NPR Podcast Life Kit - TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET IT TOGETHER Giving thanks is good for you. Here's how to make it a habit What shape does gratitude take in your life? *wield [ wiːld ] (권력·권위 등을) 행사하다 Sometimes that can make it feel heavy, like a complicated tool that needs a lot of time and effort and a user's manual to wield correctly. *hindsight [ ˈhaɪndsaɪt ] 다 알게 됨, 뒤늦은 깨달음 (→foresight) *in hind..
NPR Podcast Life Kit Popular myths about sleep, debunked *hinder [ˈhɪndə(r)] 저해[방해]하다, …을 못하게 하다 +) hindrance[ˈhɪndrəns] 방해[저해] (요인), 장애(물), 저해 If what you're watching is stressful, that could also cause your cortisol to spike and hinder your ability to fall asleep. *highlight reel- a curated selection of video clips edited on an insight platform. *cut something out 그만두다(남에게 하는 행동이나 말을 그만두라고 할 때..
NPR Podcast Life Kit Popular myths about sleep, debunked *debunk (생각·믿음 등이) 틀렸음을 드러내다[밝히다] +) We must debunk some of the myths. 우리는 몇몇 신화가 잘못되었음을 밝혀내야만 한다. +) But first you'd have to debunk all the fakes. 그러나 먼저 너는 모든 거짓된것들이 틀렸음을 밝혀야 될 거야. You getting enough shuteye? New Year - seems like a good time to get this whole slumbering thing under control. Sleep has a huge impact on our health. We're n..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT 4 scenarios that can ignite a family fight — and 12 strategies to minimize them Here are four sticky situations you may encounter at your next family gathering and helpful ways to deal with them — so you can actually enjoy yourself. Your aunt keeps asking when you're getting married (a topic you don't want to get into). Your uncle wants to discuss a controversial topic. A co..
NPR Podcast SHORT WAVE Why it's so hard to resist holiday sales (and how to try) Malls are designed to overwhelm our brains.Add the stress of holiday shopping, and a quick trip to pick up presents could turn into an hours - long shopping spree thanks to all the ways stores use research from fields like consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing to entice you. Retailers create urgency and scarcity ..
NPR Podcast SHORT WAVE Why it's so hard to resist holiday sales (and how to try) With the help of NPR business correspondent Alina Selyukh, we get into the psychology of sales and discounts: Why it's SO hard to resist the tricks stores use — and some tips to outsmart them. Read Alina's full story here. Curious about the human brain? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we might answer your question o..
NPR Podcast SHORT WAVE Why it's so hard to resist holiday sales (and how to try) Malls are designed to overwhelm our brains. Add the stress of holiday shopping, and a quick trip to pick up presents could turn into an hours-long shopping spree thanks to all the ways stores use research from fields like consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing to entice you. Retailers create urgency and scarcity t..
NPR Podcast PLANET MONEY The rise of the four-day school week Some of the things that would normally happen at school spill out. *uptick 약간의 증가 *prevalence [ prévələns(i) ] 널리 퍼짐, 유행, 보급; 우세, 유력 These are places where we see kind of upticks in the prevalence of juvenile crime during that off day. They often do a little worse in those subjects. We see declines in standardized testing achievement ..
NPR Podcast PLANET MONEY The rise of the four-day school week She says it's not unreasonably priced. It was an unexpected expense. Things are just tighter. Let's go to the arcade and, you know, blow $20 for 40 minutes.. And those type of things we've had to step back from. *hike (가격·경비 등의) 대폭 인상[급등] If the tax hike had gone through, she would have paid less than $60 extra a year to pay teachers ..
NPR Podcast PLANET MONEY The rise of the four-day school week *or so ~쯤[정도], 가량 Every school year we'd lose about 50 or so teachers. That was really a problem to be losing that many. *superintendent 교육감 We had really nothing to offer our staff except low pay. *retention 보유, 유지, 잔류 Gregg and the school board decided to try a couple different things to try to solve their teacher retention problem...
