A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 7
Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his tenants, the mother will have eight shillings neat profit, and be fit for work till she produces another child.
이렇게 하면 지주는 훌륭한 땅 주인이 되는 법을 배우고 소작인들 사이에서 인기를 얻게 될 것이며, 어머니는 8실링의 순수익을 얻고 다음 아이를 낳을 때까지 일을 할 수 있는 몸 상태를 유지하게 될 것입니다.
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flay the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
보다 검소한 사람들은 (시대가 요구하는 바임을 인정하지 않을 수 없습니다만) 사체의 가죽을 벗길 수도 있으며, 그 가죽을 인공적으로 처리하면 귀부인들을 위한 훌륭한 장갑과 멋진 신사들을 위한 여름 장화를 만들 수 있을 것입니다.
As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs.
우리 더블린 시에 관해서는, 이 목적을 위한 도살장을 시내의 가장 편리한 곳에 지정할 수 있으며, 도살업자들도 부족하지 않을 것임을 확신할 수 있습니다. 다만 저는 돼지를 통구이할 때처럼, 아이들을 살아있는 채로 구입하여 칼에서 바로 뜨겁게 조리할 것을 권장합니다.
A very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and whose virtues I highly esteem, was lately pleased in discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my scheme.
매우 훌륭한 분으로, 진정한 애국자이며 그 덕성을 제가 높이 존경하는 분께서, 최근 이 문제에 대해 논의하시면서 제 계획을 더욱 발전시킬 방안을 기꺼이 제안해 주셨습니다.
He said, that many gentlemen of this kingdom, having of late destroyed their deer, he conceived that the want of venison might be well supplied by the bodies of young lads and maidens, not exceeding fourteen years of age, nor under twelve; so great a number of both sexes in every county being now ready to starve for want of work and service: and these to be disposed of by their parents if alive, or otherwise by their nearest relations.
그분의 말씀에 따르면, 이 왕국의 많은 신사들이 최근 자신들의 사슴을 없애버렸으므로, 열두 살 이상 열네 살 이하의 젊은 소년들과 소녀들의 몸으로 사슴 고기 부족분을 충분히 충당할 수 있을 것이라고 하셨습니다. 현재 각 군(郡)에서 일자리와 봉사의 부족으로 굶어 죽기 직전에 처한 남녀 양성의 수가 매우 많은데, 이들을 부모가 살아있다면 부모에 의해, 그렇지 않다면 가장 가까운 친척에 의해 처분할 수 있다고 하셨습니다.
Vocabulary
- 이렇게
- ireoke — In this way, like this, thus
- 하면
- hamyeon — If one does, when one does
- 지주는
- jijuneun — As for the landlord, the landowner
- 훌륭한
- hullyunghan — Excellent, outstanding, admirable, splendid
- 땅
- ttang — Land, ground, earth, soil
- 주인이
- juini — Owner, master, proprietor (subject marker)
- 되는
- doeneun — Becoming, turning into (modifier form)
- 법을
- beobeul — Method, way, law (object marker)
- 배우고
- baeуgo — Learning and (continuing), studying something
- 사이에서
- saieseo — Among, between (people or things)
- 인기를
- ingireul — Popularity, public favor (object marker)
- 얻게
- eotge — To come to gain, so as to obtain
- 될
- doel — Will become, will be (future modifier)
- 것이며
- geosimyeo — It will be, and it is (connective ending)
- 어머니는
- eomeonineun — As for the mother, the mother (topic)
- 얻고
- eotgo — Obtaining and, gaining and (connective)
- 다음
- daeum — Next, following, the one after
- 아이를
- aireul — Child, kid (object marker)
- 낳을
- naheul — To give birth to (future modifier form)
- 때까지
- ttaekkaji — Until the time when, up to when
- 일을
- ireul — Work, task (object marker)
- 할
- hal — To do, will do (future modifier)
- 수
- su — Ability, possibility, can (auxiliary noun)
- 있는
- inneun — Existing, having, present (modifier form)
- 몸
- mom — Body, physical condition, one's person
- 상태를
- sangtaereul — Condition, state, status (object marker)
- 유지하게
- yujihage — So as to maintain, to keep (a state)
- 것입니다
- geosimnida — It is the case that (formal sentence ending)
- 보다
- boda — More (comparative particle), than
- 검소한
- geomsohan — Frugal, thrifty, modest in lifestyle
- 사람들은
- saramdeureun — People (plural, topic marker)
- 시대가
- sidaega — Era, age, times (subject marker)
- 요구하는
- yoguhaneun — Demanding, requiring (modifier form)
- 인정하지
- injeonghaji — Not acknowledging, not recognizing (negation base)
- 않을
- aneul — Will not, not doing (future modifier)
- 없습니다만
- eopseumnidaman — There is not, but (formal concessive ending)
- 가죽을
- gajugeul — Skin, hide, leather (object marker)
- 수도
- sudo — Can also, possibility also (particle combo)
- 있으며
- isseumyeo — There is and, exists and (connective)
- 그
- geu — That, the (demonstrative, third person reference)
- 인공적으로
- ingongjeogeu ro — Artificially, in an artificial manner
- 처리하면
- cheorihамyeon — If one processes, when one treats/handles
- 위한
- wihan — For the sake of, intended for
- 장갑과
- janggapgwa — Gloves and (connective particle)
- 멋진
- meotjin — Stylish, cool, dashing, handsome
- 신사들을
- sinsadeureul — Gentlemen (plural, object marker)
- 여름
- yeoreum — Summer, the summer season
- 장화를
- janghwareul — Boots (object marker), tall footwear
- 만들
- mandeul — To make, to create (modifier base)
- 있을
- isseul — Will be able to, there will be
- 우리
- uri — We, our, us
- 시에
- sie — In the city, at the city (locative)
- 관해서는
- gwanhaeseo neun — As for regarding, concerning (topic marker)
- 이
- i — This (demonstrative determiner near speaker)
- 목적을
