“Grammar to Explain” 1) what S + be : 상태 / 인격 what S + have : 소유 / 재산 I like Mary for what she is, not for what he has. ( 내가 메어리를 좋아하는 이유는 그녀의 성격때문이지 재산때문이 아니야.) 2) what we call (=what is called, what they call) : 소위 ( 所謂 ), 이른바 She is what we call a grown-up baby.( 그녀는 소위 애같은 어른이다.) 3) what is + 비교급 : 더욱 더 ∼한 것은 He is rich, and what is better, very kind. ( 그는 부자인데다 더욱 더 좋은 점은 매우 친절하다는 것이다.) 4) A is [does] to B what (=as) C is [does] to D : 「 A 와 B 의 관계는 C 와 D 의 관계와 같다. 」 Friendship is [does] to man what sunshine is [does] to flowers. 5) what with ∼ and (what with) … : ∼로 인하여, 때로는 … 로 인하여 ( 원인 ) What with fatigue and (what with) hunger, he fell down. ( 피곤하기도 하고 또 배가 고팠던 바람에 그는 쓰러져 버렸다.) 6) what by ∼ and (what by) … : ∼로, 때로는 … 로 ( 수단 ) What by threats and (what by) implorations, he managed to marry her. ( 때로는 협박하고, 때로는 간청하면서, 그는 그녀와 결혼할 수 있었다.)
Maxims Introduced by Teacher Reputation is what the world believes us to be for the time being; character is what we truly are. from “Advice to a Young Man” by E. Hemingway You should judge a man's worth by what he is rather than what he has. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Richard Steele Science describes facts, objects and phenomena minutely, and tries to join them by what we call laws, so as to be able to predict events in the future. from Lecomte Du Nouy's “Human Destiny”
Maxims Translated by Student If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority. Yugoslavian proverb Love does to women what the sun does to flowers: it colours them, embellishes them, makes them look radiant and beautiful; but when it is too ardent it con- sumes and withers them. One of the those leaders of what they call the social revolution has said that religion is the opiate of the peo- ple. Opium..., opium..., opium..., yes. Let us give them opium so that they can sleep and dream. Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher
“My Maxim” Activity A:B=C:D 의 적당한 예문을 여러분도 다음 처럼 만들어보세요. 1. Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body. 2. Books are to the mankind what memory is to the individual. Water is to love what fire is to spite.