1 Thu. μ μ νκΈ°λ₯Ό κ°μ Έλ€μ£ΌμΈμ.
01 Thu. It’s gonna be packed, though. κ·Έλ μ§λ§ μ¬λμ΄ μ΄λ§μ΄λ§νκ² λ§μ κ±°μΌ.
1 THU Sleep Hygiene: I Have a Hard Time Winding Down
1 Thu. Running / μ€λλ λ¬λ¦½λλ€
01 Thu. Amazon Surpasses Walmart in Quarterly Revenue for the First Time μλ§μ‘΄, λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμμ μ΅μ΄λ‘ μλ§νΈ λμ΄μ
Start English 25.05.01 Bring me my phone. μ μ νκΈ°λ₯Ό κ°μ Έλ€μ£ΌμΈμ.
A : Bring me my phone.
λ΄ μ νκΈ° μ’ κ°λ€μ€.
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B : Why?
μ?
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A : I need to check a recipe.
λ μνΌλ₯Ό νμΈν΄μΌ λΌ.
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* I need to + λμ¬. : ~ν΄μΌ λΌμ.
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B : OK.
μμμ΄.
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βEasy English 25.05.01 It’s gonna be packed, though. κ·Έλ μ§λ§ μ¬λμ΄ μ΄λ§μ΄λ§νκ² λ§μ κ±°μΌ.
Ken : Are you doing anything for Children's Day?
μ΄λ¦°μ΄λ μ λλΌλ ν κ±°μΌ?
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* Children's Day : μ΄λ¦°μ΄λ
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B : Yeah, taking my nephew to the amusement park. It's gonna be packed, though.
μ, μ‘°μΉ΄ λ°λ¦¬κ³ λμ΄κ³΅μμ κ°λ €κ³ . κ·Έλ μ§λ§ μ¬λμ΄ μ΄λ§μ΄λ§νκ² λ§μ κ±°μΌ.
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* nephew : λ¨μ μ‘°μΉ΄
* amusement park : λμ΄λμ°
* gonna : going toλ₯Ό λΉ λ₯΄κ² λ°μν κ²μ κ·Έλλ‘ νκΈ°ν κ²
* packed : κ½ λ€μ΄μ°¬
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Ken : Definitely. Kids love it, but waiting in long lines is a nightmare.
κ·ΈμΌ νμ€νμ§. μμ΄λ€μ μμ μ λμ§λ§, μ€ μμ μ€λ κΈ°λ€λ¦¬λ 건 λμ°ν΄.
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* nightmare : μ λͺ½, μ΅μ μ κ²½ν
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B : True, but it's his big day. I'll just do my best.
κ·Έλ κΈ°λ ν΄. νμ§λ§ κ·Έ μμ΄νν λ μμ£Ό μ€μν λ μ΄μμ. μ΅μ μ λ€ν΄ λ΄μΌμ§.
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Ken : Good luck surviving the crowds!
μ¬λ λ§μ κ³³μ μ‘°μ¬ν΄μ μ λ€λ μ!
Power English 25.05.01 Sleep Hygiene: I Have a Hard Time Winding Down μλ©΄ μμ: λ μ μ¬μ§ λͺ»νκ³ μμ΄
Peyton : Riley, you always look so rested and refreshed. What's your secret?
λΌμΌλ¦¬, λ νμ μμ£Ό μκΈ°κ° ν볡λκ³ μμΎν΄ 보μ¬. λΉκ²°μ΄ λμΌ?
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Riley : It's probably my sleep hygiene. Do you have trouble sleeping?
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* sleep hygiene : μλ©΄ μμ
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Peyton : Yeah, I have a hard time winding down at night. I'll sometimes be up scrolling on social media for hours before I get sleepy.
μ, λ°€μ μ μ¬μ§ λͺ»νκ³ μμ΄. μ‘Έμμ΄ μ€κΈ° μ κΉμ§ λͺ μκ° λμ μμ λ―Έλμ΄λ₯Ό μ€ν¬λ‘€ νλ©° κΉ¨μ΄ μμ λλ μμ΄.
