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矛 máo：spear; lance; pike，A type of ancient Chinese weapon
盾 dùn：A shield for protecting the body
自相矛盾[zì xiāng máo dùn]：oneself/each other/spear/shield，to contradict oneself 
夸赞kuā zàn：praise;commend 
质问 zhì wèn：query;inter pellate;question;call to account
哑口无言 yǎ kǒu w yán：Have nothing to say for oneself; be dumbfounded

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

自相矛盾[zì xiāng máo dùn]

¿Cómo es posible que un lugar diseñado para castigar y restringir a los delincuentes pueda tener un efecto positivo en su vida? 

El otro lado de la moneda

¿Los criminales pueden regenerarse en las prisiones?

So, check this out - I was cruising around the mall one day, just minding my own business, when I overheard these two scholars having a good ol' laugh at another scholar's accent. Man, that got my teacher instincts all riled up. I couldn't just let that slide, you know? So, I strolled right up to them and we got to talking. If you're curious about how it all went down, you gotta tune in to this episode.

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They Laughed at his ACCENT

안녕하세요, 여러분! 오늘은 새롭게 떠오른 한국어 표현인 파묘에 대해 이야기해 보려고 해요. 
이 표현은 원래 “무덤을 파서 옮기거나 다시 묻는다”라는 뜻인데요, 
영어로는 'exhuma'라고 번역 되었어요.
올해 초 개봉한 한국 오컬트 영화 파묘가 천만 관객을 돌파하면서 큰 인기를 끌었죠. 그런데 영화의 영향으로 이 단어가 한국 인터넷에서 완전히 새로운 의미로 쓰이게 되었어요.

파묘의 원래 의미는 "무덤을 파서 이장하거나 고쳐 묻는 일"인데, 영화 속에서 파묘를 하면서 무서운 악령이 깨어나는 장면이 나옵니다. 그래서 이제는 숨겨져 있던 부정적인 진실이나 문제가 갑작스레 드러나는 상황을 가리키는 은어 같은 표현으로 파묘가 사용되고 있어요. 
예를 들어, 누군가의 발언으로 인해 어떤 사건이 폭로되거나, 감추어졌던 진실이 밝혀지는 상황에서 사람들이 "파묘됐다"라고 말하는 거죠.

최근 파묘된 사례로는 '퍼프대디 사건'이 있는데요. 미국의 유명 래퍼인 '퍼프대디'가 엄청난 범죄에 연루된 정황이 언론에 의해 밝혀졌습니다. 
이처럼 그동안 감춰져 있던 일들이 드러나면서 많은 사람들에게 큰 충격을 주었죠. 이런 일이 벌어지면, 한국 사람들은 요즘 “와, 완전 파묘됐네!” 라고 반응해요.

이제 파묘는 사건의 은폐된 진실이 드러날 때를 가리키는 한국식 밈meme 같은 표현이 되었어요. 회사 스캔들이나 공인의 과거 문제 같은 걸 파헤칠 때 이 단어를 많이 씁니다.

어떻게 보면 이 표현을 통해 한국 문화에서 무언가 드러날 때의 느낌, 그 충격과 반응을 생생하게 볼 수 있어요. 다음에 한국 친구들이 “파묘”라는 표현을 사용한다면 “아, 숨겨져 있던 부정적인 일이 드러나는구나!”하고 기억해 주세요.

오늘 이야기 들어줘서 감사합니다. 혹시 다른 궁금한 표현이나 주제가 있다면 언제든지 알려 주세요. 그럼 다음 에피소드에서 만나요!

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My kite is fine in the pine.

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My kite is fine in the pine. 

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They say you can't have too much of a good thing — but according to a new study, maybe you can!

Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada found that people are feeling more bored than in the past, even though there are endless types of entertainment available.

Could this endless entertainment actually be causing increased feelings of boredom?

Possibly, the researchers say.

In their study, published in Communications Psychology, Katy Tam and Michael Inzlicht looked at data from 2009 to 2020. They also looked at the relationship between digital media and reported feelings of boredom.

They found that people are reporting higher levels of boredom than ever before, with young people and college students feeling bored more often.

Many people reported feelings of boredom after engaging with digital media, leading Tam and Inzlicht to believe this type of entertainment is increasing feelings of boredom.

Digital media, they explain, is highly stimulating, which could cause people to be less interested in activities with lower stimulation, like reading a book.

And with technology offering so many distractions, people find it more difficult to focus on a single activity and take enjoyment from it, the researchers added.

For example, looking at your phone while watching television makes it difficult to focus on what you're watching on TV, which makes it more difficult to enjoy the show.

There's also so much information available online that people often engage with quick, unrelated pieces of media, instead of longer, more meaningful information, which can leave people feeling unsatisfied and bored.

Earlier research by Tam and Inzlicht supports this idea, after it showed that switching between short videos resulted in increased feelings of boredom.

The researchers said we may need to become more comfortable with feeling bored — since not everything in life is meant to be constantly interesting!

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'Endless Entertainment' May Actually Increase Boredom

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