The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 13
When they named any thing, and as they spoke turned towards it, I saw and remembered that they called what they would point out by the name they uttered.
그들이 무언가의 이름을 말하면서 그것을 향해 돌아설 때, 나는 그들이 가리키려는 것을 자신들이 발음한 이름으로 부른다는 것을 보고 기억했다.
And that they meant this thing and no other was plain from the motion of their body, the natural language, as it were, of all nations, expressed by the countenance, glances of the eye, gestures of the limbs, and tones of the voice, indicating the affections of the mind, as it pursues, possesses, rejects, or shuns.
그리고 그들이 다른 것이 아닌 바로 이것을 의미한다는 것은 몸의 움직임, 이른바 모든 민족의 자연적 언어, 즉 표정, 눈길, 사지의 몸짓, 목소리의 어조로부터 분명하였으며, 이것들은 마음이 무언가를 추구하거나, 소유하거나, 거부하거나, 피할 때의 감정을 나타냈다.
And thus by constantly hearing words, as they occurred in various sentences, I collected gradually for what they stood; and having broken in my mouth to these signs, I thereby gave utterance to my will.
그리하여 다양한 문장 속에 나타나는 말들을 끊임없이 들으면서, 나는 그 말들이 무엇을 나타내는지를 점차 모아 갔으며, 이 기호들에 내 입을 길들임으로써 나의 의지를 표현하게 되었다.
Thus I exchanged with those about me these current signs of our wills, and so launched deeper into the stormy intercourse of human life, yet depending on parental authority and the beck of elders.
이리하여 나는 주변 사람들과 이러한 의지의 통용 기호들을 주고받으며, 부모의 권위와 어른들의 명령에 의존하면서도 인간 삶의 험난한 교류 속으로 더 깊이 들어갔다.
O God my God, what miseries and mockeries did I now experience, when obedience to my teachers was proposed to me, as proper in a boy, in order that in this world I might prosper, and excel in tongue-science, which should serve to the "praise of men," and to deceitful riches.
오 하나님, 나의 하나님이시여, 이 세상에서 번영하고 말의 학문에 뛰어나기 위해, 소년에게 마땅한 것으로서 선생님들에 대한 복종이 내게 요구되었을 때, 나는 얼마나 많은 비참함과 조롱을 경험하였는지요, 그 학문은 "사람들의 칭찬"과 기만적인 부를 위해 쓰여야 하는 것이었습니다.
Next I was put to school to get learning, in which I (poor wretch) knew not what use there was; and yet, if idle in learning, I was beaten.
그 다음으로 나는 배움을 얻기 위해 학교에 보내졌는데, 거기서 나는 (불쌍한 존재로서) 그것이 무슨 소용인지 알지 못하였으며, 그럼에도 배움에 게으르면 매를 맞았다.
Vocabulary
- 그들이
- geudeuri — They (subject marker attached), referring to a group
- 무언가의
- mueongaui — Of something; belonging to some unspecified thing
- 이름을
- ireumeul — Name (object marker attached); a person or thing's name
- 말하면서
- malhамyeonseo — While saying; speaking at the same time as another action
- 그것을
- geugeoSeul — It/that thing (object marker); referring to something mentioned
- 향해
- hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of something or someone
- 돌아설
- dorasseol — (About) to turn around; rotating one's body direction
- 때
- ttae — Time; moment; when a certain situation occurs
- 나는
- naneun — I (topic marker attached); first-person singular subject
- 가리키려는
- garikireуneun — Intending to point at; about to indicate something
- 것을
- geoseul — Thing/fact (object marker); nominalizer with object particle
- 자신들이
- jasindeure — Themselves (subject marker); reflexive plural pronoun
- 발음한
- bareumhan — Pronounced; having articulated a sound or word
- 이름으로
- ireumeuro — By the name of; using a name as a means or label
- 부른다는
- bureundaneun — That (they) call; quoting the act of naming something
- 보고
- bogo — Seeing and; after observing, then doing something else
- 기억했다
- gieokaessda — Remembered; retained information in one's memory
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; moreover; connecting two clauses or sentences
- 다른
- dareun — Different; other; not the same as something else
- 것이
- geosi — Thing/fact (subject marker); nominalizer with subject particle
- 아닌
- anin — Not; negating a noun, meaning 'that is not'
- 바로
- baro — Exactly; right; precisely this and nothing else
- 이것을
- igeoseul — This thing (object marker); referring to something close
- 의미한다는
- uimihandan еun — That (it) means; quoting the act of signifying something
- 것은
- geoseun — The thing/fact (topic marker); nominalizer as sentence topic
- 몸의
- momui — Of the body; possessive form relating to the physical body
- 움직임
- umjigim — Movement; motion; the act of a body moving
- 이른바
- irеunba — So-called; what is commonly referred to as something
- 모든
- modeun — All; every; without exception, entire group included
- 민족의
- minjogui — Of the people/nation; relating to an ethnic or national group
- 자연적
- jayeonjeok — Natural; occurring in nature without artificial influence
- 언어
- eoneo — Language; system of communication used by people
- 즉
- jeuk — That is; namely; used to clarify or specify further
- 표정
- pyojeong — Facial expression; the look on one's face conveying emotion
- 눈길
- nungil — Gaze; the direction or expression of one's eyes
- 사지의
- sajiui — Of the limbs; relating to arms and legs of the body
- 몸짓
- momjit — Gesture; bodily movement used to express meaning
- 목소리의
- moksoliui — Of the voice; relating to the sound produced when speaking
- 어조로부터
- eojorobuteo — From the tone; originating from the manner of speaking
- 분명하였으며
- bunmyeongha yeosseumyeo — Was clear/evident; something was obvious and also...
