Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and considerateness whenever the safety of others is committed to my care.
저는 경솔하게 아무것도 하지 않을 것입니다. 당신은 저를 충분히 알고 있기에, 타인의 안전이 제 손에 맡겨질 때마다 저의 신중함과 사려 깊음을 믿어 주실 것입니다.
I cannot describe to you my sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking.
제가 곧 떠나게 될 이 일을 앞두고 느끼는 감정을 당신에게 표현할 수가 없습니다.
It is impossible to communicate to you a conception of the trembling sensation, half pleasurable and half fearful, with which I am preparing to depart.
절반은 즐거움이고 절반은 두려움인, 이 떨리는 감각을 당신에게 전달하는 것은 불가능합니다. 바로 그 감각을 안고 저는 떠날 준비를 하고 있습니다.
I am going to unexplored regions, to "the land of mist and snow," but I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the "Ancient Mariner."
저는 미지의 땅으로, "안개와 눈의 나라"로 떠납니다. 하지만 저는 어떤 신천옹도 죽이지 않을 것입니다. 그러니 제 안전을 걱정하지 마십시오. 설령 제가 "늙은 뱃사람"처럼 지치고 처참한 모습으로 돌아오더라도 말입니다.
You will smile at my allusion, but I will disclose a secret.
당신은 제 암시에 미소를 지으실 테지만, 저는 한 가지 비밀을 털어놓겠습니다.
I have often attributed my attachment to, my passionate enthusiasm for, the dangerous mysteries of ocean to that production of the most imaginative of modern poets.
저는 바다의 위험한 신비에 대한 저의 애착과 열정적인 열망을 현대 시인 중 가장 상상력이 풍부한 시인의 그 작품 덕분이라고 자주 생각해 왔습니다.
There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand.
제 영혼 속에는 제가 이해하지 못하는 무언가가 작용하고 있습니다.
I am practically industrious—painstaking, a workman to execute with perseverance and labour—but besides this there is a love for the marvellous, a belief in the marvellous, intertwined in all my projects, which hurries me out of the common pathways of men, even to the wild sea and unvisited regions I am about to explore.
저는 실질적으로 부지런하고, 꼼꼼하며, 인내와 노력으로 일을 수행하는 사람입니다. 하지만 그 외에도 제 모든 계획에는 경이로운 것에 대한 사랑과 믿음이 뒤엉켜 있어, 저를 사람들의 평범한 길에서 벗어나 제가 탐험하려는 거친 바다와 미지의 땅으로 이끌고 맙니다.
But to return to dearer considerations.
하지만 더 소중한 이야기로 돌아가겠습니다.
Shall I meet you again, after having traversed immense seas, and returned by the most southern cape of Africa or America?
광대한 바다를 횡단하고 아프리카나 아메리카의 최남단 곶을 돌아 돌아온 후, 저는 다시 당신을 만날 수 있을까요?
Vocabulary
- 저는
- jeoneun — I (topic marker); first person singular subject
- 경솔하게
- gyeongsolhage — Rashly, carelessly, without proper consideration
- 아무것도
- amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever
- 하지
- haji — Do not; negative verb stem form
- 않을
- aneul — Will not; future negative verb modifier
- 것입니다
- geosimnida — It is; formal sentence-ending noun predicate
- 당신은
- dangshineun — You (topic marker); formal second person pronoun
- 저를
- jeoreul — Me (object marker); first person object form
- 충분히
- chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately
- 알고
- algo — Knowing; connective form of 'to know'
- 있기에
- itgie — Because (you) know/have; causal connective form
- 타인의
- tainui — Another person's; of others, possessive form
- 안전이
- anjeoní — Safety (subject marker); security, wellbeing
- 제
- je — My; humble first person possessive pronoun
- 손에
- sone — In (my) hands; locative form of 'hand'
- 맡겨질
- matgyeojil — Will be entrusted; future passive modifier form
- 때마다
- ttaemada — Every time; whenever something occurs
- 저의
- jeoui — My; humble first person possessive form
- 신중함과
- shinjunghamgwa — Prudence and; carefulness linked with conjunction
- 사려
- saryeo — Thoughtfulness, consideration, careful reflection
- 깊음을
- gipeumeul — Depth (object marker); profundity, deepness
- 믿어
- midео — Trust, believe; connective verb form
- 주실
- jushil — Will give/do for (me); honorific future modifier
- 제가
- jega — I (subject marker); humble first person subject
- 곧
- got — Soon, shortly, immediately
- 떠나게
- tteonage — To leave, depart; causative connective form
- 될
- doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다
- 이
- i — This; proximal demonstrative determiner
- 일을
- ireul — Work, task (object marker); matter, affair
