입트영(2024.11.11) - Our Shared Diary / 우리들의 일기장

[Response]

I buy a few books every month, so I soon start to feel like the house is becoming cramped. I do organize my books once or twice a year, but there are always a few that make it hard to decide whether to throw them away: the monthly study material for "입트명,"
I always try to convince myself, "I should get rid of these, since there's an e-book." But when I actually start flipping through the pages, it's not so easy. As I look at each story and see the traces of my past studies, I forget my intent to throw them away. The moment I see the touching stories, the new knowledge I've learned, and my notes of memorized sentences, I find myself thinking that I should always treasure them.
"입트영" is like a diary written by its many listeners. I turn the pages and open the "반디" app, wondering what stories are waiting for us today. I hope these monthly texts will stay with us for a long time, capturing our precious memories.

 

[Pattern Practice]

1. try to convince oneself 마음먹으려고 하다.
■ I always try to convince myself, "I should get rid of these, since there's an e-book,"
■ Every year, I try to convince myself to start exercising.
■ I tried to convince myself that I had done the right thing.

2. flip through the pages 책장을 넘기다
■ When I start flipping through the pages, it's not so easy.
■ I've only flipped through the pages so far.
■ I flipped through the pages of a magazine while I waited.

3. find oneself thinking 생각하게 되다.
■ I find myself thinking that I should always treasure them.
■ I often find myself thinking that I should exercise these days.
■ I found myself thinking that I should have studied.

 

[Dialogue Practice]

A: Your bookshelf is full again already.
B: I guess that's what happens when you buy books every month.
A: Why don't you set aside a day to organize them?
B: I try, but it's easier said than done.
A: Why? Do you think you won't be able to get rid of them?
B: It feels like if I throw these books away, I'll be throwing away a part of my past, too.