Small Talk for Introverted Parents

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How to form bonds with other parents as a foreigner

Updated: 2024.09.27

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Small Talk for Introverted Parents

내향적인 부모를 위한 조언

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Discussion Questions

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요.

What part of the reading resonated with you most?

이번 교재에서 가장 공감하는 내용은 무엇인가요?

What are some of the fears you have when talking to strangers?

낯선 사람과 대화할 때 느끼는 두려움에는 어떤 것이 있나요?

Why do you want to make conversation with other parents?

다른 부모들과 대화를 나누고 싶은 이유는 무엇인가요?

What do you think you have in common with Western or American parents?

당신은 서양이나 미국 부모와 어떤 공통점이 있다고 생각하세요?

What kinds of differences do you have with Western or American parents?

당신은 서양인이나 미국인 부모와 어떤 차이점이 있나요?

How have you overcome other fears in the past?

과거에 다른 두려움을 어떻게 극복했나요?

If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.

궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요.

Expressions

linger

remain present although waning or gradually dying

Ví dụ

I'd love to stay longer, but I must be hitting the road.

Ví dụ

We better hit the road before traffic gets even worse.

Ví dụ

No, I will not pause to listen to your sermon about "overconfidence," or your superstitious lamentations about the lingering trauma of 2016.

Ví dụ

While those blatant horrors of the past are gone, the ideology that fueled those actions stubbornly lingers.

hiatus

a pause or a gap in a sequence, series, or process

Ví dụ

During your workday, do you wander from task to task in a daze, just waiting to be released from this painful monotony?

Ví dụ

I wonder how long he wandered the crowds of the Acropolis, looking for the face that matched the one in the passport.

Ví dụ

The production came to a hiatus because of the workers’ strike.

Ví dụ

The actor was coming back with a new movie after a 3 years-long hiatus.

be lifted from one's shoulders

To be relieved of tasks, duties, or responsibilities.

Ví dụ

Being fired was a stressful experience, but it is nice to have the stress of his corporate position lifted from his shoulders.

Ví dụ

Graduating from engineering school allowed the stress of my grades to be lifted from my shoulders.

overlook

to miss something

Ví dụ

Don’t overlook the smaller things.

Ví dụ

It’s easy to overlook, so I’ll forgive you.

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