Anne of Green Gables — Page 9
There's never anybody to be had but those stupid, half-grown little French boys; and as soon as you do get one broke into your ways and taught something he's up and off to the lobster canneries or the States.
쓸 만한 사람이라고는 멍청하고 반쯤밖에 안 자란 어린 프랑스 애들뿐이에요. 겨우 하나를 데려다가 일을 가르쳐 놓으면 어느새 바닷가재 통조림 공장이나 미국으로 훌쩍 가버리고 말죠.
At first Matthew suggested getting a Home boy.
처음에 매슈는 고아원 아이를 데려오자고 했어요.
But I said 'no' flat to that.
하지만 저는 딱 잘라 거절했죠.
'They may be all right--I'm not saying they're not--but no London street Arabs for me,' I said.
'그 애들이 괜찮을 수도 있어요, 아니라는 게 아니에요. 하지만 런던 거리의 부랑아는 안 돼요'라고 했죠.
'Give me a native born at least.
'적어도 이 땅에서 태어난 아이로 주세요.
There'll be a risk, no matter who we get.
누구를 데려오든 위험 부담은 있을 거예요.
But I'll feel easier in my mind and sleep sounder at nights if we get a born Canadian.'
하지만 캐나다에서 태어난 아이를 데려온다면 마음이 더 편하고 밤에도 더 잘 잘 수 있을 거예요.'
So in the end we decided to ask Mrs. Spencer to pick us out one when she went over to get her little girl.
그래서 결국 우리는 스펜서 부인이 어린 여자아이를 데리러 갈 때 우리 아이도 하나 골라다 달라고 부탁하기로 했어요.
We heard last week she was going, so we sent her word by Richard Spencer's folks at Carmody to bring us a smart, likely boy of about ten or eleven.
지난주에 그녀가 갈 거라는 소식을 들었기에, 카모디에 사는 리처드 스펜서 집안사람들 편에 열 살이나 열한 살쯤 된 똑똑하고 쓸만한 남자아이를 데려다 달라고 전갈을 보냈죠.
We decided that would be the best age--old enough to be of some use in doing chores right off and young enough to be trained up proper.
그 나이가 가장 적당하다고 생각했거든요. 바로 집안일을 도울 수 있을 만큼 충분히 나이가 들었으면서도 올바르게 훈련시킬 수 있을 만큼 아직 어린 나이니까요.
We mean to give him a good home and schooling.
우리는 그 아이에게 좋은 가정환경과 교육을 제공할 생각이에요.
We had a telegram from Mrs. Alexander Spencer today--the mail-man brought it from the station--saying they were coming on the five-thirty train tonight.
오늘 알렉산더 스펜서 부인에게서 전보가 왔어요. 우편배달부가 역에서 가져왔는데, 오늘 밤 다섯 시 반 기차로 온다고 하더군요.
So Matthew went to Bright River to meet him.
그래서 매슈가 그를 맞이하러 브라이트 리버로 갔어요.
Mrs. Spencer will drop him off there.
스펜서 부인이 거기서 그 아이를 내려줄 거예요.
Of course she goes on to White Sands station herself."
물론 그녀 본인은 화이트 샌즈 역까지 계속 가고요."
Mrs.
