Great Expectations — Page 1

English → Korean Chapter II. Level 8/10

My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbours because she had brought me up "by hand."

나의 누이, 조 가저리 부인은 나보다 스무 살 이상 연상이었으며, 나를 "손수" 키웠다는 이유로 자신과 이웃들 사이에서 대단한 명성을 쌓고 있었다.

Having at that time to find out for myself what the expression meant, and knowing her to have a hard and heavy hand, and to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband as well as upon me, I supposed that Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by hand.

그 표현이 무슨 뜻인지 스스로 알아내야 했던 당시, 나는 그녀의 손이 딱딱하고 무거우며 남편에게도 나에게도 그 손을 자주 휘두르는 습관이 있다는 것을 알고 있었기에, 조 가저리와 나 둘 다 손으로 키워진 것이라고 생각했다.

She was not a good-looking woman, my sister; and I had a general impression that she must have made Joe Gargery marry her by hand.

나의 누이는 미인이 아니었다. 그리고 나는 그녀가 조 가저리를 강제로 결혼시켰을 것이라는 막연한 인상을 갖고 있었다.

Joe was a fair man, with curls of flaxen hair on each side of his smooth face, and with eyes of such a very undecided blue that they seemed to have somehow got mixed with their own whites.

조는 피부가 밝은 남자로, 매끈한 얼굴 양쪽에 아마색 곱슬머리가 있었고, 눈동자는 너무나 희미한 파란색이어서 흰자위와 뒤섞인 것처럼 보일 정도였다.

He was a mild, good-natured, sweet-tempered, easy-going, foolish, dear fellow,—a sort of Hercules in strength, and also in weakness.

그는 온화하고 착하고 다정하고 느긋하고 어리석은, 사랑스러운 남자였다. 힘에 있어서는 헤라클레스 같았고, 나약함에 있어서도 마찬가지였다.

My sister, Mrs. Joe, with black hair and eyes, had such a prevailing redness of skin that I sometimes used to wonder whether it was possible she washed herself with a nutmeg-grater instead of soap.

검은 머리카락과 검은 눈을 가진 나의 누이 조 부인은 피부가 워낙 심하게 붉어서, 나는 가끔 그녀가 비누 대신 육두구 강판으로 몸을 씻는 것은 아닐까 하고 궁금해하곤 했다.

She was tall and bony, and almost always wore a coarse apron, fastened over her figure behind with two loops, and having a square impregnable bib in front, that was stuck full of pins and needles.

그녀는 키가 크고 뼈대가 굵었으며, 거의 항상 거친 앞치마를 두르고 있었는데, 등 뒤에서는 두 개의 고리로 고정되어 있었고, 앞쪽에는 핀과 바늘이 가득 꽂힌 사각형의 견고한 가슴받이가 달려 있었다.

