(A) 8월은비가많이온다. (항구적사실) → It rains a lot in August. (단순현재) (B) 봐, 비가오고있어! (일시적상태) → Look, it? raining. (현재진행형)
1. A: What? the weather like out there? B : It __________ a lot. You can? even see across the street.
(a) snows (b) is snowing (c) snowed (d) was snowing
2. A : You and Peter sure get into a lot of hot political debates.
B : That? because Peter and I __________ eye to eye on politicians.
(a) seldom see (b) is seldom seeing (c) seldom saw (d) was seldom seeing
3. A vending machine is a kind of robot salesperson which __________ out items when money is inserted.
(a) turns (b) is turning (c) turned (d) was turning
Answer
1. (b) 현재의날씨상태를언급하기때문에, 일시적상태로보아현재진행형이옳다. A : 바깥날씨어때? B : 눈이엄청오고있어. 길건너편도보이지않을지경이야.
2. (a) 피터와내가의견이좀처럼일치하지않아논쟁을잘하는것은, (가령 5분간) 일시적으로진행되는상태가아닌일반적이고항구적인하나의사실로보아야한다. see eye to eye (의견등이) 일치하다 A : 피터와너는열띤정치논쟁을정말많이하는구나. B : 피터와나는정치인들에대해좀처럼의견이일치하지않기때문이지.
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