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 13
Supposing that one thousand families in this city, would be constant customers for infants flesh, besides others who might have it at merry meetings, particularly at weddings and christenings, I compute that Dublin would take off annually about twenty thousand carcasses; and the rest of the kingdom (where probably they will be sold somewhat cheaper) the remaining eighty thousand.
이 도시에서 천 가구가 아기 고기의 단골 고객이 되고, 그 외에도 특히 결혼식과 세례식 같은 흥겨운 모임에서 이를 즐기는 이들이 있다고 가정한다면, 저는 더블린이 매년 약 이만 구의 시체를 소비할 것이며, 왕국의 나머지 지역에서는 (아마도 다소 저렴하게 팔릴 것으로 예상되는) 나머지 팔만 구를 소비할 것이라고 계산합니다.
I can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom.
이 제안에 대해 제기될 수 있는 반론은 단 하나도 생각할 수 없습니다만, 굳이 든다면 이로 인해 왕국의 인구가 크게 줄어들 것이라는 주장이 있을 수 있겠습니다.
This I freely own, and was indeed one principal design in offering it to the world.
이는 제가 기꺼이 인정하는 바이며, 실로 이 제안을 세상에 내놓은 주된 의도 중 하나였습니다.
I desire the reader will observe, that I calculate my remedy for this one individual Kingdom of Ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, I think, ever can be upon Earth.
독자 여러분께서는 제가 이 해결책을 오직 아일랜드 왕국 하나만을 위해 고안한 것이며, 지금까지 존재했거나 현재 존재하거나 혹은 앞으로 지구상에 존재할 수 있는 어떤 다른 나라를 위한 것도 아님을 유념해 주시기 바랍니다.
Vocabulary
- 이
- i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or prefix.
- 도시에서
- dosi-eseo — In the city; location marker attached to city.
- 천
- cheon — One thousand; the number 1,000.
- 가구가
- gagu-ga — Household; subject marker attached to household.
- 아기
- agi — Baby; a very young infant or child.
- 고기의
- gogi-ui — Of meat; possessive form of the word meat.
- 단골
- dangol — Regular customer; a loyal, frequent patron.
- 고객이
- gogaek-i — Customer; subject marker attached to customer.
- 되고
- doego — Becoming; connective form of the verb to become.
- 그
- geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- 외에도
- oe-edo — In addition to; besides that mentioned previously.
- 특히
- teukhi — Especially; particularly; used to single something out.
- 결혼식과
- gyeolhonsik-gwa — Wedding and; connective form attached to wedding ceremony.
- 세례식
- serye-sik — Baptism ceremony; a Christian initiation ritual.
- 같은
- gateun — Such as; like; used for giving examples.
- 흥겨운
- heunggyeoun — Festive; joyful; lively and cheerful in atmosphere.
- 모임에서
- moim-eseo — At a gathering; location marker attached to gathering.
- 이를
- i-reul — This; object marker attached to the demonstrative this.
- 즐기는
- jeulgi-neun — Enjoying; present modifier form of the verb to enjoy.
- 이들이
- ideul-i — These people; subject marker attached to this plural.
- 있다고
- itdago — Quoting that there are; reported speech connector.
- 가정한다면
- gajeong-handamyeon — If we assume; conditional form of to assume.
- 저는
- jeo-neun — I (humble); topic marker attached to humble first person.
- 매년
- maenyeon — Every year; annually; occurring once each year.
- 약
- yak — Approximately; about; used before estimated numbers.
- 이만
- iman — Twenty thousand; the number 20,000.
- 구의
- gu-ui — Of nine; possessive form of the number nine.
- 시체를
- siche-reul — Corpse; object marker attached to dead body.
- 소비할
- sobi-hal — Will consume; future modifier form of to consume.
- 것이며
- geot-imyeo — And it will be; connective copula for listing facts.
- 왕국의
- wangguk-ui — Of the kingdom; possessive attached to the word kingdom.
- 나머지
- nameoji — The rest; the remainder; what is left over.
- 지역에서는
- jiyeok-eseoneun — In the region; topic-location marker attached to region.
- 아마도
- amado — Perhaps; probably; expressing uncertainty or supposition.
- 다소
- daso — Somewhat; rather; to a moderate or slight degree.
- 저렴하게
- jeoryeomhage — Cheaply; inexpensively; at a low price.
- 팔릴
- pallil — Will be sold; future passive modifier of to sell.
- 것으로
- geot-euro — As; in the manner of; directional form after noun.
- 예상되는
- yesang-doeneun — Expected; anticipated; present modifier of to be expected.
