방어 태세를 굳히다
Today, let’s consider the term circle the wagons. A great way to show your loyalty to a group of people is to protect them. One way to do that is to circle the wagons.

시대 변화에 맞춰 살아야지
I’m finally getting a smartphone tomorrow. Finally! Everyone has a smartphone now so it’s time for you to get with the program.

3D 프린터
When we print something, a flat page comes to mind. For example, you might use a photocopier. Photocopiers print in two dimensions. Now, imagine how this would work for three dimensions.

도넛
Just five or six years ago, people were talking about a donut as a symbol of the New South! Not the gleaming skyline of Atlanta, Georgia, or the laboratories in North Carolina's Research Triangle.

이탈리아의 백송로버섯
In and around the town of Alba, the most prized truffle -- a white one -- can sell for two times the price of gold.

주택 구입
Many Americans and people who come to America want to own a home. Home ownership is part of the American Dream: the hope that if you work hard and are treated fairly, you can buy a place to call your own.

답장을 부르는 이메일
Let’s say you are applying for a job or need to ask a coworker for help, or a favor. So, you send an email. You really want to get a reply. Can the words you choose increase your chances of getting a response?

운동
Exercise not only improves your appearance. It can also improve your health. Exercise helps to reduce the risk of some diseases. They include heart disease, stroke, type-two diabetes, osteoporosis and even some kinds of cancer.

하이파이브 하자!
Jason! Congratulations on making the soccer team! Give me five! Thanks! I am so happy about it! We have our first game next weekend.

물 밖에 난 고기
Hey, how is your uncle adjusting to living in New York City? I know that it’s more busy and congested than where he used to live.

유행
Pop-culture fads come and go. Experts say they have different shapes and sizes. Yet, they are quite similar in their life cycle. They catch on fast, then quickly fade away.

베네수엘라의 비트코인
In the last month, John Villar has bought plane tickets to Colombia, purchased medicine for his wife, and paid the employees of his business in Venezuela -- all in bitcoin.

기아 체험
Laura Kahn loves to cook. "I am making a zucchini potato frittata." But this week she is cooking for herself and her husband on about $4 each per day. That's the average government food aid benefit.

까마귀를 먹다?
Okay, nobody likes to be wrong. But when it turns out that we are, in fact, wrong, the best thing to do is admit it.

싹을 잘라내야 해
My new neighbor is driving me crazy. She keeps coming over to my apartment uninvited. And then she will not leave!

그만해
You really need to stop bothering me. You’re getting on my nerves. So cut it out! Come on, it’s just for fun.

~에 약하다
Mike: Umm…I actually…I have kind of a soft spot for girls. I tend to bend over backwards for my girlfriend.

평생 운동
If you have been meaning to add more exercise to your daily routine, you may want to start sooner rather than later.

의지력
Willpower is a mysterious force that helps us to control our actions and achieve our goals. We also call willpower determination, drive and self-control.

심심해 죽겠어
Hey, what are you doing? I’m just organizing some things on my desk. What are you doing?