다음 글에 나타난 필자의 심경으로 가장 적절한 것은?“Why won’t… | [법원직 9급 전산·사서 영어] 26년 1회차 기출문제 상세 페이지

다음 글에 나타난 필자의 심경으로 가장 적절한 것은?
“Why won’t you include me?” I whined into my cell phone as if I were tattling on an older child for neglecting me. As if I hadn’t been invited to a birthday party. “You have to live your life,” my mother said. “You’re twenty-five. It’s an important year. Your dad and I can handle this together.” More news had come and none of it was good. Dr. Lee, an *oncologist in Eugene, had diagnosed her with stage IV **pancreatic cancer. There was a 3 percent chance of survival without surgery. With surgery, it would take months to recover, and even then, there was only a 20 percent chance of emerging cancer-free. My father was fighting for an appointment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for a second opinion. Over the phone my mom pronounced it “pancry-arty” cancer and “Andy Anderson,” which led me to believe our only hope lay in the hands of some kind of Toy Story character.
*oncologist 종양전문의
**pancreatic cancer 췌장암

worried and helpless

indifferent and sarcastic

excluded and independent

angry and frightened

필자의 심경으로 가장 적절한 것은 “worried and helpless”(걱정되고 무력한)이다.
어머니가 “stage IV pancreatic cancer”(췌장암 4기) 진단을 받았고 생존 가능성도 낮다. 필자는 “Why won’t you include me?”(왜 나를 끼워 주지 않나요?)라고 매달리지만 할 수 있는 일이 없고, 유일한 희망이 “some kind of Toy Story character”(토이 스토리 캐릭터 같은 존재)에게 달린 것 같다며 막막함을 드러낸다.
“indifferent and sarcastic”(무관심하고 냉소적인): 필자는 함께하게 해 달라고 조르고 있어 무관심과 거리가 멀다.
“excluded and independent”(소외되고 독립적인): 소외감은 비치지만 “whined”(징징거렸다)는 모습은 독립적이지 않다.
“angry and frightened”(화나고 겁먹은): 두려움은 있어도 핵심 감정은 분노가 아니라 어머니에 대한 걱정이다.