Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 747
That he'll turn out anything great I don't believe, but you may safely praise him.
그가 위대한 인물이 될 거라고는 믿지 않지만, 그를 마음 놓고 칭찬해도 좋습니다.
He is well read, a remarkable Oriental scholar, and has a good judgment.
그는 박학다식하고, 뛰어난 동양학자이며, 훌륭한 판단력을 지니고 있습니다.
It was he who wrote that nice review of my 'Reflections on Domestic Life.'
제 '가정생활에 대한 성찰'을 그렇게 멋지게 서평해 준 것도 바로 그였습니다.
We must be lenient towards the young man."
우리는 그 젊은이에게 관대해야 합니다."
"'But he is a complete hack!' objected another of the gentlemen.
"'하지만 그는 완전한 삼류 작가입니다!' 다른 신사 한 명이 반박했습니다.
'Nothing worse in poetry than mediocrity, and he certainly does not go beyond this.'
'시에서 평범함보다 나쁜 것은 없는데, 그는 분명히 그 수준을 넘어서지 못합니다.'
"'Poor fellow,' observed a third, 'and his aunt is so happy about him.
"'불쌍한 친구,' 세 번째 사람이 말했습니다, '그의 고모는 그를 두고 정말 기뻐하고 있지요.
It was she, Mr. Editor, who got together so many subscribers for your last translation.'
편집장님의 지난 번역서에 그렇게 많은 구독자를 모아준 것도 바로 그 고모였습니다.'
"'Ah, the good woman! Well, I have noticed the book briefly.
"'아, 착한 여인이군요! 음, 저는 그 책에 대해 간략히 언급한 적이 있습니다.
Undoubted talent--a welcome offering--a flower in the garden of poetry--prettily brought out--and so on.
의심할 여지 없는 재능--환영할 만한 헌정--시의 정원에 핀 꽃--아름답게 펴낸--등등.
But this other book--I suppose the author expects me to purchase it?
그런데 이 다른 책은--저자가 제게 그것을 사주길 기대하는 건가요?
I hear it is praised.
칭찬을 받고 있다고 들었습니다.
He has genius, certainly: don't you think so?'
그는 분명히 천재성이 있습니다: 그렇게 생각하지 않으십니까?'
"'Yes, all the world declares as much,' replied the poet, 'but it has turned out rather wildly.
"'네, 모두가 그렇게 말합니다,' 시인이 대답했습니다, '하지만 다소 거칠게 나온 것 같습니다.
The punctuation of the book, in particular, is very eccentric.'
특히 책의 구두점이 매우 괴이합니다.'
"'It will be good for him if we pull him to pieces, and anger him a little, otherwise he will get too good an opinion of himself.'
"'우리가 그를 신랄하게 비판하고 약간 화나게 한다면 그에게 도움이 될 겁니다, 그렇지 않으면 그는 자신에 대해 너무 좋은 생각을 갖게 될 테니까요.'
"'But that would be unfair,' objected the fourth.
"'하지만 그것은 불공평할 것입니다,' 네 번째 사람이 반박했습니다.
'Let us not carp at little faults, but rejoice over the real and abundant good that we find here: he surpasses all the rest.'
'사소한 결점을 트집 잡지 말고, 우리가 여기서 발견하는 진정하고 풍성한 장점을 기뻐합시다: 그는 다른 모든 이들을 능가합니다.'
"'Not so.
"'그렇지 않습니다.
Vocabulary
- 위대한
- widaehan — Great, magnificent, extraordinary in achievement or stature.
- 인물이
- inmuri — Person, figure, character (subject form); notable individual.
- 될
- doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다.
- 믿지
- mitji — Do not believe; negative form of 믿다 (to believe).
- 않지만
- anjiman — Do not, but; concessive negation connector.
- 마음
- maeum — Heart, mind; one's inner feelings or thoughts.
- 놓고
- noko — Putting aside worry; letting go of concern freely.
- 칭찬해도
- chingchanhaedo — Even if you praise; concessive form of 칭찬하다.
