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[Debate/Åä·Ð] (HM-065) Mother of the groom balks at bride£§s fashion decree
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[Problem]

Á¦ ¾ÆµéÀº ³»³â¿¡ °áÈ¥ÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÀúÀÇ Àå·¡ ¸ç´À¸®´Â Á¦(½Å¶ûÀÇ ¾î¸Ó´Ï)°¡ ¾î±ú ²öÀÌ ¾ø´Â ³ì»ö µå·¹½º¸¦ ÀÔÀ¸¶ó°í ¿ä±¸ÇÏ°í ÀÖ¾î¿ä. ½ÅºÎ ¿ª½Ã ³ì»öÀ» ÀÔÀ» °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. 
My son is getting married next year. My future daughter-in-law is demanding that I (mother of the groom) wear a strapless green dress. The bride is also wearing green.

Àú´Â 40»ìÀÌ ³Ñ¾î¼­ ´õ ÀÌ»ó 20´ë °°Àº ¸ö¸Å°¡ ¾Æ´Ï¿¡¿ä, ±×·¡¼­ Àú´Â Á¦ ¸ðµç ºÎÁ·ÇÑ °÷ÀÌ µå·¯³ª ¼¼»ó»ç¶÷µéÀÌ º¼ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô Èçµé°Å¸®´Â µå·¹½º¸¦ ÀÔÀ¸¸é ±Øµµ·Î ºÒÆíÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±×³à´Â ÀúÇÑÅ× ÀڱⰡ ¼±ÅÃÇÑ µå·¹½º¸¦ ÀÔÁö ¾ÊÀ» °Å¸é ±×³É Áý¿¡ ÀÖÀ¸¶ó°í ¾Ë·Á ¿Ô½À´Ï´Ù.   
I am over 40 and no longer have a 20-something body, and I'm extremely uncomfortable wearing a dress where all my imperfections hang out and wobble for the world to see. She has informed me that if I don't wear the dress of her choice, I should just stay home.

Á¦°¡ À̾߱⸦ ³ª´« »ç¶÷Àº ¸ðµÎ Á¦°¡ ¼±È£ÇÏ´Â ½ºÅ¸ÀÏ°ú »ö±òÀÇ µå·¹½º¸¦ ¼±ÅÃÇ϶ó°í ¸»ÇØÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¸¸ÀÏ Á¦°¡ ³ì»öÀÌ ¾Æ´Ñ µå·¹½º¸¦ ÀÔ°í µîÀåÇÑ´Ù¸é ÇÑ ¹ÙÅÁ ¼Ò¶õÀÌ ¹ú¾îÁú °ÍÀÌ¸ç ³ª°¡´Þ¶ó´Â ¿ä±¸¸¦ ¹ÞÀ» °ÍÀ̶ó´Â °ÍÀ» Àú´Â È®½ÅÇÏ°í ÀÖ¾î¿ä. 
Everyone I have talked to has told me to pick the style and color dress I prefer. If I show up in a dress that isn't green, I'm pretty sure it will create a scene and I'll be asked to leave.

Àü ¾î¶»°Ô ÇØ¾ß ÇÒÁö ¸ô¶ó¿ä! Á¦°¡ Á®ÁÖ°í ±×³à°¡ ÀúÇÑÅ× ¿ä±¸ÇÑ °ÍÀ» ÀÔ¾î¾ß ÇÒ±î¿ä, ¾Æ´Ï¸é Á¦°¡ ¿øÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ» ÀÔ°í ¿å½É ¸¹Àº ¿¹ºñ½ÅºÎÀÇ ºÐ³ë¿¡ Á÷¸éÇØ¾ß ÇÒ±î¿ä? - Àϸ®³ëÀÌ ÁÖ¿¡¼­ ³ì»öÀÌ º¸ÀÌ´Â µ¶ÀÚ 
I don't know what to do! Do I cave and wear what she asked of me, or wear what I want and face the wrath of Bridezilla? - SEEING GREEN IN ILLINOIS

[Advice]

