STEP 1 — 자막 없이 듣기
오늘은 마흔이 되어서야 처음으로 느낀
진짜 우정에 관한 에세이입니다.
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딕테이션 — 받아쓰기
빈칸을 채워보세요정답
harder정답
school / questioned정답
deepest정답
workforce정답
connected정답
convinced정답
neighboring정답
casually정답
carefully정답
awkward정답
often정답
plan정답
fly정답
opened up정답
time정답
regret정답
embarrassment정답
honest정답
changed정답
worrying정답
aware정답
forties정답
form정답
outlook정답
fit정답
special정답
unexpected정답
allowedSTEP 2.3 — 스크립트 + 해설
탭하면 해설이 펼쳐져요1 I had always believed that making real friends gets harder as you get older. 👆 탭하면 해설
2 People often say the friends you make in school are your truest friends, and I had never questioned that. 👆 탭하면 해설
3 I thought those friendships were the purest and deepest. 👆 탭하면 해설
4 After entering the workforce, I grew close to some colleagues. 👆 탭하면 해설
5 But there was always a line. People you meet through work are still connected by work. 👆 탭하면 해설
6 I drew that line myself, convinced those relationships could never go deeper.⭐ 핵심 👆 탭하면 해설
7 This year, I had a long conversation with someone from a neighboring team. 👆 탭하면 해설
8 It began casually, but somehow two hours passed. 👆 탭하면 해설
9 It felt comfortable. I didn't have to choose my words carefully. 👆 탭하면 해설
10 There was none of the awkward tension you feel around someone you don't know well. 👆 탭하면 해설
11 After that, we started seeing each other more often. 👆 탭하면 해설
12 After-work drinks, short weekend trips, walks with no plan. 👆 탭하면 해설
13 Time always seemed to fly when we were together. 👆 탭하면 해설
14 One night, we opened up about the hardest times in our lives.⭐ 핵심 👆 탭하면 해설
15 These were things I hadn't said to anyone in a long time. 👆 탭하면 해설
16 I thought I'd regret it afterward, but instead I felt lighter. 👆 탭하면 해설
17 I had shown all of myself, yet I felt no embarrassment. 👆 탭하면 해설
18 She felt the same. We had seen each other's most honest sides. 👆 탭하면 해설
19 The next day, nothing between us had changed. 👆 탭하면 해설
20 I stopped worrying about what she thought of me. 👆 탭하면 해설
21 That was always something I had been very aware of in friendships. 👆 탭하면 해설
22 It wasn't until my forties that I felt this for the first time.⭐ 핵심 👆 탭하면 해설
23 Maybe it isn't true that real friendships can only form when you're young. 👆 탭하면 해설
24 Someone who shares your outlook on life can appear at any stage.⭐ 핵심 👆 탭하면 해설
25 Age is not what makes friendship possible. Some people are simply the right fit for you. 👆 탭하면 해설
26 The more I think about it, the more it feels special. 👆 탭하면 해설
27 Life has a way of bringing unexpected people into unexpected moments.⭐ 핵심 👆 탭하면 해설
28 Maybe reaching this point in life is what allowed me to see it clearly. 👆 탭하면 해설
스크립트 전문
영문 + 한글I had always believed that making real friends gets harder as you get older.
People often say the friends you make in school are your truest friends, and I had never questioned that.
I thought those friendships were the purest and deepest.
After entering the workforce, I grew close to some colleagues.
But there was always a line. People you meet through work are still connected by work.
I drew that line myself, convinced those relationships could never go deeper.
This year, I had a long conversation with someone from a neighboring team.
It began casually, but somehow two hours passed.
It felt comfortable. I didn't have to choose my words carefully.
There was none of the awkward tension you feel around someone you don't know well.
After that, we started seeing each other more often.
After-work drinks, short weekend trips, walks with no plan.
Time always seemed to fly when we were together.
One night, we opened up about the hardest times in our lives.
These were things I hadn't said to anyone in a long time.
I thought I'd regret it afterward, but instead I felt lighter.
I had shown all of myself, yet I felt no embarrassment.
She felt the same. We had seen each other's most honest sides.
The next day, nothing between us had changed.
I stopped worrying about what she thought of me.
That was always something I had been very aware of in friendships.
It wasn't until my forties that I felt this for the first time.
Maybe it isn't true that real friendships can only form when you're young.
Someone who shares your outlook on life can appear at any stage.
Age is not what makes friendship possible. Some people are simply the right fit for you.
The more I think about it, the more it feels special.
Life has a way of bringing unexpected people into unexpected moments.
Maybe reaching this point in life is what allowed me to see it clearly.
나는 늘 나이가 들수록 진짜 친구를 만들기 어려워진다고 믿어왔다.
