I
Inmyyoungerandmorevulnerableyearsmyfathergaveme
몇 가지
someadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindever이후로
since.“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justrememberthat
모든
allthepeopleinthisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”Hedidn’tsayanymore,butwe’ve
항상
alwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinareserved방식으로
way,andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreserve
모든
alljudgements,ahabitthathasopenedup많은
manycuriousnaturestomeand또한
alsomademethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.Theabnormalmindisquicktodetectandattachitselfto
이
thisqualitywhenitappearsinanormalperson,andsoitcameabout그
thatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeigned
잠을
sleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity때
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesignthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,
또는
oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthem,areusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Reservingjudgementsisamatterofinfinitehope.
Iam
아직도
stillalittleafraidofmissingsomething만약
ifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,그리고
andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.그리고
And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasalimit.Conduct
수
maybefoundedonthe단단한
hardrockorthewetmarshes,butafteracertain시점
pointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfoundedon.때
WhenIcamebackfromtheEast지난
lastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwantedno
더
moreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothe인간의
humanheart.OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshisnameto
이
thisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresented모든
everythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewas
무언가
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandmilesaway.Thisresponsivenesshad
아무
nothingtodowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignifiedunderthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadiness같은
suchasIhaveneverfoundinany다른
otherpersonandwhichitisnotlikelyIshallever찾을
findagain.No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfouldustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrowsandshort-windedelationsofmen.
Myfamilyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeoplein
이
thisMiddleWesterncityforthreegenerations.TheCarrawaysaresomethingofaclan,andwe
가지고
haveatraditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,buttheactualfounderofmylinewasmygrandfather’sbrother,whocamehereinfifty-one,sentasubstitutetotheCivilWar,andstartedthewholesalehardwarebusinessthatmyfathercarriesontoday.Ineversaw
이
thisgreat-uncle,butI’msupposedtolooklikehim—withspecialreferencetotheratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinfather’soffice.IgraduatedfromNewHavenin1915,justaquarterofacenturyaftermyfather,andalittlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonicmigrationknownastheGreatWar.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughlythatIcamebackrestless.
Insteadofbeingthewarmcentreoftheworld,theMiddleWest
이제
nowseemedliketheraggededgeoftheuniverse—soIdecidedtogoEastandlearnthebondbusiness.EverybodyIknewwasinthebondbusiness,soIsupposeditcouldsupport
한
onemoresingleman.Allmyauntsandunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosingaprepschoolforme,andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”with
매우
verygrave,hesitantfaces.Fatheragreedtofinancemeforayear,and
후
aftervariousdelaysIcameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthespringoftwenty-two.Thepracticalthingwastofindroomsinthecity,butitwasawarmseason,andIhadjustleftacountryofwidelawnsandfriendlytrees,so
때
whenayoungmanattheofficesuggestedthatwetakea집을
housetogetherinacommutingtown,itsoundedlikeagreatidea.Hefoundthe
집을
house,aweather-beatencardboardbungalowateightyamonth,butatthe마지막
lastminutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,andIwentouttothecountry혼자
alone.Ihadadog—at
적어도
leastIhadhimforafewdays전까지는
untilheranaway—andanoldDodge고
andaFinnishwoman,whomademybed고
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnishwisdomtoherselfovertheelectricstove.Itwaslonelyforadayorso
전까지는
untilonemorningsomeman,더
morerecentlyarrivedthanI,stoppedmeontheroad.“HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?”
heaskedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
그리고
AndasIwalkedonIwaslonelynolonger.Iwasaguide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
Hehadcasuallyconferredonmethefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
Andso
함께
withthesunshineandthe큰
greatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthingsgrowin빠른
fastmovies,Ihadthatfamiliarconvictionthatlifewasbeginningover다시
againwiththesummer.Therewassomuchtoread,for
한
onething,andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddownoutofthe젊은
youngbreath-givingair.Iboughtadozenvolumesonbankingandcreditandinvestmentsecurities,andtheystoodonmyshelfinredandgoldlikenewmoneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthatonlyMidasandMorganandMaecenasknew.
