According to the United Nations, the world’s most pressing problems include the economic growth and sustainable development of different countries, international peace and security, the promotion of human rights, humanitarian assistance for those affected by crises, nuclear, chemical, and traditional weaponsdisarmament, crime control, and counter-terrorism. All of these problems need to be solved as soon as possible in order for every individual to have a good of quality of life on Earth. However, if I were to choose the one that should be solved first, I would say the world should focus on the promotion of human rights.

People’s human rights are truths and privileges that recognize theinherent dignity of individuals. This set of rights is defined as the foundation of freedom, peace, and justice on Earth. If there were no human rights, people would be living in fear. People’s lack of conscience would take over the whole planet. That’s why it is important that the respect for each person’s set of human rights is established, and from there, the rest of the world’s problems can also be solved.

As enumerated by the U.N., human rights declare that every human being has the right to be born with dignity and freedom. Also, no person should be discriminated according to race, color, social status, religion, and so on. No one should be held in slavery or unwanted servitude. Most importantly, everyone has the right to a standard of living that is adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond a person’s control.

Considering all these human rights, I believe that the right to an adequate standard of living is the most important of all because it tackles human survival. Survival is something I consider veryprimordial and basic. Survival is the prerequisite for a person to live a comfortable life. This means that a person must first be alive to live life fully and meaningfully. 

Amidst the other pressing issues that the world needs to address, human survival remains to be humanity’s greatest goal. Although modernity has allowed many people to live comfortably and lavishly, many people around the world still struggle every day to survive.For this reason, I think the promotion of human rights, especially the right to an adequate standard of living, should be the world’s utmost priority.

兄(あに)に会(あ)いに行(い)きます。: 오빠(형)를 만나러 갑니다.

兄(あに)の部屋(へや)は汚(きたな)いです。: 오빠(형) 방은 지저분합니다.

兄(あに)は２７歳(さい)です。: 오빠(형)는 27살입니다.

The U.S. Air Force dispatched two of its most lethal bombers for a flyover in South Korea on Wednesday in a show of force against North Korea. Two B-1B strategic bombers appeared in the air above the Osan Air Force base, 64 kilometers (40 miles) south of Seoul, at around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, coming from the U.S. Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. One of two supersonic bombers landed at the Osan base, which was the first time a B-1B jet has done so. It remains to be seen how long the B-1B bomber will remain at the Osan base. In the first deployment of two B-1B bombers to South Korea last Tuesday, neither touched South Korean soil. Washington’s decision to send two B-1B bombers, known as the United States’ heaviest supersonic strategic bombers, which can fly at twice the speed of sound, came only eight days after the dispatch of two B-1B bombers last week in the wake of Pyongyang’s fifth nuclear test. 

Equipped with laser-guided high precision missiles, a B-1B is capable of hitting a moving vehicle 370 kilometers away. A B-1B could also hit a window on the third floor of the headquarters of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang from south of the demilitarized zone. Each Boeing-made B-1B bomber costs $317 million and the U.S. military has 62 of them. The recent flyover comes amid growing tensions with North Korea, sparked by its latest underground nuclear test earlier this month, followed by its alleged successful test-run of a high-powered engine that experts say is designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile to target the U.S. mainland. In response to a spate of military provocations by the North, the South Korean military recently unveiled an operation plan titled “Korea Massive Punishment & Retaliation (KMPR),” in which the military vows to directly target the North Korean military and political leadership, most importantly North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the event of a nuclear attack by the North. The plan does not rule out the possibility of a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang if signs of nuclear provocation are detected. 

“Under the KMPR, massive fire attacks will be concentrated on the North’s wartime command centers in Pyongyang,” a defense ministry official told the JoongAng Ilbo, noting that a pre-emptive strike could be considered under such an operation scheme. To that end, the South Korean military will fire Hyunmoo-III cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers to target core command headquarters in the North Korean capital. Seoul’s management of F-35A jets, starting from 2018, will add to its strike capability under the KMPR plan. In military alliance with the U.S. forces, Seoul also has the Kill Chain system by which it will pre-emptively hit missile-related facilities following signs of imminent missile attacks from the North. Under the system, South Korea and the U.S. will work together to destroy mobile launch pads with F-35 fighter jets upon confirmation of missile locations provided by U.S. satellite imagery. North Korea has nearly 1,000 ballistic missiles ready to be fired, but the number of mobile launch pads it has is estimated to be around 100. Given that only one missile can be mounted on a mobile launch pad, the allies’ can effectively undermine the North’s missile capability with a pre-emptive strike against such mobile pads. 