Vocabulary

나의: na-ui — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun.
누이: nu-i — Older sister (used by a male speaker).
부인은: bu-in-eun — Wife or married woman (topic-marked form).
나보다: na-bo-da — Than me; comparative particle attached to pronoun.
스무: seu-mu — Twenty; native Korean numeral form.
살: sal — Year of age; counter for a person's age.
이상: i-sang — More than; above a certain number or level.
연상이었으며: yeon-sang-i-eoss-eu-myeo — Was older in age; senior by years.
나를: na-reul — Me; first-person singular object-marked pronoun.
손수: son-su — By one's own hands; personally, without help.
키웠다는: ki-woss-da-neun — The claim of having raised or brought up.
이유로: i-yu-ro — For the reason of; using as a justification.
자신과: ja-sin-gwa — With oneself; together with one's own self.
이웃들: i-ut-deul — Neighbors; people living nearby (plural form).
사이에서: sa-i-e-seo — Among; between people or things.
대단한: dae-dan-han — Great, remarkable, impressive, or extraordinary.
명성을: myeong-seong-eul — Reputation or fame (object-marked form).
쌓고: ssak-go — Building up; accumulating reputation or experience.
있었다: iss-eoss-da — Was; existed; past tense of 있다.
그: geu — That; he; a third-person pronoun or determiner.
표현이: pyo-hyeon-i — Expression or phrase (subject-marked form).
무슨: mu-seun — What kind of; what sort of (determiner).
뜻인지: tteut-in-ji — What the meaning is; indirect question about meaning.
스스로: seu-seu-ro — By oneself; on one's own, independently.
알아내야: ar-a-nae-ya — Must figure out; need to discover for oneself.
했던: haess-deon — Had to do; past retrospective modifier of 하다.
당시: dang-si — At that time; back then, in those days.
나는: na-neun — I; first-person singular subject with topic marker.
그녀의: geu-nyeo-ui — Her; third-person feminine singular possessive.
손이: son-i — Hand (subject-marked form); the hand.
딱딱하고: ttak-ttak-ha-go — Hard and stiff; rigid to the touch.
무거우며: mu-geo-u-myeo — Heavy; weighty, and additionally something else.
남편에게도: nam-pyeon-e-ge-do — To the husband also; directed at spouse too.
나에게도: na-e-ge-do — To me also; toward me as well.
손을: son-eul — Hand (object-marked form); one's hand.
자주: ja-ju — Often; frequently, on a regular basis.
휘두르는: hwi-du-reu-neun — Swinging or wielding; waving forcefully at someone.
습관이: seup-gwan-i — Habit or custom (subject-marked form).
있다는: iss-da-neun — The fact that there is or exists.
것을: geot-eul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker attached.
알고: al-go — Knowing; being aware of something.
있었기에: iss-eoss-gi-e — Because I knew or was aware of it.
나: na — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
둘: dul — Two; both; native Korean numeral for two.
다: da — All; both; entirely, every one.
손으로: son-eu-ro — By hand; using one's hands as instrument.
키워진: ki-wo-jin — Having been raised or brought up (passive form).
것이라고: geot-i-ra-go — Thinking that it is the case; quoted belief.
생각했다: saeng-gak-haess-da — Thought; had the opinion or belief.
누이는: nu-i-neun — The sister (topic-marked); older sister as subject.
미인이: mi-in-i — A beauty; beautiful woman (subject-marked form).
아니었다: a-ni-eoss-da — Was not; past negative form of 아니다.
그리고: geu-ri-go — And; furthermore, connecting two clauses.
그녀가: geu-nyeo-ga — She; third-person feminine subject-marked pronoun.
강제로: gang-je-ro — Forcibly; by compulsion, against one's will.
결혼시켰을: gyeol-hon-si-kyeoss-eul — Would have forced into marriage; causative past.
것이라는: geot-i-ra-neun — That it probably is; presumptive nominal modifier.
막연한: mang-nyeon-han — Vague, indefinite, or unclear in feeling.
인상을: in-sang-eul — Impression; a sense or feeling about someone.
갖고: gat-go — Having; holding, possessing something.
피부가: pi-bu-ga — Skin (subject-marked); one's complexion.
밝은: bal-geun — Bright, light-colored, or fair in tone.
남자로: nam-ja-ro — As a man; male person (instrumental marker).
매끈한: mae-kkeun-han — Smooth, sleek, or even in texture.
얼굴: eol-gul — Face; a person's facial features.
양쪽에: yang-jjok-e — On both sides; at either side.
곱슬머리가: gop-seul-meо-ri-ga — Curly hair (subject-marked); wavy or kinked hair.
