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1. ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀ̶õ? °³³ä°ú Çʿ伺ºÎÅÍ ÀÌÇØÇϱâ
¿µ¾î¿¡¼ ¡®ÃÖ»ó±Þ(Superlative)¡¯À̶õ ¼¼ °³ ÀÌ»óÀÇ ´ë»ó Áß¿¡¼ °¡Àå ~ÇÑ °ÍÀ» Ç¥ÇöÇÏ´Â ¹®¹ýÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
¿¹¸¦ µé¾î ¡°ÀÌ ÆÀÀÌ Á¦ÀÏ ºü¸£´Ù¡±³ª ¡°ÀÌ °¡¼ö°¡ °¡Àå Àαâ ÀÖ´Ù¡±¿Í °°ÀÌ,
´Ù¼ö Áß ÃÖ°í, ÃÖÇÏÀÇ ¼öÁØÀ» ³ªÅ¸³¾ ¶§ »ç¿ëµË´Ï´Ù.
ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀÌ ¿Ö Áß¿äÇѰ¡¿ä?
-ȸȿ¡¼ ÀÚÁÖ »ç¿ë
-"It was the best day of my life."
-"This is the most delicious pizza I¡¯ve ever had."
-½ÃÇè¿¡ ²À ³ª¿À´Â Ç¥Çö
-TOEIC, ¼ö´É, IELTS µî °ÅÀÇ ¸ðµç ¿µ¾î ½ÃÇè¿¡ ÀÚÁÖ ÃâÁ¦µË´Ï´Ù.
-ÀÚ±â¼Ò°³¼, À̷¼¿¡¼ ÀλóÀûÀΠǥÇö °¡´É
-¡°I was the top student in my class.¡±
-¡°I received the highest score in the competition.¡±
ÀÌó·³ ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀº ½ÇÀü¿¡¼ ²À ÇÊ¿äÇÑ ÇÙ½É Ç¥ÇöÀÌÀÚ, ¿µ¾î ¹®ÀåÀ» dzºÎÇÏ°Ô ¸¸µé¾îÁÖ´Â Çʼö ¹®¹ýÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
2. ÃÖ»ó±Þ ¸¸µé±â ±âº» °ø½Ä ¿Ïº® Á¤¸®
ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀº Çü¿ë»ç³ª ºÎ»çÀÇ ÇüŸ¦ ¹Ù²ã¼ ¡®°¡Àå ~ÇÑ¡¯ Àǹ̸¦ ¸¸µé¾î³À´Ï´Ù.
ÇÏÁö¸¸ ´Ü¾îÀÇ ±æÀ̳ª ÇüÅ¿¡ µû¶ó ±ÔÄ¢ÀÌ ´Þ¶óÁö¹Ç·Î Á¤È®ÇÑ °ø½ÄÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
±âº» °ø½Ä ¨ç: ªÀº Çü¿ë»ç (1À½Àý ¶Ç´Â ÀϺΠ2À½Àý)
the + Çü¿ë»ç + -est
¿øÇü/ ºñ±³±Þ ÃÖ»ó±Þ
tall/ taller the tallest
fast/ faster the fastest
small/ smaller the smallest
He is the tallest boy in the class.
This is the fastest route to the station.
±âº» °ø½Ä ¨è: ±ä Çü¿ë»ç (2À½Àý ÀÌ»ó ¶Ç´Â -ly·Î ³¡³ª´Â ºÎ»ç Æ÷ÇÔ)
the most + Çü¿ë»ç/ºÎ»ç
¿øÇü ºñ±³±Þ ÃÖ»ó±Þ
beautiful/ more beautiful the most beautiful
difficult/ more difficult the most difficult
carefully/ more carefully the most carefully
She is the most beautiful woman in the room.
He completed the task the most carefully.
ºÒ±ÔÄ¢ º¯È ´Ü¾î
¿øÇü ºñ±³±Þ ÃÖ»ó±Þ
good better the best
bad worse the worst
far farther/further the farthest/furthest
That was the best meal I¡¯ve ever had.
It was the worst day of my life.
3. ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀ» »ç¿ëÇÒ ¶§ ²À ÇÔ²² ¾Ë¾Æ¾ß ÇÒ ¹®¹ý ¿ä¼Ò
´Ü¼øÈ÷ ¡®the + Çü¿ë»ç + -est¡¯ ±¸Á¶¸¸ ¾Ë°í ÀÖ´Ù°í ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀ» ¿Ïº®È÷ »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼ö´Â ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù.
ÃÖ»ó±ÞÀº ÀÚÁÖ Æ¯Á¤ ÀüÄ¡»ç, °ü¿ë Ç¥Çö°ú ÇÔ²² »ç¿ëµÇ¸ç,
ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ Á¶ÇÕÀÌ ½ÇÁ¦ ¹®ÀåÀÇ ¿Ï¼ºµµ¸¦ °áÁ¤Áþ½À´Ï´Ù.
