The Scarlet Letter — Page 8
Such occasions might remind the elderly citizen of that period before the last war with England, when Salem was a port by itself; not scorned, as she is now, by her own merchants and ship-owners, who permit her wharves to crumble to ruin, while their ventures go to swell, needlessly and imperceptibly, the mighty flood of commerce at New York or Boston.
그러한 때는 나이 든 시민에게 세일럼이 독자적인 항구였던, 영국과의 마지막 전쟁 이전의 시절을 떠올리게 할 수도 있다. 지금처럼 자기 도시의 상인들과 선주들에게 멸시당하지 않던 시절, 그들은 뉴욕이나 보스턴의 거대한 상업의 물결을 쓸데없이 그리고 눈에 띄지 않게 부풀리는 데 자신들의 사업을 바치면서도, 세일럼의 부두는 무너져 폐허가 되도록 내버려 두고 있다.
On some such morning, when three or four vessels happen to have arrived at once,—usually from Africa or South America,—or to be on the verge of their departure thitherward, there is a sound of frequent feet, passing briskly up and down the granite steps.
그런 어느 아침, 서너 척의 선박이 한꺼번에 도착하거나—대개 아프리카나 남아메리카에서—그쪽을 향해 막 출항하려 할 때, 화강암 계단을 바삐 오르내리는 발걸음 소리가 빈번하게 들린다.
Here, before his own wife has greeted him, you may greet the sea-flushed shipmaster, just in port, with his vessel's papers under his arm, in a tarnished tin box.
여기서, 자신의 아내가 그를 맞이하기도 전에, 당신은 방금 입항한, 바다 바람에 상기된 선장을 만날 수 있다. 그는 빛 바랜 양철 상자에 담긴 선박 서류를 팔 아래에 끼고 있다.
Here, too, comes his owner, cheerful or sombre, gracious or in the sulks, accordingly as his scheme of the now accomplished voyage has been realized in merchandise that will readily be turned to gold, or has buried him under a bulk of incommodities, such as nobody will care to rid him of.
여기에는 또한 선주도 찾아온다. 그는 쾌활하거나 침울하고, 온화하거나 시무룩한데, 이는 이미 완수된 항해에 대한 그의 계획이 쉽게 금으로 바꿀 수 있는 상품으로 실현되었는지, 아니면 아무도 처분해 주려 하지 않을 불편한 짐더미 아래 그를 파묻어 버렸는지에 따라 달라진다.
Here, likewise,—the germ of the wrinkle-browed, grizzly-bearded, care-worn merchant,—we have the smart young clerk, who gets the taste of traffic as a wolf-cub does of blood, and already sends adventures in his master's ships, when he had better be sailing mimic-boats upon a mill-pond.
여기에는 또한—이마에 주름 잡히고 회색 수염을 기른 근심 가득한 상인의 씨앗으로—영리한 젊은 점원도 있다. 그는 마치 새끼 늑대가 피 맛을 알아가듯 상거래의 맛을 익히며, 연못에서 장난감 배나 띄우고 있을 나이에 이미 주인의 배에 투자 화물을 보내고 있다.
Vocabulary
- 그러한
- geureuhan — Such, of that kind or nature
- 때는
- ttaeneun — As for the time when; at that time
- 나이
- nai — Age, number of years a person has lived
- 든
- deun — Whether; having reached (a state or age)
- 시민에게
- siminege — To or for the citizens of a place
- 독자적인
- dokjajegin — Independent, unique, self-reliant in character
- 항구였던
- hangguyeotdeon — A port that once was; formerly a harbor
- 영국과의
- Yeonggukgwaui — With or relating to Britain/England
- 마지막
- majimak — Last, final, the very end
- 전쟁
- jeonjaeng — War, armed conflict between nations or groups
- 이전의
- ijeонui — Previous, prior, before a certain point in time
- 시절을
- sijeoreul — Days, period, era of one's life (object form)
- 떠올리게
- tteoollige — To cause one to recall or bring to mind
- 할
- hal — Will do; to do (future/modifier form of 하다)
- 수도
- sudo — May also; possibility plus addition marker
- 있다
- itda — To exist, to have, to be present
- 지금처럼
- jigumcheoreom — Like now, just as it is at present
- 자기
- jagi — Oneself, one's own; reflexive pronoun
- 도시의
- dosiui — Of the city, belonging to the urban area
- 상인들과
- sangindeulgwa — With the merchants, traders (plural, with)
- 선주들에게
- seonjudeulege — To the ship owners (plural, dative)
- 멸시당하지
- myeolsidanghaji — Not being scorned or treated with contempt
- 않던
- anteon — Used not to; past habitual negation modifier
- 시절
- sijeol — Times, period, era, days of one's life
- 그들은
- geudeureun — They, those people (topic marker attached)
- 거대한
- geodaehan — Huge, enormous, gigantic in scale or size
- 상업의
- sangeobui — Of commerce, relating to trade and business
- 물결을
- mulgyeoreul — Wave, current, tide (object marker attached)
- 쓸데없이
- sseuldeeopsi — Uselessly, pointlessly, without any purpose
- 그리고
