Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1078
At the time of Moses and the prophets, such a man would have been placed among the sages of the land; in the middle ages they would have burnt him at the stake.
모세와 예언자들의 시대였다면, 그런 사람은 그 땅의 현인들 중에 자리를 얻었을 것이요; 중세였다면 그들은 그를 화형에 처했을 것이다.
"All night long I could not sleep; and the next evening when I gave another performance and the lecturer was present, I was in one of my best moods.
"밤새도록 나는 잠을 이룰 수 없었다; 그리고 다음 날 저녁, 내가 또 한 번 공연을 하고 그 강사가 참석했을 때, 나는 더없이 좋은 기분 중 하나였다.
"I once heard of an actor, who, when he had to act the part of a lover, always thought of one particular lady in the audience; he only played for her, and forgot all the rest of the house, and now the Polytechnic lecturer was my she, my only auditor, for whom alone I played.
"나는 한 배우에 대해 들은 적이 있는데, 그는 연인의 역할을 맡았을 때 언제나 관객 중 특정한 한 여인을 생각했다고 한다; 그는 오직 그녀만을 위해 연기했고, 나머지 관객은 모두 잊었다. 이제 폴리테크닉 강사가 나의 그녀, 나의 유일한 청중이 되었고, 나는 오직 그만을 위해 연기했다.
"When the performance was over, and the puppets removed behind the curtain, the Polytechnic lecturer invited me into his room to take a glass of wine.
"공연이 끝나고 인형들이 커튼 뒤로 치워졌을 때, 폴리테크닉 강사는 나를 자신의 방으로 초대하여 와인 한 잔을 나누자고 했다.
He talked of my comedies, and I of his science, and I believe we were both equally pleased.
그는 나의 희극에 대해 이야기했고, 나는 그의 과학에 대해 이야기했으며, 우리 둘 다 똑같이 기뻐했다고 생각한다.
But I had the best of it, for there was much in what he did that he could not always explain to me.
하지만 내가 더 유리했는데, 그가 하는 일 중에는 그가 나에게 항상 설명할 수 없는 것들이 많았기 때문이다.
For instance, why a piece of iron which is rubbed on a cylinder, should become magnetic.
예를 들어, 원통에 문질러진 쇠 조각이 왜 자성을 띠게 되는가 하는 것이다.
How does this happen? The magnetic sparks come to it,--but how?
이것은 어떻게 일어나는가? 자기 불꽃이 그것에 오는 것인데,--하지만 어떻게?
Vocabulary
- 예언자들의
- yeelonjadeul-ui — Of the prophets; belonging to prophets
- 시대였다면
- sidaelyeotdamyeon — If it had been the era of; hypothetical past era
- 그런
- geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort
- 사람은
- sarameun — As for the person; that person (topic marker)
- 땅의
- ttang-ui — Of the land; belonging to the earth or region
- 현인들
- hyeonIndeul — Wise people; sages; plural of wise person
- 중에
- junge — Among; in the middle of; within a group
- 자리를
- jarireul — A place or seat; position (object marker)
- 얻었을
- eodeosseul — Would have obtained; past hypothetical of to get
- 것이요
- geosio — It would be; soft assertive sentence ending
- 중세였다면
- jungselyeotdamyeon — If it had been the Middle Ages; hypothetical medieval era
- 그들은
- geudeureun — They; those people (topic marker)
- 화형에
- hwahyeonge — To burning at the stake; death by fire punishment
- 처했을
- cheohesseur — Would have subjected to; past hypothetical of to put in
- 것이다
- geosida — It is; declarative sentence-ending expressing conclusion
- 밤새도록
- bamsaedorok — All through the night; throughout the entire night
- 나는
- naneun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun with topic marker
- 잠을
- jameul — Sleep; slumber (object marker applied)
- 이룰
- iruul — To achieve; to accomplish; to manage (sleep)
- 수
- su — Ability; possibility; can (used in grammar structure)
- 없었다
- eopseotda — There was not; did not exist; could not
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; and then; connecting two clauses or sentences
- 다음
- daeum — Next; following; the one after this
- 날
- nal — Day; a single day in time
- 저녁
- jeonyeok — Evening; the time between afternoon and night
- 내가
- naega — I; first-person singular subject pronoun (subject marker)
- 또
- tto — Again; also; once more; additionally
- 한 번
- han beon — One time; once; a single occasion
- 공연을
- gongyeoneul — Performance; show; a staged presentation (object marker)
- 하고
- hago — And; doing; connecting actions or listing items
- 강사가
- gangsaga — The lecturer; instructor (subject marker applied)
- 참석했을
- chamseokhaesseur — Would have attended; past hypothetical of to attend
- 때
- ttae — When; the time that; moment or occasion
- 더없이
- deoeopsi — Incomparably; without anything more; supremely
- 좋은
- joeun — Good; fine; pleasant; nice
- 기분
- gibun — Feeling; mood; emotional state
- 중
- jung — Among; in the middle; one of a group
- 하나였다
- hanayeotda — Was one; it was one of something
- 배우에
- baeue — About an actor; regarding an actor
- 들은
- deureun — Heard; past tense of to listen or hear
- 적이
- jeogi — Experience of; instance of having done something
- 있는데
- inneunde — There is, but; exists and; contrastive connector
- 그는
- geuneun — He; that person (topic marker, masculine)
- 연인의
- yeonin-ui — Of the lover; belonging to a romantic partner
- 역할을
- yeokareul — A role; a part in a performance (object marker)
- 맡았을
- matasseur — Would have taken on; past hypothetical of to take a role
- 언제나
- eonjena — Always; at all times; every time
- 관객
- gwangaek — Audience; spectators watching a performance