스펜서
Vocabulary
- 쓸
- sseul — To use; base form used in compound expressions
- 만한
- manhan — Worth doing; worthy of; up to the standard of
- 멍청하고
- meongcheonghago — Being stupid and; dumb and (connective form)
- 반쯤밖에
- banjjeumbakke — Only about half; no more than halfway
- 안
- an — Not; negation particle before a verb
- 자란
- jaran — Grown up; raised (modifier form of 자라다)
- 어린
- eorin — Young; little; of a young age
- 프랑스
- peurangseu — France; the country France
- 겨우
- gyeou — Barely; only just; with great difficulty
- 하나를
- hanareul — One (object); a single one (accusative)
- 데려다가
- deryeodaga — Bringing someone along; taking someone and then
- 일을
- ireul — Work; task (object marker attached)
- 가르쳐
- gareuchyeo — Teach; instruct someone in something
- 놓으면
- no-eumyeon — If one puts/sets; if one finishes doing
- 어느새
- eoneusae — Before one knows it; suddenly without notice
- 바닷가재
- badatgajae — Lobster; a large marine crustacean
- 통조림
- tongjeorim — Canned goods; food preserved in a can
- 공장이나
- gongjangina — A factory or; at a factory (listing alternative)
- 미국으로
- migugeuro — To America; toward the United States
- 훌쩍
- huljjeok — Suddenly and swiftly; leaping away quickly
- 가버리고
- gabeoirigo — Goes away and; leaves completely (connective)
- 말죠
- maljyo — Ends up doing; you know it happens that way
- 처음에
- cheoeum-e — At first; in the beginning; initially
- 고아원
- goawon — Orphanage; an institution housing orphaned children
- 아이를
- aireul — A child (object); referring to a child as object
- 데려오자고
- deryeoojago — Suggesting to bring someone; proposing to fetch
- 했어요
- haesseoyo — Did; said; past tense polite form of 하다
- 하지만
- hajiman — However; but; expressing contrast or opposition
- 저는
- jeoneun — I (humble, topic marker); polite first person
- 딱
- ttak — Firmly; flatly; exactly; emphatically
- 잘라
- jalla — Cut; to cut off; short form of 자르다
- 거절했죠
- geojeolhaetjyo — Refused; rejected it, you know
- 그
- geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned
- 애들이
- aedeuri — The kids (subject); those children
- 괜찮을
- gwaenchanheul — Fine; okay (future/modifier form)
- 수도
- sudo — Can also; possibility also (수 있다 pattern)
- 있어요
- isseoyo — There is; exists; polite present tense
- 아니라는
- aniraneun — That it is not; denying something (modifier form)
- 게
- ge — The fact that; thing (contracted form of 것이)
- 아니에요
- anieyo — It is not; polite negative copula
- 런던
- reondeon — London; capital city of England
- 거리의
- georuiui — Of the streets; belonging to the street
- 부랑아는
- buranganeun — The street urchin; vagrant child (topic marker)
- 돼요
- dwaeyo — It becomes; it is okay; polite form of 되다
- 라고
- rago — Quoting marker; said that; I said
- 했죠
- haetjyo — Said/did, you know; past tense with emphasis
- 적어도
- jeogeoedo — At least; at a minimum
- 이
- i — This; referring to something nearby
- 땅에서
- ttang-eseo — From this land; on this ground
- 태어난
- taeeonan — Born; who was born (modifier form)
- 아이로
- airo — As a child; with a child (directional marker)
- 주세요
- juseyo — Please give; please do (polite request form)
- 누구를
- Whoever; whom (object marker attached)
- 데려오든
- deryeoodeun — Whoever is brought; regardless of who is brought
- 위험
- wiheom — Danger; risk; hazard
- 부담은
- budameun — The burden; the risk (topic marker attached)
- 있을
- isseul — There will be; will exist (future modifier form)
- 거예요
- geoyeyo — It will be; it is (informal future/assumption)
- 캐나다에서
- kaenaada-eseo — From Canada; in Canada
- 데려온다면
- deryeooondamyeon — If one brings someone from; conditional bringing
- 마음이
- maeum-i — Heart; mind (subject marker attached)
- 더
- deo — More; even more; additional
- 편하고
- pyeonhago — Comfortable and; at ease and (connective form)
- 밤에도
- bam-edo — Even at night; also during the night
- 잘
- jal — Well; soundly; nicely
- 수
- su — Ability; possibility (used in 수 있다 pattern)
- 그래서
- geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result
- 결국
- gyeolguk — In the end; eventually; finally
- 우리는
- urineun — We (topic marker); as for us
- 부인이
- buini — Mrs.; a married woman (subject marker)
- 여자아이를
