구름 성채의 꿈을 먹는 건축가 - The Dream-Eating Architect of the Cloud Fortress
불평의 쪽지들이 전서구를 통해 도착했고, 하나하나가 더욱 절박했다.
[The complaints arrived by carrier pigeon, each note more desperate than the last.]
첫 번째 전서구가 급박한 날갯짓과 함께 내 구름석 책상 위에 착륙했고, 아침 내내 수십 마리가 그 뒤를 이었다. 내 떠 있는 성채 아래로, 세상은 빛을 잃어가기 시작했다.
[The first pigeon landed on my cloudstone desk with an urgent flutter, followed by dozens more throughout the morning. Below my floating citadel, the world had begun to lose its shine.]
"당신의 성이 우리의 꿈을 먹어치우고 있어요,"라고 한 쪽지가 비난했다. 어머니의 고뇌로 무거워진 양피지가 내 손에서 떨렸다. "제 딸이 몇 주째 아무것도 상상하지 못하고 있어요. 아이의 눈 뒤편은 백지처럼 텅 비어있어요."
["Your castle is eating our dreams," one note accused. The parchment trembled in my hands, heavy with a mother's anguish. "My daughter hasn't imagined anything in weeks. The space behind her eyes is blank as fresh paper."]
나는 수정같은 창문에 손바닥을 눌렀으며, 성의 황금빛 첨탑을 타고 올라가는 무지개빛 증기를 지켜보았다. 이제 보니 꿈들이 보였다 - 은빛과 장미빛의 섬세한 실들이 내가 지은 벽에 스며들고 있었다. 나의 걸작품이 그 그림자 아래에서 잠든 이들의 상상력을 집어삼키고 있었다.
[I pressed my palm against the crystalline window, watching wisps of iridescent vapor spiral up the castle's golden spires. The dreams were visible now that I knew to look for them – delicate threads of silver and rose, weaving themselves into the very walls I'd built. My masterpiece was consuming the imagination of those who slept in its shadow.]
공중 건축가 길드는 너무 높이 짓는 것에 대해, 성층권 바로 아래에 걸린 꿈의 층을 관통하는 위험에 대해 경고했었다. 하지만 나는 듣지 않았다. 적운과 오만 속에 닻을 내린 성의 기초는 너무 깊어지고, 너무 탐욕스러워졌다. 매일 밤, 성은 더 많은 꿈들을 돌 속으로 끌어들였고, 아래의 세상이 회색빛으로 바래가는 동안 점점 더 웅장해져갔다.
[The Guild of Aerial Architects had warned me about building too high, about the dangers of piercing the dream layer that hung just below the stratosphere. But I hadn't listened. The castle's foundations, anchored in cumulus and hubris, had grown too deep, too hungry. Each night, it pulled more dreams into its stones, growing ever more magnificent while the world below faded to grayscale.]
나는 무엇을 해야 하는지 알았다. 떨리는 손가락으로 건축가의 컴퍼스를 들어 초석에 해체의 룬문자를 새기기 시작했다. 성이 흔들리며 속삭임의 교향악을 내뿜었다 - 수천 개의 포획된 꿈들이 그들의 진정한 주인에게로 돌아가고 있었다. 내 일생의 작품이 황금빛 안개로 부서져 내리는 동안, 나는 유성처럼 떨어지는 꿈들을 지켜보았다. 각각의 꿈이 이야기를 집으로 가져가고 있었다.
[I knew what had to be done. With trembling fingers, I reached for my architect's compass and began to etch the dissolution runes into the cornerstone. The castle shuddered, releasing a symphony of whispers – thousands of captured dreams cascading back to their rightful owners. As my life's work crumbled into golden mist, I watched the dreams descend like shooting stars, each one carrying a story home.]
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Benefits (& risks) of dating in a foreign language! + tips to make it work
Being able to speak freely with native speakers is an amazing ability in itself, but being able to speak freely to a whole new group of people opens you up to possible new relationships.
Most people don’t realize that spending the time to build relationships in a foreign language can actually help you improve your language skills dramatically.
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1. Benefits of dating in a foreign language
First, It’s motivational
One of the greatest struggles for anyone learning a second language is motivation. Nine times out of ten, learners start out their language learning journey with loads of enthusiasm; only to see it gradually wane over time. Try as they may it’s difficult to maintain the spark they once shared with their new language.
So why not borrow energy from a different part of your life?
When you make relationships with people in your target language all the excitement of a new relationship carries directly over into your learning.
Second, It makes language learning practical
Studying vocabulary and grammar is a vital part of language learning whether you use a podcast, textbook, app, or find yourself in a classroom. However, as great as studying is, a language really only starts to come alive once you start using it in everyday life.
Building relationships with native speakers will give you the chance to talk in your target language often. Furthermore it will be in a way that feels natural. You’ll learn words in the context, which is hugely important.
Third, It's fun.
One of the greatest benefits is that it allows you practice without having it feel like practice.
Often times you’ll find yourself so wrapped up in the conversation that you forget you’re using a foreign language. This takes a lot of the pressure off, and helps you focus on communication over trying to speak absolutely perfectly.
You also get to learn about a whole new culture from your partner or friends so you are not only learning language skills but also about the cultures that surround your target language.
2. The risks of dating in a foreign language
First, It’s easy to miscommunicate
When it comes to relationships, people can easily misunderstand each other. So it can be hard when building relationships in your target language when you or your partner's lack of ability in each other’s respective native tongue can lead to miscommunications that would otherwise be avoidable.
Second, Your language skills could suffer if your relationships don't work out
If all your language practice is wrapped in one person, and your relationship with that person doesn’t work out, then your language learning could take a huge hit. So it's best not to put all your hopes for language growth on one area, relationship or otherwise. You don't want to risk losing motivation, so try to find it in many different areas.
3. An idea for building relationships in a foreign language
Make Games out of getting to know one another
Sometimes opening up in any relationship can be hard. Add in the added struggle of a new language and it can feel impossible to share your true feelings with others.
So instead of trying to take first interactions so seriously and talking about the usual things like the weather or work, try to ask new interesting questions.
Try to figure out what the other person's hobbies are without asking directly. Or what kind of job they have. This will give you a chance to stretch your language skills in a new way and you will probably get some funny answers out of it too. Being comfortable being silly or making language mistakes is a great way to bond with someone even if you have just met.
Relationships in a foreign language have a lot more benefits to offer than it does drawbacks. Don't be scared to open up to people and make mistakes.
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