In case the North succeeds in launching ballistic missiles from mobile launch pads left intact despite a barrage of air strikes by the South and the U.S., Patriot surface-to-air missiles will be launched to intercept incoming missiles from the North in accordance with the Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) operation to protect Seoul and its surrounding areas. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system, which will be set up in Seongju County in North Gyeongsang by the end of next year, will also be activated to intercept incoming missiles.

父(ちち)の誕生日(たんじょうび)です。: 아버지 생일입니다.

父(ちち)は今(いま)東京(とうきょう)にいます。: 아버지는 지금 동경에 있습니다.

父(ちち)と散歩(さんぽ)に行(い)きます。: 아버지와 산책을 합니다.

Son Heung-min was the star of the show during Tottenham Hotspur’s 4-0 victory over Stoke City on Saturday. During his first game back at the English Premier League, Son relished two goals and one assist, giving him a promising start to the new season after transfer rumors in the past few weeks put him in a precarious position. 

Starting on the left flank in the Premier League match against Stoke City on Saturday at The bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Son scored in the opening frame to open up the scoreboard for the Spurs. Behind target man Harry Kane, Son played the second-in-line offensive midfielder and spent a solid amount of time opening up spaces on the pitch. Son’s first goal came at the 41st minute, breaking off the impasse. Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen stabbed the ball from the right side of the field, and Son touched the cross with his left foot to change its direction toward the goal, sinking the ball inside the net to give Tottenham the lead. The Danish-Korean duo collaborated once more shortly after the half-time mark. Taking the possession near the half line, Eriksen penetrated Stoke City’s pitch and found Son on the left corner of the penalty box. Eriksen laid the ball right in front of Son’s foot, who bent it over Stoke City goalie Shay Given to double the lead. This was Son’s first multi-goal season game since he came aboard to play for the Premier League team last August. 

After the third goal by Dele Alli, Son helped the Spurs complete the rout by assisting the fourth and final goal of the match, finding Kane in the 70th minute who faked the defender with a cut and calmly netted the ball in the center of the box after receiving Son’s cross. After the game, ESPN rated Son’s performance nine out of 10, the most among Spurs players, saying “[Son] showed ambition and aggression as he repeatedly attacked down the left flank, and had a penalty appeal before he broke the deadlock. The South Korean then doubled his tally with a fine curling finish in the second half before setting up Kane’s close-range strike.” Beyond the high rating, Saturday’s game turned out to be significant for Son in a number of ways. Just before the season, the Hotspurs considered transferring Son to Bundesliga’s Wolfsburg but eventually struck a hard bargain and jacked up Son’s price out of concern that they might not be able to replace him. Son’s spot on the Spurs has been precarious. Last season, he only scored a meager four goals. The Sun, a U.K. tabloid, reported last Tuesday that Tottenham could let go of Son during the coming winter transfer window if he fails to cement his position in the starting lineup of the Spurs. 

Saturday’s match was an attempt to change his reputation among fans and silence his critics. The 24-year-old Korean is off to a good start in his quest to seal his post with the Spurs. Skipping the Korean national team’s World Cup qualifying match against Syria last week seems to have paid off for Son, and his boss, Mauricio Pochettino, also seems happy. “It was an important result for us. I’m very pleased for our players and for our supporters. It was almost perfect today,” Hotspur manager Pochettino said. “We started the game a little bit sloppy. They were better from the beginning, [but] it helped a lot when Son scored and second half we were much better. We are really pleased for him [Son], really happy. It was so tough at the end of last season. The first season is difficult for every player, but today he had an opportunity to show his quality, which is important for us and important for him.” Son and the Spurs will next play AS Monaco FC on Thursday at Wembley in a European Champions League Group stage match.

今日(きょう)は母(はは)の日(ひ)です。: 오늘은 어머니의 날입니다.

母(はは)の料理(りょうり)はおいしいです。: 어머니의 음식은 맛있습니다.

母(はは)に会(あ)いたい。: 어머님이 보고 싶습니다.

For Korea’s Chun In-gee, all she needed to go from No. 7 in the world to No. 3 was a wire-to-wire victory at the most recent LPGA tournament. But to be fair, it didn’t come easy. After all, Chun successfully worked her way up the Rolex Rankings by winning a major event, and in a record-breaking fashion. In the final LPGA major event of the season, the Evian Championship at Evian Resorts Golf Club in France, Chun outshot her countrywomen Park Sung-hyun and Ryu So-yeon by four strokes to claim her second major championship title. In the final round on Sunday, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open champion shot 2-under 69 to conclude the entire event 21-under 263, the lowest record set in major championship history, regardless of gender. The previous record for men’s major tournaments was 20-under and for women’s 19-under par. 