있었고: iss-eoss-go — There was; existed, and additionally something else.
눈동자는: nun-dong-ja-neun — The iris or pupil of the eye (topic-marked).
너무나: neo-mu-na — So very; extremely, to such a degree.
희미한: hui-mi-han — Faint, dim, or barely visible in color.
파란색이어서: pa-ran-saek-i-eo-seo — Because it was blue in color.
흰자위와: huin-ja-wi-wa — The white of the eye and; sclera.
뒤섞인: dwi-seok-in — Mixed together; blended or intermingled.
것처럼: geot-cheo-reom — As if; like, resembling something.
보일: bo-il — Will appear or seem; future modifier of 보이다.
정도였다: jeong-do-yeoss-da — It was to that extent or degree.
그는: geu-neun — He; third-person masculine subject with topic marker.
온화하고: on-hwa-ha-go — Gentle and mild in temperament or manner.
착하고: chak-ha-go — Kind-hearted and good-natured, and also...
다정하고: da-jeong-ha-go — Affectionate and warm in relationships.
느긋하고: neu-geut-ha-go — Relaxed and unhurried in attitude.
어리석은: eo-ri-seok-eun — Foolish or simple-minded; lacking good judgment.
사랑스러운: sa-rang-seu-reo-un — Lovable, adorable, endearing in character.
남자였다: nam-ja-yeoss-da — Was a man; past tense identification.
힘에: him-e — In terms of strength; regarding physical power.
있어서는: iss-eo-seo-neun — As for; when it comes to something.
같았고: gat-ass-go — Was like; resembled, and additionally something else.
나약함에: na-yak-ham-e — In terms of weakness or feebleness.
있어서도: iss-eo-seo-do — In that regard also; likewise in that respect.
마찬가지였다: ma-chan-ga-ji-yeoss-da — Was the same; it was likewise or identical.
검은: geom-eun — Black; dark in color (modifier form).
머리카락과: meo-ri-ka-rak-gwa — Hair strands and; individual hairs with conjunction.
눈을: nun-eul — Eyes (object-marked); one's eyes.
가진: ga-jin — Having; possessing (modifier form of 가지다).
워낙: wo-nak — So inherently; by nature to such a degree.
심하게: sim-ha-ge — Severely, extremely, or to a great degree.
붉어서: bul-geo-seo — Because it was so red; reddened in color.
가끔: ga-kkeum — Sometimes; occasionally, now and then.
비누: bi-nu — Soap; used for washing and cleaning.
대신: dae-sin — Instead of; in place of something else.
몸을: mom-eul — Body (object-marked); one's physical body.
씻는: ssit-neun — Washing; cleansing the body (present modifier).
것은: geot-eun — The act of; nominalized clause with topic marker.
아닐까: a-nil-kka — Could it be not; wondering if perhaps.
하고: ha-go — Saying or thinking; quotative connective.
궁금해하곤: gung-geum-hae-ha-gon — Used to wonder; habitually curious about something.
했다: haess-da — Did; past tense of the verb 하다.
그녀는: geu-nyeo-neun — She; third-person feminine with topic marker.
키가: ki-ga — Height (subject-marked); one's physical stature.
크고: keu-go — Tall or big, and additionally something else.
뼈대가: ppyeo-dae-ga — Bone structure or frame (subject-marked).
굵었으며: gul-geoss-eu-myeo — Was thick or large-boned, and moreover.
거의: geo-ui — Almost; nearly, for the most part.
항상: hang-sang — Always; at all times, constantly.
거친: geo-chin — Rough or coarse in texture or manner.
앞치마를: ap-chi-ma-reul — Apron (object-marked); worn to protect clothing.
두르고: du-reu-go — Wrapping around or wearing draped clothing.
있었는데: iss-eoss-neun-de — Was wearing, but or and; background context.
등: deung — Back; the rear side of the body.
뒤에서는: dwi-e-seo-neun — From the back; at/from behind (topic-marked).
두: du — Two; native Korean numeral used before counters.
개의: gae-ui — Of units; general counter possessive form.
고리로: go-ri-ro — With rings or loops; by means of hooks.
고정되어: go-jeong-doe-eo — Being fixed or fastened; secured in place.
앞쪽에는: ap-jjok-e-neun — On the front side (topic-marked locative).
핀과: pin-gwa — Pins and; sewing pins with conjunction.
바늘이: ba-neul-i — Needles (subject-marked); sewing needles.
가득: ga-deuk — Full; filled to capacity or brimming over.
꽂힌: kkot-hin — Stuck in or inserted; embedded in something.
사각형의: sa-gak-hyeong-ui — Of a square or rectangular shape (possessive).
견고한: gyeon-go-han — Solid, sturdy, and firmly built.
달려: dal-lyeo — Attached; hanging or fastened onto something.

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