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* I have a hard time... : ~νλ λ° μ΄λ €μμ κ²ͺκ³ μμ΄μ
* wind down : κΈ΄μ₯μ νκ³ μ¬λ€, μμν λ©μΆλ€
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Riley : You need to avoid screens for an hour before bed. It allows you to ease into sleep.
μ μ리μ λ€κΈ° μ ν μκ° λμμ νλ©΄μ λ³΄μ§ λ§μμΌ ν΄. κ·Έλ¬λ©΄ μ½κ² μ λ€ μ μμ΄.
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* ease into something : ~μ μΉμν΄μ§λ€, ~λ₯Ό μ²μ²ν μμνλ€
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Peyton : You mean, it helps put me in the right frame of mind for sleeping?
κ·Έλ¬λκΉ, μ μ μκΈ° μν μ¬λ°λ₯Έ λ§μ μνκ° λλ λ° λμμ΄ λλ€λ λ»μ΄μΌ?
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* frame of mind : (νΉμ ν λμ) λ§μμ μν
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Riley : Exactly! If you want, I'll teach you what I learned.
λ°λ‘ κ·Έκ±°μΌ! μνλ€λ©΄, λ΄κ° λ°°μ΄ κ±Έ μλ € μ€κ².
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μ μ΄νΈμ΄λμμ΄ 25.05.01 Running μ€λλ λ¬λ¦½λλ€
I may look slim on the outside, but if you take a closer look, I actually have a skinny fat body type.
μ λ κ²μΌλ‘ 보기μλ λ μ¬ν΄ 보μ΄μ§λ§, μμΈν 보면 μ¬μ€ λ§λ₯Έ λΉλ§ 체νμ λλ€.
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* take a closer look : λ μμΈν 보λ€
* skinny fat body type : λ§λ₯Έ λΉλ§ 체ν
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Ever since I reached my mid-40s, the phrase "follow-up observation recommended" has been appearing more often on my health checkup results.
40λ μ€λ°μ΄ λλ©΄μλΆν° κ±΄κ° κ²μ§ κ²°κ³Όμ§μλ 'μΆμ κ΄μ°° νμ'λΌλ λ¬Έκ΅¬κ° λμ΄λ¬μ΅λλ€.
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* follow-up observation recommended : μΆμ κ΄μ°° νμ
* health checkup result : κ±΄κ° κ²μ§ κ²°κ³Ό
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I could no longer put off exercising.
κ·Έλμ λ μ΄μ μ΄λμ λ―Έλ£° μ μμμ΅λλ€.
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* can no longer put off : λ μ΄μ λ―Έλ£° μ μλ€
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For the first time in my life, I started running for 30 minutes at a time.
μ μμ μ²μμΌλ‘ 30λΆ λ¬λ¦¬κΈ°λ₯Ό μμνκ² λμμ΅λλ€.
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* for 30 minutes at a time : ν λ²μ 30λΆμ©
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At first, I was gasping for air after just five minutes.
μ²μμλ 5λΆλ§ λ¬λ €λ νλ‘거리λ μ κ°
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* gasp for air : νλ‘거리λ€
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But within a month, my body had adapted, and I was able to run 5 kilometers.
ν λ¬ λ§μ 5ν¬λ‘λ―Έν°λ₯Ό λ¬λ¦΄ μ μλ λͺΈμΌλ‘ μ μνμ΅λλ€.
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I even joined a running group made up of working moms.
μ§μ₯λ§μΌλ‘ ꡬμ±λ λ¬λ¦¬κΈ° λͺ¨μμλ κ°μ νμ¬,
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* join a running group : λ¬λ¦¬κΈ° λͺ¨μμ κ°μ νλ€
* working mom : μ§μ₯λ§
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We run along the Han River together on weekends.
μ£Όλ§μ΄λ©΄ ν¨κ» νκ°μ λ¬λ¦¬κΈ°λ ν©λλ€.
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Eventually, I started participating in 5K and 10K races.
κ²°κ΅ μ λ 5ν¬λ‘λ―Έν°μ 10ν¬λ‘λ―Έν° λ§λΌν€ λνμλ μ°Έκ°νκ² λμμ΅λλ€.
