Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 4

English → Korean CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

I will tell an old-world story which I heard from an aged man;

나는 한 노인에게서 들은 오래된 이야기를 하나 들려드리겠습니다;

for Critias was, as he said, at that time nearly ninety years of age, and I was about ten years of age.

왜냐하면 크리티아스는, 그가 말했듯이, 그 당시 거의 아흔 살이었고, 나는 약 열 살이었기 때문입니다.

Now the day was that day of the Apaturia which is called the registration of youth;

그날은 아파투리아 축제 중에서도 청년 등록이라 불리는 날이었습니다;

at which, according to custom, our parents gave prizes for recitations, and the poems of several poets were recited by us boys, and many of us sung the poems of Solon, which were new at the time.

그날에는 관례에 따라 부모님들이 낭송에 상을 주셨고, 여러 시인들의 시가 우리 소년들에 의해 낭송되었으며, 우리 중 많은 이들이 당시에는 새로운 작품이었던 솔론의 시를 노래했습니다.

One of our tribe, either because this was his real opinion, or because he thought that he would please Critias, said that, in his judgment, Solon was not only the wisest of men but the noblest of poets.

우리 부족의 한 사람이, 그것이 그의 진심이었든지 아니면 크리티아스의 마음에 들려고 했든지 간에, 자신의 판단으로는 솔론이 가장 현명한 사람일 뿐만 아니라 가장 고귀한 시인이라고 말했습니다.

The old man, I well remember, brightened up at this, and said, smiling:

나는 그 노인이 이 말에 환하게 밝아지며 미소를 지으면서 말했던 것을 잘 기억합니다:

"Yes, Amynander, if Solon had only, like other poets, made poetry the business of his life, and had completed the tale which he brought with him from Egypt, and had not been compelled, by reason of the factions and troubles which he found stirring in this country when he came home, to attend to other matters, in my opinion he would have been as famous as Homer, or Hesiod, or any poet."

"그렇습니다, 아뮈난드로스, 만약 솔론이 다른 시인들처럼 시작(詩作)을 평생의 업으로 삼아, 이집트에서 가지고 온 이야기를 완성했더라면, 그리고 귀국했을 때 이 나라에서 들끓고 있던 파벌 다툼과 소요 때문에 다른 일들에 신경을 쓸 수밖에 없었던 상황이 아니었더라면, 내 생각에 그는 호메로스나 헤시오도스, 또는 어느 시인 못지않게 유명해졌을 것입니다."

"And what was that poem about, Critias?" said the person who addressed him.

"그런데 그 시는 어떤 내용이었나요, 크리티아스?" 하고 그에게 말을 건넨 사람이 물었습니다.