- geurigo — And, and then, also connecting two clauses
- 눈에
- nune — To the eye; in one's sight or view
- 띄지
- ttwinji — Not standing out, not catching the eye
- 않게
- antge — So as not to; in a way that does not
- 부풀리는
- bupullineun — Inflating, exaggerating, puffing up in size
- 데
- de — In doing; the act of; a place or fact
- 자신들의
- jasindeului — Their own, belonging to themselves (plural)
- 사업을
- saeobeul — Business, enterprise, venture (object form)
- 바치면서도
- bachimyeonseodo — Even while devoting or dedicating oneself to
- 부두는
- budуneun — The wharf, the dock, pier (topic marker)
- 무너져
- munеojyeo — Collapsing, crumbling, falling into ruin
- 폐허가
- pyehеoga — Ruins, a devastated or desolate place (subject)
- 되도록
- doedorok — So that it becomes; until it turns into
- 내버려
- naebeoryeo — Leaving alone, abandoning, letting something be
- 두고
- dugo — Leaving it as is; placing and leaving behind
- 그런
- geureon — Such a, that kind of, like that
- 어느
- eonu — Some, a certain, one particular (unspecified)
- 아침
- achim — Morning, the early part of the day
- 서너
- seonео — Three or four; a few (approximate small number)
- 척의
- cheogui — Counter for ships; of several vessels
- 선박이
- seonbagi — Ship, vessel (subject marker attached)
- 한꺼번에
- hankkeobeone — All at once, simultaneously, at the same time
- 도착하거나
- dochakhagorona — Arriving or (giving alternative action)
- 대개
- daegae — Usually, mostly, in most cases generally
- 그쪽을
- geujjogeul — That direction, that way (object marker)
- 향해
- hyanghae — Heading toward, in the direction of somewhere
- 막
- mak — Just about to; right at the moment of
- 출항하려
- chulhangharyeo — About to set sail, intending to depart port
- 때
- ttae — Time, moment, occasion when something happens
- 화강암
- hwagangam — Granite, a hard igneous rock material
- 계단을
- gyedaneul — Stairs, steps (object marker attached)
- 바삐
- bappi — Busily, hurriedly, in a rushed manner
- 오르내리는
- oreunaerineun — Going up and down repeatedly on stairs
- 발걸음
- balgeoreum — Footstep, the sound or act of walking
- 소리가
- soriga — Sound, noise (subject marker attached)
- 빈번하게
- binbeonhage — Frequently, repeatedly, happening often
- 들린다
- deullinda — Is heard, can be heard, reaches the ears
- 여기서
- yeogiseo — Here, at this place, from this location
- 자신의
- jasinui — One's own, belonging to oneself
- 아내가
- anaega — Wife (subject marker attached)
- 그를
- geureul — Him, that person (object marker attached)
- 맞이하기도
- majihagido — Even greeting or welcoming someone also
- 전에
- jeone — Before, prior to a certain time or event
- 당신은
- dangshineun — You (formal), the person addressed (topic)
- 방금
- banggeum — Just now, a moment ago, very recently
- 입항한
- iphanhan — Having entered port, arrived at harbor
- 바다
- bada — Sea, ocean, large body of salt water
- 바람에
- barame — In the wind; due to the sea breeze
- 상기된
- sangigidoen — Flushed, reddened (face from wind or emotion)
- 선장을
- seonjangеul — The captain, ship's commander (object form)
- 만날
- mannal — To meet, encounter (future/modifier form)
- 수
- su — Possibility; can, able to (with 있다/없다)
- 그는
- geuneun — He, that person (topic marker attached)
- 빛
- bit — Light, shine; also fading of color
- 바랜
- baraen — Faded, bleached, discolored over time
- 양철
- yangcheol — Tin, tin plate; thin sheet metal material
- 상자에
- sangjae — In a box, inside a container or case
- 담긴
- damgin — Contained in, held inside, placed within
- 선박
- seonbak — Ship, vessel, large watercraft
- 서류를
- seoryureul — Documents, paperwork, official papers (object)
- 팔
- pal — Arm (body part); also the number eight
- 아래에
- araee — Under, below, beneath a place or thing
- 끼고
- kkigo — Tucking under; inserting between (arm and body)
- 여기에는
- yeogieneun — Here also; at this place (topic marker)
- 또한
- ttohan — Also, as well, in addition, furthermore
- 선주도
- seonjudo — The ship owner also (topic with also marker)
