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Brothers Grimm의 Snow White({year)에 나오는 유명한 문장 10개를 원문 그대로 소개하고, 각 문장의 의미와 출처를 알려드립니다.
읽는 시간 13분
- 1
And the red looked pretty upon the white snow, and she thought to herself, “Would that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the window-frame.”
뜻: The queen wishes for a child whose coloring combines the white snow, red blood, and black window frame.
Snow-white’s mother1문단 - 2
“Looking-glass, Looking-glass, on the wall,
Who in this land is the fairest of all?”뜻: The Queen asks her magical mirror to confirm that she is the most beautiful person in the land.
The Queen4문단 - 3
“Thou art fairer than all who are here, Lady Queen.
But more beautiful still is Snow-white, as I ween.”뜻: The mirror tells the Queen that Snow-white has surpassed her in beauty.
The looking-glass11문단 - 4
And envy and pride grew higher and higher in her heart like a weed, so that she had no peace day or night.
뜻: The Queen’s jealousy and pride keep growing until she can no longer find peace.
Narrator13문단
- 5
The girl was alone the whole day, so the good dwarfs warned her and said, “Beware of your step-mother, she will soon know that you are here; be sure to let no one come in.”
뜻: The dwarfs warn Snow-white that her stepmother remains dangerous and that she must not admit visitors.
The seven dwarfs27문단 - 6
“Snow-white shall die,” she cried, “even if it costs me my life!”
뜻: The Queen becomes so determined to kill Snow-white that she is willing to risk her own life.
The Queen45문단 - 7
“Are you afraid of poison?” said the old woman; “look, I will cut the apple in two pieces; you eat the red cheek, and I will eat the white.”
뜻: The Queen offers to share the apple to make Snow-white believe it is safe to eat.
The Queen disguised as a country-woman48문단 - 8
Then her envious heart had rest, so far as an envious heart can have rest.
뜻: The Queen feels satisfied by her apparent victory, but the narrator questions whether jealousy can ever bring lasting peace.
Narrator53문단 - 9
And now Snow-white lay a long, long time in the coffin, and she did not change, but looked as if she were asleep; for she was as white as snow, as red as blood, and her hair was as black as ebony.
뜻: Snow-white remains unchanged in the glass coffin, looking asleep rather than dead.
Narrator56문단 - 10
The King’s son, full of joy, said, “You are with me,” and told her what had happened, and said, “I love you more than everything in the world; come with me to my father’s palace, you shall be my wife.”
뜻: Overjoyed by Snow-white’s awakening, the prince declares his love and asks her to marry him.
The King’s son58문단
이 문장들에 관한 질문
What does the Queen say to the mirror in Snow White?
In this text, she addresses it as a looking-glass and asks who is most beautiful in the land. Its truthful answers fuel her jealousy of Snow-white.
Does a prince’s kiss wake Snow White in the Grimm story?
No. The servants carrying her coffin stumble over a tree stump. The jolt dislodges the poisoned apple from her throat, and she wakes.
