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A Magic Stone

A Magic Stone which bestows an omnipotence on him who acquires it.

The Wolf and The Shepherd (늑대와 양치기 소년)

A Wolf had been wandering around a flock of Sheep for a long time, and the Shepherd watched very anxiously to prevent him from carrying1) off a Lamb. But the Wolf did not try to do any harm2).            (가) he seemed to be helping the Shepherd take care of the Sheep. At last the Shepherd got so used to3) seeing the Wolf about that he forgot how wicked he could be.

One day he even went so far as to leave his flock in the Wolf's care while he went on an errand. But when he came back and saw how many of the flock had been killed and carried off, he knew how foolish to trust a Wolf.

Once a wolf, always a wolf !

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New Words

1. wicked	⇒ bad, wrong, immoral (사악한, 나쁜)

2. errand	⇒ short journey to get something for others (심부름)

3. trust	⇒ believe (～을 믿다, 신뢰하다)

4. wander : 어슬렁거리다, 배회하다(stroll), …을 잃다.

□ The child wandered along the street. [그 아이는 거리를 어슬렁거렸다.]

5. flock : (특히 양, 염소, 새 등의) 떼, 무리

□ flocks and herds[양떼와 소떼] = sheep and cattle

6. anxiously : 불안하게 / anxious : 걱정하는, 근심하는, …하고 싶어하는

□ anxious feeling(불안한 느낌)

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Notes

1. prevent □ from □-ing : □가 □하지 못하게 하다.

□ The snow prevented him from going out. [눈 때문에 외출하지 못했다.]

2. do harm : cause injury to someone, 해를 입히다 ↔ do good

□ She might refuse, but it wouldn't do no harm to ask her.

「그녀가 거절할지 모르지만 그녀에게 묻는 것은 해롭지 않을텐데.」

3. get accustomed to -ing : get used to -ing, ～에 익숙해지다

□ You'll soon get accustomed to using chopsticks.

「당신은 곧 젓가락 사용에 익숙해질 것입니다.」

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Question

1. 위 글에서 밑줄 친 (가)에 들어갈 연결어로 적절한 것은? -

① Instead       ② Because      ③ Though      ④ Besides      ⑤ However

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The Goose and The Golden Egg (거위와 황금알)

There was once a Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the Goose had laid a beautiful, glittering, golden egg.

The Countryman took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich. But it was not long before1) he grew impatient with the Goose because she gave him only a single golden egg a day. He was not getting rich fast enough.

Then one day, after he had finished counting his money, the idea came to him that he could get all the golden eggs at once by killing the Goose and cutting it open. But when the deed(가) was done, not a single golden egg did he find2), and his precious Goose was dead.

Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have !

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New Words

1. possess	⇒ own, have (소유하다)

2. glitter	⇒ shine brightly (반짝이다)

3. impatient	⇒ nervous, restless (참을성이 없는)

4. deed	⇒ behavior, action (행동, 행위)

5. precious	⇒ valuable, expensive (중요한, 가치 있는)

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Notes

1. It was not long before : before long, soon, 머지않아

□ It was not long before we arrived at the small island.

「머지않아 우리는 작은 섬에 도착하였다.」

2. Not a single golden egg did he find.

= He did not find a single golden egg. (부정어가 앞에 나와 도치)

cf. Little did I dream that I met her at the theater.

= I little dreamed that I met her at the theater.

「내가 그녀를 극장에서 만날 것을 꿈에도 생각하지 못했다.」

Never did I say such a thing. = I never said such a thing.

「나는 그런 말을 결코 한 적이 없다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 것은? -

① the golden egg	② killing the goose	③ getting rich

④ precious goose	⑤ getting his money

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The Farmer and The Snake (농부와 뱀)

A Farmer walked through his field one cold winter morning. On the ground lay a Snake1), stiff and frozen with the cold. The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and out it in his bosom to warm it back to life.

The Snake soon revived, and when it had enough strength, bit the man who had been so kind to it. The bite was deadly and the Farmer felt that he must die. As he drew his last breath2), he said to those standing around:            (가)

Learn from my fate not to take pity on a scoundrel !

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New Words

1. stiff	⇒ not easily bent (뻣뻣한)

2. frozen	⇒ turned into ice (언)

3. deadly	⇒ fatal, likely to die (운명적인, 죽을 것 가튼)

4. bosom	⇒ person's chest (가슴)

5. revive	⇒ come back to or strength or life (되살아나다)

6. scoundrel[scaundr∂l] : n. 건달, 깡패, 악한(villain, rascal)

adj. 고약한, 악당의, 지조 없는

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Notes

1. On the ground lay a snake : 땅위에 뱀 한 마리가 누워있었다.

□ A snake lay on the ground.

「부사구를 강조하고자 하여 문두에 위치시키면, 어순이 “동사+주어”로 된다.」

2. draw one's last breath : out of breath = breathless

□ My grandfather drew his last breath two years ago.

「내 할아버지께서는 2년 전에 숨을 거두셨다.」

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Question

1. 글의 흐름상 밑줄 친 (가)에 들어갈 적절한 말은?

① Make hay while the sun shines.

② Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

③ Heaven helps those who help themselves.

④ Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.

⑤ Learn from my fate not to take pity on a scoundrel.

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The Sick Deer (병든 사슴)

A Deer had fallen sick. He had just strength enough to gather some food and find a quiet clearing in the woods(가), where he lay down to wait until his strength should return. The Animals heard about the Deer's illness and came to ask after his health. Of course, they were all hungry, and helped themselves freely to1) the Deer's food; and as you would expect2), the Deer was soon starved to death3).

Good will is worth nothing unless it is accompanied by good acts !

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New Words

1. gather	⇒ collect (모으다)

2. clearing	⇒ open space in the field (탁 트인 공간)

3. starve	⇒ die from hunger (굶어 죽다)

4. accompany[∂k∧mp∂ni] : 동행하다, 반주하다, …을 수반하다, …에 덧붙이다.

He was accompanied by his wife. [그는 그의 아내를 동반하고 있었다.]

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Notes

1. help oneself to ～ : enjoy one's meal, 마음껏 음식을 먹다

□ Help yourself to fruit.

「과일을 마음대로 드십시오.」

2. as you would expect : 예상할 수 있는 것처럼

= as might have been expected [예상한 대로, 과연]

□ It's not so bad as I expected it to be.

[그것은 예상한 만큼 나쁘지 않다.]

3. be starved to death : 굶어죽다

□ The proud man said he would be starved to death.

「그 자존심 강한 남자는 굶어 죽겠다고 말했다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 구체적으로 가리키는 것으로 알맞은 것은?

① a quiet and open space in the field.

② a quiet and closed place in the bushes.

③ a quiet and cleaned place in the woods.

④ a quiet and hidable place in the forest.

⑤ a quiet and stored space in the bushes.

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The Shepherd and The Wild Goats (양치기와 야생 염소)

One cold stormy day a Shepherd drove his Goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of Wild Goats had also found their way. The Shepherd wanted to make the Wild Goats part of his flock; so he fed them well. But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive. When the weather cleared, and the Shepherd led the Goats out to feed, the Wild Goats ran away off to the hills.

"Is that the thanks I get for feeding you and treating you so well?" complained the Shepherd.

"Do not expect us to join your flock," replied one of the Wild Goats. "We know how you would treat us later on(가), if some strangers should come as we did."

It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones !

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New Words

1. shelter	⇒ place from bad weather or danger (은신처)

2. feed	⇒ give food (먹이를 주다)

3. treat	⇒ act toward someone in a particular way (취급하다)

4. complain	⇒ express feelings of unhappiness (불평하다)

5. flock[flɑk] : 떼, 무리, 모이다, 무리를 이루다.

Birds of a feather flock together.[유유상종]

6. run away off : 달아나 버리다. 도망하다

If you were in bad condition, you should run away off that condition.

[상황이 좋지 않으면, 그 상황을 벗어나는 게 좋을 것이다.]

7. reply[riplai] : (…에) 응답하다. 대답하다. 답변하다. 대꾸하다.

I replied for my daughter. [나는 딸 대신에 대답을 했다.]

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 것으로 옳은 것은?

① 나중에는 우리를 죽일 것이다.

② 나중에는 우리를 내몰 것이다.

③ 나중에는 우리를 홀대할 것이다.

④ 나중에는 우리만을 위해줄 것이다.

⑤ 나중에는 우리를 양떼에 합류시켜줄 것이다.

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The Cat and The Bird (고양이와 새)

A Cat was growing very thin. As you have guessed, he did not get enough to eat. One day he heard that some Birds in the neighborhood were sick and needed a doctor. So he put on a pair of spectacles, and with a leather box in his hand, knocked at the door of the Bird's home.

The Birds peeped out, and Dr. Cat, with much respect, asked how they were. He would be very happy to give them some medicine.

"Tweet, tweet," laughed the Birds. "Very smart, aren't you? We are very well, thank you, and more so, if you only keep away from1) here."

Be wise and shun the quack !

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New Words

1. spectacles	⇒ glasses (안경)

2. leather	⇒ material made by animal skin (가죽)

3. peep	⇒ see through a hole secretly (엿보다)

4. respect	⇒ politeness (공손, 존경)

5. tweet[twi:t] : 새의 지저귐 소리(의성어)

6. shun[∫∧n] : …을 피하다, shun meeting people.[사람 만나기를 꺼리다]

7. quack[kwæk] : 1) 꽥꽥 우는소리, 소음 ; 2) 돌팔이 의사, 엉터리

8. and more so : 게다가

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Notes

1. keep away from ～ : avoid coming or going near, 멀리하다

□ Keep away from the water's edge.

「물가에 가까이 가지 마라.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)의 말이 뜻하는 바로 알맞은 것은?

① 배고픈 고양이만 없으면 될 일이요.

② 고양이는 건강하니 의사가 필요 없소.

③ 우리는 매우 불편해 고양이가 필요합니다.

④ 고양이가 우리에게 약을 주기만 하면 돼요.

⑤ 우리는 괜찮으니 아무 것도 필요하지 않소.

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The Dog and The Oyster (개와 굴)

There was once a Dog who was very fond of eggs. He visited the hen house very often and at last got so greedy that he would swallow the eggs whole.

One day the Dog wandered down to the seashore. There he spied an Oyster. In a twinkling the Oyster was resting in the Dog's stomach(가), shell and all.

It pained the Dog a good deal, as you can guess.

"I've learned that all round things are not eggs(나)," he said groaning.

Act in haste and repent at leisure - and often in pain !

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New Words

1. greedy	⇒ wanting too much of something (욕심 많은)

2. swallow	⇒ move something down your throat (삼키다)

3. spy	⇒ discover (발견하다, 감시하다)

4. groan	⇒ make a deep sound by pain ((신음)소리, 끙끙거리다, 신음하다)

5. oyster[ɔistɚγ] : 굴 ; 식용 조개, 입이 무거운 사람

6. twinkle[twiῃkl] : 반짝반짝 빛나다, 번쩍이다.(=sparkle)

7. shell[ʃel] : 껍질, 깍지, 외관, 조개

8. repent[ripent] : 후회하다. 유감으로 느끼다.

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)의 말이 뜻하는 바로 알맞은 것은?

① 굴은 개와 함께 쉬었다.

② 굴이 개에게 통째로 잡혀 먹혔다.

③ 굴이 개 배 위에서 껍질을 벗었다.

④ 굴이 개의 배 위에서 휴식을 취하였다.

⑤ 굴이 개 배속으로 들어가 휴식을 취하였다.

2. 밑줄 친 (나)와 뜻하는 바가 같은 속담은?

① All is not gold that glitters.

② All cats are grey in the dark.

③ As one sows, so shall he reap.

④ All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

⑤ Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

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The Fox and The Crab (여우와 게)

A Crab one day grew disgusted with1) the sands in which he lived. He decided to take a stroll to the meadow not far inland. He thought there he would find better places than the sands. So off he crawled to the meadow. But there a hungry Fox spied him, and in a twinkling2), ate him up, both shell and claw.

Be content with your lot !

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New Words

1. disgusted	⇒ feel dislike (싫어하는)

2. inland	⇒ a place far from the sea (내륙)

3. meadow	⇒ grassland (초원, 목초지)

4. stroll	⇒ quiet, unhurried walk (산책하다, 천천히 걷다)

5. crawl	⇒ move slowly pulling the body along the ground (기어가다)

6. spy	⇒ discover (발견하다, 감시하다)

7. twinkle	⇒ move rapidly up and down (반짝반짝 빛나다, 번쩍이다.(=sparkle))

8. crab[kræb] : n. 게,  / vt. 헐뜯다(find fault). 불평하다(complain). 노를 헛젓다.

9. be content with ～ : ～에 만족해하다.

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Notes

1. be disgusted with ～ : ～에 정나미가 떨어지다.

□ I was disgusted with his behavior.

「나는 그의 행위에 정나미가 떨어졌다.」

2. in a twinkling : in a moment, in an instant, 눈 깜빡할 사이에

□ He finished his assignment in a twinkling.

「그는 눈 깜빡할 사이에 숙제를 마쳤다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Let sleeping dogs lie.

② Look before you leap.

③ It is no use crying over spilt milk.

④ Cut your coat according to your cloth.

⑤ An innocent bystander gets hurt in a fight.

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The Young Crab and His Mother (어린 게와 어미)

"Why in the world1) do you walk sideway like that?" said a Mother Crab to her son. "You should always walk straight forward with your toes turned out2)."

"Show me how to walk, mother dear," answered the little Crab obediently, "I want to learn."

So the old Crab tried and tried to walk straight forward. But she could walk sideways only. And when she wanted to turn her toes out, she tripped and fell on her nose3).

Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example !

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New Words

1. toe	⇒ one of the five parts of each foot (발가락)

2. obedient	⇒ willing to do what one is told to do (순종하는)

3. trip	⇒ fall (넘어지다)

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Notes

1. in the world : on earth, 도대체, 세상에

□ What in the world are you doing at this time?

「도대체 너는 이 시간에 무엇을 하고 있니?」

2. turn out : (발가락 등이) 바깥쪽으로 향하(게 하)다.

1) be proved : 판명되다. 드러나다.

2) appear / be present : 참석하다.

3) get out of bed : 잠자리에서 나오다.

4) extinguish : (등불을) 끄다.

5) produce : 생산하다, 만들어내다, 배출하다.

6) drive out / dismiss : 몰아내다, ～를 해고하다.

7) dress / equip : 치장하다.

8) empty : 비우다.

9) cause to assemble : (사람을) 모으다.

3. fell on her nose : 코방아를 찧다.

□ Yesterday the road was so icy and I fell on my nose.

「어제 길이 너무 빙판 져서 코방아를 찧었다.」

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The Dog and The Fox (개와 여우)

Some Dogs found the skin of a Lion and furiously began to tear it with their teeth. A Fox chanced to see them and laughed scornfully.

"If that Lion had been alive," he said, "it would have been a very different story. He would have made you feel how much sharper his claws are than your teeth."

It is easy to kick a man that is down !

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New Words

1. furious	⇒ very angry (격노하여, 몹시 화가 난)

2. scornful	⇒ despising, looking down on (멸시하는)

3. claw	⇒ a sharp nail of animal's foot (발톱)

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Notes

1. it would have been a very different story : 상황은 아주 달라졌을 걸

□ If you had been there, it would have been a very different story.

「만약에 네가 그곳에 있었더라면, 상황은 아주 달라졌을 텐데.」

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Question

1. 위 글에서 개를 바라보는 fox의 태도로 알맞은 것은?

① 놀랍다

② 가소롭다

③ 기이하다

④ 의아스럽다

⑤ 존경스럽다

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The Oxen and The Wheels (황소와 바퀴)

A pair of Oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along a muddy country road. They had to use all their strength to pull the wagon, but they did not complain.

The Wheels of the wagon were of a different sort1). Though the task they had to do was very light compared with that of the Oxen(가), they creaked and groaned at every turn. The poor Oxen, pulling with all their might to draw the wagon through the deep mud, had their ears filled with the loud complaining of the Wheels. And this, you may well know, made their work so much the harder to endure.

"Silence!" the Oxen cried at last, out of patience2). "What have you Wheels to complain about so loudly? We are drawing all the weight, not you, and we are keeping still about it besides."

They complain most who suffer least !

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New Words

1. load	⇒ put things on or into something (짐, 짐을 실다)

2. complain	⇒ say that one is not satisfied (불평하다)

3. wheel	⇒ a circular object which turns around (바퀴)

4. creak	⇒ make a bad sound (삐꺽거리다)

5. groan	⇒ make a loud and low sound of pain (끙끙거리다, 신음하다)

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Notes

1. of a different sort : 별난 것들

□ He is a very different sort of poet.

「그는 별난 시인이다.」

2. out of patience : 못 참고  /  out of patience with ～[～에 정나미가 떨어지다]

□ She is out of patience with him.

「그녀는 그에게 정나미가 떨어졌다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 의미하는 것은?

① mud of the oxen	② light of the oxen

③ wheel of the oxen	④ wagon of the oxen

⑤ burden of the oxen

Fable 12. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Lion and The Mouse (사자와 쥐)

A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. Rosed from his nap1), the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.

"Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you."

The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. He was generous and finally let the Mouse go.

Some days later, while searching his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in a hunter's net. Unable to free himself2), he filled the forest with his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it parted, and soon the Lion was free.

"You laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion."

A kindness is never wasted !

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New Words

1. paw	⇒ an animal's foot (발)

2. timid	⇒ easily frightened, shy (겁이 많은)

3. spare	⇒ save one's life (살려주다, 할애하다, 용서하다)

4. generous	⇒ giving freely, noble-minded (관대한)

5. prey	⇒ an animal that is hunted and eaten for food (먹이)

6. roar	⇒ make a loud and deep sound (포효하다, 으르렁거리다)

7. bind	⇒ tie (묶다)

8. gnaw	⇒ bite steadily at something hard (갉다)

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Notes

1. Rosed from his nap, the Lion ～

= When he is rosed from his nap,       = (Being) rosed from his nap,

「낮잠에서 깨어나면서」

2. Unable to free himself, he filled ～

= Because he was unable to free himself,    = (Being) unable to free himself,

「자신을 풀 수가 없었기 때문에」

Fable 13. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Mosquito and The Bull (모기와 황소)

A Mosquito flew over the meadow with much buzzing for so small a creature and settled on the tip of one of the horns of a Bull. After he had rested a short time, he made ready to1) fly away. But before he left he begged the Bull's pardon for having2) used his horn for a resting place.

"You must be very glad to have me go now," he said.

"It's all the same to me(가)," replied the Bull. "I didn't even know you were there."

We are often of greater importance in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbors.

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New Words

1. creature	⇒ living animal (생명체, 창조물, 피조물)

2. buzz	⇒ make a humming sound as of bees (윙윙거리다)

3. meadow	⇒ grassland especially kept for hay (목초지, 초원)

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Notes

1. make ready to + Ⓡ : ～할 준비를 하다

= get ready to + Ⓡ

□ We all made ready to have a test.

「우리 모두는 시험 칠 준비를 했다.」

2. beg Ⓐ's pardon for Ⓑ : Ⓑ한 것에 대하여 Ⓐ의 양해(용서)를 구하다

□ The students begged the woman's pardon for their breaking window.

「학생들은 그들이 깬 창문에 대하여 그 부인의 용서를 구했다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)와 뜻하는 바가 같은 것은?

① The same as ever.

② Don't tell me that way.

③ It doesn't matter at all.

④ It's none of your business.

⑤ I can't appreciate your help.

Fable 14. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Travelers and The Purse (여행자와 지갑)

Two men were traveling in company along the road when one of them picked up a well-filled purse.

"How lucky I am!" he said. "I have found a purse. Judging by its weight it must be full of gold."

"Do not say ‘I have found a purse,'" said his companion. "Say rather ‘we have found a purse' and ‘how lucky we are.' Travelers ought to share alike the fortunes or misfortunes of the road.”

"No, no," replied the other angrily. "I found it and I am going to keep it."

Just then they heard a shout of "Stop, thief!" and looking around, saw a mob of1) people armed with clubs2) coming down the road.

The man who had found the purse fell into a panic3). "We are lost if they find the purse on us," he cried. "No, no," replied the other. "You would not say ‘we' just before, so now stick to your ‘I'. Say ‘I am lost.'"

