The Souls of Black Folk — Page 13
Men call the shadow prejudice, and learnedly explain it as the natural defence of culture against barbarism, learning against ignorance, purity against crime, the "higher" against the "lower" races.
사람들은 그 그림자를 편견이라 부르며, 그것을 야만에 맞선 문명의 자연스러운 방어, 무지에 맞선 학문, 범죄에 맞선 순수, "상위" 인종의 "하위" 인종에 대한 방어로 박식하게 설명한다.
To which the Negro cries Amen! and swears that to so much of this strange prejudice as is founded on just homage to civilization, culture, righteousness, and progress, he humbly bows and meekly does obeisance.
이에 흑인은 아멘을 외치며, 문명과 문화, 정의, 그리고 진보에 대한 정당한 경의에 기초한 이 기이한 편견에 대해서는 겸손히 머리를 숙이고 순종하겠노라 맹세한다.
But before that nameless prejudice that leaps beyond all this he stands helpless, dismayed, and well-nigh speechless; before that personal disrespect and mockery, the ridicule and systematic humiliation, the distortion of fact and wanton license of fancy, the cynical ignoring of the better and the boisterous welcoming of the worse, the all-pervading desire to inculcate disdain for everything black, from Toussaint to the devil,—before this there rises a sickening despair that would disarm and discourage any nation save that black host to whom "discouragement" is an unwritten word.
그러나 이 모든 것을 넘어서는 이름 없는 편견 앞에서 그는 속수무책으로, 낙담하여, 거의 말을 잃은 채 서 있다; 개인적인 모욕과 조롱, 비웃음과 조직적인 굴욕, 사실의 왜곡과 방종한 상상의 방종, 더 나은 것을 냉소적으로 무시하고 더 나쁜 것을 시끄럽게 환영하는 태도, 투생에서 악마에 이르기까지 흑인과 관련된 모든 것에 대한 경멸을 심으려는 만연한 욕망—이 앞에서 "낙담"이라는 말이 쓰인 적 없는 그 흑인의 무리를 제외한 어떤 민족도 무장 해제하고 낙담시킬 만한 구역질 나는 절망이 솟아오른다.
But the facing of so vast a prejudice could not but bring the inevitable self-questioning, self-disparagement, and lowering of ideals which ever accompany repression and breed in an atmosphere of contempt and hate.
그러나 이토록 거대한 편견과 맞닥뜨리는 것은 억압에 항상 따라오며 경멸과 증오의 분위기 속에서 자라나는 불가피한 자기 의심, 자기 비하, 그리고 이상의 저하를 가져올 수밖에 없었다.
Whisperings and portents came home upon the four winds: Lo! we are diseased and dying, cried the dark hosts; we cannot write, our voting is vain; what need of education, since we must always cook and serve?
사방의 바람을 타고 속삭임과 불길한 징조들이 찾아왔다: 보라! 우리는 병들고 죽어가고 있다고 어두운 무리들이 외쳤다; 우리는 글을 쓸 수 없고, 우리의 투표는 헛되다; 우리가 항상 요리하고 시중을 들어야 한다면 교육이 무슨 필요가 있겠는가?
And the Nation echoed and enforced this self-criticism, saying: Be content to be servants, and nothing more; what need of higher culture for half-men?
그리고 국가는 이 자기 비판을 되풀이하며 강요했다: 하인으로 만족하라, 그 이상은 없다; 반쪽짜리 인간들에게 고등 문화가 무슨 필요가 있겠는가?