ÃÖ»ó±Þ°ú ÇÔ²² ÀÚÁÖ ¾²ÀÌ´Â ÀüÄ¡»ç
in + Àå¼Ò
She is the smartest student in the school.
(±×³à´Â Çб³¿¡¼ °¡Àå ¶È¶ÈÇÑ ÇлýÀÌ´Ù.)
of + ±×·ì
He is the tallest of the three brothers.
(±×´Â ¼¼ ÇüÁ¦ Áß °¡Àå ۰¡ Å©´Ù.)
among + º¹¼ö ´ë»ó
This is the most useful tool among them.
(À̰ÍÀÌ ±×µé Áß °¡Àå À¯¿ëÇÑ µµ±¸ÀÌ´Ù.)
ÃÖ»ó±Þ °ü¿ë Ç¥Çö
one of the + ÃÖ»ó±Þ + º¹¼ö¸í»ç
He is one of the best players on the team.
(±×´Â ÆÀ¿¡¼ °¡Àå ¶Ù¾î³ ¼±¼ö Áß ÇÑ ¸íÀÌ´Ù.)
the + ÃÖ»ó±Þ + ever + °ú°ÅºÐ»ç
That was the most exciting movie I¡¯ve ever watched.
by far + the ÃÖ»ó±Þ
She is by far the most talented artist here.
(±×³à´Â ´Ü¿¬ÄÚ À̰÷¿¡¼ °¡Àå Àç´É ÀÖ´Â ¿¹¼ú°¡ÀÌ´Ù.)
ÃÖ»ó±Þó·³ º¸ÀÌÁö¸¸ »ç½ÇÀº ºñ±³±Þ °Á¶ Ç¥Çö
ÃÖ»ó±Þ¿¡ the°¡ ¾øÀ¸¸é ÁÖÀÇ!
He is most helpful. ¡æ ¡®°¡À塯ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ñ ¡®¸Å¿ì Ä£ÀýÇÑ¡¯ ÀǹÌÀÏ ¼ö ÀÖÀ½
ÀÇ¹Ì ±¸ºÐÀº ¹®¸Æ°ú ¡®the¡¯ À¯¹«°¡ °áÁ¤ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
4. ½ÇÀü ¿¹¹®°ú È¸È Ç¥ÇöÀ¸·Î ¿ÏÀüÈ÷ ³» °ÍÀ¸·Î!
Áö±ÝºÎÅÍ´Â ÃÖ»ó±Þ Ç¥ÇöÀ» ½ÇÁ¦ ȸȳª ÀÛ¹®¿¡ ¾î¶»°Ô Ȱ¿ëÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´ÂÁö¿¡ ÁýÁßÇØº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù.
ÀÌÇØ¸¸ ÇÏ°í ³Ñ¾î°¡´Â °Ô ¾Æ´Ï¶ó, Á÷Á¢ ¹®ÀåÀ» ¸¸µé°í ÀÔ¿¡ ºÙÀÌ¸é¼ ÀÍÈ÷´Â °ÍÀÌ ÇÙ½ÉÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
This is the best coffee I¡¯ve ever had.
(ÀÌ°Ç ³»°¡ Áö±Ý±îÁö ¸¶¼Åº» Ä¿ÇÇ Áß ÃÖ°í¾ß.)
She¡¯s the most organized person in the team.
(±×³à´Â ÆÀ¿¡¼ °¡Àå Á¤¸®Á¤µ·ÀÌ ÀßµÈ »ç¶÷À̾ß.)
That was the worst traffic I¡¯ve ever seen.
(±×°Ç ³»°¡ º» ±³ÅëüÁõ Áß ÃÖ¾ÇÀ̾ú¾î.)
This pizza is the most delicious of all.
(ÀÌ ÇÇÀÚ°¡ Àüü Áß¿¡¼ Á¦ÀÏ ¸ÀÀÖ¾î.)
He¡¯s one of the smartest kids in the school.
(±×´Â Çб³¿¡¼ °¡Àå ¶È¶ÈÇÑ ¾ÆÀÌ Áß Çϳª¾ß.)
ÃÖ»ó±Þ ¹®Àå ¸¸µé±â ÈÆ·Ã
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"My trip to Jeju was the most relaxing vacation of my life."
"Kimchi stew is the most comforting food for me."
ÀÌ·± ½ÄÀ¸·Î °³ÀÎ °æÇè + ÃÖ»ó±Þ Ç¥ÇöÀ» °áÇÕÇϸé
ÀÚ¿¬½º·´°í Áø½ÉÀÌ ´ã±ä ¿µ¾î ¹®ÀåÀ» ¸¸µé ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
ÃÖ»ó±Þ, ´Ü¼øÈ÷ ¹®¹ý ¹®Á¦¿¡¼¸¸ ³ª¿À´Â °³³äÀÌ ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù.
