만약‘오늘은돈이많아서술마시러가자’ 라는의미로“I have much money today. Let’s drink.”라고미국인친구에게말을건네면상대방은이말을듣고표정이다소이상해질것이다. 왜냐하면 much의용법이귀에거슬리기때문이다.
much는보통부정문에쓰인다. I haven’t much money. 처럼 much는 not이없는긍정문에서는그다지사용되지않는다.
‘돈이많이있다’라고말하고싶으면 much를 a lot으로바꿔서, I have a lot of money. 라고말해야한다. 그러면여기서 much too 또는 far too의용법도함께연구해보기로한다.
much too 또는 far too는‘지나치게 …’ 라는의미의표현이다.
당신이어느옷가게에들어가서다음과같은대화를한다고상상해보자. “These T-shirts are $50 a piece.” “That’s much too expensive. Any cheaper ones?” (이 T셔츠한벌에 50달러입니다.) (그건너무나비싸군요. 좀더싼것은없나요?)
이번에는백화점에서양복을살때의장면을가정해보자. “How was it?” “It’s far too big for me.” “Well, that’s the smallest size we carry. You might try our junior section.” (어떻습니까?) (너무나큰데요.) (우리가취급하는것가운데서가장작은사이즈인데요. 그렇다면, 주니어사이즈를한번입어보시죠.)
양복을한벌산다음, 레스토랑에가서흡족하게배를채웠다. “Would you also like to try our chef’s salad?” “Maybe not. We’re already having far too more than we can handle.” (세프샐러드도드셔보시겠습니까?) (안먹는게좋을것같네요. 이것만으로도다먹을수없을정도입니다.)