Àú´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ¸ÚÁø ¾î¸° µþ ¼ÂÀ» µÎ°í ÀÖ´Â ¾ö¸¶ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ÃÖ±Ù¿¡´Â ±×·¸°Ô ¸ÚÀÖÁö°¡ ¾Ê¾Æ¿ä.
I am the mom of three wonderful little girls, but as of late not so wonderful.
³²Æí°ú Àú´Â ¾ÆÀ̵鿡°Ô ¿¹Àý°ú Á¸°æ½ÉÀ» ¿½ÉÈ÷ °¡¸£Ä¡Áö¸¸, ±×µéÀÌ °¡Áø °Í¿¡ ´ëÇØ °í¸¶¿öÇÒ ÁÙ ¾Ë¾Æ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ÀÌÇؽÃų ¼ö ¾ø´Â °Í °°½À´Ï´Ù.
My husband and I work hard to teach them manners and respect, but we can¡¯t seem to get across to them to be grateful for what they have.
ÀúÈñ´Â ÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÇ ¼ÒµæÀ¸·Î »ì±â ¶§¹®¿¡ µ·ÀÌ ¸¹Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸ç, ±×·² ¿©À¯°¡ ¾ø¾î¼ ¾ÆÀ̵éÀ» ÀÚÁÖ ÇູÇÏ°Ô ÇØÁÖÁö´Â ¸øÇØ¿ä. µþ Áß¿¡ Çϳª°¡ ¹ÞÀº ¼±¹°À» ºÒ¸¸½º·¯¿ö ÇؿԴµ¥, Áö±ÝÀÌ µÎ ¹ø°¶ø´Ï´Ù.
We don¡¯t have a lot of money because we live on one income, and we don¡¯t spoil them often because we can¡¯t afford to. Twice now, one of my girls has been unhappy with a gift she received.
ù ¹ø° °ÍÀº ¹ö·ÈÀ¸¸ç, µÎ ¹ø° °ÍÀº ¹Þ±âÁ¶Â÷ °ÅºÎÇß¾î¿ä! ÀÌ°Ç ÀúÈñ°¡ ±×³à¸¦ ±â¸¥ ¹æ½ÄÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¿¡¿ä.
The first one she threw away; the second she refused to even accept! This isn¡¯t how we raised her.
Àú´Â ¾ÆÀ̵é°ú ÀÚ¿øºÀ»ç¸¦ ÇÏ´Â °Í¿¡ ´ëÇØ »ý°¢ÇØ ºÃÁö¸¸ ¾ÖµéÀÇ ³ªÀÌ(4, 7, 9¼¼)°¡ ³Ê¹« ¾î¸° °Í °°½À´Ï´Ù.
I thought about doing some volunteer work with them, but I fear they are too young for it (4, 7 and 9).
Àú´Â Ä£ÀýÇÏ°í ¹è·ÁÇÏ¸ç º£Çª´Â ¿©ÀÚµé·Î Å°¿ì°í ½Í¾î¿ä. ÀÌ ¹®Á¦¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¼±»ý´ÔÀÇ ÀÇ°ßÀ» ÁÖ½Ã¸é ´ë´ÜÈ÷ °í¸¿°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. - ÄÝ·Î¶óµµ ÁÖ¿¡¼ °í¸¶¿öÇÏ´Â ¾ö¸¶
I want to raise kind, caring and giving girls. Your thoughts on this matter would be great. - GRATEFUL MOM IN COLORADO
[Advice]
°í¸¶¿öÇϽô ¾î¸Ó´Ô²²: µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÇ 7»ì°ú 9»ì ¾ÖµéÀº ÀÚ±âµéº¸´Ù ÈξÀ Àû°Ô °¡Áø ¾ÆÀ̵éÀÌ ¸¹´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ì±â¿¡ ³Ê¹« ¾î¸®Áö ¾Ê¾Æ¿ä.
DEAR GRATEFUL MOM: Your 7-and 9-year-olds are NOT too young to learn that many children have far less than they do.
¶§¶§·Î »ç¶÷µéÀº ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ ¾ó¸¶³ª ¿îÀÌ ÁÁÀºÁö °¨»çÇϱâ À§ÇØ ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷µéÀÌ ±Øº¹Çؾ߸¸ ÇÏ´Â µµÀüµéÀ» ±×µéÀÇ ´«À¸·Î Á÷Á¢ ¹Ù¶óº¼ ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
Sometimes people need to see with their own eyes the challenges that others have to cope with in order to appreciate how fortunate they are.
Á¦ »ý°¢¿¡ ¾ÆÀ̵éÀ» µ¶ÀÚ´Ô°ú ÇÔ²² ÀÚ¿ø ºÀ»ç¸¦ Çϵµ·Ï ÇϽ÷Á´Â µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÇ ¹ß»óÀº ¾ÆÁÖ Å¹¿ùÇϽŠ°Å¿¡¿ä. ±×¸®°í ½ÃÀÛÇϱ⿡ ³Ê¹« À̸£Áö ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù.
I think your idea of having them do some volunteer work with you is an excellent one, and it is not too early to start.
[¾îÈÖ & Ç¥Çö]
* as of late ÃÖ±Ù¿¡ (= lately; recently)
e.g.) Introducing MMS channels is a much discussed and debated issue in Korea¡¯s broadcasting circle as of late.
MMS ä³ÎÀ» µµÀÔÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº ÃÖ±Ù Çѱ¹ ¹æ¼Û°è¿¡¼ ¸¹ÀÌ À̾߱Ⱑ µÇ°í ³í¶õÀÌ µÇ°í ÀÖ´Â ¹®Á¦ÀÌ´Ù.
* get across (to somebody) (Àǹ̰¡) (~¿¡°Ô) Àü´Þ[ÀÌÇØ]µÇ´Ù
e.g.) Your meaning didn¡¯t really get across. ´ç½ÅÀÇ ¶æÀÌ Á¦´ë·Î Àü´ÞÀÌ ¾È µÇ¾ú¾î¿ä.
* spoil (somebody/yourself) (Ưº°ÇÑ ÀÏ·Î) ÇູÇÏ°Ô ÇÏ´Ù
e.g.) He really spoiled me on my birthday. ±×´Â ³» »ýÀÏ ¶§ ³ª¸¦ Á¤¸» ÇູÇÏ°Ô ÇØÁÖ¾ú´Ù.
* be unhappy with ~¿¡ ºÒ¸¸ÀÌ´Ù
e.g.) Girls are unhappy with their weight and appearance and seem to be getting unhappier every year.
¼Ò³àµéÀº ±×µéÀÇ Ã¼Áß°ú ¿Ü¸ð¿¡ ¸¸Á·ÇÏÁö ¸øÇÏ¸ç ¸Å³â ´õ ºÒ¸¸Á·½º·¯¿öÁö´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ.