“귀찮다”는 현대인들이 입에 달고 사는 말 중 하나입니다. 아주 어렵거나 막중한 일이어서가 아니라, 막상 하려니 번거롭고 그만한 시간이나 에너지를 쓰고 싶지 않을 때 우리는 “귀찮다”라고 말합니다. 예를 들어 집에서 깨끗하게 씻고 편안하게 침대에 누웠는데, 문득 오늘이 쓰레기 분리수거하는 날이라는 사실이 떠올랐다고 해봅시다. 다시 옷을 입고 밖으로 나가야 한다고 생각하는 순간, 절로 “아, 귀찮다”라는 말이 나옵니다. 나를 성가시게 하거나 계속 신경 쓰이게 만드는 사람, 마치 “눈엣가시” 같은 사람을 두고도 “귀찮다”라고 할 수 있습니다. 이런 감정을 영어로는 어떻게 표현할까요? "Pain," "Faff" You can say something is a pain, and this also works for people and verbs in gerund form: Going there is a pain. It's short for "pain in the neck," though ot

The high school student who was injured while trying to save the victim of a knife attack has officially been recognized as a “person wounded or killed for a righteous cause,” according to Welfare Ministry documents released Sunday. 보건복지부가 일요일 공개한 자료에 따르면, 흉기 공격 피해자를 구하려다 다친 고등학생이 공식적으로 ‘의사상자’로 인정받았다. The 17-year-old student surnamed Go received the designation following a ministry committee review on July 24, according to documents obtained by Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Kwon Chil-seung. 더불어

이번 회에는 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 일상회화 편』과 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 비즈니스 편』에서 뽑은, 평이한 단어들로 이뤄졌지만 ‘있어 보이는’ 표현들을 소개합니다. 두 도서 모두 전자책으로 구매 가능합니다. 영어 스피킹 능력 향상에 많은 도움이 되시길 바랍니다. 1. burn the candle at both ends는 무슨 뜻일까요? burn the candle at both ends라는 표현이 있죠. 이 표현을 ‘초의 양 끝을 태워 가며 일하다’로 잘못 이해하는 경우가 있는데, 여기서 ends는 초의 양 끝이 아니라 하루의 양 끝, 즉 밤 늦은 시간과 이른 새벽 시간을 일컫습니다. 그러니까 밤 늦게까지, 또는 해가 지기 전부터 초를 태우며 일을 한다는 데서 유래한 표현이죠. 예를 들어 With the deadline fast approaching, we had to burn the candle at both ends.라고 하면 ‘마감이 얼마 안 남아서

Hygiene products market surpasses W3tr for first time 위생용품 시장, 처음으로 3조원 돌파 The Korean hygiene products market surpassed 3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) for the first time last year, driven by growing demand for adult diapers as the country becomes a superaged society and the inclusion of oral care products such as toothbrushes and dental floss in hygiene product statistics. 한국의 위생용품 시장이 지난해 처음으로 3조 원(21억 달러)을 넘어섰다. 한국이 초고령사회로 접어들면서 성인용 기저귀 수요가 증가한 데다, 칫솔과 치실 등 구강관리용품이 위생용품 통계에 포함된 영향이다. The Minist

One characteristic of those who are ideologically obsessed is their preoccupation with the past. Some insist that our current problems stem from past mistakes, and thus we must return to the past to straighten them out. Others wish to bring back their country’s magnificent past, not realizing that times have changed. The question is: Would it be desirable to do it? A 2016-2018 American science fiction TV show entitled “Travelers” illustrates the problems of our firm but ungrounded conviction tha

Economic recoveries tend to look better from a distance. South Korea is enjoying a semiconductor boom and is heading for its fastest annual growth in five years, yet many households are living in a far less forgiving economy. On Thursday, the Bank of Korea raised its benchmark rate by another 25 basis points to 3 percent, and lifted its 2026 growth forecast to 3.3 percent. For indebted households, neither figure offers much consolation. The problem is the uneven way inflation and interest rates