그리고
AndIhadthehighintentionofreading많은
manyotherbooksbesides.Iwasratherliteraryincollege—oneyearIwroteaseriesof
매우
verysolemnandobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and이제
nowIwasgoingtobringback모든
allsuchthingsintomylifeand될
becomeagainthatmostlimitedof모든
allspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”Thisisn’t
단지
justanepigram—lifeismuch더
moresuccessfullylookedatfromasinglewindow,afterall.ItwasamatterofchancethatIshouldhaverenteda
집을
houseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.Itwason
그
thatslenderriotousislandwhichextendsitselfdueeastofNewYork—andwherethereare,among다른
othernaturalcuriosities,twounusualformationsofland.Twentymilesfromthecityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontourandseparatedonlybyacourtesybay,jutoutintothe
가장
mostdomesticatedbodyofsaltwaterintheWesternhemisphere,the큰
greatwetbarnyardofLongIsland사운드
Sound.Theyarenotperfectovals—liketheeggintheColumbusstory,theyare
둘 다
bothcrushedflatatthecontactend—buttheirphysicalresemblancemustbeasourceofperpetualwondertothegullsthatflyoverhead.Tothewinglessa
더
moreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityin모든
everyparticularexceptshapeandsize.IlivedatWestEgg,the—well,thelessfashionableofthetwo,thoughthisisa
가장
mostsuperficialtagtoexpressthebizarreandnotalittlesinistercontrast사이의
betweenthem.Myhousewasatthe
아주
verytipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,그리고
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplacesthatrentedfortwelve또는
orfifteenthousandaseason.The
한
oneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactualimitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,withatoweron한
oneside,spankingnewunderathinbeardofrawivy,그리고
andamarbleswimmingpool,그리고
andmorethanfortyacresoflawn그리고
andgarden.ItwasGatsby’smansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’tknowMr.Gatsby,itwasamansioninhabitedbyagentlemanof
그
thatname.Myownhousewasaneyesore,butitwasa
작은
smalleyesore,andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhadaviewofthe물을
water,apartialviewofmyneighbour’slawn,andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsamonth.AcrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglitteredalongthewater,andthehistoryofthesummerreallybeginsontheeveningIdroveovertheretohavedinner
함께
withtheTomBuchanans.Daisywasmy
두 번째
secondcousinonceremoved,andI’dknownTomincollege.그리고
AndjustafterthewarIspenttwodays함께
withtheminChicago.Herhusband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeen
한
oneofthemostpowerfulendsthateverplayedfootballatNewHaven—anationalfigureinaway,한
oneofthosemenwhoreachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat모든
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.Hisfamilywereenormouslywealthy—evenincollegehisfreedomwithmoneywasamatterforreproach—but
이제
nowhe’dleftChicagoandcomeEastinafashionthatrathertookyourbreathaway:forinstance,he’dbroughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwashardtorealizethatamaninmyowngenerationwaswealthy
만큼
enoughtodothat.WhytheycameEastIdon’tknow.
TheyhadspentayearinFrancefornoparticularreason,andthendriftedhereandthereunrestfullywhereverpeopleplayedpoloandwererich
함께
together.Thiswasapermanentmove,saidDaisyoverthetelephone,
하지만
butIdidn’tbelieveit—IhadnosightintoDaisy’sheart,하지만
butIfeltthatTomwoulddriftonforeverseeking,alittlewistfully,forthedramaticturbulenceof어떤
someirrecoverablefootballgame.AndsoithappenedthatonawarmwindyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggtosee
두
twooldfriendswhomIscarcelyknewatall.Theirhousewaseven
더
moreelaboratethanIexpected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonialmansion,overlookingthebay.Thelawnstartedatthebeachandrantowardsthefrontdoorforaquarterofamile,jumpingoversundialsandbrickwalksandburninggardens—finally
때
whenitreachedthehousedriftingupthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.ThefrontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
이제
nowwithreflectedgoldandwideopentothewarmwindyafternoon,고
andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstandingwithhislegsapartonthefrontporch.HehadchangedsincehisNewHavenyears.
