친구가 가족보다 낫다?
American researchers now say friendship is more important than family. Their new study suggests that friends may be more important than family members, especially as we age.

쇠귀에 경 읽기
I’ve tried discussing the issue with her, but it was like talking to a brick wall. How come?

회복할 거야
Did you hear about Charles and Henry’s car accident? Yes, I did. It’s so unfortunate. Are they still in the hospital?

연락을 취하다
Hey Jason, I tried to get in touch with you yesterday, but I couldn’t.

엄지손가락
Today, I want you to look at your hand. The hand is an amazing tool. With it, we humans have done many wonderful things.

비디오 아티스트 백남준
Nam June Paik is widely considered one of the first video artists. Today, video art is a rich and popular field in modern art. But in the nineteen sixties, the use of television and television images to make art was very new and revolutionary.

책벌레
When you learn a foreign language, it can be very difficult to know the best word to use in a situation. This show can help you learn how and when to use American expressions.

다 먹지도 못할 걸 욕심을 부리다
Jen: Have you ever had your eyes bigger than your stomach for breakfast? Esther: Absolutely! I’ve often taken much more than I can actually eat.

나무 심기 경쟁
Sports are usually the way that countries compete with one another. However, there is another way countries around the world are competing for the top spot: planting the most trees.

훈제생선
To dry fish, you will need either a drying table or a place to hang them. If a table is used, it should have a top made of wire screen or thin pieces of wood with a space between each piece.

물건을 이용한 영어발음 개선
Pronouncing English can be difficult. One reason is because English has some difficult sounds that are -- unfortunately for English learners -- very common.

지나간 일을 두고 후회하지 마라
Mistakes are not just a fact of life, they are an important part of the learning process. However, regretting our mistakes day in and day out is not healthy.

세뇌
Today we are talking about expressions to describe people who are not in their right minds. People who are not in their right minds are not thinking in a normal, healthy way. You might say they are brainwashed.

비엔나
The Austrian capital, Vienna, is known for its museums, palaces and ease of living. The city of 2 million people was recently identified as having the world's highest quality of life.

문신 지우기
It is estimated that 30 percent of Americans have one or more tattoos -- permanent words or pictures on their skin.

우연의 일치
Every so often, the Washington Post newspaper gives its readers a chance to tell personal stories. A recent one had to do with a coincidence--an unexpected convergence between two events or people.

건강에 좋은 향신료
Here in the United States, there is a saying: “Diversity is the spice of life.” This means that having a nice, healthy mix of people, thoughts, and experiences can make your life more interesting and, well, spicy.

호기심이 지나치면
This week we talk about another expression Americans usually get wrong. That expression is: Curiosity killed the cat.

세계 최장신국은 어디?
The tallest men in the world are Dutch, while the tallest women come from Latvia. That finding comes from a new British study. It also found that East Timor is home to some of the shortest men on our planet, while the shortest women are in Guatemala.

사해
The sea is on the border of Israel and Jordan. It is the lowest place on Earth meaning its surface is farther below sea level than any other place.