TOPIK 3-4 | A Warm Letter to Myself: Finding Peace in Small Successes

 πŸŽ™️ A Letter from Minji to Herself: “You’ve Done Enough” | λ―Όμ§€μ˜ λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ μ“°λŠ” νŽΈμ§€: "μΆ©λΆ„νžˆ μž˜ν•΄μ˜¨ λ„ˆμ—κ²Œ"

🎧 λΉ„λ””μ˜€ / Audio

πŸ“ μ†Œκ°œ 및 νƒ€μž„μŠ€νƒ¬ν”„ / Introduction & Timestamp

In This Lesson, You’ll Learn:
  • Emotional Vocabulary: Master "expensive" words like λŒ€κ²¬ν•˜λ‹€ (proud), μΉ˜μ—΄ν•˜λ‹€ (fierce), and ν† λ‹₯이닀 (to comfort).

  • Intermediate Grammar: See how structures like -μ§€ 뭐야 and -γ„΄/은 μ±„λ‘œ are used in natural, everyday storytelling.

  • Cultural Insight: Understand the "Small but Certain Happiness" (μ†Œν™•ν–‰) trend and the mindset of modern Koreans at the end of the year.

πŸ—¨️ Example Phrases:
  • μ˜¬ν•΄μ˜ λΉˆμΉΈλ“€μ€ μ‹€νŒ¨κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, λ‚΄λ…„μ˜ λ„€κ°€ μ±„μ›Œλ‚˜κ°ˆ μ—¬μœ μ•Ό. (The blank spaces from this year aren't failures; they are room for you to fill next year.)

  • λ‚¨λ“€μ˜ μ‹œμ„ λ³΄λ‹€ λ‚΄ 마음이 ν•˜λŠ” μ†Œλ¦¬μ— 더 κ·€λ₯Ό 기울이게 됐어. (I’ve started listening to the voice of my own heart more than the gaze of others.)

⏱️ Timestamps:
  • 00:00 - Part 1 - Listening Practice: A Letter from Minji to Herself: “You’ve Done Enough”  
  • 04:29 - Part 2: Reading Practice
  • 04:57 - Part 3 : Essential Vocabulary
  • 08:20 - Part 4 - Speaking Practice: 10 Q&A
  • 11:58 - Outro

πŸ“„ μŠ€ν¬λ¦½νŠΈ / Transcript

Part 1: Listening Practice

μ•ˆλ…•, μΉœκ΅¬λ“€! μ–΄λŠμƒˆ 또 ν•œ ν•΄κ°€ μ°Ύμ•„μ™”λ„€. 창밖을 λ³΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ μ°¬λ°”λžŒμ΄ 쌩쌩 λΆ€λŠ” 게 정말 연말이 온 것 κ°™μ•„. λ‚˜λŠ” μ§€κΈˆ λ”°λœ»ν•œ μ°¨ ν•œ μž”μ„ λ§ˆμ‹œλ©΄μ„œ 책상 μ•žμ— 앉아 μžˆμ–΄. 방금 μ „κΉŒμ§€ μ˜¬ν•΄ μ΄ˆμ— 야심 차게 μƒ€λ˜ 닀이어리λ₯Ό λ„˜κ²¨λ³΄κ³  μžˆμ—ˆκ±°λ“ . 사싀 λ‚˜, μ˜¬ν•΄ μ΄ˆμ— 'μš΄λ™ 맀일 κ°€κΈ°'κ°€ λͺ©ν‘œμ˜€μ–΄. 큰맘 λ¨Ήκ³  λΉ„μ‹Ό μš΄λ™λ³΅κΉŒμ§€ μ„ΈνŠΈλ‘œ μƒ€λŠ”λ°, λ”± μ„Έ 번 κ°€κ³ λŠ” 옷μž₯에 고이 λͺ¨μ…”λ’€μ§€ 뭐야. (μ›ƒμŒ) μ²˜μŒμ—” κ³„νšμ„ λͺ» 지킨 λ‚΄κ°€ μ°Έ ν•œμ‹¬ν•΄ λ³΄μ˜€λŠ”λ°, μ§€κΈˆ λ‹€μ‹œ μƒκ°ν•΄λ³΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ κ·Έ μ„Έ λ²ˆμ΄λΌλ„ λ…Έλ ₯ν–ˆλ˜ λ‚΄ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ΄ μ’€ 귀엽더라고. μ™„λ²½ν•˜μ§„ μ•Šμ•„λ„ μ‹œλ„ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” 게 μ€‘μš”ν•œ κ±°μž–μ•„, 그치?

μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„λ„ ν˜Ήμ‹œ λ‹€μ΄μ–΄λ¦¬μ˜ λΉˆμΉΈλ“€μ„ λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ 마음이 μ‘°κΈ‰ν•΄μ§€μ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ•˜μ–΄? λ‚˜λ„ μ „μ—λŠ” 성적이 κΈ°λŒ€λ§ŒνΌ μ•ˆ λ‚˜μ˜€κ±°λ‚˜ 남듀보닀 λ’€μ²˜μ§€λŠ” 것 κ°™μœΌλ©΄ λ‚˜λ₯Ό 많이 λ―Έμ›Œν–ˆμ–΄. 그런데 였늘 문득 이런 생각이 듀더라고. 'κΌ­ 무언가 λŒ€λ‹¨ν•œ κ²°κ³Όκ°€ μžˆμ–΄μ•Όλ§Œ 잘 μ‚° 걸까?' ν•˜κ³  말이야. 

올 ν•œ ν•΄λ₯Ό κ°€λ§Œνžˆ λŒμ•„λ³΄λ©΄, 사싀 μš°λ¦¬λŠ” λ§€ μˆœκ°„ μΉ˜μ—΄ν•˜κ²Œ μ‚΄μ•„μ™”μž–μ•„. λ‚˜λŠ” μœ λ‚œνžˆ νž˜λ“€μ—ˆλ˜ μ§€λ‚œμ—¬λ¦„μ΄ κΈ°μ–΅λ‚˜. 땀을 뻘뻘 ν˜λ¦¬λ©΄μ„œ 무거운 가방을 λ©”κ³  λ²„μŠ€μ— 올랐던 퇴근길, 업무가 잘 풀리지 μ•Šμ•„μ„œ ν™”μž₯μ‹€μ—μ„œ λͺ°λž˜ ν•œμˆ¨μ„ λ‚΄μ‰¬λ˜ μ˜€ν›„, 그리고 λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ§€μ³μ„œ 씻지도 λͺ»ν•œ 채 μΉ¨λŒ€μ— μ“°λŸ¬μ Έ μž λ“€μ—ˆλ˜ μˆ˜λ§Žμ€ λ°€λ“€... κ·Έ μˆœκ°„μˆœκ°„λ“€μ„ ν¬κΈ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šκ³  λ²„ν…¨μ˜¨ 것 μžμ²΄κ°€ 이미 λŒ€λ‹¨ν•œ 일 μ•„λ‹κΉŒ? μš°λ¦¬λŠ” λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ 'κ²°κ³Ό'λ₯Ό λ§Œλ“  게 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, 'ν•˜λ£¨'λΌλŠ” μ‹œκ°„μ„ 묡묡히 이겨낸 κ±°λ‹ˆκΉŒ.

λ¬Όλ‘  νž˜λ“€κΈ°λ§Œ ν•œ 건 μ•„λ‹ˆμ—ˆμ–΄. μ§€μΉœ 퇴근길에 μš°μ—°νžˆ 맑은 κ°“ ꡬ운 λΉ΅ λƒ„μƒˆ, 정말 μΆ”μš΄ λ‚  집에 λŒμ•„μ™€μ„œ μ‹ μ—ˆλ˜ λ”°λœ»ν•œ 수면 μ–‘λ§μ˜ 포근함 같은 μ†Œμ†Œν•œ 행볡듀이 μ°Έ λ§Žμ•˜κ±°λ“ . κ±°μ°½ν•œ μƒν‘œλ‚˜ 높은 μ μˆ˜λŠ” μ•„λ‹ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 이런 μž‘μ€ μˆœκ°„λ“€μ΄ λͺ¨μ—¬μ„œ μ§€μΉœ λ‚΄ λ§ˆμŒμ„ ν† λ‹₯μ—¬μ€¬λ˜ 것 κ°™μ•„. 덕뢄에 'μ•„, κ·Έλž˜λ„ 였늘 ν•˜λ£¨ λ‚˜μ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜λ„€'라고 μ›ƒμœΌλ©° μž λ“€ 수 μžˆμ—ˆμ§€.

