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성 페트릭의 날(St. Patrick’s Day) On March 17, many people throughout the world will put on green clothes. They will go into the streets and celebrate with music and parades. The reason for such celebration is St. Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He was born around the year 390 and spent most of his life in Ireland conv erting people to Ch..

슈퍼 볼 광고(Super Bowl Commercials) The Super Bowl is the championship game of American football. It is always played on the first Sunday of February. This year, the game will take place on February 5. In the United States, the Super Bowl is the most watched TV broadcast of the year. About 90 million ①______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______. But while many wat..

박원순 시장 사회 복지에 초점 (Seoul Mayor Stresses Social Welfare) Newly elected mayor Park Won-soon has some fresh ideas for South Korea’s capital city. ①______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______, Park has promised to allocate 30 percent of Seoul’s budget to welfare projects. He also plans to postpone many of his predecessor’s large-scale city projects suc..

한국 전통 문화, 세계무형유산으로 등재 (UNESCO Recognizes Korean Cultural Traditions) Three Korean traditions were recognized for their cultural significance by UNESCO on November 28. Taekkyeon (traditional Korean martial art), jultagi (tightrope wa l k ing) and the making of mosi (Korean fabric) were given “intangible cultural heritage status” by the United..

세상에서 가장 가벼운 소재 개발 (Scientists Make World’s Lightest Material) Scientists have made the lightest material ever. It is called Ultralight Metallic Microlattice. The material was developed by scientists at HRL Laboratories, the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, Irvine. The material ①______ ______ ______ ______ extrem..

주한 미국대사 블로그 개설(U.S. Ambassador Creates Blog) The new U.S. ambassador to South Korea recently published his first entries in a special blog called “All About Sung Kim.” The blog is part of Café USA, an online community created by former envoy Christopher Hill in 2004. It is a way for the ambassador to ①______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _..

외동도 친구를 잘 사귄다(Only Children Make Friends Easily) Researchers used to think that only children ①______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ in school. An early study showed that only children had fewer friends than their peers in kindergarten. But according to new research, it makes no difference how many siblings a child has when they get older. O..

미국, 한국과의 FTA 통과(U.S. Passes FTA With South Korea) After years of waiting, the U.S. government finally passed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea. The U.S. Congress passed the pact on October 12, on the eve of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s summit with his American counterpart, Barack Obama. President Lee ①______ ______ ______ _..

‘월가의 시위’ 전세계로 퍼져 (‘Occupy Wall Street’ Movement Goes Global ) Wall Street is the famous financial district in Manhattan. It is home to the most important financial companies and banks in the world. One month ago, hundreds of protesters gathered near Wall Street. They were angry about the financial inequality in the United States. They we..

4G 스마트폰 출시(4G Smartphones Hit the Market) The latest gadget to hit the market in South Korea is HTC’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) smartphone, the Raider 4G from Taiwan. HTC’s fourth generation smartphone can connect to the Internet five to 10 times faster than 3G smartphones thanks to its LTE technology. Additionally, its 4.5-inch high resolution screen..