- 좋습니다
- josseumnida — It is good, it is fine; formal polite affirmation.
- 박학다식하고
- bakakdasikago — Erudite and well-informed across many fields of knowledge.
- 뛰어난
- ttwieonan — Outstanding, excellent, superior in ability or quality.
- 동양학자이며
- dongyanghakjaimyeo — Being an orientalist; scholar of East Asian studies (connector).
- 훌륭한
- hullyunghan — Splendid, admirable, excellent in character or skill.
- 판단력을
- pandannyeogeul — Judgment, discernment (object form); ability to assess situations.
- 지니고
- jinigo — Possessing, carrying; having a quality or attribute.
- 있습니다
- isseumnida — There is, exists; formal polite present tense of 있다.
- 제
- je — My (humble/formal); first person possessive pronoun.
- 가정생활에
- gajeongsaenghware — Regarding domestic life; home and family living (location form).
- 대한
- daehan — About, regarding, concerning; modifying phrase marker.
- 성찰
- seongchal — Introspection, self-reflection; examining one's own thoughts.
- 그렇게
- geureoke — Like that, in that way; adverb of manner.
- 멋지게
- meotjige — Wonderfully, stylishly, magnificently; adverb from 멋지다.
- 서평해
- seopveonghe — Reviewed (a book); wrote a book review of.
- 준
- jun — Gave, did for someone; past modifier of 주다.
- 것도
- geotdo — That thing also; emphasizing a particular fact or action.
- 바로
- baro — Right, exactly, precisely; adverb of emphasis or immediacy.
- 우리는
- urineun — We (topic); first person plural topic pronoun.
- 그
- geu — That; definite determiner or third person pronoun.
- 젊은이에게
- jeolmeuniegege — To the young person; dative form of 젊은이 (youth).
- 관대해야
- gwandaeheya — Must be generous, lenient; obligatory form of 관대하다.
- 합니다
- hamnida — Do, must do; formal polite present tense of 하다.
- 하지만
- hajiman — However, but; conjunction introducing contrast or exception.
- 완전한
- wanjeonhan — Complete, utter, total; adjective modifying a noun fully.
- 삼류
- samryu — Third-rate, low quality; inferior class of work or person.
- 작가입니다
- jakgaimnida — Is a writer/author; formal polite identification sentence.
- 다른
- dareun — Another, different, other; adjective modifying a distinct noun.
- 신사
- sinsa — Gentleman; a refined, well-mannered man.
- 한
- han — One, a; numeral determiner modifying a noun.
- 명이
- myeongi — Person (counter, subject); one person (subject form).
- 반박했습니다
- banbakhaesseumnida — Refuted, objected, rebutted; formally countered an argument.
- 시에서
- sieseo — In poetry; locative form of 시 (poetry/poem).
- 평범함보다
- pyeongbeomhamboda — More than mediocrity; comparative form of ordinariness.
- 나쁜
- nappeun — Bad, poor, inferior; adjective modifying something negative.
- 것은
- geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizing topic structure.
- 없는데
- eomneunde — There is nothing, but; negative existence with soft contrast.
- 분명히
- bunmyeonghi — Clearly, obviously, evidently; adverb of certainty.
- 수준을
- sujuneul — Level, standard (object form); degree of quality or ability.
- 넘어서지
- neomeoseoji — Does not surpass; negative form of 넘어서다 (to exceed).
- 못합니다
- motamnida — Cannot do; formal polite inability expression.
- 불쌍한
- bulssanghan — Poor, pitiful, pathetic; evoking sympathy or pity.
- 친구
- chingu — Friend; a close acquaintance or companion.
- 세
- se — Three; native Korean numeral.
- 번째
- beonjje — Ordinal suffix; -th in a sequence (e.g., third).
- 사람이
- sarami — Person (subject form); a human individual (subject).
- 말했습니다
- malhaesseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 말하다.
- 고모는
- gomoneun — His paternal aunt (topic); father's sister as topic.
- 두고
- dugo — Regarding, over; with respect to something (두다 connector).
- 정말
- jeongmal — Really, truly, genuinely; adverb of strong affirmation.
