The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 7
For then I knew but to suck; to repose in what pleased, and cry at what offended my flesh; nothing more.
그때 나는 오직 젖을 빠는 것, 육신이 즐거워하는 것에서 쉬는 것, 그리고 육신을 불쾌하게 하는 것에 울음으로 반응하는 것만을 알았을 뿐이었다. 그 이상은 아무것도 없었다.
Afterwards I began to smile; first in sleep, then waking: for so it was told me of myself, and I believed it; for we see the like in other infants, though of myself I remember it not.
그 후 나는 미소를 짓기 시작했다. 처음에는 잠 속에서, 그 다음에는 깨어 있을 때였다. 그것은 나 자신에 대해 내게 전해진 이야기였고 나는 그것을 믿었다. 왜냐하면 우리는 다른 아이들에게서도 그와 같은 모습을 보기 때문이다. 비록 나 자신은 그것을 기억하지 못하지만.
Thus, little by little, I became conscious where I was; and to have a wish to express my wishes to those who could content them, and I could not; for the wishes were within me, and they without; nor could they by any sense of theirs enter within my spirit.
이렇게 하여 나는 조금씩 내가 어디에 있는지를 의식하게 되었다. 그리고 나의 바람을 들어줄 수 있는 사람들에게 그 바람을 표현하고 싶었지만 그럴 수가 없었다. 바람은 내 안에 있었고 그들은 밖에 있었으며, 그들의 어떤 감각으로도 내 영혼 안으로 들어올 수 없었기 때문이다.
So I flung about at random limbs and voice, making the few signs I could, and such as I could, like, though in truth very little like, what I wished.
그래서 나는 팔다리와 목소리를 마구 휘두르며, 내가 할 수 있는 몇 가지 몸짓을 만들어냈다. 그것은 내가 원하는 것과 비슷하게 하려 했지만 사실 아주 조금밖에 닮지 않은 것이었다.
And when I was not presently obeyed (my wishes being hurtful or unintelligible), then I was indignant with my elders for not submitting to me, with those owing me no service, for not serving me; and avenged myself on them by tears.
그리고 내 바람이 즉시 받아들여지지 않을 때(내 바람이 해롭거나 이해할 수 없는 것이었기 때문에), 나는 어른들이 나에게 복종하지 않는다고 분개했다. 나를 섬길 의무가 없는 그들이 나를 섬기지 않는다고 화를 냈고, 눈물로 그들에게 복수했다.
Such have I learnt infants to be from observing them; and that I was myself such, they, all unconscious, have shown me better than my nurses who knew it.
나는 아이들을 관찰하면서 그들이 그러하다는 것을 배웠다. 그리고 내가 나 자신도 그러했다는 것은, 그것을 알고 있었던 나의 유모들보다도, 전혀 의식하지 못한 채로 그들이 내게 더 잘 보여주었다.
And, lo! my infancy died long since, and I live.
보라! 나의 유아기는 이미 오래전에 죽었고, 나는 살아 있다.