- 팔만
- palman — Eighty thousand; the number 80,000.
- 것이라고
- geot-irago — Quoting that it will be; reported future speech form.
- 계산합니다
- gyesan-hamnida — I calculate; formal polite form of to calculate.
- 제안에
- jean-e — To the proposal; location marker attached to proposal.
- 대해
- daehae — Regarding; about; concerning a particular topic.
- 제기될
- jegi-doel — Will be raised; future passive modifier of to raise objection.
- 수
- su — Possibility; used in constructions meaning can or able.
- 있는
- inneun — That exists; present modifier form of the verb to exist.
- 반론은
- ballon-eun — Counterargument; topic marker attached to counterargument.
- 단
- dan — Only; merely; just; used to restrict or limit.
- 하나도
- hana-do — Not even one; even particle attached to one.
- 생각할
- saenggak-hal — To think of; future modifier form of to think.
- 없습니다만
- eopseumnidaman — There is none, but; formal negative with concessive connector.
- 굳이
- guji — Forcibly; insistently; doing something unnecessarily or stubbornly.
- 든다면
- deundamyeon — If one were to mention; conditional of to come to mind.
- 이로
- iro — By this; through this; instrumental use of this.
- 인해
- inhae — Due to; because of; caused by something.
- 인구가
- ingu-ga — Population; subject marker attached to population.
- 크게
- keuge — Greatly; significantly; to a large degree.
- 줄어들
- jureodeul — Will decrease; future modifier of to shrink or reduce.
- 것이라는
- geot-iraneun — Which is said to be; quoted modifier form.
- 주장이
- jujang-i — Claim; argument; subject marker attached to assertion.
- 있을
- isseul — There may be; future-possibility modifier of to exist.
- 있겠습니다
- itgesseumnida — There will be; formal speculative form of to exist.
- 이는
- i-neun — This; topic marker attached to the demonstrative this.
- 제가
- je-ga — I (humble); subject marker attached to humble first person.
- 기꺼이
- gikkeo-i — Willingly; gladly; doing something with a willing heart.
- 인정하는
- injeong-haneun — Acknowledging; present modifier form of to admit or acknowledge.
- 바이며
- ba-imyeo — Which is the fact; formal nominal connector expressing fact.
- 실로
- sillo — Truly; indeed; in fact; used for strong emphasis.
- 제안을
- jean-eul — Proposal; object marker attached to proposal or suggestion.
- 세상에
- sesang-e — To the world; into the world; directional form.
- 내놓은
- Put forward; past modifier of to present or put out.
- 주된
- juyeon — Main; primary; the most important or central.
- 의도
- uido — Intention; purpose; what one means to achieve.
- 중
- jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group.
- 하나였습니다
- hana-yeosseumnida — Was one; formal past copula attached to the number one.
- 독자
- dokja — Reader; a person who reads a text.
- 여러분께서는
- yeoreobun-kkeseo-neun — You all (honorific); topic-honorific marker for plural readers.
- 해결책을
- haegyeolchaek-eul — Solution; object marker attached to solution or remedy.
- 오직
- ojik — Only; solely; exclusively for one thing or person.
- 왕국
- wangguk — Kingdom; a country ruled by a king or queen.
- 하나만을
- hanamaneul — Only one; object marker with restriction particle attached.
- 위해
- wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit something.
- 고안한
- goan-han — Devised; past modifier of to devise or invent.
- 지금까지
- jigeumkkaji — Until now; up to the present moment.
- 존재했거나
- jonjae-haetgeona — Existed or; past form of to exist with or connector.
- 현재
- hyeonjae — Present; currently; the current moment in time.
- 존재하거나
- jonjae-hageona — Exists or; present form of to exist with or connector.
- 혹은
- hogeun — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.
- 앞으로
- ap-euro — In the future; going forward; from this point onward.
- 지구상에
- jigusang-e — On earth; on the surface of the globe.
- 존재할
- jonjae-hal — Will exist; future modifier form of to exist.
- 어떤
- eotteon — Any; some; what kind of; used before nouns.
- 다른
- dareun — Other; different; another; not the same.
- 나라를
- nara-reul — Country; object marker attached to the word country.
- 위한
- wihan — For; intended for; modifier form of for the sake of.
- 것도
- geotdo — Even that; also particle attached to the thing.
- 아님을
- anim-eul — That it is not; object form of negated copula.
- 유념해
- yunyeomhae — Bear in mind; keep in mind; remember carefully.
- 주시기
- jusigi — Please do; honorific request nominalizer form.
- 바랍니다
- baramnida — I hope; I request; formal polite form of to wish.
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