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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 16:06
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBYOctogenarian aims to make first date memorable one
[디어 애비] 첫 데이트를 인상 깊게 만들고 싶은 80대 남성
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[디어 애비로 배우는 생생 영어]

DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old senior man who has met, texted daily and called an 80-year-old woman for the last six weeks.
애비 선생님께: 저는 80대 노인이며 지난 6주간 한 80대 여성과 매일 만나고, 문자하고, 전화를 했습니다.


We both look and think young for our ages as well.
저희 두 사람은 모두 나이에 비해 어려 보이고 생각도 젊습니다.


We plan to have our first date on a Valentine's Day theme.
저희는 발렌타인데이 주제로 첫 데이트를 하기로 했습니다.


It's awkward not knowing what to do when we have our first date.
첫 데이트 때 무엇을 해야 하는지 몰라서 어색합니다.


She says "friends first," and I agree, but we are highly compatible based on our communications.
그녀는 "먼저 친구로 지내보자"고 했고 저도 동의하지만, 지난 연락을 돌이켜보면 저희 두 사람은 매우 잘 맞습니다.


Because our first date will be on Valentine's Day, she said she wants to see if there is chemistry.
저희의 첫 데이트가 발렌타인데이 날이기 때문에 그녀는 우리에게 끌림이 있는지 보고 싶다고 했습니다.


I'm conflicted about whether to give her a flower or flowers.
그녀에게 꽃송이 혹은 꽃다발을 줄지 고민이 됩니다.


Would it be appropriate to have a single long-stemmed rose in my car and, if she's interested in a second date or we both feel chemistry, use "The Bachelor" TV show idea of asking her if she will accept the rose for a second date?
줄기가 긴 장미 한 송이를 차에 두고 그녀가 두 번째 만남에 관심이 있거나 저희 두 사람이 서로 끌림을 느낀다면, TV쇼 ‘배첼러'에 나오는 것처럼 그녀에게 두 번째 만남을 위해 장미를 받아달라고 묻는 것이 적절할까요?


I know it may sound cliche, but I'm reluctant to take the rose to the table.
상투적으로 들리는 건 알지만, 장미를 식사에 가져가는 건 망설여집니다.


Yes, some of us seniors want to be romantic, but we are still concerned about what's acceptable in today's dating world.
네, 노인들 중 일부는 낭만적이고 싶어하지만, 저희는 오늘날의 데이트 세계에서 어떤 것이 허용 가능한지에 대해 여전히 염려가 됩니다.


— UNCLEAR IN THE SOUTH
— 아리송한 남부 사람


DEAR UNCLEAR: I love your letter and I like your style.
아리송한 독자분께: 독자분의 편지와 독자분의 스타일이 마음에 듭니다.


When you go to the table, have a small box of chocolates to present to your lady friend.
식사를 하러 갈 때, 작은 초콜릿 상자를 들고 가서 독자분의 여성 친구분에게 선물해주세요.


The idea of keeping a long-stemmed rose concealed in your car is charming, as long as you keep the stem in water so it won't wilt while you're having dinner, which would be very unromantic.
차에 줄기가 긴 장미를 숨겨 두는 건 아주 매력적인 생각인데 어디까지나 독자분께서 줄기를 물에 담가두어 두 분께서 저녁 식사를 하는 동안 꽃이 시들지 않는 경우에 한하며, 시든다면 전혀 로맨틱하지 않을 겁니다.


Please let me know how the date goes.
데이트가 어떻게 되었는지 저에게 알려주세요.


I wish you luck.
행운을 빕니다.


KEY WORDS
■ octogenarian (나이가) 80대인 사람
■ memorable 기억할 만한 (=unforgettable)
■ senior 어르신, 노인
■ for one's age 나이에 비해서는
■ awkward 어색한
■ compatible 화합할 수 있는[사이좋게 지낼]
■ based on ~에 근거하여
■ chemistry (사람 사이의) 화학 반응(보통 성적으로 강하게 끌리는 것을 가리킴)
■ conflicted 갈등을 겪는
■ long-stemmed 긴 줄기를 가진
■ cliché 상투적인 생각
■ reluctant 주저하는
■ unclear 잘 모르는
■ conceal 감추다, 숨기다
■ present 주다, 수여하다
■ as long as ~하는 한
■ wilt 시들다
■ unromantic 로맨틱하지 않은


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