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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 23:00
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBYWife holds veto power in couple's major decisions
[디어 애비] 부부의 주요 의사결정에 거부권을 행사하는 아내
Posted : 2023-02-09 15:43
Updated : 2023-02-09 15:43
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[디어 애비로 배우는 생생 영어]

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 37 years.
애비 선생님께: 아내와 저는 결혼한지 37년이 되었습니다.


We have a fairly good marriage.
저희 부부의 결혼 생활은 꽤 만족스럽습니다.


However, when it comes to communication, there's a lot of room for improvement.
다만, 소통에 있어서는 개선의 여지가 있습니다.


I would very much like to get a second dog.
저는 반려견을 한 마리 더 키우고 싶습니다.


I'm home alone all day because I am on disability; I have few friends, and my social life consists of the time and attention I give my dog, "Rascal," a standard schnauzer.
저는 장애가 있어서 하루 종일 집에 있습니다. 친구도 거의 없어서 저의 사회 생활은 스탠더드 슈나이저인 저희 강아지 ‘라스칼'에게 쓰는 시간과 관심으로 이루어져 있습니다.


We can well afford another dog; we have a big enough home, a fenced-in yard -- all of the things necessary for responsible dog ownership.
두 번째 반려견을 부양할 여력은 충분히 있습니다. 충분히 큰 집에서 살고 있고 울타리가 쳐진 마당이 있어 책임감 있는 강아지 주인이 필요로 하는 모든 것을 갖추고 있습니다.


The problem is, if I mention the subject, my wife gets very angry and immediately dismisses the idea without any discussion.
문제는 제가 이 이야기를 꺼내면 아내가 크게 화를 내면서 어떤 논의도 없이 제 의견을 바로 묵살한다는 겁니다.


We don't discuss issues in our home.
집에서 저희 부부는 의논을 하지 않습니다.


If my wife gives her thumbsup, then it's a go. If she gives a thumbs-down, it's no-go.
아내가 찬성하면 일을 추진합니다. 아내가 반대하면 추진을 하지 않습니다.


I don't think there's any reason why her refusal to get another dog should trump my desire to get one.
두 번째 반려견 입양에 대한 아내의 반대가 저의 욕구를 능가해야 할 이유가 없다고 생각합니다.


Ideally, we should be able to sit down over a meal and collegially discuss the issue and base the decision upon what we mutually agree upon.
이상적으로 저희는 식사를 하면서 합의를 위해 쟁점에 대해 논의하고 저희 두 사람이 모두 동의하는 내용에 기반에 결정해야 합니다.


Unfortunately, no such scenario exists.
안타깝게도 그러한 시나리오는 존재하지 않습니다.


I would appreciate any help you could give me. I would very much like another dog because having them brings me much joy and needed company.
애비 선생님께서 도움을 주실 수 있다면 매우 감사하겠습니다. 저에게 기쁨을 주고 필요했던 친구가 되어 줄 두 번째 반려견을 진심으로 원합니다.


I don't ask for much. I don't understand why this is an issue.
많은 걸 바라지 않습니다. 이게 왜 문제가 되는지 모르겠습니다.


— LONELY FOR MORE IN OHIO
—또 다른 반려견을 원하는 외로운 오하이오 주민


DEAR LONELY: Your problem is twofold.
외로운 독자분께: 독자분의 문제는 두 부분으로 이루어져 있습니다.


One is acquiring another dog.
하나는 또 다른 반려견을 얻는 것입니다.


The other is the imbalance of power in your marriage.
또 다른 하나는 결혼생활에 있어 힘의 불균형입니다.


I agree that important decisions like this should be shared, but that's not how things work between you and your wife.
저 역시 중요한 결정을 할 때 의논이 필요하다는 점에 동의하지만, 독자분과 독자분의 아내분 사이에서는 일이 그렇게 흘러가지 않습니다.


In your household, she has taken on the role of "alpha dog."
독자분의 가정 내에서 아내분은 ‘갑'의 역할을 맡고 있습니다.


Unless the two of you open enough lines of communication that you can be heard, nothing will change, and you will grow increasingly unhappy.
독자분의 의견을 말할 수 있는 소통의 창구들을 충분히 마련하지 않으면 변화는 없을 것이고 두 분의 결혼생활은 점점 더 불행해질 겁니다.


If you can afford a licensed marriage and family therapist, make an appointment to talk with one about this and any other issues you and your wife can't agree on.
자격증을 소지한 결혼 및 가정 전문 상담치료사와 만날 경제적 여력이 있다면 진료를 예약하고 해당 문제와 더불어 두 분의 의견이 불일치하는 다른 사안들에 대해서도 이야기해 보세요.


And I hope you are aware that you do not need her permission to get a second dog, if you are the person who will ensure it gets the love and care it needs.
독자분께서 강아지에게 충분한 애정과 보살핌을 줄 준비가 확실히 되어 있다면 두 번째 반려견을 얻는데 아내분의 허락이 필요하지 않다는 사실을 깨달으시길 바랍니다.

KEY WORDS
■ room for improvement 개선의 여지
■ on disability 장애가 있는
■ consist of ~로 구성되다
■ standard schnauzer 스탠더드 슈나우처(몸높이 45-50㎝의 작업견)
■ afford (~을 할 금전적·시간적) 여유[형편]가 되다
■ dismiss 묵살[일축]하다
■ thumbsup 승인, 찬성
■ thumbs-down 거절, 불찬성
■ trump 이기다[능가하다]
■ collegially 합의제로
■ mutually 서로, 상호간에
■ twofold 두 부분[요소]으로 된
■ acquire 습득하다[얻다]
■ take on 맡다
■ alpha dog 지배적인 개
■ licensed 자격증을 소지한
■ ensure 보장하다


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