- 찾아온다
- chajаоnda — Comes to visit, comes calling, shows up
- 쾌활하거나
- kwaehwalhageona — Being cheerful or (giving alternative mood)
- 침울하고
- chimulhago — Gloomy, somber, depressed and (continuing)
- 온화하거나
- onwhahageona — Gentle, mild, or (alternative temperament)
- 시무룩한데
- simurukhandе — Sullen, sulky, moody in expression
- 이는
- ineun — This, this fact (topic marker attached)
- 이미
- imi — Already, by now, prior to this moment
- 완수된
- wansudoen — Completed, accomplished, fully carried out
- 항해에
- hanghаее — On the voyage, relating to the sea journey
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding, about, concerning a subject
- 계획이
- gyehoegi — Plan, scheme, blueprint (subject marker)
- 쉽게
- swipge — Easily, without difficulty, in a simple way
- 금으로
- geumеuro — Into gold; by means of gold, as gold
- 바꿀
- bakkul — To exchange, convert, change (modifier form)
- 있는
- inneun — Existing, being present (modifier form)
- 상품으로
- sangpumeuro — As goods, in the form of merchandise
- 실현되었는지
- silhyeondoeeonneunji — Whether it was realized or came to fruition
- 아니면
- animyeon — Or else, if not, on the other hand
- 아무도
- amudo — Nobody, no one at all (with negative verb)
- 처분해
- cheoбunhae — To dispose of, deal with, get rid of
- 주려
- juryeo — Intending to give or do for someone
- 하지
- haji — Not do; (negative form before 않다)
- 않을
- aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form
- 불편한
- bulpyeonhan — Inconvenient, uncomfortable, troublesome
- 짐더미
- jimdеomi — Pile of cargo, heap of baggage or goods
- 아래
- arae — Below, underneath, lower than something
- 파묻어
- pamudeo — Burying under, submerging beneath a pile
- 버렸는지에
- beoryeonneunjie — Whether it was thrown away or buried under
- 따라
- ttara — According to, depending on, following along
- 달라진다
- dallajinda — It changes, differs, varies according to circumstances
- 이마에
- imae — On the forehead (location marker attached)
- 주름
- jureum — Wrinkle, crease, fold on skin or fabric
- 잡히고
- japhigo — Being formed, creased; wrinkles appearing
- 회색
- hoesaek — Gray color, the shade between black and white
- 수염을
- suyеomeul — Beard, facial hair (object marker attached)
- 기른
- gireun — Having grown or raised (hair, beard, animal)
- 근심
- geunsim — Worry, anxiety, concern, troubled feeling
- 가득한
- gadeuкhan — Full of, filled with, brimming with something
- 상인의
- sanginui — Of the merchant, belonging to a trader
- 씨앗으로
- ssiaтeuro — As a seed; like a seedling of something
- 영리한
- yeongнihan — Clever, smart, sharp-witted in intellect
- 젊은
- jeolmeun — Young, youthful, in one's early years
- 점원도
- jeomwondo — The shop clerk also, a young store employee
- 마치
- machi — Just like, as if, as though (comparison)
- 새끼
- sаekki — Young offspring of an animal; cub or pup
- 늑대가
- neukdaega — Wolf (subject marker attached)
- 피
- pi — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies
- 맛을
- maseul — Taste, flavor (object marker attached)
- 알아가듯
- aragadeus — Just as one gradually comes to know something
- 상거래의
- sanggeoraеui — Of commerce, trade, business transactions
- 익히며
- ikhimyео — While learning, mastering, becoming skilled at
- 연못에서
- yeonmoseseo — In or at a pond, small lake
- 장난감
- jangnangam — Toy, plaything for children's amusement
- 배나
- baena — A boat or the like; ship (with 나 softening)
- 띄우고
- ttwiugo — Floating, setting afloat on water (continuing)
- 있을
- isseul — Would be; likely to be (future modifier form)
- 나이에
- naie — At the age of; at a certain age (locative)
- 주인의
- juinui — Of the owner or master, belonging to owner
- 배에
- baee — On the ship; aboard a vessel (locative)
- 투자
- tuja — Investment, putting money into a venture
- 화물을
- hwamureul — Cargo, freight, goods transported (object form)
- 보내고
- bonaego — Sending off, dispatching and (continuing action)
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