Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 14
It would be some advantage to live a primitive and frontier life, though in the midst of an outward civilization, if only to learn what are the gross necessaries of life and what methods have been taken to obtain them; or even to look over the old day-books of the merchants, to see what it was that men most commonly bought at the stores, what they stored, that is, what are the grossest groceries.
비록 외적인 문명의 한가운데에 있더라도 원시적이고 개척자적인 삶을 사는 것은 어느 정도 이점이 있을 것이니, 그것은 적어도 삶의 근본적인 필수품이 무엇인지, 그리고 그것을 얻기 위해 어떤 방법들이 사용되어 왔는지를 배우기 위함이요, 또는 상인들의 오래된 장부를 훑어보며 사람들이 가게에서 가장 흔히 무엇을 샀는지, 무엇을 저장했는지, 즉 가장 기본적인 식료품이 무엇인지를 살펴보기 위함이다.
For the improvements of ages have had but little influence on the essential laws of man's existence; as our skeletons, probably, are not to be distinguished from those of our ancestors.
왜냐하면 오랜 세월의 발전이 인간 존재의 본질적인 법칙에는 거의 영향을 미치지 못했기 때문이니, 마치 우리의 해골이 아마도 우리 조상들의 것과 구별되지 않는 것과 같다.
By the words, _necessary of life_, I mean whatever, of all that man obtains by his own exertions, has been from the first, or from long use has become, so important to human life that few, if any, whether from savageness, or poverty, or philosophy, ever attempt to do without it.
'삶의 필수품'이라는 말로 나는, 인간이 자신의 노력으로 얻는 모든 것 중에서, 처음부터 혹은 오랜 사용을 통해 인간의 삶에 너무나 중요하게 되어, 야만성이든, 가난이든, 철학이든 간에 그것 없이 지내려고 시도하는 사람이 거의 없는 것을 의미한다.
To many creatures there is in this sense but one necessary of life, Food.
많은 생명체들에게 이런 의미에서 삶의 필수품은 오직 하나, 바로 음식이다.
To the bison of the prairie it is a few inches of palatable grass, with water to drink; unless he seeks the Shelter of the forest or the mountain's shadow.
초원의 들소에게 그것은 몇 뼘의 먹을 만한 풀과 마실 물이니, 숲의 피신처나 산의 그늘을 찾지 않는 한 그러하다.
None of the brute creation requires more than Food and Shelter.
짐승의 피조물 중 어느 것도 음식과 피신처 이상을 필요로 하지 않는다.
Vocabulary
- 비록
- birok — Even though; although; despite the fact that
- 외적인
- oejeok-in — External; outward; relating to the outside
- 문명의
- munmyeong-ui — Of civilization; pertaining to civilized society
- 한가운데에
- hangaunde-e — In the middle of; right at the center of
- 있더라도
- itdeorado — Even if there is; even though it exists
- 원시적이고
- wonsijeok-igo — Being primitive; primal and undeveloped in nature
- 삶을
- salm-eul — Life (object form); one's way of living
- 사는
- saneun — Living; that which one lives or resides
- 것은
- geoseun — The thing (topic marker); the fact that
- 어느
- eoneu — Some; a certain; which one among several
- 정도
- jeongdo — Degree; extent; level of something
- 이점이
- ijeom-i — Advantage; benefit; a favorable point
- 있을
- issul — Will be; likely to exist or be present
- 것이니
- geosini — Because it is; since it will be so
- 그것은
- geugeoseun — That thing (topic); it; referring to something mentioned
- 적어도
- jeogeodo — At least; at a minimum; no less than
- 삶의
- salm-ui — Of life; belonging to one's existence
- 근본적인
- geunbonjeok-in — Fundamental; basic; foundational in nature
- 필수품이
- pilsupum-i — Necessities (subject form); essential goods or items
- 무엇인지
- mueosinje — What something is; whatever it may be
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; also; in addition to that
- 그것을
- geugeoseul — That thing (object form); it as a direct object
- 얻기
- eotgi — Obtaining; getting; the act of acquiring something
- 위해
- wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve
- 어떤
- eotteon — What kind of; some; a certain type of
- 방법들이
- bangbeopdeul-i — Methods (subject form); various ways or approaches
- 사용되어
- sayongdoeeo — Being used; having been employed or applied
- 배우기
- bae-ugi — Learning; the act of studying or acquiring knowledge
- 또는
- ttoneun — Or; alternatively; as another option
- 상인들의
- sang-indeul-ui — Of merchants; belonging to traders or shopkeepers
- 오래된
- oraedoen — Old; aged; having existed for a long time
- 장부를
- jangbu-reul — Ledger (object form); an account book of records
- 훑어보며
- hulteobomyeo — While skimming through; scanning or browsing quickly
- 사람들이
- saramdeul-i — People (subject form); persons or individuals
- 가게에서
- gage-eseo — At the store; in a shop or retail place
- 가장
- gajang — Most; the most; to the greatest degree
- 흔히
- heunhi — Commonly; often; frequently in everyday situations
- 무엇을
- mueoseul — What (object form); something as a direct object
- 샀는지
- sanneunj — Whether something was bought; what was purchased
- 저장했는지
- jeojanghae-nneunj — Whether something was stored; what was preserved
- 즉
- jeuk — That is; namely; in other words
- 기본적인
- gibonjeok-in — Basic; fundamental; relating to essential foundations
- 식료품이
- singnyopum-i — Groceries (subject form); food and basic provisions
- 살펴보기
- salpyeobogi — To examine; to look into carefully and thoroughly
- 왜냐하면
- waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; this is why
- 오랜
- oraen — Long; lengthy in duration; of many years
- 세월의
- sewol-ui — Of time; of the passing years and era
- 발전이
- baljeon-i — Development (subject form); progress or advancement
- 인간
- ingan — Human being; humanity; mankind in general
- 존재의
- jonjae-ui — Of existence; pertaining to being or living
- 본질적인
- bonjiljeok-in — Essential; intrinsic; relating to the core nature
- 법칙에는
- beopchik-eneun — In the laws; regarding rules or natural principles
