3/9 Talk about the K-League.

The K-League is the highest and most prestigious level of soccer competition in Korea.
* prestigious: 유명한, 저명한

The K-League is the only professional soccer league in Korea.
ex> His dream is to become a player for the professional soccer league.

The league was launched in 1983 with just five clubs, but has since then expanded to 16 clubs.
ex> The website crashed just hours after it was launched from all the visitors.
ex> This company used to be a small family business, but has since then expanded to become a conglomerate.

The K-League soccer season typically kicks off around March or April, running until late November.
* kick off: 시작하다.
* run until: ~까지 계속하다.
ex> The subway runs until a little after midnight.

All of the clubs play each other two times during the regular season.
ex> The player was out during the regular season because of an injury.

The teams are named after either their province or their conglomerate sponsors.
* conglomerate: 대기업
* be named after: ~의 이름을 따서 짓다.
ex> Smaller ventures often try to get conglomerate sponsors to support them.

@ Don't rock the boat over that!  문제를 일으키지 마. / 문제 삼지 마.


1. The company was established with only 5 employees, but has since then expanded its employees to 100.
2. Election campaigns officially kick off a month before election day.
3. We used to play each other in tennis from when we were young.
4.  She named her son after her favorate author.