2022년 국내 토익 평균 성적은 2021년 679점 대비 4점 하락했지만, 순위는 성적 분석 대상 국가 중 ▲8단계(2021년, 21위), 아시아 국가에서는 ▲2단계(2021년, 6위) 상승했다. 코로나로 전체 평균점수가 다소 낮아졌다. 토익 평균 성적 1위는 ▲독일(823점)이다. ▲2위 레바논(804점) ▲3위 이탈리아(773점) ▲4위 벨기에(771점) ▲5위 필리핀/스페인(749점) 순이었다. 아시아권에서는 ▲1위 레바논(804점) ▲2위 필리핀(749점) ▲3위 요르단(686점) ▲4위 대한민국(675점) ▲5위 미얀마(668점) 순으로 확인됐다. 이외 아시아 국가로는 ▲대만(568점), ▲일본(561점) ▲중국(548점) 등의 순으로 나타났다. 한국이 일본보다는 114점 높았다. 토익으로 ...

Recently, I came across an article in Axios with the headline, “Asian Americans least likely to feel they belong in U.S., study finds.” Quoting from a survey jointly conducted by the Asian American Foundation, the article reported, “Only 22% of Asian Americans said they feel they belong and are accepted in the U.S.” CNN, too, recently reported that many second-generation Korean immigrants to the...

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 (5문제) Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: I won’t be attending the company’s cocktail party on Friday. B: __________. I have a previous engagement. (a) Either I won’t (b) Either won’t I (c) Neither I will (d) Neither will I 해석 A: 저는 금요일에 열리는 회사의 칵테일 파티에 참석하지 못할 것 같습니다. B: 저도요. 저는 선약이 있습니다. 해설 ‘Neither + 조동사 + 주어’ 도치 구문 채우기 A가 부정문으로 말하고 있고 “나도 역시 아니다”라고 말할...

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. Some of the researchers were tasked with conducting the survey ------- others analyzed the collected data and wrote a report. (A) despite (B) during (C) while (D) provided 해석 연구원들 중 일부가 설문 조사를 수행하는 업무를 맡은 반면, 다른 이들은 수집된 자료를 분석하여 보고서를 작성했다. 해설- 부사절 접속사 채우기 문제 이 문장은 주어(Some of the researchers), 동사(were tasked)를 갖춘 완전한 문장이므로 ‘------- others analyzed ~ a report’는 수식어 거품으로 보아야...

이번 회에는 저희 책 Advanced Vocab에서 소개한 중상급 영단어들을 알려드립니다. 단어의 우리말 뜻을 기억하는 데에서 그치지 않고, 난이도 있는 단어를 실제로 활용하는 단계까지 나아가 보기 바랍니다. 〈판단력, 바른성품, 신중함〉 1. integrity [intéɡrəti] 성실, 청렴 통합한다는 뜻인 integrate, 어떤 것을 완전하게 만들기 위해 꼭 필요하고 중요하다는 뜻인 integral, 수학에서 정수를 뜻하는 integer에서 볼 수 있듯이 integ-는 wholeness(완전함)를 의미한다. integrity는 도적적 완전함을 일컬으며, 위인들의 성품을 설명할 때 많이 등장하는 ‘성실’, ‘청렴’, ‘정직’ 등을 영어로 표현할 때 쓸 수 있는 단어다. Ideally, we w...

Henry Kissinger’s warning of a possible US-China military conflict over Taiwan within the next 5 to 10 years is a sobering prediction for the global community, especially South Korea. Due to its geographic and strategic proximity, it could be quickly embroiled in the fighting. There are plenty of reasons to feel anxious, though publicly the situation is only addressed in measured and oblique term...

I did a recorded interview two weeks ago for the G-7 summit held in Hiroshima. This year’s summit marks the 50th year of G-7, which started in 1973. South Korea was invited as a guest amid the United States pushed for an initiative to decouple with China. The latest G-7 summit was seen as a parallel to the 1980s when Japan started to rise against the US on the global stage. Japan’s rapid rise ca...

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second Korean manufacturing research innovation center, which will consist of an additional production line and expanded research and development facilities, in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday. ASM President and CEO Benjamin Loh (eighth from left), ASM Korea CEO Kim Yong-gil (first from right) and Pauline Van...

Stellantis Korea on Wednesday unveiled the new Peugeot 408, a cross between a sedan and an SUV. The car’s Asian debut shows the nation’s strategic importance of Korea's fast-evolving car market, according to Peugeot brand CEO Linda Jackson during a press conference in Seoul. “Leading the trends automotive business, Korean market undoubtedly has a halo effect for global markets,” she said.

Find the answer at the bottom of the page. Cash is a common gift in Korea for various celebratory events like a baby's first birthday, Lunar New Year or weddings. For funerals, too, guests prepare cash in a white envelope to give to the grieving family. However, with surging inflation in recent years, there has been upward pressure on the amount of money given as congratulatory or condolence gi...

The conflict in Sudan suddenly drew new levels of alarm when hostile forces in the capital city of Khartoum seized a biological research lab containing lethal viruses such as cholera, measles and polio. It is unclear whether the viruses will be properly contained by the occupying soldiers, or if they will somehow be released and cause new outbreaks. Scenarios like these could have been avoided i...

Hyundai Motor Group has developed a new technology that allows cargo trucks to have doors with both swing and slide mechanisms, the Korean auto giant said Tuesday. Based on consultations with courier drivers, the new technology will undergo durability and performance tests for potential mass production.