Global Breaking News - Saturday, October 10, 2026

  Every generation of people is different in important ways. How is your generation different from your parents’ generation? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

The principal differences between my generation and my parents' generation are in how they relate to others. My generation is more tolerant of other people's choices, less concerned about what others think, and more self-centered.
* principal = 주요한, 주된 / generation = 세대 / relate to = 이해하다, 공감하다; 관련되다, 언급하다 / tolerant = 관대한, 아량있는 / be concerned about = 관심을 가지다, 걱정하다 / self-centered = 자기 중심의 , 이기적인

My parents' generation has stricter standards about what kinds of behavior are acceptable. They sometimes have a hard time accepting the fact that other people may have different ideas about what's right and what's wrong. My generation thinks people should have a lot of choices. For example, they choose whom they want to live with, whether or not to have children, whether or not to practice a particular religion, and what to do for a living.
* strict standard = 엄격한 기준 / behavior = 행동 / acceptable = 용인되는, 받아들여지는 / live with = ~와 살다 / practice = 행하다, 실천하다 / particular = 특정한 / do for a living = 생계를 위해 일을 하다

My parents generation is much more concerned about what other people think of them. Many grew up in tightly knit communities where people knew each other's families. Fitting in meant that you had to act a certain way. Many of my generation grew up in loosely knit communities, where we only knew about our closest neighbors. We didn't care what the rest of the community thought of us. Also, we were a very rebellious generation and often did things just to shock people.
* grow up = 자라다 / tight knit community = 유대가 긴밀한 공동체 / fit in = 어울리다, 맞다 / loosely = 느슨하게 / rebellious = 반항적인, 반대하는

Wherever we grew up, most of my generation didn't have to worry about having enough to eat or a roof over our heads. My parents' generation did. They grew up during the Great Depression, when many people were poor. For this reason, my parents didn't have time to analyze their feelings or think about their inner selves. They were too busy trying to get by. Children of my generation were well taken care of by their parents. Because of that, we had time to think about ourselves and our place in the universe. As adults, many of us have continued to be self-absorbed. We join health clubs to be perfect in body and go into therapy to be perfect in mind.
* worry about = ~에 대하여 걱정하다 / have a roof over one's head = 거처할 집이 있다 /  Great Depression = 세계 대공황 / analyze = 분석하다 / the inner self = 내적자아 / get by = 그럭저럭 살아내다 / take care of = 돌보다, 뒷바라지하다 / self-absorbed = 자신에게만 몰두한, 관심이 있는 / health club = 헬스클럽 / therapy = 치료, 요법  

When I think about our actions, it seems that my parents' generation is more "outer" directed and my generation is more "inner directed."
* outer directed = 외향적인, 사교적인 / inner directed = 내부 지향적인, 비순응형의