[스크랩] Lesson 9 Look Inside

Lesson 9
Look Inside

Let’s Read

Topic 1
The Lesson of a Candle

John Murray, who had made a lot of money by living a thrifty life, was known as a rich man. One day an old woman, who lived next door, called at his house while he was reading late at night.
“What has brought you here?” John Murray asked her. He thought that it was an important matter that had made her visit him so late at night.
“Excuse me, Mr. Murray,” the old woman said. “May I ask a favor of you?”
“Sure. Come in, please.” He welcomed her to his reading room. “Sit down, please. What can I help you with?” Mr. Murray asked her in a soft voice.
“Thanks. You’re reading, aren’t you?”
“Yes,” he answered as he blew out one of the two candles on his desk right away.
“I’m very sorry for my visiting you so late at night. In fact, I had wanted to visit you by day, but I thought you were very busy.” The old woman said with an awkward face, because she had seen John blowing out one candle.
“To tell the truth, I wanted you to give some money to....”
“Give some money?”
“Yes. The orphanage across the street faced money difficulties somewhile ago. The people decided to ask you to give the orphanage some money. I am speaking to you on their behalf.”
After a long time thinking, John Murray said softly, “Hmm.... Fifty thousand dollars?”
“What? Fifty thousand dollars?” the old woman said in a surprised voice.
“Sure. Do you think it’s too small?”
“Small? Never. At first I thought it was not possible, when I saw you blowing out one of the candles on your desk.”
“I think one candle is enough for us to talk while reading needs two. Some people may say that is too thrifty. But I can give fifty thousand dollars since I have lived such a thrifty life,” John Murray said smilingly. The old woman was deeply moved by what he said and she came to know what his words meant.

Topic 2
Moths and Butterflies

Moths were the most beautiful insects in the animal kingdom. At one time they were more colorful than the butterflies. They have always been helpful, kind and generous creatures. One day, the angles up in heaven were crying. They were sad because it was cloudy and they couldn’t look down upon the people on earth. Their tears fell down to the earth as rain. The sweet little moths, who hated to see everyone so sad, decided to make a rainbow. The moths thought that if their cousins, the butterflies, helped them, they could all make a beautiful rainbow.
One of the smallest moths flew to ask the queen of the butterflies for help. The butterflies, who were too vain and selfish, would not give up any of their colors for the angels. So the moths decided to try to make the rainbow themselves.
They beat their wings very hard and the powder on them formed little clouds that the winds smoothed over like glass. Unfortunately, the rainbow was too small. So the moths had to keep giving their powder until the rainbow stretched all the way across the sky. They had given away all their colors except brown, which didn’t fit into their beautiful rainbow.
Now, the once colorful moths were brown. The angels up in heaven saw the rainbow and became happy. They smiled, and their smiles shone down on the earth as sunshine. The warm sunshine made the people on earth happy, and they smiled, too. Now, every time it rains, the little moths spread their colors across the sky to make more rainbows.

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요청하기
A: Would you do me a favor?
B: Sure. What is it?

되묻기
A: Can you tell me the way to the City Library?
B: I beg your pardon?

불확실 말하기
A: Will you be able to go with me?
B: Well, I don’t think it’ll be possible.

칭찬, 축하에 답하기
A: Wow! That’s a wonderful bag.
B: I’m glad you like it.

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