뿐만 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, μ˜¬ν•΄ λ‚΄κ°€ 슀슀둜 λŒ€κ²¬ν•˜λ‹€κ³  λŠλ‚€ 게 ν•˜λ‚˜ 더 μžˆμ–΄.  λ°”λ‘œ ‘혼자만의 μ‹œκ°„’을 즐길 쀄 μ•Œκ²Œ λλ‹€λŠ” κ±°μ•Ό. μ˜ˆμ „μ˜ λ‚˜λŠ” 혼자 있으면 μ™ μ§€ μ™Έλ‘­κ³ , 남듀이 λ‚˜λ₯Ό μ΄μƒν•˜κ²Œ 볼까 봐 항상 μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ ν‹ˆμ— μ„žμ—¬ 있으렀고 애썼거든. 그런데 μ˜¬ν•΄ 처음으둜 혼자 μ˜ν™”λ₯Ό 보러 κ°€κ³ , μ‘°μš©ν•œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— 앉아 λͺ‡ μ‹œκ°„ λ™μ•ˆ 책을 읽어봀어. μ²˜μŒμ—” 쑰금 μ–΄μƒ‰ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, μ‹œκ°„μ΄ μ§€λ‚ μˆ˜λ‘ λ‚¨λ“€μ˜ μ‹œμ„ λ³΄λ‹€ λ‚΄ 마음이 ν•˜λŠ” μ†Œλ¦¬μ— 더 κ·€λ₯Ό 기울이게 λ˜λ”λΌ. λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ—κ²Œ λ§žμΆ”μ§€ μ•Šκ³  였직 λ‚΄κ°€ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒλ“€λ‘œλ§Œ μ‹œκ°„μ„ μ±„μš°λŠ” 게 μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ μžμœ λ‘œμš΄μ§€ μ΄μ œμ•Ό μ•Œ 것 κ°™μ•„. 이건 λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ 정말 큰 μ„±μž₯μ΄μ—ˆμ–΄.

κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ λ‹€λ₯Έ λˆ„κ΅¬λ³΄λ‹€ λ‚˜ μžμ‹ μ—κ²Œ, 우리 λ―Όμ§€μ—κ²Œ 이 말을 κΌ­ ν•΄μ£Όκ³  μ‹Άμ–΄.

"λ―Όμ§€μ•Ό, 정말 고생 λ§Žμ•˜μ–΄. 남듀은 λ„€κ°€ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ νž˜λ“€κ²Œ μ—¬κΈ°κΉŒμ§€ μ™”λŠ”μ§€ λ‹€ μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•˜κ² μ§€λ§Œ, λ‚˜λŠ” μ•Œμ•„. λ„€κ°€ μž μ„ μ«“μœΌλ €κ³  λ§ˆμ…¨λ˜ μ“΄ 컀피와, λΆˆμ•ˆν•œ λ§ˆμŒμ„ λ‹€μž‘μœΌλ €κ³  썼던 일기듀... κ·Έ 성싀함이 μ§€κΈˆμ˜ λ„ˆλ₯Ό λ§Œλ“  κ±°μ•Ό. λͺ©ν‘œλ₯Ό λ‹€ 이루지 λͺ»ν–ˆμœΌλ©΄ μ–΄λ•Œ? 적어도 λ„ˆλŠ” λ„€ μžμ‹ μ„ ν¬κΈ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μž–μ•„. κ·Έκ±°λ©΄ μΆ©λΆ„ν•΄. μ˜¬ν•΄μ˜ λΉˆμΉΈλ“€μ€ μ‹€νŒ¨κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, λ‚΄λ…„μ˜ λ„€κ°€ μ±„μ›Œλ‚˜κ°ˆ μ—¬μœ λΌκ³  μƒκ°ν•˜μž. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ μ΄μ œλŠ” 무거운 마음 λ‹€ 내렀놓고 ν‘Ή 쉬어."

μΉœκ΅¬λ“€μ•„, 우리 올 ν•œ ν•΄ 정말 고생 λ§Žμ•˜μž–μ•„. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ 슀슀둜λ₯Ό λ„ˆλ¬΄ λͺ°μ•„μ„Έμš°μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² μ–΄. λŒ€λ‹¨ν•œ 성곡이 없어도, μš°λ¦¬λŠ” μΆ©λΆ„νžˆ λΉ›λ‚˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ. κ±°μšΈμ„ λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ 자기 μžμ‹ μ—κ²Œ "μ‚¬λž‘ν•΄", "κ³ λ§ˆμ›Œ"라고 ν•œλ§ˆλ”” ν•΄μ£ΌλŠ” 건 μ–΄λ–¨κΉŒ?

μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ€ 올 ν•œ ν•΄λ₯Ό λ³΄λ‚΄λ©΄μ„œ μžμ‹ μ—κ²Œ κ°€μž₯ λ―Έμ•ˆν–ˆλ˜ μ μ΄λ‚˜, κΌ­ μΉ­μ°¬ν•΄μ£Όκ³  싢은 점이 μžˆμ–΄? 혼자 κ°„μ§ν•˜κΈ°μ—” μ•„κΉŒμš΄ μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ˜ μ†Œμ€‘ν•œ 이야기듀, λ‚˜ν•œν…Œλ„ 살짝 λ“€λ €μ€„λž˜? 우리 같이 μ„œλ‘œλ₯Ό ν† λ‹₯μ—¬μ£Όμž.


Part 2: Reading Practice

이제 μ˜μƒ 처음으둜 λŒμ•„κ°€μ„œ μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό μ•„μ£Ό μž‘κ²Œ 쀄인 λ’€, μ €λ₯Ό 따라 읽어 λ³΄μ„Έμš”. λ§Œμ•½ 속도가 쑰금 λΉ λ₯΄κ²Œ λŠκ»΄μ§„λ‹€λ©΄, μ„€μ •μ—μ„œ μž¬μƒ 속도λ₯Ό μ‘°μ ˆν•΄ μ£Όμ„Έμš”. ν•œλ‘ 번 따라 읽은 ν›„μ—λŠ” μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό 끄고 μžλ§‰λ§Œ λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ 혼자 μ—°μŠ΅ν•΄ λ³΄μ„Έμš”. 이 μ—°μŠ΅ 방법은 μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ˜ 읽기와 λ§ν•˜κΈ° μ‹€λ ₯을 λΉ λ₯΄κ²Œ ν‚€μš°λŠ” 데 큰 도움이 될 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.


Part 3: Vocabulary & Grammar

이제 μ˜μƒμ—μ„œ 자주 쓰인 μ€‘μš”ν•œ 단어와 ν‘œν˜„λ“€μ„ ν•¨κ»˜ 정리해 λ³Όκ²Œμš”.

1. 야심 차게: Ambitiously / Full of ambition
πŸ“Œμƒˆν•΄λ₯Ό λ§žμ•„ 야심 차게 사업 κ³„νšμ„ μ„Έμ› λ‹€.
→ I ambitiously set up a business plan for the New Year.

2. 고이 λͺ¨μ…”두닀: To keep/shrine something carefully (often unused)
πŸ“Œμ•„λΌλŠ” ꡬ두λ₯Ό μ‹ μ§€ μ•Šκ³  μ‹ λ°œμž₯에 고이 λͺ¨μ…”λ‘μ—ˆλ‹€.
→ I didn't wear my favorite shoes and kept them tucked away in the closet.

3. ν•œμ‹¬ν•˜λ‹€: To be pathetic / pitiful
πŸ“Œμˆ™μ œλ₯Ό ν•˜λ‚˜λ„ μ•ˆ ν•œ λ‚΄ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ΄ 정말 ν•œμ‹¬ν–ˆλ‹€.
→ I felt so pathetic for not doing any of my homework.

4. μΉ˜μ—΄ν•˜κ²Œ: Fiercely / Intensely
πŸ“Œκ·ΈλŠ” 아무 말 없이 μžμ‹ μ˜ 일을 묡묡히 ν•΄λƒˆλ‹€.
→ He silently and steadfastly carried out his work without a word.

5. 묡묡히: Silently / Wordlessly (steadfastly)
πŸ“Œκ·Έ ν•œλ§ˆλ””λŠ” μ™„μ „ 폭탄 μ„ μ–Έμ΄μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.
→ That one sentence was a complete bombshell.

6. ν† λ‹₯μ—¬μ£Όλ‹€: To pat/comfort someone
πŸ“ŒμšΈκ³  μžˆλŠ” 친ꡬ의 μ–΄κΉ¨λ₯Ό λ”°λœ»ν•˜κ²Œ ν† λ‹₯μ—¬μ£Όμ—ˆλ‹€.
I warmly patted the shoulder of my crying friend to comfort them.

