394회 팬데믹 시대의 스포츠: 자전거 / 골프장, 새로 뜨는 투자처?

<p><u>진행자: 조혜림, Brolley Genster</u></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>1. [Weekender] Cycling, a pandemic-perfect sport</strong></p><p><br></p><p>[1] On the weekend, serious cyclists with racing bicycles and more casual riders on Seoul Bikes mingle on the cycling lanes alongside the Han River in Seoul which cuts through the city and stretches nearly 500 kilometers.</p><p><strong>*mingle: 섞이다, 어우러지다</strong></p><p><strong>*cut through: ~사이로 길을 내다 </strong></p><p><strong>*stretch: (잡아당기거나 하여 길이폭 등을) 늘이다</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[2] The popularity of the two-wheeled vehicle / remains strong / nearly a year into the pandemic in South Korea, with sales of bikes and cycling clothes on online marketplace Gmarket seeing a 9 percent and 12 percent year-on-year jump, respectively, in the first two months of 2021.</p><p><strong>*year-on-year: 전년 대비</strong></p><p><strong>*respectively: 각각</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[3] The city’s bike rental service known as Seoul Bikes or “Ttareungyi” also saw a 24 percent year-on-year increase in usage last year/ as they emerged / as a pandemic-safe mobility alternative to public transport, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The service racked up 2.78 million users by the end of last year, which accounts for nearly 1 in 4 residents in the capital.</p><p><strong>*rack up: (사업상의 수익, 손실을) 보다, 달성하다 </strong></p><p><strong>*account for: (부분, 비율을) 차지하다 </strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>기사원문: <a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210304001072" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210304001072</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>2. Korean golf courses pricier than ever for investors</strong></p><p><br></p><p>[1] South Korea’s golf courses are becoming more<strong> </strong>attractive investment destinations<strong> </strong>than ever, and their transactions are becoming more and more active, as the coronavirus pandemic has increased interest in the sport and investors seek alternative real asset investments, data s