수준을 높이다
Our boss reminded us that to better serve our clients, we have to raise the bar and provide excellent quality service.

낮에 난 상처가 빨리 낫는다
A new study suggests that the timing of a wound affects the speed at which it heals. Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster than those sustained at night.

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

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

닭이 먼저냐 달걀이 먼저냐
The English language has many chicken idioms and expressions. And, for the most part, none of them represent anything good.

몸매를 되찾아야 해
Uh oh~ You better get back in shape. You’ve gained a lot of weight since having our two children. 오~오~ 그럼 당신 예전 몸매를 되찾기 위해 노력 좀 해야겠네~ 애들 둘 낳고 나서 당신 살 많이 쪘잖아.

반짝 성공
Today we will talk about how to describe something that shows promise of being great, but then turns out to be…not so great.

매우 쉬운 일
Clara: Hey! How did you do on the exam? Ellie: I got an A. The exam was a piece of cake.

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.

뼈 건강
You may not realize it, but your bones are living tissue. And that tissue is always breaking down and re-growing.

가격을 올리다
Jen: My friend, she doesn’t want to renew her apartment lease because the apartment management is bumping up the rent a lot!

전당포
You never know what you will find in a pawnshop, stores which sell used goods.

헛소리야
Man! I think Jessica’s talk about the importance of helping the poor was full of baloney! All these years I’ve known her I have never seen her help the poor.

과일나무 가지치기
Fruit trees require a lot of pruning -- the careful removal of dead, damaged or unproductive parts to make the tree grow better.

뉴욕 센트럴 파크
This outdoor area is more than three hundred and forty hectares. It was the first public park built in the United States.

원숭이에서 감자까지
On today’s program we will talk about several very common expressions. Even though these expressions use simple language, English learners may find them difficult to understand.

아기 치아
Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse. They can even be deadly. Infections of the gums and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system.

흐름에 맡기다
Jen: But my family wanted to watch ‘The Wolverine’ so I just decided to go with the flow. And you know, that was fine with me.

그러피티
A majority of the artists that work with Art Block DC come from the graffiti community, so it's about building opportunities for the graffiti writers to have a path towards public service through creating these murals.

자세
We have known for a long time that our body posture -- the way we hold our bodies when we sit, stand or walk -- tells the world a lot about us.