- 거의
- geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely at all
- 영향을
- yeonghyang-eul — Influence (object form); effect or impact on something
- 미치지
- michiji — Not reaching; failing to affect or extend to
- 못했기
- mothaetgi — Because could not; having been unable to do
- 때문이니
- ttaemun-ini — Because of; the reason being; since it is due to
- 마치
- machi — Just like; as if; resembling in a striking way
- 우리의
- uri-ui — Our; belonging to us; of our group
- 해골이
- haegol-i — Skeleton (subject form); bones of a human body
- 아마도
- amado — Probably; perhaps; most likely the case
- 우리
- uri — We; us; our; referring to one's group
- 조상들의
- josangdeul-ui — Of ancestors; belonging to forebears or predecessors
- 것과
- geoskkwa — And the thing; together with what was mentioned
- 구별되지
- gubyeoldoeji — Not being distinguished; failing to be differentiated
- 않는
- anneun — Not doing; that does not; negating an action
- 같다
- gatda — Is like; similar to; resembles something else
- 필수품
- pilsupum — Necessities; essential goods required for basic living
- 이라는
- iraneun — Called; referred to as; the one named or defined
- 말로
- mallo — With the word; by means of speech or language
- 나는
- naneun — I (topic form); referring to oneself as subject
- 인간이
- ingan-i — Human being (subject form); a person as the subject
- 자신의
- jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself; personal
- 노력으로
- noryeok-euro — Through effort; by means of hard work or exertion
- 얻는
- eotneun — Obtaining; acquiring; getting as a present action
- 모든
- modeun — All; every; each and every one of them
- 것
- geot — Thing; matter; fact; a general nominalizer
- 중에서
- jung-eseo — Among; from within a group or set
- 처음부터
- cheoeum-buteo — From the beginning; since the very start
- 혹은
- hogeun — Or; alternatively; either one of two options
- 사용을
- sayong-eul — Use (object form); the act of utilizing something
- 통해
- tonghae — Through; by means of; via a process or medium
- 삶에
- salm-e — In life; to one's existence or way of living
- 너무나
- neomuna — So very; extremely; far too much in degree
- 중요하게
- jungyohage — Importantly; in an essential or significant manner
- 되어
- doeeo — Becoming; having become; transitioning into a state
- 가난이든
- ganan-ideun — Whether poverty; regardless of being in poor condition
- 철학이든
- cheolhak-ideun — Whether philosophy; regardless of one's philosophical stance
- 간에
- gane — Regardless of; whether it be; no matter which
- 그것
- geugeos — That thing; it; referring to a previously mentioned item
- 없이
- eobs-i — Without; lacking; in the absence of something
- 지내려고
- jinaeryeogo — Intending to get by; trying to manage without
- 시도하는
- sidohaneun — Attempting; that which tries or makes an effort
- 사람이
- saram-i — Person (subject form); a human individual as subject
- 없는
- eomneun — That does not exist; lacking; without presence
- 것을
- geoseul — The thing (object form); a nominalized clause object
- 의미한다
- uimihanda — Means; signifies; carries a particular meaning or sense
- 많은
- maneun — Many; numerous; a large quantity or number of
- 생명체들에게
- saengmyeongchedeul-ege — To living beings; for creatures or organisms in general
- 이런
- ireon — This kind of; such a; of this particular sort
- 의미에서
- uimi-eseo — In this sense; from this meaning or perspective
- 필수품은
- pilsupum-eun — Necessities (topic form); essential items being discussed
- 오직
- ojik — Only; solely; exclusively and nothing else
- 하나
- hana — One; a single item; the number one
- 바로
- baro — Right; exactly; precisely; just that very thing
- 음식이다
- eumsig-ida — It is food; it is nourishment or sustenance
- 초원의
- chowon-ui — Of the prairie; belonging to open grassland areas
- 몇
- myeot — A few; several; some small number of things
- 먹을
- meogeul — To eat (modifier form); that which can be eaten
- 만한
- manhan — Worth; sufficient; adequate enough for a purpose
- 풀과
- pul-gwa — Grass and; vegetation together with something else
- 마실
- masil — To drink (modifier form); that which can be drunk
- 물이니
- mul-ini — It is water; since it is drinkable liquid
- 숲의
- sup-ui — Of the forest; belonging to wooded or tree-filled area
- 피신처나
- pisincheo-na — Shelter or; a refuge or place of protection
- 산의
- san-ui — Of the mountain; belonging to a highland area
- 그늘을
- geuneul-eul — Shadow (object form); shade from sun or light
- 찾지
- chatji — Not seeking; not looking for; failing to search
- 한
- han — One; a; having done; as long as one has
- 그러하다
- geureohada — It is so; that is the case; such is true
- 짐승의
- jimsseung-ui — Of the beast; belonging to an animal or creature
- 중
- jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group
- 것도
- geotdo — Even the thing; that thing also; something too
- 음식과
- eumsik-gwa — Food and; nourishment together with something else
- 피신처
- pisincheo — Shelter; refuge; a place offering protection or safety
- 이상을
- isang-eul — More than (object form); beyond a certain level
- 필요로
- pilyo-ro — As a need; requiring something as a necessity
- 하지
- haji — Not doing; does not; negating a following action
- 않는다
- anneunda — Does not; a plain-form negation of an action
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