Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoiceto
듣고
hearthatnodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprise어떤
whichyouhaveregardedwith그러한
suchevilforebodings.Iarrivedhereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydearsisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
이미
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,고
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Ifeelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves고
andfillsmewithdelight.Doyouunderstand
이
thisfeeling?Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowards
있는
whichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteof그
thoseicyclimes.Inspiritedby
이
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsbecome더
moreferventandvivid.Itryinvaintobepersuadedthatthepoleistheseatoffrostanddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeautyanddelight.
거기
There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddiskjustskirtingthehorizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.There—forwithyourleave,my
여동생
sister,Iwillputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—theresnowandfrostarebanished;그리고
and,sailingoveracalmsea,we수
maybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwonders그리고
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.Itsproductionsandfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
수
maynotbeexpectedinacountryofeternallight?I
수
maytherediscoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractstheneedleand수
mayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequireonly이
thisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywiththesightofapartoftheworld
결코
neverbeforevisited,andmaytreadaland결코
neverbeforeimprintedbythefootof인간의
man.Thesearemyenticements,andtheyaresufficienttoconquer
모든
allfearofdangerordeathandtoinducemetocommencethislaboriousvoyage함께
withthejoyachildfeels때
whenheembarksina작은
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.그러나
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon모든
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoleto그
thosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;또는
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,which,ifatallpossible,수
canonlybeeffectedbyanundertaking같은
suchasmine.Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitationwith
있는
whichIbeganmyletter,andIfeelmyheartglowwithanenthusiasm있는
whichelevatesmetoheaven,for아무것도
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—apointon있는
whichthesoulmayfixitsintellectualeye.이
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.Ihavereadwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyages
있는
whichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOceanthroughtheseas있는
whichsurroundthepole.You
수
mayrememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofourgoodUncleThomas’library.Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
이
Thesevolumesweremystudydayandnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreased그
thatregretwhichIhadfelt,asachild,onlearning그
thatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinaseafaringlife.이
ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,forthefirsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoulandliftedittoheaven.I
또한
alsobecameapoetandforoneyearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;IimaginedthatI
또한
alsomightobtainanicheinthetemplewherethenamesofHomerandShakespeareareconsecrated.Youare
잘
wellacquaintedwithmyfailureand얼마나
howheavilyIborethedisappointment.그러나
ButjustatthattimeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
I
수
can,evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselfto이
thisgreatenterprise.Icommencedbyinuringmybodytohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyendured
추위
cold,famine,thirst,andwantofsleep;Ioftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringtheday
그리고
anddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,그리고
andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefrom있는
whichanavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
ImustownIfelta
조금
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmethe두 번째
seconddignityinthevesselandentreatedmetoremainwiththegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.그리고
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplish어떤
somegreatpurpose?Mylifemighthavebeenpassedineaseandluxury,butIpreferredgloryto
모든
everyenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.Oh,that
어떤
someencouragingvoicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!Mycourageandmyresolutionisfirm;
그러나
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.Iamabouttoproceedonalonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemand
모든
allmyfortitude:Iamrequirednotonlytoraisethespiritsofothers,but
때때로
sometimestosustainmyown,때
whentheirsarefailing.Thisisthe
가장
mostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.Theyflyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,
훨씬
farmoreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.는
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhave이미
alreadyadopted,forthereisa큰
greatdifferencebetweenwalkingthedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,때
whennoexercisepreventsthebloodfrom실제로
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.Ihavenoambitionto
잃을
losemylifeonthepost-road사이의
betweenSt.PetersburghandArchangel.Ishalldepartforthelattertowninafortnight
또는
orthreeweeks;andmyintentionistohireaship
거기서
there,whichcaneasilybedonebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,그리고
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
그리고
andwhenshallIreturn?Ah,dear
여동생
sister,howcanIanswer이
thisquestion?IfIsucceed,many,manymonths,
아마도
perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyouandImaymeet.IfIfail,youwill
볼
seemeagainsoon,or결코
never.Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,andsaveme,thatI
수
mayagainandagaintestifymygratitudefor모든
allyourloveandkindness.Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
얼마나
Howslowlythetimepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrostandsnow!그러나
Yetasecondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.Ihavehiredavesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
thosewhomIhave
이미
alreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI수
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.ButI
가지고
haveonewantwhichI가지고
haveneveryetbeenabletosatisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI지금
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,I가지고
havenofriend,Margaret:whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,therewillbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
만약
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itistrue;
하지만
butthatisapoormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.Idesirethecompanyofamanwhocouldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplyto
내
mine.Youmaydeemmeromantic,mydear
여동생
sister,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.Ihave
없습니다
noonenearme,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapaciousmind,whosetastesare같은
likemyown,toapproveoramendmyplans.어떻게
Howwouldsuchafriendrepairthefaultsofyourpoorbrother!Iam
너무
tooardentinexecutionand너무
tooimpatientofdifficulties.ButitisastillgreatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
forthe
첫
firstfourteenyearsofmylifeIranwildonacommonandread아무것도
nothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.At
그
thatageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourown나라의
country;butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveits
가장
mostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.이제
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminreality더
moreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.Itis
사실
truethatIhavethought더
moreandthatmydaydreamsare더
moreextendedandmagnificent,buttheywant(asthepainterscallit)keeping;그리고
andIgreatlyneedafriendwhowouldhavesenseenoughnottodespisemeasromantic,그리고
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemymind.음
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;Ishallcertainlyfindnofriendonthewideocean,nor
심지어
evenhereinArchangel,amongmerchantsandseamen.그러나
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,beat심지어
evenintheseruggedbosoms.Mylieutenant,forinstance,isamanofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,orrather,towordmyphrase
더
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.HeisanEnglishman,andinthemidstofnationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedin
이
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.Themasterisapersonofanexcellentdispositionandisremarkableintheshipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhisdiscipline.