- yeojaaireul — A girl; female child (object marker attached)
- 데리러
- derireo — To fetch; to go get someone
- 갈
- gal — Will go; going (future modifier form of 가다)
- 때
- ttae — Time; when; the moment that
- 우리
- uri — Our; we; first person plural possessive
- 아이도
- aido — Also a child; a child too
- 하나
- hana — One; a single one
- 골라다
- gollada — Pick and bring; select and fetch
- 달라고
- dallago — Asking someone to give/do; please do for me
- 부탁하기로
- butakagiro — Decided to request; to ask as a favor
- 지난주에
- Last week; the previous week
- 그녀가
- geunyeoga — She (subject); referring to her as subject
- 거라는
- georaneun — That it will be; hearsay future modifier form
- 소식을
- sosigeul — News; a message (object marker attached)
- 들었기에
- deureotgie — Because I heard; since I received news
- 사는
- saneun — Living in; who lives (present modifier form)
- 집안사람들
- jibansamadeul — Family members; people of a household
- 편에
- pyeone — Through; via; by way of someone
- 열
- yeol — Ten; the number ten
- 살이나
- sarina — Years old or; about that age
- 열한
- yeolhan — Eleven; the number eleven
- 살쯤
- saljjeum — About (that many) years old; approximately that age
- 된
- doen — Who is; who has become (modifier form of 되다)
- 똑똑하고
- ttokttokago — Smart and; intelligent and (connective form)
- 쓸만한
- sseulmanan — Useful; capable; worth using
- 남자아이를
- namjaireul — A boy; male child (object marker attached)
- 데려다
- deryeoda — Bring over; fetch and deliver someone
- 전갈을
- jeongareul — A message; a word sent to someone
- 보냈죠
- bonaetjyo — Sent (it), you know; dispatched a message
- 나이가
- naiga — Age (subject marker); the age being
- 가장
- gajang — Most; the best; the most suitable
- 적당하다고
- jeokdanghadadago — That it is suitable; saying it is appropriate
- 생각했거든요
- saenggakhaetgeodeunyo — I thought so, you see; I had thought that
- 바로
- baro — Right away; immediately; exactly; directly
- 집안일을
- jibanireul — Household chores (object); housework
- 도울
- doul — To help; capable of helping (modifier form)
- 만큼
- mankeum — As much as; to the extent of
- 충분히
- chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately
- 올바르게
- olbareuge — Properly; correctly; in the right way
- 훈련시킬
- hullyeonsikil — To train; to discipline (modifier future form)
- 아직
- ajik — Still; yet; not yet
- 아이에게
- aie-ge — To the child; for the child (dative marker)
- 좋은
- joeun — Good; nice (modifier form of 좋다)
- 가정환경과
- gajeongwangyeonggwa — Home environment and; family background and
- 교육을
- gyoyugeul — Education (object marker); schooling
- 제공할
- jegonghal — To provide; to offer (future modifier form)
- 생각이에요
- saenggagieyo — It is my intention; that is my plan/thought
- 오늘
- oneul — Today; this day
- 부인에게서
- buine-geseo — From Mrs.; received from a married woman
- 전보가
- jeonboga — A telegram (subject marker); a wire message
- 왔어요
- wasseoyo — Came; arrived (polite past tense of 오다)
- 우편배달부가
- upyeonbaedalbu-ga — The mailman (subject); postal delivery person
- 역에서
- yeogeseo — From the station; at the train station
- 가져왔는데
- gajyeowanneunde — Brought it, and; came carrying it but
- 밤
- bam — Night; evening; nighttime
- 다섯
- daseos — Five; the number five
- 시
- si — O'clock; hour (time counter)
- 반
- ban — Half; half past (used in telling time)
- 기차로
- gicharo — By train; via train
- 온다고
- ondago — That (someone) is coming; reported speech of 오다
- 하더군요
- hadeogunyo — I heard that; it seems (reported evidential ending)
- 그를
- geureul — Him (object); that person as object
- 맞이하러
- majiharo — To greet; to go meet and welcome someone
- 갔어요
- gasseoyo — Went; has gone (polite past tense of 가다)
- 거기서
- geogiseo — From there; at that place
- 내려줄
- naeryeojul — Will drop off; will let someone off (modifier)
- 물론
- mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say
- 그녀
- geunyeo — She; her; third person female pronoun
- 본인은
- bonineun — The person herself; the individual in question
- 역까지
- yeokkkaji — Up to the station; all the way to the station
- 계속
- gyesok — Continuously; to keep going; without stopping
- 가고요
- gago-yo — Goes and; continues on (polite connective ending)
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