Won from the Waves — Page 9
That the ship had struck and was in dire distress there could be no doubt, but when they gazed at the dark, heaving waves which rolled in crested with foam, and just discernible in the fast waning twilight, and felt the fierce blast against which even they could scarcely stand upright on the slippery pier, hardy and bold as they were, they hesitated about venturing forth to the rescue of the hapless crew.
배가 좌초되어 극심한 위기에 처해 있다는 것은 의심할 여지가 없었지만, 그들이 거품으로 뒤덮인 물마루를 일으키며 밀려드는 어둡고 출렁이는 파도를 바라보고, 빠르게 저물어 가는 황혼 속에서 겨우 분간할 수 있을 뿐이었으며, 미끄러운 부두 위에서 그들조차 똑바로 서 있기 어려울 만큼 거센 돌풍을 온몸으로 느꼈을 때, 아무리 강인하고 대담한 그들이었지만 불운한 선원들을 구하러 나서는 것을 망설였다.
Long before they could reach the wreck darkness would be resting on the troubled ocean; they doubted, indeed, whether they could force their boat out in the teeth of the fierce gale.
그들이 난파선에 닿기 훨씬 전에 어둠이 거칠게 출렁이는 바다를 뒤덮을 것이었고, 실로 그들은 맹렬한 강풍을 정면으로 맞서며 배를 밀어낼 수 있을지조차 의심스러웠다.
Adam took a turn on the pier.
애덤은 부두 위를 한 바퀴 걸었다.
His heart was greatly troubled.
그의 마음은 크게 무거웠다.
He had never failed, if a boat could live, to be among the first to dash out to the rescue of his fellow-creatures when a ship had been cast on those treacherous sandbanks.
배가 버틸 수만 있다면, 그는 배가 저 험악한 모래톱에 좌초될 때마다 동료 인간들을 구하러 가장 먼저 달려나가는 것을 한 번도 게을리한 적이 없었다.
The hazard was great.
위험은 매우 컸다.
He knew that with the strength of his crew exhausted the boat might be hurled back amid the breakers, to be dashed on the shore; or, should they even succeed in reaching the neighbourhood of the wreck, where the greatest danger was to be encountered, they might fail in getting near enough to save any of the people.
그는 선원들의 체력이 고갈되면 배가 파도 속에서 다시 튕겨 나가 해안에 부딪힐 수도 있다는 것을 알고 있었고, 설령 가장 큰 위험이 도사리고 있는 난파선 근처에 도달하는 데 성공한다 해도, 사람들을 구할 만큼 충분히 가까이 접근하는 데 실패할 수도 있었다.
Every moment of delay increased the risk which must be run.
지체하는 매 순간이 감수해야 할 위험을 더욱 키웠다.
Vocabulary
- 좌초되어
- jwachodoeeeo — Having run aground; a ship stranded on rocks
- 극심한
- geuksimhan — Extremely severe; intense beyond normal degree
- 위기에
- wigie — In a crisis; in a state of danger
- 처해
- cheohae — Being placed in; facing a situation
- 의심할
- uisimhal — To doubt; to question the truth of something
- 여지가
- yeojiga — Room or margin for; possibility of something
- 거품으로
- geopumeuro — With foam; covered in bubbles or froth
- 뒤덮인
- dwideopin — Covered over; completely blanketed by something
- 물마루를
- mulmarureul — The crest of a wave; the top ridge of a wave
- 일으키며
- ireukimyeo — While causing or creating; raising something up
- 밀려드는
- millyeodeuneun — Rushing in; surging or flooding toward something
- 어둡고
- eodupgo — Dark and; dim combined with another quality
- 출렁이는
- chulleongineun — Swaying; undulating waves moving back and forth
- 파도를
- padoreul — Waves; ocean waves as the object of a verb
- 바라보고
- barabogo — Looking at; gazing toward something in the distance
- 빠르게
- ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; at a fast speed
- 저물어
- jeomureo — Setting; fading away as day turns to night
- 황혼
- hwanghon — Twilight; dusk; the period just after sunset
- 겨우
- gyeou — Barely; only just; with great difficulty managing
- 분간할
- bunganha — To distinguish; to tell apart or make out
- 미끄러운
- mikkeureooun — Slippery; having a smooth surface causing sliding
- 부두
- budu — Pier; dock; a platform where ships are moored
- 똑바로
- ttokbaro — Straight; upright; in a perfectly erect manner
- 만큼
- mankeum — As much as; to the extent that something occurs
- 거센
- gesen — Fierce; powerful; strong and forceful in nature
- 돌풍을
- dolpungeul — A gust; sudden strong blast of wind as object
- 온몸으로
- onmomeuro — With one's whole body; using every part physically
- 때
- ttae — When; the time at which something happens
- 아무리
- amuri — No matter how; however much one tries
- 강인하고
- ganginhago — Being tough and; strong and resilient in character
- 대담한
- daedamhan — Bold; daring; having courage to face danger
- 불운한
- burunhan — Unfortunate; unlucky; struck by bad fortune
- 선원들을
- seonwondeureul — Sailors; crew members as the object of a verb
- 구하러
- guhareo — In order to rescue; going to save someone
- 나서는
- To step forward; to come out and take action
- 망설였다
- mangseoryeotda — Hesitated; wavered before making a difficult decision
- 난파선에