- 이것들은
- igeotdeureun — These things (topic marker); plural of 'this thing'
- 마음이
- maeumi — The mind/heart (subject marker); inner feelings or thoughts
- 무언가를
- mueongareul — Something (object marker); an unspecified thing as object
- 추구하거나
- chuguhageona — Seeks or; either pursuing something or doing else
- 소유하거나
- soyuhageona — Possesses or; either owning something or another action
- 거부하거나
- geobuhageona — Refuses or; rejecting something or doing something else
- 피할
- pihal — (About) to avoid; intending to evade something
- 때의
- ttaeui — Of the time/moment; possessive relating to a specific moment
- 감정을
- gamjeongeul — Emotion/feeling (object marker); inner affective states
- 나타냈다
- natanaessda — Expressed; showed; made something visible or apparent
- 그리하여
- geurihayeo — Therefore; consequently; as a result of that situation
- 다양한
- dayanghan — Various; diverse; of many different kinds or types
- 문장
- munjang — Sentence; a grammatically complete unit of expression
- 속에
- soge — Inside; within; in the middle or interior of something
- 나타나는
- natananeun — Appearing; that which shows up or becomes visible
- 말들을
- maldeureul — Words (object marker); plural of word/speech as object
- 끊임없이
- kkeunimeopsi — Continuously; without pause; ceaselessly and repeatedly
- 들으면서
- deureuмyeonseo — While listening; hearing at the same time as another action
- 그
- geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite article in Korean
- 말들이
- maldeuri — Words (subject marker); plural of word/speech as subject
- 무엇을
- mueoseul — What (object marker); asking or referring to an unknown thing
- 나타내는지를
- natanaeneunji reul — What (they) express; inquiring into the meaning conveyed
- 점차
- jeomcha — Gradually; little by little; increasing over time
- 모아
- moa — Gathering; collecting; accumulating things together
- 갔으며
- gasseumyeo — Went and; progressed while also doing something else
- 이
- i — This; a near demonstrative pronoun or article
- 기호들에
- gihodeure — To/in the signs; plural of sign or symbol with locative
- 내
- nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun in Korean
- 입을
- ibeul — Mouth (object marker); the oral cavity as an object
- 길들임으로써
- gildeurimeurosseo — By accustoming; through the process of training or habituating
- 나의
- naui — My; mine; first-person singular possessive form
- 의지를
- uijireul — Will/intention (object marker); one's determination or desire
- 표현하게
- pyohyeonhage — So as to express; in a way that conveys one's meaning
- 되었다
- doeeossda — Became; came to be; a state was achieved or reached
- 이리하여
- irihayeo — In this way; thus; and so it happened like this
- 주변
- jubyeon — Surroundings; the area or people around oneself
- 사람들과
- saramdeulgwa — With people; together with those around oneself
- 이러한
- ireohan — Such; this kind of; of this particular nature or type
- 의지의
- uijiui — Of the will; relating to one's determination or intent
- 통용
- tongyong — Common use; general circulation or shared currency of signs
- 기호들을
- gihodeureul — Signs/symbols (object marker); shared communicative tokens
- 주고받으며
- jugobadeumyeo — Exchanging; giving and receiving mutually at the same time
- 부모의
- bumoui — Of parents; relating to one's mother and father
- 권위와
- gwonwigwa — Authority and; combined with the power of those in charge
- 어른들의
- eoreundeului — Of adults/elders; belonging to grown-up people
- 명령에
- myeongnyreonge — To/at orders; in relation to commands given by others
- 의존하면서도
- uijonhamyeonseodo — Even while depending on; relying on yet also doing more
- 인간
- ingan — Human being; humanity; pertaining to people in general
- 삶의
- salmui — Of life; relating to the experience of living
- 험난한
- heomnanhan — Difficult; rough; full of hardship and obstacles
- 교류
- gyoryu — Exchange; interaction; mutual communication between people
- 속으로
