“Grammar to Explain”

1. “Grammar to Explain” • 형태는 명령문을 취하는데 그 의미는 양보의 의미 • (∼하여도, 하든 간에)이다. • 명령형 + 의문사절 • Saywhat you will, I'll try again. • (네가 무슨 말을 해도 나는 다시 시도할 거야.) • =Whatever you may say • 명령형 + as 절 • Try as you may, you can't meet him. • (아무리 애써도 너는 그를 못 만나.) • 명령형 + ever so 형용사 • Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. • (아무리 누추하다 하더라도 집 만한 곳[집 만큼 편한 곳]은 없네.) • 명령형 + A (or B) • Be it true (or not), it doesn't matter. • (그게 사실이든 아니든 그건 문제가 아니다.)

2. Maxims Introduced by Teacher • Be it my last word of this world, • I was happy indeed, because I loved. • from Rhyu, Ch'ee-hwan’s Happiness • Change as they might, it seems, Germans are not about • to discard the frugal ways that helped get them to the • prosperous state they are in today. from Time • Believe it or not, cooking was once a required course • in the Med (=Medical) School. • from “Doctors” by Erich Segal

3. Maxims Translated by Student • It is difficult to understand a language, be it your • native language or a language you are studying. • from “Language and Culture” by John McConnel • A villain, try as he may to act the honest man, cannot • fool a man of sense. from Fables of Aesop • As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which • course he will, he will be sure to repent. Socrates

4. “My Maxim” Activity • 다음처럼 [양보 의미의 명령형]을 사용해 • 보세요. • Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. • <학생영작사례> • Be it ever so poor, life is better than death.