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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

There, Margaret, the sun is for ever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour.

저기에서는, 마거릿, 태양이 영원히 보이며, 그 넓은 원반이 지평선을 스치듯 떠돌며 영속적인 광채를 발산합니다.

There—for with your leave, my sister, I will put some trust in preceding navigators—there snow and frost are banished; and, sailing over a calm sea, we may be wafted to a land surpassing in wonders and in beauty every region hitherto discovered on the habitable globe.

저기에서는—누이여, 당신의 허락을 받아, 나는 선대 항해자들을 어느 정도 신뢰할 것입니다—저기에서는 눈과 서리가 사라지며, 고요한 바다를 항해하면서, 우리는 지금까지 사람이 살 수 있는 지구상에서 발견된 모든 지역을 경이로움과 아름다움에서 능가하는 땅으로 실려 갈 수도 있습니다.

Its productions and features may be without example, as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes.

그곳의 산물과 특징들은 전례가 없을 수도 있으며, 이는 미발견된 고독한 그 땅에서 천체의 현상들이 의심할 여지 없이 그러하듯이 말입니다.

What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?

영원한 빛의 나라에서 무엇을 기대하지 못하겠습니까?

I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle and may regulate a thousand celestial observations that require only this voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever.

나는 그곳에서 나침반 바늘을 끌어당기는 경이로운 힘을 발견할 수 있으며, 겉으로 보이는 불규칙성들을 영원히 일관되게 만들기 위해 오직 이 항해만을 필요로 하는 수천 가지 천문 관측을 조율할 수 있을 것입니다.

I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man.

나는 이전에 결코 방문된 적 없는 세상의 한 부분을 바라봄으로써 나의 열렬한 호기심을 충족시킬 것이며, 이전에 결코 인간의 발길이 닿은 적 없는 땅을 밟을 수 있을 것입니다.

These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holiday mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river.

이것들이 나의 유혹이며, 이것들은 위험이나 죽음에 대한 모든 두려움을 극복하고, 아이가 방학 친구들과 함께 작은 배를 타고 자신의 고향 강을 따라 탐험을 떠날 때 느끼는 기쁨으로 이 고된 항해를 시작하도록 나를 이끌기에 충분합니다.