- nanpaseone — At the shipwreck; toward the wrecked vessel
- 닿기
- dachi — Reaching; the act of making contact or arriving
- 훨씬
- hwolssin — Much more; by far; to a considerably greater degree
- 전에
- jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event
- 어둠이
- eoduimi — Darkness; the subject form of the word for dark
- 거칠게
- geocilge — Roughly; violently; in a harsh and wild manner
- 바다를
- badareul — The sea; ocean as the object of a verb
- 뒤덮을
- dwideopeul — Will cover over; to blanket completely in future
- 실로
- sillo — Truly; indeed; in fact; used for emphasis
- 맹렬한
- maengnyeolhan — Fierce; furious; violent and intensely powerful
- 강풍을
- gangpungeul — Strong wind; a powerful gale as object of verb
- 정면으로
- jeongmyeoneuro — Head-on; directly facing forward toward something
- 맞서며
- matsseomyeo — While confronting; facing opposition at the same time
- 배를
- baereul — The boat; a ship as the object of a verb
- 밀어낼
- mireonaeal — To push out; to propel away by force
- 의심스러웠다
- uisimseureoweotda — Was doubtful; seemed uncertain or questionable
- 바퀴
- bakwi — A round; a lap; one full circular loop or turn
- 걸었다
- georeotda — Walked; took steps; moved on foot in the past
- 마음은
- maeumeun — The heart; mind or feelings as the topic
- 크게
- keuge — Greatly; largely; to a significant extent
- 무거웠다
- mugeoweotda — Was heavy; felt weighty emotionally or physically
- 버틸
- beotil — To endure; to hold on and withstand hardship
- 저
- jeo — That over there; a distal demonstrative pronoun
- 험악한
- heomakhan — Treacherous; dangerous and threatening in appearance
- 모래톱에
- moraetobe — On a sandbar; at a shallow sandy ridge in water
- 좌초될
- jwachodooel — Will run aground; to become stranded on a shoal
- 때마다
- ttaemada — Every time; whenever a particular situation occurs
- 동료
- dongnyeo — Colleague; fellow; a companion sharing the same role
- 인간들을
- ingandeureul — Human beings; people as the object of a verb
- 가장
- gajang — Most; the superlative degree; above all others
- 먼저
- meonjeo — First; before others; ahead in order or time
- 달려나가는
- dallyeonaganeun — Running out toward; rushing forward to help someone
- 번도
- beondo — Not even once; not a single time doing something
- 게을리한
- geeullihan — Neglected; was lazy about; failed to do diligently
- 위험은
- wiheomeun — The danger; risk as the topic of a sentence
- 매우
- maeu — Very; extremely; to a very high degree
- 선원들의
- seonwondeurui — Of the sailors; the crew members' possessive form
- 체력이
- cheryeogi — Physical strength; stamina as the subject of a verb
- 고갈되면
- gogaldoemyeon — If exhausted; if physical resources are depleted
- 파도
- pado — Waves; the rolling swells of the ocean or sea
- 다시
- dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state
- 튕겨
- twingyeo — Bouncing off; being flung back by a surface
- 해안에
- haean-e — Against the shore; at the coast or shoreline
- 부딪힐
- budidchil — Will collide with; will crash into something solid
- 설령
- seollyeong — Even if; supposing that; granting a hypothetical case
- 위험이
- wiheomi — Danger; risk as the subject of a sentence
- 도사리고
- dosarigo — Lurking; lying in wait; hiding threateningly nearby
- 난파선
- nanpaseon — Shipwreck; a wrecked or sunk vessel
- 근처에
- geuncheoe — Near; in the vicinity of; close to a location
- 도달하는
- dodalhaneun — Reaching; arriving at a destination or goal
- 성공한다
- seonggonghanda — Succeeds; achieves the desired result or goal
- 구할
- guhal — To rescue; to save someone from danger
- 충분히
- chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; to an adequate degree
- 가까이
- gakkai — Closely; nearby; at a short distance from something
- 접근하는
- jeokgeunhaneun — Approaching; getting close to a person or place
- 실패할
- silpaehal — Will fail; will not succeed in an attempt
- 지체하는
- jichehaneun — Delaying; lingering; wasting time without acting
- 매
- mae — Every; each; used before time words for recurrence
- 순간이
- sungani — Each moment; every instant as the subject of clause
- 감수해야
- gamsuhaeya — Must accept; must bear a risk or hardship willingly
- 위험을
- wiheomeul — Danger; risk as the object of a verb
- 더욱
- deouk — Even more; increasingly; to a greater extent
- 키웠다
- kiweotda — Increased; grew; made something larger or greater
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