Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 2
"Jane, I don't like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent."
"제인, 나는 트집 잡는 사람이나 따지는 사람을 좋아하지 않아. 게다가 아이가 그런 식으로 어른에게 대드는 것은 정말 용납할 수 없는 일이야. 어디 가서 앉아 있어라. 그리고 기분 좋게 말할 수 있을 때까지는 아무 말도 하지 마라."
A breakfast-room adjoined the drawing-room, I slipped in there.
응접실 옆에 아침 식사를 하는 방이 있었는데, 나는 살그머니 그 안으로 들어갔다.
It contained a bookcase: I soon possessed myself of a volume, taking care that it should be one stored with pictures.
그 방에는 책장이 있었다. 나는 그림이 많이 실린 책을 골라 곧 한 권을 손에 넣었다.
I mounted into the window-seat: gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged, like a Turk; and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.
나는 창가 자리에 올라앉았다. 발을 모아 터키인처럼 다리를 꼬고 앉아서, 붉은 모린 커튼을 거의 다 치고 나니, 나는 이중으로 아늑하게 둘러싸인 은신처에 깃든 것 같았다.
Folds of scarlet drapery shut in my view to the right hand; to the left were the clear panes of glass, protecting, but not separating me from the drear November day.
오른쪽으로는 주홍빛 커튼 주름이 시야를 가로막았고, 왼쪽으로는 투명한 유리창이 있어 음산한 11월의 날씨로부터 나를 보호하면서도 완전히 차단하지는 않았다.
At intervals, while turning over the leaves of my book, I studied the aspect of that winter afternoon.
나는 책장을 넘기는 사이사이에 그 겨울 오후의 풍경을 들여다보았다.
Afar, it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud; near a scene of wet lawn and storm-beat shrub, with ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable blast.
멀리로는 안개와 구름으로 창백하게 텅 빈 풍경이 펼쳐졌고, 가까이로는 젖은 잔디밭과 폭풍에 두들겨 맞은 관목들이 보였으며, 길고 처량한 바람 앞에 쉼 없는 비가 사납게 휩쓸려 지나갔다.
I returned to my book—Bewick's History of British Birds: the letterpress thereof I cared little for, generally speaking; and yet there were certain introductory pages that, child as I was, I could not pass quite as a blank.
나는 다시 책으로 눈을 돌렸다. 비윅의 『영국 조류의 역사』였다. 그 본문은 대체로 별로 관심이 없었지만, 그럼에도 어린아이였던 나조차 그냥 흘려 넘길 수 없었던 몇몇 서문 페이지들이 있었다.
Vocabulary
- 나는
- na-neun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun with topic marker
- 트집
- teu-jip — Nitpicking; finding fault with trivial matters
- 잡는
- jam-neun — Catching or grabbing; present participle form of 잡다
- 사람이나
- sa-ram-i-na — A person or someone; used to list people loosely
- 따지는
- tta-ji-neun — Questioning or arguing persistently about details
- 사람을
- sa-ram-eul — Person; noun with object marker attached
- 좋아하지
- jo-a-ha-ji — To like or enjoy; negated or conditional verb form
- 않아
- a-na — Do not; informal negative ending of 않다
- 게다가
- ge-da-ga — Furthermore; additionally; used to add more information
- 아이가
- a-i-ga — A child; noun with subject marker attached
- 그런
- geu-reon — Such; that kind of; modifying following noun
- 식으로
- si-geu-ro — In such a way or manner; directional particle attached
- 어른에게
- eo-reun-e-ge — To an adult; noun with indirect object marker
- 대드는
- dae-deu-neun — Talking back to; defying or challenging someone older
- 것은
- geo-seun — The thing or act of; nominalizer with topic marker
- 정말
- jeong-mal — Really; truly; used to emphasize a statement strongly
- 용납할
- yong-na-pal — To tolerate or accept; future modifier form of 용납하다
- 수
- su — Ability or possibility; used in 수 있다/없다 constructions
- 없는
- eom-neun — Not existing; lacking; present modifier form of 없다
- 일이야
- i-ri-ya — It is a matter or thing; informal declarative sentence ending
- 어디
- eo-di — Where; interrogative or indefinite place adverb
- 가서
- ga-seo — Going and then; sequential connective form of 가다
- 앉아
- an-ja — Sit; informal imperative or connective form of 앉다
- 있어라
- i-sseo-ra — Stay or remain there; informal imperative of 있다
- 그리고
- geu-ri-go — And; then; conjunction connecting clauses or sentences
- 기분
- gi-bun — Mood; feeling; one's emotional or mental state
- 좋게
- jo-ke — Nicely; pleasantly; adverbial form of 좋다
- 말할
- ma-ral — To speak or say; future modifier form of 말하다
- 있을
- i-sseul — Will be; future modifier form of 있다
- 때까지는
- ttae-kka-ji-neun — Until a certain time; temporal marker with topic particle
- 아무
- a-mu — Any; no; used with negation to mean nothing or no one
- 말도
- mal-do — Even a word; noun with additive/emphatic particle 도
- 하지
- ha-ji — Do not; connective or negative imperative form of 하다
- 마라
- ma-ra — Do not; strong negative imperative ending in Korean
