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Cranford | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthefirstplace,CranfordisinpossessionoftheAmazons;
모든
all
theholdersofhousesabovea
특정
certain
rentarewomen.
Ifamarried
부부가
couple
cometosettleinthetown,
어떻게든
somehow
thegentlemandisappears;
heiseitherfairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingtheonlymanintheCranford
저녁
evening
parties,orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhis
연대
regiment
,hisship,orcloselyengagedinbusinessallthe
일주일
week
inthegreatneighbouring
상업
commercial
townofDrumble,distantonlytwentymilesonarailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
Whatcouldthey
do
iftheywerethere?
The
외과
surgeon
hashisroundofthirtymiles,andsleepsatCranford;
하지만
but
everymancannotbea
외과
surgeon
.
Forkeepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowerswithoutaweedtospeckthem;
forfrighteningawaylittleboyswholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
통해
through
therailings;
forrushingoutatthegeesethat
때때로
occasionally
ventureintothegardensifthegatesareleft
열려
open
;
fordecidingallquestionsofliteratureandpolitics
않고
without
troublingthemselveswithunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
forobtainingclearand
정확한
correct
knowledgeofeverybody’saffairsinthe
교구
parish
;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirableorder;
for
친절
kindness
(somewhatdictatorial)tothe
가난한
poor
,andrealtendergoodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordarequitesufficient.
“Aman,”as
one
ofthemobservedtomeonce,“issointhewayinthehouse!”
있지만
Although
theladiesofCranford
알고
know
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
사실
Indeed
,aseachhasher
자신의
own
individuality,nottosayeccentricity,pretty
강하게
strongly
developed,nothingissoeasyas
구두
verbal
retaliation;
but,somehow,good-willreignsamongthemtoa
상당한
considerable
degree.
TheCranfordladieshaveonlyanoccasional
작은
little
quarrel,spiritedoutina
few
pepperywordsandangryjerksofthe
머리
head
;
justenoughtopreventtheeventenoroftheirlivesfrombecoming
너무
too
flat.
Theirdressis
매우
very
independentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“WhatdoesitsignifyhowwedresshereatCranford,whereeverybodyknowsus?”
그리고
And
iftheygofromhome,their
이유도
reason
isequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignify
어떻게
how
wedresshere,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheirclothesare,ingeneral,goodandplain,andmostofthemarenearlyasscrupulousas
미스
Miss
Tyler,ofcleanlymemory;
그러나
but
Iwillanswerforit,the
마지막
last
gigot,thelasttight
and
scantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasseeninCranford—andseenwithoutasmile.
Ican
증언
testify
toamagnificentfamilyred
실크
silk
umbrella,underwhicha
부드러운
gentle
littlespinster,leftaloneof
많은
many
brothersandsisters,usedtopattertochurchonrainydays.
Haveyouanyred
실크
silk
umbrellasinLondon?
Wehadatraditionofthe
처음
first
thathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
그리고
and
thelittleboysmobbedit,
그리고
and
calledit“astickinpetticoats.”
Itmighthavebeenthe
매우
very
redsilkoneIhavedescribed,heldbya
강한
strong
fatheroveratroopoflittleones;
the
가난한
poor
littlelady—thesurvivorofall—could
거의
scarcely
carryit.
Thentherewererulesandregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
그리고
and
theywereannouncedtoanyyoungpeoplewhomightbestayinginthetown,
함께
with
allthesolemnitywithwhichthe
오래된
old
ManxlawswerereadonceayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriendshavesenttoinquire
어떻게
how
youareafteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“theywillgiveyousomerestto-morrow,
하지만
but
thenextday,Ihavenodoubt,theywillcall;
sobeatlibertyaftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
after
theyhadcalled—.
“Itisthe
세 번째
third
day;
Idaresayyourmammahastoldyou,my
사랑
dear
,nevertoletmorethanthreedayselapsebetweenreceivingacallandreturningit;
그리고
and
also,thatyouare
절대
never
tostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmywatch?
어떻게
How
amItofindout
when
aquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“You
합니다
must
keepthinkingaboutthetime,my
사랑
dear
,andnotallowyourselfto
잊을
forget
itinconversation.”
Aseverybodyhad
this
ruleintheirminds,whethertheyreceivedorpaidacall,of
물론
course
noabsorbingsubjectwaseverspokenabout.
Wekeptourselvesto
짧은
short
sentencesofsmalltalk,
그리고
and
werepunctualtoourtime.
IimaginethatafewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,andhadsomedifficultyinmakingbothendsmeet;
하지만
but
theywereliketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmartunderasmiling
얼굴
face
.
