Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4
I have been two hours trying to get a wink of sleep, and just when I succeed you come in and wake me."
저는 두 시간 동안 잠깐이라도 잠을 자려고 애썼는데, 막 잠이 들려는 순간 당신이 들어와서 저를 깨웠어요."
"It's sorry I am to my heart's core," said Nora.
"정말 마음 깊이 미안해요," 노라가 말했다.
She went up to her mother, dropped on one knee, and looked with her rosy face into the worn and faded one of the elder woman.
그녀는 어머니에게 다가가 한쪽 무릎을 꿇고, 발그레한 얼굴로 나이 든 여인의 지치고 바랜 얼굴을 바라보았다.
"Here I am, mammy," she said again, "your own little Nora; let me sit with you a bit--may I?"
"여기 있어요, 엄마," 그녀가 다시 말했다. "엄마의 작은 노라예요. 잠깐 옆에 앉아도 될까요?"
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan smiled faintly.
오쉐너건 부인은 희미하게 미소를 지었다.
She looked all over the girl's slim figure, and finally her eyes rested on the laughing, lovely face.
그녀는 소녀의 날씬한 몸매를 훑어보다가, 마침내 시선이 웃음 띤 사랑스러운 얼굴에 머물렀다.
Then a cloud crossed her forehead, and her eyes became dim with tears.
그러다 그녀의 이마에 어두운 그림자가 드리워지고, 눈이 눈물로 흐려졌다.
"Have you heard the last thing, Nora?"
"마지막 소식 들었니, 노라?"
"There are so many last things, mother," said Nora.
"마지막 소식이 너무 많아요, 어머니," 노라가 말했다.
"But the very last.
"하지만 이번이 정말 마지막이야.
Your father has to pay back the money which Squire Murphy of Cronane lent him.
네 아버지가 크로네인의 머피 지주에게 빌린 돈을 갚아야 한단다.
It is the queerest thing; but the mortgagee means to foreclose, as he calls it, within three months if that money is not paid in full.
정말 이상한 일이지만, 저당권자라는 사람이 그 돈을 전부 갚지 않으면 석 달 안에 저당권을 실행하겠다고 한단다.
I know well what it means."
그게 무슨 뜻인지 나는 잘 알아."
Nora smiled.
노라는 미소를 지었다.
She took her mother's hand in hers, and began to stroke it gently.
그녀는 어머니의 손을 자신의 손에 감싸 쥐고 부드럽게 어루만지기 시작했다.
"I suppose," she said, "it means this.
"제 생각엔," 그녀가 말했다, "이런 뜻인 것 같아요.
It means that we must part with a little more of the beloved land, every sod of which I love.
우리가 사랑하는 땅, 한 조각 한 조각 모두 소중한 그 땅을 조금 더 내놓아야 한다는 뜻이겠지요.
We certainly do seem to be getting poorer and poorer; but never mind--nothing will ever alter the fact that--"
우리가 점점 더 가난해지는 것은 분명해 보이지만, 괜찮아요. 아무것도 이 사실만은 바꿀 수 없어요—"
"That what, child?
"그게 무슨 사실이니, 얘야?