We cannot expect any one to share our misfortune unless we are willing to share our good fortune also !

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New Words

1. company	⇒ being together with others (동행, 동료)

2. mob	⇒ disorderly crowd of people (무리, 폭도, 난민)

3. panic	⇒ fear, terror (당황하는)

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Notes

1. a mob of ～ : ～무리

□ There are a mob of people coming to watch the present's parade.

「대통령의 행진을 보러 온 사람들의 무리가 있었다.」

2. armed with club : a heavy stick : (곤봉)으로 무장한

□ All the policemen armed with their own clubs.

「모든 경찰들은 그들의 곤봉으로 무장했다.」

3. falls into a panic : 공포에 사로잡히다.

= be seized with[by] a panic

□ He fell into a panic with her wickedness.

「그는 그녀의 사악함 때문에 공포에 사로잡혔다.」

Fable 15. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Dog and His Master's Dinner (개와 주인의 식사)

A Dog had learned to carry his master's dinner to him every day. He was very faithful to his duty, though the smell of the good things in the basket tempted him.

The Dogs in the neighborhood noticed him carrying the basket and soon discovered what was in it. They made several attempts to steal it from him. But he always guarded it faithfully.

Then one day all the Dogs in the neighborhood got together and met him on his way1) with the basket. The Dog tried to run away from them. But at last he stopped to argue.

That was his mistake. They soon made him feel so ridiculous that he dropped the basket and seized a large piece of meat intended for his master's dinner2). "Very well", he said, "you divide the rest(가)."

Do not stop to argue with temptation !

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New Words

1. tempt	⇒ try to persuade someone to do something (유혹하다)

2. notice	⇒ come to know, recognize (알아채다, 인식하다)

3. argue	⇒ debate, dispute, discuss (논쟁하다, 언쟁하다)

4. ridiculous	⇒ silly or funny (우스운, 가소로운, 조소가 섞인)

5. seize	⇒ hold, catch (잡다)

6. temptation	⇒ something that attracts or tempts. (유혹)

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Notes

1. on one's way ～ : ～하는 길에(도중에)

□ I met an old friend of mine on my way home.「나는 집에 오는 길에 옛친구를 만났다.」

2. a large piece of meat intended for his mater's dinner

= a large piece of meat (which was) intended for his mater's dinner

「주인의 식사로 의도되었던 커다란 고기 덩어리」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 대한 설명으로 알맞은 것은?

① a delicious dinner for the dog             ② the good things in the basket

③ the master's dinner except a large piece of meat

④ a lot of meat for all the dogs in the neighborhood

⑤ a large piece of meat intended for his mater's dinner

Fable 16. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Crow and The Pitcher (까마귀와 항아리)

In a spell of dry weather the Birds could find very little to drink. A thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried1), the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he must die of thirst.

Then an idea came to him2). Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last3) it was near enough so that he could drink.

In a pinch a good use of our wits may help us out !

= Where there's a will, there's a way !

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New Words

1. spell	⇒ period of time (기간)

2. pitcher	⇒ a sort of jar, container (항아리)

3. pebble	⇒ small stone (조약돌)

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Notes

1. no matter how he tried : however he tried, 그가 아무리 애를 써도

□ No matter how he tried, he couldn't solve the problem.

「그가 아무리 애를 써도 그 문제를 풀 수 없었다.」

2. An idea came to him. 「어떤 생각이 그에게 떠올랐다.」

= An idea occurred to him.

= An idea struck him.

= He hit upon an idea.

3. at last : 마침내  = finally

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① There is always a way-out.

② There is a time for everything.

③ Where there's smoke, there's fire.

④ There is no rule without exception.

⑤ There are two sides to every questions.

Fable 17. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Ants and The Grasshopper (개미와 베짱이)

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were rustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer. Then a starving Grasshopper, with his violin under his arm, came up humbly and begged for a bite to eat1).

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," answered the Grasshopper, "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

"Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well, now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper(가) and went on with their work.

There is a time for work and a time for play !

= There's a time for everything !

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New Words

1. grain	⇒ a single seed of rice, wheat or other plants (곡식)

2. rustle	⇒ move along making a light sound (바스락거리며 움직이다)

3. humble	⇒ modest (겸손한)

4. disgust	⇒ a strong feeling of dislike (싫어하다, 불쾌하게 여기다) / (으쓱하다)

5. shrug	⇒ raise one's shoulders as an expression of doubt or lack of interest

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Notes

1. beg for a bite to eat : 먹을 것을 구걸하다

□ Now a days, there become more and more people begging for a bite to eat.

「요즘 먹을 것을 구걸하는 사람이 더 많아지고 있다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 의도하는 바로 알맞은 것은?

① Ants gave a bite to eat.

② Ants refused the grasshopper's beg.

③ Grasshopper put on a violin on his back.

④ Grasshopper got some food from the ants.

⑤ Ants turned their backs to see the grasshopper's dance.

Fable 18. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

A Raven and A Swan (까마귀와 백조)

A Raven, which you know is black as coal, was envious of the Swan, because her feathers were as white as the purest snow. The foolish bird got the idea that if he lived like the Swan, swimming and diving all day long and eating the weeds and plants that grow in the water, his feathers would turn white like the Swan's.

So he left his home in the woods and fields and flew down to live on the lakes and in the marshes. But though he washed and washed all day long, almost drowning himself at it, his feathers remained as black as ever1). And as the water weeds he ate did not agree with him, he got thinner and thinner and at last he died.

A change of habits will not alter nature !

= The leopard does not change his spots !

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New Words

1. envious	⇒ hoping to have someone else's qualities

2. pure	⇒ wild plant growing where it is not wanted

3. weed	⇒ unmixed, clear

4. marsh	⇒ low-lying, wet land  / marshy vegetation(습지식물)

5. drown[draun] : 물에 빠지다, 익사하다

A drowning man will catch at a straw.

「물에 빠진 사람은 지푸라기라도 잡는다」

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Notes

1. as 원급 as ever : 전과 같이 ～한

□ She is as beautiful girl as I've ever met.

「그녀는 전에 만났던 소녀같이 아름답다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Habit is a second nature.

② Casting pearls before swine.

③ The pot calls the kettle black.

④ Time and tide waits for no man.

⑤ What's learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.

Fable 19. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Fox and The Lion (여우와 사자)

A very young Fox, who had never before seen a Lion, happened to meet one in the forest. A single look was enough to send the Fox off at top speed for the nearest hiding place.

The second time the Fox saw the Lion he stopped behind a tree to look at him a moment before slinking away. But the third time, the Fox went boldly up to1) the Lion and, without turning a hair2)가), said, "Hello, there, old friend."

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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New Words

1. slink	⇒ escape, run away (도망가다)

2. bold	⇒ brave (대담한)

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Notes

1. go boldly up to : ～에게 대담하게 다가서다(다가가다)

□ She always goes boldly up to everyone.

「그녀는 항상 모든 사람들에게 대담하게 다가선다.」

2. without turning a hair : 머리카락을 까딱하지 않고

□ The boy stood behind the police officer without turning a hair.

「그 소년은 머리카락을 까딱하지도 않고 경찰관 뒤에 서 있었다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 나타난 여우의 태도로 알맞은 것은?

① 뽐내고 있다

② 거리낌이 없다

③ 두려워하고 있다

④ 부끄러워하고 있다

⑤ 고통스러워하고 있다.

Fable 20. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Lion and The Mosquito (사자와 모기)

"Away with you, insect!" said a Lion angrily to a Mosquito that was buzzing around his head. But the Mosquito was not in the least disturbed1).

"Do you think," he said to the Lion, "that I am afraid of you because they call you king?"

The next instant he flew at the Lion and stung him sharply on the nose. Mad with rage, the Lion struck fiercely at the Mosquito, but only succeeded in tearing2) himself with his claws. Again and again the Mosquito stung the Lion, who now was roaring terribly. At last, worn out3) with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the Lion gave up the fight.

The Mosquito buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory but he flew straight into a spider's web. And there, he who had defeated the King of beasts came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared !

= Self-praise is no recommendation !

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New Words

1. buzz	⇒ make a humming sound as of bees (윙윙거리다)

2. sting	⇒ hurt by pricking with a poison (쏘다, 찌르다)

3. rage	⇒ great anger (분노)

4. fierce	⇒ violent and angry (사나운)

5. defeat	⇒ win a victory (패배시키다)

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Notes

1. be not in the least disturbed : 조금도 방해를 받지 않았다

□ He was not in the least disturbed by any noise.

「그는 어떠한 소음에도 조금도 방해를 받지 않았다.」

2. only succeeded in ～ing : 단지 ～할뿐이었다

□ She only succeeded in swearing herself.  「그녀는 단지 자신을 욕할 뿐이었다.」

3. wear out : 점점 없어지다, (인내심 등을) 다하게 하다

□ The boring tale worn out my patience.

「그 지루한 이야기는 도저히 참을 수 없게 만들었다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① No pains, no gains.	② Pride will have a fall.

③ Every dog has his day.	④ Honesty is the best policy.

⑤ Even Homer sometimes nods.

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The Wolf and The Lion (늑대와 사자)

A Wolf had stolen a Lamb and was carrying it off to his den to eat it. But his plans were very much changed when he met a Lion, who, without making any excuses1), took the Lamb away from him2).

The Wolf made off3) to a safe distance, and then said in a much injured tone:

"You have no right to take my property like that!"

The Lion looked back and said, "Your property? Did you buy it, or did the Shepherd make you a gift of it? Please tell me, how did you get it?"

What is evil won is evil lost !

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New Words

1. den	⇒ cage or shelter of wild animals like lions (우리)

2. property	⇒ possessions (재산)

3. injured[inʤəγd] : 다치게 하다, 부상시키다

Smoking injured our health. (끽연은 우리의 건강을 해친다)

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Notes

1. without making any excuse : 어떤 구실도 없이

□ He robbed me of my chance without making any excuse.

「그는 어떤 구실도 없이 내 기회를 빼앗아갔다.」

2. take away : 빼앗아 가다

(take Ⓐ away from Ⓑ : Ⓑ로부터 Ⓐ를 빼앗아 가다)

□ The accident took away my best cat from me.

「사고로 나의 애완용 고양이를 잃었다.」

3. make off : (= run away, = depart hastily) : 달아나다, 급히 떠나다

□ After breaking the window, we all made off.

「창문을 깬 후, 우리 모두는 달아났다.」

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Question

1. 위 글에 나타난 늑대의 심정으로 옳은 것은?

① 행복하다	② 지루하다

③ 서글프다	④ 미안스럽다

⑤ 다행스럽다

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The Wolf and The Sheep (늑대와 양)

A Wolf had been hurt in a fight with a Bear. He was unable to move and could not satisfy his hunger and thirst. A Sheep passed by near his hiding place, and the Wolf called to1) him.

"Please fetch me a drink of water," he begged, "that might give me strength enough so that I can get me some solid food(가)."

"Solid food!" said the Sheep. "That means me, I suppose. If I should bring you a drink, it would only serve to swallow me down your throat. Don't talk to me about a drink!"(나)

An wickedness is easily seen through !

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New Words

1. fetch	⇒ go for and bring back (가져다주다)

2. solid	⇒ healthful and filling, hard (고체의, 충분한, 견고한, 실속 있는)

3. swallow	⇒ eat something quickly without biting (삼키다)

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Notes

1. call to ～ : (주위를 끌기 위해서) 소리치다

1) call ～ away (=call away ～) : ～를 가게 하다

2) call back : (나중에) 이쪽으로 전화를 걸다

3) call ～ down (call down ～) : ～를 헐뜯다.

4) call for : 요구하다, (남을 불러내다)

5) call in ～ : ～의 지불을 요구하다

6) call ～ off (call off ～) : ～를 데리고 가버리다, 취소하다, 중지하다

7) call on[upon] : (남에게(～을)) 부탁하다, 호소하다

8) call ～ over (call over ～) : (이름, 명단 등을) 부르다, 점호하다

9) call ～ up (call up ～) : (잠자는 사람을) 깨우다, (힘, 용기 등을) 불러일으키다

10) on[at] call : 요구대로, 대기하고 있는

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Questions

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 바는?

① some meat	② some grass

③ some fruits	④ some water

⑤ some rice and soup

2. 밑줄 친 (나)의 어조로 알맞은 것은?

① 승낙	② 거절	③ 감사

④ 망설임	⑤ 귀찮음

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The Serpent and The Eagle (뱀과 독수리)

A Serpent had succeeded in surprising an Eagle and had wrapped himself around the Eagle's neck. The Eagle could not reach the Serpent, neither with beak nor claws. Far into the sky he soared trying to shake off1) his enemy. But the Serpent's hold only tightened, and slowly the Eagle sank back to earth, gasping for breath.

A Countryman chanced to see the unequal combat. In pity for the noble Eagle he rushed up and soon had loosened the coiling Serpent and freed the Eagle.

The Serpent was furious. He had no chance to bite the watchful Countryman. Instead he struck at the drinking horn, hanging at the Countryman's belt, and into it let fly the poison of his fangs.2)

The Countryman now went on toward home. Becoming thirsty on the way, he filled his horn at a spring, and was about to3) drink. There was a sudden rush of great wings. Sweeping down, the Eagle seized the poisoned horn from out his savior's hands, and flew away with it to hide it where it could never be found.

An act of kindness is well repaid !

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New Words

1. wrap	⇒ cover or roll up (싸다, 포장하다)

2. soar	⇒ fly or go up high in the air (솟아오르다)

3. tighten	⇒ fix, hold more tightly ↔ loosen (조이다)

4. combat	⇒ fighting, battle (전투, 싸움)

5. noble	⇒ high character or quality (고상한)

6. furious	⇒ very angry (분노하다)

7. fang	⇒ long, sharp teeth (이빨)

8. savior	⇒ person who saves someone from danger (구세주)

9. seize	⇒ hold, catch (잡다)

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Notes

1. shake ～ off (shake off ～) : (먼지 등을) 털어 내다, (병 등을) 고치다

2. into it let fly the poison of his fangs : 독이의 독을 흘러들게 하다

3. be about to ～ : (= just going to ～) : (바야흐로) ～하려고 하다

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Question

1. 이 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Virtue is its own reward.	② All is well that ends well.

③ To teach a fish how to swim.	④ The pen is mightier than the sword.

⑤ The voice of the people is the voice of God.

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The Old Lion and The Fox (늙은 사자와 여우)

An old Lion, whose teeth and claws were so worn that it was not so easy for him to get food as in his younger days, pretended that he was sick. He took care to let all his neighbors know about it, and then lay down in his cave to wait for visitors. And when they came to offer him their sympathy, he ate them up one by one.

The Fox came too, but he was very cautious about1) it. Standing at a safe distance from the cave, he inquired politely after the Lion's health. The Lion replied that he was very ill indeed, and asked the Fox to step in for moment. But Mr. Fox very wisely stayed outside, thanking the Lion very kindly for the invitation.

"I should be glad to do as you ask," he added, "but I have noticed that there are many footprints leading into your cave and none coming out.(가) Please tell me, how do your visitors find their way out again?"

Take warning from the misfortunes of others !

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New Words

1. claw	⇒ sharp nail on the foot of an animal (발톱)

2. pretend	⇒ make something appear true (～인 체하다)

3. sympathy	⇒ a feeling of pity (동정)

4. cautious	⇒ careful (주의 깊은, 신중한)

5. inquire	⇒ ask (요청하다, 묻다)

6. notice	⇒ come to know, realize (알아채다, 인식하다)

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Notes

1. be cautious about ～ : ～함에 있어 아주 신중하다

□ The boy was very cautious about asking the question.

「그 소년은 질문을 꺼내는 데 있어 아주 조심스러웠다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 바는?

① There were a lot alive.	② There was no one alive.

③ There was nobody dead.	④ There were not a few alive.

⑤ There were only a few alive.

2. 이 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Claw me, and I'll claw thee.	② It is never too late to learn.

③ Many hands make light work.	④ There is no rule without exceptions.

⑤ Let his failure be a lesson to you.(타산지석)

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The Man and The Lion (한 남자와 사자)

A Lion and a Man chanced to1) travel in company through the forest. They soon began to quarrel, for each of them boasted that he and his kind were far superior to the other both in strength and mind.

Now they reached a clearing in the forest and there stood a statue. It was a representation of Hercules in the act of tearing the jaws of the Nemean Lion.

"See," said the man, "that's how strong we are! The King of Beast is like wax in our hands!"

"Ho!" laughed the Lion, "a Man made that statue. It would have been quite a different scene had a Lion made it2)!"

It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story !

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New Words

1. superior	⇒ better than the average (우월하다)

2. clearing	⇒ open space or field (탁 트인 공간)

3. statue	⇒ figure of something in stone or wood (상(像))

4. jaw	⇒ lower part of the face (턱)

5. representation	⇒ image or shape of something (모습, 묘사)

6. wax	⇒ soft material made by bees (밀랍, 밀랍을 하다)

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Notes

1. chance to Ⓡ(동사의 원형) : happen to Ⓡ, 우연히 ～하다

□ I chanced to be out when he called on me.

「그가 찾아왔을 때 나는 마침 외출 중이었다.」

2. had a Lion made it = If a Lion had made it

(가정법 과거완료에서 if가 생략되면 주어 + 동사가 도치된다)

□ Had you helped me, I could have done it.

= If you had helped me, I could have done it.

「네가 나를 도와주었더라면, 그것을 할 수 있었을 텐데.」

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Question

1. 이 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① A stitch in time saves nine.	② Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

③ One rotten apple spoils the barrel.	④ Too many cooks spoiled the broth.

⑤ There are two sides to every questions.

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The Milkmaid and Her Pail (우유 짜는 아가씨와 우유통)

A Milkmaid had been out to milk the cows and was returning from the field with the shining milk pail balanced nicely on her head. As she walked along, her head was busy with1) plans for the days to come.

"This good, rich milk," she said, "will give me plenty of cream. The butter I make will take to market, and with the money I get for it I will buy a lot of eggs for hatching. How nice it will be when they are all hatched and the yard is full of fine young chicks! Then when May day comes I will sell them, and with the money I'll buy a lovely new dress to wear to the fair. All the young men will look at me. They will come and try to make love to me, but I shall very quickly send them about their business2)(가)!"

As she thought of how she would settle that matter, she tossed her head scornfully, and down fell the pail of milk to the ground. And all the milk flowed out, and with it vanished butter and eggs and chicks and new dress and all the milkmaid's dreams!

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched !

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New Words

1. pail	⇒ bucket, vessel, container (우유통)

2. hatch	⇒ break out of an egg (부화하다)

3. fair	⇒ market (시장)

4. settle	⇒ solve the problem (해결하다, 정착하다)

5. scornful	⇒ filled with feeling of contempt (조롱하는)

6. vanish	⇒ disappear (사라지다)

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Notes

1. be busy with ～ : ～으로 바쁘다

□ Next week I'm going to be busy with visiting my uncle.

「나는 다음 주 삼촌 방문으로 바쁠 거야.」

2. send (a person) about one's business : 남을 쫓아내다, 해고하다.

□ I shall very quickly send them about their business.

「그들의 일이나 하라고 곧바로 보내버릴 거야.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 바는?

① I will agree with him.	② I will refuse the proposal.

③ I will accept the proposal.	④ I will send them to come back again.

⑤ I will send them to buy a lot of milk.

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The Shepherd and The Goat (양치기와 염소)

A Goat strayed away1) from the flock, tempted by a patch of clover. The Shepherd tried to call it back, but in vain2). It would not obey him. Then he picked up a stone and threw it, breaking the Goat's horn.

The Shepherd was frightened. "Don't tell the master," he begged the Goat.

"No," said the Goat, "that broken horn can speak for itself(가)!"

Wicked deeds3) will not stay hidden !

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New Words

1. patch	⇒ small area of anything (풀밭)

2. tempt	⇒ attract someone to do something (유혹하다)

3. stray	⇒ lose the way (길을 잃다)

4. obey	⇒ follow, do what one is told to do (복종하다)

5. horn	⇒ a hard pointed growth on the head of the cattle (뿔)

6. frightened	⇒ surprised (놀란)

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Notes

1. stray away : (일행[무리])을 놓치다

□ The baby strayed away from its mother.