Vocabulary

나는: na-neun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
한: han — one; a certain; used as indefinite article
노인에게서: no-in-e-ge-seo — from an old man; elderly person as source
들은: deu-reun — heard; past modifier form of 듣다
오래된: o-rae-doen — old; ancient; having existed for a long time
이야기를: i-ya-gi-reul — story; tale; object-marked form of 이야기
하나: ha-na — one; a single item or story
들려드리겠습니다: deul-lyeo-deu-ri-get-seum-ni-da — I will tell you; honorific form of 들려주다
왜냐하면: wae-nya-ha-myeon — because; conjunction introducing a reason or explanation
그가: geu-ga — he; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun
말했듯이: mal-haet-deu-si — as he said; just as was stated earlier
그: geu — that; the; demonstrative or definite article
당시: dang-si — at that time; in those days; that era
거의: geo-ui — almost; nearly; approximately but not quite
아흔: a-heun — ninety; the number 90 in native Korean
살이었고: sal-i-eot-go — was years old; past tense age expression with and
약: yak — approximately; about; roughly a certain amount
열: yeol — ten; the number 10 in native Korean counting
살이었기: sal-i-eot-gi — because was years old; causal age expression
때문입니다: ttae-mu-nim-ni-da — it is because; formal causal ending expression
그날은: geu-nal-eun — that day; referring to a specific day mentioned
축제: chuk-je — festival; celebration; a public festive event
중에서도: jung-e-seo-do — even among; especially within a group
청년: cheong-nyeon — youth; young man; a person in their prime
등록이라: deung-nong-i-ra — called registration; enrollment named as such
불리는: bul-li-neun — called; named; referred to as something
날이었습니다: nal-i-eot-seum-ni-da — it was the day; formal past tense day expression
그날에는: geu-nal-e-neun — on that day; topic-marked specific day reference
관례에: gwal-lye-e — according to custom; following established practice
따라: tta-ra — following; according to; in accordance with
부모님들이: bu-mo-nim-deul-i — parents; honorific plural subject form of 부모
낭송에: nang-song-e — for recitation; poetic reading aloud as object
상을: sang-eul — prize; award; object-marked form of 상
주셨고: ju-syeot-go — gave (honorific); past tense of 주다 with and
여러: yeo-reo — various; several; many different kinds
시인들의: si-in-deul-ui — of poets; possessive plural form of 시인
시가: si-ga — poetry; poems; subject-marked form of 시
우리: u-ri — we; our; first-person plural pronoun
소년들에: so-nyeon-deul-e — by the boys; locative-marked plural of 소년
의해: ui-hae — by; through; indicates agent of passive action
낭송되었으며: nang-song-doe-eot-eu-myeo — was recited and; passive past tense with continuation
중: jung — among; in the middle of; within a group
많은: man-eun — many; numerous; a large number of things
이들이: i-deul-i — these people; subject-marked plural demonstrative pronoun
당시에는: dang-si-e-neun — at that time; topic-marked temporal expression
새로운: sae-ro-un — new; fresh; recently created or introduced
작품이었던: jak-pum-i-eot-deon — which was a work; past retrospective modifier form
시를: si-reul — poetry; poems; object-marked form of 시
노래했습니다: no-rae-haet-seum-ni-da — sang; performed in song; formal past tense
부족의: bu-jok-ui — of the tribe; possessive form of 부족
사람이: sa-ram-i — person; man; subject-marked form of 사람
그것이: geu-geo-si — that; it; subject-marked demonstrative pronoun
그의: geu-ui — his; possessive form of 그 (he/that)
진심이었든지: jin-sim-i-eot-deun-ji — whether it was sincere; past conditional sincerity
아니면: a-ni-myeon — or; otherwise; used to present an alternative
마음에: ma-eum-e — to the heart; in one's mind or heart
들려고: deul-lyeo-go — in order to please; intentional form of 들다
했든지: haet-deun-ji — whether did; past tense conditional regardless form
간에: gan-e — regardless; whether or not; either way particle
자신의: ja-sin-ui — one's own; possessive reflexive pronoun form
판단으로는: pan-dan-eu-ro-neun — in one's judgment; topic-marked instrumental of 판단
가장: ga-jang — most; the most; superlative degree adverb
현명한: hyeon-myeong-han — wise; intelligent; having great wisdom and insight
사람일: sa-ram-il — a person who is; nominal predicate modifier form
뿐만: ppun-man — not only; just; used in 뿐만 아니라 construction
아니라: a-ni-ra — not only but also; negation in additive structure
