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And as I looked at the map of it in a shop-window, it fascinated me as a snake would a bird—a silly little bird.

그리고 상점 창문에서 그 지도를 바라보았을 때, 그것은 마치 뱀이 새를—어리석고 작은 새를—매혹시키듯 나를 사로잡았다.

Then I remembered there was a big concern, a Company for trade on that river.

그때 나는 그 강에서 무역을 하는 큰 회사, 하나의 상사가 있다는 것을 떠올렸다.

Dash it all! I thought to myself, they can't trade without using some kind of craft on that lot of fresh water—steamboats!

에잇, 뭐든 간에! 나는 속으로 생각했다, 그들은 그 넓은 민물 위에서 어떤 종류의 선박—증기선!—을 사용하지 않고는 무역을 할 수 없을 것이라고.

Why shouldn't I try to get charge of one?

내가 그중 하나를 맡으려고 시도해 보면 안 될 이유가 있겠는가?

I went on along Fleet Street, but could not shake off the idea.

나는 플리트 스트리트를 따라 계속 걸었지만, 그 생각을 떨쳐버릴 수가 없었다.

The snake had charmed me.

뱀이 나를 홀려버린 것이다.

"You understand it was a Continental concern, that Trading society; but I have a lot of relations living on the Continent, because it's cheap and not so nasty as it looks, they say.

"아시다시피 그것은 대륙의 회사였습니다, 그 무역 단체는요. 하지만 저는 대륙에 사는 친척들이 많았는데, 거기가 싸고 보기만큼 그렇게 나쁘지는 않다고들 하거든요.

"I am sorry to own I began to worry them.

"부끄럽지만 나는 그들을 귀찮게 하기 시작했다.

This was already a fresh departure for me.

이것은 이미 나에게는 새로운 출발이었다.

I was not used to get things that way, you know.

나는 그런 식으로 일을 처리하는 데 익숙하지 않았거든요.

I always went my own road and on my own legs where I had a mind to go.

나는 언제나 가고 싶은 곳은 내 길을, 내 두 발로 걸어갔다.

I wouldn't have believed it of myself; but, then—you see—I felt somehow I must get there by hook or by crook.

나 자신에 대해 그럴 것이라고는 믿지 못했을 것이다. 하지만, 그때—알다시피—어떻게든 수단과 방법을 가리지 않고 그곳에 가야만 한다는 느낌이 들었다.

So I worried them.

그래서 나는 그들을 졸라댔다.

The men said 'My dear fellow,' and did nothing.

남자들은 '이봐, 친구'라고 말하며 아무것도 하지 않았다.

Then—would you believe it?—I tried the women.

그러자—믿을 수 있겠습니까?—나는 여자들에게 부탁해 보기로 했다.

I, Charlie Marlow, set the women to work—to get a job.

나, 찰리 말로우가, 일자리를 구하기 위해 여자들을 동원한 것이다.

Heavens!

세상에!

Well, you see, the notion drove me.

뭐, 아시다시피, 그 생각이 나를 몰아붙인 것이다.

I had an aunt, a dear enthusiastic soul.

나에게는 이모가 한 명 있었는데, 사랑스럽고 열정적인 사람이었다.

She wrote: 'It will be delightful.

그녀는 이렇게 썼다: '정말 즐거운 일이 될 거예요.

