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The 20th of July 1969 was a big day in history. Do you know why, Sam?Wasn't that when Neil Armstron first set foot on the Moon?Right. But it's often forgotten that some of the most dramatic photographs taken on the Apollo space mission weren't of the Moon at all- they were of Earth, it wasn't until we went to the Moon that we really saw the size of Earth's oceans and named ourselves, the Blue Pl..

Has this ever happened to you: you eat a doughnut and get a sugar rush, a strong feeling of excitement and energy, only to collapse an hour later, with a headache?Food affects us more than we realize, and that's because what we eat alters our brain chemistry, changing our mood and emotions. Our brain is working 24 hours a day, even while we sleep, so it needs more fuel than other body parts. So ..

내일 나의 지구가 멸망하더라도 오늘 내가 할 일은 내게 주어진 사과나무를 심는 일이다. 사과 나무가 싹을 튀우고 꽃을 피우고 열매을 맺는 과정을 내가 보지 못할지라도 내게 주어진 그 일을 해야한다. 그것이 이 생에 와 내가 생을 끝날때까지 해야 하는 일임을 알아간다. 내가 심은 사과나무의 성장을 이 생에 남겨진 사람들이 보고 즐기고 행복해 할 테니...

In this programme, we'll be discussing our closest neighbour in the solar system- the planet Mars. Often called the 'Red Planet', Mars has been in the news a lot recently with three separate missions being sent to explore the planet's surface in 2021.Our fascination with the Red Planet has given brith to some interesting art over the years. This includes music, such as David Bowie's 1973 hit, Li..

추석연휴가 시작 되기 전, 동생이 서울대 병원에서 폐암으로 폐절제 수술을 했다. 나는 일을 끝내고 그 다음 날, 서울대 병원에서 하룻 밤, 동생을 간병했다. 동생 가족들은 이번 연휴를 동생을 간병하며 보내고 있다. 새삼, 가족이란 짐을 나눠 가지는 사람들이라는 생각을 하게된다. 어쩌면 그는 인생의 마무리를 생각해야 하는 시점에 와 있다는 생각을 한다. 인간이 이 세상에 태어나는 것과 다시 다음 세상으로 가는 것은 온전히 하늘의 뜻이다. 그 깊고 넒은 자연의 섭리를 인간은 헤아릴 수 없다. 그러므로 담담히 받아 들이고 지금 내가 할 수 있는 일에 집중 할 수 밖에 없다.

How's your week been, Sam?Oh, you know, quiet- I haven't done much or been anywhere- so, it's been a bit boring. I know that feeling- when nothing exciting happens, it can lead to boredom- the state of feeling little excitement or enthusiasm, often because you've got nothing to do. But Sam, there is some good news- boredom can be good for you.Tell me more!I will but not until I've set you a ques..

Another famous constrcuted language, Esperanto, was invented in 1887 by Polish doctor, Ludwik Zamenhof. He wanted to make it easier for people who spoke different languages to communicate with each other. Listen as David Peterson speaks Esperanto with Michael Rosen and tests how much he understands for BBC 4 programme, Word of Mouth:You are an English speaker from Western Europe, and in the 19th..

Sam is speaking English, just a very modern type of English, for example, 'my bad', instead of 'my fault' as a way of accepting that she's wrong. Or adding 'not' at the end of a sentence to show I really mean the opposite of what I said. Both are examples of small changes in English which have happened naturally over the last decade or two. Changes like these happen because, unlike say, Latin, w..

Dr. Daszak believed that some form of SARS remained in bats and based his investigations on this hypothesis- an idea which is suggested as a possiblel explanation of something but which has not yet been proved correct. Another scientist working to prevent new epidemic is the pathologist Professor Mary Fowkes. The original SRS was treated as a respiratory disease which attacks the lungs. But when..

비슷한 의료영역에서 일함에도 불구하고 참 많은 것이 다르 다는 것을 느끼는 요즘이다. 내가 간호사로서 일을 한다는 것은 다를 바가 없는 데, 완전히 판이 바뀐 느낌이 든다. 그러나, 이러한 일을 할 수 있고 배울 수 있는 기회가 내게 온 것에 감사한다. 너무 지쳐 내가 다시 뭔가를 시작 할 수 있을 지에 대한 고민을 많이 했다. 분명히 할 수 있다는 사인을 받아 하늘에 감사하게 된다.