- 특정한
- teukjeonghan — Specific; particular; a certain designated one
- 여인을
- yeoin-eul — A woman; a lady (object marker applied)
- 생각했다고
- saengakhaetdago — It is said that he thought about; reportedly thought of
- 한다
- handa — Does; it is said; reported speech or habitual action
- 오직
- ojik — Only; solely; exclusively; nothing but
- 그녀만을
- geunyeomaneul — Only her; solely her (object marker with only particle)
- 위해
- wihae — For; for the sake of; in order to benefit
- 연기했고
- yeongikhaetgo — Performed and; acted and (connecting past actions)
- 나머지
- nameoji — The rest; the remainder; what is left over
- 모두
- modu — All; everyone; entirely; the whole group
- 잊었다
- ijeotda — Forgot; did not remember; past tense of to forget
- 이제
- ije — Now; from now on; at this point in time
- 나의
- naui — My; belonging to me; first-person possessive
- 그녀
- geunyeo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun
- 유일한
- yuiran — Only; sole; unique; the one and only
- 청중이
- cheongjungi — The audience; listeners (subject marker applied)
- 되었고
- doeeotgo — Became and; turned into and (connecting clauses)
- 그만을
- geumaneul — Only him; solely for him (object with only particle)
- 공연이
- gongyeoni — The performance (subject marker applied)
- 끝나고
- kkeutnago — After ending; finishing and; once it was over
- 인형들이
- inhyeongdeuri — The puppets; dolls (plural subject marker applied)
- 커튼
- keoteun — Curtain; a hanging fabric used on stage
- 뒤로
- dwiro — Behind; to the back; in the rear direction
- 치워졌을
- chiwojyeosseul — Would have been cleared away; removed (hypothetical passive)
- 강사는
- gangsaneun — The lecturer; the instructor (topic marker applied)
- 나를
- nareul — Me; first-person object pronoun with object marker
- 자신의
- jasinui — His own; one's own; self-possessive pronoun
- 방으로
- banguro — To the room; toward the room (directional marker)
- 초대하여
- chodaehayeo — Inviting; having invited; to extend an invitation
- 와인
- wain — Wine; an alcoholic beverage made from grapes
- 잔을
- janeul — A glass; a cup (object marker applied)
- 나누자고
- nanujago — Suggested sharing; proposed to share together
- 했다
- haetda — Did; said; expressed an action in the past
- 희극에
- huigeuke — About comedy; regarding a comedic play
- 이야기했고
- iyagihaeotgo — Talked about and; spoke about (connecting past actions)
- 과학에
- gwahake — About science; regarding scientific topics
- 이야기했으며
- iyagihaesseumyeo — Talked about and furthermore; spoke about (formal connector)
- 우리
- uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun
- 둘
- dul — Two; both; a pair of two
- 다
- da — All; both; entirely; the whole amount
- 똑같이
- ttokgachi — Equally; exactly the same; in the same way
- 기뻐했다고
- gippeohaeotdago — It is said they were glad; reportedly rejoiced together
- 생각한다
- saengakanda — Think; believe; have the opinion or thought
- 하지만
- hajiman — However; but; on the other hand; contrasting conjunction
- 더
- deo — More; further; to a greater degree
- 유리했는데
- yurihaenneunde — Was advantageous, but; had an edge, and yet
- 그가
- geuga — He; that person (subject marker, masculine)
- 하는
- haneun — Doing; that one does; present participle of to do
- 일
- il — Work; task; thing; matter; something to do
- 나에게
- naege — To me; for me; directed at me
- 항상
- hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly; without exception
- 설명할
- seolmyeonghal — To explain; able to explain (future modifier form)
- 없는
- eopneun — Without; that does not exist; lacking
- 것들이
- geotdeuri — Things; matters (plural subject marker applied)
- 많았기
- manaasgi — Because there were many; due to being numerous
- 때문이다
- ttaemunida — Because; it is due to; the reason is
- 예를 들어
- yereul deureo — For example; for instance; to give an example
- 원통에
- wonttonge — On the cylinder; onto a cylindrical object
- 문질러진
- munjilleojin — Rubbed; that has been rubbed; past passive of to rub
- 쇠
- soe — Iron; metal; a hard metallic material
- 조각이
- jogagi — A piece; a fragment; a chunk (subject marker)
- 왜
- wae — Why; for what reason; questioning cause or motive
- 자성을
- jaseongeul — Magnetism; magnetic property (object marker applied)
- 띠게
- ttige — To acquire; to come to have; to become imbued with
- 되는가
- doeneunga — Does it become; questioning how something comes to be
- 이것은
- igeoseun — This; this thing (topic marker applied)
- 어떻게
- eotteokhge — How; in what way; by what means
- 일어나는가
- ireonaneunga — Does it happen; how does it occur (questioning form)
- 자기
- jagi — Magnetic; magnetism; self; also used as reflexive pronoun
- 불꽃이
- bulkkochi — The spark; the flame (subject marker applied)
- 그것에
- geugeose — To it; onto it; directed at that thing
- 오는
- oneun — Coming; that comes; present participle of to come
- 것인데
- geosinde — It is that; the thing is; explanatory connector
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