The Great Gatsby — Page 4

English → Korean Full Text Level 7/10

Instead of being the warm centre of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business.

세상의 따뜻한 중심지이기는커녕, 중서부는 이제 우주의 황량한 끝자락처럼 느껴졌다—그래서 나는 동부로 가서 채권 사업을 배우기로 결심했다.

Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man.

내가 아는 사람들은 모두 채권 사업에 종사하고 있었으므로, 나 한 명쯤은 더 먹여 살릴 수 있을 거라고 생각했다.

All my aunts and uncles talked it over as if they were choosing a prep school for me, and finally said, "Why—ye-es," with very grave, hesitant faces.

나의 모든 고모와 삼촌들은 마치 나를 위한 예비 학교를 고르는 것처럼 이 문제를 두고 의논하더니, 결국 매우 근엄하고 머뭇거리는 표정으로 "글쎄—그래, 그렇지"라고 말했다.

Father agreed to finance me for a year, and after various delays I came East, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two.

아버지는 일 년간 나를 재정적으로 지원하기로 동의하셨고, 여러 가지 지연 끝에 나는 영구적으로, 그렇게 생각했지만, 스물두 해의 봄에 동부로 왔다.

The practical thing was to find rooms in the city, but it was a warm season, and I had just left a country of wide lawns and friendly trees, so when a young man at the office suggested that we take a house together in a commuting town, it sounded like a great idea.

현실적으로는 도시에서 방을 구하는 것이 맞았지만, 계절이 따뜻했고 나는 막 넓은 잔디밭과 정겨운 나무들이 있는 고장을 떠나온 터라, 사무실의 한 젊은이가 통근하기 좋은 마을에서 함께 집을 얻자고 제안했을 때 그것은 정말 좋은 생각처럼 들렸다.

He found the house, a weather-beaten cardboard bungalow at eighty a month, but at the last minute the firm ordered him to Washington, and I went out to the country alone.

그는 집을 구했는데, 한 달에 팔십 달러짜리 낡고 바랜 판잣집 같은 방갈로였다. 그런데 마지막 순간에 회사가 그를 워싱턴으로 발령 내는 바람에, 나는 혼자 시골로 나가게 되었다.

I had a dog—at least I had him for a few days until he ran away—and an old Dodge and a Finnish woman, who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered Finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove.

나는 개를 한 마리 키웠다—적어도 며칠간은 키웠는데, 결국 달아나 버렸다—그리고 낡은 닷지 차 한 대와 핀란드 여인이 있었는데, 그녀는 내 침대를 정돈하고 아침을 요리하면서 전기 레인지 앞에서 혼자 핀란드어로 중얼거렸다.

It was lonely for a day or so until one morning some man, more recently arrived than I, stopped me on the road.

하루 이틀 정도 외로웠는데, 어느 날 아침 나보다 더 최근에 이곳에 온 어떤 남자가 길에서 나를 불러 세웠다.

