지프
The American Bantam Car Company designed and built the first American military jeeps. And it did so in record time. In the summer of nineteen-forty, in just a few days the company created a complete design.

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."

에스토니아의 디지털 정부
Estonia has launched a project to make government administration completely digital.

대령
Today we focus more on history than usage. We are going to answer an age-old question that may have been keeping you awake at night. Well, perhaps not.

바빠서 꼼짝 못 해
Hey, I’m afraid I can’t meet with you tomorrow for lunch. I’ll be tied up all afternoon. Oh really? That’s fine. We can reschedule it to another day when you’re not tied up.

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

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.

고비를 넘기다
Tim: I was able to weather the storm ok. I was kind of worried because I live in a dorm.

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.

그때그때 사정을 봐 가면서 처리하다
Jen: She said she wants the contract until the end of March and then from there we can play it by ear.

축구 심판
Soccer fans around the world love to question the calls that the referees make during games. One common insult is to say the referee must not be able to see well.

아마존 열대우림
Studies have shown that the Amazon takes in as much as 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year and releases 20 percent of Earth’s oxygen.

로봇 개
Could a robot dog help people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia?

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.

사막 위의 집
Every year as southern Arizona cooled, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his students would travel there to escape the cold of winter in Wisconsin.

군침이 도네
Hey sorry that I had to cancel our work dinner appointment last minute. You probably went home very hungry didn’t you?

사는 곳과 수명
A new study has found that how long Americans live depends on where they live.

쉬고 있습니다
Excuse me, may I ask you a question? 실례합니다. 질문을 해도 될까요? I don’t mind. 하세요. 상관없습니다. What are you doing? 무얼하시는 겁니까? Right now? 지금요? I’m relaxing. 쉬고 있습니다.

자유재량권
I have some bad news. What is it? I wasn’t able to send the package off after work. I thought I had enough wiggle room but I didn’t.

서커스
During the civilization of ancient Rome, the circus was a building for large events. These included horse racing, athletic competitions and wild animal hunts.