wise up, sooth,soothe, myriad, bathhouse, jimjilbang, saunas

'Derby Day'

By D. J. TAYLOR
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER BENFEY

Myriad hopes and schemes rest on the performance of a champion racehorse in D. J. Taylor's satire.

Inside Europe | 25.04.2009 | 15:05

Salt rooms help soothe the soul

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Forget wellness with water - salt is the new trend

Salt has long been recognized as having healing properties that assist people in dealing with stress and a myriad of health issues that can strike at any time.

A new business in Berlin has wised up to the benefits of salt to create a salt room spa with whole rooms made up entirely of salt. Forget about sterile bathing houses or stuffy saunas - these salt rooms offer a new take on health and relaxation.



Call it an aquarium for humans. You end up feeling like someone’s well-fed goldfish, darting around in the bubbles, wondering what is behind the next gilded rock.
Inspa is an elaborate local copy of a jimjilbang, a traditional Korean 24-hour bathhouse where families soak, steam and eat together, and sometimes even sleep over.

Streaking, saunas and keeping busy in Antarctica - BBC World Service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppfdRr1oFWk

韓式三溫暖 saunas are called jimjilbang.찜질방

sooth


IN BRIEF: True or real. Also: Smooth.

The royal ball was in sooth an honor to attend.
Tutor's tip: Sooth is an archaic word and is no longer used except possibly in poetry. Please note that the meaning of this word is different from to soothe, which means to make calm by being gentle.

wise up phrasal verb MAINLY US INFORMAL
to start to understand a situation or fact and believe what you hear about it, even if it is difficult or unpleasant:
Those who think this is a harmless recreational drug should wise up.
It's about time employers wised up to the fact that staff who are happy work more efficiently.

myriad[myr・i・ad]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[míriəd]

((文))[名]無数（の人, 物）((of ...))

a myriad of flowers
無数の花.

━━[形]((限定))無数の.

［ギリシャ語mriás（1万）］