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People say you shouldn’t compare apples to oranges, and they’re right.
That’s why it doesn’t make sense to compare yourself to Internet personalities or even people in your real life.
Maybe they
had an advantage, or even a disadvantage, that you didn’t.
had an advantage, or even a disadvantage, that you didn’t.
If you are going to compare yourself to anyone, the only
fair comparison is “yesterday-you.”
Only you know where you started and how much effort you’ve put in.
I couldn’t see the progress in my ability when I only compared myself to others.
Everyone develops differently.
I’m
able to see now the drawing in the kitchen was full of mistakes
that I no longer make.
able to see now the drawing in the kitchen was full of mistakes
that I no longer make.
It is empowering to see how I have
improved rather than to envy the success of others.
improved rather than to envy the success of others.
Your competition isn’t the person next
door or the influencer on social media:
door or the influencer on social media:
it’s you.
Nahyeon Kim
Class of 2024
Class of 2024
People say you shouldn’t compare apples to oranges, and they’re right.
<compare A to B>는 ‘A와 B를 비교하다’라는 뜻이다.
That’s why it doesn’t make sense to compare yourself to Internet personalities or even people in your real life.
That’s why ~는 ‘그것이 ~ 이유이다’라는 뜻이다.
it은 가주어, to compare ~ 이하가 진주어로 쓰인 구문이다.
I’m able to see now the drawing in the kitchen was full of mistakes that I no longer make.
see now 뒤에 접속사 that이 생략되어 있는 형태로, the drawing ~ make가 동사 see의 목적어이다.
that은 목적격 관계대명사로, that I no longer make가 선행사인 mistakes를 뒤에서 수식한다.
It is empowering to see how I have improved rather than to envy the success of others.
It은 가주어, to see 이하가 진주어로 쓰인 구문이다.
rather than은 ‘~(라기) 보다는‘ 이라는 뜻으로 to see ~ 와 to envy ~ others를 병렬 구조로 연결하고 있다.
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