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Another memorable part of the trip was the bike ride.
Dan found out that the National Park has a bike rental service and offers hand-crank bikes.
Dan persuaded me to try one, and soon I was able
to use the hand crank pretty well.
to use the hand crank pretty well.
We had a fun day riding along the trails in the park.
The Tunnel View in Yosemite Valley was like a masterpiece painted by Mother Nature.
The trail also led us to green fields and streams where we saw some wildlife.
Watching people floating down the Merced River and hiking the Half Dome was cool.
It was indeed a wonderful trip, with lots of laughter, joy, and sweat.
There are 300 to 500 black bears in
Yosemite, so there is a good chance of
seeing one during a visit.
Yosemite, so there is a good chance of
seeing one during a visit.
Half Dome
Tunnel View
Dan persuaded me to try one, and soon I was able to use the hand crank pretty well.
<persuade + O + to + V>는 ‘⋯가 ~하도록 설득하다’라는 뜻이다.
The trail also led us to green fields and streams where we saw some wildlife.
<lead + O + to>는 ‘⋯를 ~로 이끌다’라는 뜻이다.
where는 관계부사로 장소를 나타내는 선행사인 green fields and streams를 부연 설명해 준다.
Watching people floating down the Merced River and hiking the Half Dome was cool.
<watch + O + V[-ing]>는 ‘⋯가 ~하는 것을 보다’라는 뜻으로, 목적격 보어로 쓰인 floating과 hiking이 접속사 and로 연결되어 있다.
동명사구 Watching people ~ the Half Dome이 주어이므로 단수형 동사 was가 쓰였다.
It was indeed a wonderful trip, with lots of laughter, joy, and sweat.
<lots of[a lot of] + 가산명사[불가산명사]>는 ‘~가 많은’이라는 뜻으로, 해당 문장에는 lots of 뒤에 불가산명사인 laughter, joy, sweat이 왔다.
As the octopus’s arm became more functional, I felt things in my life were improving too.:
As the octopus’s arm became more functional은 시간을 나타내는 부사절로, as는 ‘~하면서’라는 뜻이다.