Vocabulary

세상의: sesang-ui — Of the world; relating to the wider world
따뜻한: ttatteuthan — Warm; having a comfortable, mild temperature
이제: ije — Now; at this point in time
우주의: uuju-ui — Of the universe; relating to outer space or cosmos
황량한: hwangnyanghan — Desolate; barren and empty, lacking life
느껴졌다: neukkkyeojyeotda — Was felt; gave the feeling or impression
그래서: geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result
나는: na-neun — I; the first-person subject marker
동부로: dongbu-ro — To the east; toward the eastern region
가서: gaseo — Going and then; having gone somewhere
채권: chaegwon — Bond; financial instrument representing a loan
사업을: sa-eop-eul — Business; commerce or trade as object
배우기로: bae-u-gi-ro — Decided to learn; intending to study something
결심했다: gyeolsimhaetda — Made a firm decision; resolved to do something
내가: naega — I; first-person subject with subject marker
아는: aneun — Known; that one knows or is acquainted with
사람들은: saramdeul-eun — People; persons as topic of the sentence
모두: modu — All; everyone; every single one
사업에: sa-eop-e — In business; engaged in commercial work
종사하고: jongsahago — Being engaged in; working in a field
나: na — I; me; first-person pronoun
한: han — One; a single unit or person
더: deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree
먹여: meogyeo — Feeding; providing food to someone
살릴: sallil — To support; to keep someone alive or sustained
수: su — Ability; possibility; can do something
있을: isseul — Will be; there will be; able to exist
생각했다: saenggak-haetda — Thought; believed; considered something to be true
나의: na-ui — My; belonging to me
모든: modeun — All; every; each and every one
고모와: gomo-wa — Paternal aunt and; father's sister together with
삼촌들은: samchondeul-eun — Uncles; paternal or maternal uncles as topic
마치: machi — Just as if; as though; like in a comparison
나를: na-reul — Me; first-person pronoun as object
위한: wihan — For; intended for; on behalf of someone
예비: yebi — Preparatory; preliminary; reserved in advance
학교를: hakgyo-reul — School; educational institution as object
고르는: goreun-eun — Choosing; selecting; picking among options
것처럼: geot-cheoreom — As if; like; in the manner of doing something
이: i — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned
문제를: munje-reul — Problem; issue; matter as object of discussion
두고: dugo — Regarding; leaving aside; placing and then
결국: gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; after everything
매우: maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree
근엄하고: geuneomhago — Solemn and; grave and dignified in manner
머뭇거리는: meomutgeori-neun — Hesitating; wavering; showing uncertainty in manner
표정으로: pyojeong-euro — With an expression; showing a particular facial look
글쎄: geulsse — Well; hmm; an expression of hesitation or uncertainty
그래: geurae — Yes; okay; that's right; expression of agreement
그렇지: geureochi — That's right; isn't it so; expressing agreement
라고: rago — Quoting marker; said that; according to what was said
말했다: malhaetda — Said; spoke; expressed in words
아버지는: abeoji-neun — Father; one's dad as topic of the sentence
일: il — One; work; number one or labor
년간: nyeongan — For a year; during a period of one year
재정적으로: jaejeongjeok-euro — Financially; in terms of money and finances
지원하기로: jiwon-hagi-ro — Decided to support; agreed to provide assistance
동의하셨고: dong-ui-hasyeotgo — Agreed and; gave consent and then continued
여러: yeoreo — Various; several; multiple kinds or instances
가지: gaji — Kinds; types; varieties of something
지연: jiyeon — Delay; postponement; a slowing or holding back
끝에: kkeute — At the end of; after; following a period
영구적으로: yeonggujeok-euro — Permanently; in a lasting and indefinite manner
그렇게: geureoke — Like that; in that way; in such a manner
생각했지만: saenggak-haetjiman — Thought so but; believed it yet reconsidered
스물두: seumul-du — Twenty-two; the number twenty-two
해의: hae-ui — Of the year; referring to a particular year
봄에: bome — In spring; during the spring season
왔다: watda — Came; arrived; moved to a location
현실적으로는: hyeonssiljeok-euro-neun — Realistically speaking; from a practical standpoint
도시에서: dosi-eseo — In the city; from within an urban area
방을: bang-eul — Room; a space for living as object
구하는: guhaneun — Seeking; looking for; trying to find something
것이: geosi — The thing that; the fact of doing something
맞았지만: maj-atjiman — Was correct but; was right yet something differed
계절이: gyejeori — The season; referring to a time of year
