Joy : How are you?
I : I'm good.
Joy : Okay. My voice is better?
I : Yes.
Joy : you know what because last night I had ginseng tea. and right before I call you I blowed my noise 코를 풀다. and I feel much fresher. What did you do in the morning?
I : I got up early around 6 A.M. because I was very busy so I havn't made side dishes. so last nigit I went grocery shopping and this morning I got up early and cooked.
Joy : How many dishes you made?
I : Generally every morning I get up around 7 A.M. but this morning, I got up a little early. so I cooked for one hour and made 3 side dishes just like 멸치볶음, 가지나물 and 어묵볶음.
Joy : Okay, so you feel comfortable?
I : Yes.
Joy : You know, my mother she used to say when she had 김장김치 in winter season. she said "Oh Now I'm much relieved and comfortable feeling and she feels like she did a lot of homework and in her mind. so that is housewives duties to make food in regrigerator. right?Oh I see. you must been very busy this morning today.
I : Yes
Joy : Okay. where do you go for shopping grocery shopping?
I : 한살림
Joy : Oh, It's like organic grocery market.
I : yes.
Joy : Prices is high?
I : There are many organic shops in Korea just like 한살림, 자연드림, 생협, 새농 and so on. 한살림's price is a little bit middle.
Joy : good. Today we are moving to page 146. This is another new chpater. Have you read this article?
I : Yes.
Joy : Okay. let me just straightly ask you. Why was Paul withdrwan?
I : His father died.
Joy : because his father died. Yes. Why was Paul sent to school adviser?
I : Becasue he had been absent 40 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year.
Joy : right. What did mom say to headmaster?
I : she said "I love my son but I just don't know what to do."
Joy : Okay. What does be out of my hands mean?
I : she donsn't do anything.
Joy : no idea to have deal with. what does make the honor roll mean?
I : 그는 최고의 학생이 되었다.
Joy : best student. 최고의 우등생. could you read out from the first sentence?
I : Yes
My teenage son Paul became wothdrawn after his father died.
Joy : This is actually very painful moment. as I remember, if somebody lose a member of family. It's really painful. and you told me that you lost your sister. How could you get over it? did you work hard?
I : In my case, my sister was one of sister colse to me. so when she passed away, I was very very withdrawn. but at that time when she died, It was just only few months that I married when she died. and I lived in China. and my husband had started his own business in China. so I have nothing to do outside and he wanted me to stay at home. sometimes I helped his business. but when my sister passed away, my younger brother call me and I dropped everything and hurry to go to Korea. During one year, I was very very withdrawn. even thougt my sister passed away, I have to be accustom to china life. so I was a little bit busy. After one year, My feeling was getting better. and I could get over it. but sometimes I very very miss her. these day, I used to think about her life. becase she was very very poor girl. before passing away, first his son passed away.
Joy : Oh, really?
I : yes. so she was very very sick.
Joy : That's why she start to be sick.
I : These day, sometimes I thought about my sister. she was very kind and beautiful woman.
Joy : Come to think about my sister, she was very beautiful woman. but she was poor(=wretch) 가여운 woman.
I : so I miss her.
Joy : sure you are missing her. so you just focus on your working.
I : Yes.
Joy : Sometimes when I feel bad or sad, I usually clean up my house. than after you know cleaning feel much better organize that is the moment I can restart thinking the problem. okay, Alright. next.
As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him.
But the more I tried the more he pulled away.
Joy : the more ~ the more we learned this [~할수록 ~하다. ]
너가 많이 먹을 수록 너는 뚱뚱해질거다. The more you eat, the fatter you are
빨리 할수록 더 좋아. The sooner you do, the better.
그녀가 유명해질수록 그녀는 더 기분이 좋아졌다. the more she was famouse, the better she felt.
the more I tried the more he pulled away. 내가 노력할수록 점점 그는 멀어져갔다.
Joy : disaster. I have another student who has one daughter and son. son is now in poverty. and so his father and mother are so stressed. the more they tried the more he pulled away.
and he shut down the door when came back to school. so they were very speechless. and so speechless to see that mazy moment. what if you were them what would you do?
I : If I was them, let him do 내버려두다
Joy : you just let him go for one year, two years, doesn't matter?
I : until he come back.
Joy : Really? are you just going to wait for he come back?
I : but sometimes I recommend him to go on a trip together.
Joy : Oh, really? so they are trying to conversat to gether. but he just say " 몰라요.. let me alone."