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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')
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
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
chae — While still in a state; remaining as is
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)
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)
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)
sseul — To write; will write (future/modifier form)
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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