「그 아기는 그의 어머니를 놓쳐버렸다.」

2. in vain : 헛되이(=vainly)

□ She tried to protest but it was in vain.

「그녀는 항변하려고 했으나 헛수고였다.」

3. wicked deeds : 사악한 행동

□ Don't do that wicked deeds.

「그러한 사악한 행동은 그만두게.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 바는?

① 부러진 뿔은 말을 한다.

② 부러진 뿔은 새로 난다.

③ 부러진 뿔이 욕설을 한다.

④ 부러진 뿔은 숨길 수 없다.

⑤ 부러진 뿔도 말을 할 수 있다.

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The Toad (두꺼비)

An old Toad once informed all his neighbors that he was a learned doctor1). In fact he could cure anything. The Fox heard the news and hurried to see the Toad. He looked the Toad over very carefully.

"Mr. Toad," he said, "I've been told that you cure anything! But just take a look at2) yourself, and then try some of your own medicine. If you can cure yourself of that ugly skin, people might believe you.     (가)    , I should advise you to try some other profession."

Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves !

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New Words

1. learned	⇒ having much knowledge (학식 있는)

2. inform	⇒ give knowledge to someone (정보를 주다, 알려주다)

3. cure	⇒ heal, bring back to health (치료하다)

4. otherwise	⇒ if not (그렇지 않으면)

5. profession	⇒ job (직업)

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Notes

1. a learned doctor : 학식 있는 의사

□ He is, as it called, a learned doctor.

「그는 소위 학식 있는 의사다.」

2. take a look at : = look at = 다른 동사 + a + 명사 : ～을 보다

□ We should always be able to take a look at ourselves.

「우리는 항상 우리 자신을 볼 줄 알아야만 한다.」

3. some other profession : 다른 직업

4. mend : ～을 고치다, 수리하다, (=cure) / mend or end : 개선하느냐, 폐지하느냐.

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 들어 갈 적절한 연결어는?

① However

② Otherwise

③ By the way

④ For example

⑤ On the other hand

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The Fighting Cocks and The Eagle (싸우는 닭과 독수리)

Once there were two Cocks living in the same farmyard who could not bear the sight of each other. At last one day they flew up to fight1) with beak and claw. They fought until one of them was beaten and crawled off to a corner to hide.

The Cock that had won the battle, flew to the top of the hen house, and proudly flapping his wings, crowed with all his might2) to tell the world about his victory. But an Eagle, circling overhead, heard the boasting and swooping down, carried him off to his nest.

His rival saw the deed, and coming out of his corner, took his place3) as master of the farmyard.

Pride goes before a fall !

= Pride will have a fall.(권불십년)

= Self praise is no recommendation.(자기자랑은 금물)

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New Words

1. claw	⇒ a sharp nail of a bird or an animal (발톱)

2. crawl	⇒ move slowly on hands or knees (기어가다)

3. flap	⇒ move wings up and down (날개 치다)

4. swoop	⇒ come down suddenly from the sky (급습하다, 급하강하다)

5. deed	⇒ an action, or a behavior (행동)

6. beak [bi:k] : 부리, 주둥이

7. crow [krou] : ① 까마귀, ② <수탉이> 울다, 환성을 지르다

8. boast [boust] : 뽐내다, (～을) 과장하여 자랑스럽게 말하다

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Notes

1. fly up to fight : 날면서 싸우다

2. with[by] all one's might[and main] : 힘껏, 전력을 다하여

□ He swung with all his might and main.

「그는 힘껏 휘둘렀다.」

3. take one's place : ～의 자리를 차지하다

□ The boy took her place as a friend.

「그 소년은 친구로서 그 역할을 맡았다.」

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The Hare and The Tortoise (토끼와 거북이)

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race1) and prove it."

The Hare was much amused at2) the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, and for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran fast but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

The race is not always to the swift !

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New Words

1. mock	⇒ make fun of (조롱하다)

2. amused	⇒ happy, pleasant (기뻐하는)

3. consent	⇒ agree (동의하다)

4. ridiculous	⇒ silly, funny (웃기는, 조롱하는)

5. nap	⇒ a short sleep during the day (낮잠, 한숨 자는 것)

6. meanwhile	⇒ during the same period of time (그 동안에)

7. steady	⇒ constant, unchanging (꾸준한)

8. overtake	⇒ catch up with	(따라잡다)

9. tortoise [tɔ:γtəs] : = turtle = testudo : 거북이, 아주 느린 사람

10. hare [hɛə γ] : 산토끼(rabbit 보다 큼), 바보, 멍청이

run with hare and hounds : 양다리를 걸치다.(이쪽에 붙었다 저쪽에 붙었다가 하다)

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Notes

1. run someone a race : ～와 경주를 하다

2. be amused at[with] ～ : (～을) 즐기다. (～에) 기뻐하다

□ We were much amused at[with] th story. 「우리는 그 이야기로 매우 즐거웠다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Still waters run deep.	② Bad news travels fast.

③ Practice makes perfect.	④ Early bird catches the worm.

⑤ Slow and steady wins the race.

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The Swallow and The Crow (제비와 까마귀)

The Swallow and the Crow had an argument one day about their feathers.

The Swallow said, "Just look at my bright and downy feathers. Your black stiff feathers are not worth having1). Why don't you dress better?2) Show a little pride."

"Your feathers may do very well in spring," replied the Crow, "but I don't remember having seen you around in winter(가), and that(나) is when I enjoy myself most."

Friends in fine weather only are not worth much !

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New Words

1. argument	⇒	discussion ( 논쟁)

2. downy	⇒	soft or fine feathers or hair (부드러운)

3. stiff	⇒	hard to bend or stretch (뻣뻣한)

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Notes

1. be worth ～ing : be worthy of ～ing 「～할 가치가 있다」

□ This fable story is worth reading.

「이 우화 책은 읽을 가치가 있다.」

2. Why don't you dress better? :「더 나은 것을 입지 그러니?」

= How[What] about dressing better?       = Dress better, will you?

= What do you say to dressing better?

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 구체적으로 뜻하는 바는?

① 겨울동안 못 보고 지냈어.

② 나는 겨울을 기억할 수 없어.

③ 너의 깃털은 겨울을 날 수 없어.

④ 나는 겨울동안 너를 본 적이 없어.

⑤ 겨울에 나는 너의 깃털을 기억할 수 없어.

2. 밑줄 친 (나)가 가리키는 것은? - ①

① winter	② feather	③ swallow

④ a little pride	⑤ I don't remember having seen you.

3. 밑줄 친 (가)에 들어 갈 적절한 연결어는? - ④

① Make a little makes a mickle.

② It is no crying over spilt milk.

③ Fine feathers makes fine birds.

④ A friend in need is a friend indeed.

⑤ One swallow does not make a summer.

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Jupiter and The Monkey (주피터와 원숭이)

There was once a baby show among the Animals in the forest. Jupiter provided the prize. Of course all the proud mammas from far and near brought their babies. But none got there earlier than Mother Monkey. Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants.

As you can imagine, there was quite a laugh when the Animals saw the ugly flat-nosed, hairless, pop-eyed little creature.

"Laugh if you will1)," said the Mother Monkey. "Though Jupiter may not give him the prize, I know that he is the prettiest, the sweetest, the dearest in the world."

Mother love is blind !

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New Words

1. provide	⇒	give or supply something to someone (제공하다)

2. contestant	⇒	a person who competes in a contest(논쟁자, 경쟁자)

3. flat	⇒	smooth and level (평평한)

4. pop	⇒	burst with a short sound(펑하는 소리를 내다)

5. creature	⇒ an animal or being of some kind (창조물, 생명체)

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Notes

1. Laugh if you will : 웃고 싶으면 웃어라

□ He laughs best who laughs last[longest].

「마지막에 웃는 자가 가장 잘 웃는다 = 성급하게 좋아하다가 후회할지 모른다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① All his geese are swans.

② Beggars can't be choosers.

③ Blood is thicker than water.

④ As one sows, so shall he reap.

⑤ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.(하루 강아지 범 무서운 줄 모른다)

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The Ant and The Dove (개미와 비둘기)

A Dove saw an Ant fall into a brook. The Ant struggled in vain1) to reach the bank, and in pity, the Dove dropped a blade of leaf close beside it. Clinging to the leaf like a shipwrecked sailor, the Ant floated safely to shore.

Soon after, the Ant saw a man getting ready to kill the Dove with a stone. But just as he cast the stone, the Ant stung him in the heel, so that the pain made him miss his aim, and the startled Dove flew to safety in a distant wood.

A kindness is never wasted !

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New Words

1. brook	⇒	a stream (실개천, 냇가)

2. struggle	⇒	make very great efforts (발버둥치다, 분투하다)

3. blade	⇒	a long flat leaf of grass (칼날, 잎새)

4. cling	⇒	stick firmly to something  (매달리다, 붙잡다)

5. shipwreck	⇒	destruction of a ship when it hits something (난파선, 난파)

6. startle	⇒	surprise or shock somebody (～을 깜짝 놀라게 하다)

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Notes

1. in vain : without success = vainly

□ We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

「우리는 그의 마음을 바꾸려고 했으나 허사였다.」

2. [동사+사람+by[on, in]+the+신체부위 : 다른 사람의 신체일부를 접촉할 때

□ She kissed him on the cheek. = She kissed his cheek.

□ I caught him by the arm.

□ The ball hit me on the head.

□ The ant stung him in the heel.(개미는 그의 발꿈치를 물었다.)

3. the pain made him miss his aim : 그 통증은 그 남자의 목표를 빗나가게 했다.

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Speak of the devil.

② Every dog has his day.

③ One good turn deserves another.(친절은 베풀면 되돌아온다.)

④ Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

⑤ Where there is a will, there is a way.

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The Cock and The Fox (수탉과 여우)

One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a glorious world a wise old Cock flew into a tree to roost. Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped his wings three times and crowed loudly. But just as he was about to put his head under his wing, his eyes caught a flash of red and a glimpse of a long pointed nose, and there just below him stood the Fox.

"Have you heard the wonderful news?" cried the Fox in a very joyful and excited manner.

"What news?" asked the Cock very calmly. But he had a curious feeling inside him, for he was very much afraid of the Fox.

"Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace you! Do come down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful event."

"How grand!" said the Cock. "I certainly am delighted at the news." But he spoke in an absent way1), and stretching up on tiptoes, seemed to be looking at something afar off.

"What is it you see?" asked the Fox a little anxiously.

"Why, it looks to me like a couple of Dogs coming this way. They must have heard the good news and . . ."

But the Fox did not wait to hear more. Off he started on a run.2)

"Wait," cried the Cock. "Why do you run? The Dogs are friends of your now!"

"Yes," answered the Fox. "But they might not have heard the news. Besides, I have a very important errand that I had almost forgotten about."

The Cock smiled as he buried his head in his feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in outwitting a very cunning enemy.

The tricker is easily tricked !

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New Words

1. roost	⇒ sleep or rest on hen-house(홰, 닭장, 보금자리)

2. flash	⇒ sudden burst of light(섬광, 번득임, 속보)

3. glimpse	⇒ short look at something(힐끗 봄, 모습)

4. forever	⇒ eternally, for good (영원히)

5. embrace	⇒ hug (껴안다)

6. besides	⇒ moreover, in addition (게다가)

7. errand	⇒ short journey to get something (심부름)

8. outwit	⇒ get the better of by being clever(～보다 한 수 더 뜨다)

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Notes

1. in an absent way : 멍하니

□ He was looking at the sight in an absent way.

2. Off he started on a run. : 그는 달아났다.

= He stared off on a run. = He ran away.

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The Dog and The Stable (개와 외양간)

A Dog asleep in a stable filled with hay, was awakened by the Cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field. But the Dog would not let them get near the stable, and barked and snapped as if it were filled with the best of meat and bones, all for himself.

The Cattle looked at the Dog in disgust1). "How selfish he is!" said one. "He cannot eat the hay and yet he will not let eat it2). We are so hungry for it!"

Now the farmer came in. When he saw how the Dog was acting, he seized a stick and drove him out of the stable with many a blow for his selfish behavior.

Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself !

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New Words

1. hay	⇒ grass cut and dried for use as animal food (건초, 풀을 말리다)

2. stable	⇒ building where horses or cattle stay (외양간)

3. snap	⇒ make a sharp sound (소리를 지르다)

4. selfish	⇒ without care for others, thinking of his own (이기적인)

5. blow	⇒ hard stroke (매, 한 방)

6. stable[steibl] : ① 마구간, 집단, ② 흔들리지 않는, 안정된, ③ 마구간에 들어가다

7. grudge[gr∧ʤ] : ① 원한, 유감, 악의, ② ～을 주기 싫어하다, 내주기를 꺼리다

□ My father never grudged me money. [ 아버지는 내게 돈을 아끼는 일이 없었다.]

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Notes

1. in disgust : 싫어져서, 기분이 상해서, 불쾌하게

□ After waiting for their food for an hour they left the restaurant in disgust.

「그들은 한 시간 동안 음식을 기다린 후 불쾌하게 식당을 떠났다.」

2. yet he will not let eat it. : 먹지도 못하게 하는군.

= yet he will not let us eat it.

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Worry wart. (걱정도 팔자다)

② Sour grapes. (못 먹는 감 찔러나 본다)

③ Face the music. (울며 겨자 먹기)

④ Every little helps. (십시일반)

⑤ History repeats itself. (온고이지신)

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The Wolf and The Goat (늑대와 염소)

A hungry Wolf spied a Goat browsing at the top of a steep cliff where he could not possibly get at her.

"That is a very dangerous place for you," he called out, pretending to be very anxious about the Goat's safety. "What if1) you should fall! Please listen to me and come down! Here you can get all you want of the finest, tenderest grass in the country."

The Goat looked over the edge of the cliff. "How very, very anxious you are about me," she said, "and how generous you are(가)! But I know you! It's your own appetite you are thinking of, not mine2)!"

An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted !

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New Words

1. steep	⇒ rising or falling sharply (가파른)

2. cliff	⇒ steep face of rock (절벽)

3. browse	⇒ eat grass, move around (풀을 뜯다)

4. tender	⇒ soft (부드러운, 연한)

5. edge	⇒ the part along the outside of something (가장자리)

6. generous	⇒ willing to give help or kindness (관대한)

7. appetite	⇒ desire for food (식욕)

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Notes

1. what if ～ ? : what shall I do if ～ ?, ～하면 어쩌지?

□ What if it rains while we are a long way from shelter?

「오두막에서 멀리 떨어져 있는 동안에 비가 오면 어쩌지?」

2. It's your own appetite you are thinking of, not mine.

= It's not my appetite you are thinking of, but your appetite.

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 나타난 화자의 어조로 알맞은 것은?

① 두렵다	② 애처롭다

③ 존경스럽다	④ 빈정거린다

⑤ 의아스럽다

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The Ass and The Grasshopper (당나귀와 여치)

One day as an Ass was walking in the pasture, he found some Grasshoppers chirping merrily in a grassy corner of the field.

He listened with a great deal of admiration to the song of the Grasshoppers. It was such a joyful song that1) his pleasure-loving heart was filled with a wish to sing as they did.

"What is it?" he asked very respectfully, "that has given you such beautiful voices? Is there any special food you eat, or is it some divine nectar that makes you sing so wonderfully?"

"Yes," said the Grasshoppers, who were very fond of a joke, "it is the dew we drink! Try some and see."

So thereafter the Ass would eat nothing and drink nothing but dew.

Naturally, the poor foolish Ass soon died.

The laws of nature are unchanged ! (※ Live within your means.)

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New Words

1. chirp	⇒ make sound of small insects ((짹짹) 울다, 떠들썩한 소리를 내다)

2. admiration	⇒ respect, feeling of wonder (존경, 찬사)

3. divine	⇒ connected with a god (신성한)

4. respectful	⇒ polite (공손한, 존경스러운)

5. dew	⇒ small drops of water in the morning (이슬)

6. thereafter	⇒ since that time on, after that (그 이후로)

7. pasture[pæstʃə γ] : ① 목장, 목초지, 야외,  ② 풀을 뜯어먹다

8. pleasure-loving : 쾌락을 추구하는

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Notes

1. such a 형용사 + 명사 that : 너무 ～해서

□ It was such a beautiful day that we couldn't stay at home.

= It was so beautiful day that we couldn't stay at home.

= It was so beautiful that we couldn't stay at home.

「날씨가 너무 좋아서 우리는 집에 머물러 있을 수 없었다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 가장 알맞은 것은?

① Talking to the wall. (소귀에 경 읽기)

② Light come, light go. (쉽게 얻은 것 쉬 없어진다.)

③ A burnt child dreams the fire. (자라보고 놀란 가슴 솥뚜껑보고 놀란다.)

④ Claw me, and I'll claw thee. (가는 정이 있어야 오는 정이 있다.)

⑤ He bit off more than he can chew. (송충이는 솔잎을 먹어야 한다.)

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The Mule (노새)

A Mule had had a long rest and much good feeding. He was feeling very vigorous indeed, and jumped around, holding his head high.

"My father certainly was a full-blooded racer," he said, "I can feel that distinctly."

Next day he was put into harness again and that evening he was very downhearted indeed.

"I was mistaken," he said. "My father was an Ass after all."

Take care of yourself before you boast of it !

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New Words

1. vigorous	⇒ energetic (힘이 있는, 원기 왕성한)

2. full-blooded	⇒ pure-bred, unmixed (순종의)

3. distinctly	⇒ clearly (명백히, 분명히)

4. harness	⇒ all the things for controlling a horse (마구)

5. mule[mju:l] : = hinny(버새), ① 노새, 고집장이, 잡종, ② 뒤축 없는 슬리퍼

6. downhearted[daunhɑ:γtid] : 낙담한, 기운 없는

7. boast[boust] : (～을)과장하여 자랑하다, 뽐내다

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 가장 알맞은 것은?

① Blood will tell.(혈통은 속이지 못한다.) = Heredity will out.

② It's a piece of cake.(누워서 떡 먹기)

③ The good die young.(모난 돌이 정을 먼저 맞는다.)

④ Let sleeping dogs lie.(긁어 부스럼)

⑤ Diamond cut diamond.(호적수)

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The Fox and The Goat (여우와 염소)

A Fox fell into a well, and though it was not very deep, he found that he could not get out again. After he had been in the well a long time, a thirsty Goat came by. The Goat thought the Fox had gone down to drink, and so he asked if the water was good.

"The finest in the whole country," said the crafty Fox, "jump in and try it. There is more than enough for both of us.1)"

The thirsty Goat immediately jumped in and began to drink. The Fox just as quickly jumped on the Goat's back and leaped from the tip of the Goat's horn out of the well.

The foolish Goat now saw what a plight he had got into, and begged the Fox to help him out. But the Fox was already on his way to the woods.

"If you had as much sense as you have beard(가), old fellow," he said as he ran, "you would have been more cautious about finding a way to get out again before you jumped in."

Look before you leap ! (돌다리도 두들겨 보고 건너라)

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New Words

1. crafty	⇒ cunning(교활한)

2. plight	⇒ serious and difficult situation(① 처지, 곤경) ② 맹세하다)

be in a hopeless plight(절망적인 상태에 있다)

3. cautious	⇒ careful(주의 깊은, 조심스러운)

4. tip[tip] : ① 끝, 정상, ② 끝에 달다, ③ (물건을) 기울이다, 뒤엎다, ④ 팁, 행하

5. horn[hɔ:γn] : 뿔, 뿔피리, blow one's own horn(허풍을 떨다)

6. beard[biə γd] : 턱수염, (콧수염 : mustache, 구레나룻 : whisker)

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Notes

1. There is more than(=over) enough for both of us.

= There is more than enough water for both of us

「우리 둘이 먹기에 충분하네(충분한 물이 있네).」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 내포하고 있는 의미로 알맞은 것은?

① 우아하게 보일 정도로 멋있다.

② 힘을 쓸 수 없을 정도로 늙었다.

③ 젊은이들 못지 않게 원기 왕성하다.

④ 다른 동물들과 구별되는 특징을 가지고 있다.

⑤ 지각 능력을 갖추어서 노련하게 행동할 것이다.