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* participate in 5K and 10K races : 5ν¬λ‘λ―Έν°μ 10ν¬λ‘λ―Έν° λ¬λ¦¬κΈ° λνμ μ°Έκ°νλ€
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My ultimate goal is to complete a half marathon.
μ μ μ΅μ’ λͺ©νλ νν λ§λΌν€μ μμ£Όνλ κ²μ λλ€.
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* ultimate goal is to : ~νλ κ²μ΄ μ΅μ’ λͺ©νλ€
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I continue my 30-minute runs every day, to transform my turtle-like body into one that can hop and run like a rabbit.
κ±°λΆμ΄ κ°μ μ λͺΈμ ν λΌμ²λΌ ν΄μ§ν΄μ§ λ°μ΄λ€λ μ μλ λͺΈμΌλ‘ λ°κΎΈκΈ° μν΄, μ λ λ§€μΌ 30λΆ λ¬λ¦¬κΈ°λ₯Ό κ³μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
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* 30-minute run : 30λΆ λ¬λ¦¬κΈ°
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Dialogue Practice
A : Do you work out even on weekends?
μ£Όλ§μλ μ΄λμ νμΈμ?
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B : Yes, I go to the riverside every Saturday morning for a 5K run.
λ€, ν μμΌ μμΉ¨λ§λ€ κ°λ³μ κ°μ 5ν¬λ‘λ―Έν°λ₯Ό λ°μ΄μ.
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* every Saturday morning : ν μμΌ μμΉ¨λ§λ€
* a 5K run : 5ν¬λ‘λ―Έν° λ¬λ¦¬κΈ°
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A : Really? Do you run alone?
μ λ§μ? νΌμ λ°μΈμ?
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B : No, I'm part of a running group.
μλμ. κ°μ΄ λ°λ λ¬λ¦¬κΈ° λͺ¨μμ΄ μμ΄μ.
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A : Oh, I see.
μ, κ·Έλ¬μκ΅°μ.
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B : Running makes me feel refreshed, both in body and spirit. You give it a try!
λ¬λ¦¬κ³ λλ©΄ λͺΈκ³Ό λ§μμ΄ λͺ¨λ μμΎν΄μ Έμ. νλ² ν΄ λ³΄μΈμ!
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* feel refreshed : κΈ°λΆμ΄ μμΎνλ€
* both in body and spirit : λͺΈκ³Ό λ§μ λͺ¨λ
* give it a try : νλ² ν΄λ³΄λ€
κ·νΈμ 25.05.01 Amazon Surpasses Walmart in Quarterly Revenue for the First Time μλ§μ‘΄, λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμμ μ΅μ΄λ‘ μλ§νΈ λμ΄μ
In a historic shift in retail dominance, Amazon has overtaken Walmart in quarterly revenue, reporting $187.8 billion compared to Walmart's $180.5 billion.
μλ§μ‘΄μ΄ μλ§νΈλ₯Ό μ μΉκ³ λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμμ μμλ©° μμ¬μ μΈ μ ν΅ μ κ³ μ°μλ₯Ό μ°¨μ§νλ€.
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* retail dominance : μ ν΅ μ κ³ μ°μ
* in quarterly revenue : λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμμ
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This marks the first time Amazon has surpassed Walmart, which claimed the top revenue position from ExxonMobil in 2012.
μλ§νΈμ 1,805μ΅ λ¬λ¬ λ§€μΆμ λΉν΄ μλ§μ‘΄μ 1,878μ΅ λ¬λ¬μ λ§€μΆμ κΈ°λ‘νλ€. 2012λ μμλͺ¨λΉμ λ°μ΄λ΄κ³ λ§€μΆ 1μλ₯Ό μ°¨μ§ν μλ§νΈλ₯Ό μλ§μ‘΄μ΄ μ²μμΌλ‘ μ μΉ κ²μ΄λ€.
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* This marks the first time : μ΄λ²μ΄ 첫 μ¬λ‘μ΄λ€
* claimed the top revenue position : λ§€μΆ 1μλ₯Ό μ°¨μ§νλ€
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The milestone signals Amazon's accelerating growth and highlights the company's successful diversification strategy.
