Global Breaking News - Friday, October 9, 2026

 People remember special gifts or presents that they have received. Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

I think we remember special gifts we've received because these gifts often are part of a special memory for us. It may be a memory of someone special we've cared deeply about. He or she may no longer be alive. Or it may be a memory of a special event in our lives. It may even be a memory of the person we once were at some particular moment in our lives.
* deeply = 깊이, 매우 / no longer = 더 이상 ~가 아니다 / alive = 살아있는 / particular = 특별한, 독특한

Gifts from other people can make us feel joy every time we look at them. A gift from our parents, or our husband or wife makes us feel loved each time we see or use it. If we have children, the first gift our child made for us in kindergarten is cherished long after the child has grown up. A family heirloom given to us by a grandparent makes us feel connected to our past. A gift from a good friend is a reminder of all the good times we've shared. A memento from a respected colleague is a reminder of a job we worked on successfully together.
* husband = 남편 / kindergarten = 유치원 / cherish = 소중하게 여기다, 아끼다 / long after = 오랜 뒤에 / grown up = 자라다 / a family heirloom = 집안의 가보 / grandparent = 조부모 / connected to = ~와 연결된 / reminder = 기념품, 생각나게 하는 것 / memento = 기억, 추억거리, 기념 / respected = 훌륭한 / colleague = 동료 / successfully = 성공적으로

Gifts may also pinpoint special events in our lives. Gifts given to us as part of our religious heritage, such as First Communion or Chanukah gifts, remind us of those celebrations. The same is true for gifts given for birthdays and graduations, and for the anniversaries of special days in our lives, like our wedding day.
* pinpoint = 정확히 보여주다, 찾아주다 / religious heritage = 종교적 유산 / First Communion = 첫번째 성체배령 / Chanukah = 하누카(유대교 축제) / celebration = 축하, 의식, 성찬식 / graduation = 졸업 / anniversary = 기념일 / wedding day = 결혼 기념일

Gifts can also be a symbol of the person we were at a particular point in our lives. A gift received in childhood may remind us of a passionate hobby that's now boxed in the attic. A gift received when we left a job may bring to mind the first career we had, now that we're on our third or fourth.
* symbol = 상징 / childhood = 유년시대, 어린시절 / passionate = 열정적인 / box = 상자에 넣다 / attic = 다락방

The gifts that are important to us are the ones that remind us of family, friends, and happy times. They're a way of surrounding ourselves with our past.
* gift = 선물 / remind = 상기시키다, 일깨우다 / surround = 둘러싸다, 에워싸다