- 기뻐하고
- gippeohago — Is delighted, is rejoicing; continuous happy state connector.
- 있지요
- itjiyo — Is indeed, isn't it; present tense with confirmatory ending.
- 편집장님의
- pyeonjipjangnimiui — Of the editor-in-chief (honorific possessive); chief editor's.
- 지난
- jinan — Last, past, previous; adjective referring to prior time.
- 번역서에
- beonyeokseoee — In the translated book; locative form of 번역서 (translation).
- 많은
- maneun — Many, numerous, a lot of; adjective of quantity.
- 구독자를
- gudokjareul — Subscribers (object form); people who subscribe to a publication.
- 모아준
- moajun — Who gathered/attracted (for someone); past modifier of 모아주다.
- 아
- a — Ah, oh; interjection expressing mild realization or sympathy.
- 착한
- chakhan — Good-natured, kind, virtuous; adjective of moral goodness.
- 여인이군요
- yeoinigunnyo — What a woman she is; exclamatory identification sentence.
- 음
- eum — Hmm; hesitation sound or thoughtful interjection.
- 저는
- jeoneun — I (humble topic); first person singular humble topic.
- 책에
- chaege — About the book; locative/dative form of 책 (book).
- 대해
- daehae — Regarding, about; prepositional phrase connector for topics.
- 간략히
- gallyakhi — Briefly, concisely; adverb meaning in a short summary.
- 언급한
- eongeupan — Mentioned, referred to; past modifier of 언급하다.
- 적이
- jeogi — Time/experience (subject); nominalized past experience subject.
- 의심할
- uisimhal — To doubt; future modifier of 의심하다 (to suspect).
- 여지
- yeoji — Room, margin, leeway; space for doubt or possibility.
- 없는
- eomneun — Without, nonexistent; present modifier of 없다 (to lack).
- 재능
- jaeneung — Talent, gift, ability; innate or developed skill.
- 환영할
- hwanyeonghal — To welcome; future modifier of 환영하다 (to welcome).
- 만한
- manhan — Worth, deserving of; comparative suffix meaning worthy of.
- 헌정
- heonjeong — Dedication, tribute; offering a work to someone honorably.
- 시의
- siui — Of poetry; possessive form of 시 (poem/poetry).
- 정원에
- jeonwone — In the garden; locative form of 정원 (garden).
- 핀
- pin — Bloomed, blossomed; past modifier of 피다 (to bloom).
- 꽃
- kkot — Flower, blossom; beautiful natural bloom.
- 아름답게
- areumdapge — Beautifully; adverb from 아름답다 (to be beautiful).
- 펴낸
- pyeonaen — Published, put out; past modifier of 펴내다 (to publish).
- 등등
- deungdeung — Et cetera, and so on; used to indicate continuation of list.
- 그런데
- geureonde — By the way, but; transition conjunction shifting topic.
- 이
- i — This; proximal demonstrative determiner.
- 책은
- chaegeun — The book (topic); 책 with topic marker 은.
- 저자가
- jeojaga — The author (subject); subject form of 저자 (author).
- 제게
- jege — To me (humble); first person singular dative humble form.
- 사주길
- sajugil — To buy for (someone); nominalizing 사주다 with object desire.
- 기대하는
- gidaehaneun — Expecting, anticipating; present modifier of 기대하다.
- 건가요
- geongayo — Is it that...?; questioning nominalized clause softly.
- 칭찬을
- chingchaneul — Praise (object form); compliment or commendation received.
- 받고
- bakgo — Receiving and; connector form of 받다 (to receive).
- 있다고
- itdago — That there is, that (someone) has; reported speech connector.
- 들었습니다
- deureosseumnida — Heard, was told; formal past tense of 듣다 (to hear).
- 천재성이
- cheonjaeseong-i — Genius, genius quality (subject); innate extraordinary talent.
- 생각하지
- saenggakaji — Do not think; negative connector of 생각하다 (to think).
- 않으십니까
- aneusimnikka — Don't you (honorific)?; formal honorific negative question.