Wenoneofusspokeofmoney,
왜냐하면
because
thatsubjectsavouredofcommerceandtrade,andthough
어떤
some
mightbepoor,wewere
모두
all
aristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhichmadethemoverlook
모든
all
deficienciesinsuccesswhensomeamongthemtriedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
When
MrsForrester,forinstance,gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
그리고
and
thelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthe
소파
sofa
byarequestthatshemightgetthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,
모두가
everyone
tookthisnovelproceedingasthe
가장
most
naturalthingintheworld,
그리고
and
talkedonabouthouseholdforms
그리고
and
ceremoniesasifweallbelievedthatourhostesshada
정기적인
regular
servants’hall,secondtable,withhousekeeper
그리고
and
steward,insteadoftheone
작은
little
charity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarmscouldneverhavebeenstrong
만큼
enough
tocarrythetrayupstairs,
만약
if
shehadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyhermistress,whonowsatinstate,pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughsheknew,
그리고
and
weknew,andsheknewthatweknew,
그리고
and
weknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
그리고
and
sponge-cakes.
Therewereone
또는
or
twoconsequencesarisingfrom
this
generalbutunacknowledgedpoverty,and
this
verymuchacknowledgedgentility,whichwerenotamiss,andwhichmightbeintroducedintomanycirclesof
사회의
society
totheirgreatimprovement.
For
들어
instance
,theinhabitantsofCranfordkept
이른
early
hours,andclatteredhomeintheirpattens,undertheguidanceofalantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockat
night
;
andthewholetownwasabed
그리고
and
asleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(a
엄청난
tremendous
wordinCranford)togiveanythingexpensive,inthe
방식으로
way
ofeatableordrinkable,atthe
저녁
evening
entertainments.
Waferbread-and-butterandsponge-biscuitswere
모든
all
thattheHonourableMrsJamiesongave;
그리고
and
shewassister-in-lawtothe
늦은
late
EarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractise
그러한
such
“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
얼마나
How
naturallyonefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
There,economywas
항상
always
“elegant,”andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
asortofsour-grapeismwhichmadeus
매우
very
peacefulandsatisfied.
I
결코
never
shallforgetthedismayfelt
when
acertainCaptainBrowncametoliveatCranford,
그리고
and
openlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimatefriend,thedoors
그리고
and
windowsbeingpreviouslyclosed,butinthe
공공
public
street!
inaloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyasa
이유로
reason
fornottakingaparticular
집을
house
.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
이미
already
rathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesbyaman
and
agentleman.
Hewasahalf-paycaptain,andhadobtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringrailroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitionedagainstbythe
작은
little
town;
andif,inadditiontohismasculinegender,andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenastotalkofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.
Deathwasastrueandascommonaspoverty;
yetpeople
결코
never
spokeaboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.
Itwasawordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
Wehadtacitlyagreedtoignorethat
모든
any
withwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingequalitycouldeverbepreventedbypovertyfromdoinganythingthattheywished.
Ifwewalkedtoorfromaparty,itwasbecausethenightwassofine,ortheairsorefreshing,notbecausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
만약
If
weworeprints,insteadof
여름
summer
silks,itwasbecausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
그리고
and
soon,tillweblindedourselvestothevulgarfactthatwewere,allofus,peopleof
매우
very
moderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnotknowwhattomakeofamanwhocould
말할
speak
ofpovertyasifitwasnotadisgrace.
그러나
Yet
,somehow,CaptainBrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,andwascalledupon,inspiteof
모든
all
resolutionstothecontrary.
Iwassurprisedto
듣고
hear
hisopinionsquotedasauthorityatavisitwhichIpaidtoCranford
about
ayearafterhehadsettledinthetown.
Myownfriendshadbeenamongthebitterestopponentsof
어떤
any
proposaltovisittheCaptainandhisdaughters,
단지
only
twelvemonthsbefore;
and
이제
now
hewasevenadmittedinthetabooedhours
전에
before
twelve.
True,itwastodiscoverthecauseofasmokingchimney,
전에
before
thefirewaslighted;
but
여전히
still
CaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
아무것도
nothing
daunted,spokeinavoice
너무
too
largefortheroom,
그리고
and
jokedquiteinthe
방식으로
way
ofatameman
대해
about
thehouse.
Hehadbeenblindto
모든
all
thesmallslights,andomissionsof
사소한
trivial
ceremonies,withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,
비록
though
theCranfordladieshadbeencool;
hehadanswered
작은
small
sarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;
그리고
and
withhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
모든
all
theshrinkingwhichmethimasamanwhowasnotashamedtobepoor.
