영어 문장 끊어 읽기/띄어 읽기/해석하기의 요령 7가지

 

[끊어 읽기 요령 일곱 가지]

 

영어를 의미단위로 끊어 읽는 것, 그것이 바로 독해력과 청해력 향상의 지름길입니다. 영어를 읽을 때 아래의 내용을 항상 염두에 두세요. 많은 도움이 될 것입니다.

 

 

1. 주어 앞에 오는 부사구와 부사절은 주어 앞에서 끊어 읽는다.

1-a. Under these circumstances / we cannot carry out the plan.

1-b. To make matters worse, / it began to rain.

1-c. Waving good-by, / she got on the bus.

1-d. After he finished the work, / he went out for a walk.

 

 

 

2. 긴 주어 뒤에서 끊어 읽는다.

2-a. To work hard / is your duty.

2-b. Making much money / is not the end of life.

2-c. That he is a fool / is generally admitted.

2-d. What I'm trying to say / is Be happy.

 

 

 

3. 긴 목적어 앞에서 끊어 읽는다.

3-a. He told me / that he had finished the work.

3-b. Can you tell me / where I can catch my train?

3-c. If my mother knew / what I had done, / she would be furious.

3-d. If you asked most men / what their favourite sport was, / they

would probably say / it was football.

 

 

 

4. 진주어 또는 진목적어 앞에서 끊어 읽는다.

4-a. It is very difficult / for me to do the work.

4-b. It is very kind / of you to invite me.

4-c. I find it quite impossible / to lie to her.

 

 

 

5. 접속사 앞에서 끊어 읽는다.

5-a. The problem was so difficult / that I could not solve it.

5-b. Tom attended the meeting, / but Mary didn't.

5-c. Will you lend me that book / when you're finished with it?

 

 

 

6. 관계대명사와 선행사 사이에서 끊어 읽는다.

6-a. This is the book / which I bought.

6-b. That is the house / in which I live.

6-c. I have a computer / with which I can make a phone call.

 

 

 

7. 삽입구나 삽입절의 앞과 뒤에서 끊어 읽는다.

7-a. He is, / I'm sure, / a really capable teacher.

7-b. Pusan, / the second largest city in Korea, / is famous for its

beautiful beaches.

7-c. The concert, / which had been held at the Seoul Arts Center

yesterday, / was excellent.