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DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I, after many long years of school, advanced degrees and work in the corporate world, are now retired. We are (we hope) financially secure.
Both of us have siblings who were less successful for various reasons. What obligation do hardworking people have toward their less successful siblings, especially one who has been a freeloader his entire life?
"Rusty" sponged off his aging parents to keep from having to earn a decent living. We feel sorry for him, but it's the bed he made for himself years ago when he took shortcuts. We're afraid if we give him a hand, he'll expect an arm next time.
As far as I'm concerned, only Rusty's laziness prevents him from getting a part-time job to help pay the bills. If we give him money, we'll have to do it for the other siblings on both sides.
I know this sounds uncharitable, but we worked for 40 years and struggled through everything life had to throw at us. We saved every penny we could and invested wisely. How do we deal with family members who can take care of themselves, but don't?
ANONYMOUS IN AMERICA
DEAR ANONYMOUS: You decide on a case-by-case basis, unless all of your family members are like Rusty. And if they are, you sympathize, but don't subsidize.
※ 다음에 나오는 문제들은 본 기사에 나오는 중요한 어휘들로 구성된 토익, 토플, 텝스 기출 및 예상 문제입니다.
※ Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the highlighted part or fill in the blank with a suitable one.
1. Many customers are reluctant to buy new hardware because of a shortage of innovative software.
① sorry ② frantic ③ unwilling ④ irrational
2. When the obligation to make a material return was dragged into the light, it did not inhibit the development of sentiments of friendship, but fostered it.
① displayed ② informed ③ doubted ④ encouraged
3. Since she did not have time to read the entire play before class, she read an outline of the plot instead.
① a synonym ② a symposium ③ a synopsis ④ a symmetry ⑤ a synthesis
4. Despite such hardship, Obama's mother was determined that her son would get a ______________ education, the very reason Obama is where he is today.
① decent ② contradictory ③ impudent ④ carefree
5. The driver tried to avert the accident by bringing the car to a sudden stop.
① cause ② control ③ minimize ④ prevent
[번역 및 정답]
1. [번역] 많은 고객들은 혁신적인 소프트웨어가 부족하기 때문에 새로 나온 하드웨어를 구입하는 것을 꺼려한다.
[정답] ③
2. [번역] 물질적 수입을 내야한다는 의무감이 이윽고 드러나게 되었을 때, 그것이 우정의 진전을 억제한 것 이 아니라 이를 촉진했다.
[정답] ④
3. [번역] 그녀는 수업 전에 전체대본을 읽어 볼만한 시간이 없었기 때문에, 그녀는 대신 줄거리 의 개요를 읽었다.
[정답] ①
4. [번역] 그런 어려운 상황에서도, 오바마의 어머니는 그녀의 아들이 남부끄럽지 않는 교육을 받게 하는데 혼신의 힘을 기울였고 그게 바로 오늘의 오바마가 있게 된 이유이다.
[정답] ①
5. [번역] 그 운전사는 그 승용차를 급정차시킴으로써 사고를 피하려고 애썼다.
[정답] ④