Vocabulary

그리고
geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting clauses or words.
상점
sangjeom — A shop or store where goods are sold.
창문에서
changmun-eseo — From the window; locative form of 'window'.
geu — That; third-person demonstrative pronoun or determiner.
지도를
jidoreul — Map; accusative form of 'map' (지도).
바라보았을
baraboasseul — Past-modifier form of 'to gaze at' or 'look toward'.
ttae — Time, moment, or occasion when something happens.
그것은
geugeoseun — It; topic-marked form of 'that thing'.
마치
machi — Just like; as if; used in simile constructions.
뱀이
baemi — Snake; subject-marked form of 'snake' (뱀).
새를
saereul — Bird; accusative form of 'bird' (새).
어리석고
eoriseokgo — Foolish, stupid; connective form of 어리석다.
작은
jageun — Small, little; adjectival modifier form of 작다.
매혹시키듯
maehoksikideut — As if enchanting or captivating someone completely.
나를
nareul — Me; accusative form of the first-person pronoun.
사로잡았다
sarojabatda — Captured, seized, or completely captivated someone.
그때
geuttae — At that time; referring to a specific past moment.
나는
naneun — I; topic-marked first-person singular pronoun.
강에서
gang-eseo — At/from the river; locative form of 'river' (강).
무역을
muyeogeul — Trade, commerce; accusative form of 무역.
하는
haneun — Doing; present participial modifier form of 하다.
keun — Big, large; adjectival modifier form of 크다.
회사
hoesa — Company or corporation engaged in business.
하나의
hanaui — One; the possessive/modifier form of 'one' (하나).
상사가
sangsaga — Trading firm or superior; subject-marked form.
있다는
itdaneun — That there is/exists; nominalized existence clause.
것을
geoseul — Thing, fact; accusative nominalizer form of 것.
떠올렸다
tteoollryeotda — Recalled, brought to mind, remembered something.
뭐든
mwodeun — Whatever; regardless of what it might be.
간에
gane — Regardless of; whether or not; particle of concession.
속으로
sogeuro — Inwardly, inside oneself; thinking or feeling internally.
생각했다
saengakhaetda — Thought, considered; past tense of 생각하다.
그들은
geudeureun — They; topic-marked third-person plural pronoun.
넓은
neolbeun — Wide, broad, spacious; adjectival modifier of 넓다.
민물
minmul — Fresh water; non-saltwater found in rivers or lakes.
위에서
wieseo — On top of, above; locative form of 위 (above).
어떤
eotteon — Some kind of; what sort of; determiner of type.
종류의
jongnyu-ui — Of a kind or type; possessive form of 종류 (type).
선박
seonbak — Vessel, ship; formal term for a watercraft.
증기선
jeunggiseon — Steamship; a ship powered by a steam engine.
eul — Object case particle attached to nouns.
사용하지
sayonghaji — Not using; negative connective form of 사용하다.
않고는
ankoneun — Without doing; negative conditional particle form.
hal — To do; future modifier form of 하다.
su — Ability, possibility; used in -할 수 있다 constructions.
없을
eopseul — Will not exist; future modifier of 없다 (to not have).
것이라고
geosiraego — That it would be so; reported speech nominalizer.
내가
naega — I; subject-marked first-person singular pronoun.
그중
geujung — Among them; referring to one from a mentioned group.
하나를
hanareul — One; accusative form of 'one' (하나).
맡으려고
mat-euryeogo — In order to take charge of or secure something.
시도해
sidohae — To try, attempt; informal connective of 시도하다.
보면
bomyeon — If one tries; conditional form of 보다 (try/see).
an — Not; negation adverb used before verbs.
doel — To become; future modifier form of 되다.
이유가
iyuga — Reason, cause; subject-marked form of 이유.
따라
ttara — Along, following; directional postposition particle.
계속
gyesok — Continuously, on and on, without stopping.
걸었지만
georeosjiman — Walked but; concessive past form of 걷다.
생각을
saengageul — Thought, idea; accusative form of 생각.
떨쳐버릴
tteolchyeobeolil — To shake off completely; future modifier of 떨쳐버리다.
수가
suga — Ability, possibility; subject-marked form used in negation.
없었다
eopseotda — There was not; past tense of 없다.
홀려버린
hollyeobeolin — Having been completely bewitched or enchanted.
것이다
geosida — It is the case that; emphatic declarative nominalizer.
아시다시피
asidashipi — As you know; polite expression acknowledging shared knowledge.
대륙의
daeryugui — Continental; possessive form of 대륙 (continent).
회사였습니다
hoesayeotseumnida — It was a company; formal past declarative form.
무역
muyeok — Trade, commerce; exchange of goods between parties.
단체는요
dancheneunyo — As for the organization/group; polite topic-marked form.
하지만
hajiman — However, but; common conjunction showing contrast.
저는
jeoneun — I; humble first-person topic-marked pronoun.
대륙에
daeryuge — On/in the continent; locative form of 대륙.
사는
saneun — Living; present participial modifier form of 살다.
친척들이
chinchekdeuri — Relatives; subject-marked plural form of 친척.
많았는데
manannneunde — There were many; past connective form of 많다.
거기가
geogiga — That place; subject-marked demonstrative pronoun.
싸고
ssago — Cheap and; connective form of 싸다 (to be cheap).
보기만큼
bogimankeum — As much as it looks; to the degree it appears.
그렇게
geureoke — Like that, so, in that way; adverb of manner.
나쁘지는
nappeujineun — Not bad; topic-marked negative form of 나쁘다.
하거든요
hageodeunyo — You see, they do; explanatory ending expressing background reason.
부끄럽지만
bukkeureupjiman — Embarrassing/shameful but; concessive form of 부끄럽다.
