Piccolissima — Page 10
Piccolissima, from her education, resembled the flies a little too much to boast of her perseverance.
피콜리시마는 그녀의 교육으로 인해 파리를 너무 많이 닮아 있어서 자신의 인내심을 자랑할 수가 없었습니다.
So she gave up her project.
그래서 그녀는 자신의 계획을 포기했습니다.
While bending her small head over these eyes, she distinguished, at the bottom of these crystals, a moving dark spot, and thousands of little Piccolissimas, one after the other, smiled upon her from these little mirrors.
그녀가 작은 머리를 이 눈들 위로 기울이는 동안, 그녀는 이 수정들의 밑바닥에서 움직이는 어두운 점을 발견했고, 수천 명의 작은 피콜리시마들이 하나씩 차례로 이 작은 거울들 속에서 그녀에게 미소를 지었습니다.
O, wonderful! these thousands of crystal groups on each side of the head were not all; a triangle of three diamonds crowned the forehead of the fly.
오, 놀라워라! 머리 양쪽에 있는 이 수천 개의 수정 무리가 전부가 아니었습니다. 세 개의 다이아몬드로 이루어진 삼각형이 파리의 이마를 장식하고 있었습니다.
Piccolissima did not know the name they give to these small eyes, nor that a writer on the subject had said, that the diadem of the fly outshines that of queens, but she could not refrain from saying aloud, "O, my little friend, pray tell me what you do with so many eyes?"
피콜리시마는 이 작은 눈들에 붙여진 이름도 몰랐고, 이 주제에 관해 쓴 작가가 파리의 왕관이 여왕의 왕관보다 더 빛난다고 말했다는 것도 몰랐지만, 그녀는 큰 소리로 말하지 않을 수 없었습니다. "오, 나의 작은 친구여, 그렇게 많은 눈으로 무엇을 하는지 말해 주세요?"
"What do I do with them, indeed! why, I look," answered the fly, a little vexed at being disturbed in his repast.
"그것들로 무엇을 하냐고요! 왜, 저는 보는 것이죠," 파리가 식사 중에 방해를 받아 약간 짜증스러워하며 대답했습니다.
"Are there not fingers, nails, pins, pincers, jaws, claws, beaks, which menace me on every side?
"사방에서 저를 위협하는 손가락, 손톱, 핀, 집게, 턱, 발톱, 부리가 있지 않습니까?
Do I not want eyes to see at a distance, and eyes to see near?
멀리 보기 위한 눈과 가까이 보기 위한 눈이 필요하지 않겠습니까?
And do you not know that my head is better put on than yours, which cannot turn to all points of the compass?"
그리고 나의 머리가 모든 방향으로 돌릴 수 없는 당신의 머리보다 더 잘 달려 있다는 것을 모르십니까?"
"What! can you look behind you without turning your head?"
"뭐라고요! 머리를 돌리지 않고도 뒤를 볼 수 있다고요?"
Vocabulary
- 그녀의
- geunyeoui — Her; possessive pronoun referring to a female
- 교육으로
- gyoyugeuro — Due to education; by means of upbringing
- 인해
- inhae — Because of; due to; owing to a cause
- 파리를
- parireul — Fly (insect); object form of the word fly
- 너무
- neomu — Too much; excessively; overly
- 많이
- mani — A lot; much; in great quantity
- 닮아
- dalma — Resembling; looking like; taking after someone
- 있어서
- isseoseo — Because of being; since there is or exists
- 자신의
- jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself
- 인내심을
- innaesimeul — Patience; endurance; tolerance as object of verb
- 자랑할
- jaranghael — To boast about; to show off proudly
- 수가
- suga — Ability; possibility; can (nominal form)
- 없었습니다
- eopseotseumnida — There was not; did not have; could not
- 그래서
- geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that
- 그녀는
- geunyeoneun — She; the female subject of the sentence
- 계획을
- gyehoekeul — Plan; scheme as the object of a verb
- 포기했습니다
- pogiheatseumnida — Gave up; abandoned; surrendered a plan or goal
- 그녀가
- geunyeoga — She; female subject marker in a sentence
- 작은
- jageun — Small; little; tiny in size
- 머리를
- meorireul — Head; hair as the object of a verb
- 이
- i — This; these; a demonstrative determiner
- 눈들
- nundeul — Eyes; plural form of the word eye
- 위로
- wiro — Upward; above; in the direction of up
- 기울이는
- giurineun — Tilting; leaning; inclining something toward a direction
- 동안
- dongan — While; during; for a period of time
- 수정들의
- sujeongdeului — Of crystals; possessive form of crystal plural
- 밑바닥에서
