Live Longer, Less Happy

Article : Koreans Live Longer, But Feel Less Happy (Chosun)

URL : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/01/09/2018010901131.html?related_all

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Phrases for studying

be disgraced / 실각한	◆ He was publicly disgraced and sent into exile.  ◆ a disgraced politician/leader
gauge / 측정하다, 판단하다	◆ It is impossible to gauge the extent of the damage.
stand at / (기록, 수치가) ~이다	◆ Interest rates stand at 3%.
oust / 축출하다	◆ ~ sb (as sth) He was ousted as chairman.
since it took office / 집권 이래로	◆
put/place/lay the emphasis on / 강조점을 두다	◆ The course places emphasis on practical work.
begin/start to bite / bite vt 부정적 효과가 나타나다	◆  The recession is beginning to bite.

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Today's Correction

이 기사는 (정치적) 의도성이 강한 기사다.

This is very intentional. The journalist makes sentences on his purpose to blame the new president.

비난하다 : blame/criticize/attack/condemn/denounce/censure the government/president 

There is a political reason for i,,,,? the article.

이 신문사는... 그냥 The newspaper

The newspaper company has negative thoughts on the administration now, so they try to write articles blaming the new administration.

The newspaper company has negative thoughts on the current administration, so they try to write articles blaming the new administration with unrelated statistics.

The article is meant to besmirch the new president.

This newspaper is trying to destroy or dishonor the name of the president.

I don't know what the researcher is > I don't know who the researcher is.

I don't know how the journalist translates that original name. > I don't know how the journalist translated the original name in English.

I thought, by doing that, I could make a holistic view. > I thought, by doing so, I would be able to take a holistic view.

It is not related to the new president and ex-president.

I felt bad about it > You felt unsatisfied.

You don't have to suffer from transportation. > You don't have to suffer from discomfort when you take(use) transportation.

그가 성공하기 전에

Before he had success > Before he had(achieve) success

visual activites

과거에는 사람들이 하루에 세 끼를 먹기를 소망했다.

In the past (back in the day), people hoped to eat three meals a day.

For you or most Koreans, what is the ideal life that you desire?

Three meals in a day > Three meals a day

sometimes eat out > once in a while eating out

It's very hard to live like that > It's very hard to live in such that way.

What did they do in age four? > What do they do at age four?

심지어 초등학생마저 성적 때문에 자살을 한다.

Even elementary students committed a suicide because of their low grades.

because of their study > because of their studying

and it's very common for children to stress out

stress out > be stressed out, strained, tense, under pressure

They go to private school after their school > They go to private schools after their schools.

It's very common..  children stress out because of their studying > It's very common that children are stressed out because of their studying.

Avoid using repetitive words.

They say happiness is the state of mind.

So that's why the most important fact of being happy is money in South Korea. > So, that's why I said the most important factor of being happy is money in South Korea.

I think that is global.

How much is enough?

정확한 수치를 콕 찝을 수 있다고 생각하지는 않지만,

I don't think I can pinpoint the exact number(figure) of it > I don't think I can pinpoint the exact numbers(figures) of it.

You said: The journalist make sentences on his purpose to blame the new administration.

It’s better to say: The journalist wrote the article with the intention of besmirching the new administration.

You can also say: The researcher’s motive to discredit the president is pretty obvious in his article.

You said: When I was feel unhappy it was related to economical aspect.

It’s better to say: The times I was feeling unhappy are related to the economic aspect.