3/19 Talk about your adolescent years.

I remember being a little rebellious in my adolescence.

* rebellious [rɪ^|beljəs]: 반항적인

* adolescence [|ӕdə^|lesns] : 사춘기

ex> I think I was in my own world in my adolescence.

ex> I went through a lot in my adolescence.

I kept secrets from my parents all the time. They didn't like me talking on the phone for a long time either.

* keep secrets from: ~에게 비밀을 갖다

ex> I don’t want you to keep secrets from me.

I had a curfew too. I got into trouble because I broke it from time to time.

* curfew [^|k3:rfju:] : 통금

ex> I had a curfew until the day I was married.

I would occasionally get into fights. My mother had to come to my school when that happened.

* get into fights: 싸우다

ex> He used to get into fights very often.

Overall, I did give my parents a hard time when I was a teenager. I feel sorry for how I behaved.

* give someone a hard time: ~을 힘들게 하다, ~의 속을 썩이다

ex> He gave me a hard time when we broke up.

@ Your son is very well-behaved. I like him so much.  아들이 참 예의가 바르네요.

<HOMEWORK>

1.      I was very sensitive in my adolescence.

2.      Don’t keep secrets from me.

3.      I’ve never gotten into fights in my life.

4.      I didn’t mean to give you a hard time.

@ Related Topics>>

Adolescences, Life in High School