³ì»öÀÌ º¸ÀÌ´Â µ¶ÀÚ´Ô²²: µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÇ ¾Æµå´ÔÀÇ ¾àÈ¥³à´Â ¹«·ÊÇÏ°í ÀÚ±âÁß½ÉÀûÀÌ°í ¹«°¨°¢(¿Â°ÇÇÏ°Ô ¸»Çؼ­)ÇÑ °Í °°½À´Ï´Ù. ±×³à°¡ µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÌ °ú´Ù³ëÃâÀ̶ó°í ´À³¢°Ô ÇÏ´Â ¿Ê°ú ¾Æµå´ÔÀÇ °áÈ¥½Ä¿¡ ºÒÂüÇÏ´Â °Í Áß¿¡¼­ ÅÃÀÏÇ϶ó°í »ç½Ç»ó °­¿äÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº Ãæ°ÝÀûÀÔ´Ï´Ù. µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÇ ¾Æµå´ÔÀº ÀÌ »ç½ÇÀ» ¾Ë°í ÀÖ³ª¿ä? ¾Æµå´ÔÀº ±×°ÍÀ» ¾î¶»°Ô »ý°¢Çϳª¿ä?   
DEAR SEEING GREEN: Your son's fiancee appears to be rude, self-centered and insensitive (to put it mildly). That she would actually force you to choose between an outfit that makes you feel overexposed and not attending your son's wedding is shocking. Does your son know about this, and what does he think about it?  

±×³à¿Í ÇÑ ¹ø ´õ ´ëÈ­¸¦ ³ª´©¼¼¿ä. ³ì»öÀ» ÀÔ´Â °Í¿¡´Â ¹Ý´ëÀǻ簡 ¾øÁö¸¸ ¾î±ú ²öÀÌ ¾ø´Â °ÍÀº ¾Æ¹« °Íµµ ÀÔÁö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀ̶ó°í ±×³à¿¡°Ô ¸»¾¸Çϼ¼¿ä. ±×¸®°í µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÌ µû¸£Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é ±×³à°¡ Á¤¸»·Î °áÈ¥½Ä¿¡¼­ µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀ» ¹Ý±âÁö ¾ÊÀ» Àǵµ¶ó¸é, µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀº Âü¼®ÇÏÁö ¸¶¼¼¿ä. ±×°ÍÀÌ ±×³à°¡ Á¦ Á¤½ÅÀ» Â÷¸®µµ·Ï ÇØÁֱ⸦ Èñ¸ÁÇØ º¾½Ã´Ù. ¿Ö³ÄÇÏ¸é ¸¸¾à ±×·¸°Ô µÇÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù¸é, ¾î·µç µ¶ÀÚ´ÔÀÌ ±×³à¿Í ¾Æµå´ÔÀ» ÀÚÁÖ ¸¸³ª°Ô µÉÁö Àǽɽº·´±â ¶§¹®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
Talk to her once more. Tell her that while you have no objection to wearing something green, you do not intend to wear anything strapless ¦¡ and if she really means that if you don't comply you won't be welcome at the wedding, you will not be there. Let's hope it brings her to her senses because if it doesn't, I doubt you'll be seeing much of her and your son anyway.

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* balk at ¸ØÄ©°Å¸®´Ù, ²¨¸®´Ù, ¸Á¼³ÀÌ´Ù (= to not want to or refuse to do something that is difficult, or frightening)  
e.g.) Many parents may balk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes. 
¸¹Àº ºÎ¸ðµéÀÌ ½Å¹ß ÇÑ ÄÓ·¹ °ªÀ¸·Î 100´Þ·¯¸¦ Áشٴ »ý°¢¿¡´Â ¸ØÄ©°Å·ÁÁú °ÍÀÌ´Ù.
 
* fashion ÆмÇ, ÀÇ·ù¾÷ (= Fashion is the area of activity that involves styles of clothing and appearance.)
 
* decree ¹ý·É, Ä¢·É, Æ÷°í·É (= an official command or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country)
e.g.) The president issued a decree imposing a curfew on the capital city. ´ëÅë·ÉÀº ¼öµµ¿¡ Åë±ÝÀ» ½ÃÇàÇϴ Ģ·ÉÀ» Á¦Á¤ÇÏ¿´´Ù.  
 