Vocabulary

태양이
taeyang-i — The sun (subject marker attached)
영원히
yeong-wonhi — Forever, eternally, for all time
보이며
boilyeo — While being visible, and appears
geu — That, the (demonstrative or article-like)
넓은
neolbeun — Wide, broad, spacious
원반이
wonban-i — The disk, the disc (subject form)
지평선을
jipyeongseon-eul — The horizon (object marker attached)
스치듯
seuchideut — As if grazing, skimming lightly past
떠돌며
tteodomyeo — While wandering, drifting about
영속적인
yeongsojeok-in — Perpetual, enduring, permanent in nature
광채를
gwangchae-reul — Radiance, brilliance, luminous glow (object form)
발산합니다
balsan-hamnida — Emits, radiates, gives off (formal)
누이여
nui-yeo — O sister (vocative, affectionate address)
당신의
dangsin-ui — Your (possessive form, formal)
허락을
heorak-eul — Permission, approval (object marker attached)
받아
bada — Receiving, having obtained permission
나는
na-neun — I (topic marker attached)
선대
seondae — Previous generations, forebears, predecessors
항해자들을
hanghaejar-deul-eul — Navigators, sailors of the past (object form)
어느
eoneu — Some, a certain, which (determiner)
정도
jeongdo — Degree, extent, level, measure
신뢰할
silloihal — To trust, rely on (future attributive form)
것입니다
geot-imnida — It is (the case that), formal declarative ending
눈과
nun-gwa — Snow and (conjoining particle)
서리가
seori-ga — Frost (subject marker attached)
사라지며
sarajimyeo — While disappearing, vanishing and
고요한
goyohan — Calm, still, tranquil, peaceful
바다를
bada-reul — The sea, ocean (object marker attached)
항해하면서
hanghae-hamyeonseo — While navigating, sailing across the sea
우리는
uri-neun — We (topic marker attached)
지금까지
jigeumkkaji — Until now, up to the present time
사람이
saram-i — Person, human (subject marker attached)
sal — To live, inhabit (base verb form)
su — Ability, possibility (bound noun)
있는
inneun — That exists, which is possible
지구상에서
jiguSang-eseo — On Earth, upon the globe
발견된
balgyeon-doen — Discovered, found (past attributive form)
모든
modeun — All, every, each and every
지역을
jiyeok-eul — Region, area, territory (object form)
경이로움과
gyeong-ilouм-gwa — Wonder, amazement and (conjoining)
아름다움에서
areumdaum-eseo — In terms of beauty, from beauty
능가하는
neunggahaneun — Surpassing, exceeding, going beyond
땅으로
ttang-euro — To the land, toward the earth
실려
sillyeo — Being carried, transported (passive form)
gal — To go (future attributive or infinitive form)
수도
sudo — Also possible, even can (bound noun + particle)
있습니다
issseumnida — There is, it exists (formal polite ending)
그곳의
geugos-ui — Of that place, that place's (possessive)
산물과
sanmul-gwa — Products, produce and (conjoining particle)
특징들은
teukjing-deul-eun — Characteristics, features (topic marker attached)
전례가
jeollye-ga — Precedent, prior example (subject form)
없을
eopseul — Will not exist, lacking (future form)
있으며
iss-eumyeo — And there is, while existing
이는
i-neun — This (topic marker), referring to prior subject
미발견된
mibalgyeon-doen — Undiscovered, not yet found or explored
고독한
godokhan — Solitary, lonely, isolated, alone
땅에서
ttang-eseo — In/from the land, on the earth
천체의
cheonche-ui — Of celestial bodies, astronomical (possessive)
현상들이
hyeonsang-deul-i — Phenomena, occurrences (subject marker attached)
의심할
uishimhal — To doubt, question (future attributive form)
여지
yeoji — Room, space, margin for doubt
없이
eopsi — Without, lacking, in the absence of
그러하듯이
geureohadeusi — Just as that is so, likewise
말입니다
mal-imnida — It is (emphatic formal sentence ending)
영원한
yeong-wonhan — Eternal, everlasting, undying (attributive form)
빛의
bit-ui — Of light, light's (possessive form)
나라에서
nara-eseo — In the country, within the land
무엇을
mueot-eul — What (object marker attached)
기대하지
gidae-haji — To expect, anticipate (negation base form)
못하겠습니까
mothagetseumnikka — Cannot, would not be able to (formal question)
그곳에서
geugos-eseo — In that place, from there
나침반
nachiмban — Compass, navigational direction instrument
바늘을
baneul-eul — Needle (object marker attached)
끌어당기는
kkeur-eodanggineun — Attracting, pulling toward, drawing in
경이로운
gyeong-iroun — Wondrous, marvelous, awe-inspiring
힘을
him-eul — Power, force, strength (object form)
발견할
balgyeonhal — To discover, find (future attributive form)
겉으로
geot-euro — On the surface, outwardly, apparently
보이는
boineun — Appearing, seeming, visible (present form)
불규칙성들을
bulguyuchiksseong-deul-eul — Irregularities, inconsistencies (object form)
일관되게
ilgwan-doege — Consistently, coherently, uniformly
만들기
mandeulgi — Making, creating (nominalized verb form)
위해
wihae — For the sake of, in order to
오직
ojik — Only, solely, exclusively
i — This (demonstrative determiner)
항해만을
hanghae-maneul — Only this voyage (emphasis + object particle)
필요로
piryoro — Needing, requiring (directional particle form)
하는
haneun — That does, which requires (present attributive)
수천
sucheon — Thousands, several thousand
가지
gaji — Kinds, types, varieties
천문
cheonmun — Astronomy, celestial observation
관측을
gwancheuk-eul — Observations, measurements (object form)
조율할
joyurhal — To coordinate, harmonize, tune (future form)
있을
isseul — Will be able to, can (future form)
이전에
ijeon-e — Before, previously, prior to this
결코
gyeolko — Never, by no means, absolutely not
방문된
bangmun-doen — Visited, having been visited (past form)
jeok — Time, instance, occasion (bound noun)
없는
eomneun — That does not exist, lacking
세상의
sesang-ui — Of the world, the world's (possessive)
han — One, a single (numeral determiner)
부분을
bubun-eul — Part, portion, section (object form)
바라봄으로써
barabom-euro-sseo — By looking at, by gazing upon
나의
na-ui — My, mine (possessive form)
열렬한
yeollyeolhan — Ardent, passionate, fervent, enthusiastic
호기심을
hogisim-eul — Curiosity, inquisitiveness (object form)
충족시킬
chungjogsikil — To satisfy, fulfill, gratify (future form)
것이며
geot-imyeo — And it will be (connective formal ending)
인간의
ingan-ui — Human, of humans (possessive form)
발길이
balgil-i — Footsteps, tread (subject marker attached)
닿은
daheun — That has touched, reached (past attributive)
땅을
ttang-eul — The land, ground, earth (object form)
밟을
balbeul — To tread on, step upon (future form)
이것들이
igeot-deul-i — These things (subject marker attached)
유혹이며
yuhok-imyeo — And these are temptations, enticements
이것들은
igeot-deul-eun — These things (topic marker attached)
위험이나
wiheom-ina — Danger or, risk and/or
죽음에
jugeum-e — In/to death (locative particle attached)
대한
daehan — Regarding, concerning, about
두려움을
duryeoum-eul — Fear, dread, apprehension (object form)
극복하고
geukbokhago — Overcoming and, surmounting (connective form)
아이가
ai-ga — A child (subject marker attached)
방학
banghak — School vacation, holiday break
친구들과
chingu-deul-gwa — With friends (comitative particle attached)
함께
hamkke — Together, along with, jointly
작은
jageun — Small, little, tiny (attributive form)
배를
bae-reul — Boat, ship (object marker attached)
타고
tago — Riding, boarding and (connective form)
자신의
jasin-ui — One's own (reflexive possessive form)
고향
gohyang — Hometown, birthplace, native home
강을
gang-eul — River (object marker attached)
따라
ttara — Following along, along the course of
탐험을
tamhum-eul — Exploration, adventure (object form)
떠날
tteokal — To depart, set off (future attributive)
ttae — Time, moment, when
느끼는
neukkineun — Feeling, experiencing (present attributive)
기쁨으로
gippeum-euro — With joy, with delight (instrumental)
고된
godoen — Arduous, grueling, hard and difficult
항해를
hanghae-reul — Voyage, sailing (object marker attached)
시작하도록
sijakhadorok — So as to begin, in order to start
나를
na-reul — Me (object marker attached)
이끌기에
ikkeulgi-e — In leading, for the purpose of guiding
충분합니다
chungbun-hamnida — Is sufficient, is enough (formal polite)
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