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어법상 올바른 표현
One day, a daughter complained to her father about the problems she was struggling with. She was frustrated because it seemed that just as one problem was solved, another followed. Her father took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed potatoes, eggs, and ground coffee beans in each of the three pots. He then let them boil. After twenty minutes, he (A) turned / turning off the stove. Turning to her, he asked, "What do you see?" "Potatoes, eggs, and coffee," she hastily replied. "Yes, but look closer," he said, "and tell me what happened to each." Shortly after, she found that the potatoes became soft. After peeling off the shells of the eggs, she noted that the inside of the eggs became firm. Finally, she took a sip of the coffee and smiled at the aroma. "Alright, Dad. What are you trying to tell me?" she asked. He explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity, but each one reacted differently. "The potato was strong and hard, but became soft and weak after sitting in the boiling water. The inside of the egg was fragile but became hardened (B) after boiling / after being boiled in the water. The ground coffee beans stayed undamaged but changed the water itself, making it fragrant and flavorful." "Which are you?" he asked his daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? You can lose your strength though you started strong. You can be tough with a stiff spirit though you started weak. Or, you can change the circumstance (C) what / that was brought about by adversity for the better. Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
(A) 모든 문장에는 주어 동사가 있어야한다
(B) after 다음에 주어가 없다는 것은 앞문장의 주어와 같다는 뜻
그러므로 주어는 the egg 계란이 끓이는 것인지 끓는 것인지를 판단
(C) 외웁시다!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