Vocabulary
- 그때
- geuttae — at that time, back then
- 나는
- naneun — I (topic marker attached)
- 오직
- ojik — only, solely, exclusively
- 젖을
- jeoseul — breast milk (object form)
- 빠는
- ppaneun — sucking, drawing out by suction
- 것
- geot — thing, fact, act (nominalizer)
- 육신이
- yukssini — the flesh, physical body (subject form)
- 즐거워하는
- jeulgeowohaneun — feeling pleased, finding joy in something
- 것에서
- geoseseo — from the thing, from what (locative)
- 쉬는
- swineun — resting, taking a break
- 그리고
- geurigo — and, and then, additionally
- 육신을
- yukssineul — the flesh, physical body (object form)
- 불쾌하게
- bulkwaehage — in a displeasing or unpleasant manner
- 하는
- haneun — doing, making (present modifier)
- 것에
- geose — to the thing, regarding what (dative)
- 울음으로
- ureumeuro — with crying, by means of weeping
- 반응하는
- baneunghaneun — reacting, responding to something
- 것만을
- geotmaneul — only that thing (object, limiting focus)
- 알았을
- arasseul — would have known, had known
- 뿐이었다
- ppuniyeotda — it was only that, nothing more
- 그
- geu — that, the (demonstrative determiner)
- 이상은
- isangeun — beyond that, more than that (topic)
- 아무것도
- amugotdo — nothing at all, not anything
- 없었다
- eopseotda — there was not, did not exist
- 후
- hu — after, afterward, later
- 미소를
- misoreul — smile (object form)
- 짓기
- jitgi — making, forming (noun form of verb)
- 시작했다
- sijakhaetda — began, started doing something
- 처음에는
- cheoeuмeneun — at first, in the beginning (topic)
- 잠
- jam — sleep, slumber
- 속에서
- sogесео — inside, within (locative)
- 다음에는
- daeumeneun — next, afterward (topic)
- 깨어
- kkaeo — awakened, being awake
- 있을
- isseul — being, existing (future/modifier form)
- 때였다
- ttaeyeotda — it was the time when
- 그것은
- geugеoseun — that thing, it (topic form)
- 나
- na — I, me (first person pronoun)
- 자신에
- jasine — about oneself (dative/locative form)
- 대해
- daehae — about, concerning, regarding
- 내게
- naege — to me, for me (dative)
- 전해진
- jeonhaejin — transmitted, handed down, told to
- 이야기였고
- iyagiyeotgo — it was a story, and...
- 그것을
- geugeoseul — that thing, it (object form)
- 믿었다
- mideotda — believed, trusted it
- 왜냐하면
- waenyahamyeon — because, the reason being that
- 우리는
- urineun — we (topic form)
- 다른
- dareun — other, different, another
- 아이들에게서도
- aideulеgesеodo — even from other children (source)
- 그와
- geuwa — with that, together with it
- 같은
- gateun — same, identical, similar
- 모습을
- moseubeul — appearance, figure, form (object)
- 보기
- bogi — seeing, looking (noun form)
- 때문이다
- ttaemunida — it is because, due to this reason
- 비록
- birok — although, even though, despite
- 자신은
- jasineun — oneself (topic form)
- 기억하지
- gieokaji — not remembering (negative connector)
- 못하지만
- motajiman — cannot do, but... (concessive)
- 이렇게
- ireoke — like this, in this way
- 하여
- hayeo — doing, by doing (connective form)
- 조금씩
- jogeumssik — little by little, bit by bit
- 내가
- naega — I (subject form)
- 어디에
- eodie — where, at what place (locative)
- 있는지를
- inneunjireul — whether I am, where I exist (object)
- 의식하게
- uisikhage — becoming aware of, coming to consciousness
- 되었다
- doeeotda — became, came to be
- 나의
- naui — my, mine (possessive)
- 바람을
- barameul — desire, wish, want (object form)
- 들어줄
- deureojul — will grant, will listen to (modifier)
- 수
- su — ability, possibility (bound noun)
- 있는
- inneun — existing, having, who can
- 사람들에게
- saramdeulege — to the people (dative plural)
- 표현하고
- pyohyeonhago — expressing and... (connective form)
- 싶었지만
- sippeotjiman — wanted to, but... (concessive past)
- 그럴
- geureol — to do so, such (modifier form)
- 수가
- suga — ability, possibility (subject form)
- 바람은
- barameun — the desire, wish (topic form)
- 내
- nae — my, mine (possessive pronoun)
- 안에
- ane — inside, within (locative)
- 있었고
- isseotgo — was inside, existed, and...
- 그들은
- geudeurеun — they (topic form)
- 밖에
- bakke — outside, beyond (locative)
- 있었으며
- isseosseuмyeo — were there, and furthermore (connective)
- 그들의
- geudeureui — their, of them (possessive)
- 어떤
- eotteon — any, some, what kind of
- 감각으로도
- gamgageuroado — even with any sense or sensation
- 영혼
- yeonghon — soul, spirit
- 안으로
- aneuro — into the inside, inward direction
- 들어올
- deurеол — to come inside (modifier form)
- 없었기
- eopseotgi — there was not (reason connective form)
- 그래서
- geuraeseo — therefore, so, as a result
- 팔다리와
- paldariwa — arms and legs, limbs, and...
