'worth'에 관하여

 

 worth   a. n. 가치, 값어치    v. ~의 가치가 있다

 

<형용사인데...전치사처럼 목적어를 취한다.

즉 명사, 대명사, 수사가 뒤에 오거나, 동명사 형태가 온다>

 

• This book is worth reading again.

  = It is enjoyable, info′rmative, or valuable enough to be

   read more than once.

 

• Our house is worth about five billion won.

 = It has an e′stimated value of five billion won.

 

• How much is this painting worth?

 

• Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

 (= This pro′verb means that if a task or acti′vity is worth

   doing, it should be done pro′perly and with care.)

 • 이 책은 다시 읽을 가치가 있다.

 • 우리집은 대략 50억원의 가치가 있다

 • 이 그림은 값어치가 얼마나 합니까?

 • 조금이라도 할 만한 가치가 있는 일이라면 잘 할 가치가 있다 (proverb)

 

• Is it worth all the trouble you may be In?

 (=The speaker is questioning if something is worth

   the potential difficulties or problems it may cause.)

 

 

• Is it worth the effort?

 

• It is worth my life to gain her love.

 = I am willing to risk my life to win her love.

 

= Gaining her love is so important to me that I consider it worth my life.

 

= Her love is so valuable to me that I would sacrifice my life to obtain it.

= I believe her love is worth any sacrifice, even my own life.

 

• 그것이 네가 겪게될 모든 불편의 가치가 있는가?

 • 그것이 노력할 값어치가 있니?

 • 그녀의 사랑을 얻는 것은 내 목숨과 바꿀 만큼의 값어치가 있다.

 

<명사>

•A Nobel prize winner rece′ives around 2 billion won,

but he gets far more worth of reputa′tion.

 

 (= It means that while the mo′netary rewa′rd for

 winning the Nobe′l Prize may be signi′ficant, the pre′stige

 and recogni′tion that come with it are even more va′luable.)

비교급의 강조= far, much, even, still, a lot + way («암기)

 

• It is worth your while to study hard in teens.

 (= It sugge′sts that studying hard during the teenage years is

 benefi′cial and rewa′rding in the long run.)

 

 

• It will be worth your while to join the party.

Jane is also coming.

(= Attending the party will be enjoyable and worthwhile,

especially since Jane will also be there.)

 • 당신이 10대 때 열심히 공부하는 것이 가치가 있다.

 • 너가 그 파티에 참가하는 것은 값어치가 있다. 제인 또한 올 것이다.

 

 

be worthy of ~ ..할 값어치가 있다

  Her achievements are worthy of praise. When she was 12 years old,

 her parents got divorced and left her to be raised

 by her poor grandmother.

 

(= She faced significant hardship growing up due to

 her parents' divorce and subsequent abandonment by both of them.

 Despite these challenges, she was able to achieve

 notable accomplishments, which makes her achievements

 all the more impressive and deserving of praise.)

그녀의 성취는 칭찬받을 만하다. 그녀가 12살이었을 때 부모님은 이혼하고,

가난한 할머니 손에서 크도록 그녀를 버렸다.

 

trustworthy= reliabe

• Min-ho is a trustworthy friend who always keeps his promises.

 민호는 항상 약속을 지키는 믿을 만한 친구이다.