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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?

그런데 지금, 사랑하는 마거릿, 나는 어떤 위대한 목적을 이루어야 할 자격이 없는 것일까요?

My life might have been passed in ease and luxury, but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path.

내 삶은 안락함과 사치 속에서 보낼 수도 있었지만, 나는 부가 내 앞에 놓은 모든 유혹보다 영광을 택했습니다.

Oh, that some encouraging voice would answer in the affirmative!

아, 누군가의 격려하는 목소리가 긍정적인 대답을 해준다면 얼마나 좋을까요!

My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed.

나의 용기와 결의는 굳건합니다. 그러나 나의 희망은 흔들리고, 나의 기운은 자주 가라앉습니다.

I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise the spirits of others, but sometimes to sustain my own, when theirs are failing.

나는 길고 힘든 항해를 떠나려 하고 있으며, 그 여정의 위기들은 나의 모든 인내심을 요구할 것입니다. 나는 다른 이들의 기운을 북돋아 줄 뿐만 아니라, 그들의 기운이 꺾일 때에는 때로 나 자신의 기운도 유지해야 합니다.

This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.

지금은 러시아를 여행하기에 가장 좋은 시기입니다.

They fly quickly over the snow in their sledges; the motion is pleasant, and, in my opinion, far more agreeable than that of an English stagecoach.

그들은 썰매를 타고 눈 위를 빠르게 달립니다. 그 움직임은 유쾌하며, 내 생각에는 영국의 역마차보다 훨씬 더 쾌적합니다.

The cold is not excessive, if you are wrapped in furs—a dress which I have already adopted, for there is a great difference between walking the deck and remaining seated motionless for hours, when no exercise prevents the blood from actually freezing in your veins.

모피로 몸을 감싸고 있다면 추위는 그리 심하지 않습니다. 나는 이미 그런 복장을 갖추었는데, 이는 갑판을 걸어 다니는 것과 몇 시간씩 꼼짝 않고 앉아 있는 것 사이에는 큰 차이가 있기 때문입니다. 운동을 하지 않으면 혈액이 혈관 속에서 실제로 얼어붙을 수 있습니다.

I have no ambition to lose my life on the post-road between St. Petersburgh and Archangel.

나는 상트페테르부르크와 아르한겔스크 사이의 역도에서 목숨을 잃을 야망은 없습니다.

