Great Expectations — Page 6
It was as if I had to make up my mind to leap from the top of a high house, or plunge into a great depth of water.
마치 높은 집 꼭대기에서 뛰어내리거나, 깊은 물속으로 뛰어들기로 마음을 굳혀야 하는 것 같았다.
And it was made the more difficult by the unconscious Joe.
그리고 아무것도 모르는 조 때문에 그것은 더욱 어려워졌다.
In our already-mentioned freemasonry as fellow-sufferers, and in his good-natured companionship with me, it was our evening habit to compare the way we bit through our slices, by silently holding them up to each other's admiration now and then,—which stimulated us to new exertions.
앞서 언급한 동병상련의 동지애 속에서, 그리고 조의 나에 대한 선량한 우정 속에서, 우리는 저녁마다 각자의 빵 조각을 조용히 서로에게 들어 보이며 먹는 방식을 비교하는 습관이 있었는데, 이것이 우리를 새로운 노력으로 자극하곤 했다.
To-night, Joe several times invited me, by the display of his fast diminishing slice, to enter upon our usual friendly competition; but he found me, each time, with my yellow mug of tea on one knee, and my untouched bread and butter on the other.
오늘 밤, 조는 빠르게 줄어드는 자신의 빵 조각을 보여 주며 여러 차례 나를 우리의 평소 친근한 경쟁에 끌어들이려 했지만, 그는 매번 한쪽 무릎에는 노란 찻잔을 올려놓고 다른 쪽 무릎에는 손도 대지 않은 빵과 버터를 올려놓은 나를 발견했다.
At last, I desperately considered that the thing I contemplated must be done, and that it had best be done in the least improbable manner consistent with the circumstances.
마침내 나는 필사적으로, 내가 생각하고 있던 일을 반드시 해야 하며, 상황에 맞는 가장 그럴듯한 방식으로 하는 것이 최선이라고 판단했다.
I took advantage of a moment when Joe had just looked at me, and got my bread and butter down my leg.
나는 조가 막 나를 쳐다본 순간을 틈타, 빵과 버터를 다리 아래로 슬쩍 밀어 넣었다.
Joe was evidently made uncomfortable by what he supposed to be my loss of appetite, and took a thoughtful bite out of his slice, which he didn't seem to enjoy.
조는 내가 식욕을 잃었다고 여긴 것에 분명히 불편함을 느끼며, 자신의 빵 조각을 생각에 잠긴 듯 한 입 베어 물었는데, 그것을 즐기는 것 같지 않았다.
He turned it about in his mouth much longer than usual, pondering over it a good deal, and after all gulped it down like a pill.
그는 평소보다 훨씬 오래 입 안에서 그것을 굴리며 한참을 곱씹다가, 결국 알약처럼 꿀꺽 삼켜 버렸다.
Vocabulary
- 마치
- machi — As if, just like something else entirely
- 높은
- nopeun — High, tall, elevated in position or height
- 집
- jip — House, home, a place of residence
- 꼭대기에서
- kkokdagieseo — From the very top or peak of something
- 뛰어내리거나
- ttwieonaerigeona — Jumping down from a height, or leaping off
- 깊은
- gipeun — Deep, having great depth below the surface
- 물속으로
- mulsogeuro — Into the water, toward the inside of water
- 뛰어들기로
- ttwieodeulgiro — Deciding to dive or plunge into something
- 마음을
- maeumeul — Mind or heart, used as object marker here
- 굳혀야
- gudyeoya — Must firm up, resolve, or make up one's mind
- 하는
- haneun — Doing, a verb modifier meaning 'that does'
- 것
- geot — Thing, fact, nominalized concept or matter
- 같았다
- gatatta — Seemed like, appeared to be a certain way
- 그리고
- geurigo — And, furthermore, connecting two sentences together
- 아무것도
- amugeotdo — Nothing at all, not any thing whatsoever
- 모르는
- moreuneun — Not knowing, unaware of something entirely
- 때문에
- ttaemune — Because of, due to a certain cause or reason
- 그것은
- geugeoseun — That thing, referring to something previously mentioned
- 더욱
- deouk — Even more, to a greater degree than before
- 어려워졌다
- eoryeowojyeotta — Became harder or more difficult over time
- 앞서
- apsseo — Previously, earlier, mentioned before this point
- 언급한
- eongeuphan — Mentioned, referred to in prior discussion
- 동병상련의
- dongbyeongsangnyeonui — Of shared suffering, mutual sympathy between sufferers
- 동지애
- dongjiae — Comradeship, strong bond between fellow companions
- 속에서
