WOMAN'S THIEVERY IS DRIVING HER SISTER MAD
Dear Abby:
My sister, "Pamela," constantly steals things that belong to me.
It can be anything from underwear to jewelry.
When I catch her wearing whatever she "borrowed," the belongings go missing.
Pamela then claims that she returned them.
I have to beg, cry, and finally search her room and car to find them.
Most of the time they'll be ruined.
This is causing a great strain on my life and our relationship.
It has reached the point that I have told my sister I no longer want anything to do with her because she's deceitful, hurtful and selfish.
I honestly think she has some sort of OCD or does it for the thrill.
Oh, we are not teenagers. I am 26 and Pamela is 24.
We are both adults with master's degrees and full-time jobs.
-- FED UP IN QUEBEC
Dear Fed Up:
Excuse me, but how is Pamela able to take possession of your property?
If you're living under the same roof, have a deadbolt lock installed on your bedroom door and use it while you're out.If not, have your dwelling re-keyed.
Your sister cannot steal and destroy that to which she doesn't have access.
어휘 및 표현
1. belonging : a personal item that one owns 소유물
2. strain : great pressure, demand, or stress on one's body, mind, or resources 큰 부담
3. deceitful : given to cheating or deceiving 기만적인
4. OCD(= obsessive-compulsive disorder) : a disorder in which the patient is beset with obsessions and/or compulsions and suffers extreme anxiety or depression through failure to think the obsessive thoughts or perform the compelling acts 강박성 성격장애
5. master's degree : an academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree 석사 학위
6. deadbolt : a bolt on a lock that is moved by turning the key or knob without activation of a spring 데드볼트 (스프링 작용이 없이 열쇠나 손잡이를 돌려야만 움직이는 걸쇠)
해석
WOMAN'S THIEVERY IS DRIVING HER SISTER MAD
여동생한테 도벽이 있어요.
Dear Abby:
My sister, "Pamela," constantly steals things that belong to me.
저한테 파멜라라는 여동생이 있는데요. 항상 제 물건을 훔쳐가요.
It can be anything from underwear to jewelry.
속옷부터 시작해서 보석류까지 아무거나 가져가고 있어요.
When I catch her wearing whatever she "borrowed," the belongings go missing.
일단 그 애가 뭔가를 가져가면 그 물건을 다시 받을 수도 없어요.
Pamela then claims that she returned them.
그래 놓고 파멜라는 항상 물건을 돌려줬다고 시치미를 떼죠.
I have to beg, cry, and finally search her room and car to find them.
제가 울면서 빌어가며 그 애의 방과 차를 뒤져서야 겨우 찾을 수 있어요.
Most of the time they'll be ruined.
대부분의 경우 되찾아도 이미 망가져 있고요.
This is causing a great strain on my life and our relationship.
이 문제 때문에 저의 삶과 여동생과의 관계가 힘들어졌어요.
It has reached the point that I have told my sister I no longer want anything to do with her because she's deceitful, hurtful and selfish.
결국은 제가 그 애한테 너처럼 거짓말을 하고 남에게 해만 끼치는 이기적인 사람과는 더 이상 알고 지내기 싫다고 말하는 지경까지 왔어요.
I honestly think she has some sort of OCD or does it for the thrill.
아무래도 제 동생한테 무슨 성격 장애가 있던지, 아니면 그냥 재미로 그러는 것 같아요.
Oh, we are not teenagers. I am 26 and Pamela is 24.
아, 참고로 저희는 10대 소녀가 아니에요. 저는 26살이고 파멜라는 24살이거든요.
We are both adults with master's degrees and full-time jobs.
둘 다 석사학위를 받았고 직장을 다니고 있어요.
-- FED UP IN QUEBEC
Dear Fed Up:
Excuse me, but how is Pamela able to take
possession of your property?
실례지만 파멜라가 어떻게 당신의 물건에 손을 댈 수 있나요?
If you're living under the same roof, have a deadbolt lock installed on your bedroom door and use it while you're out.
한 집에 살고 있다면 침실 문에 자물쇠를 설치하세요. 외출할 때는 항상 잠그고 나가시고요.
If not, have your dwelling re-keyed.
같은 집이 아니라면 집 열쇠를 바꾸세요.
Your sister cannot steal and destroy that to which she doesn't have access.
손을 댈 수 없다면 훔치거나 망가뜨릴 수도 없어요.
===================