이제
Nowhewasasturdystraw-hairedmanofthirty,가진
witharatherhardmouthandasuperciliousmanner.Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominanceoverhisfaceandgavehimtheappearanceof
항상
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.Not
심지어
eventheeffeminateswankofhisridingclothescouldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—heseemedtofillthoseglisteningboots때까지
untilhestrainedthetoplacing,andyoucould볼
seeagreatpackofmuscleshifting때
whenhisshouldermovedunderhisthincoat.Itwasabodycapableofenormousleverage—acruelbody.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruffhuskytenor,addedtotheimpressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Therewasatouchofpaternalcontemptinit,
심지어
eventowardpeopleheliked—andthereweremenatNewHavenwhohadhatedhisguts.“Now,don’tthinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”heseemedtosay,“justbecauseI’mstrongerand
더
moreofamanthanyouare.”Wewereinthesameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
결코
neverintimateIalwayshadtheimpressionthatheapprovedofmeandwantedmetolikehimwithsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.Wetalkedfora
몇
fewminutesonthesunnyporch.“I’vegotaniceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashing
대해
aboutrestlessly.Turningmearoundby
한
onearm,hemovedabroadflat손을
handalongthefrontvista,includinginitssweepasunkenItaliangarden,a반
halfacreofdeep,pungentroses,그리고
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthetideoffshore.“ItbelongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
다시
again,politelyandabruptly.“We’llgoinside.”
Wewalkedthrougha
높은
highhallwayintoabrightrosy-colouredspace,fragilelyboundintothehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.Thewindowswereajarandgleamingwhiteagainstthefreshgrassoutsidethatseemedtogrowalittlewayintothe
집
house.Abreezeblewthroughthe
방을
room,blewcurtainsinatoneendandoutthe다른
otherlikepaleflags,twistingthemuptowardthefrostedwedding-cakeoftheceiling,andthenrippledoverthewine-colouredrug,makingashadowonitaswinddoesonthesea.The
유일한
onlycompletelystationaryobjectinthe방
roomwasanenormouscouchonwhich두
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchoredballoon.Theywere
둘 다
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling고
andflutteringasiftheyhadjustbeenblown다시
backinafterashortflightaroundthe집
house.Imusthavestoodfora
몇
fewmomentslisteningtothewhipandsnapofthecurtainsandthegroanofapictureonthewall.ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchananshuttherearwindows
그리고
andthecaughtwinddiedoutaboutthe방
room,andthecurtainsandtherugs그리고
andthetwoyoungwomenballoonedslowlytothefloor.는
Theyoungerofthetwowasastrangertome.Shewasextendedfulllengthatherendofthedivan,completelymotionless,andwithherchinraiseda
조금
little,asifshewerebalancingsomethingonitwhichwasquitelikelyto떨어질
fall.Ifshesawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshegavenohintofit—indeed,Iwas
거의
almostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhavingdisturbedherbycomingin.The
다른
othergirl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleanedslightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,charming작은
littlelaugh,andIlaughedtoo그리고
andcameforwardintotheroom.“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
Shelaughed
다시
again,asifshesaidsomething아주
verywitty,andheldmy손을
handforamoment,lookingupintomyface,promisingthattherewasno한
oneintheworldshesomuchwantedto보고
see.Thatwasawayshehad.
ShehintedinamurmurthatthesurnameofthebalancinggirlwasBaker.
(I’vehearditsaidthatDaisy’smurmurwasonlytomakepeopleleantowardher;
anirrelevantcriticismthatmadeitnolesscharming.)
Atanyrate,
미스
MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme거의
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedherheadbackagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghadobviouslytotteredalittleandgivenhersomethingofafright.다시
Againasortofapologyarosetomylips.거의
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydrawsastunnedtributefromme.Ilooked
다시
backatmycousin,whobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrillingvoice.Itwasthekindofvoicethattheearfollowsupanddown,asif
각
eachspeechisanarrangementofnotesthatwillneverbeplayedagain.Herfacewassadandlovelywithbrightthingsinit,brighteyesandabrightpassionatemouth,buttherewasanexcitementinhervoice
그
thatmenwhohadcaredforherfounddifficulttoforget:asingingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”a
약속
promisethatshehaddonegay,excitingthingsjusta동안
whilesinceandthatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringinthe다음
nexthour.ItoldherhowIhadstoppedoffinChicagofora
하루
dayonmywayEast,고
andhowadozenpeoplehadsenttheirlove통해
throughme.“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“Thewhole
도시
townisdesolate.Allthecarshave
는
theleftrearwheelpaintedblackasamourningwreath,andthere’sapersistentwail모든
allnightalongthenorthshore.”“Howgorgeous!