NPR Podcast 영어단어 정리 LIFE KIT 8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed *disengage 풀다, 떼어내다, 분리하다, 군대가 철수하다, (의무서약책임에서) 해방시키다 Once you have stepped away or hung up or disengaged and you want to look into whatever this is, be careful. *due 적당한, 적절한, 당연한, 마땅한(N앞에서만 씀) *due diligence 상당한 주의, 실사 *do one's due diligence 신중을 기하다, 주의를 하다, 실사를 하다 You call it thinking you're talk..
NPR Podcast LIFE KIT 8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed NPR 팟캐스트 영어 단어정리 She got on Ticketmaster. *get a bargain 값싸고 질좋은 물건을 발견하다 I got a bargain. And so what should've been the red flag was - how do I have these amazing seats? *hassle 귀찮은 상황, 따지기 *for all the hassle 모든 번거로움에 대해 They gave her and her cousin free front-row tickets for all the hassle. She's a foren..
NPR Podcast Life Kit TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET IT TOGETHER 7 surprising ways the public library can help you save money It's just a great way for kids to build confidence in their reading. Nobody shushed them. *beat around the bush 돌려서 말하다 We've been beating around the bush here a little bit. You can also look for books on the displays that librarians put a lot of heart and thought into. *put a hold..
NPR Podcast Life Kit TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET IT TOGETHER 7 surprising ways the public library can help you save money *flank ~이 옆[측면]에 있다, 측면 He is walking with purpose, flanked by two friends. *jam (속어) 음악, 특히 강렬하고 에너제틱한 리듬을 가진 곡 Yeah, it's a jam. (노래가) 재미있다 *dismay 실망, 경악하게 만들다 I'm always dismayed to say that it does not. *navigate 복잡한 상황을 다루다, 처리하다 We'll talk about how to navigate the online ho..
NPR Podcast ECONOMY Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet *make ends meet 수입과 지출의 균형을 맞추다 *barely make ends meet 겨우겨우 살아가다 Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet. *seemingly 겉보기엔, 외견상으로는 *contradictory 모순되는 (=conflicting) Think about these two seemingly contradictory facts. *by far 단연코, 훨씬, 월등히 *crustacean [krʌˈsteɪʃn] 갑각류 This crust..
NPR Podcast Shots HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR LIVING BETTER Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone The drugs Ozempic and Wegovy both cause dramatic weight loss. For starters, it's one of about 20 other hormones whose goal is to make you stop eating. Start absorption, which means your hunger signals are supposed to get suppressed. *enhancer 개선제, 개선 장치 It's k..
NPR Podcast 팟캐스트 영어단어장 HEALTH A new drug is worsening the fentanyl crisis and complicating treatment *ravage 황폐하게 하다,파괴하다 The opioid epidemic is raviging American neighborhoods. *veterinary 수의과의 It is a veterinary sedative called xylazine. *in the grip of ~에 휘말린, 시달리는 *be caught in the grip of ~에 사로잡히다 So many people are caught in the grip of drug addiction. *driver 추진 요인, 원동력 It is the drivers ..
NPR Podcast 영어회화 POLITICS Immigration has become a generational issue for Arizona voters *proximity 근접, 가까움 *top of mind 가장 먼저 떠오르는 Arizona, where the proximity to the border means immigration is at the top of many voters' minds. *figure into ~라고 생각하다, ~라고 여기다 How does immigration figure into voters' thinking there? *demographer 인구 통계학자 I learned about this term from a demographer at the Brookin..
NPR Podcast TED RADIO HOUR The story behind soaring myopia among kids *come across 발견하다, 접하다, 우연히 만나다 You came across these lenses over 20 years ago. What would be the optimal lifestyle for that kid so that they don't need you? *free up 확보하다, 마련하다, …을 해방하다, 풀어주다; 해소하다 Free up the mom's or dad's labor. *spot 발견하다, 찾다, 알아채다 They can spot birds. *count for 점수로 계산하다, 인정해주다 So to count for a good vis..
NPR Podcast TED RADIO HOUR The story behind soaring myopia among kids *myopia 근시 Let's get you a line to read. *nearsighted 근시의 So Harmony has myopia. That means she's nearsighted. She can't quite remember exactly when she first got diagnosed. *onset 개시, 착수, 시작 *early-onset 조기 발견 As they learned, especially early-onset myopia can cause dangerous vision problems later in life. *chalk up ~의 탓으로 하다..