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Guizot goes on to state his own impressions on reading Gibbon's history, and no authority will have greater weight with those to whom the extent and accuracy of his historical researches are known:—

기조는 계속해서 기번의 역사서를 읽은 자신의 인상을 진술하는데, 그의 역사적 연구의 범위와 정확성을 아는 이들에게 이보다 더 큰 권위를 가질 사람은 없을 것이다:—

"After a first rapid perusal, which allowed me to feel nothing but the interest of a narrative, always animated, and, notwithstanding its extent and the variety of objects which it makes to pass before the view, always perspicuous, I entered upon a minute examination of the details of which it was composed;

"처음 빠르게 훑어 읽었을 때는 항상 생동감 있고, 그 방대한 분량과 눈앞에 펼쳐지는 소재의 다양성에도 불구하고 항상 명료한 서술의 흥미만을 느낄 수 있었는데, 그 후 나는 그것을 구성하는 세부 사항들을 면밀히 검토하기 시작했다;

and the opinion which I then formed was, I confess, singularly severe.

그리고 그때 내가 형성한 의견은, 솔직히 말하자면, 유독 가혹한 것이었다.

I discovered, in certain chapters, errors which appeared to me sufficiently important and numerous to make me believe that they had been written with extreme negligence;

나는 어떤 장들에서, 극도의 태만으로 쓰여졌다고 믿게 할 만큼 충분히 중요하고 수많은 오류들을 발견했다;

in others, I was struck with a certain tinge of partiality and prejudice, which imparted to the exposition of the facts that want of truth and justice, which the English express by their happy term _misrepresentation_.

다른 장들에서는, 사실의 서술에 진실과 공정성의 결여를 부여하는 일종의 편파성과 편견의 색채에 충격을 받았는데, 이를 영국인들은 _misrepresentation_이라는 적절한 표현으로 나타낸다.

Some imperfect (_tronquées_) quotations; some passages, omitted unintentionally or designedly cast a suspicion on the honesty (_bonne foi_) of the author;

일부 불완전한 (_tronquées_) 인용들; 의도치 않게 또는 고의로 생략된 일부 구절들은 저자의 성실함(_bonne foi_)에 의혹을 던졌다;

and his violation of the first law of history—increased to my eye by the prolonged attention with which I occupied myself with every phrase, every note, every reflection—caused me to form upon the whole work, a judgment far too rigorous.

그리고 역사의 제일 법칙에 대한 그의 위반은—모든 문구, 모든 주석, 모든 성찰에 오랫동안 주의를 기울임으로써 내 눈에 더욱 부각되었는데—작품 전체에 대해 지나치게 엄격한 판단을 내리게 만들었다.

After having finished my labors, I allowed some time to elapse before I reviewed the whole.

나의 작업을 마친 후, 나는 전체를 다시 검토하기 전에 얼마간의 시간이 흐르도록 두었다.

