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There stood one, in physical proportion and stature commanding and exact—in intellect richly endowed—in natural eloquence a prodigy—in soul manifestly "created but a little lower than the angels"—yet a slave, ay, a fugitive slave,—trembling for his safety, hardly daring to believe that on the American soil, a single white person could be found who would befriend him at all hazards, for the love of God and humanity!

그곳에 한 사람이 서 있었으니, 신체적 균형과 체격은 위엄 있고 반듯하며—지성은 풍요롭게 부여받았고—타고난 웅변은 경이로우며—영혼은 명백히 "천사보다 조금 낮게 창조된" 존재였건만—그럼에도 노예였으니, 그렇다, 도망친 노예였으며—자신의 안전을 위해 떨면서, 미국 땅 위에서 하느님과 인류에 대한 사랑으로 온갖 위험을 무릅쓰고 자신을 도와줄 백인 한 사람이라도 있으리라고는 감히 믿지 못하였다!

Capable of high attainments as an intellectual and moral being—needing nothing but a comparatively small amount of cultivation to make him an ornament to society and a blessing to his race—by the law of the land, by the voice of the people, by the terms of the slave code, he was only a piece of property, a beast of burden, a chattel personal, nevertheless!

지적이고 도덕적인 존재로서 높은 성취를 이룰 능력을 갖추었고—사회의 귀감이 되고 자신의 민족에게 축복이 되기 위해 비교적 적은 교육만을 필요로 하였건만—그럼에도 불구하고, 국법에 의하여, 민중의 목소리에 의하여, 노예 규정의 조항에 의하여, 그는 한낱 재산에 불과하였고, 짐을 나르는 짐승이었으며, 동산(動産)에 지나지 않았다!

A beloved friend from New Bedford prevailed on Mr. DOUGLASS to address the convention.

뉴베드퍼드에서 온 소중한 벗이 더글러스 씨를 설득하여 집회에서 연설하도록 하였다.

He came forward to the platform with a hesitancy and embarrassment, necessarily the attendants of a sensitive mind in such a novel position.

그는 이처럼 낯선 자리에 선 예민한 정신이 필연적으로 수반하게 되는 머뭇거림과 당혹감을 안고 연단으로 나아왔다.

After apologizing for his ignorance, and reminding the audience that slavery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart, he proceeded to narrate some of the facts in his own history as a slave, and in the course of his speech gave utterance to many noble thoughts and thrilling reflections.

자신의 무지에 대해 양해를 구하고, 노예 제도는 인간의 지성과 마음에 있어 형편없는 학교임을 청중에게 상기시킨 후, 그는 노예로서 자신이 겪은 역사 속의 몇 가지 사실들을 이야기하기 시작하였으며, 연설이 이어지는 동안 수많은 고귀한 생각들과 가슴 벅찬 성찰들을 토해 냈다.

