분야
hwp(존경할 만한 사람은 항상 자신의 약속을 지킨다.)
abides by one's promises
= keep one's promise
= be as good as one's promise
= be faithful to one's promise
․He is a man of his promise.
(그는 약속을 잘 지키는 사람이다)
2. Attend to your business above all things.
(무엇보다도 너의 업무에 힘써라.)
․above all = first of all = in the first place
= to begin[start] with = more than anything else
3. The children are absorbed in play.
(그 아이들은 노는데 열중하고 있다.)
․apply oneself to ～ing = be absorbed in
= abandon oneself to = be engaged in
= addict oneself to = be indulged in
= devote oneself to = be immersed in
= give oneself to = be lost in
= be (pre)occupied with
4. We must abstain from speaking ill of others.
(우리는 남을 헐뜯는 것을 삼가야 한다.)
․refrain from ～ing = keep from ～ing 삼가하다
5. According to today's paper, there was a big fire in Pusan.
(오늘 신문에 의하면, 부산에 큰 화재가 있었다.)
․according to + 目 : ～에 의하면
= on the authority of~
according as + S-V : ～에 따라서
(in proportion as)
6. His idleness accounts for his failure.
(그의 실패는 그의 게으름 때문이다.)
․account for 설명하다 = explain
account for가 물주구문에 쓰이면 ‘～때문이다’의 뜻
7. I am not accustomed to making a speech in public.
(나는 대중 앞에서 연설하는데 익숙하지 못하다.)
․accustom oneself to ～ing
= be accustomed to ～ing
= be used to ～ing
8. This adds to our difficulties.
(이것은 우리 어려움을 더욱 증가시킨다. = increase)
9. He adheres to the party to the end.
(그는 끝까지 그 정당을 지지(고수) 하였다.)
․adhere to + 目 = stick to = cling to
(달라붙다, 고수하다)