In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.
Q2
Prior to reading this article, were you familiar with services that offered pay-to-hire friendships?
Q3
What do you think about pay-to-hire friendships? Would you pay to hire a friend? (Have you already?)
Q4
What do you think is most important in friendship?
Q5
What does it mean to be a good friend?
Q6
Do you think your friendship is valuable? Do you think you’re a good friend? How much would you pay for your friendship?
Q7
On the topic of friendship, author Aldous Huxley writes: “One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer… the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
Q8
If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.
Expressions
platonic
플라토닉한, 정신적인 사랑의
free from physical desire
예문
1
Our relationship is pretty platonic.
우리 관계는 꽤 플라톤적이야.
예문
2
He is definitely falling head over heels for you. Your platonic friendship won’t last.
그는 분명히 당신에게 푹 빠져 있어요. 두 분의 플라토닉 우정은 오래가지 못할 거예요.
quirk
별난 점
strikingly unconventional
예문
1
My partner loves and accepts me the way I am, even with my quirks and weird habits.
제 파트너는 제 변덕과 이상한 습관에도 불구하고 저를 있는 그대로 사랑하고 받아들입니다.
예문
2
He hoards—but this is an endearing quirk to me.
그는 우물쭈물하고 있어. 하지만 이건 내게는 사랑스러운 별난 짓이야.
tit-for-tat
보복, 앙갚음
a repayment of equal value for a trade
예문
1
The tit-for-tat continued despite the supposed truce.
휴전이 예상되었음에도 불구하고 보복은 계속되었다.
예문
2
It was a tit-for-tat of sorts, something that had continued for quite a while.
그것은 꽤 오랫동안 계속된 일종의 보복이었다.
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*본 교재는 당사 편집진이 제작하는 링글의 자산으로, 저작권법에 의해 보호됩니다. 링글 플랫폼 외에서 자료를 활용하시는 경우, 당사와 사전 협의가 필요합니다.