- 응접실
- eung-jeop-sil — Reception room; living room for receiving guests formally
- 옆에
- yeo-pe — Next to; beside; locative particle indicating adjacency
- 아침
- a-chim — Morning; also used to mean breakfast in Korean
- 식사를
- sik-sa-reul — Meal; noun with object marker indicating eating a meal
- 하는
- ha-neun — Doing; present modifier form of 하다
- 방이
- bang-i — Room; noun with subject marker attached
- 있었는데
- i-sseon-neun-de — There was; past tense with contrastive connective ending
- 살그머니
- sal-geu-meo-ni — Stealthily; quietly sneaking without making noise
- 그
- geu — That; a determiner referring to something previously mentioned
- 안으로
- a-neu-ro — Into the inside; directional particle indicating inward movement
- 들어갔다
- deu-reo-gat-da — Entered; went inside; past tense of 들어가다
- 방에는
- bang-e-neun — In the room; locative particle with topic marker attached
- 책장이
- chaek-jang-i — Bookshelf; furniture used to store books
- 있었다
- i-sseo-da — There was; existed; simple past declarative of 있다
- 그림이
- geu-ri-mi — Picture or illustration; noun with subject marker
- 많이
- ma-ni — A lot; many; adverb indicating large quantity or degree
- 실린
- sil-lin — Containing; loaded with; past modifier of 싣다 (to carry/include)
- 책을
- chae-geul — Book; noun with object marker attached
- 골라
- gol-la — Selecting; choosing; connective form of 고르다
- 곧
- got — Soon; immediately; shortly after
- 한
- han — One; a; numeral or indefinite article modifier
- 권을
- gwon-eul — Volume; counter for books with object marker
- 손에
- so-ne — In one's hand; locative indicating possession or holding
- 넣었다
- neo-eot-da — Put in; placed inside; past tense of 넣다
- 창가
- chang-ga — Windowsill; area beside or near a window
- 자리에
- ja-ri-e — At a seat or spot; locative particle with 자리 (place)
- 올라앉았다
- ol-la-an-jat-da — Climbed up and sat; past tense of 올라앉다
- 발을
- ba-reul — Feet; noun with object marker attached
- 모아
- mo-a — Gathering together; connective form of 모으다
- 다리를
- da-ri-reul — Legs; noun with object marker attached
- 꼬고
- kko-go — Crossing; twisting; connective form of 꼬다
- 앉아서
- an-ja-seo — Sitting down and then; sequential connective of 앉다
- 붉은
- bul-geun — Red; crimson; adjective modifier form of 붉다
- 커튼을
- keo-teun-eul — Curtain; loanword noun with object marker
- 거의
- geo-eui — Almost; nearly; adverb indicating near completeness
- 다
- da — All; completely; entirely; adverb of totality
- 치고
- chi-go — Drawing or closing (curtain); connective form of 치다
- 나니
- na-ni — After doing and resulting in; connective causal ending
- 이중으로
- i-jung-eu-ro — Doubly; in a double layer; adverbial form of 이중
- 아늑하게
- a-neu-ka-ge — Cozily; snugly; adverbial form of 아늑하다
- 둘러싸인
- dul-leo-ssa-in — Surrounded; enclosed; past modifier of 둘러싸다
- 은신처에
- eun-sin-cheo-e — In a hideout or refuge; locative particle with 은신처
- 깃든
- git-deun — Nestled; settled in; past modifier of 깃들다
- 것
- geot — Thing; act; nominalizer used to describe actions or states
- 같았다
- ga-tat-da — Seemed like; felt as if; past tense of 같다
- 오른쪽으로는
- o-reun-jjo-geu-ro-neun — To the right side; directional with topic marker attached
- 주홍빛
- ju-hong-bit — Scarlet hue; a bright red-orange color
- 커튼
- keo-teun — Curtain; window drape; common loanword from English
- 주름이
- ju-reum-i — Fold or wrinkle; noun with subject marker attached
- 시야를
- si-ya-reul — Field of vision; one's visual range; with object marker
- 가로막았고
- ga-ro-ma-kat-go — Blocked; obstructed; past tense connective of 가로막다
- 왼쪽으로는
- oen-jjo-geu-ro-neun — To the left side; directional with topic marker attached
- 투명한
- tu-myeong-han — Transparent; clear; modifier form of 투명하다
- 유리창이
- yu-ri-chang-i — Glass window; noun with subject marker attached
- 있어
- i-sseo — There is; existing; informal present tense of 있다
- 음산한
- eum-san-han — Gloomy; dreary; eerie; modifier form of 음산하다
- 11월의
- si-bi-rwo-rui — Of November; eleventh month with possessive particle
- 날씨로부터
- nal-ssi-ro-bu-teo — From the weather; ablative particle indicating source or origin
- 나를
- na-reul — Me; first-person pronoun with object marker
- 보호하면서도
- bo-ho-ha-myeon-seo-do — While protecting; simultaneous action with concessive nuance