* strapless (ƯÈ÷ µå·¹½º, ºê·¡Áö¾î°¡) ¾î±ú ²öÀÌ ¾ø´Â (= a dress or shirt that has no straps over your shoulders)
e.g.) They both wore white strapless dresses. ±×µé µÑ ´Ù ¾î±ú ²öÀÌ ¾ø´Â µå·¹½º¸¦ ÀÔ¾ú´Ù.
e.g.) a daring strapless dress in black silk °ËÀº ½ÇÅ© ¼ÒÀçÀÇ, ¾î±ú ²öÀÌ ¾ø´Â ´ë´ãÇÑ µå·¹½º
 
* hang out (ƯÁ¤ Àå¼Ò¿¡¼­ ¶Ç´Â ƯÁ¤Àΰú) ¸¹Àº ½Ã°£À» º¸³»´Ù (= to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people) 
e.g.) I often hang out in coffee shops. Á¾Á¾ Ä¿ÇǼ󿡼­ ½Ã°£À» º¸³». 
 
* wobble (ºÒ¾ÈÁ¤ÇÏ°Ô) Èçµé¸®´Ù[¶³¸®´Ù]; Èçµé´Ù, ¶³´Ù 
e.g.) This chair wobbles. ÀÌ ÀÇÀÚ´Â ÈçµéÈçµéÇÑ´Ù.
 
* create[make] a scene ÇѹÙÅÁ ¼Ò¶õÀ» ÇÇ¿ì´Ù (sceneÀº <ƯÈ÷ ÁÁÁö ¸øÇÑ ÀÏÀÌ ÀϾ´Â> ÇöÀå) 
e.g.) She created a scene. ±×³à´Â ÇѹÙÅÁ ¼Ò¶õÀ» ÇÇ¿ü´Ù.
 
* cave in (to something) (°­·ÂÈ÷ ¹Ý´ëÇÏ´ø °Í¿¡) ÀÀÇÏ´Ù[±¼º¹ÇÏ´Ù]
e.g.) The President is unlikely to cave in to demands for a public inquiry. ´ëÅë·ÉÀÌ °ø°³ Á¶»ç ¿ä±¸¿¡ ÀÀÇÒ °Í °°Áö ¾Ê´Ù.
 
* wrath (±¸½Ä ¶Ç´Â °Ý½Ä) (±ØµµÀÇ) ºÐ³ë, ³ë¿©¿ò 
e.g.) the wrath of God ÇÏ´À´ÔÀÇ ³ë¿©¿ò [½ÅÀÇ ºÐ³ë]
 
* bridezilla (½ÅÁ¶¾î) °áÈ¥ Áغñ °úÁ¤¿¡¼­ Á¡Á¡ À̱âÀûÀÌ°í ¿å½É ¸¹°í ÃßÇÑ ¸ð½ÀÀ» º¸ÀÌ´Â ¿¹ºñ½ÅºÎ
 
* outfit (ƯÁ¤ÇÑ °æ¿ì, ¸ñÀûÀ» À§ÇØ ÀÔ´Â ÇÑ ¹ú·Î µÈ) ¿Ê[º¹Àå]
e.g.) She was wearing an expensive new outfit. ±×³à´Â °ªºñ½Ñ »õ ¿ÊÀ» ÀÔ°í ÀÖ¾ú´Ù.
 
* see much of ~À» ÀÚÁÖ ¸¸³ª´Ù; ~À» ¸¹ÀÌ °Þ´Ù
e.g.) I doubt you'll be seeing much of her and your son anyway. ¾î·µç ´ç½ÅÀÌ ±×³à¿Í ¾ÆµéÀ» ÀÚÁÖ ¸¸³ª°Ô µÉÁö Àǽɽº·´´Ù. 
e.g.) The young girl has already seen much of life. ±× ¼Ò³à´Â ÀÌ¹Ì °í»ýÀ» ¸¹ÀÌ Çß´Ù.