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Sat, December 9, 2023 | 17:37
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Lame apology
[사설 읽기] 설익은 사과
Posted : 2021-12-27 22:52
Updated : 2022-01-07 15:14
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Candidates should do more to avoid 'family risks'
후보들은 '가족 리스크' 피하기 위해 더욱 힘써야


The wife of main opposition People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol made a belated apology Sunday over allegations that she had falsified credentials for lecturing posts in colleges. During a press briefing at the PPP headquarters, Kim Keon-hee acknowledged she exaggerated or falsified her career to stand out and felt ashamed of such misdeeds.
국민의힘 윤석열 대통령 후보의 부인이 대학 강의를 위해 경력을 위조했다는 의혹에 대해 일요일 뒤늦게 사과했다. 김건희 씨는 국민의힘 당사에서 가진 언론 브리핑에서 그럴 듯하게 보이기 위해 자신의 경력이 부정확하거나 부풀려진 점을 인정하며 자신의 과거 행위에 대해 부끄러움을 느꼈다.


It is unprecedented for the wife of a leading presidential candidate to make a public appearance for an apology. Kim blamed herself for exaggerating her career in job applications. She came under pressure from the PPP to apologize as her husband's support rate was declining at a rapid pace. Yet her apology was called into question due to a lack of sincerity in her remarks. She appeared to be focused more on defending Yoon than on reflecting on what she did. So one cannot but raise doubts about her real intention, because of her expression of concerns about the falling popularity of her husband.
유력 대선주자의 부인이 공개석상에 나와 사과한 것은 전례가 없는 일이다. 김 씨는 입사 지원서에 경력을 부풀린 것에 대해 잘못을 인정했다. 김 씨는 남편의 지지율이 급속히 하락하자 당으로부터 사과하라는 압력을 받았다. 그러나 김 씨의 발언에 진정성이 부족해 이번 사과에 의문이 제기되었다. 김 씨는 자신의 행위에 대한 반성보다는 윤 후보를 옹호하는 데 집중하는 것처럼 보였다. 그래서 윤 후보의 지지도가 떨어지는 것에 대한 우려 표현 때문에 김 씨의 진짜 의도에 의구심을 제기하지 않을 수 없다.


KEY WORDS
■ lame 설득력이 없는, 변변찮은
■ candidate 후보
■ belated 뒤늦은
■ allegation 의혹
■ credential 자격 증명서
■ exaggerate 부풀리다


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