Dear Annie: My 15-year-old daughter and I used to be extremely close. She was the kind of child who would climb into the car after school and tell me everything before I even pulled out of the parking lot: who sat with whom at lunch, what her teacher said, which friend was mad at which friend and what song everyone was listening to that week. Now, I feel like I am living with a very fashionable attorney who cross-examines everything I say. If I ask how school was, she says, "Fine," in a tone tha

Number of older workers tops 10m in Korea 한국 고령 근로자수 1천만명 돌파 The number of employed South Koreans aged 55-79 surpassed 10 million for the first time, government data showed. 정부 자료에 따르면 한국에서 55~79세 취업자 수가 처음으로 1천만명을 넘어섰다. As of May, 10.13 million older adults were employed, up 345,000 from a year earlier. Those aged 65-79 accounted for about 94 percent of the increase. The older population reached 17 million, or about 37 percent of the population aged 15 and older. 5월 기준 고령 취업자는 1,013만명으로, 1년 전보다

On July 31, the Democratic Party of Korea pushed through the National Assembly plenary session an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act that abolishes not only prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations, but also their authority to carry out supplementary investigations. 7월 31일 한국의 민주당은 국회 본회의에서 형사소송법 개정안을 통과시켰다. 검사의 직접수사권 뿐 아니라 보완수사권 또한 박탈하는 개정안이다. Cheong Wa Dae said it respects the National Assembly's legislative process and final decision, indicating that the president will not

Every Aug. 15, South Korea pauses to mark National Liberation Day, the anniversary of the day in 1945 when 36 years of Japanese colonial rule finally came to an end. For decades, Koreans were forced to take Japanese names, bow at Japanese shrines and endure the colonial exploitation of their labor and natural resources. Leaving the past behind, liberation sounds like a clean break. Yet nothing about what followed was clean, and the way we observe the day today reveals as much about our present d

With the South Korean government expected to submit its 2027 budget proposal to the National Assembly within days, recent comments by senior policymakers, both in official settings and elsewhere, suggest that next year’s budget could contain features not seen in the country for decades. The circumstances alone make the plan unusual. South Korea’s economy is expected to record its strongest growth in about a decade, excluding periods distorted by major shocks, thanks largely to the accelerating g

Seoul named world’s best student city for second year 서울, 2년 연속 세계 최고의 학생 도시로 선정 Seoul has been named the world’s best city for students for the second consecutive year in the “QS Best Student Cities 2027” ranking released by Quacquarelli Symonds, a British higher education consultancy. 서울이 영국의 고등교육 컨설팅 회사인 Quacquarelli Symonds가 발표한 'QS 세계 최고 학생 도시 2027' 순위에서 2년 연속 세계 최고의 학생 도시로 선정되었다. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul scored a perfect 100, followed by Tokyo and London. Melbo

South Korea did not become old in a single year. Yet every society eventually reaches the point where demographic forecasts stop describing the future and begin describing the present. 한국이 고령화사회가 된 것은 하루아침의 일이 아니다. 그러나 모든 사회는 결국 인구 통계학적 예상이 미래가 아니라 현재를 그리기 시작하는 시점에 다다른다. That moment arrived this week. Official 2025 census data, released Tuesday by the Ministry of Data and Statistics, showed that people aged 65 or older made up 20.7 percent of the population, formally placing Korea among the worl

K-pop girl group Rescene is teaming up with Manchester City players for a new entertainment show that will see the members teach the soccer stars K-pop dance moves and go head-to-head with them in a special soccer match. 케이팝 걸그룹 리센느가 맨체스터 시티 선수들과 만나 케이팝 춤 동작들을 가르치고, 스페셜 경기를 통해 선수들과 맞대결을 펼치는 새로운 예능 프로그램에 촬영한다. Coupang Play’s "Rescene’s Man City Attack!" features Manchester City players Ruben Dias, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nico Gonzalez. The players will coach the members in techn