441회 11월 인구 자연감소 사상 최대치 기록 / 논란 휩싸인 ‘솔로지옥’ 송지아, 활동 중단

<p>*진행자: 간형우, Beth Eunhee Hong</p><p><strong>1. Natural decline in population hits all-time high in November</strong></p><p>요약: 11월 인구 자연감소 사상 최대 기록</p><p>[1] South Korea’s monthly decline in population reached the record-high of more than 8,000 in November, with the demographic tally losing by more than 40,000 for the first 11 months of 2021, state data showed Wednesday.</p><p><strong>*decline: 감소 (하락, 축소) </strong></p><p><strong>*demographic: 인구(통계)학의</strong></p><p><strong>*tally: 기록, 합산, 총계 </strong></p><p>[2] This suggests that government policies to promote marriages and births have lacked efficacy in terms of easing worries over the so-called demographic cliff. </p><p><strong>*lack: 부족, 결핍</strong></p><p><strong>*efficacy: 효력, 효과</strong></p><p><strong>*ease: 편안함, 편하게 해 주다</strong></p><p>[3] According to Statistics Korea, the number of births stayed at 19,800 in November. This marked the second-lowest in history since the nation started compiling relevant data, following December 2020 data of 19,641.</p><p><strong>*compile: 수집하다, 엮다 </strong></p><p><strong>*relevant: 관련 있는 </strong></p><p>[4] The number of deaths came to 28,426 in the month, under which the “natural” decline in population, on-month basis, came to an all-time high of 8,626. But this calculation does not reflect changes in the number of foreign nationals staying in the nation or Koreans residing overseas, which affect the population. </p><p><strong>*calculation: 계산</strong></p><p><strong>*reflect: 비추다, 반영하다</strong></p><p><strong>*reside: 살다, 거주하다</strong></p><p>기사 원문: <a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220126000804" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220126000804</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>2. Scandal-ridden Song Ji-ah from Netflix’s ‘Single’s Inferno’ halts activities</strong></p><p>기사 요약: 논란 휩싸인 넷플릭스 ‘솔로지옥’ 송지아, 활동 중단 </p><p>[1] Song Ji-ah, a contestant on Netflix’s latest hit reality dating show “Single’s Inferno,” has decided to halt all public activities amid co