I can assume that you guys already know about the Guinness Book and what it does. As everyone in the world already knows, it is a special book to list up world best records. Personally speaking, if I have a my own record on the book, it would be not only great honor to me but also an honor to my family too.
With this essay, I would like to share the fun history of the book which perhaps you never won’t to search or might not to know forever since that is just trivial thing.
According to Wikipedia, Guinness Wold Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as The The Guinness Book of Records and in previous Unitied States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1954.
The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted book of all time. As of the 2019 edition, it is now in its 64th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in Guinness World Records becoming the primary international authority on the cataloging and verification of a huge number of world records. The organization employs record adjudicators to verify the authenticity of the setting and breaking of records.
Are you getting bored a little now? There’s a funny story about how the book was published at the first moment.
On 10 November 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Breweries, went on a shooting party in the North Slob, by the River Slaney in County Wexford, Ireland. After missing a shot at a golden plover, he became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe, the golden plover or the red grouse.Even not catching any of the birds, he didn’t want to be teased by his friends. Because he totally believed that the golden plover missed was the fastest game bird in Europe and wanted to prove it. That evening at Castlebridge House, he realized that it was impossible to confirm in reference books whether or not the golden plover was Europe’s fastest game bird. Beaver knew that there must have been numerous other questions debated nightly in pubs throughout Ireland and abroad, but there was no book in the world with which to settle arguments about records. He realized then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove successful.
Beaver’s idea became reality when Guinness employee Christopher Chataway recommended university friends Norris and Ross McWhirter, who had been running a fact-finding agency in London. The twin brothers were commissioned to compile what became The Guinness Book of Records, in August 1954. A thousand copies were printed and given away.
| grammar | example | try | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1형식 | The dog sleeps on the sofa. | Disasters take place everywhere every time. | |
| 2형식 - 상태 | He is a firefighter. | I’m sometimes scared of the clap of thunder. | |
| 2형식 - 변화 | Paul became the president. | Now the virus became a huge and massive disaster we never been experienced before. | |
| 2형식 - 감각 | This cookie tastes good. | People feel extream fear from that virus. | |
| 3형식 | I watched a movie with Anna. | The virus drove many people to death. | |
| 4형식 | My mother bought me a shirt. | ||
| 5형식 - (명사/형용사) | Her friends call her “Little Susie.” | ||
| 5형식 - (to부정사) | I want you to forgive me. | ||
| 5형식 - 지각동사 | She heard her son scream in the kitchen. | ||
| 5형식 - 사역동사 | Karen let her friend use her camera. | ||
| to부정사 - 명사적 용법 | To keep a promise is important. | ||
| to부정사 - 명사적 용법(의문사+to부정사) | We didn’t know what to do next. | ||
| to부정사 - 형용사적 용법 | Let’s order something to drink. | ||
| to부정사 - 형용사적 용법(be+to부정사) 예정, 의무, 가능, 운명, 의도 | |||
| to부정사 - 부사적 용법 목적, 감정의 원인, 결과, 판단의 근거, 형용사 수식 | |||
| 가주어 진주어 | It is important to follow your dreams. | ||
| 의미상의 주어 (for/of:성품) | It was very kind of you to send the flowers to her. | ||
| too 형용사/부사 to부정사 | Roy is too tired to go to the party. | ||
| so + 형용사/부사 + that + 주어 + can’t/couldn’t + 동사원형 | Roy is so tired that he can’t go to the party. | ||
| 형용사/부사 + enough + to부정사 | The boy is tall enough to reach the top shelf. | ||