- 완전히
- wan-jeon-hi — Completely; entirely; adverbial form of 완전하다
- 차단하지는
- cha-dan-ha-ji-neun — As for blocking out; verb with negation and topic marker
- 않았다
- a-nat-da — Did not; past tense negative auxiliary of 않다
- 책장을
- chaek-jang-eul — Pages of a book; noun with object marker (here: page-turning)
- 넘기는
- neom-gi-neun — Turning (pages); present modifier form of 넘기다
- 사이사이에
- sa-i-sa-i-e — In between; at intervals; reduplication emphasizing gaps
- 겨울
- gyeo-ul — Winter; the coldest season of the year
- 오후의
- o-hu-ui — Of the afternoon; noun with possessive particle
- 풍경을
- pung-gyeong-eul — Scenery; landscape; noun with object marker
- 들여다보았다
- deu-ryeo-da-bo-at-da — Peered into; looked closely; past tense of 들여다보다
- 멀리로는
- meol-li-ro-neun — In the distance; far away; adverb with directional and topic marker
- 안개와
- an-gae-wa — Fog and; noun with conjunctive particle 와
- 구름으로
- gu-reum-eu-ro — With clouds; noun with instrumental directional particle
- 창백하게
- chang-bae-ka-ge — Palely; pallidly; adverbial form of 창백하다
- 텅
- teong — Completely empty; hollow; emphatic adverb for emptiness
- 빈
- bin — Empty; vacant; past modifier form of 비다
- 풍경이
- pung-gyeong-i — Scenery; landscape; noun with subject marker
- 펼쳐졌고
- pyeol-chyeo-jyeot-go — Spread out; unfolded; past tense connective of 펼쳐지다
- 가까이로는
- ga-kka-i-ro-neun — In the nearby area; adverb with directional and topic marker
- 젖은
- jeo-jeun — Wet; soaked; past modifier form of 젖다
- 잔디밭과
- jan-di-bat-gwa — Lawn and; grassy field with conjunctive particle
- 폭풍에
- pok-pung-e — In the storm; noun with locative particle indicating cause
- 두들겨
- du-deul-gyeo — Beaten; pounded; connective form of 두들기다
- 맞은
- ma-jeun — Hit; struck; past modifier form of 맞다
- 관목들이
- gwan-mok-deu-ri — Shrubs; bushes; plural noun with subject marker
- 보였으며
- bo-yeo-sseu-myeo — Were visible and; past tense with additive connective ending
- 길고
- gil-go — Long and; connective form of 길다
- 처량한
- cheo-ryang-han — Forlorn; wretched; pitiful; modifier of 처량하다
- 바람
- ba-ram — Wind; also means desire or wish in other contexts
- 앞에
- a-pe — In front of; before; locative particle with 앞
- 쉼
- swim — Pause; rest; nominal form of 쉬다
- 비가
- bi-ga — Rain; noun with subject marker attached
- 사납게
- sa-nap-ge — Fiercely; ferociously; adverbial form of 사납다
- 휩쓸려
- hwip-sseul-lyeo — Swept away; carried off; connective form of 휩쓸리다
- 지나갔다
- ji-na-gat-da — Passed by; went past; past tense of 지나가다
- 다시
- da-si — Again; once more; adverb indicating repetition
- 책으로
- chae-geu-ro — Toward the book; noun with directional particle
- 눈을
- nu-neul — Eyes; noun with object marker attached
- 돌렸다
- dol-lyeot-da — Turned; directed (eyes); past tense of 돌리다
- 영국
- yeong-guk — United Kingdom; England; name for Britain in Korean
- 조류의
- jo-ryu-ui — Of birds; avian; noun with possessive particle
- 역사
- yeok-sa — History; the study or record of past events
- 였다
- yeot-da — Was; past tense copula ending (after vowel)
- 본문은
- bon-mun-eun — The main text; body text with topic marker attached
- 대체로
- dae-che-ro — Generally; mostly; for the most part
- 별로
- byeol-lo — Not particularly; not much; used with negation
- 관심이
- gwan-sim-i — Interest; concern; noun with subject marker attached
- 없었지만
- eom-neot-ji-man — There was not; past tense with concessive connective 지만
- 그럼에도
- geu-reo-me-do — Nevertheless; even so; concessive adverbial connector
- 어린아이였던
- eo-rin-a-i-yeot-deon — Who was a young child; past retrospective modifier form
- 나조차
- na-jo-cha — Even I; first-person pronoun with emphatic particle 조차
- 그냥
- geu-nyang — Just; simply; without any particular reason or effort
- 흘려
- heul-lyeo — Letting flow; glossing over; connective form of 흘리다
- 넘길
- neom-gil — To pass over; skip; future modifier form of 넘기다
- 없었던
- eom-neot-deon — That did not exist; past retrospective modifier of 없다
- 몇몇
- myeot-myeot — Several; a few; indefinite small number reduplication
- 서문
- seo-mun — Preface; foreword; introductory section of a book
- 페이지들이
- pe-i-ji-deu-ri — Pages; loanword plural with subject marker attached
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