Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 3
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
- 한
- han — One; a certain (indefinite article)
- 사람이
- sarami — A person (subject marker attached)
- 서
- 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
- 땅
- 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)
- 에
- e — At; in; to (locative particle)
- 지나지
- jinaji — Nothing more than; not exceeding (negative)
- 않았다
- anatda — Did not; was not (past negative)
- 온
- 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
- 선
- 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
- 후
- 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)
- 몇
- 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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