The Divisive Classic

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Some people love this combination, while others can’t seem to stand it.

It can even cause quite heated arguments.

If you haven’t guessed already, it’s the tasty or nasty — depending on your taste —
ham and pineapple pizza.

The man who created this pizza was
neither Italian nor Hawaiian.

A Greek immigrant from Canada, Sam
Panopoulos did not want to stick to the usual ingredients on pizzas,
like pepperoni and mushrooms.

He spread canned pineapple and
sliced ham onto a pizza and called it “the Hawaiian” because that’s
what was written on the pineapple can.

Little did he know that he had
created a classic combination.

Even now, in the U.S. and U.K., no
pizza menu seems complete without it.

In Italy, however, most people
find pineapple on pizza distasteful.

Some people love this combination, while others can’t seem to stand it.

while은 접속사로 whereas로 바꿔 쓸 수 있다.

<seem to + V>는 ‘~ 해 보이다’라는 뜻이다.

If you haven’t guessed already, it’s the tasty or nasty — depending on your taste — ham and pineapple pizza.

it은 앞 문장에 있는 this combination을 가리키는 대명사이다.

<depending on ~>은 ‘~에 따라서’라는 뜻이다.

The man who created this pizza was neither Italian nor Hawaiian.

who는 주격 관계대명사로 선행사 The man에 대해 부가 설명하는 절을 이끈다.

<neither A nor B>는 ‘A도 B도 아닌’이라는 뜻으로, Italian과 Hawaiian을 둘 다 부정한다.

A Greek immigrant from Canada, Sam Panopoulos did not want to stick to the usual ingredients on pizzas, like pepperoni and mushrooms.

A Greek immigrant from Canada와 Sam Panopoulos는 동격이다.

He spread canned pineapple and sliced ham onto a pizza and called it “the Hawaiian” because that’s what was written on the pineapple can.

canned은 ‘캔에 담긴’이라는 뜻으로 pineapple을 수식하고, sliced는 ‘얇게 썰린’이라는 뜻으로 ham을 수식한다.

it은 ‘위에 파인애플과 햄이 올라간 피자’를 가리킨다.

what은 the thing that[which]로 바꿔 쓸 수 있다.

Little did he know that he had created a classic combination.

Little did he know는 부정어 Little이 문장 맨 앞으로 나오며 주어와 동사의 자리가 바뀌어 <부정어 + do동사 + 주어 + 동사원형>의 순서로 쓰인 부정어 도치 구문이다.

had created는 과거완료(had + p.p.)로 이미 만들어냈다는 것을 의미한다.

Even now, in the U.S. and U.K., no pizza menu seems complete without it.

<no ... without ~>은 ‘~없이는 ⋯가 아닌’이라는 뜻이다.

<seem + 형용사>는 ‘~해 보이다’라는 뜻으로, complete가 형용사로 쓰였다.

In Italy, however, most people find pineapple on pizza distasteful.

<find + O + 형용사>는 ‘⋯가 ~하다고 생각하다’라는 뜻으로, 목적어는 pineapple이고 형용사는 distasteful이다.