그리고
And
,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,
그리고
and
hisfacilityindevisingexpedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhimanextraordinaryplaceasauthorityamongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhispopularityashehadbeenofthereverse;
그리고
and
Iamsurehewasstartledone
day
whenhefoundhisadvicesohighlyesteemedastomakesomecounsel
어느
which
hehadgiveninjesttobetakeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
this
subject:
AnoldladyhadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasadaughter.
Youcouldnotpaythe
짧은
short
quarterofanhourcall
않고
without
beingtoldofthewonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceof
this
animal.
Thewholetownknewandkindlyregarded
미스
Miss
BetsyBarker’sAlderney;
thereforegreatwasthesympathyand
후회가
regret
when,inanunguarded
순간
moment
,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedso
큰 소리로
loudly
thatshewassoonheardandrescued;
하지만
but
meanwhilethepoorbeasthadlostmostofherhair,andcameoutlookingnaked,
차가운
cold
,andmiserable,inabareskin.
모두가
Everybody
pitiedtheanimal,thoughafewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
미스
Miss
BetsyBarkerabsolutelycriedwithsorrow
and
dismay;
anditwassaidshethoughtoftryingabathof
기름
oil
.
Thisremedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysome
one
ofthenumberwhose
조언을
advice
sheasked;
buttheproposal,
만약
if
everitwasmade,wasknockedontheheadbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Getheraflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
만약
if
youwishtokeepheralive.
하지만
But
myadviceis,killthepoorcreatureatonce.”
미스
Miss
BetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
그리고
and
thankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesettowork,andby-and-by
모든
all
thetownturnedouttoseetheAlderneymeeklygoingtoherpasture,cladin
어두운
dark
greyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyself
여러
many
atime.
Doyoueverseecowsdressedin
회색
grey
flannelinLondon?
Captain
브라운
Brown
hadtakenasmall
집을
house
ontheoutskirtsofthe
마을
town
,wherehelivedwithhis
two
daughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
처음
first
visitIpaidtoCranford
after
Ihadleftitasaresidence.
그러나
But
hehadawiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhishead,
and
aspringingstep,whichmadehimappear
훨씬
much
youngerthanhewas.
Hiseldestdaughterlooked
거의
almost
asoldashimself,andbetrayedthefactthathis
실제
real
wasmorethanhis
명백한
apparent
age.
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
shehadasickly,pained,carewornexpressiononherface,andlookedasifthegaietyofyouthhad
오랫동안
long
fadedoutofsight.
Evenwhenyoungshemust
가지고
have
beenplainandhard-featured.
미스
Miss
JessieBrownwastenyears
젊고
younger
thanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Herfacewasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkynsoncesaid,inapassionagainstCaptain
브라운
Brown
(thecauseofwhichIwilltellyoupresently),“thatshethoughtitwastimeforMissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,andnot
항상
always
tobetryingtolooklikeachild.”
Itwastruetherewassomethingchildlikeinherface;
그리고
and
therewillbe,Ithink,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoa
hundred
.
Hereyeswerelarge
파란색
blue
wonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
and
snub,andherlipswerered
and
dewy;
sheworeherhair,too,in
작은
little
rowsofcurls,whichheightened
this
appearance.
Idonotknowwhethershewasprettyornot;
하지만
but
Ilikedherface,
그리고
and
sodideverybody,andI
않습니다
do
notthinkshecould
도울
help
herdimples.
Shehadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgaitandmanner;
그리고
and
anyfemaleobservermight
감지
detect
aslightdifferenceintheattireofthe
two
sisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
about
twopoundsperannum
more
expensivethanMissBrown’s.
Twopoundswasa
large
suminCaptainBrown’s
연간
annual
disbursements.
Suchwastheimpressionmadeuponmebythe
브라운
Brown
familywhenIfirstsawthemalltogetherinCranfordChurch.
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmokychimney,whichhehadcuredbysome
간단한
simple
alterationintheflue.
Inchurch,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyes
동안
during
theMorningHymn,andthenlifteduphisheaderectandsangout
큰 소리로
loud
andjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—anoldman
가진
with
apipingfeeblevoice,who,Ithink,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbass,
그리고
and
quiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncomingoutofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthe
가장
most
gallantattentiontohis
two
daughters.
Henoddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
그러나
but
heshookhandswithnone
전까지는
until
hehadhelpedMissBrowntounfurlherumbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,withtremblingnervoushands,hadtakenuphergowntowalkthroughthewetroads.
IwonderwhattheCranfordladiesdidwithCaptain
브라운
Brown
attheirparties.