고귀한: go-gwi-han — noble; exalted; of high moral or social dignity
시인이라고: si-in-i-ra-go — saying that he is a poet; quotative form
말했습니다: mal-haet-seum-ni-da — said; stated; formal past tense of 말하다
노인이: no-in-i — the old man; subject-marked form of 노인
이: i — this; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing
말에: mal-e — at these words; locative-marked form of 말
환하게: hwan-ha-ge — brightly; radiantly; in a bright glowing manner
밝아지며: bal-ga-ji-myeo — becoming bright and; brightening up with continuation
미소를: mi-so-reul — smile; object-marked form of 미소
지으면서: ji-eu-myeon-seo — while making; simultaneous action form of 짓다
말했던: mal-haet-deon — had said; past retrospective modifier of 말하다
것을: geo-seul — the thing; object-marked nominalizer 것
잘: jal — well; clearly; vividly; in a good manner
기억합니다: gi-eok-ham-ni-da — I remember; formal present tense of 기억하다
그렇습니다: geu-reot-seum-ni-da — that is so; yes indeed; formal affirmative response
만약: man-yak — if; supposing that; hypothetical conditional conjunction
다른: da-reun — other; different; another kind of person or thing
시인들처럼: si-in-deul-cheo-reom — like other poets; comparison marker with 시인들
시작: si-jak — poetry composition; also means start or beginning
詩作: si-jak — poetry writing; composing verse; Sino-Korean term
을: eul — object particle; marks direct object of a verb
평생의: pyeong-saeng-ui — of one's lifetime; lifelong; possessive form of 평생
업으로: eob-eu-ro — as one's vocation; instrumental of 업 (work/calling)
삼아: sam-a — taking as; treating as; making something one's own
이집트에서: i-jip-teu-e-seo — from Egypt; locative-source marker on Egypt
가지고: ga-ji-go — bringing; having taken; carrying with oneself
온: on — came; past modifier form of 오다 (to come)
완성했더라면: wan-seong-haet-deo-ra-myeon — if had completed; counterfactual past conditional form
그리고: geu-ri-go — and; also; furthermore; additive conjunction
귀국했을: gwi-guk-haet-seul — when returned home; past nominal modifier of 귀국하다
때: ttae — time; when; the moment something happened
나라에서: na-ra-e-seo — in the country; locative form of 나라 (nation)
들끓고: deul-kkeul-go — boiling over; seething; in great turmoil and
있던: it-deon — that was happening; past progressive modifier form
파벌: pa-beol — faction; clique; a partisan group or sect
다툼과: da-tum-gwa — quarrel and; conflict with connective particle 과
소요: so-yo — disturbance; unrest; civil disorder or commotion
때문에: ttae-mu-ne — because of; due to; causal particle phrase
일들에: il-deul-e — to those matters; locative plural of 일 (affair)
신경을: sin-gyeong-eul — attention; nerves; object-marked form of 신경
쓸: sseul — to use; spend; future modifier of 쓰다
수밖에: su-ba-ke — no choice but; had to; unavoidable situation expression
없었던: eob-seot-deon — there was not; past retrospective modifier of 없다
상황이: sang-hwang-i — situation; circumstances; subject-marked form of 상황
아니었더라면: a-ni-eot-deo-ra-myeon — if it had not been; counterfactual negative past conditional
내: nae — my; first-person singular possessive pronoun
생각에: saeng-gak-e — in my opinion; locative form of 생각 (thought)
그는: geu-neun — he; third-person singular masculine topic pronoun
또는: tto-neun — or; alternatively; disjunctive conjunction between options
어느: eo-neu — any; some; which; an indefinite determiner
시인: si-in — poet; a person who writes poetry
못지않게: mot-ji-an-ke — no less than; just as much as; equally
유명해졌을: yu-myeong-hae-jyeot-seul — would have become famous; counterfactual past of 유명해지다
것입니다: geo-sim-ni-da — it is; formal sentence-ending nominalizer with 것
그런데: geu-reon-de — but; by the way; however; topic-shifting conjunction
시는: si-neun — the poem; topic-marked form of 시 (poetry)
어떤: eo-tteon — what kind of; what sort of; interrogative adjective
내용이었나요: nae-yong-i-eot-na-yo — what was the content; polite past question form
하고: ha-go — and; saying; quotative or connective particle form
그에게: geu-e-ge — to him; dative form of 그 (he/that person)
말을: mal-eul — words; speech; object-marked form of 말
건넨: geon-nen — addressed; spoke to; past modifier of 건네다
물었습니다: mul-eot-seum-ni-da — asked; inquired; formal past tense of 묻다

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