Vocabulary
- 저는
- jeoneun — I (topic marker attached); first person subject
- 두
- du — Two; the number two
- 시간
- sigan — Hour; time period
- 동안
- dongan — During; for a period of time
- 잠깐이라도
- jamkkaniraedo — Even for just a moment; even briefly
- 잠을
- jameul — Sleep (object form); referring to the act of sleeping
- 자려고
- jaryeogo — Intending to sleep; trying to fall asleep
- 애썼는데
- aesseonneunde — Tried hard but; made an effort despite outcome
- 막
- mak — Just about to; right at the moment of
- 잠이
- jami — Sleep (subject form); sleep as subject
- 들려는
- deullyeoneun — About to fall asleep; on the verge of sleeping
- 순간
- sungan — Moment; instant in time
- 당신이
- dangsin-i — You (subject); formal second-person pronoun
- 들어와서
- deureowaseo — Came in and; entered and then did something
- 저를
- jeoreul — Me (object form); first person object
- 깨웠어요
- kkaewosseoyo — Woke someone up; caused someone to awaken
- 정말
- jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely
- 마음
- maeum — Heart; mind; inner feelings
- 깊이
- gipi — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth
- 미안해요
- mianhaeyo — I am sorry; expressing sincere apology
- 말했다
- malhaetda — Said; spoke; uttered something
- 그녀는
- geunyeoneun — She (topic); third person female subject
- 어머니에게
- eomeoniegе — To mother; toward one's mother
- 다가가
- dagaga — Approached; moved closer to someone
- 한쪽
- hanjjok — One side; one direction
- 무릎을
- murepeul — Knee (object form); referring to the knee
- 꿇고
- kkulko — Kneeling; bending one's knee down
- 발그레한
- balgeurehan — Rosy; slightly flushed with a reddish color
- 얼굴로
- eolgulro — With a face; using one's facial expression
- 나이
- nai — Age; number of years lived
- 든
- deun — Having become; having aged (modifier form)
- 여인의
- yeoin-ui — Of the woman; belonging to a woman
- 지치고
- jichigo — Tired and; exhausted and then
- 바랜
- baraen — Faded; having lost color or vitality
- 바라보았다
- barabоасsda — Gazed at; looked at steadily and thoughtfully
- 여기
- yeogi — Here; this place
- 있어요
- isseoyo — Is here; exists; to be present
- 엄마
- eomma — Mom; informal word for mother
- 그녀가
- geunyeoga — She (subject); third person female subject marker
- 다시
- dasi — Again; once more
- 작은
- jageun — Small; little; tiny
- 잠깐
- jamkkan — A moment; a brief while
- 옆에
- yeopе — Beside; next to; at the side of
- 앉아도
- anjado — Even if sitting; may I sit down
- 될까요
- doelkkayo — Would it be okay; is it alright if
- 부인은
- buin-eun — Mrs.; a married woman as topic
- 희미하게
- huimihage — Faintly; dimly; in a vague manner
- 미소를
- misoreul — Smile (object form); referring to a smile
- 지었다
- jiеotda — Formed; made; wore an expression
- 소녀의
- sonyeo-ui — Of the girl; belonging to a young girl
- 날씬한
- nalssинhan — Slim; slender; having a lean figure
- 몸매를
- mommаereul — Figure; body shape (object form)
- 훑어보다가
- hulteobodaga — Was scanning over; looking up and down then
- 마침내
- machimnae — Finally; at last; eventually
- 시선이
- siseon-i — Gaze; line of sight as subject
- 웃음
- useum — Smile; laughter; expression of joy
- 띤
- ttin — Wearing; bearing (an expression)
- 사랑스러운
- sarangseureo-un — Lovely; adorable; endearing
- 얼굴에
- eogure — On the face; upon someone's face
- 머물렀다
- meomulleotda — Lingered; stayed; came to rest on
- 그러다
- geureoda — Then; and then; after that happened
- 이마에
- imae — On the forehead; upon the brow
- 어두운
- eoduun — Dark; gloomy; shadowy
- 그림자가
- geurimjaga — Shadow (subject); a dark shade appearing
- 드리워지고
- deuriwojigo — Cast over; a shadow fell across something
- 눈이
- nun-i — Eyes (subject); referring to one's eyes
- 눈물로
- nunmulro — With tears; by means of tears
- 흐려졌다
- heuryeojyeotda — Became blurred; grew cloudy or misty
- 마지막
- majimak — Last; final; the very end
- 소식
- sosik — News; tidings; information about events
- 들었니
- deureotni — Did you hear; have you received news
- 소식이