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The Peacock and The Crane (공작새와 두루미)

A Peacock, filled up with vanity, met a Crane one day. The Peacock wanted impress him, so he spread his gorgeous tail in the Sun.

"Look," he said, "What have you to compare with this?(가) I am dressed in all the glory of the rainbow, while your feathers are gray as dust!"

The Crane spread his broad wings and flew up toward the Sun.

"Follow me if you can," he said. But the Peacock stood where he was among the birds of the barnyard, while the Crane soared in freedom far up into the blue sky.

The useful is of much more importance and value than the ornamental !

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New Words

1. vanity	⇒ being too proud of oneself (허영심)

2. gorgeous	⇒ very beautiful and nice (멋진)

3. broad	⇒ wide (넓은)

4. barnyard	⇒ farmyard (농가마당)

5. soar	⇒ rise far or fast (치솟다)

6. peacock[pi:kɑk] : 공작의 수컷(↔ peahen), 허영심이 많은 사람, 허세부리다

7. crane[krein] : 두루미, 크레인, ～을 기중기로 달아 올리다, 꽁무니를 빼다

8. compare Ⓐ with Ⓑ : Ⓐ와 Ⓑ를 비교하다 / compare Ⓐ to Ⓑ : Ⓐ를 Ⓑ에 비유하다

9. value[vælju:] : 가치(=worth), 효용성(merit, usefulness)

10. ornamental[ɔ:γnəment∂l] : 장식용의, 장식용에 지나지 않은

11. dressed in all the glory of the rainbow : 무지개의 모든 영광을 입다.

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 나타난 공작의 태도로 알맞은 것은?

① haughty (뽐내는)	② covetous (욕심 많은)

③ disgraceful (부끄러운)	④ regrettable (후회스러운)

⑤ downhearted (낙담한)

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The Farmer and The Cranes (농부와 두루미)

Some Cranes saw a farmer plowing a large field. When the work of plowing was done, they patiently watched him sow the seed. It was their feast, they thought.

So, as soon as the Farmer had finished sowing and had gone home, down they flew to the field, and began to eat as fast as they could1).

The Farmer, of course, knew the Cranes and their ways. He had had experience with such birds before. He soon returned to the field with a sling. But he did not bring any stones with him. He expected to scare the Cranes just by swinging the sling in the air, and shouting loudly at them.

At first the Cranes flew away in great terror2). But they soon began to see that none of them ever got hurt. At last they paid no attention whatever to the Farmer.

The Farmer saw that he would have to take other measures3). He wanted to save at least some of his grain. So he loaded his sling with stones and killed several of Cranes. This had the effect the Farmer wanted, for from that day the Cranes visited his field no more.

Threatening words are of little value with rascals !

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New Words

1. plow(plough)	⇒ break up land (갈다, 갈아엎다)

2. sow	⇒ plant seed (씨를 뿌리다)

3. feast	⇒ special meal with many good things to eat or drink (잔치)

4. sling	⇒ tool used to throw a stone (새총)

5. scare	⇒ frighten, surprise (놀란)

6. grain	⇒ small seed of food plant (곡식)

7. load	⇒ put something in or on (짐, 짐을 싣다, 장전하다)

8. effect	⇒ influence on something, result, outcome (결과)

9. rascal[ræ나∂l] : 악당, 불량배 = knave

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Notes

1. as fast as they could : 가능한 한 빨리   = as fast as possible

2. in great terror : 대단히 놀라서

3. take measure : take action, take step, 조치를 취하다

□ The government took a strong measure against dangerous drivers.

「정부는 위험성 있는 운전자들에 대하여 강력한 조치를 취하였다.」

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The Two Pots (두 개의 항아리)

Two Pots, one of brass and the other of clay, stood together on the fireplace. One day the Brass Pot proposed to the Clay Pot that they go out into the world together. But the Clay Pot excused himself, saying that it would be wiser for him to stay in the corner by the fireplace.

"It would take so little to break me," he said. "You know how fragile I am. The least shock is sure to1) shatter me!"

"Don't stay just at home," urged the Brass Pot. "I will take care of you. If we should happen to meet anything hard I will step between and save you."

So the Clay Pot at last consented, and the two set out side by side, bumping into each other at every step.

The Clay Pot could not survive that sort of companionship very long. They had not gone ten paces before2) the Clay Pot cracked, and at the next bumping he flew into a thousand pieces.

Equals make the best friends !

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New Words

1. fireplace	⇒ fire in the wall (벽난로)

2. fragile	⇒ very weak (아주 약한, 연약한)

3. shatter	⇒ break suddenly into small pieces (산산조각 나다)

4. urge	⇒ ask to do something strongly (좨치다, 재촉하다)

5. consent	⇒ agree (동의하다, 받아들이다)

6. bump	⇒ come against with a blow or knock (쿵하고 부딪치다)

7. companionship	⇒ friendship (우정)

8. survive	⇒ live longer (살아남다)

9. crack	⇒ broken line on the surface (금이 가다)

10. brass[bræs] : 놋쇠, 황동   /  11. clay[klei] : 찰흙, 점토(=mud)

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Notes

1. be sure to Ⓡ(동사의 원형) : be certain to Ⓡ, : 틀림없이 ～하다

□ He is sure to come. = It is certain than he will come.

「그는 틀림없이 올 것이다.」

2. not ～ before : 머지 않아 ～하다

□ He had not gone far before it began to rain heavily.

「그가 얼마 가지 않아서 비가 심하게 내리기 시작했다.」

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The Fighting Bulls and The Frog (싸우는 황소와 개구리)

Two Bulls were fighting furiously in a field, at one side of which was a marsh. An old Frog living in the marsh, trembled as he watched the fierce battle.

"What are you afraid of?" asked a young Frog.

"Do you not see," replied the old Frog, "that the Bull who is beaten, will be driven away from the field up there to the reeds of this marsh, and we shall all be trampled into the mud?"

It turned out1) as the Frog had said. The beaten Bull was driven to the marsh, where his great hoofs crushed the Frogs to death.

When the great fall out, the weak must suffer for it !

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New Words

1. furious	⇒ very angry and violent (격분한, 격렬한)

2. marsh	⇒ wet land (늪지)

3. fierce	⇒ violent, uncontrolled (사나운)

4. tremble	⇒ shake one's body in fear (떨다, 전율하다)

5. beat	⇒ strike, hit (때리다, 이기다, 때려 누이다)

6. trample	⇒ crush under the feet (짓밟히다)

7. hoof	⇒ horny part of the foot of a horse, ox or deer. (말발굽)

8. crush	⇒ press and break something (짓누르다)

9. bull[bul] : ① 황소 (↔ cow), 수컷의, (～을 자꾸) 사들이다.  ② 교황印   ③ 앞뒤가 맞지 않는 소리, (make an Irish bull : 사리에 맞지 않는 소리를 하다.)

10. frog[frɔg] : ① 개구리, 쉰 목소리,   ② 웃옷 가슴의 매듭 단추

11. reed[ri:d] : 갈대, 갈대밭

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Notes

1. turn out : be proved, 판명되다

□ Everything turned out satisfactory.

「모든 것은 만족스러운 것으로 판명되었다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① After death, the doctor.(사후 약방문)

② When in Rome, do as Romans do.

③ A guilty conscience needs no accuser.(도둑이 제발 저리다)

④ An innocent bystander gets hurt in a fight.(고래싸움에 새우등 터진다)

⑤ The sparrow near a school sings the primer.(서당개 3년이면 풍월을 읊는다)

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The Astrologer (점성가)

A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself and Astrologer, and spent his time at night gazing at the sky.

One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at hand1), when all at once2) down he went into a hole full of mud and water.

There he stood up to his ears, in the muddy water, and madly clawing at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out.

His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said:

"You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet3)! This may teach you to pay more attention to4) what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself."

"What use is it," said another, "to read the stars, when you can't see what's right here on the earth?"

Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves !

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New Words

1. astrologer	⇒ person who predicts the future by looking at stars (점성가)

2. gaze	⇒ look long and steadily (주시하다, 바라보다)

3. fixed	⇒ unchanging, fastened (고정된)

4. claw	⇒ scratch, pull, get hold of (갈고리 발톱, ～을 할퀴다, 헤집고 나가다)

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Notes

1. at hand : near, within reach, 가까이에

□ His uncle lives close at hand.

「그의 삼촌은 아주 가까운 곳에 살고 있다.」

2. all at once : suddenly, on a sudden, 갑자기

□ All at once I saw a rabbit running across the road.

「갑자기 토끼 한 마리가 길을 건너 달리는 것을 보았다.」

3. yet you fail to see what is at your feet.

「그러나 당신의 발 밑에 무엇이 있는지 보지도 못한다.」

4. pay attention to ～ : ～에 주목하다, 집중하다

□ He paid attention to the winning the race.

「그는 경기를 이기는 데 집중했다.」

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Three Bulls and A Lion (세 마리 황소와 사자)

A Lion had been watching three Bulls feeding in an open field. He had tried to attack them several times, but they had kept together, and helped each other to drive him off. The Lion had little hope of eating them, for he was no match for three strong Bulls with their sharp horns and hoofs. But he could not keep away from that field, for it is hard to resist watching a good meal, even when there is a little chance of getting it.

Then one day the Bulls had a quarrel. And when the hungry Lion came to look at them and lick his mouths as he was accustomed to1) do, he found them in separate corners of the field, as far away from one another as they could get.

It was now an easy matter for the Lion to attack them one at a time, and this he proceeded to do with the greatest satisfaction.

In Unity is strength !

= Union is strength.   = There is safety in numbers.

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New Words

1. hoof	⇒ horny part of the foot of a horse or ox (발굽)

2. match	⇒ person able to fight against another (상대)

3. lick	⇒ move one's tongue across a surface (핥다)

4. separate	⇒ apart, far from (떨어지다, 나누다, 분리하다)

5. satisfaction	⇒ feeling of pleasure (만족)

6. proceed	⇒ continue (계속하다, 나아가다)

7. resist[rizist] : ～에 저항하다, 반대하다

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Notes

1. be accustomed to ～ : ～에 익숙하다, 늘 ～하고 있다.

□ I am[get] accustomed to such treatment.

「나는 그러한 처사에 익숙해져 있다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Opportunity seldom knocks twice. (기회는 두 번 오지 않는다)

② United we stand, divided we fall.

③ Judge not, that ye be not judged.

④ I never wish for what I can't have.

⑤ There is nothing permanent except change.

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The Miser (구두쇠)

A Miser had buried his gold in a secret place in his garden. Every day he went to the spot, dug up the treasure and counted it piece by piece to make sure if was all there. He made so many trips there that a Thief, who had been observing him, guessed what it was the Miser had hidden, and one night quietly dug up the spot and made off1) with it.

When the Miser discovered his loss, he was overcome with grief and despair. He groaned and cried and tore his hair.

A passer-by heard his cries and asked what had happened. "My gold! O my gold!" cried the Miser, wildly, "someone has robbed me!"

"Your gold! There in that hole? Why did you put it there? Why did you not keep it in the house where you could easily get it when you had to buy things?"

"Buy!" screamed the Miser angrily. "Why, I never touched the gold. I couldn't think of spending any of it."

The stranger picked up a large stone and threw it into the hole.

"If that is the case2)," he said, "cover up that stone. It is worth just as much to you as the treasure you lost!(가)"

A possession is worth no more than the use we make of it !

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New Words

1. miser	⇒ person who spend as little as possible (구두쇠)

2. spot	⇒ particular place or area (일 지점, 점, 장소)

3. grief	⇒ deep sorrow (슬픔)

4. groan	⇒ express despair (괴로워하다)

5. passer-by	⇒ person who passes (행인)

6. scream	⇒ cry in a loud voice (비명을 지르다)

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Notes

1. make off : 살금살금 달아나다, 급히 떠나다. = run away

□ The thief made off with the gold.  「그 도둑은 금을 가지고 달아났다.」

2. If that's the case : 정 그러시다면,

□ If that's the case, it's up to you.   「정 그러시다면, 당신 맘대로 하시오.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 뜻하는 바로 알맞은 것은?

① 묻어두면 편안하다	② 돌이나 금이나 똑 같다

③ 돌이 금의 가치가 있다	④ 쓰지 않는 금은 돌이나 다름없다.

⑤ 구멍을 메울 때는 돌이나 금이나 매 한가지다.

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The Fox and Hedgehog (여우와 고슴도치)

A Fox, swimming across a river, was barely able to1) reach the bank, where he lay bruised and exhausted from his struggle with the swift current. Soon a swarm of blood-sucking flies settled on him; but he lay quietly, still too weak to run away from them.

A Hedgehog happened by. "Let me drive the flies away," he said kindly.

"No, no!" exclaimed the Fox, "Do not disturb them! They have taken all they can hold. If you drive them away, another greedy swarm(가) will come and take the little blood I have left."

Better to bear a lesser evil than to risk a greater in removing it !

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New Words

1. barely	⇒ only just, scarcely (간신히)

2. current	⇒ stream of water (물의 흐름, 급류, 시사적인)

3. bruise	⇒ injury by a blow or knock (멍이 들다)

4. suck	⇒ draw liquid into mouth (빨아먹다)

5. swarm	⇒ large number of insects (떼, 무리)

6. disturb	⇒ break the peace, interrupt (방해하다, 간섭하다, 끼어 들다)

7. hedgehog[heʤhɔg] : 고슴도치, (가시철망 등의) 장애물

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Notes

1. be barely[scarcely] able to ～ : 간신히 ～할 수 있다

□ He was barely able to solve the problem.

「그는 간신히 그 문제를 풀 수 있었다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 가리키는 것을 본문에서 찾아 두 단어로 쓰시오.

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2. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① 모든 일에는 양면성이 있다.

② 강자에게는 당할 수밖에 없다.

③ 파리가 먹는 피는 얼마나 되겠는가?

④ 만사는 다 끝나기 전에는 방심하지 말라.

⑤ 사소한 것을 피하려다 더 큰 화를 입을 수도 있다.

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The Mischievous Dog (장난을 좋아하는 개)

There was once a Dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his Master had to fasten a heavy log around his neck to keep him from annoying1) visitors and neighbors. But the Dog seemed to be very proud of the log and dragged it about noisily as if he wished to attract everyone's attention. He was not able to give a good impression to anyone.

"You would be wiser," said an old friend, "to keep quietly out of sight2) with that log. Do you want everybody to know what a disgraceful and ill-natured Dog you are?"

Notoriety is not fame !

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New Words

1. mischievous	⇒ causing tricks (～에게 해를 끼치는, 장난치기 좋아하는)

2. annoy	⇒ make angry (남을 괴롭히다)

3. log	⇒	short piece of a tree

4. drag	⇒ pull a heavy thing

5. disgraceful	⇒	shameful, unhonorable

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Notes

1. keep someone from ～ing : …에게 ～못하게 하다

□ The rain kept me from going on a picnic.

「비 때문에 소풍을 가지 못했다.」

2. out of sight : invisible, 시야에서 벗어난, 보이지 않는

□ A few minutes later the train was out of sight.

「몇 분 후에 기차는 시야에서 사라졌다.」

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Question

1. 위 글에 나타난 어구들이 내포하고 있는 뜻을 잘못 연결한 것은?

① log → notoriety

② ill-natured → annoy someone

③ drag log → a certain gesture of pride

④ out of sight → be in an invisible place

⑤ attract everyone's attention → give a good impression to anyone

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The Old Lion (늙은 사자)

A Lion had grown very old. His teeth were worn away. His limbs could no longer bear him, and the King of Beasts was very pitiful indeed as he lay gasping on the ground, about to die. Where now his strength and his former graceful beauty?

Now a Boar spied him, and rushing at him, attacked him with his yellow tusk. A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs. Even a contemptible Ass let fly his heels and brayed his insults1) in the face of the Lion.

It is cowardly to attack the defenseless, though he be an enemy !

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New Words

1. limb	⇒ leg or arm (팔, 다리, 큰 가지)

2. gasp	⇒ out of breath, take a short breath (숨참, 헐떡임, 헐떡거리다)

3. spy	⇒	watch secretly (은밀히 살피다, 발견하다)

4. tusk	⇒	long-pointed teeth (송곳니, (코끼리 등의) 어금니)

5. hoof	⇒	horny part of the foot of a horse or ox (발굽)

6. trample	⇒	crush under the feet, tread heavily (쿵쿵거리며 걷다, 짓밟다)

7. contemptible	⇒	without respect, despising (경멸 할만한, 멸시 할, 비열한)

8. boar[bɔ:γ] : 수퇘지, 그 살코기, cf) hog, sow

9. bray[brei] : ① 나귀의 울음소리, 시끄럽게 울다, 큰소리로 말하다, ② (절구 등으로) 곱게 빻다

10. insult[ins∧lt] : 모욕하다, 창피 주다.

□ He insulted me by questioning my honesty.

「그는 내게 부정한 짓을 하고 있는지 힐문하며 창피를 주었다.」

※ brayed one's insult : ～에게 모욕을 주다, ～에게 창피를 주다

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Wake not the sleeping lion.

② There is safety in numbers. (다다익선)

③ A friend in need is a friend indeed.

④ Life doesn't work out the way we think.

⑤ Anyone don't let them act in a cowardly way.

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Two Travelers and A Bear (두 여행자와 곰)

Two Men were traveling in company1) through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear came out of the bush near them.

One of the Men, thinking of his own safety, climbed a tree. The other, unable to fight the beast alone, threw himself on the ground and lay still, as if he were dead. He had heard that a Bear will not touch a dead body.

It must have been2) true, for the Bear sniffed at the Man's head awhile, and then walked away. The Man in the tree climbed down.

"It looked just as if that Bear whispered in your ear," he said. "What did he tell you?"

"He said," answered the other, "that it was not at all wise to keep company with3) a fellow who would desert his friend in a moment of danger."

Misfortune is the test of true friendship !

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New Words

1. safety	⇒ freedom from danger (안전)

2. still	⇒ silent, calm (조용한, 움직이지 않는, 여전히)

3. awhile	⇒ for a while (잠시동안)

4. sniff	⇒ smell something into the nose (냄새를 맡다, 코를 킁킁거리다)

5. whisper	⇒ speak very quietly (속삭이다)

6. desert	⇒ leave someone completely (버리다, 없어지다, 사막)

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Notes

1. in company : together with, 동행하여, 함께

□ He came in company with many boys.   「그는 여러 소년들과 함께 왔다.」

2. must have pp : ～ 했음에 틀림없다

□ He must have spread the rumor.       「그가 소문을 퍼뜨렸음에 틀림없다.」

cf. He may have spread the rumor.       「그가 소문을 퍼뜨렸을지도 모른다.」

He cannot have spread the rumor.     「그가 소문을 퍼뜨렸을 리가 없다.」

3. keep company with : be friends with, ～ 와 사귀다

□ Don't try to keep company with such a rude fellow.

「그렇게 무례한 녀석과 사귀려고 하지 마라.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Haste makes waste.	② A watched pot never boils.

③ Faint heart never won fair lady.	④ A friend in need is a friend indeed.

⑤ The worst wheel of the cart always creeks most.

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The Fox and The Monkey (여우와 원숭이)

At a great meeting of the Animals, who had gathered to elect a new ruler, the Monkey was asked to dance. This he did so well that the Animals were carried entirely off by their enthusiasm, and then they elected him their king.

The Fox did not vote for the Monkey and was much disgusted with the Animals for electing so unworthy a ruler.

One day he found a trap with a bit of meat in it. Hurrying to King Monkey, he told him he had found a rich treasure, which he had not touched because it belonged to his majesty the Monkey.

The greedy Monkey followed the Fox to the trap. As soon as he saw the meat he grasped for it, only to find himself held fast in the trap. The Fox stood off and laughed.

"You pretend to1) be our king," he said, "and cannot even take care of yourself!"

Shortly after that, another election among the Animals was held.

The true leader proves himself by his qualities !

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New Words

1. elect	⇒ chose somebody by vote (선출하다)

2. enthusiasm	⇒ strong feeling of interest (열광)

3. disgusted	⇒ feel strong dislike (불쾌한)

4. trap	⇒ a devise for catching animals (덫)

5. majesty	⇒ a title for a king or queen (폐하)

6. grasp	⇒ hold or catch (잡다, 꽉 쥐다)

7. fast	⇒ firmly fixed (단단히)

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Notes

1. pretend to 동사의 원형Ⓡ : make something appear true, ～인체 하다

□ She was not really crying; she was just pretended to cry.

