Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1300
They wished very much to be queen,
그들은 여왕이 되기를 매우 원했지만,
but they did not want to take the trouble of going out into the world to learn how to make soup, which was absolutely necessary to be done first.
수프 만드는 법을 배우기 위해 세상으로 나가는 수고를 감수하려 하지 않았습니다. 그것은 무엇보다 먼저 해야 할 절대적으로 필요한 일이었습니다.
But it is not every one who would care to leave her family, or her happy corner by the fire-side at home, even to be made queen.
하지만 여왕이 된다 해도 가족을 떠나거나, 집 난롯가의 행복한 자리를 떠나려 할 사람이 모두는 아니었습니다.
It is not always easy to find bacon and cheese-rind in foreign lands every day, and it is not pleasant to have to endure hunger, and be perhaps, after all, eaten up alive by the cat."
낯선 땅에서 매일 베이컨과 치즈 껍질을 찾는 것이 항상 쉬운 일도 아니었고, 굶주림을 견디다가 결국 고양이에게 산 채로 잡아먹히는 것도 유쾌한 일이 아니었습니다."
Most probably some such thoughts as these discouraged the majority from going out into the world to collect the required information.
아마도 이와 같은 생각들이 대다수의 쥐들로 하여금 세상으로 나가 필요한 정보를 수집하는 것을 단념하게 만들었을 것입니다.
Only four mice gave notice that they were ready to set out on the journey.
오직 네 마리의 쥐만이 여행을 떠날 준비가 되어 있다고 알렸습니다.
They were young and lively, but poor.
그들은 젊고 활기찼지만 가난했습니다.
Each of them wished to visit one of the four divisions of the world, so that it might be seen which was the most favored by fortune.
그들 각각은 세계의 네 방향 중 하나를 방문하고자 했으며, 어느 곳이 행운의 가장 큰 축복을 받았는지 알아보고자 했습니다.
Every one took a sausage skewer as a traveller's staff, and to remind them of the object of their journey.
모두들 여행자의 지팡이로 소시지 꼬챙이를 하나씩 들고 떠났는데, 이는 여행의 목적을 상기시켜 주기 위한 것이기도 했습니다.
They left home early in May, and none of them returned till the first of May in the following year, and then only three of them.
그들은 오월 초에 집을 떠났고, 이듬해 오월 첫째 날이 될 때까지 아무도 돌아오지 않았으며, 그때도 세 마리만 돌아왔습니다.
Nothing was seen or heard of the fourth, although the day of decision was close at hand. "
결정의 날이 코앞에 다가왔음에도 불구하고, 네 번째 쥐에 대해서는 아무것도 보이지도 들리지도 않았습니다."
Vocabulary
- 그들은
- geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker attached); referring to a group
- 여왕이
- yeo-wang-i — Queen (subject marker attached); female monarch
- 되기를
- doe-gi-reul — To become (nominalized, object marker); desiring to become
- 매우
- mae-u — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb
- 원했지만
- won-haet-ji-man — Wanted, but; expressing desire with contrast
- 수프
- su-peu — Soup; liquid food dish
- 만드는
- man-deu-neun — Making, creating; present participle of 만들다
- 법을
- beob-eul — Method, way (object marker); how to do something
- 배우기
- bae-u-gi — Learning, studying; nominalized form of 배우다
- 위해
- wi-hae — For the sake of, in order to; expressing purpose
- 세상으로
- se-sang-eu-ro — Into the world; directional marker attached to 세상
- 나가는
- na-ga-neun — Going out; present participle of 나가다
- 수고를
- su-go-reul — Effort, trouble (object marker); hard work taken
- 감수하려
- gam-su-ha-ryeo — Willing to endure/accept hardship; intentional form
- 하지
- ha-ji — Do not; negative construction base form
- 않았습니다
- an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past tense negation
- 그것은
- geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic marker); referring to something mentioned
- 무엇보다
- mu-eot-bo-da — Above all else, more than anything
- 먼저
- meon-jeo — First, beforehand; prior to other things
- 해야
- hae-ya — Must do, have to do; obligatory expression
- 할
- hal — To do (future/modifier form); action yet to be done
- 절대적으로
- jeol-dae-jeok-eu-ro — Absolutely, unconditionally; in an absolute manner
- 필요한
- pil-yo-han — Necessary, needed; modifying adjective form
- 일이었습니다
- il-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was a task/matter; formal past copula
- 하지만
- ha-ji-man — However, but; common contrastive conjunction
- 된다
- doen-da — Becomes; present tense of 되다
- 해도
- hae-do — Even if one does; concessive conditional form
- 가족을
- ga-jok-eul — Family (object marker); one's relatives
- 떠나거나
- tteo-na-geo-na — Leave or; listing alternatives with 거나
- 집
- jip — House, home; place where one lives
- 난롯가의
- nan-rot-ga-ui — By the fireplace (possessive); cozy fireside location
