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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBYFamily outgrows grandparent's holiday budget
[디어 애비] 조부모님의 명절 예산을 초과할 만큼 커져 버린 가족
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[디어 애비로 배우는 네이티브 생생 영어]


☞ DEAR ABBY: I have a large family. As the grandchildren are now adults with significant others, it's getting beyond my financial means to buy a Christmas gift for everyone ― something I have always done.

애비 선생님께: 제겐 대가족이 있습니다. 손자 손녀들은 이제 결혼한 성인이기 때문에, 지금까지 해온 것처럼 모든 사람들을 위해 크리스마스 선물을 사는 것이 제 재정적인 한계를 넘어서고 있어요.


I now have a brand-new greatgrandchild. What do other grandparents do on holidays about gifts?

저는 또 새로운 증손자가 생겼어요. 다른 조부모님들은 명절에 어떤 선물을 하나요?


- AT MY LIMIT IN NEW YORK
- 뉴욕에서 한계에 부딪힌 독자



☞ DEAR LIMIT: Some grandparents set an age limit after which gifts cease.

한계에 부딪힌 독자님께: 일부 조부모님들은 선물이 중단되는 나이 제한선을 두고 있습니다.


Some families have a "pool" from which names are drawn so each family member buys only one gift per family.

어떤 가족들은 추첨으로 선물 받는 사람의 이름을 뽑는 '뽑기 상자'를 가지고 있고 각 가족 구성원들은 가족당 단 하나의 선물만을 구입합니다.


And other grandparents tell their children and adult grandchildren the truth ― explaining that because they can no longer afford to buy gifts, from now on they'll be exchanging Christmas card greetings only.

그리고 다른 조부모님들은 자녀들과 성인이 된 손주들에게 진실을 말합니다. 더 이상 선물을 살 여유가 없으므로 앞으로는 크리스마스카드만 나눌 것이라는 설명과 함께 말이죠.



KEY WORDS
■ significant other 중요한 다른 사람 (남편·아내·애인을 가리킴)
■ get beyond ~를 넘기다
■ means 수단, 방법, 재력, 수입
■ great-grandchild 증손자
■ cease 중단되다, 중단시키다



[코리아타임스위클리 - 지미홍 편집장]
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