¡®°¡Àå ¸ÀÀÖ´Â À½½Ä¡¯, ¡®°¡Àå ±â¾ï¿¡ ³²´Â ¿©Ç࡯, ¡®°¡Àå Ä£ÇÑ Ä£±¸¡¯Ã³·³
¿ì¸® ÀÏ»ó ¼Ó °ÅÀÇ ¸ðµç ¿µ¾î ¹®Àå¿¡¼µµ ÀÚ¿¬½º·´°Ô Ȱ¿ëµË´Ï´Ù.
ªÀº Çü¿ë»ç¿£ the + -est
±ä Çü¿ë»ç¿£ the most + Çü¿ë»ç
ÀÚÁÖ ¾²´Â ÀüÄ¡»ç in, of, among
±×¸®°í °ü¿ë Ç¥Çö±îÁö ±â¾ïÇØµÎ¸é ȸȿ¡¼ ¸·Èû¾øÀÌ ¾µ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
¿À´Ã ¹è¿î ÃÖ»ó±Þ Ç¥ÇöµéÀ» ¹Ù·Î ¹®ÀåÀ¸·Î ¸¸µé¾îº¸°í,
ÇÏ·ç¿¡ Çϳª¾¿ Àϻ󿡼 ½áº¸¸ç ³» °ÍÀ¸·Î ÀÍÇôº¸¼¼¿ä.
¡°Á¦ÀÏ ÁÁ¾ÆÇÏ´Â °Í¡± Çϳª¸¸ ¸»ÇÒ ÁÙ ¾Ë¾Æµµ ¿µ¾î°¡ ´õ °¡±î¿öÁú °Ì´Ï´Ù.
A: Have you tried this chocolate cake?
B: Yes! It¡¯s the best cake I¡¯ve ever eaten.
A: ÀÌ ÃÊÄݸ´ ÄÉÀÌÅ© ¸Ô¾îºÃ¾î?
B: ÀÀ! ³»°¡ ¸Ô¾îº» ÄÉÀÌÅ© Áß ÃÖ°í¿´¾î.
A: Who¡¯s the smartest student in your class?
B: Definitely Jenny. She always gets perfect scores.
A: ³ÊÈñ ¹Ý¿¡¼ °¡Àå ¶È¶ÈÇÑ ÇлýÀÌ ´©±¸¾ß?
B: ´ç¿¬È÷ Á¦´ÏÁö. Ç×»ó ¸¸Á¡ ¹Þ¾Æ.
A: That movie was the most boring one I¡¯ve seen all year.
B: Really? I actually liked it.
A: ±× ¿µÈ ¿ÃÇØ º» °Í Áß °¡Àå Áö·çÇß¾î.
B: Á¤¸»? ³ ²Ï ±¦Âú¾Ò´Âµ¥.
A: What¡¯s the hottest place you¡¯ve ever been to?
B: Dubai, without a doubt.
A: ³×°¡ °¡º» °÷ Áß °¡Àå ´õ¿î °÷Àº ¾îµð¾ß?
B: ´Ü¿¬ÄÚ µÎ¹ÙÀ̾ß.
A: This is the most beautiful sunset I¡¯ve ever seen.
B: I know, it¡¯s breathtaking!
A: ³»°¡ º» ¼®¾ç Áß¿¡¼ °¡Àå ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿ö.
B: ±×·¯°Ô, ¼û ¸·Èú Á¤µµ¾ß!
A: Which dish is the most popular here?
B: The spicy seafood pasta. Everyone orders it.
A: ¿©±â¼ °¡Àå Àαâ ÀÖ´Â ¸Þ´º°¡ ¹¹¿¹¿ä?
B: ¸Å¿î ÇØ»ê¹° ÆÄ½ºÅ¸¿ä. ´Ù ±×°Å ½ÃÄÑ¿ä.
A: Is this your first time hiking this trail?
B: Yes, and it's the most difficult one I¡¯ve tried so far.
A: ÀÌ µî»ê·Î óÀ½ Ÿº¸´Â °Å¾ß?
B: ÀÀ, Áö±Ý±îÁö ÇØº» °Í Áß °¡Àå Èûµé¾î.
A: What¡¯s the best way to learn English?
B: Speak it every day, even just a little.
A: ¿µ¾î ¹è¿ì´Â ÃÖ°íÀÇ ¹æ¹ýÀÌ ¹»±î?
B: ¸ÅÀÏ Á¶±ÝÀÌ¶óµµ ¸»ÇÏ´Â °Å¾ß.
A: Who¡¯s the funniest person in your family?
B: My dad, hands down. He tells the best jokes.
A: ³ÊÈñ °¡Á· Áß °¡Àå ¿ô±ä »ç¶÷Àº ´©±¸¾ß?
B: ¿ì¸® ¾Æºü! ³ó´ã ÁøÂ¥ ÀßÇØ.
A: This is the coldest winter we¡¯ve had in years.
B: I know. I had to buy a new coat!
A: ¸î ³â ¸¸¿¡ °¡Àå Ãß¿î °Ü¿ïÀ̾ß.
B: ¸Â¾Æ. »õ ÄÚÆ® »ò´Ù´Ï±î!