The Testament 존 그리샴의 법정 소설 CHAPTER 13 단어모음

Chapter 13

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He was barefoot, clad in faded denim shorts and a threadbare Chicago Bulls tee shirt.
그는 맨발이었고 색 바랜 데님 반바지와 너덜너덜한 불스 티셔츠를 입고 있었다. 

clad [ klad ] adj. (옷)을 입은

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A hundred bucks. He’d pay that much just for Marco to stop griping.
1백 레알이라. Marco의 불평을 멈출 수만 있다면 그 정도는 낼 용의가 있었다. 

gripe [ grahyp ] v. 불평을 해 대다, 투덜거리다 n. 불만, 불평

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Nate was proud of his toned biceps and flat stomach. Jevy had the cut look of a serious weightlifter.
Nate는 탄탄한 이두박근과 평평한 배를 자랑스러워했다. Jevy는 역시 역도 선수 같은 몸이었다. 

toned /tōnd/ adj. 탄탄한 근육의
biceps [ bahy-seps ] n. 이두박근

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If there wasn’t enough gas, they would be stranded deep in the Pantanal.
가스(휘발유)마저 부족하면, 보트는 판타날 깊숙한 곳에 처박혀 빠져나오지 못할 수도 있었다. 

strand [ strand ] v. 좌초시키다. 

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Luis appeared with three of the scrawniest horses Nate had ever seen.
Luis는 Nate가 본 것 중 가장 초라한 말 세 마리와 함께 나타났다.

scrawny [ skraw-nee ] adj. 뼈만 앙상한, 거죽만 남은

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There was water ahead—a swamp, just like the countless ones Nate had seen from the air. It did not deter the boys,
Nate 가 공중에서 보았던 수많은 늪과 같은 물이 앞에 있었다. 그것은 소년들을 제지하지 않았고,

deter [ dih-tur ] v. 단념시키다

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They passed the remnants of a fence to their left. Then, a dilapidated dwelling.
말들은 왼쪽으로 담장의 잔해를 지나쳤다. 이어 무너져가는 집을 지나쳤다. 

dilapidated [ dih-lap-i-dey-tid ] adj. 다 허물어져 가는

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Many years earlier, the fazenda had been more substantial, no doubt with a large cattle operation and many employees.
오래전에 fazenda는 더 큰 규모였으며 의심할 여지없이 대규모 가축 농장과 많은 직원이 있었던 게 틀림없었다. 

substantial [ suhb-stan-shuhl ] adj. 상당한

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In the dry months, the swamp was a patch of mud, and a novice could follow the trail without fear of being eaten.
건기에는 습지가 진흙탕을 이루었기 때문에, 초보자라도 잡아먹힐 것 같은 두려움 없이 길을 따라갈 수 있었다. 

novice [ nov-is ] n. 초보자

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Alligator. The eyes protruded above the rest of the body, and Nate was certain they were following him specifically.
악어였다. 악어의 두 눈은 몸뚱이 위쪽으로 툭 불거져 있었다. Nate는 악어들이 다름 아닌 자신을 쫓고 있다고 확신했다. 

 

protrude [ proh-trood ] v. 튀어나오다, 돌출되다

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Nate yanked his feet from the stirrups and pulled his knees to his chest, so that he teetered on the saddle.
Nate는 등자에서 발을 뺀 다음 무릎을 가슴까지 들어 올렸다. 그 바람에 안장 위에서 몸이 심하게 흔들렸다. 

 

teeter [ tee-ter ] v. 불안정하게 서다. 

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How could he haul something as bulky as an airplane wing on a boat small enough to navigate the tributaries of the Pantanal,
비행기 날개처럼 커다란 것을 어떻게 Pantanal 강의 지류나 돌아다니는 작은 배에 싣고 온단 말인가?

 
tributary [ trib-yuh-ter-ee ] n. (강의) 지류 

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영어문장 3회 반복

0:05 clad adj. (옷)을 입은
0:25 gripe  v. 불평을 해 대다, 투덜거리다 n. 불만, 불평
0:40 toned  adj. 탄탄한 근육의
      biceps  n. 이두박근
1:04 strand  v. 좌초시키다. 
1:21 scrawny  adj. 뼈만 앙상한, 거죽만 남은
1:40 deter  v. 단념시키다
02:06 dilapidated adj. 다 허물어져 가는
2:24 substantial  adj. 상당한
2:49 novice  n. 초보자
3:12 protrude  v. 튀어나오다, 돌출되다
3:41 teeter  v. 불안정하게 서다. 
4:01 tributary  n. (강의) 지류