4/4 Small Face

Dialog>> Your face seems smaller.

A: Your face seems smaller.
B: Really? I lost some weight.
A: Is that all it is? Did you do something to your face?
B: Oh, well. I guess you can tell. I got botox on my jaw.
A: No wonder your face looks different.
B: One of my friends got plastic surgery to change her entire jaw line.


RESPONSE>> Talk about people’s desire to have a smaller face.

Having a small face is a big deal in Korea.
* big deal: 중요한 일
ex>  It’s not a big deal.
cf> Big deal? 그게 뭐가 중요하다고?

Many Koreans these days want to have the physical proportions of Westerners.

They want a small head compared to the rest of the body.

The younger generation is especially into this trend.
ex> Many Westerners are into the trend of Kpop

People who have big heads even get ridiculed or teased sometimes.
* get ridiculed: 조롱을 받다
* get teased: 놀림 당하다
ex>  I get ridiculed for my foolish actions.

This desire for smaller faces has a lot to do with the images of stars on TV or in the movies.
* have a lot to do with: ~와 큰 관련이 있다
ex> I think it had a lot to do with money.

To make their faces smaller, some people receive special pressure massages to the face.
ex> Special pressure massages to the feet can be shooting.

Others even get botox treatment to decrease the size of the muscles in the jaw.
ex> Would you get botox for your wrinkles?


@ It’s okay as long as you don’t overdo it.
과하게만 하지 않는다면 괜찮아

1. I didn’t think it was a big deal.
2. He got ridiculed at his new workplace.
3. His hard work has a lot to do with his success.
4. My wife got botox in her jaw.