandate: 명령, 의무 *various: 다양한, 여러 가지의 [2] “It is rather inconvenient to take off a face mask outside and put

진행자: 박준희, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. [Weekender] Foreign vacations are back, but come with hefty price tags 기사 요약: 코로나 방역 수칙 기대 속 늘어나는 해외여행 수요, 하지만 수요만큼 올라간 비행기 가격 Attention travel-starved Koreans. The cost of air travel is rising, with more upward pressure building from high jet fuel prices and soaring tourism demand. If you are fixed on an overseas vacation, don’t wait too long to book it, experts say. * ~ starved: ~에 고픈 * Air travel: 비행기 여행 * Fix on somebody/something: ~을 선택하다 / ~으로 정