Mostly many youngsters confine themselves to a few words or yes or no answers which means that makes us crazy. hahaha^^
I wish your son would leave just a lovely son but we should get over difficult time together and
accept their unstable mental condition b/c it would be gone away soon and through the moment, parents could have a mature sense ,being together.
Life seems that we move over to the milestones one after another.
Thank you,Sophie.. you've all worked hard this week ^^ go for the next fancy life~!^^
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. *just like : ~처럼 (ex> He looks just like his father.)
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 so when she passed away, I was very very withdrawn.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 it was just only few months that I married when she died. and I lived in China. and my husband had just 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 called me and I dropped everything and hurryied to go to Korea. During one year, somehow I was very very withdrawn. even thougth my sister had already passed away.
:돌아가신것이 먼저이기때문에 시제는 had+p.p 입니다.
I have had to be accustom to China my life in China. so I was a little bit busy. After one year, My feeling I was getting better. and I could get over it as time passed. but sometimes I
am very very missing 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 he came back to school. so they were very speechless. and so speechless to see that mazy crazy 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 comes back.
Joy : Really? are you just going to wait for he comes back?
I : but sometimes I'll recommend him to go going on a trip together.
*recommend는 to부정사를 쓰지않고 that절/ 동명사를 씁니다^^
Joy : Oh, really? so they are trying to conversat converse together. but he just say " 몰라요.. let me alone."