What is the passage mainly about?Trying… | [국회직 8급 영어] 22년 1회차 기출문제 상세 페이지

What is the passage mainly about?
Trying new things requires a willingness to take risks. However, risk taking is not binary. I’d bet that you’re comfortable taking some types of risk and find other types quite uncomfortable. You might not even see the risks that are comfortable for you to take, discounting their riskiness, but are likely to amplify the risk of things that make you more anxious. For example, you might love flying down a ski slope at lightning speed or jumping out of airplanes, and don’t view these activities as risky. If so, you’re blind to the fact that you’re taking on significant physical risks. Others, like me who are not physical risk takers, would rather sip hot chocolate in the ski lodge or buckle themselves tightly into their airplane seats. Alternately, you might feel perfectly comfortable with social risks, such as giving a speech to a large crowd. This doesn’t seem risky at all to me. But others, who might be perfectly happy jumping out of a plane, would never think to give a toast at a party.

Taking both physical and social risks benefits us.

We should separate risk into two categories: physical risk and social risk.

Taking physical risks poses a great challenge to the author.

Perception of riskiness differs from person to person.

The willingness to take risks is a prerequisite for success.

지문의 중심 내용은 “Perception of riskiness differs from person to person.”(위험에 대한 인식은 사람마다 다르다)이다.
“risk taking is not binary”(위험 감수는 이분법적이지 않다)라고 전제한 뒤, 스키나 스카이다이빙은 편한데 연설은 불편한 사람, 또는 그 반대인 사람의 예를 든다. 즉 같은 활동도 사람에 따라 달리 받아들인다는 내용이다.
“Taking both physical and social risks benefits us.”: 두 위험의 이점은 말하지 않는다.
“We should separate risk into two categories: physical risk and social risk.”: 두 위험은 예시일 뿐 분류하자는 주장이 아니다.
“Taking physical risks poses a great challenge to the author.”: 필자의 사례는 일부 예시일 뿐 중심 내용이 아니다.
“The willingness to take risks is a prerequisite for success.”: 성공의 조건은 다루지 않는다.