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One or two stiff gales and the springing of a leak are accidents which experienced navigators scarcely remember to record, and I shall be well content if nothing worse happen to us during our voyage.

한두 번의 강풍과 누수의 발생은 경험 많은 항해사들이 기록할 필요조차 거의 느끼지 못하는 사고들이며, 항해 중 그보다 더 나쁜 일이 일어나지 않는다면 저는 충분히 만족할 것입니다.

Adieu, my dear Margaret.

안녕히 계세요, 사랑하는 마거릿.

Be assured that for my own sake, as well as yours, I will not rashly encounter danger.

저 자신을 위해서뿐만 아니라 당신을 위해서도, 무모하게 위험에 뛰어들지 않겠다는 것을 믿어 주세요.

I will be cool, persevering, and prudent.

저는 침착하고, 끈기 있고, 신중하게 행동할 것입니다.

But success _shall_ crown my endeavours.

하지만 성공은 반드시 저의 노력에 보답할 것입니다.

Wherefore not?

어찌 그렇지 않겠습니까?

Thus far I have gone, tracing a secure way over the pathless seas, the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph.

지금껏 저는 길 없는 바다 위에서 안전한 길을 개척하며 나아왔고, 별들 자체가 저의 승리를 증언하고 있습니다.

Why not still proceed over the untamed yet obedient element?

길들여지지 않았으나 순종하는 이 원소 위를 계속 나아가지 못할 이유가 어디 있겠습니까?

What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?

굳은 마음과 확고한 의지를 가진 인간을 무엇이 막을 수 있겠습니까?

My swelling heart involuntarily pours itself out thus.

벅찬 마음이 저도 모르게 이렇듯 흘러넘칩니다.

But I must finish.

하지만 이제 마무리해야겠습니다.

Heaven bless my beloved sister!

하늘이 사랑하는 누이를 축복하기를!

R.W.

R.W.

Letter 4

편지 4

_To Mrs. Saville, England._

_잉글랜드, 새빌 부인께._

August 5th, 17—.

17—년 8월 5일.

So strange an accident has happened to us that I cannot forbear recording it, although it is very probable that you will see me before these papers can come into your possession.

너무나 기이한 사건이 우리에게 일어나 기록하지 않을 수 없습니다. 비록 이 편지가 당신 손에 닿기 전에 제가 직접 당신을 만날 가능성이 높지만 말입니다.

Last Monday (July 31st) we were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed in the ship on all sides, scarcely leaving her the sea-room in which she floated.

지난 월요일(7월 31일), 우리는 사방에서 배를 에워싸는 얼음에 거의 갇혀, 배가 떠 있을 수 있는 공간조차 거의 남지 않게 되었습니다.

Our situation was somewhat dangerous, especially as we were compassed round by a very thick fog.

짙은 안개가 사방을 둘러싸고 있었기에 우리의 상황은 다소 위험하였습니다.

We accordingly lay to, hoping that some change would take place in the atmosphere and weather.

우리는 대기와 날씨에 어떤 변화가 생기기를 바라며 그에 따라 배를 멈추고 대기하였습니다.