- 앞두고
- apdugo — Ahead of, facing; having something before one
- 느끼는
- neukkineun — Feeling, sensing; present tense modifier form
- 감정을
- gamjeongeul — Emotion, feeling (object marker)
- 당신에게
- dangshineге — To you; dative form of formal second person
- 표현할
- pyohyeonhal — To express; future modifier form of 표현하다
- 수가
- suga — Ability, possibility (subject marker); can
- 없습니다
- eopseumnida — There is not; formal negative existence verb
- 절반은
- jeolbaneun — Half (topic marker); one half portion
- 즐거움이고
- jeulgeoumiго — Is joy and; pleasure linked with conjunction
- 두려움인
- duryeoumin — Which is fear; modifier form of fear/dread
- 떨리는
- tteollineun — Trembling, shaking; present tense modifier form
- 감각을
- gamgageul — Sensation, sense (object marker)
- 전달하는
- jeondalháneun — Conveying, transmitting; present tense modifier
- 것은
- geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic
- 불가능합니다
- bulganeunghamnida — It is impossible; formal negative ability statement
- 바로
- baro — Exactly, right, directly, immediately
- 그
- geu — That; medial demonstrative determiner or pronoun
- 안고
- ango — Holding, embracing; connective form of 안다
- 떠날
- tteonaI — To leave; future modifier form of 떠나다
- 준비를
- junbireul — Preparation (object marker); readiness
- 하고
- hago — Doing and; connective form of 하다
- 있습니다
- itseumnida — There is; formal existence/progressive verb ending
- 미지의
- mijiui — Unknown, unexplored; of the unknown territory
- 땅으로
- ttangeuгo — To the land; directional form of 땅 (land)
- 안개와
- angaewa — Fog and; mist linked with conjunction
- 눈의
- nunui — Of snow; possessive form of 눈 (snow)
- 나라
- nara — Country, land, nation
- 떠납니다
- tteonamnida — (I) depart; formal present tense leave/set off
- 하지만
- hajiman — However, but; contrastive conjunctive adverb
- 어떤
- eotteon — Any, some, what kind of; indefinite determiner
- 신천옹도
- shincheonongdo — Albatross also; large seabird with topic marker
- 죽이지
- jugiji — Will not kill; negative connective verb form
- 그러니
- geureoni — Therefore, so; causal connective conjunctive
- 안전을
- anjoneul — Safety (object marker); security, wellbeing
- 걱정하지
- geokjeonghaji — Do not worry; negative connective verb form
- 마십시오
- mashipsio — Please do not; formal negative imperative ending
- 설령
- seollyeong — Even if, supposing that; hypothetical conjunctive
- 늙은
- neulgeun — Old, aged; past modifier form of 늙다
- 뱃사람
- baetsaram — Sailor, seafarer, mariner
- 처럼
- cheoreom — Like, as; similarity particle
- 지치고
- jichigo — Exhausted and; connective form of 지치다
- 처참한
- cheochamhan — Miserable, wretched, deplorable state
- 모습으로
- moseubeuro — In the form/appearance of; instrumental form
- 돌아오더라도
- doraodeorado — Even if (I) return; concessive connective form
- 말입니다
- malimnida — I mean, that is to say; emphatic formal ending
- 암시에
- amsie — At the hint/allusion; locative form of 암시
- 미소를
- misoreul — Smile (object marker); gentle facial expression
- 지으실
- jiеushil — Will make/form; honorific future modifier form
- 테지만
- tejiman — Although (you) will; concessive future ending
- 한
- han — One, a; numeral determiner or 'one'
- 가지
- gaji — Kind, sort, type; classifier for items
- 비밀을
- bimireul — Secret (object marker); something kept hidden
- 털어놓겠습니다
- teoeonnokgesseumnida — I will confess/reveal; formal future disclosure verb
- 바다의
- badaui — Of the sea; possessive form of 바다
- 위험한
- wiheomhan — Dangerous, hazardous, perilous modifier form
- 신비에
- shinbie — To the mystery; locative form of 신비
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding, about, concerning; relational modifier
- 애착과
- aechakgwa — Attachment and; deep affection linked with conjunction
- 열정적인
- yeoljeongjeokin — Passionate, fervent; enthusiastic modifier form
- 열망을
- yeolmangeul — Desire, longing (object marker); ardent wish
