Saturday April 5th 2025
25.04.05 Don’t Call It a Gym ν¬μ€μ₯μ΄λΌκ³ λΆλ₯΄μ§ λ§μΈμ
Power English https://youtu.be/MrK-i8zGaLI
As gyms struggle to differentiate themselves, they have begun to turn to nostalgia to attract more members.
ν¬μ€λ€μ΄ μ°¨λ³νλ₯Ό μν΄ κ³ κ΅°λΆν¬νλ κ°μ΄λ°, λ λ§μ νμμ μ μΉνκΈ° μν΄ ν₯μλ₯Ό μκ·Ήνλ λ°©λ²μ μμ§νκΈ° μμνμ΅λλ€.
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* turn to something/someone : ~μ μμ§νλ€
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Fitness centers, or rather "sporting clubs" are hiring designers to make their facilities look and feel like those from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s.
νΌνΈλμ€ μΌν°, νΉμ λ μ νν μ΄λ ν΄λ½μ΄λΌ ν μ μλ κ³³λ€μ κ·Έλ€μ μμ€μ 1800λ λ νλ°μμ 1900λ λ μ€λ° κ°μ μΈκ΄κ³Ό λΆμκΈ°κ° λλλ‘ λ§λ€κΈ° μν΄ λμμ΄λλ₯Ό κ³ μ©νκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
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* look and feel like... : ~μ²λΌ 보μ΄κ³ λκ»΄μ§λ€
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They are purposely veering away from the glass-and-steel designs of today for more inviting wooden accents and actual exercise equipment from that earlier era.
κ·Έλ€μ μλμ μΌλ‘ μ€λλ μ κ°μ² κ³Ό μ λ¦¬λ‘ λ λμμΈμμ λ²μ΄λ, λ λ§€λ ₯μ μΈ λ무 μ₯μ μμλ€κ³Ό κ·Έ μμ μ μ€μ μ΄λ μ₯λΉλ€μ μ¬μ©νκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
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* veer away from something : ~μμ λ°©ν₯μ λ°κΎΈλ€, ~λ‘λΆν° λ²μ΄λλ€
* inviting : λ§€λ ₯μ μΈ
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They are also capitalizing on the renewed popularity of tennis due to recent movies that featured the sport.
κ·Έλ€μ λν μ΅κ·Ό ν λμ€λ₯Ό μμ¬λ‘ ν μνλ€ λλΆμ ν λμ€μ μΈκΈ°κ° λ€μ λμμ§ μ μ νμ©νκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
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* capitalize on something : ~μ νμ©νλ€
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Socializing is another important element, with lounges and cafes a common feature among these new-old gyms.
μ¬κ΅ νλ μμ μ€μν μμλ‘, μ΄λ¬ν μλ‘μ΄ λ³΅κ³ ν ν¬μ€μ₯μλ λΌμ΄μ§μ μΉ΄νκ° μλ κ²μ΄ νν νΉμ§μ λλ€.
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