Vocabulary

한두
han-du — One or two; a small number of things
번의
beon-ui — Of times; occurrences (possessive marker attached)
강풍과
gangpung-gwa — Strong wind and; gale wind (with conjunction)
누수의
nusu-ui — Of a leak; water leakage (possessive)
발생은
balsaeng-eun — Occurrence of; the happening of an event
경험
gyeongheom — Experience; personal knowledge gained through events
많은
man-eun — Many; a large number or amount of
항해사들이
hanghae-sa-deul-i — Sailors; navigators (plural subject marker attached)
기록할
girok-hal — To record; worth documenting (future/modifying form)
필요조차
piryo-jocha — Even the need; not even needing to bother
거의
geo-ui — Almost; barely; hardly ever
느끼지
neukkiji — To feel; not feeling (negative verb stem form)
못하는
mot-haneun — Unable to do; failing to perform an action
사고들이며
sago-deul-i-myeo — Accidents; incidents (plural, connective ending)
항해
hanghae — Voyage; sailing across the sea
jung — During; in the middle of something
그보다
geuboda — Than that; more than that (comparative)
deo — More; further; to a greater degree
나쁜
nappeun — Bad; unpleasant; of poor quality
일이
il-i — A thing; an event or matter (subject marker)
일어나지
il-eonaji — To occur; not happening (negative connective form)
않는다면
an-neundamyeon — If not; on the condition that it does not happen
저는
jeo-neun — I (formal humble); the speaker (topic marker)
충분히
chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; to a satisfactory degree
만족할
manjok-hal — To be satisfied; to feel content (future modifier)
것입니다
geot-imnida — It is; formal sentence-ending declarative expression
안녕히
annyeonghi — Peacefully; used in farewell greetings
계세요
gyeseyo — Please stay well; polite farewell to someone staying
사랑하는
saranghaneun — Beloved; dear; loving (modifying form)
jeo — I; me (humble first-person pronoun)
자신을
jasin-eul — Oneself; myself (object marker attached)
위해서뿐만
wihaeseo-ppunman — Not only for the sake of; solely for purpose
아니라
anira — But also; not just this but also that
당신을
dangsin-eul — You (formal); the person addressed (object marker)
위해서도
wihaeseo-do — Also for the sake of; for the benefit of too
무모하게
mumohage — Recklessly; rashly; without care for danger
위험에
wiheom-e — Into danger; into a risky situation
뛰어들지
ttwi-eodeulji — To jump into; not rushing into danger
않겠다는
an-ketda-neun — Will not; a promise not to do something
것을
geot-eul — The fact that; thing (object marker attached)
믿어
mid-eo — Believe; trust (informal verb form)
주세요
juseyo — Please do for me; polite request ending
침착하고
chimchak-hago — Calmly and; composed and steady in behavior
끈기
kkeungi — Perseverance; tenacity; persistent determination
있고
itgo — Having and; possessing (connective verb form)
신중하게
sinjung-hage — Carefully; prudently; with careful consideration
행동할
haengdong-hal — To act; to behave (future modifier form)
하지만
hajiman — But; however; nonetheless (contrast conjunction)
성공은
seonggong-eun — Success; achievement (topic marker attached)
반드시
bandeusi — Surely; without fail; certainly must happen
저의
jeo-ui — My; belonging to me (humble possessive)
노력에
noryeok-e — To effort; to one's hard work (dative marker)
보답할
bodap-hal — To reward; to repay effort or kindness
어찌
eojji — How; why; in what way (rhetorical question word)
그렇지
geureoji — Isn't that so; isn't it like that
않겠습니까
an-kessseumnikka — Will it not be so; formal rhetorical question ending
지금껏
jigeumkkeot — Until now; up to this point in time
gil — Road; path; route or way forward
없는
eomneun — Without; lacking; that does not exist
바다
bada — Sea; ocean; large body of water
위에서
wi-eseo — Above; on top of (locative marker attached)
안전한
anjeon-han — Safe; secure; free from danger
길을
gil-eul — Path; road (object marker attached)
개척하며
gaecheok-hamyeo — Pioneering and; blazing a new trail forward
나아왔고
na-awatgo — Has advanced and; has come forward progressively
별들
byeol-deul — Stars; celestial bodies (plural form)
자체가
jache-ga — Itself; the very thing itself (subject marker)
승리를
seungri-reul — Victory; triumph (object marker attached)
증언하고
jeungon-hago — Testifying and; bearing witness to something
있습니다
issseumnida — There is; it exists (formal present tense)
길들여지지
gildeul-yeoji-ji — Not being tamed; not domesticated or controlled
않았으나
an-asseuna — Although not; even though it did not happen
순종하는
sunjong-haneun — Obedient; compliant; yielding to authority
i — This; these (demonstrative pronoun or article)
원소
wonso — Element; fundamental natural substance or force
위를
wi-reul — Above; over (object marker attached)
계속
gyesok — Continuously; keeping on doing something
나아가지
na-agaji — To advance; not moving forward (negative form)
못할
mot-hal — Unable to do; incapable of doing (modifier)
이유가
iyu-ga — Reason; cause; grounds for something (subject marker)
어디
eodi — Where; anywhere; rhetorical place question word
있겠습니까
it-kessseumnikka — Could there be; formal rhetorical question ending
굳은
gud-eun — Firm; solid; steadfast in resolve or character