- 현대
- hyeondae — Modern era, contemporary times
- 시인
- shiin — Poet; person who writes poetry
- 중
- jung — Among, in the middle of; partitive noun
- 가장
- gajang — Most; superlative adverb
- 상상력이
- sangsangnyeogi — Imagination (subject marker); creative mental faculty
- 풍부한
- pungbuhan — Rich, abundant, plentiful modifier form
- 시인의
- shiinui — Of the poet; possessive form of poet
- 작품
- jakpum — Work, piece of art or literature
- 덕분이라고
- deokbunirago — Thanks to, owing to; quoted attributive form
- 자주
- jaju — Often, frequently, regularly
- 생각해
- saenggakae — Think; informal connective form of 생각하다
- 왔습니다
- watseumnida — Have come, have been; formal past perfect verb
- 영혼
- yeonghon — Soul, spirit; inner spiritual essence
- 속에는
- sogeneun — Inside, within (topic marker); interior location
- 이해하지
- ihaehaji — Do not understand; negative connective verb form
- 못하는
- motaneun — Cannot do; present tense inability modifier
- 무언가가
- mueoNgaga — Something (subject marker); unspecified thing
- 작용하고
- jagyonghago — Acting and; functioning connective verb form
- 실질적으로
- Practically, substantively, in reality
- 부지런하고
- bujireonhago — Diligent and; hardworking connective adjective
- 꼼꼼하며
- kkomkkomhamyeo — Meticulous and; thorough connective adjective form
- 인내와
- innaewa — Patience and; endurance linked with conjunction
- 노력으로
- noryeogeuro — With effort; instrumental form of 노력 (effort)
- 수행하는
- suhaengháneun — Carrying out, performing; present modifier form
- 사람입니다
- saramimnida — (I) am a person; formal noun predicate ending
- 외에도
- oeedо — Besides, in addition to; inclusive particle
- 모든
- modeun — All, every; universal modifier determiner
- 계획에는
- gyehoegeneun — In the plan (topic); regarding plans or schemes
- 경이로운
- gyeongiрoun — Wondrous, marvelous, awe-inspiring modifier
- 것에
- geose — In/at the thing; locative nominalizer form
- 사랑과
- saranggwa — Love and; affection linked with conjunction
- 믿음이
- mideumi — Faith, trust (subject marker); belief
- 뒤엉켜
- dwieoNgyeo — Entangled and; intertwined connective verb form
- 있어
- isseo — There is; informal existential/progressive form
- 사람들의
- saramdeurui — Of people; plural possessive form
- 평범한
- pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary, common, average modifier form
- 길에서
- gireseo — From the path; ablative locative form of 길
- 벗어나
- beoseona — Deviate from, escape; connective verb form
- 탐험하려는
- tamheomharyeoneun — Intending to explore; volitional modifier form
- 거친
- geochin — Rough, wild, rugged; modifier form of 거칠다
- 바다와
- badawa — Sea and; ocean linked with conjunction
- 이끌고
- ikkeulgo — Leading and; connective form of 이끌다
- 맙니다
- mamnida — End up doing; formal regrettable outcome ending
- 더
- deo — More; comparative adverb
- 소중한
- sojunghan — Precious, valuable, dear modifier form
- 이야기로
- iyagiro — To the story; directional form of 이야기
- 돌아가겠습니다
- doragagetseumnida — I will return/go back; formal future verb
- 광대한
- gwangdaehan — Vast, immense, extensive modifier form
- 바다를
- badareul — Sea (object marker); ocean, large body of water
- 횡단하고
- hoengdanhago — Crossing and; traversing connective verb form
- 최남단
- choenamdan — Southernmost tip; extreme southern end point
- 곶을
- gocheul — Cape (object marker); narrow coastal land point
- 돌아
- dora — Going around; connective form of 돌다
- 돌아온
- doraon — Returned; past modifier form of 돌아오다
- 후
- hu — After, afterward; temporal noun
- 다시
- dashi — Again, once more, anew
- 당신을
- dangshinеul — You (object marker); formal second person object
- 만날
- mannal — To meet; future modifier form of 만나다
- 수
- su — Ability, possibility; potential auxiliary noun
- 있을까요
- isseulkkayo — Will there be? wondering if possible; question form
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