Heart of Darkness — Page 12
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'.
- 그
- 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'.
- 때
- 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.
- 큰
- 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.
- 을
- eul — Object case particle attached to nouns.
- 사용하지
- sayonghaji — Not using; negative connective form of 사용하다.
- 않고는
- ankoneun — Without doing; negative conditional particle form.
- 할
- hal — To do; future modifier form of 하다.
- 수
- 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).
- 안
- an — Not; negation adverb used before verbs.
- 될
- 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.
- 데
- 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).
- 내
- nae — My; first-person singular possessive determiner.
- 길을
- gireul — Road, path; accusative form of 길.
- 두
- 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).
- 나
- 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.
- 뭐
- 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.
- 한
- han — One; numeral modifier meaning one or a single.
- 명
- 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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