따뜻했고: ttatteuthaetgo — Was warm and; the weather was pleasantly warm
막: mak — Just; right at that moment; barely or just now
넓은: neolbeun — Wide; broad; spacious in area
잔디밭과: jandibat-gwa — Lawn and; grassy yard together with something
정겨운: jeongyeo-un — Familiar and warm; affectionately homey and comfortable
나무들이: namudeuri — Trees; multiple trees as subject
있는: inneun — That has; where there are; existing in a place
고장을: gojang-eul — Hometown region; local area as object
떠나온: tteonaon — Having left; having departed from a place
사무실의: samusil-ui — Of the office; belonging to the workplace
젊은이가: jeolmeun-i-ga — Young person; a youth as subject
통근하기: tonggeun-hagi — Commuting; traveling regularly to and from work
좋은: joheun — Good; nice; favorable in quality
마을에서: ma-eul-eseo — In the village; from within a small town
함께: hamkke — Together; jointly; with one another
집을: jip-eul — House; home as object of the sentence
제안했을: jean-haesseul — When proposed; at the time of making a suggestion
때: ttae — When; time; the moment something occurs
그것은: geugeot-eun — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned
정말: jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely so
생각처럼: saengak-cheoreom — Like a good idea; as one might think or imagine
들렸다: deullyeotda — Was heard; sounded like; gave an impression
그는: geu-neun — He; that person as the topic
구했는데: guhaenneunde — Found and; managed to obtain something but
달에: dare — Per month; for a monthly amount
팔십: palsip — Eighty; the number 80
낡고: nakgo — Old and; worn out and then something more
바랜: baraen — Faded; discolored; having lost original color
판잣집: panjatjip — Shack; makeshift house built from boards
같은: gateun — Like; same as; resembling something
그런데: geureonde — But; however; by the way
마지막: majimak — Last; final; the very end of something
순간에: sungan-e — At the moment; at the last instant
회사가: hoesa-ga — Company; the firm as subject of the sentence
발령: ballyeong — Assignment; official order to transfer or post someone
내는: naeneun — Issuing; sending out; transferring someone officially
바람에: baram-e — Due to; because of an unexpected circumstance
혼자: honja — Alone; by oneself; without company
시골로: sigol-lo — To the countryside; toward a rural area
나가게: nagage — To go out; ended up going out somewhere
되었다: doe-eotda — Became; turned out to be; resulted in
개를: gae-reul — Dog; a canine as object of the sentence
마리: mari — Counter for animals; one animal unit
키웠다: kiwotda — Raised; kept as a pet; took care of an animal
적어도: jeogeo-do — At least; no fewer than; minimum amount
며칠간은: myeochilgan-eun — For a few days; during several days as topic
키웠는데: kiwonneunde — Kept and then; raised for a while but
달아나: darana — Running away; escaping; fleeing from a place
버렸다: beoryeotda — Did completely; ended up doing; action finished abruptly
그리고: geurigo — And; also; in addition to that
낡은: nalgeun — Old; worn-out; aged and deteriorated
차: cha — Car; automobile; vehicle
여인이: yeoin-i — Woman; a lady as subject of the sentence
있었는데: isseonneunde — There was; existed and then; was present but
그녀는: geunyeo-neun — She; that woman as topic of the sentence
내: nae — My; belonging to me (first person possessive)
침대를: chimdae-reul — Bed; sleeping furniture as object
정돈하고: jeongdon-hago — Tidying and; making neat and then doing more
아침을: achim-eul — Breakfast; morning meal as object
요리하면서: yori-hamyeonseo — While cooking; preparing food at the same time
전기: jeongi — Electric; electricity; relating to electrical power
앞에서: ape-seo — In front of; before; at the front of something
중얼거렸다: jungeolgeoryeotda — Muttered; mumbled quietly to oneself
하루: haru — One day; a single day
이틀: iteul — Two days; a period of two days
정도: jeongdo — About; approximately; to that extent or degree
외로웠는데: oerowonneunde — Was lonely but; felt solitary and then something changed
어느: eoneu — One; a certain; some particular (unspecified)
날: nal — Day; a particular day
아침: achim — Morning; the early part of the day
나보다: na-boda — Than me; more recently or to a greater degree than I
최근에: choegeun-e — Recently; not long ago; in recent times
이곳에: igose — To this place; in this location
온: on — Who came; that arrived; having come here
어떤: eotteon — Some; a certain; what kind of (unspecified person)
남자가: namja-ga — Man; a male person as subject
길에서: gire-seo — On the road; along the street
불러: bulleo — Calling; summoning; hailing someone to stop
세웠다: sewotda — Stopped; made someone halt; pulled over

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