The final day turned out to be an unpleasant one for all those on the course, with a gusty wind and pouring rain blocking golfers’ sight as they took their shots on the field. Chun was not unaffected by the weather, either, and it was perhaps because of the weather that she shot 69, the worst of all four rounds on Sunday. However, Chun had kept a steady pace in the previous round, keeping herself at the top of the leaderboard throughout the first three rounds which relieved her of some of the burden in the final round. “Lots of rain this morning. [It] looked not good but I enjoyed,” she said about the weather during the interview after the tournament. Indeed, despite the weather on the final day, Chun parred most of the holes while carding three birdies and taking only one bogey. “I was so nervous after the third shot so my caddy David Jones told me try to enjoy…he said you can try make the par,” Chun said. “I know 19-under par is a tied record before the final round. It was more pressure for me, but I tried to think about it as a really good experience. I tried to more enjoy it.” When asked about her record, she said, “I don't know, because I feel like I'm dreaming now.” 

As a rookie, Chun has gone without a single win this year. The closest she got to the trophy was earlier in the season from late February to mid April. In the three events she participated in, including another major tournament, the ANA Inspiration, she finished as runner-up behind the victors. But during this period, Chun was halted briefly by an unfortunate accident that kept her sidelined. Just before the HSBC Women’s Championship in Singapore during the first week of March, she had a mishap at the airport. Reportedly, the father of another Korean LPGA golfer, Jang Ha-na, dropped a bag down an escalator and it struck Chun, injuring her back. Chun had to sit out for a couple of weeks due to the injury. But regardless of the brief setback, by aggregating a total of 1,223 Rolex Rookie of the Year points, Chun is going home with another prize from this year’s LPGA, the Rookie of the Year award. Gaby Lopez of Mexico is in second with 427 points but she will not be able to catch up with Chun during the remainder of the season to take the honor for herself. 

In addition to the newly set major record, the victory also makes the 22-year-old the second player in the LPGA history to win her first two titles in major events. Her compatriot and her former coach during the Rio Olympics, Pak Se-ri, was the only other LPGA golfer to have accomplished the feat. Pak had claimed her first two wins from the 1998 McDonald’s LPGA Championship, predecessor of current KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, and the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open. After Chun, Park, a non-LPGA member, has gained 5.83 by finishing as the runner-up and climbed two ladders up in the Rolex Rankings from 12th to 10th. This is the first time Park is ranked within the top ten. Due to the win, Park also secured full membership for next year’s LPGA tour.

興味(きょうみ)がありません。: 관심 없습니다.

興味(きょうみ)を持(も)って下(くだ)さい。: 관심을 두세요.

興味(きょうみ)がわいてきた。: 관심이 생겼다.

Social networking sites or social media have proven to be anindispensable component of society. Unlike trends that come and go, social networking sites are becoming more and more deep-rooted in our daily activities. However, many people still insist that they only promote hate and superficiality.

People who agree state that social media put too much emphasis on social approval and social status. People, especially the youth, do not usually use social networking sites to make a genuineconnection with their community. They only use them because of the gratification they get from the number of likes and views from posts they share and the number of followers and friends they have. 

Moreover, they say that social media serve as platforms for people to build quick generalizations and judgments about events and people around them. For instance, shared video clips that are often taken out of context and news headlines that are misleading are very powerful tools for the public to form their own opinions and biases. On the other hand, other people take advantage of this feature of social media.

They finally add that social media encourage the promotion of hate and cyber bullying. The virtual space that people use has given them a pass to say mean statements and insults that they wouldn’t personally say to other people. Also, the bandwagon effect that is encouraged by social media can provoke people to take violent actions against others.

Supporters of social media say that social media are effective tools in centralizing news and current events from around the world. Posts that people see on Facebook, for instance, are no longer limited to photos and status updates from individual users. People can now see local, national, and international news just by viewing their feeds. They also get a chance to see the triumphs and sufferings of humanity.

They add that social media’s most important contribution in people’s lives is the connectedness that people are able to maintain with their families, relatives, and friends regardless of where they are. Aside from that, social networking sites also break barriers that are put up by geography and race. 

Finally, they say that aside from the connectedness that social media bring, they also serve as platforms for exchange of ideas and opinions about social, political, economic, and cultural events happening locally and around the world. People do not just share their feelings, meals, and getaways. They also share their thoughts on important issues which is a good exercise of democracy.

たまたまばったり会(あ)いました。: 우연히 만났습니다.

たまたま見(み)かけました。: 우연히 봤습니다.

たまたま居合(いあ)わせた: 마침 그 자리에 있다.