LESSON 5. Be Somebody in Your Life

Read and Think

by shirley Dever

Whenever something important needs to be done, many of us often have

= Each time, Every time * 주어가 대상이므로

the tendency to let somebody else do it. In this selection, the author tells

= tend to / be inclined to : ～하는 경향이 있다

why it is important for each of us to be that somebody.

Three brothers had a fun evening together. One of them put a couple of

= enjoyed themselves

pieces of wood on the fire before they went to bed. A couple of hours later,

the fire was out of control. In their sleepy state, the brothers didn't know

= uncontrollable = condition, situation

what to do. One was scared and jumped out a second-story window.

* scare: 겁주다 one이 대상이므로

Another, with amazing calmness, found his way to a door and got out OK.

* with + 명사 ⇒ 부사구 / with calmness = calmly

Later, the firemen discovered the third boy by a bedroom window. He had

= beside

died because of the smoke.