Q Why does Shy want to make friend  with the boy in his class?

A Because the boy is outgoing and has many friends and because he is good at chess.

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Dear Shelley,

  My problem is that I am shy : I have a few friends in my class, and we

                 주격보어인 명사절

study together. But there is one other student I want to make friends with.

                          앞에 목적격 관계대명사 that 생략 ↲   

He is outgoing and has many friends. They are always laughing and having

a good time with him. I want to become his friend, too, but I can't open my

  have a good time = enjoy themselves                              ↱ anything 수식

mouth. I don't seem to have anything nice to say. Maybe he and his

       복문전환 : It seems that I don't have anything ～

         -thing, -one, -body 로 끝나는 명사는 형용사가 뒤에서 수식한다

friends will all laugh at me if I talk to him first. How can I start a

 make a fool of = make fun of = treat ... as foolish

                                조건 부사절(If, When, As, After, Until. 현재가 미래를 대신 

conversation?  By the way, I want to be his friend especially because he is

good at chess. I enjoy playing chess as well, but none of my other friends

～에 능숙하다 ↔ be poor at  = He does chess very well.

play it.