LP 레코드
Seventy years ago this week something important happened in music history: the first LP, or long-playing vinyl record, was introduced.

아이
Babies need lots of love, care and attention. Most new parents spend every waking moment caring for, worrying over and thinking about their baby.

쿠폰
Soon cereal companies printed coupons as well. America was hooked, not just on these products, but also on coupons. Newspapers began printing coupons that knocked a few cents, or even a few dollars, off store prices.

프랑스식 성 만들기
In France, a man walks on what can only be described as a human-sized hamster wheel. The wheel moves around and around, as the man keeps walking. What is he doing?

성공한 사람의 5가지 습관
Having success and being able to meet one’s goals requires knowledge, a sense of direction, hard work and resources.

꾹 참다
Mike: Yes it was long~! I was going to say something about that, but I just decided to sit through the meeting and bite my tongue.

곤충
Insects -- or bugs as we generally call them -- are of course necessary in the natural environment.

서브프라임 모기지
Subprime mortgages are loans to people who may not have enough money to repay them. These and other risky housing loans are often grouped with other mortgages and sold as debt investments.

세계 지도
Walk into most any classroom, and you will see a large world map hanging somewhere on the wall. Teachers use maps for subjects like geography and social studies.

부자와 스트레스
The lives of rich people seem to be getting better and better. Rich people generally have better homes than poor people. They usually have better jobs and better schools for their children, too.

86?
Most dictionaries say the term "eighty-six" comes from employees in the restaurant industry. It means the restaurant has sold out of something.

남을 몰래 관찰하는 사람
Flies perform an important job in nature. They break down a lot of organic materials. Plus, farmers can use their larvae as very cheap food sources for animals.

아주 싫어하는 것
Why are you coming in holding your nose like that? It’s because there are people right outside the entrance of this building just smoking away.

더러운 것이 아이 몸에 좋다?
A new study suggests that early exposure to germs strengthens the immune system. That means letting children get a little dirty might be good for their health later in life.

시비를 걸지 뭐야
Hey, I heard you almost got in a fight last night at the bar. What happened? Jason: A drunken man came over to our table and he purposely tried to pick a fight with me for no reason. I really thought it was ridiculous. So I just ignored him.

새로운 토플 시험
Experts have long said that one of the major required abilities of attending college in the United States is speaking English well. Many times, foreign students have earned high scores on the TOEFL but...

보존 농업
Agriculture experts have a message for farmers worldwide: Take care of your soil, and your soil will take care of you.

머피의 법칙
Murphy’s Law is an American expression whose meaning spread around the world. Murphy’s Law says: "Everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong."

속어
Slang is a popular, less official and often very current form of language. It is an important part of a living language and is constantly changing as language changes.

돈이 주머니에 못 붙어 있다
Sulmi: You’d better watch out. It’s dangerous to burn a hole in your pocket like that. Young: Okay, whatever.