그들을
geudeureur — Them; accusative form of third-person plural pronoun.
귀찮게
gwichange — Annoyingly, in a bothersome way; adverb from 귀찮다.
하기
hagi — Doing; nominalized form of 하다 used before nouns.
시작했다
sijakehaetda — Began, started; past tense of 시작하다.
이것은
igeoseun — This; topic-marked near demonstrative pronoun.
이미
imi — Already; adverb indicating something has occurred previously.
나에게는
naegeneun — For/to me; dative topic-marked first-person form.
새로운
saeroun — New; adjectival modifier form of 새롭다.
출발이었다
chulbariyeotda — It was a departure or start; past declarative form.
그런
geureon — Such, that kind of; demonstrative adjectival modifier.
식으로
sigeuro — In that manner or way; instrumental form of 식 (way).
일을
ireul — Work, task; accusative form of 일 (work/matter).
처리하는
cheoliharneun — Handling, dealing with; present participial form.
de — Place or act of; nominalizer indicating situation or act.
익숙하지
iksukhaji — Not accustomed to; negative connective of 익숙하다.
않았거든요
anassgeogeodeunyo — I wasn't; past explanatory ending expressing reason.
언제나
eonjena — Always, at all times; adverb of consistent frequency.
가고
gago — Going and; connective form of 가다 (to go).
싶은
sipeun — Wanting to; adjectival modifier of 싶다 (to want).
곳은
goseun — Place; topic-marked form of 곳 (place/location).
nae — My; first-person singular possessive determiner.
길을
gireul — Road, path; accusative form of 길.
du — Two; numeral used before counter words.
발로
ballo — With feet; instrumental form of 발 (foot).
걸어갔다
georeogatda — Walked to; past tense of 걸어가다 (walk and go).
na — I, me; informal first-person singular pronoun.
자신에
jasine — To/about oneself; locative form of 자신 (self).
대해
daehae — About, regarding; short form of 대하여.
그럴
geureol — Like that, such; future modifier form of 그러다.
믿지
mitji — Not believe; negative connective form of 믿다.
못했을
mothaesseul — Could not have; past inability modifier of 못하다.
알다시피
aldashipi — As you know; expression acknowledging mutual knowledge.
어떻게든
eotteokeden — Somehow, by any means; adverb of determination.
수단과
sudangwa — Means and; 수단 (means/method) with conjunctive particle.
방법을
bangbeomeur — Method, way; accusative form of 방법.
가리지
gariji — Not discriminate; negative connective of 가리다 (to choose/discriminate).
않고
anko — Without doing; negative connective form of 않다.
그곳에
geugose — To that place; locative form of 그곳 (that place).
가야만
gayaman — Must go; emphatic obligation form of 가다.
한다는
handaneun — That one must do; nominal modifier of obligation.
느낌이
neukkimi — Feeling, sensation; subject-marked form of 느낌.
들었다
deureotda — Felt, had a feeling; past tense of 들다 (to come/feel).
그래서
geuraeseo — Therefore, so; conjunction indicating result or consequence.
졸라댔다
jolladaetda — Pestered, nagged persistently; past tense of 졸라대다.
남자들은
namjadeureun — Men; topic-marked plural form of 남자 (man).
이봐
ibwa — Hey, look here; informal exclamation to get attention.
친구
chingu — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.
라고
rago — Saying that; quotative particle marking reported speech.
말하며
malhamyeo — While saying; simultaneous connective of 말하다.
아무것도
amugeosgdo — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun.
하지
haji — Not do; negative connective form of 하다.
않았다
anasda — Did not; past negative form of 않다.
그러자
geureonja — Then, at that point; conjunction of immediate sequence.
믿을
miteul — Believe; future modifier form of 믿다 (to believe).
여자들에게
yeojadeurege — To women; dative form of 여자들 (women).
부탁해
butakhae — Ask a favor of; informal form of 부탁하다.
보기로
bogiro — Decided to try; purposive form of 보다 (to try).
했다
haetda — Did; plain past tense of 하다 (to do).
일자리를
iljareureul — Job, position; accusative form of 일자리 (job).
구하기
guhagi — Seeking, finding; nominalized form of 구하다 (to seek).
위해
wihae — For the sake of; purposive postposition expression.
여자들을
yeojadeureul — Women; accusative plural form of 여자 (woman).
동원한
dongwonhan — Mobilized, enlisted; past modifier of 동원하다.
세상에
sesange — Good heavens, my goodness; exclamatory expression.
mwo — What; informal interrogative pronoun.
생각이
saengagi — Thought, idea; subject-marked form of 생각.
몰아붙인
morabuchin — Drove, pushed relentlessly; past modifier of 몰아붙이다.
이모가
imoga — Aunt (maternal); subject-marked form of 이모.
han — One; numeral modifier meaning one or a single.
myeong — Counter for people; used with numbers for persons.
있었는데
isseonnneunde — There was; past connective form of 있다.
사랑스럽고
sarangseuuropgo — Lovely, adorable and; connective form of 사랑스럽다.
열정적인
yeoljeongjeoin — Passionate, enthusiastic; adjectival modifier form.
사람이었다
saramiyeotda — Was a person; past declarative form of 사람이다.
그녀는
geunyeoneun — She; topic-marked third-person feminine pronoun.
이렇게
ireoke — Like this, in this way; near demonstrative adverb.
썼다
sseotda — Wrote; past tense of 쓰다 (to write).
정말
jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb intensifying statements.
즐거운
jeulgeoun — Enjoyable, pleasant; adjectival modifier of 즐겁다.
일이
iri — Work, matter, thing; subject-marked form of 일.
거예요
geoyeyo — It will be; polite informal declarative nominalizer ending.
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