7. λŒ€κ²¬ν•˜λ‹€: To be proud of (someone's growth/effort)
πŸ“Œν˜Όμžμ„œ λͺ¨λ“  일을 끝낸 λ‚΄κ°€ 슀슀둜 λŒ€κ²¬ν–ˆλ‹€.
→ I felt proud of myself for finishing everything on my own.

8. ν‹ˆμ— μ„žμ΄λ‹€: To mingle/blend into a crowd
πŸ“Œ λ‚˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ“€ ν‹ˆμ— μ„žμ—¬ 곡연을 κ΄€λžŒν–ˆλ‹€.
I watched the performance while mingling in the crowd.

9. κ·€λ₯Ό κΈ°μšΈμ΄λ‹€: To listen intently / lend an ear
πŸ“Œ μ„ μƒλ‹˜μ€ ν•™μƒλ“€μ˜ 고민에 항상 κ·€λ₯Ό κΈ°μšΈμ΄μ‹ λ‹€.
The teacher always lends an ear to the students' concerns.

10. λͺ°μ•„μ„Έμš°λ‹€: To push/corner someone (hard)
πŸ“Œ λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ™„λ²½ν•˜λ €κ³  μžμ‹ μ„ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λͺ°μ•„μ„Έμš°μ§€ λ§ˆμ„Έμš”.
Don't push yourself too hard to be perfect.

11. 닀이어리λ₯Ό λ„˜κ²¨λ³΄λ‹€: To flip through a diary
πŸ“Œ μ˜›λ‚  사진을 보듯 닀이어리λ₯Ό λ„˜κ²¨λ³΄λ©° 좔얡에 μž κ²Όλ‹€.
I was lost in memories while flipping through my diary as if looking at old photos.

12. 큰맘 λ¨Ήκ³ : To brace oneself / To make a big decision πŸ“Œ 큰맘 λ¨Ήκ³  λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜ λ“œλ¦΄ λΉ„μ‹Ό 선물을 샀닀. → I made a big decision (braced my wallet) to buy an expensive gift for my parents.

13. 땀을 뻘뻘 ν˜λ¦¬λ‹€: To sweat profusely 
πŸ“Œ λ”μš΄ 날씨에 계단을 였λ₯΄λŠλΌ 땀을 뻘뻘 ν˜λ Έλ‹€. → I was sweating profusely from climbing the stairs in the hot weather.

14. μž μ„ μ«“λ‹€: To drive away sleep / stay awake 
πŸ“Œ μ‹œν—˜ 곡뢀λ₯Ό ν•˜λ €κ³  컀피λ₯Ό λ§ˆμ‹œλ©° μž μ„ μ«“μ•˜λ‹€. → I drank coffee to drive away sleep so I could study for my exam.

15. λ§ˆμŒμ„ λ‹€μž‘λ‹€: To pull oneself together / steady one's mind 
πŸ“Œ μ‹€νŒ¨ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ λ‹€μ‹œ μ‹œμž‘ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ§ˆμŒμ„ λ‹€μž‘μ•˜λ‹€. → Although I failed, I pulled myself together to start over.

16. 내렀놓닀: To let go / lay down
πŸ“Œ 가끔은 λͺ¨λ“  걱정을 내렀놓고 μ‰¬λŠ” 것이 ν•„μš”ν•˜λ‹€.
→ Sometimes it is necessary to let go of all worries and just rest.

Part 4: Speaking Practice: 10 Q&A

자, 이 λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰ λΆ€λΆ„μ—μ„œλŠ” μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ΄ 이 이야기와 κ΄€λ ¨λœ 10κ°€μ§€ μ§ˆλ¬Έμ— λŒ€λ‹΅ν•΄ λ³Ό κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.
λŒ€λ³Έμ— μžˆλŠ” λ¬Έμž₯듀을 κ·ΈλŒ€λ‘œ μ‚¬μš©ν•΄μ„œ 닡해도 λ˜λ‹ˆκΉŒ, λ§Œμ•½ μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ΄ 전체 λŒ€λ³Έμ„ 잘 μ½μœΌμ…¨λ‹€λ©΄ 이 μ§ˆλ¬Έλ“€μ— λ‹΅ν•˜λŠ” 것도 μ–΄λ ΅μ§€ μ•Šμ„ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”!