- mitbadageoseo — From the bottom; at the very lowest part
- 움직이는
- umjigineun — Moving; stirring; in motion
- 어두운
- eoduun — Dark; dim; lacking light
- 점을
- jeomeul — Dot; spot; point as object of a verb
- 발견했고
- balgyeonhaetgo — Discovered and; found something and continued
- 수천
- sucheon — Thousands; several thousand in number
- 명의
- myeongui — Of people; possessive counter for persons
- 하나씩
- hanassik — One by one; one at a time
- 차례로
- chareyero — In order; in turn; one after another
- 거울들
- geoulddeul — Mirrors; plural form of the word mirror
- 속에서
- sogeso — From inside; within; from the interior of
- 그녀에게
- geunyeoege — To her; toward her; dative form of she
- 미소를
- misoreul — Smile as the object of a verb
- 지었습니다
- jieoetseumnida — Made; formed; produced (a smile or expression)
- 오
- o — Oh; an exclamation of surprise or wonder
- 놀라워라
- nolrawora — How wonderful; how amazing; exclamation of amazement
- 머리
- meori — Head; hair; the top part of the body
- 양쪽에
- yangjjoge — On both sides; on either side of something
- 있는
- inneun — That exists; that is present; located at
- 개의
- gaeui — Of (a number of) things; counter possessive form
- 수정
- sujeong — Crystal; a clear, hard mineral or gem
- 무리가
- muriga — Group; cluster; a collection of things
- 전부가
- jeonbuga — All of it; entirety; the whole thing
- 아니었습니다
- anieotseumnida — Was not; it turned out not to be
- 세
- se — Three; the number three as a counter
- 다이아몬드로
- daiamondeuro — Made of diamonds; using diamonds as material
- 이루어진
- irueojin — Composed of; made up of; formed from
- 삼각형이
- samgakgyeongi — Triangle as subject; a three-sided geometric shape
- 파리의
- pariui — Of the fly; the fly's possessive form
- 이마를
- imareul — Forehead as object; the upper part of face
- 장식하고
- jangsikhago — Decorating and; adorning something and continuing
- 있었습니다
- isseotseumnida — Was; existed; there was (past tense form)
- 눈들에
- nundeule — To the eyes; on the eyes; locative plural
- 붙여진
- buchyeojin — Attached; given; assigned (a name or label)
- 이름도
- ireumdo — Name also; even the name; topic with also
- 몰랐고
- mollatgo — Did not know and; was unaware and continued
- 주제에
- jujee — On the subject; regarding the topic of something
- 관해
- gwanhae — About; concerning; regarding a topic
- 쓴
- sseun — Who wrote; that wrote; past modifier of write
- 작가가
- jakgaga — Writer; author as the subject of a sentence
- 왕관이
- wangwani — Crown as subject; a royal headpiece
- 여왕의
- yeowangui — Of the queen; the queen's possessive form
- 왕관보다
- wangwanboda — Than the crown; comparative form with crown
- 더
- deo — More; further; comparative degree adverb
- 빛난다고
- bitnandago — That it shines; reported speech of shining brightly
- 말했다는
- malhaetdaneun — That said; which reportedly stated; hearsay modifier
- 것도
- geotdo — That thing also; the fact also; even that
- 몰랐지만
- mollatjiman — Did not know but; was unaware although
- 큰
- keun — Big; large; loud (modifying a noun)
- 소리로
- soriro — In a voice; aloud; by means of sound
- 말하지
- malhaji — To say; speaking (negative or connective base form)
- 않을
- aneul — Will not; not going to (future negative form)
- 수
- su — Can; ability; possibility (nominal bound noun)
- 나의
- naui — My; mine; first-person possessive pronoun
- 친구여
- chinguyo — My friend; O friend (vocative address form)
- 그렇게
- geureoke — Like that; in that way; so much
- 많은
- maneun — Many; numerous; a large number of
- 눈으로
- nuneuro — With eyes; by means of the eyes
- 무엇을
- What; what thing as object of a verb
- 하는지
