[Marvin Redpost] A Magic Crystal?

 

A magic Crystal은 정말 소원을 이뤄주었을까? 아님 단순히 우연의 일치와 Casey의 장난일 뿐이었을까? Louis Sachar는 명확한 답을 주지 않고 Marvin Redpost 시리즈를 끝낸다. 다만 Marvin은 Casey를 통해 a magic crystal의 존재를 알게 되며 몇 개의 작은 소원을 빌어본다. 그러는 도중에 Marvin과Casey는 잠시나마 친근감을 느끼지만 Casey혼자 소원을 빌었다는 사실에 Marvin은 화를 낸다. 그는 어떤 소원이든 Casey와 함께 하는 부분이 재미있다고 생각했기 때문이다. 그러나 화를 내는 Marvin에 Casey도 화를 내고, 이에 분노한 Marvin은 Casey가 말하지 않게 해달라는 소원을 빈다. 정말로 Casey는 그 날 이후 (의도적으로든 아님 어쩔 수 없이든) 말을 하지 않고 그 둘의 관계를 멀어져만 간다. 하지만 결국은 Marvin은 사과를 하고, Casey에게 a magic crystal을 받아 그녀가 말을 하게 해달라는 소원을 빈다. 그리고 Casey가 이제야 말할 수 있다며 기쁨에 차 담임 선생님께로 달려가자, ‘I wish, someday, Casey and I will get married.’라고 말한 후 crystal을 호수에 던져버린다. Marvin Redpost 시리즈를 통해서 Marvin이라는 아이를 깊게 알 수 있었던 것 같아 좋았다. 내가 느낀 Marvin는 차분한 아이였다. 그리고 사람들과의 조화를 이루기 위해 노력하며 너무 튀지 않으려고 하는 것 같았다. 그리고 실제로 위험한 행동은 최대한 자제하는 것 같았다. 그러나 가끔 화가 나면 타인에게 상처가 주는 말을 하고 자신의 언행에 대해 반성하는 사람이다. 그리고 좋아하는 여자친구 앞에서는 부끄러움도 많다. 나와는 다른 면을 가진 등장인물이었기에 그를 통해서 나를 많이 되돌아 본 것 같다. 이후에는 못다 읽은 4권을 추가로 읽고, 읽기 능력이 많이 향상되면 뉴베리 상을 수상한 <Holes>도 읽어보려 한다.

 

 

 

Chap1

Did Mrs. North mean that it was due Tuesday? Or did she mean that she told him on Tuesday when it was due?

 

There was a great commotion out on the playground.

 * commotion: 갑작스럽고 짧은 소란, 동요

 

“Rip his guts out!” screamed Heather. 그의 내장을 찢어버려!

 

His glasses hung crooked on his face. 구부려져 달려있었다.

* hang-hung 걸려 있다. 매달려 있다.

* crooked 구부러진 /ㅋ루kid/

 

Chap2

Casey got in the back seat and slid over to make room for Marvin.

 Casey는 (자동차) 뒷좌석에 탔다. 그리고 Marvin을 위한 자리를 만들기 위해 반대편으로 움직였다.

 

It bounced up and down as the car drove over the speed bumps in the school parking lot.

Marvin put up his hands. 손을 들었다.

 

Why would I know your phone number? I just met you.

 

 

Chap3

The room was shaped like an octagon. 8각형처럼 생겼다. 8각형 모양이었다.

Marvin took it from her and examined it. It was almost transparent, with flecks of green and gold. 그건 초록과 황금의 반점을 가졌고, 거의 투명했다

* fleck = a small mark or spot

 

“It used to be just a normal rock,” Casey explained. “Then, last night, it got struck by lightning! And it turned into a magic crystal.” 그리고 어젯밤, 번개에 의해 타격을 받았어. 그리고는 마법의 수정체로 변했지.

 

That doesn’t prove anything.

 

“And then,” said Casey, “remember when Clarence was bragging about how he can stick a needle through his finger?”

Clarence was grossing out everybody in class.

~는 학급에 있는 모두를 지긋지긋하게(역겹게) 한다.

 

She ducked under the railing, grabbed the pole, then disappeared beneath the floor.

 * duck 온몸을 ~에 쑥 넣다.

= move your head or the top part of your body quickly down.

 

 

 

Chap4

Marvin swallowed a spoonful of ice cream.

It had burnt pecans and caramel sauce.

 

“Now what should we wish for?”

 

He didn’t dare tell them he went to Casey’s house.

“And why was that, Gina?” 왜 그런거야?

 

“I was sick last night. Really! I threw up twice and had a fever and everything! I was just going to lay in bed and watch cartoons today. But then, when my mom took my temperature this morning, I was all better. It’s not fair!”

* threw up 먹은 것을 게웠다. 토했다.

* lay 눕다

 

“Big deal!” Casey grumbled.

