2/18 Talk about people who are pursuing careers as flight attendants.

Many young Koreans aspire to become flight attendants.
* aspire to: ~하길 열망하다.
ex> He aspired to be a doctor when he was young.

As flight attendants are predominantly females, there are naturally more females than males who pursue this career.
* pursue a career: 진로를 추구하다.
* predominantly: 대다수의 경우
ex> The area is predominantly agricultural.

In Korea, flight attendants are stereotypically viewed as young, beautiful, and cometent women.
* stereotypically: 전형적으로
* competent: 능력있는

The pay is very good, not to mention the perk of getting to travel all over the world for free.
* perk: 특전
ex> Getting to meet celebrities firsthand is one of the perks of volunteering at the event.

It's a cutthroat industry because there is a lot of competition.
* cutthroat: 치열한, fiercer competition
ex> The cell phone market is a cutthroat industry with so many players.

Most candidates end up working for domestic airlines.
* domestic airline: 국내 항공사
ex> I ended up landing a job at a domestic airline.


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1. I aspired to become an actress when I was young.
2. Interpreters at international conferences are predominantly female.
3. That is one of the perks of being tall.
4. You need to survive in the cutthroat competition.