- 네
- ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean.
- 모두가
- moduga — Everyone (subject); all people as subject of sentence.
- 말합니다
- malhamnida — Says, speaks; formal polite present tense of 말하다.
- 시인이
- siini — The poet (subject); subject form of 시인 (poet).
- 대답했습니다
- daedaphaesseumnida — Answered, replied; formal past tense of 대답하다.
- 다소
- daso — Somewhat, rather, to some degree; adverb of mild degree.
- 거칠게
- geochilge — Roughly, harshly; adverb from 거칠다 (to be rough).
- 나온
- naon — Came out, appeared; past modifier of 나오다.
- 것
- geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer for clauses and ideas.
- 같습니다
- gatsseumnida — Seems, appears to be; formal polite conjecture sentence.
- 특히
- teuki — Especially, particularly; adverb of special emphasis.
- 책의
- chaegui — Of the book; possessive form of 책 (book).
- 구두점이
- gudujeomssi — Punctuation (subject); marks used in written text (subject).
- 매우
- maeu — Very, extremely; adverb of high degree.
- 괴이합니다
- goeihamnida — Is bizarre, strange, odd; formal polite oddness statement.
- 우리가
- uriga — We (subject); first person plural subject pronoun.
- 신랄하게
- silallage — Sharply, bitingly, scathingly; adverb of harsh criticism.
- 비판하고
- bipanhago — Criticizing and; connector form of 비판하다 (to criticize).
- 약간
- yakgan — A little, slightly, somewhat; adverb of small degree.
- 화나게
- hwanage — Annoyingly, so as to anger; adverb from 화나다.
- 한다면
- handamyeon — If we do; conditional form of 하다 (to do).
- 도움이
- doumi — Help, assistance (subject); beneficial support as subject.
- 겁니다
- geomnida — Will be; formal polite future/presumptive tense ending.
- 그렇지
- geureoji — That's right, isn't it; tag or negative conditional base.
- 않으면
- aneumyeon — If not; conditional negative form of 않다.
- 자신에
- jasine — About oneself; locative/dative form of 자신 (oneself).
- 너무
- neomu — Too, excessively; adverb indicating excess degree.
- 좋은
- joeun — Good, favorable; present modifier of 좋다 (to be good).
- 생각을
- saenggageul — Thought, idea (object form); a mental view or opinion.
- 갖게
- gatge — To have, so as to hold; adverbial form of 갖다.
- 테니까요
- tenikkayo — Because it will be so; presumptive causal ending.
- 불공평할
- bulgongpyeonghal — Unfair, unjust; future modifier of 불공평하다 (to be unfair).
- 것입니다
- geosimmida — It is the case that; formal polite nominalized sentence ender.
- 사소한
- sasonhan — Trivial, minor, petty; adjective describing small matters.
- 결점을
- gyeoljeobeul — Flaw, defect (object form); shortcoming of a work or person.
- 트집
- teujip — Nitpicking, fault-finding; picking on minor flaws.
- 잡지
- japji — Do not grab/pick; negative connector of 잡다 (to catch).
- 말고
- malgo — Instead of, don't and; negative imperative connector.
- 여기서
- yeogiseo — Here; locative adverb indicating this place or context.
- 발견하는
- balgyeonhaneun — Finding, discovering; present modifier of 발견하다.
- 진정하고
- jinjeongago — Genuine and; connector from 진정하다/진정한 (true/genuine).
- 풍성한
- pungseonghan — Abundant, rich, plentiful; adjective of great richness.
- 장점을
- jangjeomeul — Merits, strengths (object form); positive qualities of something.
- 기뻐합시다
- gippeohasida — Let us rejoice, be glad; formal propositive of 기뻐하다.
- 모든
- modeun — All, every; determiner meaning the entirety of something.
- 이들을
- ideureul — These people (object form); plural proximal pronoun object.
- 능가합니다
- neunggahamnida — Surpasses, exceeds, outperforms; formal polite present tense.
- 않습니다
- ansseumnida — Does not; formal polite present tense negation ending.
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