「그녀는 실제로 울고 있지 않았다. 단지 우는 척했다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Live and let live.

② Stolen fruit is sweet.

③ It takes two to tango.

④ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

⑤ Saying is one thing and doing (is) another.

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The Boy and The Sweets (소년과 사탕)

A Boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get some sweets. But he took such a great fistful that he could not draw his hand out again. There he stood, unwilling to1) give up a single sweet and yet unable to get them all out at once. He began to cry.

"My boy," said his mother, "be satisfied with2) half the sweets you have taken and you will easily get your hand out. Then perhaps you may have some more sweets some other time."

Do not attempt too much at once !

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New Words

1. pitcher	⇒ a sort of jar, container (항아리, 단지)

2. permission	⇒ allowance, consent (허락)

3. fist	⇒ hand when tightly closed (주먹)

4. single	⇒ just one (단일한, 하나의)

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Notes

1. unwilling to Ⓡ : ～하려 하지 않는

□ He was unwilling to pay the price I asked.

「그는 내가 달라는 값을 갚으려고 하지 않았다.」

2. be satisfied with : ～에 만족해하다

□ I am satisfied with his saying apology.

「나는 그의 사과에 만족해.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① A rat in a trap.

② Grasp all lose all.

③ Every dog has his day.

④ To have the upper hand.(배부른 흥정)

⑤ Nothing comes out of nothing.

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The Shepherd and The Lion (양치기와 사자)

A Shepherd, counting his Sheep one day, discovered that a number of them were missing.

Much irritated, he very loudly declared that he would catch the thief and punish him. The Shepherd suspected a Wolf of the deed and so set out toward a rocky region among the hills, where there were caves infested by Wolves. But before starting out he made a vow to Jupiter that if he would help him find the thief he would give off a fat Calf as a sacrifice.

The Shepherd searched a long time without finding any Wolves, but just as he was passing near a large cave on the mountain side, a huge Lion came out, carrying a Sheep. In great terror1) the Shepherd fell on his knees.

"Alas, O Jupiter! To find the thief I offered to sacrifice a fat calf. Now I promise you a full-grown Bull, if you only make the thief go away!"(가)

We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it !

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New Words

1. irritated	⇒ angry or annoyed (화가 난)

2. declare	⇒ announce, make known clearly (선언하다)

3. suspect	⇒ feel doubt about something (의심하다)

4. infested	⇒ filled with animals such as rats or insects (들끓는, 출몰하는)

5. calf	⇒ young of a cow, whale and other animals (송아지, 코끼리 등의 새끼)

6. sacrifice	⇒ the thing offered (희생양)

7. vow	⇒ promise (맹세, 서약)

8. huge	⇒ very large (거대한)

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Notes

1. in terror : fearfully, 공포 속에서, 무서워서

□ When they saw a robber, the children ran away in terror.

「아이들은 강도를 보았을 때 무서워서 도망쳤다.」

cf. in surprise : 놀라서  in despair : 실망하여

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)와 같은 기도를 한 까닭은?

① 늑대를 처벌할 수 없어서

② 사자를 처벌할 능력이 없어서

③ 양보다 송아지에 관심이 많아서

④ 늑대보다는 사자에 관심이 많아서

⑤ 늑대와 사자를 한꺼번에 쫓아내기 위해서

Fable 54. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Fisherman and The Little Fish (어부와 작은 물고기)

A poor Fisherman, who lived on the fish he caught, had bad luck one day and caught nothing but1) a very small fish. The Fisherman was about to2) put it in his basket when the little Fish said;

"Please spare me, Mr, Fisherman! I am so small that it is not worth while3) to carry me home. When I am bigger, I shall make you a much better meal."

But the Fisherman quickly put the Fish into his basket.

"How foolish I should be to throw you back! However small you may4) be, you are better than nothing at all.(가)" he said.

A small gain is worth more than a large promise !

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New Words

1. but	⇒ except, save (～대신에)

2. spare	⇒ save one's life (남을 용서하다, ～의 목숨을 살려주다, 나누다)

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Notes

1. nothing but : only, merely, 단지

□ He is nothing but a child.

「그는 단지 어린애에 불과하다.」

2. be about to Ⓡ : be just going to～, 막 ～하려하다

□ We were about to leave when the telephone rang.

「우리가 막 떠나려고 했을 때 전화벨이 울렸다.」

3. be worth while to Ⓡ : be worthy of ～ing, ～할 가치가 있다

□ It is worth while to buy this book.「이 책은 살 가치가 있다.」

4. However small you may be,  ; No matter how small you may be,

□ She always goes swimming however cold it is.

「그 여자는 아무리 추워도 항상 수영하러 간다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)와 뜻하는 바가 다른 하나는?

① Any port in a storm.

② Something is better than nothing.

③ A man can't live on only a bread.

④ Half a loaf is better than no bread.

⑤ A small gain is worth more than none.

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The North Wind and The Sun (북풍과 태양)

The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak.

"Let us agree," said the Sun, "that he is the stronger who can strip1) that Traveler of his cloak."

"Very well," answered the North Wind, and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler.

With the first gust of wind the ends of the cloak whipped about the Traveler's body. But he immediately wrapped closely around him, and the harder the Wind blew, the tighter he held it to him. The North Wind tore angrily at the cloak, but all his efforts were in vain.

Then the Sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle, and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the North Wind, the Traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. The Sun's rays grew warmer and warmer. The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. At last he became so heated that he pulled off his cloak, and, to escape the sunshine, threw himself down in the shade of a tree by the roadside.

Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail !

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New Words

1. bluster	⇒ speaking loudly and angrily (거세게 몰아치다, 고함치다)

2. cloak	⇒ a loose clothes like a coat (망토, 가면, ～을 걸치고 있다)

3. howling	⇒ carrying loudly (세찬, 아우성치다, 윙윙거리는 장풍, 황량한)

4. blast	⇒ very strong wind (돌풍)

5. whip	⇒ move something quickly (재빨리 움직이다, 호되게 꾸짖다)

6. unfasten	⇒ make something loose (느슨하게 하다) ⇔ fasten (단단히 하다)

7. brow	⇒ forehand (이마)

8. mop	⇒ clean or dry something (닦다, 눈물을 훔치다)

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Notes

1. strip A of B : A에게서 B를 벗기다(빼앗다)

□ The military court stripped him of his rank and property.

「군법 재판소에서는 그의 계급과 재산을 빼앗았다.」

2. the + 비교급, the + 비교급 : ～하면 할수록, 더 ～하다.

□ The sooner, the better.       「빠르면 빠를수록 좋다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Familiarity breeds contempt.

② One good turn deserves another.

③ It's an ill wind that blows no good.

④ The pen is mightier than the sword.

⑤ Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

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The Wolf, The Kid, and The Goat (늑대, 새끼 염소와 어미 염소)

Mother Goat was going to market one morning to get provisions for her household, which consisted of but one little Kid and herself.

"Take good care of the house, my son," she said to the Kid, as she carefully latched the door. "Do not let anyone in, unless he gives you this password: ‘Down with1) the Wolf and all his race!’"

Strangely enough, a Wolf was lurking near and heard what the Goat had said. So, as soon as Mother Goat was out of sight, up he trotted to the door and knocked.

"Down with the Wolf and all his race," said the Wolf softly.

It was the right password, but when the Kid peeped through a crack in the door and saw the shadowy figure outside, he did not feel at ease.2)

"Show me a white paw," he said, "or I won't let you in."(가)

A white paw, of course, is a feature few Wolves can show, and so the Wolf had to go away as hungry as he had come.

Two sureties are better than one !

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New Words

1. provision	⇒ supplies of food and drink ((식량 등의) 공급, 준비, 성직임명)

2. latch	⇒ fasten the door or gate (걸다, 걸쇠, 빗장)

3. lurk	⇒ wait in hiding (숨어 기다리다, 잠복하다, 어슬렁거리다)

4. trot	⇒ move very fast (속보로 달리다, (분주하게)돌아다니다, 속보)

5. crack	⇒ a thin line on the surface or between two things (탁 소리를 내다, 깨진 틈)

6. peep	⇒ look secretly (엿보다)

7. feature	⇒ a part of something (모습)

8. paw	⇒ an animal's foot (동물의 발)

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Notes

1. down with ～! : ～을 지면에 내려놓다, ～을 타도하다(해치우다)

= away with ～!, = out up and down ～! = up and down (with) ～!

□ Down with your guns! 「총 내려!」,     □ Down with racism! 「인종차별 철폐!」

2. feel at ease : feel comfortable  ⇔ ill at ease

□ He seemed to feel at ease in the new surroundings.

「그는 새로운 환경에 편하게 느끼는 것 같았다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에서 어린 염소의 어떤 면을 알 수 있는가?

① witty	② stupid	③ humorous

④ tricky	⑤ nonsensical(어처구니없는, 무의미한)

Fable 57. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Tortoise and The Ducks (거북이와 오리)

The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter how hard he tries1), he cannot leave home. They say that Jupiter punished him so, because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to Jupiter's wedding, even when especially invited.

After many years, Tortoise began to regret he had not gone to that wedding. When he saw how gaily the birds flew about and how the Hare and all the other animals ran fast, the Tortoise felt very sad and discontented. He wanted to see the world too, but he was with his house in his back and little short legs that could hardly drag him along.

One day he met a pair of Ducks and told them all his trouble. "We can help you to see the world," said the Ducks. "Take hold of this stick with your teeth and we will carry you far up in the air where you can see the whole countryside. But keep quiet or you will regret."

The Tortoise was very glad indeed. He seized the stick firmly with his teeth, the two Ducks took hold of it one at each end, and away they sailed up toward the clouds.

Just then a Crow flew by. He was very much astonished at the strange sight and cried. "This must surely be the King of Tortoise!" "Why, certainly □ " began the Tortoise.

Foolish curiosity and vanity often lead to misfortune !

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New Words

1. punish	⇒ happily, merrily (즐겁게)

2. gaily	⇒ surprised, frightened (놀란)

3. discontented	⇒ make someone suffer for a fault or crime (벌주다, 힐책하다)

4. firmly	⇒ dissatisfied, unhappy (불만스러운)

5. astonished	⇒ tightly, fast (단단히)

6. dash	⇒ move with sudden speed (돌진하다)

7. vanity[vænəti] 자만심, 허영심, What vanity ! (대단한 자만심이군!)

1. No matter how hard he tries,  (=However hard he tries,): 아무리 애를 쓴다하더라도

□ Children will watch anything, no matter how ordinary it may be.

「아무리 평범한 것일지라도 아이들은 주의 깊게 지켜본다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 바로 뒤에 이어질 내용으로 알맞은 것은?

① Going out to the world to see it.

② Falling and crashing of the tortoise.

③ Talking with crow and the other two ducks.

④ Flight of the tortoise and the other two ducks.

⑤ The story of the tortoise's sightseeing of the world.

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The Frogs and The Ox (개구리와 황소)

An Ox came down to a reedy pool to drink. As he splashed heavily into the water, he crushed a young Frog into the mud. The old Frog soon missed the little one and asked his brothers and sisters what had become of1) him.

"A great big monster," said one of them, "stepped on little brother with one of his huge feet!"

"Big, was he!" said the old Frog, puffing herself up. "Was he as big as this?"

"Oh, much bigger!" they cried. The Frog puffed up still more. "He could not have been bigger than this," she said. But the little Frogs all declared that the monster was much, much bigger and the old Frog kept puffing herself out more and more until all at once2), she burst.

Do not attempt the impossible !

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New Words

1. reed	⇒ a plant with tall stems (갈대)

2. splash	⇒ strike against something in small drops (물방울을 튀기다)

3. crush	⇒ press something with great force (짓밟아버리다, 뭉게버리다)

4. puff	⇒ make something larger with air (부풀리다)

5. declare	⇒ say something clearly (선언하다)

6. burst[bə:γst] : 파열하다, 폭발하다

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Notes

1. become of : happen to somebody, (어떻게)되다

□ I don't know what has become of him.

「나는 그에게 어떤 일이 일어났는지 모른다.」

2. all at once : all of a sudden, suddenly, 갑자기

□ All at once we heard a big noise.

「갑자기 우리는 커다란 소음을 들었다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Never speak ill of the bread.

② Never cast a clout till May be out.

③ Never wish for what you can't have.

④ Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

⑤ Never put off till tomorrow what can do today.

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Belling the Cat (고양이에게 종을 달아주기)

The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared get out from their dens by night or day.

Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said:

"I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful. All we have to do1) is to hang a bell about the Cat's neck. When we hear the bell ringing we will know immediately that our enemy is coming."

All the Mice were much surprised that they had not thought of such a plan before. But in the midst of 2)the rejoicing over their good plan, an old Mouse arose and said:

"I will say that the plan of the young Mouse is very good. But let me ask one question: Who will bell the Cat?"

It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.

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New Words

1. claw	⇒ pointed nails on the feet of some animals (발톱)

2. constant	⇒ unchanging (끊임없는, 지속적인)

3. den	⇒ animal's hidden home, cave (소굴)

4. rejoice	⇒ feel great joy (기뻐하다)

5. arise	⇒ get up, stand up (일어나다, 일어서다)

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Notes

1. All we have to do is ～ : 우리가 해야할 전부는 ～하는 것이다

□ All (that) we have to do is to stay silent.

「우리가 해야할 일은 말없이 앉아있는 일이다.」

2. in the midst of ～ : in the middle of, ～하는 가운데

□ I was in the midst of reading when she telephoned.

「그녀가 전화를 했을 때 나는 독서를 하고 있는 중이었다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① To see is to believe.

② Rats desert a sinking ship.

③ To have the right chemistry. (이심전심)

④ To error is human to forgive divine.

⑤ To say is one thing, to do is quite another.

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The Fox and the Stork (여우와 황새)

The Fox one day thought of a plan to amuse himself at the expense of1) the Stork, at whose odd appearance he was always laughing.

"You must come and dine with me today," he said to the Stork, smiling to himself at the trick he was going to play. The Stork gladly accepted the invitation and arrived in good time and with a very good appetite.

For dinner the Fox served soup. But it was set out in a very shallow dish, and all the Stork could do was to wet the very tip of his bill. Not a drop of soup could he get. But the Fox licked it up easily, and, to increase the disappointment of the Stork, made a great show of enjoyment.

The hungry Stork was much displeased at the trick, but he was a calm, good-tempered fellow. Instead, not long afterward, he invited the Fox to dine with him in turn. The Fox arrived promptly at the time that had been set, and the Stork served a fish dinner that had a very appetizing smell. But it was served in a tall jar with a very narrow neck. The Stork could easily get at the food with his long bill, but all the Fox could do was to lick the outside of the jar, and sniff at the delicious odor. And when the Fox lost his temper2), the Stork said calmly:                              .(가)

Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself !

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New Words

1. odd	⇒ strange (기이한, 이상한)

2. appetite	⇒ desire for food or eating (식욕)

3. shallow	⇒ of little depth (얕은)

4. bill	⇒ beak (부리)

5. lick	⇒ move tongue across a surface (핥다)

6. temper	⇒ condition of mind and emotions (성격, 기질)

7. prompt	⇒ without delay, quick (신속한)

8. odor	⇒ smell of something (악취, 냄새, 향기)

9. sniff	⇒ draw air in through the nose in order to smell (냄새를 맡다)

10. stork[stɔ:γk] : 황새, stark(딱딱한)의 별형

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Notes

1. at the expense of : at the cost of, ～을 희생하여

□ He did it at the expense of his health. 「그는 건강을 잃어가면서 그것을 해냈다.」

2. lose temper : get angry, 화를 내다

□ He tries not to lose his temper at any time. 「그는 어떤 경우에도 화를 내지 않으려고 애쓴다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 이어질 말로 적절하지 못한 것은?

① Do as you would be done by.

② Judge not that ye be not judged.

③ Heaven helps those who help themselves.

④ Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

⑤ Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself.

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The Fox and The Grapes (여우와 포도)

One day a Fox spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine along the branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.

The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap1) at it, only to fall short once more. Again and again he tried, but in vain.

Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust.

"What a fool I am," he said, "Here I am wearing myself out to get2) a bunch of sour grapes."(가)

And off he walked very, very scornfully.

There are many who pretend to despise the thing which is beyond their reach !

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New Words

1. vine	⇒ climbing plant whose fruit is the grape (넝쿨)

2. ripe	⇒ ready to be gathered or picked up (익은)

3. bunch	⇒ a number of things of the same kind (송이, 묶음)

4. longing	⇒ earnest, wishing for very much (갈망하는)

5. disgust	⇒ strong feeling of dislike (불편함, 싫음)

6. sour	⇒ having a sharp taste (신, 신맛이 나는)

7. scornful	⇒ despising, looking down on (조소하는, 비웃는)

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Notes

1. take a running leap : run and leap (달려오면서 뛰다)

□ He took a running leap to get a persimmon.

「그는 감을 따려고 달려오면서 뛰어보았다.」

2. wear oneself out to + 동사의 원형(～) : ～하기 위해 자신을 지치게 하다

□ I was wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes.

「신 포도송이를 얻으려고.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 나타난 여우의 태도를 옳게 지적한 것은? -

① egoistic(자기본위의)	② sentimental(감상주의)	③ optimistic(낙천주의)

④ pessimistic(염세주의)	⑤ critical(비평적인)

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The Bundle of Sticks (한 다발의 막대기)

A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves. No words he could say did the least good, so he thought in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune.

One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Then handing the bundle to each of his Sons in turn1) he told them to try to break it. But although each one tried his best, none was able to do so.

The Father then untied the bundle and gave the sticks to his Sons to break one by one. This they did very easily.

"My Sons," said the Father, "do you not see how certain it is that if you agree with each other and help each other, it will be impossible for your enemies to injure2) you? But if you are divided among yourselves, you will be no stronger than a single stick."

In Unity is strength !

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New Words

1. discord	⇒ disagreement (불화)

2. striking	⇒ clear, distinct, remarkable (분명한)

3. violent	⇒ using great force (격렬한)

4. bundle	⇒ a number of things tied (다발, 송이)

5. untie	⇒ unfasten (풀다, 느슨하게 하다)

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Notes

1. in turn : <2명이> 교대로, <3명 이상이> 차례로, / in one's turn : (～의 차례가 되어)

□ I and my sister wait on my sick mother in turn.

「나와 누이는 교대로 어머니 병간호를 했다.」

2. It is ～(Ⓐ) for + 목적격(Ⓑ) + to 동사의 원형(Ⓒ) : Ⓑ가 Ⓒ하는 것은 Ⓐ하다

□ It is difficult for me to solve the problem.

「내가 그 문제를 해결한다는 것은 힘들다..」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈과 거리가 먼 것은?

① Union is strength.

② In union is strength.

③ There is safety in number.

④ Prevention is the best cure.

⑤ United we stand, divided we fall.

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The Wolf and The Crane (늑대와 두루미)

A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down1), and of course he could not eat a thing. Naturally that was an awful state of affairs for a greedy Wolf.

So away he hurried to the Crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out.

"I will reward you very handsomely," said the Wolf, "if you pull that bone out for me."

The Crane, as you can imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in a Wolf's throat. But she was greedy in nature, so she did what the Wolf asked her to do.

When the Wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away.

"But what about my reward!" called the Crane anxiously.

"What!" snarled the Wolf, whirling around. "Haven't you got it? Isn't it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off2)?"

Expect no reward for serving the wicked !

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New Words

1. crosswise	⇒ across (가로로, 가로질러)

2. awful	⇒ very unpleasant and shocking, terrible (끔찍한)

3. bill	⇒ beak, horny part of the mouth of some birds (부리)

4. whirl	⇒ move quickly round and round (빙빙 돌다)

5. snarl	⇒ growl, make a angry sound (으르렁거리다)

6. feast[fi:st] : 축제, 향연, 성찬으로 대접하다, 즐겁게 해주다

7. stick[stik] : 막대기로 찌르다, 박히다, 걸리다, 달라붙다.

