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±³ÀåÀº °ð ¹Ù·Î, ¡°OK, Jenny, I understand where you are coming from. I will give you some time to speak to the faculty members at our next meeting. Don't be discouraged. I went through similar episodes and events....¡± (±×·¡¿ä. °ÆÁ¤ÇÏÁö ¸»¾Æ¿ä. ¹ß¾ðÀ» ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ½Ã°£À» ³»°¡ ´ÙÀ½ ±³»çȸ¶§ (Faculty Conference) ¸¶·Ã ÇØ ÁÙ²²¿ä. ³Ê¹« ¸¶À½¾ÆÆÄ ÇÏÁö¸»¾Æ¿ä. ³ªµµ ´ç½ÅÀ̶û ºñ½ÁÇÑ °æÇèÀ» ¼öµµ ¾øÀÌ Çß¾î¿ä..) ÇÏ¸é¼ ³Î À§·Î ÇßÁö. ±× ±³Àå°ú ¿¬¶ôÇØ Á¡½É ´ëÁ¢ÀÌ¶óµµ ÇÑ ¹ø ÇØ µå·Á¾ß Çϴµ¥...
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