- 행복한
- haeng-bok-han — Happy, joyful; adjective describing happiness
- 자리를
- ja-ri-reul — Seat, spot, place (object marker); a position occupied
- 떠나려
- tteo-na-ryeo — Intending to leave; intentional/purposive verb form
- 사람이
- sa-ram-i — Person (subject marker); a human being
- 모두는
- mo-du-neun — Everyone (topic marker); all people
- 아니었습니다
- a-ni-eot-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal past tense negation of 이다
- 낯선
- nat-seon — Unfamiliar, strange; describing unknown territory
- 땅에서
- ttang-e-seo — In/on the land (locative); at a place on earth
- 매일
- mae-il — Every day; daily occurrence
- 베이컨과
- be-i-keon-gwa — Bacon and; cured pork meat with conjunction
- 치즈
- chi-jeu — Cheese; dairy food product
- 껍질을
- kkeop-jil-eul — Rind, skin, peel (object marker); outer covering
- 찾는
- chat-neun — Searching for, looking for; present participle
- 것이
- geot-i — Thing, fact (subject marker); nominalizing particle
- 항상
- hang-sang — Always, all the time; constant frequency
- 쉬운
- swi-un — Easy, simple; adjective modifying a noun
- 일도
- il-do — Even a task; also not a matter (with negation)
- 아니었고
- a-ni-eot-go — Was not, and; past negative with connective ending
- 굶주림을
- gulm-ju-rim-eul — Starvation, hunger (object marker); state of starving
- 견디다가
- gyeon-di-da-ga — While enduring; mid-action shift connector
- 결국
- gyeol-guk — In the end, ultimately; final outcome adverb
- 고양이에게
- go-yang-i-e-ge — To/by the cat (dative); directional particle for animals
- 산
- san — Alive; living state adjective (산 채로 = alive)
- 채로
- chae-ro — While still in that state; maintaining a condition
- 잡아먹히는
- jab-a-meo-khi-neun — Being caught and eaten alive; passive predatory action
- 것도
- geot-do — That thing too, also that; addition particle
- 유쾌한
- yu-kwae-han — Pleasant, enjoyable; describing a pleasing experience
- 일이
- il-i — Task, matter (subject marker); an affair or thing
- 아니었습니다
- a-ni-eot-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal past negative copula
- 아마도
- a-ma-do — Perhaps, probably; expressing probability or conjecture
- 이와
- i-wa — This and, like this; comparative or conjunctive
- 같은
- ga-teun — Same, like, such; adjective of similarity
- 생각들이
- saeng-gak-deul-i — Thoughts (plural, subject marker); multiple ideas
- 대다수의
- dae-da-su-ui — Of the majority; belonging to most of a group
- 쥐들로
- jwi-deul-ro — To/for the mice (plural directional); the rats/mice
- 하여금
- ha-yeo-geum — Causing someone to; causative structure marker
- 나가
- na-ga — Go out; imperative or connective form of 나가다
- 정보를
- jeong-bo-reul — Information (object marker); collected data or facts
- 수집하는
- su-jip-ha-neun — Collecting, gathering; present participle of 수집하다
- 것을
- geot-eul — Thing (object marker); nominalizing action as object
- 단념하게
- dan-nyeom-ha-ge — To give up, abandon an idea; causative adverb form
- 만들었을
- man-deul-eot-eul — Would have made; past speculative modifier form
- 것입니다
- geot-im-ni-da — It is the case that; formal nominal sentence ending
- 오직
- o-jik — Only, solely; exclusive limiting adverb
- 네
- ne — Four; the number four (native Korean)
- 마리의
- ma-ri-ui — (Counter for animals, possessive); of [number] animals
- 쥐만이
- jwi-man-i — Only the mice/rats (subject marker); exclusively rats
- 여행을
- yeo-haeng-eul — Travel, journey (object marker); a trip somewhere
- 떠날
- tteo-nal — To leave, depart (future modifier); about to leave
- 준비가
- jun-bi-ga — Preparation (subject marker); readiness for something
- 되어
- doe-eo — Becoming, being ready; connective form of 되다
- 있다고
- it-da-go — That (they) are; reported speech connector with 있다
- 알렸습니다
- al-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Announced, informed; formal past tense of 알리다
- 젊고
- jeolm-go — Young and; connective adjective form of 젊다
- 활기찼지만
- hwal-gi-chat-ji-man — Was energetic/lively, but; contrasting past adjective
- 가난했습니다
- ga-nan-haet-seum-ni-da — Were poor; formal past tense of 가난하다
- 그들
- geu-deul — They, them; third person plural pronoun
- 각각은
