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[Problem]
Àú´Â 20´ë Áß¹ÝÀ¸·Î ÀúÈñ ¾î¸Ó´Ï¿Í °¡±î¿î °ü°è¸¦ À¯ÁöÇÏ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¾î¸Ó´Ï²²¼´Â ¸Ô°í »ç½Ã´À¶ó ´Ã ¾Ö¾²¼ÌÁö¸¸ ÃÖ±Ù µé¾î °æÁ¦ÀûÀ¸·Î Å©°Ô ¾ÈÁ¤ÀÌ µÇ¼Ì¾î¿ä.
I am in my mid-20s and have a close relationship with my mother. She always struggled to make ends meet, but has recently come into greater financial security.
¿©·µÀÌ ¸ðÀÎ »óȲ¿¡¼ ºñ¿ëÀ» ºÐ´ãÇÒ ¶§ ¾î¸Ó´ÏÀÇ ÀλöÇÑ ½À°ü ¶§¹®¿¡ Çѵ¿¾È âÇÇÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ¾î¸Ó´Ï´Â °¡²û ºñ¿ëÀ» °øÆòÇÏ°Ô ³ª´©Áö ¾Ê°í ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ¸òÀ» ³»´Â µ¥ ½Ä»ç µ¿·áÀÇ ³Ê±×·¯¿ò¿¡ ÀÇÁ¸ÇÏ´Â Àϵµ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Àú´Â ½ÄŹ¿¡¼ ¾î¸Ó´Ï¸¦ ³Ã³ÇÏ°Ô ÇÏ°í ½ÍÁö ¾ÊÁö¸¸ ³ªÁß¿¡ ¾î¸Ó´Ï¸¦ ´ë½ÅÇØ »ç°úÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ ºÒÆíÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
For some time I have been embarrassed about her stingy habits when it comes to splitting the check in group situations. She'll often divide costs unfairly and rely on the generosity of her fellow diners to cover her share. I don't want to embarrass her at the table, but I'm uncomfortable apologizing for her after the fact.
ÀÌÁ¦ Á¦°¡ ³ªÀ̸¦ ´õ ¸ÔÀ¸´Ï, ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ »óȲ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Ã¥ÀÓ°¨À» ´À³¢Áö¸¸ ¾î¸Ó´Ï²² µ· ¹®Á¦´Â ¹Î°¨ÇÑ ÁÖÁ¦¶ó°í »ý°¢ÇØ¿ä. Àú´Â ¾î¸Ó´Ï²² ºñÆÇÀûÀ̰ųª ¾î¸Ó´Ï¸¦ °â¿¬Â½°Ô ÇÏ°í ½ÍÁö ¾Ê¾Æ¿ä. ¾î¶»°Ô ÇÏ¸é ¾î¸Ó´Ï²² ÇൿÀ» ¹Ù·ÎÀâÀ¸½Ã¶ó´Â ¸»¾¸À» µå·Á ÀúÈñ ¸ð³à ¸ðµÎ¿¡°Ô Áß¿äÇÑ ´ëÀÎ °ü°è¸¦ ȸº¹ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖÀ»±î¿ä? - ´º¿å¿¡¼ Ä̸®
Now that I'm older, I feel responsible in these situations, but I know money is a sensitive topic for her. I don't want to be critical or make her self-conscious. How can I talk Mom into correcting her behavior so we can salvage relationships that are important to both of us?
KELLY IN NEW YORK
[Advice]
Ä̸® µ¶ÀÚ´Ô²²: ³²µé ¾Õ¿¡¼ ¾î¸Ó´ÔÀ» ³Ã³ÇÏ°Ô ÇÏ½Ã¸é ¾È µË´Ï´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ¾î¸Ó´Ô°ú °³ÀÎÀûÀ¸·Î ¸»¾¸À» ³ª´©½Ã¾î µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÇ °¨Á¤À» Ç¥½ÃÇØ¾ß ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
DEAR KELLY: You shouldn't embarrass your mother in front of others. But you should have a private talk with her and express your feelings.
Æò»ýÀÇ °Ë¼ÒÇÑ ½À°üÀº ºñ·Ï ÀÏ»ý¿¡ µÚ´Ê°Ô ȾÀç°¡ ÀÖ´Ù°í ÇÒÁö¶óµµ ±ú±â°¡ ½±Áö ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¾î¸Ó´Ô²²¼ ÇϽô ÇൿÀÌ ´ëÀÎ °ü°è¸¦ ¸ÁÄ¡°í ÀÖ´Ù´Â »ý°¢ÀÌ µå½Å´Ù¸é, ±× ¶§¿¡´Â ¾î¸Ó´Ô²² ¸»¾¸À» µå·Á ¸î¸î »ç·Ê¸¦ Á¦½ÃÇØ¾ß ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±×°Í¸¸ÀÌ ¾î¸Ó´Ô²²¼ ¹Ù²î½Ãµµ·Ï ¼³µæÇÏ´Â µ¥ µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÌ ¹Ù¶ö ¼ö ÀÖ´Â À¯ÀÏÇÑ Èñ¸Á »çÇ×ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
The frugal habits of a lifetime can be hard to break, even if there is a windfall later in life. But if you feel relationships are being destroyed because of what she is doing, then you should tell her and give her some examples. That's the only hope you have of convincing her to change.
[¾îÈÖ & Ç¥Çö]
* chintzy ÀλöÇÑ (= unwilling to give people things or spend money), ½Î±¸·ÁÀÇ, º¼Ç° ¾ø´Â
(= cheap and badly made)
e.g.) Christina's Cafe tends to be a little chintzy with ingredients.
Å©¸®½ºÆ¼³ª Ä«Æä´Â Àç·á¸¦ ¾²´Â µ¥ Á» ÀλöÇÑ °æÇâÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù.
* split[divide] something down the middle ~À» ¾çºÐÇÏ´Ù, ~ÀÇ Áß°£À» ÀÚ¸£´Ù
(Âü°í: down the middle ²À ÇÑ°¡¿îµ¥¿¡, ¹Ý¹ÝÀ¸·Î)
e.g.) Shall we split the bill down the middle? ¿ì¸® ¹ÝÀ¸·Î ³ª´²¼ °è»êÇÒ±î?
* salvage (ÀÌ¹Ì ¾î´À Á¤µµ ¼Õ»óµÈ ÆòÆÇ?ÀÚÁ¸½É µîÀ») ÁöÅ°´Ù[ȸº¹ÇÏ´Ù]
(= to do something to make sure that you do not completely fail or lose something)
e.g.) What can I do to salvage my reputation? ³ªÀÇ ÆòÆÇÀ» ȸº¹Çϱâ À§ÇØ ³»°¡ ¹«¾ùÀ» ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ü ¸»Àΰ¡?
* self-conscious (about something) ³²ÀÇ ½Ã¼±À» ÀǽÄÇÏ´Â, ÀÚÀǽÄÀÌ °ÇÑ
(= worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you)
e.g.) She made me self-conscious. ±×³à´Â ³ª¸¦ °â¿¬Â½°Ô ¸¸µé¾ú´Ù.