1. Q: λ―Όμ§€λŠ” μ§€κΈˆ 무엇을 ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ 올 ν•œ ν•΄λ₯Ό λŒμ•„λ³΄κ³  μžˆλ‚˜μš”? (What is Min-ji doing while reflecting on this past year?) 
A: λ―Όμ§€λŠ” μ§€κΈˆ 방에 앉아 λ”°λœ»ν•œ μ°¨ ν•œ μž”μ„ λ§ˆμ‹œλ©° μ˜¬ν•΄ μ΄ˆμ— 썼던 닀이어리λ₯Ό λ„˜κ²¨λ³΄κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”. (Min-ji is sitting in her room, drinking a cup of warm tea, and flipping through the diary she wrote at the beginning of this year.)

2. Q: λ―Όμ§€κ°€ μ˜¬ν•΄ μ΄ˆμ— μ„Έμ› μ§€λ§Œ μ§€ν‚€μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ λͺ©ν‘œλŠ” λ¬΄μ—‡μΈκ°€μš”? (What goal did Min-ji set at the beginning of the year but fail to keep?) 
A: λ―Όμ§€μ˜ λͺ©ν‘œλŠ” 'μš΄λ™ 맀일 κ°€κΈ°'μ˜€μ§€λ§Œ, λΉ„μ‹Ό μš΄λ™λ³΅λ§Œ 사고 λ”± μ„Έ λ²ˆλ°–μ— κ°€μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. (Min-ji's goal was 'going to the gym every day,' but she only went three times after buying expensive workout clothes.)

3. Q: λͺ©ν‘œλ₯Ό 이루지 λͺ»ν•œ 것에 λŒ€ν•΄ λ―Όμ§€μ˜ 생각은 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λ°”λ€Œμ—ˆλ‚˜μš”? (How has Min-ji's perspective on failing her goal changed?) 
A: μ²˜μŒμ—λŠ” κ³„νšμ„ λͺ» 지킨 μžμ‹ μ΄ ν•œμ‹¬ν•΄ λ³΄μ˜€μ§€λ§Œ, μ§€κΈˆμ€ μ„Έ λ²ˆμ΄λΌλ„ μ‹œλ„ν–ˆλ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ΄ κ·€μ—½κ³  μ€‘μš”ν•˜λ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•΄μš”. (At first, she felt pathetic for not keeping the plan, but now she thinks the fact that she tried even three times is cute and important.)

4. Q: λ―Όμ§€λŠ” 과거에 μ–΄λ–€ μƒν™©μ—μ„œ μžμ‹ μ„ λ―Έμ›Œν–ˆλ‚˜μš”? (In what situations did Min-ji hate herself in the past?)
A: μ„±μ μ΄ κΈ°λŒ€λ§ŒνΌ μ•ˆ λ‚˜μ˜€κ±°λ‚˜ 남듀보닀 λ’€μ²˜μ§€λŠ” 것 같을 λ•Œ 슀슀둜λ₯Ό 많이 λ―Έμ›Œν–ˆμ–΄μš”. (She used to hate herself a lot when her grades didn't meet her expectations or when she felt like she was falling behind others.)

5. Q: λ―Όμ§€κ°€ κΈ°μ–΅ν•˜λŠ” μ§€λ‚œμ—¬λ¦„μ˜ νž˜λ“  μˆœκ°„μ€ λ¬΄μ—‡μΈκ°€μš”? (What difficult moments from last summer does Min-ji remember?) 
A: λ¬΄κ±°μš΄ 가방을 λ©”κ³  땀을 흘리며 ν‡΄κ·Όν•˜λ˜ κΈΈκ³Ό μ§€μ³μ„œ 씻지도 λͺ»ν•œ 채 μž λ“€μ—ˆλ˜ 밀듀을 κΈ°μ–΅ν•΄μš”. (She remembers the commute home with a heavy bag while sweating profusely, and the nights she fell asleep without washing because she was so exhausted.)

