1. “Grammar to Explain” 부정의 부사어 (never, no not, etc.) 를 사용하지 않고서도 부정의 의미를 나타내는 구문들 : 그는 거짓말을 할 사람이 아니다 [ 결코 거짓말쟁이가 아니다 ] : He is above telling a lie. / He is the last man to tell a lie [that will tell a lie]. He is far from (being) a liar. = He never tells a lie. [He is no liar]. fail to ∼ : ∼하지 못하다 [ 않다 ] : John often fails to keep his word. ( 존은 종종 약속을 안 지킨다.) free from ∼ : ∼가 없는 a day free from wind. ( 바람이 안 부는 날 ) / free from care ( 걱정이 없는 ) without [instead of] ∼ ing : ∼하지 않고 Bill went away without saying a word. ( 빌은 말 한 마디 없이 가버렸다.) 준부정 ( 거의 ∼않다 ) 구문들 : 빈도부사 활용 : seldom, rarely, hardly, scarcely ① Susan seldom goes out. ( 수잔은 외출하는 일은 극히 드물다 ) ② I can hardly understand it. ( 좀처럼 이해가 안되네.) I can't hardly understand it. (X) little / few : There is little hope. ( 희망이 거의 없다.) There is a little hope 는 긍정적 표현. 희망이 좀 남아있다. ② Few people visit the place where he was born. 그의 출생지를 찾아보는 사람들은 거의 없다.

2. Maxims Introduced by Teacher Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. Julius Caesar Albert was far from being a child prodigy. from Philip Cane's “Albert Einstein” The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a man will admit, that his mind ages. Will Durant (1885-1981) American writer Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? from Mark ( 마가복음 ) 8 : 17 Misfortunes seldom come alone.

3. Maxims Translated by Student Far from being a fishing snob, Hoover described fishing as a lesson in democracy, “All men are equal before fish.” from New York Times Magazine The government has no business in business, and I would be the last person in the world to ever try to involve the government in a business of mine. from “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller If we fail to learn from the lesson of Viet Nam, we will have salvaged nothing from our debacle. from Time I seldom think of politics more than 18 hours a day. Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of USA

4. “My Maxim” Activity 여러분이 존경하는 인물은 여러분처럼 평범 한 사람입니다 [ 이었습니다 ]. 존경하는 위인 으로 문장을 적당히 고쳐보세요. 1. John D. Rockefeller was far from being born with a gold spoon in his mouth. Edison was far from a genius.