- sogеuro — Into; going deeper inside something, literally or figuratively
- 더
- deo — More; to a greater degree or extent than before
- 깊이
- gipi — Deeply; to a great depth, literally or figuratively
- 들어갔다
- deureoGassda — Entered; went into; proceeded deeper into something
- 하나님
- hananim — God; the Christian God in Korean religious terminology
- 세상에서
- sesangeseo — In the world; within the realm of worldly existence
- 번영하고
- beonyeonhago — Prospers and; flourishing while also doing something else
- 말의
- marui — Of speech/language; relating to words or verbal expression
- 학문에
- hangmune — In scholarship; in the field of academic learning
- 뛰어나기
- ttwieonargi — To excel; to be outstanding in a particular field
- 위해
- wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve a certain purpose
- 소년에게
- sonyeonege — To the boy; directed at or given to a young male
- 마땅한
- mattanghan — Appropriate; proper; fitting for a given situation
- 것으로서
- geoseuro seo — As something; in the capacity or role of a certain thing
- 선생님들에
- seonsaengnimdeure — To/toward teachers; relating to multiple instructors
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding; about; concerning a particular subject
- 복종이
- bokjongi — Obedience (subject marker); submitting to authority
- 내게
- naege — To me; directed toward the first-person speaker
- 요구되었을
- yogudoeeosseul — When it was demanded; at the time obedience was required
- 얼마나
- eolmana — How much; to what degree; expressing extent or measure
- 많은
- maneun — Many; much; a large quantity or number of things
- 비참함과
- bicharhamgwa — Misery and; wretchedness combined with something else
- 조롱을
- jorongeul — Mockery (object marker); ridicule directed at someone
- 경험하였는지요
- gyeongheomhayeotneunji yo — How much I experienced; recounting past suffering politely
- 학문은
- hangmuneun — Scholarship (topic marker); academic study as a topic
- 사람들의
- saramdeului — Of people; belonging to or associated with people generally
- 칭찬
- chingchan — Praise; compliment; approval expressed toward someone
- 기만적인
- gimanjeogIn — Deceptive; misleading; intended to trick or deceive
- 부를
- bureul — Wealth (object marker); riches or financial prosperity
- 쓰여야
- sseuyeoya — Must be written/used for; obligated to serve a purpose
- 하는
- haneun — Doing; that does; present modifier form of 'to do'
- 것이었습니다
- geosiеotseumnida — It was something; formal past copula with nominalizer
- 다음으로
- daeumеuro — Next; subsequently; moving on to the following matter
- 배움을
- baeumеul — Learning (object marker); the act of acquiring knowledge
- 얻기
- eotgi — To obtain; getting; the act of acquiring something
- 학교에
- hakgyoe — To school; at the educational institution
- 보내졌는데
- bonaejyeonneunde — Was sent, but; dispatched somewhere with a contrasting note
- 거기서
- geogiseo — There; at that place; in that location mentioned before
- 불쌍한
- bulssanghan — Pitiful; wretched; deserving of sympathy or compassion
- 존재로서
- jonjaero seo — As a being; in the capacity of a certain kind of existence
- 그것이
- geugеosi — That thing (subject marker); referring to something already known
- 무슨
- museun — What kind of; what; asking about the nature of something
- 소용인지
- soyonginji — Whether of any use; questioning the purpose or utility
- 알지
- alji — Know; the stem form used before negation or other endings
- 못하였으며
- mothaYeosseumyeo — Could not do and; was unable to, while also something else
- 그럼에도
- geureumedo — Nevertheless; even so; despite that fact still…
- 배움에
- baeume — In learning; regarding the act of studying or acquiring knowledge
- 게으르면
- geeureumyeon — If lazy; when one is idle or sluggish in their effort
- 매를
- maereul — Cane/rod (object marker); a stick used for corporal punishment
- 맞았다
- majassda — Was beaten/hit; received a blow or corporal punishment
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