- Purpose, goal, objective (object marker)
- 시내의
- sinaeeui — Of the downtown area, within the city
- 가장
- gajang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)
- 편리한
- pyeollihan — Convenient, handy, comfortable to use
- 곳에
- gose — At the place, in the spot (locative)
- 지정할
- jijeongeul — To designate, to assign, to appoint
- 부족하지
- bujokaji — Not lacking, not insufficient (negation base)
- 것임을
- geosimeul — That it is the case (nominalized object)
- 확신할
- hwaksinhal — To be certain of, to be convinced of
- 있습니다
- issseumnida — There is, I have (formal polite ending)
- 다만
- daman — However, only, but, merely
- 저는
- jeoneun — I (humble form), as for me (topic)
- 돼지를
- dwaejireul — Pig, pork (object marker)
- 때처럼
- ttaecheoreom — Like the time when, as when (comparison)
- 아이들을
- aideureul — Children (plural, object marker)
- 살아있는
- sarainnneun — Living, alive (present modifier form)
- 채로
- chaero — While still in the state of, as-is
- 구입하여
- guiphayeo — Having purchased, buying and then
- 칼에서
- kaleseo — From the knife, straight off the blade
- 바로
- baro — Directly, right away, immediately
- 뜨겁게
- tteugeobge — Hotly, in a hot manner, while hot
- 조리할
- joriful — To cook, to prepare food (modifier form)
- 것을
- geoseul — The thing that, the fact that (object)
- 권장합니다
- gwonjanghamnida — I recommend, I encourage (formal polite)
- 매우
- maeu — Very, extremely, highly (intensifier adverb)
- 분으로
- buneu ro — As a person, in the capacity of (honorific)
- 진정한
- jinjeonhan — True, genuine, sincere, authentic
- 제가
- jega — I (humble subject form), as subject
- 높이
- nopi — Highly, greatly, with high regard
- 존경하는
- jongyeonghaneun — Respecting, admiring (present modifier form)
- 분께서
- bunkeseo — The respected person (honorific subject marker)
- 최근
- choegeun — Recently, lately, in recent times
- 문제에
- munjee — On the issue, regarding the problem
- 대해
- daehae — About, regarding, concerning (informal)
- 제
- je — My (humble possessive form of 저)
- 계획을
- gyehoegeul — Plan, scheme, project (object marker)
- 더욱
- deouk — Even more, further, still more
- 발전시킬
- baljeonsikillu — To develop further, to advance (modifier)
- 방안을
- banganeu l — Plan, measure, way to solve (object)
- 기꺼이
- gikkeoi — Willingly, gladly, with pleasure
- 제안해
- jeanhe — Suggesting, proposing (informal connective)
- 주셨습니다
- jusyeosseumnida — Graciously gave/did for me (honorific past)
- 그분의
- geubunui — That respected person's (honorific possessive)
- 말씀에
- malsseum e — According to the words (honorific, locative)
- 따르면
- ttareumyeon — According to, if one follows
- 많은
- maneun — Many, numerous, a lot of
- 신사들이
- sinsadeuri — Gentlemen (plural, subject marker)
- 자신들의
- jasindeului — Their own (reflexive plural possessive)
- 열두
- yeoldu — Twelve (native Korean numeral)
- 살
- sal — Years of age, year (counter for age)
- 이상
- isang — Above, more than, or older (threshold)
- 열네
- yeolne — Fourteen (native Korean numeral)
- 이하의
- ihaui — Below, under, not exceeding (modifier)
- 젊은
- jeolmeun — Young, youthful (modifier form)
- 소년들과
- sonyeondeulgwa — Boys (plural) and (connective particle)
- 소녀들의
- sonyeodeului — Girls' (plural possessive form)
- 몸으로
- momeu ro — With the body, by means of the body
- 고기
- gogi — Meat, flesh, food meat
- 충분히
- chungbunhi — Sufficiently, adequately, fully
- 것이라고
- geosirago — Saying that it will be, quoting a claim
- 하셨습니다
- hasyeosseumnida — Said, did (honorific formal past tense)
- 현재
- hyeonjae — Currently, at present, right now
- 각
- gak — Each, every (distributive determiner)
- 에서
- eseo — In, at, from (location/action particle)
- 일자리와
- iljariwa — Jobs, employment and (connective particle)
- 봉사의
- bongsaui — Of service, of volunteering (possessive)
- 부족으로
- bujogeuro — Due to lack, because of shortage
- 굶어
- gulomeo — Starving, going hungry (connective form)
- 죽기
- jukgi — Dying, death (nominalized verb form)
- 직전에
- jikjeone — Just before, on the verge of
- 처한
- cheohan — Facing, placed in (a situation), modifier
- 남녀
- namnyeo — Men and women, both sexes
- 수가
- suga — Number, count (subject marker)
- 많은데
- maneunde — There are many, and (background clause)
- 이들을
- ideureul — These people (plural, object marker)
- 부모가
- bumoga — Parents (subject marker)
- 살아있다면
- saraittamyeon — If the parents are still alive
- 부모에
- bumoe — To the parents, by the parents (direction)
- 의해
- uihae — By means of, through, by (agent marker)
- 그렇지
- geurochi — If not so, otherwise (conditional base)
- 않다면
- antamyeon — If it is not the case, if not
- 가까운
- gakkaun — Nearby, close, near (modifier form)
- 친척에
- chinchege — To a relative, to a family member
- 있다고
- itdago — Saying that there is, quoting existence
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