Vocabulary
- 사람들은
- saramdeureun — People (topic marker attached, meaning 'people are/do')
- 그
- geu — That; he; the (demonstrative or pronoun)
- 그림자를
- geurimjareul — Shadow (object marker attached)
- 편견이라
- pyeongyeonira — Calling it prejudice; saying it is prejudice
- 부르며
- bureumyeo — While calling; naming something as
- 그것을
- geugeosteul — It; that thing (object marker attached)
- 야만에
- yamanae — Against barbarism; to savagery (locative)
- 맞선
- maetseon — Standing against; opposing; confronting
- 문명의
- munmyeongui — Of civilization; civilization's (possessive)
- 자연스러운
- jayeonseureoun — Natural; spontaneous; unforced
- 방어
- bangeo — Defense; protection against something
- 무지에
- mujie — Against ignorance; to ignorance (locative)
- 학문
- hangmun — Scholarship; academic learning; knowledge
- 범죄에
- beomjoee — Against crime; to crime (locative)
- 순수
- sunsu — Purity; innocence; being unmixed or clean
- 상위
- sangwi — Upper; higher rank or status
- 인종의
- injongui — Of race; racial (possessive marker attached)
- 하위
- hawui — Lower; inferior rank or status
- 인종에
- injonge — To the race; toward a race (locative)
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding; concerning; about something
- 방어로
- bangeoro — As a defense; by means of defense
- 설명한다
- seolmyeonghanda — Explains; describes; gives an explanation
- 이에
- ie — To this; in response to this; thereupon
- 흑인은
- heugineun — Black person/people (topic marker attached)
- 외치며
- oechimyeo — While shouting; crying out; exclaiming
- 문명과
- munmyeonggwa — Civilization and (conjunction attached)
- 문화
- munhwa — Culture; civilization; cultural heritage
- 정의
- jeongui — Justice; righteousness; fairness
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; furthermore; in addition
- 진보에
- jinboe — To progress; toward advancement (locative)
- 정당한
- jeongdanghan — Legitimate; justified; rightful; proper
- 경의에
- gyeongeuie — To respect; toward deference (locative)
- 기초한
- gichochan — Based on; founded upon; grounded in
- 이
- i — This (demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- 기이한
- giihan — Strange; bizarre; peculiar; unusual
- 편견에
- pyeongyeone — To prejudice; regarding bias (locative)
- 대해서는
- daehaeseoneun — Regarding; as for; concerning (topic form)
- 겸손히
- gyeomsonhi — Humbly; modestly; with humility
- 머리를
- meorireul — Head (object marker attached)
- 숙이고
- sugigo — Bowing down; lowering the head
- 맹세한다
- maengsehanda — Swears; vows; pledges solemnly
- 그러나
- geureona — However; but; nevertheless; yet
- 모든
- modeun — All; every; each and every one
- 것을
- geosteul — Thing (object marker); that which
- 넘어서는
- neomeoseneun — Surpassing; going beyond; exceeding
- 이름
- ireum — Name; title; designation
- 없는
- eomneun — Without; lacking; that does not exist
- 편견
- pyeongyeon — Prejudice; bias; preconceived opinion
- 앞에서
- apeseo — In front of; before; facing
- 그는
- geuneun — He; that person (topic marker attached)
- 낙담하여
- nakdamhayeo — Being discouraged; feeling disheartened
- 거의
- geoui — Almost; nearly; practically
- 말을
- mareul — Words; speech (object marker attached)
- 잃은
- ireun — Having lost; deprived of something
- 채
- chae — While still in a state; remaining as is
- 서
- seo — Standing; being upright in place
- 있다
- itda — To exist; to be; to have something
- 개인적인
- Personal; individual; private in nature
- 모욕과
- moyokgwa — Insult and; humiliation (conjunction attached)
- 조롱
- jorong — Mockery; ridicule; making fun of someone
- 비웃음과
- biuseumgwa — Laughter of scorn and; sneering (conjunction)
- 조직적인
- jojikjeogin — Systematic; organized; institutionalized
- 굴욕
- guryok — Humiliation; degradation; disgrace
- 사실의
- sasilui — Of fact; factual (possessive marker attached)
- 왜곡과
- waegokgwa — Distortion and; misrepresentation (conjunction)
- 상상의
- sangsangui — Of imagination; imaginary (possessive)
- 더
- deo — More; further; additionally
- 나은
- naеun — Better; improved; superior to before
- 냉소적으로
- naengsojeok-euro — Cynically; sarcastically; with cold disdain
- 무시하고
- musihago — Ignoring; disregarding; dismissing something
- 나쁜
- nappeun — Bad; poor; negative; wicked
- 시끄럽게
- sikkeureopge — Noisily; loudly; in a boisterous manner
- 환영하는
- hwanyeonghaneun — Welcoming; receiving; greeting favorably
- 태도
- taedo — Attitude; stance; manner; behavior
- 악마에
- angmae — To the devil; toward evil (locative)
- 이르기까지
- ireugikkaji — Up to; all the way to; ranging to
- 흑인과
- heuginwa — Black people and; with Black persons
- 관련된
- gwanlyeondoen — Related to; connected with; associated
- 것에
- geose — To the thing; regarding what (locative)
- 경멸을
- gyeongmyeoreul — Contempt; scorn (object marker attached)
- 심으려는
- simeureoneun — Intending to plant; trying to sow (contempt)
- 만연한
- manyeonhan — Prevalent; widespread; pervasive; rampant
- 욕망
- yongmang — Desire; craving; yearning; lust
- 낙담