- sogeseo — Within, inside of a certain context or space
- 나에
- nae — To me, toward me, indirect object form
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding, toward, concerning a person or topic
- 선량한
- seonnyanghan — Kind, good-natured, benevolent in character
- 우정
- ujeong — Friendship, a close and caring bond between people
- 우리는
- urineun — We, us, referring to the speaker's group
- 저녁마다
- jeonyeongmada — Every evening, each night without exception
- 각자의
- gakjaui — Each one's own, belonging to each individual
- 빵
- ppang — Bread, a baked food staple
- 조각을
- jogageul — Piece, slice, a fragment of something larger
- 조용히
- joyonghi — Quietly, silently, without making much noise
- 서로에게
- seoroege — To each other, toward one another mutually
- 들어
- deureo — Lifting, holding up to show or present something
- 보이며
- boimyeo — While showing, displaying something to someone else
- 먹는
- meongneun — Eating, the act of consuming food currently
- 방식을
- bangsigeul — Method, way, manner of doing something specific
- 비교하는
- bigyohaneun — Comparing, examining differences between two things
- 습관이
- seupgwani — Habit, a regular practice done repeatedly
- 있었는데
- isseonnunde — There was, existed, providing background context
- 이것이
- igeosi — This thing, referring to something just described
- 우리를
- urireul — Us, we, as the object of an action
- 새로운
- saeroun — New, fresh, not experienced or seen before
- 노력으로
- noryeogeuro — With effort, through hard work and exertion
- 자극하곤
- jageukhageon — Used to stimulate or motivate repeatedly
- 했다
- haetta — Did, past tense of the verb to do
- 오늘
- oneul — Today, the current day
- 밤
- bam — Night, the dark hours after sunset
- 빠르게
- ppareuge — Quickly, rapidly, at a fast pace
- 줄어드는
- jureodeuneun — Shrinking, decreasing, getting smaller gradually
- 자신의
- jasinui — One's own, belonging to oneself
- 보여
- boyeo — Showing, revealing something to another person
- 주며
- jumyeo — While giving or offering something to someone
- 여러
- yeoreo — Several, various, more than two in number
- 차례
- charye — Times, occasions, turns in a sequence
- 나를
- nareul — Me, myself as the object of an action
- 우리의
- uriui — Our, belonging to us collectively
- 평소
- pyeongso — Usually, ordinarily, under normal circumstances
- 친근한
- chingeunhan — Familiar, friendly, close in a warm way
- 경쟁에
- gyeongjaenge — In competition, within a context of rivalry
- 끌어들이려
- kkeureodeulliryo — Trying to draw in or involve someone
- 했지만
- haetjiman — Did, but, despite an attempt or action
- 그는
- geuneun — He, the male person being referred to
- 매번
- maebeon — Every time, each occasion without exception
- 한쪽
- hanjjok — One side, one of two sides or parts
- 무릎에는
- mureupenneun — On the knee, placed upon someone's knee
- 노란
- noran — Yellow, having a bright yellow color
- 찻잔을
- chatjaneul — Teacup, a cup used for drinking tea
- 올려놓고
- ollyeonoko — Placing on top, setting something upon a surface
- 다른
- dareun — Other, different, another thing or person
- 쪽
- jjok — Side, direction, one part of two
- 손도
- sondo — Even the hand, also the hand
- 대지
- daeji — Not even touching, not bringing hand near
- 않은
- aneun — Not done, negative modifier for a prior verb
- 빵과
- ppanggwa — Bread and, connecting bread with another item
- 버터를
- beteoreul — Butter, a dairy spread for bread
- 올려놓은
- ollyeonoeun — Having placed on top, set upon a surface
- 발견했다
- balgyeonhaetta — Discovered, found, noticed something previously unknown
- 마침내
- machimne — Finally, at last, after a long wait
- 나는
