Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 881
The old lamp assured them that not one of them could give sufficient light to fill the position of a street lamp; but they would believe nothing he said.
낡은 램프는 그들 중 누구도 가로등의 자리를 채울 만큼 충분한 빛을 낼 수 없다고 확신시켜 주었지만, 그들은 그가 하는 말을 아무것도 믿으려 하지 않았다.
And when they discovered that he had not the power of naming his successor, they said they were very glad to hear it, for the lamp was too old and worn-out to make a proper choice.
그리고 그들은 그가 후계자를 지명할 권한이 없다는 것을 알게 되었을 때, 램프가 너무 낡고 닳아서 제대로 된 선택을 할 수 없으니 그 말을 들으니 매우 기쁘다고 했다.
At this moment the wind came rushing round the corner of the street, and through the air-holes of the old lamp.
바로 그 순간 바람이 거리 모퉁이를 돌아 낡은 램프의 통풍구 사이로 세차게 불어왔다.
"What is this I hear?" said he; "that you are going away to-morrow?
"이게 무슨 소리인가?" 바람이 말했다. "당신이 내일 떠난다고요?
Is this evening the last time we shall meet?
오늘 저녁이 우리가 만나는 마지막 시간인가요?
Then I must present you with a farewell gift.
그렇다면 나는 당신에게 작별 선물을 드려야겠습니다.
I will blow into your brain, so that in future you shall not only be able to remember all that you have seen or heard in the past, but your light within shall be so bright, that you shall be able to understand all that is said or done in your presence."
나는 당신의 머릿속으로 바람을 불어넣을 것이니, 앞으로 당신은 과거에 보거나 들은 모든 것을 기억할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 당신 내면의 빛이 너무나 밝아져서 당신 앞에서 말하거나 행해지는 모든 것을 이해할 수 있게 될 것입니다."
"Oh, that is really a very, very great gift," said the old lamp; "I thank you most heartily.
"오, 그것은 정말 매우, 매우 큰 선물이군요," 낡은 램프가 말했다. "진심으로 감사드립니다.
I only hope I shall not be melted down."
다만 내가 녹아 없어지지 않기를 바랄 뿐입니다."
"That is not likely to happen yet," said the wind; "and I will also blow a memory into you, so that should you receive other similar presents your old age will pass very pleasantly."
"그런 일은 아직 일어날 것 같지 않습니다," 바람이 말했다. "그리고 나는 당신에게 기억도 불어넣어 드릴 것이니, 혹시 다른 비슷한 선물들을 받게 되더라도 당신의 노년이 매우 즐겁게 지나가게 될 것입니다."
"That is if I am not melted down," said the lamp.
"그것은 내가 녹아 없어지지 않는다면의 이야기지요," 램프가 말했다.
Vocabulary
- 낡은
- nalgeun — Old, worn-out, or dilapidated in condition
- 램프는
- raempeuneun — As for the lamp (topic marker attached)
- 그들
- geudeul — They; third-person plural pronoun
- 중
- jung — Among; in the middle of a group
- 누구도
- nugudo — Nobody; not anyone at all
- 가로등의
- garodeungui — Of the street lamp; possessive form
- 자리를
- jarireul — Place or position (object marker attached)
- 채울
- chaeul — To fill up a space or vacancy
- 만큼
- mankeum — As much as; to the extent of
- 충분한
- chungbunhan — Sufficient; enough in quantity or degree
- 빛을
- bicheul — Light (object marker attached)
- 낼
- nael — To produce or emit (light, sound, etc.)
- 수
- su — Ability or possibility to do something
- 없다고
- eopsdago — Saying there is not; quoting non-existence
- 확신시켜
- hwaksinsikyeo — To convince or assure someone of something
- 주었지만
- jueotjiman — Did give but; concessive past tense form
- 그들은
- geudeureun — They (topic marker attached); referring to them
- 그가
- geuga — He (subject marker attached); third person singular
- 하는
- haneun — Doing; present tense modifier form of 하다
- 말을
- mareul — Words or speech (object marker attached)
- 아무것도
- amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever
- 믿으려
- mideuryo — Intending or trying to believe something
- 하지
- haji — Not doing; negative form used in negation
- 않았다
- anassda — Did not do; past tense negation ending
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two sentences
- 후계자를
- hugaejareul — Successor or heir (object marker attached)
- 지명할
- jimyeonghal — To designate or nominate someone officially
- 권한이
- gwonhani — Authority or right (subject marker attached)
- 없다는
- eopsdaneun — That there is no; modifying clause of non-existence
- 것을
- geoseul — Thing or fact (object marker attached)
- 알게
- alge — To come to know; resultative form of 알다
- 되었을
- doeeosseul — When it became; past supposition modifier form
- 때
- ttae — Time or moment when something occurs
- 램프가
- raempeuga — The lamp (subject marker attached)
- 너무
- neomu — Too much; excessively beyond a normal degree
- 낡고
- nalkgo — Old and worn; conjunctive form of 낡다
- 닳아서
- dalaseo — Because it is worn down or eroded
- 제대로
- jedaero — Properly; in the correct or appropriate manner
- 된
- doen — Proper or suitable; past modifier of 되다
- 선택을
- seontaekeul — Choice or selection (object marker attached)
- 할
- hal — Will do; future modifier form of 하다
- 없으니
- eopsseuni — Since there is not; causal form of 없다
- 그
- geu — That; definite article-like demonstrative pronoun
- 들으니
- deureuni — Upon hearing; causal connective of 듣다
- 매우
- maeu — Very; highly; to a great degree
- 기쁘다고
- gippeudago — Saying that one is happy or glad
- 했다
- haessda — Did; said; past tense of 하다
- 바로
- baro — Right; exactly; immediately at that point
- 순간
- sungan — Moment; an instant in time
- 바람이
- barami — Wind or breeze (subject marker attached)
- 거리
- geori — Street or road in a town or city
- 모퉁이를
- motungireul — Corner of a street (object marker attached)
- 돌아
- dora — Turning around; connective form of 돌다
- 램프의
- raemepeuui — Of the lamp; possessive marker attached
- 통풍구
- tongpunggu — Ventilation opening or air vent
- 사이로
- sairo — Through the gap or space between things
- 세차게
- sechage — Strongly; forcefully; with great intensity
- 불어왔다
- bureowassda — The wind blew and came toward here
- 이게
- ige — This is; contracted form of 이것이
- 무슨
- museun — What kind of; which sort of thing
- 소리인가
- sorininga — Is this a sound; questioning a noise heard
- 말했다
- malhaessda — Said; spoke; past tense of 말하다
- 당신이
- dangshini — You (subject marker); formal second-person subject
- 내일
- naeil — Tomorrow; the day after today
- 떠난다고요
- tteonanndagoyo — You are saying you are leaving, right?
