잘 적응하고 있어
Wow, it’s already been a year since you’ve moved to New York! You’re right. It’s been a year already. Time flies!

심금을 울리다
In its most general definition, to strike a chord means something relates to you somehow.

꼬치꼬치 캐묻다
Jason, can you please stop being nosy? Sorry. I didn’t mean to be nosy.

겨우 먹고 살 만큼 벌다
A: Pretty busy, I have been working the second job just to try to make ends meet.

암벽 등반
An estimated nine million people rock climb in the United States. Millions more take part in the activity around the world. Some do it just for personal satisfaction. Others compete. Rock climbing can be dangerous.

좋아
Hey, Jason, do you want to go see a movie tonight? Sure. I’m down. By the way, should I ask Sandy if she wants to come too?

단골손님
Wow look at this line up! This restaurant must be really good! Yes this place is known for their delicious breakfast menus and they get a lot of regulars like me. Plus they’ve been around for 40 years.

말할 수 있는 로봇도 있나요?
These robots are very interesting, Bernice. Do any robots talk? This one is voice activated and it talks.

개와 함께 독서를
In American English we have an expression: “A dog is a man's best friend.” A dog can also be a child’s best friend, especially if that child is having difficulty reading.

직장인 세대 차이
A workplace generation gap is showing up in two ways at a most unfortunate time for older Americans during this prolonged recession.

학교 안의 요가
Along with subjects like reading and mathematics, school children at the Robert W. Coleman Elementary School are learning how to spend time in quiet thought.

파스타
The Italian actress Sophia Loren reportedly once said, “Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.” What we see is her great figure -- a figure she credits to eating pasta.

붉은 고기
Many studies have tied red meat food to cancer and heart disease. But are the risks big enough to stop eating foods like lamb chops and hamburgers?

이스탄불의 그래피티
Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, is witnessing an explosion of graffiti art.

빠르게 성장하는 직업들
America’s extremely wealthy population is bigger than ever. And their money is supporting jobs for an increasing number of low-wage workers.

대학 논문 쓰기
Strong writing is one of the most important skills for any college student. Many non-native English speakers have no idea what professors in the U.S. expect from a college paper.

건축 자재 대나무
Bamboo is one of the world’s most useful plants. For thousands of years bamboo has been used in many different ways -- from food to medicine to clothing and, in small ways, as a building material.

아스피린
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a popular expression in the United States. It may be a common saying, but it is not scientifically confirmed.

감당 못할 일을 하다
Now, sometimes when we are hungry, we may eat too fast or too much. We may, in fact, bite off more than we can chew.

애완동물
More and more American families own pets. A recent study says that 85 million families in the United States own a pet.