8. wicked[wikid] : 악한, 사악한 인간(것)

1. get it neither up nor down : 내뱉을 수도 삼킬 수도 없다.

2. snap ～ off[snap off～] : ～을 덥석 물다, ～을 잡아채다

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Patience is a virtue.

② Honesty is the best policy.

③ You win some, you lose some.

④ Fools are wise after the event.

⑤ If it were a snake, it would bite you.

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The Ass and His Master (당나귀와 주인)

An Ass was being driven along a road leading down the mountain side, when he suddenly took it into his silly head1) to choose his own path. He could see his stall at the foot of the mountain, and to him the quickest way down seemed to be over the edge of the nearest cliff. Just as he was about to leap over, his master caught him by the tail and tried to pull him back, but stubborn Ass would not yield and pulled with all his might.

"Very well," said his master, "go your way, you willful beast, and see where it leads you."

With that he let go, and the foolish Ass tumbled head over heels down the mountain side.

Those who will not listen to reason but stubbornly go their own way are on the road to misfortune !

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New Words

1. path	⇒ way, track (길, 통로)

2. stall	⇒ shelter or shed for animals (마구간)

3. cliff	⇒ very steep face of rock (절벽)

4. stubborn	⇒ having a strong will, difficult to move (고집 센)

5. yield	⇒ give up (포기하다, 양보하다)

6. tumble	⇒ fall or roll over suddenly (굴러 떨어지다)

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Notes

1. take something into one's head : come to believe it, 믿게 되다

□ He took it into his head that I was secretly opposing him.

「그는 내가 자기를 몰래 반대하고 있다고 믿고 있다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Deeds, not words.

② Talking to the wall.

③ Light come, light go.

④ Danger past, good forgotten.

⑤ The end justifies the means.

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The Shepherd Boy and The Wolf (양치기 소년과 늑대)

A Shepherd Boy tended his master's Sheep near a deep forest not far from the village. Soon he found life in the pasture very dull. All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd's pipe.

One day as he sat watching the Sheep and the quiet forest, and thinking what he would do should he see a Wolf1), he thought of a plan to amuse himself.

His Master had told him to call for help should a Wolf attack the flock2), and the Villagers would drive it away. So, though he had not seen anything that even looked like a Wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, "Wolf! Wolf!"

As he expected, the Villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran in great excitement to the pasture. But when they got there they found the Boy was laughing at the trick he had played on them.

A few days later the Shepherd Boy again shouted, "Wolf! Wolf!" Again the Villagers ran to help him, only to be laughed at again3).

Then one evening as the sun was setting behind the forest and the shadows were creeping out over the pasture, a Wolf really did spring from the forest and fall upon the Sheep.

In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting "Wolf! Wolf!" But though the Villagers heard the cry, they didn't run to help him as they had before. "He cannot fool us again," they said.

The Wolf killed a great many of the Boy's sheep and then slipped away into the forest.

Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth !

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New Words

1. tend	⇒ take care of, look after (돌보다)

2. trick	⇒ something done in order to cheat (속임수, 속이다)

3. spring	⇒ jump suddenly from the ground (튀어나오다)

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Notes

1. should he see a Wolf = if he should see a Wolf

(가정법 미래에서 if가 생략되어 도치된 형태임)  「그가 혹시 라도 늑대를 본다면」

2. should a Wolf attack the flock

= if a Wolf should attack the flock,「늑대가 양떼를 공격한다면」

3. only to be laughed at again

= but he was only to be laughed at again  「단지 또 다시 비웃음을 당하고 말았다」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Once bitten, twice shy.	② Honesty is the best policy.

③ There is always a way-out.	④ Time and tide waits no man.

⑤ Where there's smoke there's fire.

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The Frogs who wished for a King (왕을 원하는 개구리)

The Frogs were tired of governing themselves. They had so much freedom that it had spoiled them, and they did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that could rule them. So they sent a petition to Jupiter asking for a king.

Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but in order to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king, he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceful King Log was. In a short time the younger Frogs were using him for a diving platform, while the older Frogs made him a meeting place, where they complained loudly to Jupiter about the government.

To teach the Frogs a lesson(가), the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. The Crane proved to be a very different sort of king from old King Log. He ate up the poor Frogs here and there. They soon saw what fools they had been. In mournful croaks they begged Jupiter to take away the cruel tyrant before they should all be destroyed.

"How now!" cried Jupiter. "Are you not yet content! You have what you asked for and so you have only yourselves to blame for1) your misfortunes."

Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change !

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New Words

1. spoil	⇒ make useless or unsatisfactory (망치다)

2. croak	⇒ make a sound as of frogs (개굴거리다)

3. petition	⇒ earnest request signed by many people (청원서)

4. tame	⇒ not wild or fierce (순한)

5. mournful	⇒ sorrowful (슬픈)

6. content	⇒ satisfied (만족스러운, 만족하는)

7. tyrant	⇒ a ruler who rules cruelly and unjustly (폭군)

8. log[lɔ:g] : 통나무     / splash[splæʃ] : (물을) 튀기다    / reed[ri:d} : 갈대

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Notes

1. have oneself to blame for ～ : (=be responsible for ～)[～에 대한 책임을 지다]

□ You must have yourself to blame for being late.

「지각한 책임은 네가 져야만 한다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)의 구체적인 내용으로 알맞은 것은?

① Drawing man will catch a straw.

② You cannot have your cake and eat it.

③ He that will steal a pin will steal an ox.

④ Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

⑤ You don't know what you've got until you've lost it.

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The Wolf and His Shadow (늑대와 그림자)

A Wolf left his den one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite. As he ran, the setting sun cast his shadow far out on the ground, and it looked as if the wolf were a hundred times bigger than he really was.

"Why," exclaimed the Wolf proudly, "see how big I am! Fancy a poor Lion running away from me! I'll show him who is fit to be king, he or I."

Just then an immense shadow blotted him out entirely, and the next instant a Lion struck him down with a single blow.

Do not let your fancy make you forget realities !

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New Words

1. spirit	⇒ feelings of happiness (기분, 정신)

2. appetite	⇒ desire for eating (식욕)

3. den	⇒ cage or shelter for wild animals (우리)

4. fancy	⇒ imagine, suppose (상상하다, 상상, 공상)

5. fit	⇒ suitable, proper (맞는, 적합한)

6. immense	⇒ huge, enormous (거대한)

7. blow	⇒ an act of hitting (한 방, 일격)

8. blot[blɑt] : 얼룩, 흠, 오점, ～을 가리다, ～을 흐릿하게 하다

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Notes

1. in fine spirits : 좋은 기분으로, 기분 좋게

2. It looks as if～ : 마치 ～인 것 같아 보인다. (as if 가정법)

□ It looked as if he were a liar.       「그는 거짓말쟁이 같아 보인다.」

3. blot ～ out / blot out ～ : ～을 흐릿하게 하다.

□ The noise of the river blotted out their words.

「시끄러운 강물 소리로 그들의 말소리는 들리지 않았다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Fight fire with fire.

② Wake not the sleeping lion.

③ Kill two birds with one stone.

④ A soft answer turned away wrath.

⑤ He bit off more than he can chew. (송충이는 솔잎을 먹고 살아야한다.)

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The Boys and The Frogs (소년과 개구리)

Some Boys were playing one day at the edge of a pond in which lived a family of Frogs. The Boys amused themselves by throwing stones into the pond so as to1) make them skip on top of the water.

The stones were flying fast and the Boys were enjoying themselves very much. But the poor Frogs in the pond were trembling with fear.

At last one of the Frogs, the oldest and bravest, put his head out of the water, and said, "Oh, please, dear children, stop your cruel play(가)! Though it may be fun for you, it means death to us!"

Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness !

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New Words

1. skip	⇒ jump lightly and quickly (튀기다)

2. amuse	⇒ entertain, make time pass pleasantly (즐기다)

3. tremble	⇒ shake from fear, anger or cold (떨다, 전율하다)

4. cruel	⇒ without pity (잔인한)

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Notes

1. so as to Ⓡ : in order to Ⓡ, ～하기 위하여

□ He took a taxi so as to catch the first train.

「그는 첫 기차를 잡기 위하여 택시를 탔다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 가리키는 말을 본문에서 찾아 두 단어로 쓰시오.

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The Ass Carrying the Image (불상을 나르는 당나귀)

A sacred Image was being carried to the temple. It was mounted on an Ass adorned with gorgeous decorations, and a grand procession of priests and pages followed it through the streets. As the Ass walked along, the people bowed their heads or fell on their knees, and the Ass thought the honor was being paid to himself.

With his head full of this foolish idea, he became so puffed up with pride and vanity that he halted and started to shout loudly. But in the midst of his song, his owner guessed what the Ass had got into his head, and began to beat him with a stick.

"Go along with you, you stubborn Ass," he cried. "The honor is not meant for you(A) but for the image(B) you are carrying."

Do not try to take the credit to yourself that is due to others !

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New Words

1. sacred	⇒ holy (신성한)

2. priest	⇒ a religious person, a kind of clergy (성직자)

3. page	⇒ boy servant (동자)

4. vanity	⇒ being extremely proud of oneself (허영)

5. image[imiʤ] : 불상, 꼭 닮음 / He is the image of his father.(그는 지아비를 꼭 빼 닮았다.)

6. mount[mɑunt] : 오르다, 타다, 태우다

7. adorn[ədɔ:γn] : = decorate = ornament : 꾸미다, 장식하다

8. gorgeous[gɔ:γʤ∂s] : 호화로운, 찬란한, 눈부신

9. decoration[dekɔreiʃ∂n] : 장식, 꾸밈

10. procession[prouseʃ∂n] : 행진, 행렬 / in procession (행렬을 지어)

11. puff[p∧f] : 훅 불기, 과장된 칭찬, 내뿜다, 자만하다, 부풀리다

12. halt[hɔ:lt] : 멈춰서다, 정지하다

13. stubborn[st∧bəγn] : 완고한, 완강한, 말 안 듣는, 잘 녹지 않는

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Notes

1. not (A) but (B) : (A)가 아니라, (B)다

□ The honor is not meant for you but for the image.

「존경심은 너를 위한 것이 아니라 불상에 대한 것이다.」

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The Ass and The Load of Salt (당나귀와 소금)

A Merchant, driving his Ass homeward from the seashore with a heavy load of salt, came to a river. They had crossed this river many times before without accident, but this time the Ass slipped and fell when halfway over. And when the Merchant at last got him to his feet, much of the salt had melted away. Delighted to find how much lighter his burden had become, the Ass finished the journey very gaily.

Next day the Merchant went for another load of salt. On the way home the Ass, remembering what had happened the day before, purposely let himself fall into the water, and again got rid of1) most his burden.

The angry Merchant immediately turned about and drove the Ass back to the seashore, where he loaded him with two great baskets of sponges. In the river the Ass again tumbled over, but when he had got to his feet, the poor Ass had to drag himself homeward under a load ten times heavier than before.

The same measures will not suit all circumstances !

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New Words

1. load	⇒ something heavy to be carried (짐)

2. merchant	⇒ trader buying or selling goods (상인)

3. melt	⇒ become liquid through heating (녹다)

4. purposely	⇒ intentionally = on purpose (의도적으로)

5. tumble	⇒ fall or roll over (넘어지다)

6. drag	⇒ pull along with effort and difficulty (끌다, 끌고가다)

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Notes

1. get rid of : remove, 제거하다

□ How can we get rid of this unwelcome visitor?

「어떻게 하면 이 반갑지 않은 손님을 쫓아버릴 수 있을까?」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Practice makes perfect.

② Out of the flying pan into the fire.

③ Empty vessels make the most sound.

④ Take a measure to meet the situation. (상황에 따라 대처하라)

⑤ You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

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The Monkey and The Camel (원숭이와 낙타)

At a great celebration in honor of1) King Lion, the Monkey was asked to dance for the company. His dancing was very clever indeed, and the animals were all highly pleased with his grace and lightness.

The praise that was showered on the Monkey made the Camel envious. He was very sure that he could dance quite as well as the Monkey, if not better. So he pushed his way into the crowd that was gathered around the Monkey, and rising his hind legs, began to dance. But the big Camel made himself very ridiculous as he kicked out his legs and twisted his long clumsy neck.     (가)    , the animals found it hard to keep their toes from under his heavy hoofs.

At last, when one of his huge feet came within an inch of King Lion's nose, the animals were so disgusted that they drove the Camel out into the desert.

Do not try to mimic your betters !

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New Words

1. hind	⇒ at the back (뒤쪽의)

2. ridiculous	⇒ funny, silly (우수꽝스러운)

3. disgust	⇒ feel strong dislike (싫어하다, 불쾌하게 여기다)

4. clumsy[kl∧mzi] : 꼴사나운, 손재주가 없는, 서투른

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Notes

1. in honor of : 존경을 표하는, ～을 기리기 위한

□  There was a ceremony in honor of those killed in battle.

「전투에서 전사한 사람들에게 경의를 표하는 의식이 있었다.」

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)에 적합한 연결어는?

① Instead       ② Because      ③ Though      ④ Besides      ⑤ However

2. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Every man for his own trade.

② Security is the greatest enemy.

③ Do not try to mimic your betters.

④ Never cast a clout till May be out.

⑤ One picture is worth a thousand words.

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The Wild Boar and The Fox (야생 수퇘지와 여우)

A Wild Boar was sharpening his tusks busily against the stump of a tree, when a Fox happened to pass by. The Fox was always looking for a chance to make fun of1) his neighbors. So he made a great show of looking anxiously about, as if in fear of some hidden enemy. But the Boar kept on with his work.

"Why are you doing that?" asked the Fox at last with a grin. "There isn't any danger that I can see."

"True enough," replied the Boar, "but when danger does come there will not be time for such work as this. My weapons will have to be ready for use then, or I shall suffer for it."

Preparedness for war is the best guarantee of peace !

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New Words

1. stump	⇒ a small part of tree cut off (밑동)

2. tusk	⇒ long pointed tooth on animals such as elephants (이빨)

3. grin	⇒ give a very wide smile (씩 웃다)

4. weapon	⇒ arms, an object used to attack people (무기)

5. boar[bɔ:γ] : 거세하지 않은 수퇘지, 그 살코기, cf) hog, sow

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Notes

1. make fun of ～ : ～를 놀리다

□ Don't make fun of your partner.

「네 짝을 놀리지 마라.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Ignorance is bliss.

② Haste makes waste.

③ Prevention is better than cure.

④ There is a time for everything.

⑤ Slow and steady wins the race.

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The Ass, The Fox, and The Lion (당나귀, 여우 그리고 사자)

An Ass and a Fox had become close comrades, and were constantly in each other's company. One day the pair unexpectedly met a Lion. The Ass was very much frightened, but the Fox calmed his fears.

"I will talk to him," he said. So the Fox walked boldly up to the Lion.

"Your highness," he said in an undertone, so the Ass could not hear him, "I've got a fine idea in my head. If you promise not to hurt me, I will lead that foolish creature into a pit where he can't get out, and you can feast at your pleasure1)."

The Lion agreed and the Fox returned to the Ass.

"I made him promise not to hurt us," said the Fox. "But come, I know a good place to hide till he is gone."

So the Fox led the Ass into a deep pit. But when the Lion saw that the Ass was his, he first of all struck down the traitor Fox.

Traitor may expect treachery !

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New Words

1. comrade	⇒ bravely (대담하게)

2. boldly	⇒ friend, companion, fellow (친구)

3. pit	⇒ person who betrays a friend (배신자)

4. traitor	⇒ deep hole used as a trap for wild animals (함정)

5. constant[kɑnst∂nt] : 지속적인, 불변의, 상수

6. highness[hainis] : 높음, Your highness! (전하!)

7. undertone[∧ndəγtoun] : 낮은 목소리, 저음, 차분한 색

8. treachery[tretʃ∂ri] : 배신, 기만, 배신행위, 믿을 수 없는 것

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Notes

1. at one's pleasure : 마음껏

□ Take this at your pleasure.

「마음껏 가지세요.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Thorn in the side.

② There is no deception.

③ Out of mouth comes the evil.

④ Traitor may expect treachery.

⑤ United we stand, divided we fall.

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The Hares and The Frogs (토끼와 개구리)

Hares, as you know, are very timid. The least shadow sends them scurrying in fright to a hiding place. Once they decided to die rather than1) live in such misery. But while they were debating how best to meet death, they thought they heard a noise and in a flash2) ran away to the hiding place. On the way they passed a pond where a family of Frogs was sitting among the reeds on the bank. In an instant2) the startled Frogs were seeking safety in the mud.

"Look," cried a Hare, "things are not so bad after all, for here are creatures who are even afraid of us!"

However unfortunate we may think we are, there is always someone worse off than ourselves !

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New Words

1. timid	⇒ easily frightened, shy, afraid of doing something (겁이 많은)

2. scurry	⇒ run with short and quick steps (종종걸음으로 달리다, 급히 가다)

3. misery	⇒ great suffering of mind or body (비참함)

4. debate	⇒ argue, discuss (논쟁하다)

5. flash	⇒ sudden burst of light (번쩍이다, 노하다, 번개처럼 스치다, 일순간)

6. startle	⇒ frighten, surprise (놀라다)

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Notes

1. rather than : ～ 라기 보다는

□ He wanted to stay at home rather than join them.

「그는 그들과 합세하는 것보다 차라리 집에 머물기를 원했다.」

2. in a flash = in an instant : 순식간에, 눈 깜짝할 사이에

□ He ran away in a flash.  「그는 순식간에 달아났다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Even a worm will run.

② Go home and kick the dog.

③ What's done cannot be undone.

④ Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.

⑤ There is always someone worse off than ourselves.

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The Travelers and The Sea (여행자와 바다)

Two travelers were walking along the seashore. Far out they saw something riding on the waves.

"Look," said one, "a great ship rides in from distant lands, bearing rich treasures!"

The object they saw came ever nearer the shore.

"No," said the other, "that is not a treasure ship. That is some fisherman's boat, with the day's catch of fish."

Still nearer came the object. The waves washed it up on shore.

"It is a chest of gold lost from some wreck," they cried. Both Travelers rushed to the beach, but there they found nothing but1) a water-soak log.

Do not let your hopes carry you away from reality !

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New Words

1. object	⇒ things (물체, 대상, 목적)

2. wreck	⇒ destroy something (난파하다, 난파선)

3. chest	⇒ wooden box (궤짝, 궤)

4. soak	⇒ take in liquid or water, absorb (젖은)

5. log	⇒ a thick piece of wood (통나무)

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Notes

1. nothing but ～ : 단지 ～ 일 뿐이다

□ That's nothing but a piece of bread.

「저것은 단지 빵 조각에 불과하다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① All is not gold that glitters.

② Hope deferred makes the heart sick.

③ Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.

④ Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

⑤ You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

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The Peacock (공작새)

The Peacock, they say, did not at first have the beautiful feathers in which he now takes so much pride. These, Juno, whose favorite he was, granted to him one day when he begged her for feathers to distinguish him from the other birds. Then, with emerald, gold and purple feathers, he strutted proudly among the birds. All regarded him with envy. Even the most beautiful pheasant could see that his(가) beauty was surpassed.

Presently the Peacock saw an Eagle soaring high up in the blue sky and felt a desire to fly, as he had been accustomed to do. Lifting his wings he tried to rise from the ground. But the weight of his magnificent feathers held him down. Instead of flying up to greet the first rays of the morning sun or to bathe in the rosy light among the floating clouds at sunset, he  had to walk the ground.

Do not sacrifice your freedom for the sake of pomp and show !

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New Words

1. grant	⇒ give something to someone (하사하다, ～에게 주다)

2. strut	⇒ walk proudly (당당하게 걷다, 점잔빼며 걷다)

3. surpass	⇒ do something better than others (～보다 낫다, ～을 능가하다)

4. soar	⇒ fly or go up high in the air (치솟아 오르다)

5. peacock[pi:kɑk] : 공작, 특히 수컷(암컷은 peahen)

6. pheasant[feznt] : 꿩

7. purple[pə:γpl] : 자주 빛의, 화려한

8. magnificent[mægnif∂snt] : 장대한, 당당한, 엄청난, 굉장한

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Question

1. 밑줄 친 (가)가 가리키는 것은?