- 오늘
- oneul — Today; the current day
- 저녁이
- jeonyeogi — Evening (subject marker attached); tonight
- 우리가
- uriga — We (subject marker attached); first person plural
- 만나는
- mannaneun — Meeting; present tense modifier of 만나다
- 마지막
- majimak — Last; final; the very end of something
- 시간인가요
- siganingayo — Is it the time?; polite question about time
- 그렇다면
- geureotdamyeon — If that is so; then in that case
- 나는
- naneun — I (topic marker attached); first-person subject
- 당신에게
- dangsinege — To you; dative form of the pronoun you
- 작별
- jakbyeol — Farewell; parting from someone
- 선물을
- seonmureul — Gift or present (object marker attached)
- 드려야겠습니다
- deuryeoyagessseumnida — I must give (formal polite obligation form)
- 당신의
- dangsinui — Your; possessive form of the pronoun you
- 머릿속으로
- meoritssogeuro — Into the inside of your head or mind
- 바람을
- barameul — Wind (object marker attached); a breeze
- 불어넣을
- bureoneoeul — To blow into; to breathe or infuse into
- 것이니
- geosini — It is the thing that; causal noun form
- 앞으로
- apeuro — From now on; going forward into the future
- 당신은
- dangshineun — You (topic marker); formal second-person topic
- 과거에
- gwageoe — In the past; at a previous time
- 보거나
- bogeona — Whether seeing or; connective of 보다
- 들은
- deureun — Heard; past modifier form of 듣다
- 모든
- modeun — All; every single one of something
- 기억할
- gieokal — To remember; future modifier of 기억하다
- 있을
- isseul — Will be able to; future potential modifier
- 뿐만
- ppunman — Not only; beyond just that alone
- 아니라
- anira — But also; not just this but more
- 내면의
- naemyeonui — Of the inner self; internal or inward
- 빛이
- bichi — Light (subject marker attached); radiance
- 너무나
- neomuna — So very; exceedingly; to a great extent
- 밝아져서
- balkajyeoseo — Because it has become bright; resultative cause
- 앞에서
- apeseo — In front of; from before someone
- 말하거나
- malhaageona — Whether said or; connective of 말하다
- 행해지는
- haenghaejineun — Being done or carried out; passive modifier
- 이해할
- ihaeal — To understand; future modifier of 이해하다
- 있게
- issge — So as to be able; resultative connective
- 될
- doel — Will become; future modifier of 되다
- 것입니다
- geosipnida — It is the case; formal declarative noun ending
- 그것은
- geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker); as for that
- 정말
- jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely so
- 큰
- keun — Big; large; great in size or degree
- 선물이군요
- seonmuligunyo — What a gift; exclamatory sentence about a gift
- 진심으로
- jinsimeuro — Sincerely; from the heart; genuinely
- 감사드립니다
- gamsadrimnida — I thank you; formal polite expression of gratitude
- 다만
- daman — Only; however; just one qualification remains
- 내가
- naega — I (subject marker attached); first person subject
- 녹아
- noga — Melting; connective form of 녹다
- 없어지지
- eopseojiji — Not disappear; negative connective of vanishing
- 않기를
- angiReul — Hoping not to; object form of negative wish
- 바랄
- baral — To wish or hope for something
- 뿐입니다
- ppunimnida — That is all; only this and nothing more
- 그런
- geureon — Such; that kind of; like that
- 일은
- ireun — Such a thing or matter (topic marker)
- 아직
- ajik — Still; not yet; up to this moment
- 일어날
- ireoal — To occur or happen; future modifier of 일어나다
- 것
- geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for actions or states
- 같지
- gatji — Seems like; connective of 같다 in negation
- 않습니다
- anseumnida — Does not; formal polite negative declarative
- 기억도
- gieoktdo — Memory also; topic with additive particle
- 불어넣어
- bureoneoeeo — Blowing into; infusing; connective form
- 드릴
- deuril — Will give (humble); future modifier of 드리다
- 혹시
- hoksi — Perhaps; by any chance; just in case
- 다른
- dareun — Other; different; another one of something
- 비슷한
- biseutan — Similar; resembling; alike in some way
- 선물들을
- seonmuldeureul — Gifts (plural, object marker); multiple presents
- 받게
- badge — So as to receive; resultative connective of 받다
- 되더라도
- doedeorado — Even if it becomes; concessive conditional form
- 노년이
- nonyeoni — Old age (subject marker); later years of life
- 즐겁게
- jeulgeobge — Pleasantly; joyfully; in an enjoyable manner
- 지나가게
- jinagake — So as to pass by; to let time go pleasantly
- 이야기지요
- iyagijjiyo — That is the story; that is what I mean
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