6. Q: λ―Όμ§€μ—κ²Œ μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆλ˜ 'μ†Œμ†Œν•œ 행볡'은 λ¬΄μ—‡μΈκ°€μš”? (What were the 'small happinesses' that comforted Min-ji?) 
A: ν‡΄κ·ΌκΈΈμ— 맑은 κ°“ ꡬ운 λΉ΅ λƒ„μƒˆμ™€ 집에 λŒμ•„μ™€ 신은 λ”°λœ»ν•œ 수면 μ–‘λ§μ˜ ν¬κ·Όν•¨μ΄μ—μš”. (They were the smell of freshly baked bread on the way home and the coziness of warm sleep socks she put on after returning home.)

7. Q: λ―Όμ§€κ°€ μ˜¬ν•΄ μƒˆλ‘­κ²Œ 깨달은 '혼자만의 μ‹œκ°„'의 κ°€μΉ˜λŠ” λ¬΄μ—‡μΈκ°€μš”? (What value of 'alone time' did Min-ji newly realize this year?) 
A: λ‚¨λ“€μ˜ μ‹œμ„ λ³΄λ‹€ λ‚΄ 마음의 μ†Œλ¦¬μ— κ·€λ₯Ό 기울이고, λ‚΄κ°€ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒλ“€λ‘œ μ‹œκ°„μ„ μ±„μš°λŠ” μžμœ λ‘œμ›€μ„ μ•Œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. (She learned the freedom of listening to her own heart rather than others' gaze and filling time with only the things she likes.)

8. Q: λ―Όμ§€λŠ” λ‹€μ΄μ–΄λ¦¬μ˜ '빈칸'을 이제 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ •μ˜ν•˜λ‚˜μš”? (How does Min-ji define the 'blank spaces' in her diary now?) 
A: λΉˆμΉΈμ€ 'μ‹€νŒ¨'κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, λ‚΄λ…„μ˜ μžμ‹ μ΄ μ±„μ›Œλ‚˜κ°ˆ 'μ—¬μœ '라고 μƒκ°ν•΄μš”. (She thinks the blank spaces are not 'failures' but 'room' for her to fill in next year.)

9. Q: λ―Όμ§€κ°€ μžμ‹ μ—κ²Œ ν•΄μ£Όκ³  싢은 κ°€μž₯ μ€‘μš”ν•œ 말은 λ¬΄μ—‡μΈκ°€μš”? (What is the most important thing Min-ji wants to say to herself?) 
A: "정말 고생 λ§Žμ•˜μ–΄. 남과 λΉ„κ΅ν•˜λ©° κ΄΄λ‘œμ›Œν–ˆμ–΄λ„ κ²°κ΅­ ν¬κΈ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μœΌλ‹ˆ κ·Έκ±°λ©΄ μΆ©λΆ„ν•΄"λΌλŠ” μœ„λ‘œμ˜ˆμš”. (It is a comfort saying, "You've worked so hard. Even though you suffered from comparing yourself to others, you didn't give up in the end, so that's enough.")

10. Q: λ―Όμ§€λŠ” μΉœκ΅¬λ“€μ—κ²Œ λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰μœΌλ‘œ μ–΄λ–€ μ§ˆλ¬Έμ„ λ˜μ‘Œλ‚˜μš”? (What was the final question Min-ji asked her friends?) 
A: μ˜¬ ν•œ ν•΄ μžμ‹ μ—κ²Œ κ°€μž₯ λ―Έμ•ˆν–ˆκ±°λ‚˜ μΉ­μ°¬ν•΄μ£Όκ³  싢은 점이 μžˆλŠ”μ§€ 물어보며 μ„œλ‘œλ₯Ό ν† λ‹₯μ—¬μ£Όμžκ³  μ œμ•ˆν–ˆμ–΄μš”. (She asked if there was anything they felt sorry for or wanted to praise themselves for this year, suggesting that they should comfort each other.)

였늘 νŒŸμΊμŠ€νŠΈλŠ” μ—¬κΈ°κΉŒμ§€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이 μ‹œκ°„μ΄ μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ—κ²Œ μž‘μ€ μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°λ₯Ό λ°”λΌμš”. 였늘 이야기듀이 λ§ˆμŒμ— λ‚¨μ•˜λ‹€λ©΄ ‘Korean Daily Podcast’ ꡬ독과 μ’‹μ•„μš”λ‘œ ν•¨κ»˜ν•΄ μ£Όμ„Έμš”. λ‹€μŒ μ—ν”Όμ†Œλ“œμ—μ„œ 또 λ§Œλ‚˜μš”. κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!

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