λ³Έλ¬Έ λ°”λ‘œκ°€κΈ°
A soft piece of soul

A Personal Experience with Sustainable Consumption

by AHN Too 2025. 4. 2.
λ°˜μ‘ν˜•

 

One personal step I took toward sustainable living was changing how I shop for clothes.
A few years ago, I decided to stop buying fast fashion and started supporting ethical or secondhand brands instead.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
μ œκ°€ 지속 κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 삢을 μœ„ν•΄ μ‹€μ²œν•œ 것 쀑 ν•˜λ‚˜λŠ” μ˜·μ„ μ†ŒλΉ„ν•˜λŠ” 방식을 λ°”κΎΌ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.
λͺ‡ λ…„ μ „λΆ€ν„° 패슀트 νŒ¨μ…˜μ„ κ·Έλ§Œλ‘κ³ , 윀리적인 λΈŒλžœλ“œλ‚˜ 쀑고 μ œν’ˆμ„ κ΅¬λ§€ν•˜κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.

🧠 문법/ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • take a step toward ~: ~λ₯Ό ν–₯ν•΄ ν•œ κ±ΈμŒμ„ λ‚΄λ”›λ‹€
  • fast fashion: λŒ€λŸ‰ μƒμ‚°λ˜λŠ” μ €κ°€ νŠΈλ Œλ“œ 의λ₯˜
  • ethical brands: 윀리적 μ†ŒλΉ„λ₯Ό μ‹€μ²œν•˜λŠ” λΈŒλžœλ“œ

 

 

πŸ’‘ Main Point λ„μž… ν‘œν˜„

  • “One change I made in my life was…”
  • “Looking back, one small decision I made was…”
  • “A shift I made in my lifestyle involved…”
  • “What started as a personal choice became a long-term habit.”

 

 

 

 

The reason behind this decision was simple: I realized that my shopping habits were contributing to environmental harm.
Fast fashion encourages overconsumption and creates tons of textile waste every year—not to mention poor labor conditions.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
이런 결정을 ν•˜κ²Œ 된 μ΄μœ λŠ” κ°„λ‹¨ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. 제 μ†ŒλΉ„ μŠ΅κ΄€μ΄ ν™˜κ²½μ— λ‚˜μœ 영ν–₯을 μ€€λ‹€λŠ” κ±Έ κΉ¨λ‹¬μ•˜κ±°λ“ μš”.
패슀트 νŒ¨μ…˜μ€ κ³Όμ†ŒλΉ„λ₯Ό λΆ€μΆ”κΈ°κ³ , λ§€λ…„ μ—„μ²­λ‚œ μ„¬μœ  폐기물을 λ§Œλ“€λ©°, 노동 ν™˜κ²½λ„ μ’‹μ§€ μ•Šμ£ .

🧠 문법/ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • contribute to ~: ~에 영ν–₯을 λΌμΉ˜λ‹€, κΈ°μ—¬ν•˜λ‹€
  • not to mention ~: ~은 말할 것도 없이 (κ°•μ‘° ν‘œν˜„)

πŸ’‘ Reason μ—°κ²° ν‘œν˜„

  • “What made me change was realizing that…”
  • “It hit me that my choices weren’t harmless.”
  • “The deeper I looked into the issue, the more I felt the need to act.”
  • “I couldn’t ignore the impact anymore.”

 

 

 

 



Here’s a moment that really stuck with me.
I visited a secondhand clothing store for the first time, and I found a coat that looked brand-new—but cost half the price and didn’t create more waste.
Since then, I’ve been mixing secondhand finds with long-lasting items from local sustainable brands, and honestly, my wardrobe has more personality now.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
κ°€μž₯ 기얡에 λ‚¨λŠ” μˆœκ°„μ€ 쀑고 의λ₯˜ λ§€μž₯에 처음 갔을 λ•Œμ˜€μ–΄μš”.
κ±°κΈ°μ„œ 거의 μƒˆ 옷 같은 μ½”νŠΈλ₯Ό λ°œκ²¬ν–ˆλŠ”λ°, 가격은 절반이고 μƒˆ μ˜·μ„ μƒμ‚°ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•„μ„œ 폐기물도 생기지 μ•Šμ•˜μ£ .
κ·Έ ν›„λ‘œλŠ” 쀑고 의λ₯˜μ™€ 지속 κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 둜컬 λΈŒλžœλ“œμ˜ 였래 μž…μ„ 수 μžˆλŠ” μ œν’ˆλ“€μ„ ν•¨κ»˜ μž…κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ°, 였히렀 옷μž₯이 더 κ°œμ„± μžˆμ–΄μ‘Œμ–΄μš”.

🧠 문법/ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • stick with someone: (기얡에) κ°•ν•˜κ²Œ 남닀
  • mix A with B: A와 Bλ₯Ό μ„žλ‹€
  • more personality: 더 κ°œμ„± μžˆλ‹€, λ‚˜λ‹€μ›€μ΄ λ¬»μ–΄λ‚œλ‹€

πŸ’‘ μ˜ˆμ‹œ ν‘œν˜„

  • “One moment that really opened my eyes was…”
  • “Let me walk you through a specific experience…”
  • “I still remember the day I…”
  • “That one purchase changed how I see shopping.”

 

 

 

 

 

To put it simply, that one decision helped me see consumption in a whole new way.
It taught me that sustainability doesn’t always mean sacrifice—it can mean choosing better, not just less.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
κ°„λ‹¨νžˆ 말해, κ·Έ 결정은 μ œκ°€ μ†ŒλΉ„λ₯Ό μ „ν˜€ λ‹€λ₯Έ μ‹œκ°μœΌλ‘œ λ°”λΌλ³΄κ²Œ ν•΄μ€¬μ–΄μš”.
지속 κ°€λŠ₯μ„±μ΄λž€ κΌ­ 희생을 μ˜λ―Έν•˜λŠ” 게 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, 더 μ κ²Œκ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ 더 λ‚˜μ€ 선택을 ν•˜λŠ” κ±Έ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆλ‹€λŠ” κ±Έ μ•Œκ²Œ λμ–΄μš”.

🧠 문법/ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • in a whole new way: μ™„μ „νžˆ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ λ°©μ‹μœΌλ‘œ
  • doesn’t always mean A—it can mean B: κΌ­ A만 λœ»ν•˜λŠ” 게 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ B일 μˆ˜λ„ μžˆλ‹€

πŸ’‘ μš”μ•½ ν‘œν˜„

  • “So, in the end, what I learned was…”
  • “If I had to sum it up, I’d say this…”
  • “That experience changed not just what I buy, but how I think.”
  • “What started small turned into a mindset shift.”

 

 

 

λ°˜μ‘ν˜•