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Getting Closer
Danger in the form of pyjama sharks, the area’s
biggest predators, came with little warning in the sea.
biggest predators, came with little warning in the sea.
The octopus was moving around near the edge of the
seaweed forest, and I saw a shark tracking her.
seaweed forest, and I saw a shark tracking her.
In an
instant, she swam into a crack to escape, but the
shark was faster.
instant, she swam into a crack to escape, but the
shark was faster.
Danger in the form of pyjama sharks, the area’s biggest predators, came with
little warning in the sea.
pyjama sharks와 the area’s biggest predators는 콤마(,)로 연결된 동격이다.
<little + 불가산명사>는 ‘거의 없는 ~’이라는 뜻으로, little warning은 경고가 거의 없었다는 뜻이다.
The octopus was moving around near the edge of the seaweed forest, and I saw a shark tracking her.
<see(지각동사) + O + V[-ing]>는 ‘~가 ⋯하는 것을 보다’라는 뜻이다. a shark가 목적어이므로, 상어가 그녀를 쫓는 것을 보았다는 뜻이다.