[전화영어] ADDICTION

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SPEAK YOUR MIND > Senior Conversations

ADDICTION

a. Based on your own understanding, what is addiction?

The behavior without thought.

b. What are some things that people can be addicted to?

I think most of people can be addicted to drink, gambles, games easily.

> I think most people could be addicted to drinking, gambling, and games easily.

c. Are you addicted to something?

Running.

I run three times a week at least.

d. In your opinion, what is the worst type of addiction?

I think the type of addiction that ruins one's life as like drink, gambles.

> I think the type of addiction that ruins one's life are: drinking and gambling.

e. How would you handle addiction?

In my case I try to control my mind, when I wake into the worst type of addiction.

I try to find the video of famous people on Youtube or to read the positive sentences.

f. What do you think is the misconception regarding addition?

People think "addiction" means that is the worst type of it.

g. Tell me about famous people that have been addicted to something?

Bill Gates.

When he was young, he read the whole books in the library neighborhood.

> When he was young, he read all the books in the community library.

He was addicted to reading books.

h. How important is a support system when it comes to recovering from an addiction?

It's not easy to recover from an addiction because it needs one's courage.

But if many people who have same goal try to recover, it is easier than a man.

So It's important to support system.

> But if many people with the same goal try to recover, it is easier for the individual.

So It's important to have a support system.

i. How can the government help those that are addicted to something?

The government makes system that helps people.

For example, if a man wants to stop smoking, it's difficult to stop it by himself.

So if he applies for the stop smoking system, it helps him.

> The government should make a system that helps people.

So if he applies for the stop smoking system, it could help him

j. Why do you think people get addicted to something?

Because life is boring.

So people want to find something special.