- 목소리를
- mokssorireul — voice (object form)
- 마구
- magu — wildly, recklessly, without control
- 휘두르며
- hwidureumyeo — waving, swinging about (connective)
- 할
- hal — to do, that will do (modifier)
- 몇
- myeot — several, a few (numeral determiner)
- 가지
- gaji — kinds, types, varieties
- 몸짓을
- momjiseul — gesture, body movement (object form)
- 만들어냈다
- mandeureonaetda — created, produced, managed to make
- 원하는
- wonhaneun — wanting, desired (modifier form)
- 것과
- geotgwa — with the thing, compared to what
- 비슷하게
- biseutage — similarly, in a similar way
- 하려
- haryeo — intending to do (purposive form)
- 했지만
- haetjiman — tried, did it, but... (concessive)
- 사실
- sasil — in fact, actually, truth
- 아주
- aju — very, quite, extremely
- 조금밖에
- jogеumbakke — only a little, barely at all
- 닮지
- dalmji — not resembling (negative connective form)
- 않은
- aneun — not (negative modifier form)
- 것이었다
- geosiyeotda — it was the thing, it was that
- 바람이
- barami — the wish, desire (subject form)
- 즉시
- jeuksi — immediately, instantly, right away
- 받아들여지지
- badadeulryeojiji — not being accepted or granted (negative)
- 않을
- aneul — will not (negative future modifier)
- 때
- ttae — time, moment, occasion
- 해롭거나
- haеropgeona — harmful or... (disjunctive connective)
- 이해할
- ihaеhal — to understand (modifier form)
- 없는
- eomneun — non-existent, impossible (modifier)
- 것이었기
- geosiyeotgi — because it was the thing (reason form)
- 때문에
- ttaemune — because of, due to, on account of
- 어른들이
- eoреundeuri — adults (subject form, plural)
- 나에게
- naege — to me, for me (dative)
- 복종하지
- bokjongaji — not obeying (negative connective form)
- 않는다고
- anneundago — saying they do not (quotative form)
- 분개했다
- bungaehaetda — was indignant, felt resentment
- 나를
- nareul — me (object form)
- 섬길
- seomgil — to serve (modifier future form)
- 의무가
- uimuga — duty, obligation (subject form)
- 그들이
- geudеuri — they (subject form)
- 섬기지
- seomgiji — not serving (negative connective form)
- 화를
- hwareul — anger, rage (object form)
- 냈고
- naetgo — expressed, showed, and... (connective)
- 눈물로
- nunmulro — with tears, by means of crying
- 그들에게
- geudeulege — to them, at them (dative)
- 복수했다
- boksuhaetda — took revenge, got back at them
- 아이들을
- aideureul — children (object form, plural)
- 관찰하면서
- gwanchalhamyeonseo — while observing, watching carefully
- 그러하다는
- geureohadan — that it is so, that such is the case
- 것을
- geoseul — the thing (object form)
- 배웠다
- baewotda — learned, came to know through experience
- 자신도
- jasindo — oneself also, even oneself
- 그러했다는
- geureоhaetdaneun — that one was also such (quotative)
- 것은
- geoseun — the fact that (topic form)
- 알고
- algo — knowing, and knowing (connective)
- 있었던
- isseotdeon — had been, was in a state of knowing
- 유모들보다도
- yumodelbodado — even more than the wet nurses
- 전혀
- jeonhyeo — not at all, completely (with negatives)
- 의식하지
- uisikhaji — not being aware (negative connective)
- 못한
- motan — unable to, failed to (modifier)
- 채로
- chaero — while remaining, in the state of
- 더
- deo — more, even more, further
- 잘
- jal — well, skillfully, properly
- 보여주었다
- boyeojueotda — showed, demonstrated, revealed to others
- 보라
- bora — look!, behold! (imperative exclamation)
- 유아기는
- yuagineun — infancy, babyhood period (topic form)
- 이미
- imi — already, by now
- 오래전에
- oraejеone — long ago, a long time before
- 죽었고
- jugeotgo — died, passed away, and... (connective)
- 살아
- sara — alive, living (connective verb form)
- 있다
- itda — to exist, to be, to live
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