10/27 Adoption

DIALOG>> Is adoption common in Korea?

Is adoption common in Korea?

There are so many orphans out there.

Many Korean babies are still being adopted overseas.

I wish more Koreans would choose to adopt children.


RESPONSE>> Talk about adoption in Korea.

Adoption is not that common in Korea as it is in some other countries.
ex> Wearing that kind of style is not that common here.

There has been a social stigma on adoptees and their parents.
* stigma: feelings of disapproval that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving
* adoptee: 양자
ex> These groups of people deal with a social stigma placed on them.

Since the 1950s, over 200,000 Korean kids have been adopted abroad.

Sadly enough, roughly a thousand Korean babies are still being adopted overseas annulally.
ex> Babies being adopted overseas come back to find their biological parents.
* sadly enough: 안타깝게도

The government is trying to change that by encouraging domestic adoption.
ex> My mom is encouraging me to become a teacher.

One measure is to give incentives to families that adopt a child.
* give incentive to: ~에 혜택을 주다.

To raise public awareness, May 11th was also named Adoption Day.
* raise public awareness: 대중의 인식을 제고하다.
ex> Let's work together to raise public awareness.

Despite these recent efforts, Korea still has a long way to go when it comes to adoption.
* have a long way to go: 갈 길이 멀다.
ex> The student still has a long way to go before finishing.


@ She jotted down her number on my hand.  그녀는 내 손에 휴대전화번호를 적어 줬어.

1. Same sex marriage is still not that common.
2. They suffer from a social stigma.
3. He has been trying to raise public awareness about homeless people.
4. Korea's politics has a long way to go.