Read the title of the text and predict what the text is about.
Minimalism
A Journey to Happiness
Minimalism is a lifestyle that involves focusing on the
things we most value and letting go of those that
distract us.
It isn’t a new philosophy, but in the twenty-
first century, it has gained renewed popularity.

It can have a more positive impact on the environment by promoting
a more economical and less wasteful way of life.
Here are two
minimalists who have discovered the true value of their lives
through minimalism.
Minimalism emerged as an art movement in the
1960s and has since influenced design and lifestyles.
Minimalism is a lifestyle that involves focusing on the things we most value and letting go of those that distract us.

that은 주격 관계대명사이고, involves에 동명사 focusing과 letting이 병렬 구조로 연결되어 있다.

It isn’t a new philosophy, but in the twenty-first century, it has gained renewed popularity.

현재까지 영향을 미치는 과거의 동작이나 상태를 나타내기 위해 현재완료 형태의 has gained가 쓰였다.

It can have a more positive impact on the environment by promoting a more economical and less wasteful way of life.

<have an impact on something/someone>은 ‘~에(게) 영향을 미치다’라는 뜻이다.

Here are two minimalists who have discovered the true value of their lives through minimalism.

주격 관계대명사 who가 이끄는 절이 선행사 two minimalists를 부연 설명하고 있다.

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Minimalism: A Journey to Happiness
미니멀리즘: 행복으로의 여행
Minimalism is a lifestyle that involves focusing on the things we most value and letting go of those that distract us.
미니멀리즘은 우리가 가장 소중하게 생각하는 것들에 초점을 맞추고 우리가 집중이 안 되게 하는 것들을
놓아주는 것을 수반하는 생활 방식이다.
It isn’t a new philosophy, but in the twenty-first century, it has gained renewed popularity.
그것은 새로운 철학은 아니지만 21세기에 새로운 인기를 얻었다.
It can have a more positive impact on the environment by promoting a more economical and less wasteful way of life.
그것은 더 경제적이고 덜 허비하는 생활 방식을 장려함으로써 환경에 더 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다.
Here are two minimalists who have discovered the true value of their lives through minimalism.
여기 미니멀리즘을 통해 진정한 삶의 가치를 발견한 두 명의 미니멀리스트가 있다.
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Underline the sentence that contains the main idea.
Minimalism is a lifestyle that involves focusing on the things we most value and letting go of those that distract us.
It isn’t a new philosophy, but in the twenty-first century, it has gained renewed popularity. It can have a more positive impact on the environment by promoting a more economical and less wasteful way of life. Here are two minimalists who have discovered the true value of their lives through minimalism.
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