1. 불닭볶음면 인기

기사 요약: 불닭볶음면의 식지 않는 인기가 지속되면서 삼양식품은 매운 맛에 대한 틈새 시장을 공략했더니 미국과 유럽을 비롯해 전세계적으로 인기를 끌게 된 것이라고 설명했으며, 무슬림 국가에서 할랄 인증을 받아 동남아권 진출도 활발히 할 태세로 보인다.

Buldak Spicy Ramen craze continues



[1] When Samyang Foods released Buldak Spicy Chicken Ramen in 2012, the company did not expect it would receive such explosive popularity from customers abroad -- especially in the YouTube community.

*explosive popularity: 폭발적인 인기

[2] “In the beginning, we developed the product targeting local spicy food lovers in the niche market,” Park Jung-seok, Samyang Foods’ marketing manager, told The Korea Herald.

*niche market: 틈새 시장

[3] Buldak refers to grilled chicken marinated in super-spicy red chili paste. Its name translates to “fire chicken.” It remains unknown where the meat dish originated, but it became popular among South Koreans in the early 2000s.


*grilled chicken marinated in: ~소스에 양념된 구운 치킨 *originated: 비롯되다, 유래되다

[4] Upping the ante in the instant noodles market, Samyang announced in November its plan to build four more production lines by injecting 60 billion won ($56 million). Having successfully expanded its sales portfolio across the globe including the US, Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia, Samyang now plans to make an aggressive foray into the Halal market.

*Upping the ante: 자금, 판돈을 올리다
*make foray into: 진출하다


기사 전문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180123000572&ACE_SEARCH=1

2. 최강 한파 기승

기사 요약: 한파가 지속되면서 오늘이 올 겨울 가장 추운 날로 기록되었다.

Coldest day of this winter



[1] South Korea woke up to the coldest day of the winter so far as morning temperatures plunged to minus 15.6 degrees Celsius in Seoul, minus 7.7 C in Busan and minus 10.3 C in Daegu, according to the weather agency Wednesday.

*plunged: 거꾸러지다

[2] The wind chill took temperatures down to minus 23 C in Seoul in the morning and some parts of the country, while daytime highs are expected to hover from minus 12 C to 0 C.

*wind chill: 체감 온도
*daytime highs: 낮 최고기온
*hover from: 맴돌다, 날아다니다

[3]Up to 5 centimeters of snow was forecast Wednesday morning on the west coast, Jeju and Chungcheong provinces of up to 5 centimeters.

Weather forecasters said frigid conditions would continue throughout this week, warning of icy roads and sidewalks and possible damage to crops.


*forecast: 예측되다
*frigid conditions: 혹한 (frigid=차가운 / frigid air: 찬 공기)
*warning of icy roads and sidewalks: 빙판길, 언 보도

기사 전문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180124000292&ACE_SEARCH=1