20.밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 적절한 것을 고르시오. It is important to note that for adults, social interaction mainly occurs through the medium of language. Few native-speaker adults are willing to devote time to interacting with someone who does not speak the language, with the result that the adult foreigner will have little opportunity to engage in meaningful and extended language exchanges. In contrast, the young child is often readily accepted by other children, and even adults. For young children, language is not as essential to social interaction. So-called ‘parallel play’, for example, is common among young children. They can be content just to sit in each other’s company speaking only occasionally and playing on their own. Adults rarely find themselves in situations where __________________________________________________.

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• medium매체·수단중

  다른 뜻 · 중간의 · (복수) media

  For adults, social interaction mainly occurs through the medium of language.어른에게 사회적 상호작용은 주로 언어라는 매체를 통해 일어난다.

• be willing to기꺼이 ~하다하

  Few native-speaker adults are willing to devote time to interacting with someone who does not speak the language.그 언어를 하지 못하는 사람과 어울리는 데 시간을 들이려는 원어민 어른은 드물다.

• devote time to -ing~하는 데 시간을 들이다중

  다른 뜻 · to 가 전치사라 뒤에 동명사

  Few adults are willing to devote time to interacting with someone who does not speak the language.그 언어를 못 하는 사람과 어울리는 데 시간을 들이려는 어른은 드물다.

• extended길게 이어지는·연장된중

  the adult foreigner will have little opportunity to engage in meaningful and extended language exchanges어른 외국인은 뜻있고 길게 이어지는 언어 교류에 참여할 기회가 거의 없다

• readily선뜻·쉽게중

  the young child is often readily accepted by other children, and even adults어린아이는 다른 아이들에게, 심지어 어른들에게도 곧잘 받아들여진다

• parallel play병행 놀이(나란히 앉아 각자 노는 것)상

  So-called ‘parallel play’, for example, is common among young children.예를 들어 이른바 「병행 놀이」는 어린아이들 사이에 흔하다.

• be content to~하는 것으로 만족하다중

  They can be content just to sit in each other’s company speaking only occasionally.그들은 그저 서로 곁에 앉아 이따금만 말하면서도 만족할 수 있다.

• essential to~에 꼭 필요한하

  For young children, language is not as essential to social interaction.어린아이에게 언어는 사회적 상호작용에 그리 필수적이지 않다.

• social interaction사회적 상호작용·어울림중

  for adults, social interaction mainly occurs through the medium of language어른에게 사회적 상호작용은 주로 언어라는 매체를 통해 일어난다