이
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe매우
verydesiroustoengagehim.Ayouthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspentunderyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihave
결코
neverbelievedittobenecessary,and때
whenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeing수
abletosecurehisservices.Iheardofhimfirstinratheraromanticmanner,fromaladywhoowestohimthehappinessofherlife.
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Someyears
전에
agohelovedayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,thefatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.Hesawhismistressonce
전에
beforethedestinedceremony;butshewasbathedintears,andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,confessingatthesametimethatsheloved
다른
another,butthathewaspoor,andthatherfatherwould결코
neverconsenttotheunion.Mygenerousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofthenameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
이미
alreadyboughtafarmwithhismoney,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhislife;그러나
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe젊은
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermarriagewithherlover.그러나
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyfriend,who,때
whenhefoundthefatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturned전까지는
untilheheardthathisformermistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
하지만
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:heisassilentasaTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,whileitrendershisconductthe
더
moreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterestandsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.그러나
Yetdonotsuppose,becauseIcomplaina조금
littleorbecauseIcanconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImay결코
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.Thoseareasfixedasfate,andmyvoyageisonlynowdelayed
때까지
untiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,butthespringpromiseswell,anditisconsideredasaremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
아마도
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanIexpected.Ishalldo
아무것도
nothingrashly:youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudenceandconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
반은
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,with있는
whichIampreparingtodepart.Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmistandsnow,”
하지만
butIshallkillnoalbatross;thereforedonotbealarmedformysafetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
고
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”Youwillsmileatmyallusion,butIwilldiscloseasecret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthe
가장
mostimaginativeofmodernpoets.ThereissomethingatworkinmysoulwhichIdonotunderstand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewithperseveranceandlabour—butbesides
이
thisthereisaloveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedin모든
allmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,심지어
eventothewildseaandunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.그러나
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.ShallImeetyou
다시
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,andreturnedbythe가장
mostsoutherncapeofAfricaorAmerica?Idarenotexpect
그런
suchsuccess,yetIcannotbeartolookonthereverseofthepicture.Continueforthepresenttowritetomeby
모든
everyopportunity:Imayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
때
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.Iloveyou
매우
verytenderly.Remembermewithaffection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
MydearSister,.
Iwritea
몇
fewlinesinhastetosaythatIamsafe—and잘
welladvancedonmyvoyage.이
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantman이제
nowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;더
morefortunatethanI,who수
maynotseemynativeland,아마도
perhaps,formanyyears.Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenareboldandapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
Wehave
이미
alreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;하지만
butitistheheightofsummer,andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowards그
thoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
그
thatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.Oneortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontentifnothingworsehappentousduringourvoyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,andprudent.
하지만
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhavegone,tracingasecure
길을
wayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses고
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.왜
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedyetobedientelement?What
수
canstopthedeterminedheartandresolvedwillof인간의
man?Myswellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
하지만
ButImustfinish.Heavenblessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
SostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,althoughitisveryprobablethatyouwill
볼
seemebeforethesepapers수
cancomeintoyourpossession.지난
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,whichclosedintheshipon모든
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshefloated.Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
매우
verythickfog.Weaccordinglylayto,hopingthat
어떤
somechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphereandweather.Abouttwoo’clockthemistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutin
모든
everydirection,vastandirregularplainsofice,whichseemedtohavenoend.Someofmycomradesgroaned,andmy
자신의
ownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromour자신의
ownsituation.Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledgeanddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthedistanceof
반
halfamile;abeingwhichhadtheshapeofaman,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledgeandguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedtherapidprogressofthetravellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheice.
이
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.Wewere,aswebelieved,manyhundredmilesfrom
어떤
anyland;butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.
Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibletofollowhistrack,whichwehadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
약
Abouttwohoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardthegroundsea,and전에
beforenighttheicebrokeandfreedourship.We,however,laytountilthemorning,fearingtoencounterinthedark
그
thoselargeloosemasseswhichfloataboutafterthebreakingupoftheice.Iprofitedof
이
thistimetorestfora몇
fewhours.Inthemorning,however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupondeckandfound
모든
allthesailorsbusyon한
onesideofthevessel,apparentlytalkingtosomeoneinthesea.Itwas,in
사실
fact,asledge,likethatwehadseen전에
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthenightonalargefragmentofice.Only
한
onedogremainedalive;buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,asthe
다른
othertravellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,butaEuropean.때
WhenIappearedondeckthemastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,그리고
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”Onperceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
그런
suchaquestionaddressedtomefromamanonthebrinkofdestructionandtowhomIshouldhavesupposedthatmyvesselwouldhavebeenaresource있는
whichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthe가장
mostpreciouswealththeearthcanafford.Ireplied,however,thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Uponhearingthisheappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeonboard.
GoodGod!
Margaret,
만약
ifyouhadseenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigueandsuffering.
Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,butassoonashehadquittedthefreshairhefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
다시
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandyandforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.Assoonasheshowedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblanketsandplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecoveredandatealittlesoup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedinthismannerbeforehewas
수
abletospeak,andIoftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.때
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabinandattendedonhimasmuchasmydutywouldpermit.Ineversawa
더
moreinterestingcreature:hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,and
심지어
evenmadness,buttherearemoments때
when,ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshimordoeshimanythe가장
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI결코
neversawequalled.Butheisgenerallymelancholyanddespairing,and
때로는
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresseshim.때
WhenmyguestwasalittlerecoveredIhad큰
greattroubletokeepoffthemen,whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;