 (반어법) 참 대단한 일이군. 어떤 사람의 말이나 어떤 사람이 한 행동이 중요하지 않다고 생각할 때 하는 말.

 

Is something the matter? 무슨 문제가 있나요?

Does he have a temperature? 열이 있다.

 

She obviously had a hard time believing that Casey cared so much about Clarence.

“He stuck a needle through his thumb, and it got infected,” explained Mrs. North.

 

She jumped out of her seat and raised her arms in triumph. 의기양양하여

 

“I am sure Clarence will appreciate your concern,” said Mrs. North. “His thumb is badly swollen, and very sore. He can’t even hold a pencil. Perhaps you should make him a get-well card, and let him know how much you care.”

* badly 심하게

 * swollen: 부푼, 부은

 

“I don’t care if his thumb falls off!” Casey replied. “Just so long as he’s not sick.”

 * so long as = only if

 

 

Chap5

He wasn’t a bad sport.

 * bad sport 패배를 깨끗하게 인정하지 않는 사람

 

He doubted Casey would go along with it. Casey sometimes played wall-ball, too. Why would she wish for Marvin to always beat her? 왜 그녀가 Marvin이 항상 그녀를 이기는 것을 바라겠어?

 * go along with sth/sb 에 찬성하다, 동의하다.

 

Marvin didn’t believe in the magic crystal. Not really. Still, he couldn’t stop thinking about what Gina had said.

 * believe in 신뢰하다. 가치를 인정하다. 좋다고 생각하다.

 

Just then, Casey Happleton came walking toward them. The boys stopped talking and stared at her. 그들을 향해 걸어왔다.

 

Marvin felt his cheeks redden.

Casey skipped away.

 

“You make a wish all by yourself. Wish for anything you want.”

 

Chap6.

 

 Casey rubbed her chin. She looked sideways at Marvin.

* look sideways at ~를 흘겨보다.

 

“You’re faking,” Marvin accused. 비난하다. 어떤 사람이 부도덕하거나 나쁜 일을 했다고 말하다.

 

She could imitate the teenage caveman’s voice perfectly.

 

 

Chap7

Her mouth formed the words, but she didn’t speak.

Casey pointed to her mouth. Then she held her hands out, as if to say she was helpless.

* as if to say ~ 마치 ~라고 말하는 것처럼

* helpless 어떻게 할 수 없는

 

“Do you have laryngitis?”

* laryngitis /레뤈좌이더스/ 후두염

 

Marvin knew Casey didn’t have laryngitis. When you have laryngitis, you can still speak in a sort of raspy whisper. Casey had faker-itis!

* raspy (목소리가) 불편하게 거친, 귀에 거슬리는

* -it is ~염증, 이상상태

 

He doubted she could make it to recess. Casey made it to recess.

“Why else would they laugh?” 그렇지 않다면 그들이 왜 웃겠어?

 

Casey had her back to Marvin, but turned around as he approached. She stared at him, hands on hips. Melanie and Judy backed off. 물러났다.

 

You know I hate to write. It’s bad enough I have to write for school. If I tried to write all that to Judy, it would take ten sheets of paper. And I’d probably sprain my hands.

* sprain 삐다.

 

“You’re just being stubborn,” Marvin replied.

* stubborn (사람이) 고집을 꺾지 않는

 

I’m stubborn? You’re the one who’s stubborn! You’re a stupid, stinky booboo-head baboon!

* stinky 비열한, 악취나는

* boo-boo 바보짓, 실패, 멍청한 짓

* baboon 긴팔원숭이

 

He turned his back on her and angrily walked away.

그는 ~에 대해 등을 돌렸다.

 

 

 

 

Chap8

 

“She’s lying,” Marvin repeated several times on the way there. 그곳으로 가는 도중에

 

“The amazing Nick Tuffle is now going to try a shot from behind the brown spot in the driveway! Can he do it? He’s taking careful aim. Oh, the pressure! It would be amazing if he can make this shot. He shoots! The ball is up. It bounces off the rim.. and goes through the net! He did it! Nick Tuffle made the shot!”

* take aim 겨냥하다.

 

If you leave now, you’ll be really, really sorry! 너 정말 후회할거야.

He couldn’t tell them about Casey being at his house.

 

He tossed it into the ball box, but it bounced out and hit his bicycle, which crashed to the ground.

 

He got a broom off the wall, then lay down on the floor of the garage. Using the broomstick, he knocked the ball out from under the van.

* broom 빗자루

* knock 때리다. 두드리다.

 

 

Chap9

Even though he was mad at Casey, he felt bad about what he had just said.

Casey was buddies with Judy.

 

There was a big playscape at Lake Park and a huge spider web made out of rope, which was fun to climb.

 

He smiled triumphantly at Casey.

* triumphantly 의기양양하게, 승리를 거둔 것처럼