- naneun — I, me as the subject of a sentence
- 필사적으로
- pilsajeogeuro — Desperately, with all one's might and determination
- 내가
- naega — I, me as subject with subject marker
- 생각하고
- saenggakhago — Thinking about, considering something in one's mind
- 있던
- itdeon — Was, had been, past continuous modifier form
- 일을
- ireul — Work, task, matter to be dealt with
- 반드시
- bandeusi — Without fail, certainly, absolutely must be done
- 해야
- haeya — Must do, have to, obligated to act
- 하며
- hamyeo — While doing, doing simultaneously with another action
- 상황에
- sanghwange — In the situation, given the current circumstances
- 맞는
- manneun — Fitting, appropriate, suitable for a situation
- 가장
- gajang — Most, the superlative degree in comparison
- 그럴듯한
- geureoldeutan — Plausible, convincing, seeming believable or reasonable
- 것이
- geosi — The thing that, nominalizer as subject marker
- 최선이라고
- choeseonirado — Saying it is the best option available
- 판단했다
- pandanhaetta — Judged, determined, concluded after careful consideration
- 막
- mak — Just, right at the moment something happens
- 쳐다본
- chyeodabon — Looked at, gazed toward someone or something
- 순간을
- sunganeul — The moment, a brief instant in time
- 틈타
- teumta — Taking advantage of a gap or opportunity
- 다리
- dari — Leg, a limb used for walking or sitting
- 아래로
- araero — Downward, toward a lower position
- 슬쩍
- seuljeok — Stealthily, sneakily, doing something without being noticed
- 밀어
- mireo — Pushing, sliding something in a direction
- 넣었다
- neoheotta — Put in, inserted something into a place
- 식욕을
- sigyogeul — Appetite, desire or craving for food
- 잃었다고
- ireottago — Saying that one lost or was deprived of
- 여긴
- yeogin — Considered, regarded as, thought to be something
- 것에
- geose — Regarding the thing, about that particular matter
- 분명히
- bunmyeonghi — Clearly, obviously, without any doubt
- 불편함을
- bulpyeonhameul — Discomfort, unease, a feeling of inconvenience
- 느끼며
- neukkimyeo — While feeling, experiencing a certain sensation
- 생각에
- saenggake — In thought, absorbed in one's own thinking
- 잠긴
- jamgin — Sunken into, absorbed deeply in thought
- 듯
- deut — As if, seemingly, appearing to be a way
- 한
- han — One, a single unit of something
- 입
- ip — Mouth, the opening used for eating and speaking
- 베어
- beoeo — Biting off, cutting into with the teeth
- 물었는데
- mureonnunde — Bit into, took a bite, providing context afterward
- 그것을
- geugeoseul — That thing, referring to something as an object
- 즐기는
- jeulginneun — Enjoying, taking pleasure in something
- 같지
- gatji — Doesn't seem like, not appearing to be
- 않았다
- anatta — Did not, negative past tense completion
- 평소보다
- pyeongsoboda — More than usual, compared to normal times
- 훨씬
- hwoelsshin — Much more, by a great margin of difference
- 오래
- orae — For a long time, an extended duration
- 안에서
- aneseo — Inside, within a space or container
- 굴리며
- gullimyeo — Rolling around, moving something inside the mouth
- 한참을
- hanchameul — For quite a while, a considerable length of time
- 곱씹다가
- gopssipttaga — While chewing repeatedly, ruminating on something
- 결국
- gyeolguk — In the end, ultimately, after everything considered
- 알약처럼
- aryakcheoreom — Like a pill, in the manner of swallowing tablets
- 꿀꺽
- kkulkkeok — Gulp, the sound or act of swallowing whole
- 삼켜
- samkyeo — Swallowing, taking something down the throat
- 버렸다
- beoryeotta — Ended up doing, completed an action definitively
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