2/28 Talk about the seasonal illnesses in Korea.

Korea is a country that goes through four distinct seasons.
* four distinct seasons: 뚜렷한 4계절

Each season brings along different health ailments.
* ailment: an illness, typically a minor one, 질병
ex> She's been suffering from various health ailments.
* bring along: ~가져오다.
ex> You can bring along your friends or family members.

Starting off with the obvious, the biting cold winters can spread the common flu.
* start off with: ~로 시작하다.
* biting cold: freezing cold, 매섭게 추운
ex> Since it's biting cold outside, you should bundle up.

Yellow dust (aka Asian dust or yellow sand) blows in from China's deserts and lingers in our air.
* linger in: stay around, ~에 머무르다.
* Yellow dust: 황사
ex> The scent of flowers lingers in the air for quite some time.

When summer rolls around, there tends to be more cases of heat exhaustion.
* roll around:
* heat exhaustion: 일사병

People usually stay in air-conditioned rooms to avoid the scorching heat topped with the suffocating humidity.

Excessive exposure to air-conditioning can lead to headaches and cold-like symptoms.
ex> Continued exposure to chemicals like that can lead to serious conditions.

The morning lows and the afternoon highs tend to vary by quite a large margin.
ex> The temperature varies by a large margin every day.


@ It's a great icebreaker.  분위기를 부드럽게 하는 데 좋아.