Vocabulary

기조는
gijoneun — As for the keynote or underlying tone
계속해서
gyesokhaeseo — Continuously, without stopping, in succession
역사서를
yeoksasseoreul — History book (as object of verb)
읽은
ilgeun — Having read; past tense modifier for reading
자신의
jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself
인상을
insangeul — Impression (as object of verb)
진술하는데
jinsurhaneunde — Stating, declaring, or describing something
그의
geuui — His; belonging to him
역사적
yeoksajeok — Historical; relating to history
연구의
yeonguui — Of research or study (possessive)
범위와
beomwiwa — Scope and; range together with something
정확성을
jeonghwakseongεul — Accuracy, precision (as object of verb)
아는
aneun — Who knows; present modifier of knowing
이들에게
ideulege — To these people; for those individuals
이보다
iboda — More than this; compared to this
deo — More; to a greater degree
keun — Big, large, great
권위를
gwonwiреул — Authority, prestige (as object of verb)
가질
gajil — Will have; future modifier of possessing
사람은
sarameun — As for the person; the individual
없을
eopseul — Will not exist; future modifier of absence
것이다
geosida — It is the case that; expresses certainty
처음
cheoeum — First time; beginning, initially
빠르게
ppareuge — Quickly, rapidly, at fast pace
훑어
hulheo — Skimming, scanning through quickly
읽었을
ilgeosseul — Had read; past hypothetical modifier
때는
ttaeneun — As for the time when; at the moment
항상
hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly
생동감
saengdonggam — Sense of vitality, liveliness, vivid energy
있고
itgo — There is; exists and (connective form)
geu — That, the; third-person demonstrative pronoun
방대한
bangdaehan — Vast, enormous, extensive in scale
분량과
bullyangwa — Volume, quantity, and (connective form)
눈앞에
nunape — Before one's eyes; right in front
펼쳐지는
pyeolchyeojineun — Unfolding, spreading out, being displayed
소재의
sojaеui — Of the subject matter or material
다양성에도
dayangseongedo — Even with diversity; despite variety
불구하고
bulguhago — Despite, in spite of, regardless of
명료한
myengnyohan — Clear, lucid, easily understandable
서술의
seosurui — Of narration or description (possessive)
흥미만을
heungmimaneul — Only the interest or fascination
느낄
neukkil — Will feel; future modifier of feeling
su — Ability, possibility; can (auxiliary noun)
있었는데
isseonnеunde — There was; existed but (contrastive)
hu — After, later, subsequent to
나는
naneun — I, as for me (first-person subject)
그것을
geugeoseul — It, that thing (as object of verb)
구성하는
guseonghraneun — Composing, constituting, making up
세부
sebu — Details, particulars, fine points
사항들을
sahaengdeureul — Matters, items, particulars (plural object)
면밀히
myeonmilhi — Closely, meticulously, with careful attention
검토하기
geomtohagi — Examining, reviewing, investigating carefully
시작했다
sijakaessda — Began, started (past tense)
그리고
geurigo — And, and then (conjunction)
그때
geuttae — At that time, then, at that moment
내가
naega — I (as subject, first-person nominative)
형성한
hyeongseonghan — Formed, shaped, developed (past modifier)
의견은
uigyeoneun — As for the opinion or view
솔직히
soljikhi — Honestly, frankly, straightforwardly
말하자면
malhajaмyeon — So to speak; to put it plainly
유독
yudok — Particularly, especially, unusually so
가혹한
gahokhan — Harsh, severe, cruel, merciless
것이었다
geosiеоssda — It was the case; it turned out to be
어떤
eotteon — Certain, some kind of, what kind of
장들에서
jangdeureseo — In the chapters (plural locative)
극도의
geukdoui — Of extreme degree; utmost, maximum
태만으로
taemaneuro — With negligence or carelessness
쓰여졌다고
sseuryeojyeossago — Was said to have been written
믿게
mitge — To make believe; so as to believe
hal — Will do; future modifier of doing
만큼
mankeum — As much as; to the extent of
충분히
chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately
중요하고
jungyo hago — Important and (connective form)
수많은
sumaneun — Numerous, countless, very many
오류들을
oryudeureul — Errors, mistakes (plural as object)
발견했다
balgyeonhaessda — Discovered, found (past tense)
다른
dareun — Other, different, another
장들에서는
jangdeureseonеun — As for in the other chapters
사실의
sasilui — Of facts; factual (possessive)
서술에
seosuле — In the narration or description
진실과
jinsilgwa — Truth and (connective form)
공정성의
gongjeongsеongui — Of fairness or impartiality (possessive)
결여를
gyeolyeoreul — Lack, absence, deficiency (as object)
부여하는
buyeohaneun — Giving, granting, imparting to something
일종의
iljongui — A kind of, a sort of, one type of
편파성과
pyeonpaseонggwa — Partiality and (connective form)
편견의
pyeongyeonui — Of prejudice or bias (possessive)
색채에
saekchaeе — In the hue or tinge, coloring of
충격을
chunggkyeogeul — Shock, impact (as object of verb)
받았는데
badannеunde — Received, felt; experienced but (contrastive)
이를
ireul — This (as object); referring to aforementioned
영국인들은
yeonggugindеuleun — As for the English people (plural subject)
적절한
jeokjeolhan — Appropriate, suitable, fitting
표현으로
pyohyeoneuro — With the expression; using the term
나타낸다
natanaenda — Expresses, represents, shows (present tense)
일부
ilbu — Some, a part of, certain portion
불완전한
burwanjeonhan — Incomplete, imperfect, partial
인용들
inyongdeul — Quotations, citations (plural form)
의도치
uidochi — Not intending; unintentionally (negative form)
않게
anke — So as not to; without doing
또는
ttoneun — Or, alternatively, otherwise
고의로
gouro — Deliberately, intentionally, on purpose
생략된
saengnyakdoen — Omitted, left out, excluded (past modifier)
구절들은
gujeoldeureun — As for the passages or phrases (plural)
저자의
jeojaui — Of the author; author's (possessive)
성실함
seongssilham — Sincerity, integrity, faithfulness
e — At, in, to (location/direction particle)
의혹을
uihogeul — Suspicion, doubt (as object of verb)
던졌다
deonjyeossda — Threw, cast (past tense)
역사의
yeoksaui — Of history; historical (possessive)
제일
jeil — First, number one, most important
법칙에
beopchike — Regarding the law or rule
대한
daehan — Regarding, about, concerning
위반은
wibanеun — As for the violation or breach
모든
modeun — Every, all, entire
문구
mungu — Phrase, wording, written expression
주석
juseok — Annotation, commentary, footnote
성찰에
seongchare — In reflection, contemplation, introspection
오랫동안
oraetdongan — For a long time, over a long period
주의를
jуuireul — Attention, caution (as object of verb)
기울임으로써
giurimeurосseo — By devoting or directing one's attention
nae — My; first-person possessive
눈에
nune — In my eyes; to my perception
더욱
deouk — Even more, further, increasingly
부각되었는데
bugakdoеonnеunde — Became prominent, highlighted, stood out but
작품
jakpum — Work of art, literary work, piece
전체에
jeonchee — Over the whole; regarding the entirety
대해
daehae — About, regarding, concerning
지나치게
jinachige — Excessively, too much, overly
엄격한
eomgyeokhan — Strict, rigorous, stern
판단을
pandaneul — Judgment, verdict (as object of verb)
내리게
naerige — So as to make a judgment; to render
만들었다
mandeureossda — Made, caused, created (past tense)
나의
naui — My, mine (first-person possessive)
작업을
jageоbeul — Work, task, operation (as object)
마친
machin — Having finished; completed (past modifier)
전체를
jeonchereul — The whole, entirety (as object)
다시
dasi — Again, once more, anew
전에
jeone — Before, prior to, in advance of
얼마간의
eolmaganui — Some amount of; a certain amount of
시간이
sigani — Time (as subject of verb)
흐르도록
heuреudorok — So that time flows; letting time pass
두었다
duеоssda — Left, placed, allowed to remain (past)
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