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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

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
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
got — Soon, shortly, immediately
떠나게
tteonage — To leave, depart; causative connective form
doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다
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
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
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
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
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
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
su — Ability, possibility; potential auxiliary noun
있을까요
isseulkkayo — Will there be? wondering if possible; question form
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