① pheasant's	② Juno's	③ peacock's	④ eagle's	⑤ sun's

2. 위 글의 상황에 어울리는 말은?

① One is defeated by his own greed.

② Where there is a life, there is hope.

③ Everyone has a skeleton in his closet.

④ Do to others as you would be done by.

⑤ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

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The Lion and The Ass (사자와 당나귀)

A Lion and an Ass agreed to go hunting together. In their search for game the hunters saw a number of Wild Goats run into a cave, and laid plans to catch them. The Ass was to go into the cave and drive the Goats out, while the Lion would stand at the entrance to strike them down.

The plan worked beautifully. The Ass made such a frightful noise in the cave, kicking with all his might, that the Goats came running out in a panic of fear, only to fall victim to the Lion.

The Ass came proudly out of the cave.

"Did you see how I made them run?" he said.

"Yes, indeed," answered the Lion, "and if I had not known you I should certainly have run, too."

The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who know him !

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New Words

1. game	⇒ prey, food for hunting (사냥감)

2. frightful	⇒ fearful (무서운)

3. panic	⇒ great fear, terror (당황)

4. victim	⇒ a person or animal harmed or killed by others (희생물)

5. in a panic of fear ⇒ 두려움에 당황하여

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Stabbed in the back.

② A burnt child dreads the fire.

③ No man is a hero to his valet.

④ As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

⑤ When the cat's away, the mice will play.

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The Wolf and The Ass (늑대와 당나귀)

An Ass was feeding in a pasture near a wood when he saw a Wolf lurking in the shadows along the hedge. He easily guessed what the Wolf had in mind, and thought of a plan to save himself. So he pretended he was lame, and began to hobble painfully.

When the Wolf came up, he asked the Ass what had made him lame, and the Ass replied that he had stepped on a sharp thorn.

"Please pull it out," he pleaded, groaning painfully. "If you do not, it might stick in your throat when you eat me."

The Wolf saw the wisdom of the advice, for he wanted to enjoy his meal without any danger of choking. So the Ass lifted up his foot and the Wolf began to search very closely and carefully for the thorn.

Just then the Ass kicked out with all his might, tumbling the Wolf a dozen paces away. And while the Wolf was getting very slowly and painfully to his feet, the Ass galloped away in safety.

Stick to your trade !

= Mind your own business !

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New Words

1. hedge	⇒ row of bushes or tall plants (울타리)

2. lurk	⇒ wait in hiding place (숨어 있는)

3. lame	⇒ person who can't walk normally (절름발이)

4. hobble	⇒ walk with difficulty like a lame (절룩거리다)

5. groan	⇒ make a low and loud sound of pain or worry (신음하다)

6. choke	⇒ stop breathing (목이 막히는)

7. tumble	⇒ fall or roll over suddenly (넘겨 쓰러뜨리다)

8. gallop	⇒ run at the fastest speed like a horse (뛰어가다)

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① There is a time for everything.

② There is royal road to learning.

③ There are tricks in every trade.

④ There is no rose without a thorn.

⑤ Where there is a will, there is a way.

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The Bear and The Bees (곰과 벌)

A Bear roaming the woods in search of berries happened to see a fallen tree in which a swarm of Bees had stored their honey. The Bear began to nose around the log very carefully to find out if the Bees were at home. Just then one of the swarm came home from the clover field with a load of sweets. Guessing what the Bear was after, the Bee flew at him, stung him sharply and then disappeared into the hollow log.

The Bear lost his temper in an instant, and tried to destroy the hive. But this only brought out the whole swarm. The poor Bear had to take to his heels1), and he was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.

It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke thousand by flying into a rage !

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New Words

1. roam	⇒ wander, walk without any purpose (배회하다)

2. swarm	⇒ large number of insects or birds (벌떼)

3. load	⇒ heavy things to be carried (짐)

4. hollow	⇒ with a hole or empty space inside (속이 빈)

5. hive	⇒ nest for bees (벌집)

6. sting[stiῃ]	⇒ 찌르다, 쏘다, 자극하다, 찔린 상처

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Notes

1. take to one's heels : run away, escape, 도망치다

□ A goat took to his heels as soon as he saw an wolf.

「염소는 늑대를 보자마자 도망쳤다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Live and let live.

② Thorn in the side.

③ Let sleeping dogs lie.

④ The fish that got away.

⑤ Eagles don't catch flies.

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The Fox and The Leopard (여우와 표범)

A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. The Leopard was very proud of his spotted coat and made disdainful remarks about the Fox, whose appearance he declared was quite ordinary.

The Fox prided himself on1) his fine bushy tail with its tip of white, but he was wise enough to see that he could not rival the Leopard in looks. Still he kept up a sarcastic talk, just to exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. The Leopard was about to lose his temper2) when the Fox got up, yawning lazily.

"You may have a very smart coat," he said, "but you would be a great deal better off if you had a little more smartness inside your head. That's what I call real beauty."

A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind !

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New Words

1. generous	⇒ plentiful, noble-minded (푸짐한, 관대한)

2. dispute	⇒ quarrel in words, argue (논쟁하다)

3. spot	⇒ small mark different in color (점)

4. declare	⇒ announce (선언하다)

5. disdainful	⇒ scornful (경멸조의, 경멸스러운)

6. remark	⇒ comment (말)

7. tip	⇒ pointed or thin end (끝부분)

8 sarcastic	⇒ ironic, joking (냉소적인)

9. yawn	⇒ take a deep breath with mouth wide open (하품하다)

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Notes

1. pride oneself on : be proud of, take pride in ～을 자랑으로 여기다

□ She prides herself on her daughter's success.

「그녀는 딸의 성공을 자랑스럽게 여긴다.」

2. lose temper : get angry, 화를 내다

□ He never loses his temper at anytime.

「그는 어떤 경우에도 결코 화를 내지 않는다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Never is a long term.

② The cat that ate the canary.

③ Never judge by appearances.

④ The tree is known by its fruit.

⑤ Every man has a fool in his sleeve.

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The Cat, The Cock, and The Young Mouse(고양이, 닭 그리고 생쥐)

A very young Mouse, who had never seen anything of the world, almost came to grief the very first time he ventured out. And this is the story he told his mother about his adventures.

"I was strolling along very peacefully when, just as I turned the corner into the next yard, I saw two strange creatures. One of them had a very kind and gracious look, but the other was the most fearful monster you can imagine. You should have seen him1).

"On top of his head and in front of his neck hung pieces of red meat. He walked about restlessly, tearing up the ground with his toes, and beating his arms against his sides. The moment he caught sight of2) me he opened his pointed mouth as if to swallow me, and then he let out a piercing roar that frightened me almost to death."

Can you guess who it was that our young Mouse was trying to describe to his mother? It was the Cock and the first one the little Mouse had ever seen.

"If it had not been for3) that terrible monster," the Mouse went on, "I could have made friends with the pretty creature, who looked so good and gentle. He had thick fur, a meek face, and a look that was very modest, though his eyes were bright and shining. As he looked at me he waved his fine long tail and smiled."

"I am sure he was just about to speak to me when the monster let out screaming yell, and I ran for my life.4)"

"My son," said the Mother Mouse, "that gentle creature you saw was none other than5) the Cat. Under his kindly appearance, he bears a grudge against every one of us. The other was nothing but a bird who wouldn't harm you in the least. As for the Cat, he eats us. So be thankful, my child, that you escaped with your life, and, as long as you live. Never judge people by their looks."

Do not trust alone to outward appearances !

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New Words

1. venture	⇒ take the risk of (위험을 무릅쓰다)

2. restless	⇒ uncomfortable, uneasy (불안한)

3. piercing	⇒ sharp (날카로운, 찢어지는)

4. roar	⇒ loud and deep sound as of a lion (포효하다, 으르렁거리다, 고함치다)

5. meek	⇒ mild and patient (온순한)

6. modest	⇒ expressing a lower opinion of one's abilities (겸손한)

7. grudge	⇒ feeling of ill-will (원한)

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Notes

1. should have pp : ～했어야 했는데(가정법 과거완료 형태의 일부)

□ You should have come earlier than usual.   「너는 평소보다 일찍 왔어야 했는데.」

2. catch sight of : see  ↔ lose sight of

□ If you catch sight of Clark anywhere, call the police.

「네가 Clark를 어디서든지 보면, 경찰을 불러라.」

3. if it had not been for ～ :  without, but for, 만약 ～이 없었다면

□ If it had not been for your help, I couldn't have done it.

= Without(But for / Had it not been for) your help, I couldn't have done it.

「만약 너의 도움이 없었더라면, 나는 그것을 하지 못했을 텐데.」

4. run for one's life : run in order to save one's life, 필사적으로 달리다

□ The moment he saw a wolf, he ran for his life.

「그는 늑대를 보는 순간 필사적으로 달렸다.」

5. none other than : only, ～와 다름 아닌, 단지

□ The new arrival was none other than the President.

「새로 도착한 사람은 다름 아닌 대통령이었다.」

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The Farmer and His Sons (농부와 아들)

A rich old farmer, who felt that he had not many more days to live, called his sons to his bedside.

"My sons," he said, "heed what I have to say to you. Do not on any account1) part with the estate that has belonged to our family for so many generations. Somewhere on it is hidden a rich treasure. I do not know the exact spot, but it is there, and you will surely find it. Spare no energy and leave no spot unturned in your search."

The Father died, and no sooner had he been buried in his grave than2) the sons set to work digging with all their might, turning up every foot of ground with their spades, and going over the whole farm two or three times.

No hidden gold did they find. But at harvest time when they had pocketed a rich profit far greater than that of any of their neighbors, they understood that the treasure their father had told them about was the bountiful crop, and that in their industry had they found the treasure.

Industry is itself a treasure !

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New Words

1. heed	⇒ listen to, attend, pay attention (말을 듣다)

2. estate	⇒ piece of property in the form of land (부동산)

3. part	⇒ separate, say goodbye to (떠나다)

4. spare	⇒ use in a saving way (아끼다)

5. might	⇒ strength (힘)

6. spade	⇒ tool for digging (삽)

7. profit	⇒ advantage or good (이익)

8. bountiful	⇒ plentiful, rich (풍부한)

9. industry	⇒ diligence (근면한)

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Notes

1. on any account : in any case, 어떠한 경우에도

□ Don't on any account leave the baby alone in the house.

「어떠한 경우에도 아이를 집에 혼자 두지 마라.」

2. no sooner ～ than : hardly(scarcely) ～when(before), ～하자마자

□ He had no sooner arrived home than he was asked to go on errands.

= No sooner had he arrived home than he was asked to go on errands.

「그는 집에 돌아오자마자 심부름을 가라는 부탁을 받았다.」

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A Young Fellow and The Swallow (젊은 친구와 제비)

A young fellow, who was very popular among his companions as a good spender, quickly wasted his fortune trying to live up to his reputation. Then one fine day in early spring he found himself with not a penny left, and no property save the clothes he wore.

He was to1) meet some young men that morning, and he was at his wits' end2) how to get enough money to keep up appearances. Just then a Swallow flew by, twittering merrily, and the young man, thinking summer had come, hastened off to a clothes dealer, to whom he sold all the clothes he wore.

A few days later a change in weather brought a severe frost, and the poor young man, with his arms and knees bare, could scarcely keep life in his shivering bodies.

One swallow does not make a summer !

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New Words

1. reputation	⇒ the general opinion about the character (평판)

2. save	⇒ except, but (이외의, 예외의, 저장하다)

3. property	⇒ fortune (재산)

4. twitter	⇒ make a soft short sound of birds (지저귀다)

5. hasten	⇒ hurry up (서두르다)

6. severe	⇒ very bad (혹독한, 지독한)

7. frost	⇒ freezing cold weather (서리, 얼어붙는 추위, 서리로 덮다)

8. bare	⇒ naked, not covered by anything (발가벗은, 아무 것도 걸치지 않은)

9. shiver	⇒ shake one's body in cold weather or fear (떨다)

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Notes

1. be to +동사의 원형～ : be going to ～, be supposed to ～, ～하기로 되어 있다

□ We were to meet at five in front of the library.

「우리는 도서관 앞에서 5시에 만나기로 되어 있었다.」

2. be at one's wit's end : not knowing what to do, 당황하다

□ When she spoke to me, I was at my wits' end for words.

「그녀가 말을 걸었을 때 나는 무슨 말을 해야할지 몰랐다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① One cannot love and be wise.

② One rotten apple spoils the barrel.

③ One cannot see the wood for the trees.

④ One swallow does not make a summer.

⑤ One may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

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The Frog and The Mouse (개구리와 생쥐)

A young Mouse in search of1) adventure was running along the bank of a pond where lived a Frog. When the Frog saw the Mouse, he swam to the bank and croaked:

"Won't you pay me a visit2)? I can promise you a good time if you do."

The Mouse did not need much coaxing, for he was very anxious to see the world and everything in it. But though he could swim a little, he did not dare risk going into the pond without some help.

The Frog had a plan. He tied the Mouse's leg to his own with a tough reed. Then into the pond he jumped, dragging his foolish companion with him.

The Mouse soon had enough of it and wanted to return to shore; but the Frog had other plans. He pulled the Mouse down under the water and drowned him. But before he could untie the reed that bound him to the dead Mouse, a Hawk came sailing over the pond. Seeing the body of the Mouse floating on the water, the Hawk swooped down, seized the Mouse and carried it off, with the Frog dangling from its leg. Thus at one swoop he had caught both meat and fish for his dinner.

Those who seek to harm others often come to harm themselves through their own deceit !

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New Words

1. adventure	⇒ risk or danger in travel (모험)

2. croak	⇒ sound made by a frog (개골개골 울다)

3. coax	⇒ ask someone to do something by kind words (달래다)

4. risk	⇒ danger (위험, 위험을 감수하다)

5. tough	⇒ very strong (질긴)

6. reed	⇒ a plant with tall stems (갈대)

7. companion	⇒ friend, fellow (친구)

8. drown	⇒ make someone die under water (익사시키다)

9. dangle	⇒ hang or swing slowly (매달리다)

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Notes

1. in search of : looking for, ～을 찾아서

□ The police went to the woods in search of a little girl.

「경찰은 어린 소녀를 찾기 위하여 숲 속으로 들어갔다.」

2. pay a visit  : visit, call on, 방문하다

□ I think you should pay a visit to a doctor.

「나는 네가 의사를 찾아가야 한다고 생각한다.」

Fable 85. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (양가죽을 쓴 늑대)

A certain Wolf could not get enough to eat because of the watchfulness of the Shepherds. But one night he found a sheep skin that had been cast aside and forgotten. The next day, dressed in the skin, the Wolf strolled into the pasture with the Sheep. Soon a little Lamb was following him about and was quickly led away to slaughter.

That evening the Wolf entered the fold with the flock. But it happened that the Shepherd took a fancy for1) mutton broth that very evening, and picking up a knife, went to the fold. There the first he laid hands on and killed was the Wolf2).

The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit !

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New Words

1. watchfulness	⇒ carefulness (주의 깊음, 경계)

2. cast	⇒ throw something (던지다)

3. stroll	⇒ walk slowly, roam (천천히 걷다)

4. slaughter	⇒ killing of animals in a cruel way (살육, 살인행위)

5. fold	⇒ den for sheep (우리)

6. mutton	⇒ the meat from sheep (양고기)

7. broth	⇒ soup (국)

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Notes

1. take a fancy for : to be attracted to, ～에 마음이 끌리다

□ I've taken a sudden fancy for buying a pink hat.

「나는 분홍색 모자를 사고 싶은 생각이 갑자기 들었다.」

2. The first he laid hands on and killed was the Wolf.

= The first (that) he laid hands on and killed / was the Wolf.

(줄 친 부분은 관계사가 있는 형용사절로 the first를 수식하고 있다.)

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Speak of the devil.

② Every tide has its ebb.

③ Out of mouth comes the evil.

④ The devil finds work for idle hands to do.

⑤ The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit.

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The Rose and The Butterfly (장미와 나비)

A Butterfly once fell deeply in love with a beautiful Rose. The Rose was not indifferent, for the Butterfly's wings were powdered in a charming pattern of gold and silver. And so, when he fluttered near and told how he loved her, she blushed and said yes. After much pretty love-making and many whispered vows of constancy, the Butterfly took a tender leave of1) his sweetheart.

But alas! It was a long time before he came back to her. "Is this your constancy?" she exclaimed tearfully. "It is ages since you went away, and all the time, you have been carrying on with all sorts of flowers. I saw you kiss Miss Geranium, and you fluttered around Miss Mignoette until Honey Bee chased you away. I wish he had stung you!"

"Constancy!" laughed the Butterfly. "I had no sooner left you than I saw Zephyr kissing you. You carried on with Mr. Bumble Bee and you made eyes at every single Bug you could see. You can't expect any constancy from me!"

Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself !

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New Words

1. indifferent	⇒ having no interest in (무관심한)

2. flutter	⇒ move the wings quickly (날다)

3. blush	⇒ become red (붉어지다, 얼굴을 붉히다)

4. constancy	⇒ unchanging (일편단심)

5. tender	⇒ gentle and loving (다정한, 부드러운)

6. exclaim	⇒ shout loudly and suddenly (외치다)

7. chase	⇒ run after (쫓아버리다, 추적하다)

8. sting	⇒ hurt with a poison (쏘다, 찌르다)

9. mignoette[minjənet] : 목서초    /     10. geranium[ʤireiniəm] : 제라늄, 선홍색

11. zephyr[zefə γ] : 미풍, 산들바람, 서풍   /     12. bug : insect (곤충)

13. bumble[b∧mbl] : ① 실수하다, 우물거리다, 실패하다,  ② 윙윙거리다,  ③ 하급관리

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Notes

1. take a leave of : say goodbye to, part with, ～와 헤어지다

□ The children had to take a leave of their parents.

「아이들은 부모와 작별을 해야만 했다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Don't back him into a corner.

② What can't cured must be endured.

③ Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

④ Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

⑤ Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself.

Fable 87. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

Friend or Foe? (친구인가, 적인가?)

A fox slipped in climbing a fence. To save himself from falling he clutched at a brier-bush. The thorns made his paws bleed, and in his pain he cried out: "Oh dear! I turned to you for help and you have made me worse off1) than I was before." "Yes, my friend!" said the brier. "You made a bad mistake2) when you tried to lay hold of3) me. I lay hold of everyone myself."

The incident illustrates the folly of those who run for aid to people whose nature it is to hurt rather than to help.

It is foolish to run for aid to people whose nature it is to hurt rather than to help !

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New Words

1. clutch[kl∧tʃ]	⇒ to hold tightly / clutch at (움켜잡다, 당황하다)

2. brier[braiəγ]	⇒ wild bush covered with prickles (가시나무, 들장미)

3. thorn[θɔγn]	⇒ a sharp pointed prickle growing on a plant (가시)

4. paw[pɔ:]	⇒ an animal's foot that has nails or claws (발)

5. incident[ins∂dənt]	⇒ an event, one in a story (사건)

6. illustrate[iləstreit]	⇒ to add pictures to something written (～을 설명하다)

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Notes

1. worse off  : off는 completely, utterly의 뜻으로, out와 같이 동사, 형용사의 의미를 강화시킨다.

□ Other patients were far worse off.

「다른 환자들의 상태는 훨씬 더 나빴다.」

2. make a mistake : 동사 = 다른 동사 + a + 명사 : 실수하다

□ He has made a big mistake.

「그는 큰 실수를 했다.」

3. lay[catch, get, seize, take] hold of ～ : ～을 잡다

□ She tries to lay hold of me.

「그녀는 나를 붙잡고 늘어지려고 한다.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 상황을 잘 나타낸 것은?

① Thorn in the side.

② Adding insult to injury.

③ There is no place like home.

④ The tree is known by its fruit.

⑤ There is no rose without a thorn.

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The Stag and His Reflection (사슴과 자신의 모습)

A Stag, drinking from a crystal spring, saw himself mirrored in the clear water. He greatly admired the graceful shape of his antlers, but he was very much ashamed of his spindling legs.

"How can it be," he sighed, "that I should be cursed with such legs when I have so magnificent a crown."

At that moment he saw a Leopard and in an instant was running away through the forest. But as he ran his wide-spreading antlers caught in the branches of the trees, and soon the Leopard overtook him. Then the Stag perceived that legs of which he was so ashamed would have saved him had it not been for1) the useless ornaments on his head.

