[理知논술/영어 논술 클리닉]초등 영어

미친 과학자라면 최신 발명품은?

※이지논술 사이트에서 본문 내용을 원어민의 음성으로 들을 수 있습니다.

■ 제시문

Did you see Harry Potter? I think you did. The Harry Potter series was very successful, especially "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." In that story, there was a strange newspaper. Do you remember it? In that moving newspaper, there were moving pictures and some writing that moved. I was interested in that, so now I made it. In Harry Potter, they made it with magic, but as you might know, I can't do magic. So I thought and thought, and then I hit on an idea. The first time, I made it with a heavy chip, but unfortunately, that was no use. I was discouraged, but I tried again. Slow and steady, like with a game, I said "I can do it." So I made it lighter and prettier. Finally, I made the "MN13" (Moving Newspaper 13). It was successful. Many people are interested in it, and so people call me the "MN13 Korean woman."

■ 이해력 높이기

1. What kind of invention did the writer make?

A. a moving newspaper

B. a moving homework machine

C. a walking newspaper.

2. What was wrong with the writer's first attempt?

A. It was not moving.

B. It was too heavy.

C. It was not interesting.

3. How does the writer describe the MN13?

A. It is fast and efficient.

B. It is heavy and unbreakable.

C. It is light and pretty.

답: 1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(C)

■ 표현연습

1. 아이디어를 떠올리다: hit on an idea

좋은 생각이 떠올랐다.

I hit on a good idea.

2. (-해도)소용없다: (It's) no use (-ing)

그건 소용이 없었다.

That was no use.

3. 천천히 꾸준히: slow and steady

천천히 꾸준히 게임을 할 때처럼 “나는 할 수 있다”고 말했다.

Slow and steady, like with a game, I said "I can do it."

⊙ 직접 써봐요

You are a mad scientist. Tell us about your latest invention.

천재 과학자들은 왠지 보통 사람들하고는 달라 보이는 경우가 많은데 여러분이 미친 과학자라고 가정하고 최신 발명품에 대해 상상력을 동원해서 글을 써보자.