- haneunji — Whether doing; what one does; indirect question form
- 말해
- malhae — Tell; say; speak (informal imperative form)
- 주세요
- juseyo — Please give; please do (polite request ending)
- 그것들로
- geugeotdeulro — With them; using those things; instrumental plural
- 하냐고요
- hanyagoyeo — Asking what one does; rhetorical question repetition
- 왜
- wae — Why; for what reason
- 저는
- jeoneun — I; me (humble subject form in Korean)
- 보는
- boneun — Seeing; looking; the act of watching
- 것이죠
- geosijyo — It is the thing; that's what it is
- 파리가
- pariga — The fly as subject; insect as sentence subject
- 식사
- siksa — Meal; dining; the act of eating food
- 중에
- junge — During; in the middle of; amid something
- 방해를
- banghaereul — Interruption; interference as object of a verb
- 받아
- bada — Receiving; being subjected to; getting something
- 약간
- yakgan — Slightly; a little; somewhat
- 짜증스러워하며
- jjajeungseureowohameyo — Feeling annoyed while; being irritated and doing
- 대답했습니다
- daedaphaetseumnida — Answered; replied; responded to a question formally
- 사방에서
- sabangeseo — From all directions; from every side
- 저를
- jeoreul — Me (humble); first-person object humble form
- 위협하는
- wihyeokhaneun — Threatening; menacing; posing danger to someone
- 손가락
- songarang — Finger; the digit on a human hand
- 손톱
- sontop — Fingernail; the hard covering on a finger
- 핀
- pin — Pin; a sharp pointed fastening device
- 집게
- jipge — Tongs; tweezers; a gripping tool
- 턱
- teok — Jaw; chin; the lower part of the face
- 발톱
- baltop — Claw; toenail; sharp tip on an animal's foot
- 부리가
- buriga — Beak; bill as subject; a bird's mouth
- 있지
- itji — There is; don't you see; rhetorical affirmation
- 않습니까
- anseumnikka — Isn't there; formal negative rhetorical question ending
- 멀리
- meolli — Far away; at a distance; from afar
- 보기
- bogi — Seeing; looking; the nominal form of see
- 위한
- wihan — For the purpose of; intended for something
- 눈과
- nungwa — Eyes and; with eyes; conjunctive eye noun
- 가까이
- gakkai — Closely; nearby; at a short distance
- 눈이
- nuni — Eye as subject; eyes as sentence subject
- 필요하지
- piryohaji — Is necessary; is needed (base before negative)
- 않겠습니까
- angetseumnikka — Won't it be needed; rhetorical negative future question
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; also; furthermore; connecting two clauses
- 머리가
- meoriga — Head as subject; the head of something
- 모든
- modeun — All; every; each direction or thing
- 방향으로
- banghyangeuro — In the direction of; toward every direction
- 돌릴
- dollil — To turn; to rotate (future modifier form)
- 없는
- eomneun — Without; lacking; that does not have something
- 당신의
- dangsinui — Your; yours; second-person formal possessive pronoun
- 머리보다
- meoriboda — Than (your) head; comparative form with head
- 잘
- jal — Well; skillfully; properly; in a good manner
- 달려
- dallyeo — Attached; fitted; connected to something
- 있다는
- itdaneun — That it is; reported speech modifier of existence
- 것을
- geoseul — The thing; the fact as object of verb
- 모르십니까
- moreusimnikka — Don't you know; formal rhetorical ignorance question
- 뭐라고요
- mworagoyeo — What did you say; pardon me (surprised question)
- 돌리지
- dolliji — To turn; rotating (base before negative ending)
- 않고도
- ankodo — Even without doing; despite not turning something
- 뒤를
- dwireul — The back; rear as the object of a verb
- 볼
- bol — To see; to look (future/modifier form of see)
- 있다고요
- itdagoyeo — You say you can; reported claim of ability
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