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Now, I didn’t stop buying products or clothes, but
I started making deliberate and mindful choices.
I started making deliberate and mindful choices.
I
would ask myself whether I had space for the items
and if I would use them often.
would ask myself whether I had space for the items
and if I would use them often.
When I shopped for
clothes, for instance, I would look for pieces that were
more timeless and would remain stylish even after a
particular trend passed.
clothes, for instance, I would look for pieces that were
more timeless and would remain stylish even after a
particular trend passed.
Also, for my birthday, I started
asking for experience gifts rather than physical items.
asking for experience gifts rather than physical items.
I would ask for concert tickets or have lunch with a friend.
That way,
I wouldn’t be stuck with a bunch of physical gifts that I didn’t want.
I wouldn’t be stuck with a bunch of physical gifts that I didn’t want.
And let me tell you, it has brought me so much joy and happiness.
I would ask myself whether I had space for the items and if I would use them often.
would는 ‘~하곤 했다’라는 의미로 과거의 습관적 행동을 나타내거나, ‘~할 것이었다’라는 의미로 과거 시점에서 아직 일어나지 않았던 사실, 즉 ‘과거 시점의 미래’를 나타낸다.
When I shopped for clothes, for instance, I would look for pieces that were more timeless and would remain stylish even after a particular trend passed.
주격 관계대명사 that이 이끄는 절이 선행사 pieces를 부연 설명하고 있다. remain은 보어가 있어야 하는 불완전 자동사로서 주격보어로 형용사 stylish가 쓰였다.
That way, I wouldn’t be stuck with a bunch of physical gifts that I didn’t want.
목적격 관계대명사 that이 이끄는 절이 선행사 a bunch of physical gifts를 부연 설명하고 있다.
Parents, teachers, friends, and others you trust can also provide insight
into you that you may not have noticed.
you trust 앞에 목적격 관계대명사 that이나 which가 생략되어 있으며, you trust는 Parents, teachers, friends, and others를 수식한다.
that은 목적격 관계대명사로, insight를 선행사로 한다.
<may not have + p.p.>는 과거에 대한 추측을 나타내는 표현으로, ‘~이 아니었을지도 모른다’라는 뜻이다.