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I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the glories of exploration.

나는 몇 시간이고 남아메리카나 아프리카, 혹은 오스트레일리아를 바라보며 탐험의 온갖 영광 속에 나 자신을 잃곤 했다.

At that time there were many blank spaces on the earth, and when I saw one that looked particularly inviting on a map (but they all look that) I would put my finger on it and say, 'When I grow up I will go there.'

그 당시에는 지구상에 공백으로 남은 곳이 많았는데, 지도에서 특히나 마음을 끄는 빈 곳을 발견하면 (하지만 빈 곳은 다 그렇게 보이기 마련이지만) 나는 그 위에 손가락을 얹고 '어른이 되면 저기에 가리라'고 말하곤 했다.

The North Pole was one of these places, I remember.

북극도 그런 곳들 중 하나였던 것으로 기억한다.

Well, I haven't been there yet, and shall not try now.

뭐, 나는 아직 그곳에 가보지 못했고, 이제는 시도하지도 않을 것이다.

The glamour's off.

그 매력은 사라졌다.

Other places were scattered about the hemispheres.

다른 곳들은 여러 반구에 흩어져 있었다.

I have been in some of them, and... well, we won't talk about that.

나는 그중 몇 군데에 가보았는데… 뭐, 그 얘기는 하지 말기로 하자.

But there was one yet—the biggest, the most blank, so to speak—that I had a hankering after.

하지만 그중에서도 하나가 있었는데, 말하자면 가장 크고 가장 공백으로 남아 있는 곳으로, 내가 몹시 갈망하던 곳이었다.

"True, by this time it was not a blank space any more.

"사실, 그 무렵에는 그곳도 더 이상 공백의 땅이 아니었다.

It had got filled since my boyhood with rivers and lakes and names.

내가 소년이었던 시절 이후로 그곳은 강과 호수와 지명들로 채워져 있었다.

It had ceased to be a blank space of delightful mystery—a white patch for a boy to dream gloriously over.

그곳은 더 이상 황홀한 신비의 공백, 소년이 찬란한 꿈을 꿀 수 있는 하얀 여백이 아니었다.

It had become a place of darkness.

그곳은 어둠의 땅이 되어 있었다.

But there was in it one river especially, a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving afar over a vast country, and its tail lost in the depths of the land.

하지만 그 안에는 특히 하나의 강이 있었는데, 지도에서도 볼 수 있는 거대한 강으로, 똬리를 풀고 늘어선 거대한 뱀처럼 보였으며, 머리는 바다에 닿아 있고, 몸통은 광대한 대륙 위로 멀리 굽이치며 뻗어 있고, 꼬리는 대지의 깊은 곳에서 사라지고 있었다.

