Part two: describing books

Intro서론

I’m a bit of a bookworm so there are a lot of books I could talk about, but I’ve chosen to describe…

I’m not a big reader so there aren’t many books I could talk about, but I’ve chosen to describe…

나는 책벌레이기 때문에 이야기 할 수 있는 책이 많지만 내가 이야기할 책은 ~이다.

나는 책벌레가 아니기 때문에 이야기 할 수 있는 책이 많지 않지만 내가 이야기 할 책은 ~이다.

What kind of book it is 그 책의 종류는 무엇인가

It’s a novel / a novella / a collection of short stories / a graphic novel / a collection of essays / a biography / an autobiography / an art book / a photography book

소설이다/중편소설/단편소설집/만화소설/에세이집/전기/자서전/아트북/사진집

In terms of genre, it’s a romance / a thriller / a detective novel / a historical novel / etc.

It tells the story of + noun phrase

It’s set in + PLACE/TIME

It’s based on + a true story/a film/ a video game

장르는 로맨스이다/스릴러/탐정소설/역사 소설 등

이 책은 ~에 관한 내용이다.

이 책의 배경은 ~이다.

이 책은 실화/영화/비디오게임을 바탕으로 하고 있다.

Why you like it 왜 좋아하는지

It’s a + adjective + read ~한 독서
It’s an engrossing/enthralling/inspiring/depressing read

전념할 수 있는 독서였다/아주 재미있는/고무적인/우울한

The plot / the characters / the protagonist / the antagonist

줄거리/등장인물/주인공/적수

The plot’s full of twists and turns
There’s an amazing twist at the end

줄거리는 반전으로 가득하다.

마지막에 엄청난 반전이 숨어있다.

How the book has affected you 그 책이 어떻게 당신에게 영향을 미쳤는지

It helped me to understand + noun phrase
It helped me to understand how relationships work
It helped me to understand economics

이 책은 내가 ~을 이해하게 해주었다.

이 책을 통해 인간관계가 어떻게 돌아가는지를 이해하게 되었다.

이 책은 내가 경제를 이해할 수 있게 해주었다.

It inspired me to + do something
It inspired me to write my own novel
It inspired me to do more research about the period
It inspired me to apologise to my brother

이 책은 내가 ~을 하도록 영감을 주었다.

이 책은 내가 소설을 쓰도록 영감을 주었다.

이 책은 내가 그 기간에 대한 조사를 더하도록 영감을 주었다.

이 책은 내가 내 오빠/남동생을 용서하도록 격려해주었다.

It didn’t have a huge influence on me–it was just an entertaining read

나에게 굉장한 영향을 준 책은 아니었다–그냥 재미를 주는 독서였다.

Brainstorm:

Notes:

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I’m a bit of a bookworm so there are lots of books I could talk about, but I’ve chosen to talk about The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which is probably one of my favourites.

It’s a novel, and it tells the story of five or six characters and their relationships with each other… The narrative switches between a man, his lovers, and even a dog… It’s set in Czechoslovakia in the mid-twentieth century, which is when the author lived there… And there’s even a film based on the novel now…

I liked it because it was a really engrossing read… It’s quite philosophical but it’s very easy to read… The style is also quite unique, I mean the plot jumps back and forth in time and the narrative switches between characters…

It was quite an influential book for me… It helped me to understand human relationships a little more… And it also gave me an insight into twentieth century history and politics, especially in Czechoslovakia…

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