LESSON 5. Be Somebody in Your Life
Read and Think
by shirley Dever
Whenever something important needs to be done, many of us often have
= Each time, Every time * 주어가 대상이므로
the tendency to let somebody else do it. In this selection, the author tells
= tend to / be inclined to : ~하는 경향이 있다
why it is important for each of us to be that somebody.
Three brothers had a fun evening together. One of them put a couple of
= enjoyed themselves
pieces of wood on the fire before they went to bed. A couple of hours later,
the fire was out of control. In their sleepy state, the brothers didn't know
= uncontrollable = condition, situation
what to do. One was scared and jumped out a second-story window.
* scare: 겁주다 one이 대상이므로
Another, with amazing calmness, found his way to a door and got out OK.
* with + 명사 ⇒ 부사구 / with calmness = calmly
Later, the firemen discovered the third boy by a bedroom window. He had
= beside
died because of the smoke. |