마음과
ma-eumgwa — Heart and; mind and (with conjunction)
확고한
Firm; unwavering; resolute in determination
의지를
uiji-reul — Will; determination; strong intent (object marker)
가진
gajin — Having; possessing (past modifier form)
인간을
ingan-eul — Human being; a person (object marker attached)
무엇이
mueot-i — What; what thing (subject marker attached)
막을
mak-eul — To block; to stop; to prevent (modifier form)
su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)
벅찬
beokcan — Overwhelming; bursting with emotion or feeling
마음이
ma-eum-i — Heart; feelings; mind (subject marker attached)
저도
jeo-do — Even I; I also (humble first person with 도)
모르게
moreuге — Without knowing; unawares; unconsciously
이렇듯
ireotdeut — Like this; in this manner; thus
흘러넘칩니다
heulleo-neomchimnida — Overflows; spills over with emotion (formal)
이제
ije — Now; at this point; from this moment
마무리해야겠습니다
mamuri-haeyagetseumnida — I must wrap up; I should finish now (formal)
하늘이
haneul-i — Heaven; the sky (subject marker attached)
누이를
nui-reul — Sister; female sibling (object marker attached)
축복하기를
chukbok-hagireul — To bless; blessing (nominalizer with object marker)
편지
pyeonji — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone
부인께
buin-kke — To Mrs.; respectful address to a married woman
nyeon — Year; used to count or indicate years
8월
palwol — August; the eighth month of the year
5일
oil — The fifth day; fifth of the month
너무나
neomuna — So very; extremely; to such a great degree
기이한
giihan — Strange; bizarre; remarkably unusual or odd
사건이
sageon-i — Event; incident; an occurrence (subject marker)
우리에게
uri-ege — To us; happening to our group (dative marker)
일어나
il-eoна — To happen; to occur; to arise (connective form)
기록하지
girok-haji — To record; not recording (negative connective form)
않을
an-eul — Will not; not going to (negative modifier form)
없습니다
eopsseumnida — There is not; does not exist (formal negative)
비록
birok — Although; even though; even if (concessive)
편지가
pyeonji-ga — Letter (subject marker attached); a written message
당신
dangsin — You; formal second-person pronoun
손에
son-e — Into the hand; in one's possession (dative)
닿기
dahgi — To reach; arriving at; touching (nominalized form)
전에
jeon-e — Before; prior to a certain time or event
제가
je-ga — I (humble); the speaker (subject marker attached)
직접
jikjeop — Directly; in person; firsthand without intermediary
만날
mannal — To meet; to encounter (future modifier form)
가능성이
ganeungseong-i — Possibility; likelihood (subject marker attached)
높지만
nopjiman — High but; although the probability is high
말입니다
mal-imnida — I mean; that is to say (formal emphatic ending)
지난
jinan — Last; past; previous (modifier for time)
월요일
woryoil — Monday; the second day of the week
7월
chirwol — July; the seventh month of the year
31일
samsibilil — The 31st day; thirty-first of the month
우리는
uri-neun — We; our group (topic marker attached)
사방에서
sabang-eseo — From all directions; from every side around
배를
bae-reul — Ship; boat (object marker attached)
에워싸는
ewo-ssaneun — Surrounding; encircling; closing in around
얼음에
eoreum-e — In ice; by the ice (locative marker attached)
갇혀
gachyeo — Trapped; confined; enclosed (connective form)
배가
bae-ga — The ship; a boat (subject marker attached)
tteo — To float; to drift on water (connective form)
있을
issseul — Existing; to be present (future modifier form)
있는
inneun — Existing; present (present modifier form)
공간조차
gonggan-jocha — Even the space; not even room to exist
남지
namji — To remain; not remaining (negative connective)
않게
an-ke — So as not to; in a way that does not
되었습니다
doeossseumnida — It became; it resulted in (formal past tense)
짙은
jiteun — Thick; dense; deep (modifier for fog or color)
안개가
angae-ga — Fog; mist (subject marker attached)
사방을
sabang-eul — All sides; every direction (object marker attached)
둘러싸고
dulleo-ssago — Surrounding and; encircling and enveloping
있었기에
isseotgi-e — Because it was; since it existed (causal form)
우리의
uri-ui — Our; belonging to us (possessive marker)
상황은
sanghwang-eun — Situation; circumstances (topic marker attached)
다소
daso — Somewhat; to some extent; rather
위험하였습니다
wiheom-hayeossseumnida — Was dangerous; it was a risky situation (formal past)
대기와
daegi-wa — Atmosphere and; the air and (with conjunction)
날씨에
nalssi-e — In the weather; regarding weather conditions
어떤
eotteon — Some; a certain kind of; what kind of
변화가
byeonhwa-ga — Change; a shift or alteration (subject marker)
생기기를
saenggi-gireul — For arising; for occurring (nominalized object form)
바라며
bara-myeo — Hoping for and; wishing while doing something
그에
geu-e — To that; according to that (dative marker)
따라
ttara — Following; according to; in accordance with
멈추고
meomchu-go — Stopped and; pausing and waiting (connective)
대기하였습니다
daegi-hayeossseumnida — Waited; stood by; was on standby (formal past)
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