DAD FEELS HE'S DROWNING IN DAUGHTER'S DIRTY CLOTHES
딸애가 옷을 너무 자주 갈아 입어요
Dear Abby:
My wife and I both have professional jobs and share housework.
I do all the laundry, she does all the cooking, and we share the cleaning.
That's not the problem.
The problem is our 7-year-old daughter "Vanessa's" habit of changing clothes whenever she feels the urge.
My logic says that by the end of the week, Vanessa should have seven dirty outfits -- one or two outfits of deviation is acceptable to me. However, that's not the case.
Every week, it seems like I wash Vanessa's entire wardrobe!
My wife says, "That's what little girls do."
Abby, I was raised with three brothers and my wife was raised with three sisters, so she has more experience than I do.
Experience aside, I feel Vanessa needs to be talked to about not changing so often -- or at least putting an outfit back in the drawer if it has only been worn an hour or two.
Help!
-- LORD OF THE LAUNDRY, ROCHESTER, N.Y.
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Dear Lord of the laundry:
Glad to.
At 7, your royal child is old enough to have responsibilities of her own in your castle.
It's time she started helping you in the laundery department.
Once Vanessa realizes that her clean clothes are a result of someone's effort and do not magically appear in her bureau, she may be more cooperative.
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어휘 및 표현
1. urge : an impulse that prompts action or effort 충동
2. outfit : a set of clothing 의상 한 벌
3. deviation : behavior or attitude different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable 일탈, 탈선
4. wardrobe : collection of clothing belonging to one person 소유하고 있는 의상
5. bureau : a chest of drawers, especially a dresser for holding clothes 침실용 장롱
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해석
DAD FEELS HE'S DROWNING IN DAUGHTER'S DIRTY CLOTHES
딸애가 옷을 너무 자주 갈아 입어요
Dear Abby:
My wife and I both have professional jobs and share housework.
저희는 맞벌이 부부라 집안 일을 함께 분담하고 있어요.
I do all the laundry, she does all the cooking, and we share the cleaning.
빨래는 제가 하고 아내는 요리를 하죠. 집안 청소는 같이 하고요.
That's not the problem.
여기까지는 문제가 없어요.
The problem is our 7-year-old daughter "Vanessa's" habit of changing clothes whenever she feels the urge.
문제는 7살된 제 딸 바네사가 기분 날 때마다 옷을 갈아입는다는 거에요.
My logic says that by the end of the week, Vanessa should have seven dirty outfits -- one or two outfits of deviation is acceptable to me. However, that's not the case.
상식대로라면 일주일에 7벌을 세탁해야 정상이잖아요. 한 두벌 더 있다고 뭐라 그러진 않지만 한 두벌의 문제가 아니에요.
Every week, it seems like I wash Vanessa's entire wardrobe!
매주마다 바네사가 갖고 있는 옷 전부를 빨고 있거든요.
My wife says, "That's what little girls do."
제 아내는 어린 여자 아이들이 원래 그렇대요.
Abby, I was raised with three brothers and my wife was raised with three sisters, so she has more experience than I do.
전 삼형제 사이에서 자랐고 아내는 세자매 사이에서 자랐어요. 그래서 아내가 여자 아이를 기르는 거에 대해 더욱 잘 알고 있지요.
Experience aside, I feel Vanessa needs to be talked to about not changing so often -- or at least putting an outfit back in the drawer if it has only been worn an hour or two.
하지만 그런 걸 떠나서 그렇게 자주 옷을 갈아입는 것에 대해 딸애에게 뭐라고 말을 해야 할 거 같아요. 적어도 한 두 시간 입은 옷은 그냥 옷장에 다시 넣으라고요.
Help! -- LORD OF THE LAUNDRY, ROCHESTER, N.Y.
도와주세요!
Dear Lord of the laundry:
Glad to.
그럼요, 기꺼이 도와드려야죠.
At 7, your royal child is old enough to have responsibilities of her own in your castle.
따님도 7살이니 이젠 어느 정도 책임감을 가져야 해요.
It's time she started helping you in the laundery department.
빨래도 도와주기 시작할 때가 됐어요.
Once Vanessa realizes that her clean clothes are a result of someone's effort and do not magically appear in her bureau, she may be more cooperative.
옷이 저절로 깨끗해져 옷장에 나타나는 게 아니라 누군가가 열심히 세탁했기 때문이란 사실을 알게 되면 좀더 협조적이 될 거예요.
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