- gak-gak-eun — Each one (topic marker); every individual separately
- 세계의
- se-gye-ui — Of the world (possessive); belonging to the world
- 방향
- bang-hyang — Direction; compass direction or orientation
- 중
- jung — Among, in the middle of; within a set
- 하나를
- ha-na-reul — One (object marker); a single item
- 방문하고자
- bang-mun-ha-go-ja — Wishing to visit; intentional purposive verb form
- 했으며
- haet-eu-myeo — Did, and furthermore; past tense with additive connector
- 어느
- eo-neu — Which, some; interrogative/indefinite determiner
- 곳이
- got-i — Place (subject marker); a location or spot
- 행운의
- haeng-un-ui — Of luck, fortune's (possessive); relating to good luck
- 가장
- ga-jang — Most, the greatest; superlative degree adverb
- 큰
- keun — Big, great; adjective modifying a noun
- 축복을
- chuk-bok-eul — Blessing (object marker); a bestowed favor or gift
- 받았는지
- bat-at-neun-ji — Whether received; past tense indirect question form
- 알아보고자
- al-a-bo-go-ja — Wishing to find out; purposive form of 알아보다
- 했습니다
- haet-seum-ni-da — Did; formal past tense of 하다
- 모두들
- mo-du-deul — Everyone (plural emphasis); all of them together
- 여행자의
- yeo-haeng-ja-ui — Traveler's (possessive); belonging to a traveler
- 지팡이로
- ji-pang-i-ro — With a walking stick (instrumental); using a staff
- 소시지
- so-si-ji — Sausage; processed meat food item
- 꼬챙이를
- kko-chaeng-i-reul — Skewer, spit (object marker); a pointed stick for food
- 하나씩
- ha-na-ssik — One each, one by one; distributive numeral
- 들고
- deul-go — Holding, carrying and; connective form of 들다
- 떠났는데
- tteo-nat-neun-de — Departed, and; past tense with background connector
- 이는
- i-neun — This (topic marker); referring to the above matter
- 여행의
- yeo-haeng-ui — Of the journey (possessive); relating to travel
- 목적을
- mok-jeok-eul — Purpose, goal (object marker); intended objective
- 상기시켜
- sang-gi-si-kyeo — Reminding, calling to mind; causative of 상기하다
- 주기
- ju-gi — To give (nominalized); act of giving or providing
- 위한
- wi-han — For the purpose of; modifying form of 위하다
- 것이기도
- geot-i-gi-do — Also being the fact that; adding another reason
- 오월
- o-wol — May; the fifth month of the year
- 초에
- cho-e — At the beginning of; early part of a time period
- 집을
- jib-eul — Home, house (object marker); one's residence
- 떠났고
- tteo-nat-go — Left, departed and; past tense with additive connector
- 이듬해
- i-deum-hae — The following year; the next year after departure
- 첫째
- cheot-jjae — First; ordinal number indicating the first
- 날이
- nal-i — Day (subject marker); a specific calendar day
- 될
- doel — Will become (future modifier); anticipated state
- 때까지
- ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; up to a certain point in time
- 아무도
- a-mu-do — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- 돌아오지
- dol-a-o-ji — Not return; negative base of 돌아오다
- 않았으며
- an-at-eu-myeo — Did not, and; formal past negation with connector
- 그때도
- geu-ttae-do — Even then, at that time too; temporal reference
- 세
- se — Three; the number three (native Korean)
- 마리만
- ma-ri-man — Only [number] animals; limiting particle on counter
- 돌아왔습니다
- dol-a-wat-seum-ni-da — Returned, came back; formal past tense
- 결정의
- gyeol-jeong-ui — Of the decision (possessive); relating to a verdict
- 코앞에
- ko-ap-e — Right in front of one's nose; imminent, very close
- 다가왔음에도
- da-ga-wat-eum-e-do — Even though it approached; concessive past nominalization
- 불구하고
- bul-gu-ha-go — Despite, in spite of; concessive connector
- 번째
- beon-jjae — Ordinal counter suffix; -th (e.g., fourth, fifth)
- 쥐에
- jwi-e — About/regarding the rat (locative); concerning the mouse
- 대해서는
- dae-hae-seo-neun — Regarding, about (topic); as for the matter of
- 아무것도
- a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun
- 보이지도
- bo-i-ji-do — Not even seen; negative with additive particle
- 들리지도
- deul-li-ji-do — Not even heard; passive negative with additive particle
- 않았습니다
- an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past tense negation ending
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