Mental Floss:
Since its Netflix release in September, Korean survival drama Squid Game has become an international pop culture sensation. It’s also generated a swell of interest in learning how to speak Korean.
As Reuters reports, the number of U.S. residents registering to learn Korean on Duolingo spiked by 40 percent in the two weeks after the series debuted. In the UK, the increase was even more impressive: 76 percent.
生词短语:
survival drama
生存类剧
pop culture
流行文化
sensation
轰动(的人或物)
generate
产生
a swell of
大量的
Reuters
路透社
spike
尖芒;激增
debut
首次推出