Let’sgoback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thensheaddedirrelevantly:
“Yououghttoseethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’sthreeyearsold.
Haven’tyoueverseenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghttoseeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyaboutthe
방을
room,stoppedandrestedhis손을
handonmyshoulder.“Whatyoudoing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
Itoldhim.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”Iansweredshortly.
“YouwillifyoustayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’llstayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”hesaid,glancingatDaisyandthen
다시
backatme,asifhewerealertforsomethingmore.“I’dbeaGoddamnedfooltoliveanywhereelse.”
At
이
thispointMissBakersaid:“Absolutely!”
withsuchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwasthefirstwordshehadutteredsinceIcameintothe
방에
room.Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdidme,forsheyawned
그리고
andwithaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintothe방에
room.“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeenlyingon
그
thatsofaforaslongasI수
canremember.”“Don’tlookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyoutoNewYorkallafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”said
미스
MissBakertothefourcocktailsjustinfromthepantry.“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
Hetook
내려
downhisdrinkasifitwereadropinthebottomofaglass.“Howyouevergetanythingdoneisbeyondme.”
IlookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingather.
Shewasaslender,small-breastedgirl,withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingherbodybackwardattheshoulderslikea
젊은
youngcadet.Hergreysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocalcuriosityoutofawan,charming,discontentedface.
ItoccurredtomenowthatIhadseenher,orapictureofher,somewherebefore.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“I
알고
knowsomebodythere.”“Idon’tknowasingle—”.
“YoumustknowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
전에
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmyneighbourdinnerwasannounced;wedginghistensearmimperativelyunder
내
mine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromthe방
roomasthoughheweremovingacheckerto다른
anothersquare.Slenderly,languidly,theirhandssetlightlyontheirhips,the
두
twoyoungwomenprecededusoutontoarosy-colouredporch,opentowardthesunset,wherefourcandlesflickeredonthetableinthediminishedwind.“Whycandles?”
objectedDaisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemoutwithherfingers.
“Intwoweeksit’llbethelongestdayintheyear.”
Shelookedatusallradiantly.
“Doyou
항상
alwayswatchforthelongestdayofthe일년
yearandthenmissit?I
항상
alwayswatchforthelongestdayinthe일년
yearandthenmissit.”“Weoughttoplansomething,”yawnedMissBaker,sittingdownatthetableasifsheweregettingintobed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
Sheturnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdopeopleplan?”
전에
BeforeIcouldanswerhereyesfastenedwithanawedexpressiononher작은
littlefinger.“Look!”
shecomplained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
모두
alllooked—theknucklewasblackandblue.“Youdidit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“Iknowyoudidn’tmeanto,
하지만
butyoudiddoit.That’swhatI
얻는
getformarryingabruteofaman,agreat,크고
big,hulkingphysicalspecimenofa—”.“Ihate
그
thatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”“Hulking,”insistedDaisy.
Sometimesshe
그리고
andMissBakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively그리고
andwithabanteringinconsequencethatwas결코
neverquitechatter,thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses그리고
andtheirimpersonaleyesintheabsenceof모든
alldesire.Theywerehere,andtheyacceptedTomandme,makingonlyapolitepleasantefforttoentertainortobeentertained.
Theyknewthatpresentlydinnerwouldbeoveranda
조금
littlelatertheeveningtoowouldbeoverandcasuallyputaway.Itwassharply
다른
differentfromtheWest,whereaneveningwashurriedfromphasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointedanticipationorelseinsheernervousdreadofthemomentitself.“Youmakeme
느낌
feeluncivilized,Daisy,”Iconfessedonmy두 번째
secondglassofcorkybutratherimpressiveclaret.“Can’tyou
얘기할
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”Imeantnothinginparticularby
이
thisremark,butitwastakenupinanunexpected방식으로
way.“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTomviolently.
“I’vegottentobeaterriblepessimist
대해
aboutthings.HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’safinebook,
그리고
andeverybodyoughttoreadit.Theideaisifwedon’tlookoutthe
백인
whiteracewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.It’s
모든
allscientificstuff;it’sbeenproved.”