μ΄λ² κΈ°λ‘μ μλ§μ‘΄μ κ°μνλλ μ±μ₯μΈλ₯Ό λνλ΄λ©° μ¬μ λ€κ°ν μ λ΅μ μ±κ³Όλ‘ νκ°λλ€.
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* accelerating growth : κ°μνλλ μ±μ₯μΈ
* diversification strategy : μ¬μ λ€κ°ν μ λ΅
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Walmart maintains its lead in annual sales for the upcoming fiscal year, though Amazon trails closely behind.
λ€κ°μ€λ νκ³ μ°λ μ°κ° λ§€μΆ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘λ μλ§νΈκ° 1μλ₯Ό μ μ§ν μ λ§μ΄μ§λ§, μλ§μ‘΄μ΄ κ·Έ λ€λ₯Ό λ°μ§ λ€μ«λ μν©μ΄λ€.
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* for the upcoming fiscal year : λ€κ°μ€λ νκ³ μ°λμ
* trails closely behind : λ°μ§ λ€μ«κ³ μλ€
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While retail remains its primary revenue source, Amazon has bolstered income through cloud computing, advertising, and third-party seller services.
μλ§€μ μ ν΅μ΄ μ¬μ ν μ£Όμ μμ μμΌλ‘ λ¨μ μμ§λ§, μλ§μ‘΄μ ν΄λΌμ°λ μ»΄ν¨ν , κ΄κ³ , μ 3μ νλ§€ μλΉμ€ λ±μ ν΅ν΄ μμ΅μμ 보κ°νλ€.
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* primary revenue source : μ£Όμ μμ μ
* has bolstered income : μμ΅μ 보κ°νλ€
* third-party seller services : μ 3μ νλ§€ μλΉμ€
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These additional business segments collectively represent over 40% of total sales and strengthen the company's market position.
μ΄ κ°μ μΆκ° μ¬μ λΆλ¬Έλ€μ΄ ν΅νμ΄ μ 체 λ§€μΆμ 40% μ΄μμ μ°¨μ§νλ©° μλ§μ‘΄μ μμ₯ μ μ§λ₯Ό λμ± κ°ννκ³ μλ€.
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* strengthen the company's market position : νμ¬μ μμ₯ μ μ§λ₯Ό κ°ννλ€
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Recognizing the challenge, Walmart has implemented strategies mirroring its competitor's successful model.
λμ μ μΈμ§ν μλ§νΈλ κ²½μμ¬μ μ¬μ λͺ¨λΈ μ±κ³΅ μ¬λ‘λ₯Ό λ°μν μ λ΅μ λμ νλ€.
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* has implemented strategies : μ λ΅μ λμ νλ€
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The company has developed its own marketplace with fulfillment services, launched an advertising business, and introduced Walmart+ to compete with Amazon Prime.
λ¬Όλ₯ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν μ체 μ¨λΌμΈ λ§μΌνλ μ΄μ€λ₯Ό ꡬμΆνκ³ , κ΄κ³ μ¬μ μ μ§μΆνμΌλ©°, μλ§μ‘΄ νλΌμκ³Ό κ²½μν μλ§νΈ+λ₯Ό μΆμνλ€.
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* fulfillment services : λ¬Όλ₯ μλΉμ€
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These initiatives demonstrate Walmart's adaptability as it works to maintain its lead against Amazon's expanding digital ecosystem.
μ΄λ¬ν μλλ€μ μλ§μ‘΄μ λμ§νΈ μνκ³ νμ₯μ λμνλ©° μμ₯ μ°μλ₯Ό μ§ν€κΈ° μν μλ§νΈμ μ μλ ₯μ λ³΄μ¬ μ£Όλ μ‘°μΉλ‘ ν΄μλλ€.
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* adaptability : μ μλ ₯
* maintain its lead : μ°μλ₯Ό μ μ§νλ€
* expanding digital ecosystem : λμ§νΈ μνκ³ νμ₯
'May Whole EBS Programs' μΉ΄ν κ³ λ¦¬μ λ€λ₯Έ κΈ
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