Unexpected
Neighbors
In a suburb in the Pacific
Northwest, Justin ties his shoes for
his morning run and steps out at dawn.
his morning run and steps out at dawn.
As he walks off his front step,
he spots some racoons crossing the street.
he spots some racoons crossing the street.
Up in a tree, he sees a
family of squirrels.
family of squirrels.
Birds begin to sing, and he enjoys the beauty of his
neighborhood.
neighborhood.
While running, a dangerous sight interrupts
the idyllic
scene.
scene.
A coyote watches as a black bear searches through a garbage
bin for food.
bin for food.
Justin is surprised at his neighborhood transforming into
a place full of wildlife encounters.
a place full of wildlife encounters.
ic
idyll→idyllic
athlete→athletic
poet→poetic
While running, a dangerous sight interrupts the idyllic scene.
While running은 접속사 뒤에 주어와 be동사가 생략된 분사구문으로 While 뒤에 he is가 생략되었다.
Justin is surprised at his neighborhood transforming
into a place full of wildlife encounters.
동명사 transforming이 be surprised at의 목적어로 사용되었으며 his neighborhood는 transforming의 의미상 주어이다. full of wildlife encounters는 앞에 나온 명사 a place를 수식하는데, 관계 대명사와 be동사 which is가 생략되었다고 볼 수 있다.