Vocabulary

나는
na-neun — I (subject marker attached); first-person subject pronoun
myeot — Several; how many; a few
시간이고
si-gan-i-go — For hours on end; hours at a time
혹은
hok-eun — Or; alternatively; otherwise
바라보며
ba-ra-bo-myeo — While gazing at; looking toward something
탐험의
tam-heom-ui — Of exploration; relating to adventure and discovery
온갖
on-gat — All kinds of; every sort of
영광
yeong-gwang — Glory; honor; splendor
속에
sok-e — Inside; within; amid
na — I; me; myself (informal first person)
자신을
ja-sin-eul — Oneself (object form); one's own self
잃곤
il-kon — Used to lose; habitually losing (past habit)
했다
haet-da — Did; past tense of 하다 (to do)
geu — That; the; he (demonstrative/article-like)
당시에는
dang-si-e-neun — At that time; back then; in those days
지구상에
ji-gu-sang-e — On Earth; on the surface of the globe
공백으로
gong-baek-eu-ro — As a blank; remaining empty or void
남은
nam-eun — Remaining; left over; still existing
곳이
got-i — Place (subject marker); a spot or location
많았는데
man-at-neun-de — There were many; existed in large number
지도에서
ji-do-e-seo — On a map; from a map
특히나
teuk-hi-na — Especially; particularly; above all
마음을
ma-eum-eul — Heart; mind (object marker attached)
끄는
kkeu-neun — Attracting; drawing; pulling one's attention
bin — Empty; blank; vacant
곳을
got-eul — Place (object marker); a location
발견하면
bal-gyeon-ha-myeon — If one discovers; upon finding something
하지만
ha-ji-man — However; but; nevertheless
곳은
got-eun — The place (topic marker); that spot
da — All; entirely; every one
그렇게
geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; so
보이기
bo-i-gi — To appear; to seem; looking like something
마련이지만
ma-ryeon-i-ji-man — Naturally so; bound to be; though of course
위에
wi-e — On top of; above; over
손가락을
son-ga-rak-eul — Finger (object marker); one's finger
얹고
eon-go — Placing on top; resting upon something
어른이
eo-reun-i — Adult (subject marker); grown-up person
되면
doe-myeon — When one becomes; if one grows into
저기에
jeo-gi-e — Over there; to that place
가리라
ga-ri-ra — I shall go; I will go (determined future)
말하곤
mal-ha-gon — Used to say; habitually saying something
북극도
Buk-geuk-do — The North Pole (also/too particle attached)
그런
geu-reon — Such; that kind of; like that
곳들
got-deul — Places (plural); various locations
jung — Among; in the middle of; within
하나였던
ha-na-yeot-deon — Was one of; had been one (of many)
것으로
geot-eu-ro — As something; as a thing; in that capacity
기억한다
gi-eok-han-da — Remembers; recalls; keeps in memory
mwo — Well; anyway; whatever (filler/interjection)
아직
a-jik — Still; yet; not yet
그곳에
geu-got-e — To that place; there; at that location
가보지
ga-bo-ji — To have tried going; to have visited
못했고
mot-haet-go — Could not do; was unable to (and)
이제는
i-je-neun — Now; by now; at this point
시도하지도
si-do-ha-ji-do — Won't even try; not even attempt
않을
an-eul — Will not; future negative form
것이다
geot-i-da — It is; it will be (nominal predicate)
매력은
mae-ryeok-eun — The charm; the appeal (topic marker)
사라졌다
sa-ra-jyeot-da — Disappeared; vanished; faded away
다른
da-reun — Other; different; another
곳들은
got-deul-eun — The other places (topic marker); those spots
여러
yeo-reo — Several; various; many different
반구에
ban-gu-e — In hemispheres; across hemispheres
흩어져
heu-teo-jyeo — Scattered; spread out; dispersed
있었다
it-eot-da — Were; existed; there were
그중
geu-jung — Among them; of those; out of them
군데에
gun-de-e — At some places; at a number of spots
가보았는데…
ga-bo-at-neun-de — Had visited; had gone to see
얘기는
yae-gi-neun — The story; the talk (topic marker)
하지
ha-ji — Do not; let's not (negative suggestion)
말기로
mal-gi-ro — To decide not to; let's refrain from
하자
ha-ja — Let's do; let us (informal suggestion)
그중에서도
geu-jung-e-seo-do — Even among those; especially within them
하나가
ha-na-ga — One (subject marker); a single one
있었는데
it-eot-neun-de — There was; existed (with background context)
말하자면
mal-ha-ja-myeon — So to speak; in other words; namely
가장
ga-jang — Most; the most; to the greatest degree
크고
keu-go — Big and; large and (connective form)
남아
nam-a — Remaining; left; still there
있는
it-neun — That exists; that remains; existing
곳으로
got-eu-ro — Toward a place; as a place; to a spot
내가
nae-ga — I (subject marker); me as the subject
몹시
mop-si — Extremely; very much; intensely
갈망하던
gal-mang-ha-deon — That I longed for; yearned for intensely
곳이었다
got-i-eot-da — It was a place; it had been a location
사실
sa-sil — Actually; in fact; the truth
무렵에는
mu-ryeop-e-neun — Around that time; by that period
그곳도
geu-got-do — That place too; even that location
deo — More; further; no longer (with negation)
이상
i-sang — No longer; any more; beyond this
공백의
gong-baek-ui — Of blankness; of empty space; blank's
땅이
ttang-i — Land; earth; ground (subject marker)
아니었다
a-ni-eot-da — Was not; it was no longer something
소년이었던
so-nyeon-i-eot-deon — Who had been a boy; when one was a boy
시절
si-jeol — Days; period; time of life; era
이후로
i-hu-ro — Since then; after that time; from then on
그곳은
geu-got-eun — That place (topic marker); as for that spot
강과
gang-gwa — Rivers and; the river and
호수와
ho-su-wa — Lakes and; with lakes
지명들로
ji-myeong-deul-ro — With place names; filled by geographic names
채워져
chae-wo-jyeo — Filled up; having been filled; packed with
황홀한
hwang-hol-han — Enchanting; ecstatic; entrancingly beautiful
신비의
sin-bi-ui — Of mystery; of wonder; mysterious
공백
gong-baek — Blank space; void; empty gap
소년이
so-nyeon-i — Boy (subject marker); a young boy
찬란한
chan-ran-han — Brilliant; radiant; dazzling; splendid
꿈을
kkum-eul — Dream (object marker); a dream
kkul — To dream; (also honey); here: to have a dream
su — Way; means; can; ability to do something
하얀
ha-yan — White; pure white; snowy white
여백이
yeo-baek-i — White space; blank margin (subject marker)
어둠의
eo-dum-ui — Of darkness; of the dark; darkness's
되어
doe-eo — Becoming; having become; turning into
안에는
an-e-neun — Inside; within; in the interior of
특히
teuk-hi — Especially; particularly; in particular
하나의
ha-na-ui — One; a single; of one
강이
gang-i — River (subject marker); a river
지도에서도
ji-do-e-seo-do — Even on a map; on the map as well
bol — To see; to look at; visible (future modifier)
거대한
geo-dae-han — Enormous; huge; gigantic
강으로
gang-eu-ro — As a river; toward a river
풀고
pul-go — Uncoiling; unwinding; releasing and
늘어선
neu-reo-seon — Stretched out; lined up; extended along
뱀처럼
baem-cheo-reom — Like a snake; resembling a serpent
보였으며
bo-yeot-eu-myeo — Appeared; looked like; seemed and
머리는
meo-ri-neun — The head (topic marker); its head
바다에
ba-da-e — To the sea; at the ocean; in the sea
닿아
da-a — Touching; reaching; making contact with
있고
it-go — Is there and; exists and (connective)
몸통은
mom-tong-eun — The body (topic marker); the torso
광대한
gwang-dae-han — Vast; immense; expansive
대륙
dae-ryuk — Continent; large landmass
위로
wi-ro — Over; upward; across the top of
멀리
meol-li — Far away; into the distance; far off
굽이치며
gu-bi-chi-myeo — Winding; meandering; curving while extending
뻗어
ppeo-cheo — Stretching out; extending; reaching outward
꼬리는
kko-ri-neun — The tail (topic marker); its tail end
대지의
dae-ji-ui — Of the earth; of the land; of the terrain
깊은
gi-peun — Deep; profound; far down
곳에서
got-e-seo — From a place; at a location; from within
사라지고
sa-ra-ji-go — Disappearing and; vanishing into; fading away
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