Vocabulary

그곳에
geugose — At that place; there
han — One; a certain (indefinite article)
사람이
sarami — A person (subject marker attached)
seo — Standing; to stand
있었으니
isseossеuni — There was; existed (causal connective)
신체적
sinchejеok — Physical; relating to the body
균형과
gyunhyeonggwa — Balance and; equilibrium (with conjunction)
체격은
chegyeogeun — Physique; body build (topic marker)
위엄
wiеom — Dignity; majesty; imposing presence
있고
itgo — Having; possessing (connective form)
반듯하며
bandeuthamyeo — Upright; straight and proper (connective)
지성은
jiseongeun — Intellect; intelligence (topic marker attached)
풍요롭게
pungyoropge — Richly; abundantly; in a plentiful manner
부여받았고
buyeobadatgo — Was endowed with; received as a gift
타고난
tagonan — Innate; natural; born with
웅변은
ungbyeoneun — Eloquence; oratory (topic marker attached)
경이로우며
gyeongiroumyeo — Wondrous; marvelous; amazing (connective form)
영혼은
yeongoneun — The soul; spirit (topic marker attached)
명백히
myeongbaeki — Clearly; obviously; evidently
천사보다
cheonsaboda — Than angels; compared to angels
조금
jogeum — A little; slightly; somewhat
낮게
natge — Lower; at a lower level
창조된
changjodoen — Created; having been created
존재였건만
jonjaeยeotgeonman — Was a being; existed as, yet (concessive)
그럼에도
geureomedo — Nevertheless; even so; despite that
노예였으니
noyeyeosseuni — Was a slave (explanatory causal connective)
그렇다
geureota — That is so; yes, indeed
도망친
domangchin — Escaped; having fled; runaway
노예였으며
noyeyeosseumyeo — Was a slave and (connective form)
자신의
jasineui — One's own; his/her own (possessive)
안전을
anjeonеul — Safety; security (object marker attached)
위해
wihae — For the sake of; in order to
떨면서
tteolmyeonseo — While trembling; shaking with fear
미국
miguk — The United States of America
ttang — Land; ground; earth; territory
위에서
wieseo — On top of; upon; above
하느님과
haneunimgwa — God and (conjunction attached)
인류에
illyue — To humanity; toward mankind
대한
Regarding; concerning; toward
사랑으로
sarangeuro — With love; through love (instrumental)
온갖
ongat — All kinds of; every sort of
위험을
wiheomeul — Danger; risk (object marker attached)
무릅쓰고
mureupsseugo — Braving; risking; defying danger
자신을
jasineul — Oneself (object marker attached)
도와줄
dowajul — Who would help; to help (future modifier)
백인
baеgin — White person; Caucasian
사람이라도
saramiraedo — Even a person; anyone at all
감히
gami — Daring to; boldly; with audacity
믿지
mitji — Trust; believe (negative connective form)
못하였다
motayeotda — Could not; was unable to do
지적이고
jijeokhigo — Intellectual and; being intellectual (connective)
도덕적인
dodeokjeogin — Moral; ethical; of moral character
존재로서
jonjaeroseo — As a being; in the capacity of
높은
nopeun — High; elevated; great
성취를
seongtwiреул — Achievement; accomplishment (object marker)
이룰
irul — To achieve; to accomplish (future modifier)
능력을
neungnyeogeul — Ability; capability (object marker attached)
갖추었고
gatchuеotgo — Was equipped with; possessed and (connective)
사회의
sahoееui — Of society; society's (possessive)
귀감이
gwigami — Model; exemplar; role model (subject marker)
되고
doego — Becoming; to become (connective form)
민족에게
minjogege — To the people; to the nation
축복이
chukbogi — A blessing; boon (subject marker attached)
되기
doegi — Becoming; to become (nominal form)
비교적
bigyojеok — Comparatively; relatively; fairly
적은
jeogeun — Little; small amount of; few
교육만을
gyoyungmaneul — Only education (object marker attached)
필요로
piryoro — In need of; requiring; necessitating
불구하고
bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; regardless
국법에
gungbobe — Under national law; by state law
의하여
uihayeo — According to; by means of; under
민중의
minjungeui — Of the people; the populace's
목소리에
moksorie — In the voice of; the voice (locative)
노예
noye — Slave; enslaved person
규정의
gyujeongui — Of regulations; the rule's (possessive)
조항에
johange — Under provisions; in the clause
그는
geuneun — He; that person (topic marker attached)
한낱
hannат — Merely; nothing but; only
재산에
jaesane — As property; in terms of property
불과하였고
bulgwahayeotgo — Was nothing more than; merely was
짐을
jimeul — Burden; load (object marker attached)
나르는
nareuneun — Carrying; transporting (present modifier)
짐승이었으며
jimsеungieosseumyeo — Was a beast of burden and (connective)
e — At; in; to (locative particle)
지나지
jinaji — Nothing more than; not exceeding (negative)
않았다
anatda — Did not; was not (past negative)
on — Who came from; coming from
소중한
sojunghan — Precious; dear; valuable; cherished
벗이
beosi — Friend; companion (subject marker attached)
씨를
ssireul — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, object marker)
설득하여
seoldeukhayeo — Having persuaded; convincing (connective)
집회에서
jiphoeeseo — At the meeting; at the assembly
연설하도록
yeonseolhadorok — So as to give a speech; to speak
하였다
hayеotda — Did; caused; made happen (past tense)
이처럼
icheoreom — Like this; in this manner; thus
낯선
natseom — Unfamiliar; strange; new setting
자리에
jarie — At a place; in a seat or setting
seon — Standing at; who stood at
예민한
yeминhan — Sensitive; sharp; perceptive; keen
정신이
jeongsini — The mind; spirit (subject marker attached)
필연적으로
pillyeonjeogeuro — Inevitably; necessarily; of necessity
수반하게
subanhage — To accompany; entail; bring along
되는
doeneun — Becoming; that comes with (modifier)
머뭇거림과
meomutgeorimgwa — Hesitation and; lingering reluctance (conjunction)
당혹감을
danghokgameul — Embarrassment; bewilderment (object marker)
안고
ango — Holding; carrying within; embracing
연단으로
yeondaneuro — To the podium; toward the platform
나아왔다
naawatda — Came forward; stepped up; advanced
무지에
mujie — Regarding ignorance; about lack of knowledge
대해
daehae — About; regarding; concerning
양해를
yanghaereul — Understanding; pardon (object marker attached)
구하고
guhago — Seeking; asking for (connective form)
제도는
jedoneun — The institution; the system (topic marker)
인간의
inganui — Human; of humanity (possessive)
지성과
jiseonggwa — Intellect and; intelligence with (conjunction)
마음에
maeume — In the heart; in the mind
있어
isseo — Being; in terms of; regarding
형편없는
hyeongpyeonnamneun — Terrible; dreadful; utterly inadequate
학교임을
hakgyoimеul — That it is a school (object nominalization)
청중에게
cheongjoongege — To the audience; to the listeners
상기시킨
sanggiшkin — Having reminded; caused to recall
hu — After; following; subsequent to
노예로서
noyeroseo — As a slave; in the capacity of slave
자신이
jasini — Oneself; he himself (subject marker)
겪은
gyeokkeun — Experienced; having gone through; endured
역사
yeoksa — History; historical record; past
속의
sogui — Inside of; within (possessive marker)
myeot — Several; a few; how many
가지
gaji — Kind; type; sort; variety
사실들을
sasildeuteul — Facts; realities (plural, object marker)
이야기하기
iyagihagi — To tell; narrating; recounting (nominal)
시작하였으며
sijakayeosseumyeo — Began; started and (connective past tense)
연설이
yeonseori — The speech; address (subject marker attached)
이어지는
ieojineun — Continuing; unfolding; proceeding (modifier)
동안
dongan — During; while; for a period of time
수많은
sumaneun — Numerous; countless; very many
고귀한
gogwihan — Noble; lofty; exalted; dignified
생각들과
saenggakdeulgwa — Thoughts and; ideas with (conjunction)
가슴
gaseum — Chest; heart; deep emotional feeling
벅찬
beokcan — Overwhelming; heart-swelling; deeply moving
성찰들을
seongchaldeuреул — Reflections; introspections (plural, object marker)
토해
tohae — Pouring out; vomiting forth; expelling
냈다
naetda — Let out; produced; released (past tense)
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