We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful !

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New Words

1. antler	⇒ long horn with branches on the head of a deer (뿔, 사슴뿔)

2. spindling	⇒ thin and long (가늘고 긴)

3. magnificent	⇒ great, splendid (멋진, 탁월한)

4. curse	⇒ use violent language (저주, ～을 저주하다)

5. overtake	⇒ catch up with, go past something (따라잡다)

6. ornament	⇒ small attractive object for show (장식품)

7. stag[stæg] : 성숙한 수사슴, 수컷, 남성용의, ～을 저주하다

8. perceive[pəγsi:v] : 알아차리다, ～을 인지하다, 감지하다

9. despise[dispɑiz] : 경멸하다, 얕보다, 몹시 싫어하다

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Notes

1. had it not been for the useless ornaments on his head

= if it had not been for the useless ornaments on his head

= without the useless ornaments on his head

= but for the useless ornaments on his head

「그의 머리 위에 있는 쓸모 없는 장식품이 없었더라면」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① You cannot win them all.

② You cannot make bricks without straw.

③ You cannot burn the candle at both ends.

④ You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

⑤ You don't know what you've got until you've lost it.

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The Birds, The Beasts, and The Bat (새, 짐승 그리고 박쥐)

The Birds and the Beast declared war against each other. No compromise was possible. The Eagle was constantly pouncing on the Hare, and the Owl dined daily on Mice. It was a terrible battle. Many a Hare and many a Mouse died.

Now the Bat family had not openly joined either side. They were a very politic race. So when they saw the Birds getting the better of1) it, they were Birds. But when the tide of battle turned, they immediately sided with the Beasts.

When the battle was over, the conduct of the Bats was discussed at the peace conference. Such deceit was unpardonable, and Birds and Beasts decided to drive out the Bats. And since then the Bat family hides in dark towers and deserted ruins, flying out only in the night.

The deceitful have no friends !

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New Words

1. declare	⇒ make known clearly or formally (선언[포]하다)

2. compromise	⇒ settlement of an argument (타협하다)

3. pounce	⇒ attack (공격하다)

4. tide	⇒ flow or tendency (흐름, 조류)

5. conduct	⇒ behavior (행동)

6. conference	⇒ meeting (회담)

7. deceit	⇒ cheating (속임수, 훔쳐보기)

8. desert	⇒ leave without help or support (버리다, 황폐화시키다)

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Notes

1. get the better of : defeat, 이기다

□ She always get the better of these quarrel.

「그녀는 이러한 싸움에서 언제나 이긴다.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① The deceitful have no friends.

② Birds of a feather flock together.

③ Friend in need is a friend indeed.

④ Two is company, but three is none.

⑤ Everybody's friend is nobody's friend.

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The Lion, The Bear, and The Fox (사자, 곰 그리고 여우)

Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey. The two fought furiously for the prey until they had received so many wounds that both laid down unable to continue the battle.

Just then a Fox dashed up, and seizing the kid, made off with it as fast as he could go. On the other hand the Lion and the Bear looked on in helpless rage.

"How much better it would have been," they said, "to have shared in a friendly spirit1)."

Those who have all the toil do not always get the profit !

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New Words

1. stray	⇒ losing one's way (길을 잃다)

2. furious	⇒ very angry, full of anger (격노한, 결렬한)

3. rage	⇒ great anger, violence (분노)

4. toil[tɔil] : 노력, 수고, 투쟁, 힘써 일하다, 힘들게 걷다, 힘들여 이루다

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Notes

1. to have shared in a friendly spirit

= if we had shared in a friendly spirit (가정법 대용 구문)

□ To have heard him speak, you would have taken him for an American.

「그가 말하는 것을 들었더라면, 너는 미국인으로 착각했을 텐데.」

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Question

1. 위 글의 상황을 설명하는 것으로 거리가 먼 것은?

① Fish in troubled waters.

② He got what he bargained for.

③ What's done cannot be undone.

④ Possession is nine points of the law.

⑤ One man sows and another man reaps.

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The Wolf and The Lamb (늑대와 양)

A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream. That very same morning a hungry Wolf came by farther up the stream, hunting for something to eat. He soon got his eyes on the Lamb. As a rule1) Mr. Wolf snapped up such a delicious lamb without making any bones about it, but this Lamb looked so very helpless and innocent that the Wolf felt he ought to have some kind of an excuse for taking its life.

"How dare you paddle around in my stream and stir up all the mud!" he shouted fiercely. "You deserve to be punished severely for your rashness!"

"But, do not be angry!" replied the trembling Lamb, "I cannot possibly make muddy the water you are drinking up there. Remember, you are upstream and I am downstream."

"You do make muddy it!" retorted the Wolf. "And besides, I have heard that you told lies about me last year!"

"How could I have done so?" pleaded the Lamb. "I wasn't born until last year."

"If it wasn't you, it was you brother!"

"I have no brothers."

"Well, then," snarled the Wolf, "it was someone in your family anyway. But no matter who it was, it doesn't matter."

And without more words the Wolf seized the poor Lamb and carried her off to the forest.

The tyrant can always find an excuse for his tyranny !

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New Words

1. snap	⇒ snatch with the teeth (낚아채다)

2. innocent	⇒ not guilty (순진한, 무죄의)

3. paddle	⇒ walk in shallow water (첨벙거리다)

4. rashness	⇒ behavior without enough thought of the result (경솔한)

5. retort	⇒ answer back quickly (대꾸하다)

6. plead	⇒ ask earnestly, beg (간청하다)

7. snarl	⇒ show the teeth and growl (호통을 치다)

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Notes

1. as a rule : in general, 대체로

□ As a rule people dislike being criticized.

「대체로 사람들은 비난받는 것을 싫어한다.」

Fable 92. □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

The Two Goats (두 마리 염소)

Two goats, jumping and running around gaily on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep valley through which poured mighty mountain torrent. The trunk of a fallen tree formed the only means of crossing the chasm, and on this not even two squirrels could have passed each other in safety. The narrow path would have made the bravest tremble. Not so our Goats. Their pride would not permit either to stand aside for the other.

One set her foot on the log. The other did likewise. In the middle they met horn to horn. Neither would give way, and so they both fell, to be swept away by the roaring torrent below.

It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness !

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New Words

1. steep	⇒ rising or falling very sharply (가파른 곳)

2. torrent	⇒ violently rushing stream (급류)

3. pour	⇒ flow down heavily (퍼붓다)

4. trunk	⇒ main stem of a tree (줄기)

5. chasm	⇒ deep opening or crack in the ground (갈라진 틈)

6. path	⇒ way (길, 통로)

7. sweep	⇒ clear away, wash away (쓸다, 쓸어 닦다)

8. tremble[trembl] : 떨다, 전율하다    /    9. yield[ji:ld] : 양보하다

10. stubborn[st∧bɔγn] : 고집 센, 말 안 듣는, 고치기 힘든

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Notes

1. could have pp : ～ 할 수 있었을 텐데(가정법 과거완료 형태)

□ He could have finished the work in time.

「그는 시간 내에 그 일을 마칠 수 있었는데.」

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① You cannot have your cake & eat it.

② You cannot get water out of a stone.

③ You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

④ Everybody's business is nobody's business.

⑤ Never swap horses while crossing the stream.

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The Crow and His Borrowed Feathers (까마귀와 빌려온 깃털)

A Crow chanced to fly over the garden of the King's palace. There he saw with much wonder and envy a flock of royal Peacocks in all the glory of their splendid feathers.

Now the black Crow was not a very handsome bird, nor very refined in manner. Yet he imagined that all he needed to make himself fit for the society of the Peacocks was a dress like theirs. So he picked up some feathers of the Peacocks and stuck them among his own black feathers.

Dressed in his borrowed feathers he strutted proudly among the birds of his own kind. Then he flew down into the garden among the Peacocks. But they soon saw who he was. Angry at the cheat, they flew at him, plucking away the borrowed feathers and also some of his own.

The poor Crow returned sadly to his former companions. There another unpleasant surprise awaited him. They had not forgotten his superior airs toward them, and, to punish him, they drove him away with a rain of pecks and jeers.

Borrowed feathers do not make fine birds !

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New Words

1. envy	⇒ an unpleasant feeling towards others (부러움)

2. splendid	⇒ magnificent, great (멋진, 호화로운, 빛나는)

3. refine	⇒ make or become pure (세련되다, 세련되게 하다)

4. stick	⇒ fix something (붙다, 붙이다, 고정시키다)

5. strut	⇒ walk very proudly (오만하게 걷다)

6. cheat	⇒ deceive, take in (속이다, 훔쳐보다)

7. pluck	⇒ pick out (뽑아내다, 뽑아버리다)

8. peck	⇒ strike with the beak ((부리로) 쪼다)

9. jeer	⇒ laughing rudely (냉소, 비웃음)

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① Don't back him into a corner.

② Birds of a feather flock together.

③ Don't be an ass in a lion's skin.

④ Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

⑤ Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

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The Monkey and The Dolphin (원숭이와 돌고래)

It happened once upon a time that a certain Greek ship bound for1) Athens was wrecked off the coast close to Piraeus, the port of Athens. Had it not been for the Dolphins, who at that time were very friendly toward mankind and especially toward Athenians, all would have been drowned. But the Dolphins took the ship-wrecked people on their backs and swam them to shore.

It was the custom among the Greeks to take their pet monkeys and dogs with them whenever they went on a voyage. So when one of the Dolphins saw a Monkey struggling in the water, he thought it was a man, and made the Monkey climb up on his back. Then off he swam with him toward the shore.

The Monkey sat up, grave and dignified, on the Dolphin's back.

"You are a citizen of Athens, are you not?" asked the Dolphins politely.

"Yes," answered the Monkey, proudly. "My family is one of the noblest in the city."

"Indeed," said the Dolphin. "Then of course you often visit Piraeus."

"Yes, yes," replied the Monkey. "Indeed, I do. I am with him constantly. Piraeus is my very best friend."

This answer took the Dolphin by surprise, and, turning his head, he now saw what it was he was carrying. Without more thought, he dived and left the foolish Monkey to take care of himself, while he swam off in search of2) some human being to save.

One falsehood leads to another !

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New Words

1. wreck	⇒ destroy something like a ship (난파되다)

2. struggle	⇒ try to do something with great effort (발버둥치다)

3. grave	⇒ serious (엄숙한)

4. dignified	⇒ honorable (위엄 있는)

5. noble	⇒ having high qualities (고귀한)

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Notes

1. bound for : in direction of, ～를 향하는

□ The ship is bound for Finland.

「그 배는 핀란드 행이다.」

2. in search of : looking for, ～을 찾아서

□ The police went to the forest in search of a missing child.

「경찰을 실종된 아이를 찾아서 숲 속으로 갔다.」

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The Oak and The Reeds (참나무와 갈대)

A Giant Oak tree stood near a brook in which some slender Reeds grew. When the wind blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. But the Reeds bowed low in the wind and sang a sad and mournful song.

"You have reason to complain," said the Oak. "The slightest breeze that ruffles the surface of the water makes you bow your heads, while I, the mighty Oak, stand upright and firm before the howling tempest."

"Do not worry about us," replied the Reeds. "The winds do not harm us. We bow before them but we do not break. You, in all your pride and strength, have so far resisted their blows. But the end is coming."

As soon as the Reeds spoke a great hurricane rushed out of the north. The Oak stood proudly and fought against the storm, while the Reeds bowed low. The wind redoubled in fury, and all at once the great tree fell, torn up by the roots, and lay among the Reeds.

Better to yield when it is folly to resist than to resist stubbornly and be destroyed !

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New Words

1. brook	⇒ stream, a flow of water smaller than a river (개울, 실개천)

2. mournful	⇒ sorrowful (비통한)

3. ruffle	⇒ disturb the peace or smoothness (주름살지게 하다, 물결을 일으키다)

4. breeze	⇒ soft wind (미풍)

5. howl	⇒ make a long loud crying sound (고함치다)

6. tempest	⇒ storm (폭풍우)

7. fury	⇒ great anger (분노)

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① What you say is irrelevant.

② What's done cannot be undone.

③ What can't cured must be endured.

④ What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

⑤ What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve over.

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The Rat and The Elephant (쥐와 코끼리)

A Rat was traveling along the King's highway. He was a very proud Rat, considering his small size and the bad reputation all Rats have. As Mr. Rat walked along, he noticed a great commotion up the road, and soon a grand procession came in view. It was the King and his courtiers.

The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous decorations. With the King were the royal Dog and Cat. A great crowd of people followed the procession. They were so taken up with admiration of the Elephant, that they didn't noticed the Rat. His pride was hurt!

"What fools!" he cried. "Look at me, and you will soon forget that clumsy Elephant! Is it his great size that makes your eyes pop out? Or is it his wrinkled hide? Why, I have eyes and ears and as many legs as he! I am of just as much importance, and . . ."

But just then the royal Cat spied him, and the next instant, the Rat knew he was not quite so important as an Elephant.

A resemblance to the great in some ways not make us great !

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New Words

1. reputation	⇒ the general opinion about some person (평판)

2. commotion	⇒ noisy confusion, excitement (소동, 동요, 폭동)

3. procession	⇒ long line of people (행렬)

4. courtier	⇒ person who works for the king at the palace (신하)

5. adorn	⇒ decorate something (치장하다)

6. clumsy	⇒ ungraceful (볼품없는)

7. wrinkle	⇒ small line in the skin (주름)

8. hide	⇒ animal's skin (가죽)

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Question

1. 위 글이 주는 교훈으로 알맞은 것은?

① The pot calls the kettle black.

② Cowls does not make the monk.

③ The wish is father to the thought.

④ Give a dog bad name and hang him.

⑤ A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

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The Dog, The Cock, and The Fox (개, 닭 그리고 여우)

A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set out into the world along the road that led to the woods. The two comrades traveled along in the very best of spirits and without meeting any adventure.

At nightfall the Cock, looking for a place to roost, as was his custom, spied nearby a hollow tree that he thought would do very nicely for a night's lodging. The Dog could creep inside and the Cock would fly up one of the branches. Both slept comfortably.

With the dawn the Cock awoke. For the moment he forgot just where he was. He thought he was still in the farmyard where it had been his duty to arouse the household at daybreak. So standing on tip-toes he flapped his wings and crowed loudly. But instead of awakening the farmer, he awakened a Fox not far off in the wood. The Fox immediately had seen a very delicious breakfast. Hurrying to the tree where the Cock was roosting, he said very politely: "A hearty welcome to our woods, sir. I cannot tell you how glad I am to see you here. I am quite sure we shall become the closest of friends."

"I feel highly flattered, sir," replied the Cock slyly. "If you will please go around to the door of my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let you in."

The hungry but unsuspecting Fox, went around the tree as he was told, and in a twinkling the Dog had seized him.

Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin.

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New Words

1. comrade	⇒ companion, friend (친구)

2. spirit	⇒ quality of courage, liveliness, vigor (기분)

3. lodge	⇒ stay or live as a guest (손님처럼 지내다)

4. hollow	⇒ with a hole or empty space in it (속이 빈)

5. flattered	⇒ with a feeling of pleasure (아첨하는)

6. porter	⇒ a person who carries something (짐꾼)

7. sly	⇒ cunning (교활한)

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The Wolf and The Kid (늑대와 염소)

There was once a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat and able to take care of himself. So one evening when the flock started home from the pasture and his mother called, the Kid paid no heed1) and kept right on nibbling the tender grass. A little later when he lifted his head, the flock was gone.

He was all alone. The sun was sinking. Long shadows came creeping over the ground. A chilly little wind came creeping with them making noises in the grass. The Kid shivered as he thought of the terrible Wolf. Then he started wildly over the field, bleating for his mother. But not half-way, near a clump of trees, there was the Wolf.

The Kid knew there was little hope for him. "Please, Mr. Wolf," he said trembling, "I know you are going to eat me. But first please pipe me a tune, for I want to dance and be merry as long as I can.

The Wolf liked the idea, so he played a merry tune and the Kid leaped joyfully.

Meanwhile, the flock was moving slowly homeward. In the still evening air the Wolf's piping carried far. The Shepherd Dogs pricked up their ears. They knew the song the Wolf sings before a feast, and in a moment they were racing back to the pasture. The Wolf's song ended suddenly, and as he ran, he recognized how foolish he was to tune piper to please a Kid.

Do not let anything turn you from your purpose !

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New Words

1. chilly	⇒ a little bit cold (쌀쌀한, 차가운)

2. shiver	⇒ tremble especially from cold or fear (떨다)

3. tremble	⇒ shake from fear, anger or cold (전율하다, 떨다)

4. prick	⇒ raise the ears (귀를 세우다)

5. feast	⇒ meal with good things to eat and drink (잔치)

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Notes

1. pay heed : pay attention, 주의를 기울이다

□ He didn't pay heed to what she said.

「그는 그녀가 한 말에 주의를 기울이지 않았다.」

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The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse (도시 쥐와 시골 쥐)

A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat, roots, and acorns, with cold water for drink. The Town Mouse nibbled a little of this and a little of that.

After the meal the friends had a long talk, and the Town Mouse talked about her life in the city while the Country Mouse listened. They then went to bed in a cozy nest and slept in quiet and comfort until morning. In her sleep the Country Mouse dreamed she was a Town Mouse with all the luxuries and delights of city life that her friend had described for her. So the next day when the Town Mouse asked the Country Mouse to go home with her to the city, she gladly said yes.

They reached the mansion in which the Town Mouse lived. There were meats and jellies, delicious cheese, indeed, the most tempting foods that a Mouse can imagine. But just as the Country Mouse was about to nibble a bit of cheese, she heard a Cat mew loudly and scratch at the door. In great fear the Mice scurried to a hiding place, where they lay quite still for a long time, hardly daring to breathe. When at last they ventured back to the table, the door opened suddenly and in came the servants to clear the table, followed by the House Dog.

The Country Mouse stopped in1) the Town Mouse's only long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella.

"You may have luxuries that I have not," she said as she hurried away, "but I prefer my plain food and simple life in the country with the peace and security."

Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty !

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New Words

1. relative	⇒ member of one's family (친척)

2. wheat	⇒ a plant from whose grain flour is made (밀)

3. acorn	⇒ the fruit of oak tree (도토리)

4. nibble	⇒ eat slowly with small bites (갉아먹다)

5. cozy	⇒ warm and comfortable (아늑한)

6. tempting	⇒ attractive (매혹적인)

7. scratch	⇒ tear or mark with something sharp (할퀴다, 긁다)

8. scurry	⇒ move quickly with short steps (달려가다)

9. venture	⇒ run the risk (모험을 하다, 모험)

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Notes

1. stop in : stop by, drop in(by), 잠깐 들리다

□ When you come to Seoul, stop in my office.

「네가 서울에 오면 나의 사무실에 들려라.」

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The Dog and the Shadow (개와 그림자)

It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.  Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook.  As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.

Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also.  So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.                            (가)                            .

One is defeated by his own greed !

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New Words

1. plank	⇒ a long, flat narrow piece of wood (두꺼운 판자, 지지물)

2. brook	⇒ a small stream (실개천, 시내, 개울)

3. shadow	⇒ greater darkness where direct light (그림자)

4. reflect	⇒ to throw back light (반사하다, ～의 상을 비추다)

5. snap	⇒ to try to close the jaws quickly (덥석 물다, 달려들다)

6. beware	⇒ to be careful (～을 주의하다, 조심하다)

7. lest	⇒ so that … should not ～ / for fear that (～하지 않도록)

8. grasp	⇒ to take or keep a firm hold of ～ (～을 꽉 쥐다, 보유, 포옹)

9. substance	⇒ a material type of matter (물질, 본질, 대부분)

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Notes

1. make up one's mind(=decide) : 결심하다, 결정하다

□ I've made up my mind to buy that car.

「나는 저 차를 사기로 결심했다.」

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Question

1. 글의 흐름상 밑줄 친 (가)에 이어질 내용으로 옳은 것은?

① Let the sleeping dogs lie

② Why keep a dog and bark yourself

③ A loaf of bread is better than the song of many birds

④ Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow

⑤ Naked came we into the world and naked shall we depart from it