Vocabulary

그런데
geureonde — However; by the way; transitional conjunction
지금
jigeum — Now; at this present moment
사랑하는
saranghaneun — Beloved; dear; loving someone deeply
나는
naneun — I; first-person subject pronoun
어떤
eotteon — What kind of; some; a certain type
위대한
widaehan — Great; magnificent; of extraordinary importance
목적을
mokjeogeul — Purpose; goal; objective (object form)
이루어야
irueoya — Must achieve; need to accomplish a goal
hal — To do; future/prospective modifier form
자격이
jagyeogi — Qualification; eligibility; right to do something
없는
eomneun — Without; lacking; not having something
것일까요
geosillakkayo — Could it be that; wondering if something is so
nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun
삶은
salmeun — Life; one's existence (topic form)
안락함과
allakhamgwa — Comfort; ease and coziness (with conjunction)
사치
sachi — Luxury; extravagance; lavish lifestyle
속에서
sogесо — Within; inside; amidst something
보낼
bonaел — To spend time; to send off; future modifier
수도
sudo — Also possible; even could (possibility + also)
있었지만
isseotjiman — There was; existed, but; contrastive past
부가
buga — Wealth; riches (subject form)
앞에
ape — In front of; before something
놓은
noheun — Placed; laid out; set before someone
모든
modeun — All; every; entire set of things
유혹보다
yuhokboda — Temptation; more than temptation (comparative)
영광을
yeonggwangeul — Glory; honor; fame (object form)
택했습니다
taekaessseumnida — Chose; selected; made a formal choice
a — Ah; oh; exclamatory interjection of feeling
누군가의
nugunkaui — Someone's; belonging to an unnamed person
격려하는
gyengnyeohaneun — Encouraging; giving support and motivation
목소리가
moksoriga — Voice; the sound of someone speaking
긍정적인
Positive; affirmative; optimistic in nature
대답을
daedabeul — Answer; reply; response (object form)
해준다면
haejundamyeon — If someone does it for me; conditional giving
얼마나
eolmana — How much; how greatly; to what extent
좋을까요
joeulkkayo — How wonderful it would be; wishful question
나의
naui — My; of mine; first-person possessive
용기와
yonggиwa — Courage; bravery (with conjunction 'and')
결의는
gyeoruineun — Resolve; determination; firm decision (topic)
굳건합니다
gutgeonhamnida — Is firm; is solid; remains steadfast and strong
그러나
geureona — However; but; formal contrastive conjunction
희망은
heuimangeun — Hope; wish; optimistic expectation (topic form)
흔들리고
heundeulligo — Wavers; shakes; is unstable (connective form)
기운은
giuneun — Energy; spirit; vitality (topic form)
자주
jaju — Often; frequently; on a regular basis
가라앉습니다
garaанkseumnida — Sinks; subsides; spirits fall low
길고
gilgo — Long; lengthy (connective adjective form)
힘든
himdeun — Difficult; hard; exhausting and demanding
항해를
hanghаereul — Voyage; sea navigation (object form)
떠나려
tteonaryo — About to depart; intending to leave
하고
hago — Doing; and; connective verb form
있으며
isseumyeo — While being; existing and (simultaneous action)
geu — That; the; definite article-like demonstrative
여정의
yeojeongui — Of the journey; belonging to a long trip
위기들은
wiгideureun — Crises; dangers; critical moments (plural topic)
인내심을
innаesimeul — Patience; endurance; perseverance (object form)
요구할
yoguhal — Will demand; will require something (future)
것입니다
geosиmnida — It is; formal sentence-ending nominal expression
다른
dareun — Other; different; another person or thing
이들의
ideului — Of these people; belonging to others
북돋아
bukdoda — To boost; to lift up someone's spirits
jul — To give; future modifier; line/rope
뿐만
ppunman — Not only; just; limited to one thing
아니라
anira — Not only that; but also; beyond that
그들의
geudeului — Their; belonging to them (possessive)
꺾일
kkeokil — Will be broken; will be crushed (spirit)
때에는
ttaeeneun — At the time when; on such occasions
때로
ttаero — Sometimes; occasionally; at times
자신의
jasinui — One's own; of oneself; personal possessive
유지해야
yujihaеya — Must maintain; need to sustain something
합니다
hamnida — Do; does; formal polite present tense ending
지금은
jigeumeun — Right now; at this time (topic emphasis)
여행하기에
yeohaenghаgie — For traveling; in terms of making a trip
가장
gajang — Most; the best; superlative degree adverb
좋은
joeun — Good; nice; pleasant and favorable
시기입니다
sigiimnida — It is the season; it is the right time
그들은
geudeureun — They; those people (topic form)
썰매를
sseolmaereul — Sled; sleigh (object form)
타고
tago — Riding; getting on; using a vehicle
nun — Snow; also means 'eye' depending on context
위를
wireul — Above; over; top surface (object form)
빠르게
ppareurege — Quickly; rapidly; at fast speed
달립니다
dallіmnida — Runs; travels fast; moves swiftly
움직임은
umjigimeun — Movement; motion; the act of moving (topic)
유쾌하며
yukwaehаmyeo — Pleasant; cheerful; enjoyable and delightful
생각에는
saenggageneun — In my opinion; in thinking; to my mind
훨씬
hwolssin — Much more; far greater; considerably more so
deo — More; further; additional degree adverb
쾌적합니다
kwaejeokhamnida — Is comfortable; is pleasant and agreeable
몸을
momeul — Body; one's physical self (object form)
감싸고
gamssago — Wrapping; enveloping; covering around something
추위는
chuwineun — The cold; coldness; chilly temperature (topic)
그리
geuri — So; that; to such a degree
심하지
simhaji — Not severe; not extreme (negative base form)
않습니다
anseumnida — Does not; formal negative ending
이미
imi — Already; previously; by now
그런
geureon — Such; that kind of; like that
복장을
bokjangeul — Attire; clothing; outfit (object form)
갖추었는데
gatchueonneunde — Having equipped; already prepared (contrastive)
이는
ineun — This; this fact (formal topic pronoun)
걸어
georeo — Walking; to walk (connective verb form)
다니는
daninеun — Going around; moving about regularly
것과
geotgwa — Thing; fact (with conjunction 'and')
myeot — Several; a few; some number of
시간씩
sigansik — Each hour; per hours; at a time
꼼짝
kkomjjak — Budging; barely moving; slightest movement
않고
anko — Without doing; not doing (connective negative)
앉아
anja — Sitting; to sit (connective form)
사이에는
saіeneun — Between; in the space of (topic form)
keun — Big; large; significant difference
차이가
chаiga — Difference; distinction; gap (subject form)
있기
itgi — Being; existing; nominal verb form
때문입니다
ttaemunіmnida — It is because; the reason is (formal)
운동을
undongeul — Exercise; physical activity (object form)
하지
haji — Do not; base of negative construction
않으면
aneumyeon — If not doing; unless one does something
혈액이
hyeolaegi — Blood; bloodstream (subject form)
혈관
hyeolgwan — Blood vessel; vein or artery
실제로
siljero — Actually; in reality; literally speaking
얼어붙을
eoreobucheul — Will freeze solid; future form of freezing
su — Can; possibility; ability to do something
있습니다
itseumnida — There is; it exists; formal present tense
사이의
saіui — Between; connecting two places or things
목숨을
moksumeul — Life; one's life at stake (object form)
잃을
ireul — To lose; will lose (future modifier form)
야망은
yamangeun — Ambition; aspiration (topic form, used negatively)
없습니다
eopseumnida — There is not; does not have; formal negative
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