- nakdam — Discouragement; despondency; loss of heart
- 이라는
- iraneun — Called; named; referred to as
- 말이
- mari — Word; speech (subject marker attached)
- 쓰인
- sseuин — Used; written; employed (passive form)
- 적
- jeok — Time when; occasion; instance; ever
- 흑인의
- heugинui — Of Black people; Black person's (possessive)
- 무리를
- mureureul — Group; crowd (object marker attached)
- 제외한
- jeoehan — Excluding; except for; aside from
- 어떤
- eotteon — Any; some; what kind of; which
- 민족도
- minjokdo — Even a people/ethnic group; any nation too
- 무장
- mujang — Armament; being armed; military equipment
- 해제하고
- haejehago — Disarming; releasing; dismantling and then
- 낙담시킬
- nakdamsikil — To discourage; capable of disheartening someone
- 만한
- manhan — Worth; sufficient to; as much as
- 구역질
- guyeokjil — Nausea; feeling of disgust; retching sensation
- 나는
- naneun — Rising; welling up; occurring (present participle)
- 절망이
- jeolmangi — Despair; hopelessness (subject marker attached)
- 솟아오른다
- sosaoреунда — Rises up; surges; wells up powerfully
- 이토록
- itorok — This much; to this degree; so greatly
- 거대한
- geodaehan — Enormous; huge; gigantic; massive
- 편견과
- pyeongyeongwa — Prejudice and; with bias (conjunction attached)
- 것은
- geoеun — The thing; that which (topic marker attached)
- 억압에
- eogape — To oppression; under suppression (locative)
- 항상
- hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly
- 따라오며
- ttaraomyeo — Following along; accompanying while coming
- 경멸과
- gyeongmyeolgwa — Contempt and; with scorn (conjunction attached)
- 증오의
- jeungоui — Of hatred; hate's (possessive marker attached)
- 분위기
- bunwigi — Atmosphere; mood; ambiance; environment
- 속에서
- sogeseo — Inside; within; amidst (locative)
- 자라나는
- jarananeun — Growing up; developing; being raised in
- 불가피한
- bulgapinan — Inevitable; unavoidable; inescapable
- 자기
- jagi — Self; oneself; one's own
- 의심
- uisim — Doubt; suspicion; mistrust; self-doubt
- 비하
- biha — Degradation; belittlement; self-deprecation
- 이상의
- isangui — Beyond; more than; above (possessive form)
- 저하를
- jeohareul — Decline; deterioration (object marker attached)
- 가져올
- gajyeool — Will bring about; cause to happen; produce
- 수밖에
- subakke — Cannot but; have no choice but to
- 없었다
- eopseotda — There was not; did not exist; had none
- 사방의
- sabangui — Of all directions; from every side (possessive)
- 바람을
- barameul — Wind (object marker attached)
- 타고
- tago — Riding on; carried by; borne upon
- 속삭임과
- soksagimgwa — Whispers and; whispering (conjunction attached)
- 불길한
- bulgihan — Ominous; foreboding; inauspicious; ill-omened
- 징조들이
- jingjodeuri — Omens; signs (subject marker attached)
- 찾아왔다
- chajawatda — Came; visited; arrived (past tense)
- 보라
- bora — Look!; See!; Behold! (imperative)
- 우리는
- urineun — We; us (topic marker attached)
- 병들고
- byeongdeulgo — Being sick and; becoming ill and then
- 죽어가고
- jugeogago — Dying; in the process of dying
- 있다고
- itdago — Saying that there is; that they are (quotative)
- 어두운
- eoduun — Dark; gloomy; dim; shadowy
- 무리들이
- murideuri — The crowds; groups (subject marker attached)
- 외쳤다
- oechyeotda — Shouted; cried out; exclaimed (past tense)
- 글을
- geureul — Writing; text (object marker attached)
- 쓸
- sseul — To write; will write (future/modifier form)
- 수
- su — Ability; possibility; can do something
- 없고
- eopgo — There is not and; lacking and (connective)
- 우리의
- uriui — Our; belonging to us (possessive)
- 투표는
- tupyoneun — Vote; voting (topic marker attached)
- 헛되다
- heotdoeda — To be futile; vain; pointless; useless
- 우리가
- uriga — We (subject marker attached)
- 요리하고
- yorihago — Cooking and; preparing food and then
- 시중을
- sijungeul — Service; attendance (object marker attached)
- 들어야
- deureoya — Must serve; have to attend to someone
- 한다면
- handamyeon — If one is to do; supposing that one does
- 교육이
- gyoyugi — Education (subject marker attached)
- 무슨
- museun — What; what kind of; what sort of
- 필요가
- piryoga — Need; necessity (subject marker attached)
- 있겠는가
- itgenneуnga — Would there be?; what would be the point?
- 국가는
- gukganeun — The nation; the state (topic marker attached)
- 비판을
- bipaneul — Criticism; critique (object marker attached)
- 되풀이하며
- doepurihamyeo — Repeating; reiterating; doing again and again
- 강요했다
- gangyohaetda — Forced; coerced; demanded; compelled (past)
- 하인으로
- hainеuro — As a servant; in the role of a servant
- 만족하라
- manjokara — Be satisfied!; be content! (imperative command)
- 이상은
- isangeun — Ideals; higher aspirations (topic marker attached)
- 없다
- eopda — There is none; does not exist; to lack
- 인간들에게
- ingandeureге — To people; for humans (dative marker attached)
- 고등
- godeung — Higher; advanced; high-level; superior grade
- 문화가
- munhwaga — Culture (subject marker attached)
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