- sosigi — News (subject); information as subject
- 너무
- neomu — Too; too much; excessively
- 많아요
- manayo — There is a lot; there are many
- 어머니
- eomeoni — Mother; formal word for one's mother
- 하지만
- hajiman — However; but; nevertheless
- 이번이
- ibeoni — This time (subject); this particular occasion
- 마지막이야
- majimag-iya — This is the last; it's the final time
- 네
- ne — Yes; affirmative response
- 아버지가
- abeojiga — Father (subject); one's father as subject
- 지주에게
- jijuege — To the landlord; toward a landowner
- 빌린
- billin — Borrowed; having borrowed something
- 돈을
- doneul — Money (object form); referring to money
- 갚아야
- gapaya — Must repay; obligated to pay back
- 한단다
- handanda — They say must; reportedly needs to be done
- 이상한
- isanghan — Strange; odd; unusual
- 일이지만
- irijiman — It is a matter but; although it seems odd
- 사람이
- sarami — Person (subject); a human being as subject
- 그
- geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned
- 전부
- jeonbu — All; entirely; the whole amount
- 갚지
- gapji — Not repay; failure to pay back (negative form)
- 않으면
- aneumyeon — If not; unless something is done
- 석
- seok — Three (used with months); archaic numeral three
- 달
- dal — Month; also moon
- 안에
- ane — Within; inside; in less than
- 실행하겠다고
- silhaenghagетdago — Said will execute; stated intention to enforce
- 그게
- geuge — That thing; what that is
- 무슨
- museun — What kind of; what sort of
- 뜻인지
- tteusinji — What the meaning is; what it signifies
- 나는
- naneun — I (topic); informal first person subject
- 잘
- jal — Well; clearly; properly
- 알아
- ara — I know; understand; am aware of
- 어머니의
- eomeoniui — Mother's; belonging to one's mother
- 손을
- soneul — Hand (object form); referring to a hand
- 자신의
- jasинui — One's own; belonging to oneself
- 감싸
- gamssa — Wrapping around; enclosing with one's hands
- 쥐고
- jwigo — Holding; gripping; grasping and then
- 부드럽게
- budeureopge — Gently; softly; in a tender manner
- 어루만지기
- eorumanjigi — Stroking; caressing gently; soothing with touch
- 시작했다
- sijakhaetda — Began; started; commenced an action
- 제
- je — My (humble); first person possessive humble form
- 생각엔
- saengagen — In my opinion; as I think
- 이런
- ireon — This kind of; such a; like this
- 뜻인
- tteusingeot — Meaning that; with the implication of
- 것
- геот — Thing; fact; nominalized concept
- 같아요
- gatayo — Seems like; appears to be; I think it is
- 우리가
- uriga — We (subject); our group as subject
- 사랑하는
- saranghaneun — Beloved; that we love; dear to us
- 땅
- ttang — Land; ground; earth; soil
- 한
- han — One; a single; one piece of
- 조각
- jogak — Piece; fragment; a portion
- 모두
- modu — All; everyone; every bit of
- 소중한
- sojunghan — Precious; valuable; dear to one's heart
- 조금
- jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount
- 더
- deo — More; additional; even more
- 내놓아야
- naenooaya — Must give up; obligated to hand over
- 한다는
- handaneun — That one must; saying that it should be done
- 뜻이겠지요
- tteus-igetjiyo — It must mean; that is probably what it means
- 점점
- jeomjeom — Gradually; more and more; increasingly
- 가난해지는
- gananhaeji-neun — Becoming poor; growing poorer over time
- 것은
- геoseun — The fact that; the thing (topic marker)
- 분명해
- bunmyeonghae — It is clear; obvious; evident
- 보이지만
- boijiman — It seems but; it appears however
- 괜찮아요
- gwaenchanayo — It's okay; it's alright; don't worry
- 아무것도
- amugeotdo — Nothing; not anything at all
- 이
- i — This; referring to something nearby
- 사실만은
- sasilmaneun — Only this truth; this fact alone (topic)
- 바꿀
- bakkul — Change; alter; able to change something
- 수
- su — Ability; possibility; can do
- 없어요
- eopseoyo — There is not; cannot; does not exist
- 사실이니
- sasilini — Is it true; is that a fact (question)
- 얘야
- yaеya — My child; dear; affectionate address to child
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