DEAR ABBY: I have been married for seven years and have two children. My husband has what I can only
as an Internet
. He’s literally online from the time I go to bed until I wake up to take our kids to school. I checked and discovered many profiles he has
on different dating sites.
When I
ed him, he told me he has no interest in having an affair. He said he has been
for some time, and it’s his way of escaping reality. I recommended he talk to a therapist, but he keeps trying to justify his behavior by telling me I have no reason to feel hurt because it’s all “make-believe.”
Our relationship has taken a serious dive since I found out. I no longer trust him alone on the computer. I am also no longer
ed to him, and I no longer feel attractive. I don’t know what I can do to be a supportive partner if he won’t admit he has a problem. Please help me. I’m at a total loss.
SECOND TO A SCREEN NAME
DEAR SECOND: May I be frank? First on your agenda should be to take care of yourself and your own emerging depression. If that means talking to a professional, then go for it.
You have every right to be angry about what your husband has been doing. It isn’t harmless, and it isn’t effective therapy for his depression. Much as you might wish to, you can’t fix his problem — which is trying to escape from reality. Only he can do that. Let’s hope he’ll find the courage to face what he’s trying to escape from while your marriage is still salvageable.
※ 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.Some current research is trying to
the increasing problem of mental illness in American life.
① publicize
② ignore
③ deal with
④ dispense with
2.
when he arrived, he has since moved to his own apartment and now directs dances at his school, a transformation Graham calls "a miracle."
① Refused
② Depressed
③ Guarded
④ Neglected
⑤ Survived
3. She
her girl friend as being much prettier than she was.
① reduced
② repelled
③ restrained
④ represented
4. Luckily he could rid himself of drug
.
① remainder
② long discourse
③ sum total
④ slavish habit
5. This advertisement will
the attention of readers everywhere.
① capture
② contain
③ consist
④ confront
6. The Great Lakes of North America
the world's largest system of fresh water lakes.
① constitute
② compel
③ surround
④ combine
[해설 및 정답]
1. [번역] 현재의 일부 연구는 미국인의 삶에 있어 점차 증가일로의 정신질환의 문제에
고자 노력하고 있다.
[어휘] confront 직면, 당면하다(face), 맞서다; 대(처)하다(cope with, deal with) ① 공표(광고)하다 ② 무시하다 ③ 처리하다, 다루다, 취급하다 ④ ~없이 지내다(살다)
[정답] ③
2. [번역] 도착했을 당시
그는 자신의 아파트로 옮겨가서 학교에서 무용을 지도하고 있는데, Graham은 이러한 변화를 “하나의 기적”이라 부르고 있다.
[어휘] despondent 낙담(낙심)한, 풀이 죽은(depressed, dejected, hopeless) ① 거절당한 ③ 보호(호위)를 받는 ④ 무시당한 ⑤ 생존한
[정답] ②
3. [번역] 그녀는 그녀의 여자 친구를 실제보다 훨씬 더 예쁘다고
[정답] ④
4. [번역] 다행히도 그는 마약
에서 벗어날 수 있었다.
5. [번역] 이 광고는 도처에 있는 독자들의 관심을
될 것이다.
[정답] ①
6. [번역] 북미의 5대호는 세계의 가장 큰 규모의 담수호 체계를
[어휘] comprise 포함, 포괄하다(encompass, include, contain, incorporate); 구성하다(make up, compose); 이루어지다, 구성되다(be comprised of, consist of, be made up of, be composed of, constitute, account for) ② 강요하다 ③ 에워싸다 ④ 결합(통합)하다