Wehad
종종
often
rejoiced,informerdays,thattherewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,
그리고
and
tofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessoftheevenings;
그리고
and
,inourloveforgentility,
그리고
and
distasteofmankind,wehad
거의
almost
persuadedourselvesthattobeamanwastobe“vulgar”;
sothat
when
Ifoundmyfriendandhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohaveapartyinmyhonour,andthatCaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Iwonderedmuchwhatwouldbethecourseoftheevening.
Card-tables,with
녹색
green
baizetops,weresetoutbydaylight,justasusual;
itwasthethirdweekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinaboutfour.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
each
table.
Thefirewasmadeup;
theneatmaid-servanthadreceivedher
마지막
last
directions;
andtherewestood,dressedinourbest,
each
withacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesassoonasthefirstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordwere
엄숙한
solemn
festivities,makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedastheysat
함께
together
intheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
three
hadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeingtheunluckyfourth.
The
다음
next
fourcomerswereput
내려
down
immediatelytoanothertable;
그리고
and
presentlythetea-trays,whichIhadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthemorning,wereplacedeachonthemiddleofacard-table.
Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglitteredwithpolishing;
하지만
but
theeatableswereoftheslightestdescription.
Whilethetrayswere
아직
yet
onthetables,Captainandthe
미스
Miss
Brownscamein;
andIcouldseethat,somehoworother,theCaptainwasa
좋아하는
favourite
withalltheladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,
날카로운
sharp
voicesloweredathisapproach.
미스
Miss
Brownlookedill,anddepressed
거의
almost
togloom.
MissJessiesmiledasusual,andseemednearlyaspopularasherfather.
He
즉시
immediately
andquietlyassumedtheman’splaceintheroom;
attendedto
모든
every
one’swants,lessenedthe
예쁜
pretty
maid-servant’slabourbywaitingon
empty
cupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
그리고
and
yetdiditallinsoeasy
그리고
and
dignifiedamanner,andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcourseforthe
강한
strong
toattendtothe
약한
weak
,thathewasa
진정한
true
manthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypointswithasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
and
그럼에도
yet
,inallhisattentiontostrangers,hehadaneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwassureshewas,
비록
though
tomanyeyesshemight
단지
only
appeartobeirritable.
미스
Miss
Jessiecouldnotplaycards:
하지만
but
shetalkedtothesitters-out,
누가
who
,beforehercoming,hadbeen
오히려
rather
inclinedtobecross.
Shesang,too,toanoldcrackedpiano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”alittleoutoftune;
그러나
but
wewerenoneofusmusical,though
미스
Miss
Jenkynsbeattime,outof
시간
time
,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwasvery
good
ofMissJenkynstodothis;
forIhadseenthat,a
조금
little
before,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedby
미스
Miss
JessieBrown’sunguardedadmissionproposofShetlandwool)thatshehadanuncle,hermother’s
형제
brother
,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
MissJenkynstriedtodrown
this
confessionbyaterriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,andwhatwouldshesayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasinthe
같은
same
roomwithashop-keeper’sniece!
But
미스
Miss
JessieBrown(whohadnotact,asweallagreed
the
nextmorning)wouldrepeat
the
information,andassureMiss
Pole
shecouldeasilygether
the
identicalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmyuncle,whohas
the
bestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwastotakethetasteofthisoutofourmouths,andthesoundofthisoutofourears,thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soIsayagain,itwas
매우
very
goodofhertobeattimetothesong.
When
thetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
and
wine,punctuallyataquartertonine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
and
talkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsportedabitofliterature.
“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
saidhe.
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
이제
Now
MissJenkynswasdaughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
그리고
and
,onthestrengthofanumberofmanuscriptsermons,
그리고
and
aprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,
그리고
and
lookeduponanyconversationaboutbooksasachallengetoher.
Sosheansweredandsaid,“Yes,shehadseenthem;
사실
indeed
,shemightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptain
브라운
Brown
.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
SourgedMissJenkynscouldnotbutspeak.
“I
합니다
must
say,Idon’tthinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
아마도
perhaps
,theauthorisyoung.
Lethimpersevere,and
누가
who
knowswhathemaybecomeifhewilltakethe
위대한
great
Doctorforhismodel?”
Thiswas
분명히
evidently
toomuchforCaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
그리고
and
Isawthewordsonthetipofhis
tongue
beforeMissJenkynshadfinishedhersentence.
“Itisquitea
다른
different
sortofthing,mydearmadam,”hebegan.
“Iam
아주
quite
awareofthat,”returnedshe.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmeto
읽어
read
youasceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“Ihaditonlythismorning,andIdon’tthinkthe
회사가
company
canhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”saidshe,settlingherself
함께
with
anairofresignation.
Hereadtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,becauseIwasstayinginthehouse.