DEAR ABBY: I'm a twice-divorced woman who found my present husband late in life. I'm in my early 60s, and my husband is in his 70s. We married quickly because I didn't want to be alone in life and I thought I loved him.
My husband works while I stay at home because of a medical condition. Because I get bored, I spend some of my time communicating with and texting male friends from the past and one of my ex-husbands.
We have fun texting and sometimes it goes a little beyond that. I realize I am married and my ex is engaged, but how harmful can this be? I don't think I'm hurting anyone, and it helps the day go by.
Is this considered cheating? I don't think it is because my ex and I live in different states and the chances of us ever getting together again are slim to none.
PASSING TIME
DEAR PASSING TIME: This isn't harmless fun; it's a threat to your marriage. Whether I consider it cheating is beside the point. Whether your husband and your ex's fiancee would consider it cheating is the question. If they got wind of your "pastime," I suspect both would be hurt, angry and feel violated. Not only that, you could lose Husband No. 3.
※ 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. Although monkeys occasionally menace their enemies, they are usually not dangerous unless they are provoked.
① kill ② consume ③ threaten ④ pursue
2. When Fred was caught cheating on his exam, he got into hot water.
① feel very hot ② become irritated ③ feel ashamed ④ be in trouble
3. If someone is not likely to pass an examination, we say his chances are ________________.
① frail ② slim ③ sickly ④ faint
4. Fingerprints on the gun were decisive evidence that the suspect was guilty.
① competent ② consistent ③ conclusive ④ coherent
5. A longer war would hurt the U.S. at home, exacerbating racial tensions because of the disproportionate number of blacks in the front lines.
① alleviating ② extinguishing ③ rectifying ④ aggravating
[번역 및 정답]
1. [번역] 원숭이들은 이따금씩 그들의 적들을 위협하긴 하지만, 그들은 성나게 하지 않으면 대개 위험스럽지 않다.
[정답] ③
2. [번역] Fred가 그의 시험에서 부정행위를 하다 걸리게 되었을 때, 그는 곤란에 빠졌다.
[정답] ④
3. [번역] 만일 어떤 누군가 시험에 합격할 것 같지 않다면, 우리는 그의 가망성이 희박하다고 말한다.
[정답] ②
4. [번역] 그 총에 묻어있는 지문은 그 피의자가 유죄였다는 결정적인 증거였다.
[정답] ③
5. [번역] 전쟁이 보다 장기화되면 전선에 투입된 (백인에 대해) 불균형적으로 흑인들의 수가 많음으로 하여 인종간의 긴장을 더욱 악화시킬 것이고, 이는 국내적으로 미국에 해로울 것이다.
[정답] ④
My husband works while I stay at home because of a medical condition. Because I get bored, I spend some of my time communicating with and texting male friends from the past and one of my ex-husbands.
We have fun texting and sometimes it goes a little beyond that. I realize I am married and my ex is engaged, but how harmful can this be? I don't think I'm hurting anyone, and it helps the day go by.
Is this considered cheating? I don't think it is because my ex and I live in different states and the chances of us ever getting together again are slim to none.
PASSING TIME
DEAR PASSING TIME: This isn't harmless fun; it's a threat to your marriage. Whether I consider it cheating is beside the point. Whether your husband and your ex's fiancee would consider it cheating is the question. If they got wind of your "pastime," I suspect both would be hurt, angry and feel violated. Not only that, you could lose Husband No. 3.
※ 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. Although monkeys occasionally menace their enemies, they are usually not dangerous unless they are provoked.
① kill ② consume ③ threaten ④ pursue
2. When Fred was caught cheating on his exam, he got into hot water.
① feel very hot ② become irritated ③ feel ashamed ④ be in trouble
3. If someone is not likely to pass an examination, we say his chances are ________________.
① frail ② slim ③ sickly ④ faint
4. Fingerprints on the gun were decisive evidence that the suspect was guilty.
① competent ② consistent ③ conclusive ④ coherent
5. A longer war would hurt the U.S. at home, exacerbating racial tensions because of the disproportionate number of blacks in the front lines.
① alleviating ② extinguishing ③ rectifying ④ aggravating
[번역 및 정답]
1. [번역] 원숭이들은 이따금씩 그들의 적들을 위협하긴 하지만, 그들은 성나게 하지 않으면 대개 위험스럽지 않다.
[정답] ③
2. [번역] Fred가 그의 시험에서 부정행위를 하다 걸리게 되었을 때, 그는 곤란에 빠졌다.
[정답] ④
3. [번역] 만일 어떤 누군가 시험에 합격할 것 같지 않다면, 우리는 그의 가망성이 희박하다고 말한다.
[정답] ②
4. [번역] 그 총에 묻어있는 지문은 그 피의자가 유죄였다는 결정적인 증거였다.
[정답] ③
5. [번역] 전쟁이 보다 장기화되면 전선에 투입된 (백인에 대해) 불균형적으로 흑인들의 수가 많음으로 하여 인종간의 긴장을 더욱 악화시킬 것이고, 이는 국내적으로 미국에 해로울 것이다.
[정답] ④
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