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Bananas
Might be the Newest Super Food
Some people think you have to eat like a bird to
stay healthy, but after hearing this story, you might want to eat like a
monkey, instead.
It seems that bananas can help overcome or prevent a
substantial number of illnesses and conditions.
For example, it turns out that bananas are ideal to
help lower blood pressure.
So the next time that you're wanting to be the
picture of good health, reach for a banana.
1) to eat like a
bird
to eat very small amounts
Ex)
Jason was frustrated that his girlfriend ate like a bird at the buffet.
2) “the picture
of good health”
to be in a very healthy condition
매우 건강한 상태
Ex) After exercising three times a week for the
last three months, the doctor tells me that I'm the picture of good health.
* substantial: 상당한,
ex> He ate a substantial breakfast. substantial
sums of money/change
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Employee-free
Coffee Shop Runs on the Honor System
This story takes the concept of
self-serve to a whole new level.
A new coffee shop in the U.S. is allowing its customers
not only to serve themselves, but also to do everything else, such as paying
the bill.
Patrons prepare their own coffee, grab something to
eat, and leave their money on the counter. There is even a credit card machine.
The store has yet to break even, but it's
not because people are abusing the system. The owners say that most people in
the store are honest.
1) to take
something to a whole new level
to improve or modify an existing system
현재의 시스템을 수정/발전
시키다
Ex) Five years after founding his software
company, Jason is now ready to take it to a whole new level.
2) to break even
to reach a point when profits are equal to costs
본전치기하다 / 이익도
손해도
없다
Ex) After years of
losses, the firm is expected to break even this year.
ex> The
company just about broke even last year.
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