| so + 형용사/부사 + that + 주어 + can/could + 동사원형 | The boy is so tall that he can reach the top shelf. | ||
| go + 동명사: 하러가다 | She’ll go shopping. | ||
| be worth + 동명사: 가치가 있다 | It’s worth buying. | ||
| be busy + 동명사: 하느라 바쁘다 | I’m busy studying English. | ||
| cannot help + 동명사: 하지 않을 수 없다 | We cannot help consenting to his suggestion. | ||
| be used to + 동명사: 익숙하다 | I’m used to running a 10 km marathon. | ||
| look forward to + 동명사: 고대하다 | I looked forward to having an English class. | ||
| What[How] about + 동명사: 하는 게 어때 | How about eating this. | ||
| spend + 시간/돈 + (in) + 동명사: 하는데 시간/돈 을 쓰다 | I spend just a few money grooming myself. | ||
| have a hard time + 동명사: 하는데 힘든 시간을 보내다 | I have a hard time studying English. | ||
| feel like + 동명사: 하고싶다 | I feel like drinking a cup of coffee. | ||
| on + 동명사: 하자마자 | On arriving home I discovered they had gone. | ||
| It is no use + 동명사: 해도 소용없다 | It is no use crying over split milk. | ||
| 동명사만을 목적어로 취하는 동사enjoy, mind, finish, avoid, give up, keep, practice | Did you finish packing for the trip? | ||
| to 부정사만을 목적어로 취하는 동사want, hope, expect, decide, plan, promise, agree, learn | I didn’t expect to see you here again. | ||
| 동명사와 to 부정사 모두 동일한 의미를 가지는 동사begin, start, like, love, hate | The child began crying.The child began to cry. | ||
| 동명사와 to 부정사 의미가 달라지는 동사remember, forget, try | Jennifer tried eating less to lose weight.Jennifer tried to eat less to lose weight. | ||
| 분사구문 (때) | Hearing the news, she burst into tears. | ||
| 분사구문 (이유) | Being too young, he couldn’t ride the bike. | ||
| 분사구문 (조건) | Turning left there, you’ll see the station. | ||
| 분사구문 (동시동작) | Talking with his friend, he took notes. | ||
| 분사구문 (양보) Though | making a lot of money, he doesn’t even have a car. | ||
| 분사구문 (주어가 다를때) | A crow flying from the tree, a pear drops. | ||
| 분사구문 (시제가 다를때) | Having finished work, I’m ready to go home. | ||
| 분사구문 (부사절이 수동태) | The man (being) born, the town was filled with his crying. | ||
| 분사구문 (수동태이며 시제가 다를때) | The problem (having been) resolved, my team relieved from that. | ||
| 분사구문 (부정) | Not having a nice dress. Cinderella couldn’t go to the party. | ||
| 분사구문 (동시동작) | The girl ran to the sea with her hair flying in the wind. | ||
| generally speaking | Generally speaking, boys like girls with long hair. | ||
| judging form: ~로 판단하건데 | Judging from his accent, he can’t be Korean. | ||
| frankly speaking | |||
| considering: ~을 감안하면 | |||
| strictly speaking: 엄밀히 말해서 | |||
| speaking of: ~ 이야기가 나왔으니 말인데 | |||
| will vs be going to | We will visit her next week. I’m going to there. | ||
| must not: ~해서는 안된다 | You must not smoke in this building. | ||
| don’t have to: ~할 필요 없다 | You don’t have to worry about it. | ||
| should: 하는것이 좋다(도덕적 의무/충고) | You should change our password more often. | ||
| be used to + (동)명사 | She is used to Korean culture. | ||
| may[might] + have + pp | Robert is not home now. He may have gone to see a movie. | ||
| must + have + pp | His team must have lost the game. | ||
| can’t + have + pp | She can’t have told us a lie. | ||
| should + have + pp | I should have chosen the carrot cake instead. | ||
| would rather | I would rather go to the beach than go hiking this weekend. | ||
| would rather not | I would rather not eat fried chicken for a while. | ||
| would(과거의 불규칙적습관) | Paul and I would play catch when we were young. | ||
| used to(과거의 규칙적습관,상태) | She used to drink too much cola every day. | ||
| will have pp(미래의 강조) | I will have lost two more kilograms by next month. | ||
| have + been + ing | Some professors have been arguing about it for years. | ||
| Each of + (plural) | Each of the students has a name tag. | ||
| All of + (singular/plural) | All of our money was stolen.All of our money was stolen. | ||
| Every + (singular) | Every seat is empty. | ||
| Some, (the) others | Some like animals, and others don’t.There is fruit in this box. Some are apples, and the others are oranges. |