“Grammar to Explain”

형태는 명령문을 취하는데 그 의미는 양보의 의미 (∼ 하여도 , 하든 간에 ) 이다 . 명령형 + 의문사절 Say what 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 .)

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 aboutto 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

Maxims Translated by Student

It is difficult to understand a language, be it yournative 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, cannotfool 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

“My Maxim” Activity

다음처럼 [ 양보 의미의 명령형 ] 을 사용해보세요 .Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.

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