학교에서 사귄 친구가 가장 진실한 친구라고들 하는데, 나는 그 말을 한 번도 의심하지 않았다.
그 시절의 우정이 가장 순수하고 깊다고 생각했다.
사회에 나와서도 가깝게 지내는 동료들이 생겼다.
하지만 늘 선이 있었다. 일로 만난 사람은 결국 일로 연결된 사람이다.
나는 스스로 그 선을 그었다. 그런 관계가 더 깊어질 수는 없을 거라고 확신하면서.
올해, 옆 팀 동료와 오래 이야기를 나누게 됐다.
별생각 없이 시작된 대화였는데, 어느새 두 시간이 지나 있었다.
편했다. 말을 고르지 않아도 됐다.
잘 모르는 사람 앞에서 느끼는 그 어색한 긴장감이 없었다.
그 후로 우리는 자주 만나게 됐다.
퇴근 후 술 한잔, 짧은 주말 여행, 계획 없는 산책.
함께 있으면 시간이 빠르게 지나갔다.
어느 날 밤, 우리는 서로의 가장 힘들었던 시절 이야기를 꺼냈다.
오랫동안 아무에게도 하지 못했던 말들이었다.
말하고 나서 후회할 줄 알았다. 그런데 오히려 마음이 가벼워졌다.
나를 다 드러낸 것 같았는데, 부끄럽지가 않았다.
그 사람도 마찬가지였다. 우리는 서로의 가장 솔직한 모습을 봤다.
다음 날, 우리 사이에 달라진 건 아무것도 없었다.
이 사람이 나를 어떻게 볼까 걱정하지 않게 됐다.
친구 관계에서는 늘 신경 쓰이던 부분이었다.
마흔이 되어서야 비로소 이런 감각을 처음 느꼈다.
어릴 때만 진짜 우정이 만들어진다는 말이 꼭 맞는 건 아닌 것 같다.
삶을 바라보는 시각이 비슷한 사람은 어느 시기에든 나타날 수 있다.
나이가 우정의 조건은 아니었다. 그냥, 잘 맞는 사람이 있을 뿐이었다.
생각하면 할수록, 꽤 특별한 일이라는 느낌이 든다.
살다 보면 예상치 못한 순간에 예상치 못한 사람을 만나기 마련이다.
어쩌면 지금의 내가 됐기 때문에, 그걸 제대로 알아볼 수 있었던 것 같다.
STEP 4 — 핵심문장 말하기
한글 보고 영어로 말해보세요1나는 스스로 그 선을 그었다. 그런 관계가 더 깊어질 수는 없을 거라고 확신하면서. 👆 탭하면 정답이 나와요
2어느 날 밤, 우리는 서로의 가장 힘들었던 시절 이야기를 털어놨다. 👆 탭하면 정답이 나와요
3마흔이 되어서야 비로소 이런 감각을 처음 느꼈다. 👆 탭하면 정답이 나와요
4삶을 바라보는 시각이 비슷한 사람은 어느 시기에든 나타날 수 있다. 👆 탭하면 정답이 나와요
5살다 보면 예상치 못한 순간에 예상치 못한 사람을 만나기 마련이다. 👆 탭하면 정답이 나와요
STEP 5 — 복습 듣기
처음보다 더 많이 들리나요?
들리는 문장을 따라 말해보세요! 🗣️
draw the line / open up about / have a way of -ing 같은
핵심 표현들이 귀에 들리면 성공입니다! ✨
마흔에야 처음 느낀 진짜 우정의 감각,
오늘 하루 내 삶에도 적용해 보세요. 💙
CHECK — 확인 퀴즈
20문제"I drew that line myself, convinced those relationships could never go deeper."
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"After entering the workforce, I grew close to some colleagues."
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"It began _____, but somehow two hours passed."
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"It wasn't until my forties when I felt this for the first time."
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"One night, we opened up about the hardest times in our lives."
정답 확인
"There was none of the awkward tension you feel around someone you don't know well."
정답 확인
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"She felt the same. We had seen each other's most honest sides."
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"Someone who shares your outlook on life can appear at any stage."
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"A feeling of shame or discomfort caused by showing too much of oneself or making a mistake in front of others."
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"Life has a way of bring unexpected people into unexpected moments."
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"Life has a way of bringing unexpected people into unexpected moments."
정답 확인
"I had shown all of myself, yet I felt no embarrassment."
정답 확인
"It felt comfortable. I didn't have to choose my words carefully."
정답 확인
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"I had always believed that making real friends gets more harder as you get older."
정답 확인
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"It wasn't until my forties that I felt this for the first time."
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"Maybe reaching this point in life is what allowed me to see it clearly."
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