History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 14
A second attentive and regular perusal of the entire work, of the notes of the author, and of those which I had thought it right to subjoin, showed me how much I had exaggerated the importance of the reproaches which Gibbon really deserved;
전체 작품과 저자의 주석, 그리고 내가 덧붙이는 것이 옳다고 생각했던 주석들을 두 번째로 주의 깊고 꼼꼼하게 통독하면서, 나는 내가 기번이 실제로 받아 마땅한 비난의 중요성을 얼마나 과장했는지를 깨달았다;
I was struck with the same errors, the same partiality on certain subjects;
나는 동일한 오류들과 특정 주제들에 대한 동일한 편파성을 발견했다;
but I had been far from doing adequate justice to the immensity of his researches, the variety of his knowledge, and above all, to that truly philosophical discrimination (_justesse d'esprit_) which judges the past as it would judge the present;
그러나 나는 그의 연구의 방대함, 그의 지식의 다양함, 그리고 무엇보다도 현재를 판단하듯 과거를 판단하는 그 진정으로 철학적인 분별력(_justesse d'esprit_)에 충분한 공정한 평가를 내리기에는 턱없이 부족했다;
which does not permit itself to be blinded by the clouds which time gathers around the dead, and which prevent us from seeing that, under the toga, as under the modern dress, in the senate as in our councils, men were what they still are, and that events took place eighteen centuries ago, as they take place in our days.
그 분별력은 시간이 망자들 주위에 모아놓는 구름에 의해 스스로 눈이 멀도록 내버려 두지 않으며, 토가 아래에서나 현대의 복장 아래에서나, 원로원에서나 우리의 의회에서나, 인간은 지금도 여전히 그러하듯 그러했으며, 열여덟 세기 전에도 오늘날과 마찬가지로 사건들이 일어났음을 우리가 보지 못하도록 막지 않는다.
I then felt that his book, in spite of its faults, will always be a noble work—and that we may correct his errors and combat his prejudices, without ceasing to admit that few men have combined, if we are not to say in so high a degree, at least in a manner so complete, and so well regulated, the necessary qualifications for a writer of history.
나는 그때 그의 책이 결점에도 불구하고 언제나 고귀한 작품으로 남을 것임을 느꼈다—그리고 우리는 그의 오류를 바로잡고 그의 편견에 맞서면서도, 그토록 높은 수준에서라고는 말하지 못할지라도, 적어도 그토록 완전하고 잘 조율된 방식으로 역사 서술가에게 필요한 자질들을 결합한 인물이 드물었음을 인정하기를 멈추지 않을 수 있다는 것을 느꼈다.
Vocabulary
- 전체
- jeonche — The whole; entire totality of something
- 작품과
- jakpumgwa — Work (literary/artistic) and; combined with a work
- 저자의
- jeojaeui — Of the author; belonging to the writer
- 주석,
- juseok — Annotation, footnote, or commentary on text
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; connecting two clauses or items
- 내가
- naega — I (subject form); the speaker as subject
- 덧붙이는
- deutbuchineun — Adding on; appending additional information
- 것이
- geosi — Thing that; nominalizer used as subject
- 옳다고
- oltago — Saying it is right; asserting correctness
- 생각했던
- saenggakhaetdeon — Had thought; previously held a belief
- 주석들을
- juseokdeureul — Annotations (plural, object form); notes on text
- 두
- du — Two; the number two
- 번째로
- beonjjaero — For the nth time; secondly in order
- 주의
- juui — Attention, caution; being mindful or careful
- 깊고
- gipgo — Deep and; having depth combined with another quality
- 꼼꼼하게
- kkomkkomhage — Meticulously, thoroughly; in a careful detailed manner
- 통독하면서,
- tongdokhamyeonseo — While reading through entirely from start to finish
- 나는
- naneun — I (topic form); the speaker as topic
- 실제로
- siljero — Actually, in reality; truly in practice
- 받아
- bada — Receiving; accepting something given
- 마땅한
- mattanghan — Deserved, appropriate; rightfully warranted
- 비난의
- binanui — Of criticism; relating to blame or reproach
- 중요성을
- jungyoseong-eul — Importance (object form); significance of something
- 얼마나
- eolmana — How much/many; expressing degree or extent
- 과장했는지를
- gwajanghaenneunjireul — The extent to which one exaggerated something
- 깨달았다;
- kkaedararassda — Realized, came to understand; had an insight
- 동일한
- dongirhan — Identical, same; exactly the same as before
- 오류들과
- oryudeulgwa — Errors and; mistakes combined with something else
- 특정
- teukjeong — Specific, particular; referring to a certain item
- 주제들에
- jujedeure — On the topics; regarding certain subjects
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding, about; concerning a particular subject
- 편파성을
- pyeonpaseong-eul — Bias, partiality (object form); one-sided tendency
- 발견했다;
- balgyeonhaessda — Discovered, found; noticed something upon examination
- 그러나
- geureona — However, but; introducing a contrasting statement
- 그의
- geuui — His; possessive form referring to a male
- 연구의
- yeon-guui — Of the research; relating to scholarly study
- 방대함,
- bangdaeham — Vastness, enormity; the quality of being immense
- 지식의
- jisigeui — Of knowledge; pertaining to accumulated learning
- 다양함,
- Variety, diversity; the quality of being varied
- 무엇보다도
- mueotbodado — Above all, most importantly; more than anything
- 현재를
- hyeonjjaereul — The present (object form); current time as object
- 판단하듯
- pandanhadeut — As if judging; in the manner of evaluating
- 과거를
- gwageoreul — The past (object form); former times as object
- 판단하는
- pandanhaneun — Judging, evaluating; the act of making judgments
- 그
- geu — That; definite article-like determiner in Korean
- 진정으로
- jinjeongeuro — Truly, genuinely; in a sincere authentic manner
- 철학적인
- cheolhakjeokin — Philosophical; having the nature of philosophy
- 분별력(_justesse, d'esprit_)에
- bunbyeollyeok-e — In discernment/judgment; capacity to distinguish correctly
- 충분한
- chungbunhan — Sufficient, enough; adequate for the purpose
- 공정한
- gongjonghan — Fair, impartial; treating all sides equally
- 평가를
- pyeonggareul — Evaluation (object form); assessment as direct object
- 내리기에는
- naerigieun — For the purpose of rendering; too short for giving
- 턱없이
- teogeopssi — Woefully, ridiculously; far short of what is needed
- 부족했다;
- bujokhaessda — Was insufficient, lacking; fell short of requirement
- 분별력은
- bunbyeollyeogeun — Discernment (topic form); judgment as topic of sentence
- 시간이
- sigani — Time (subject form); time as grammatical subject
- 망자들
- mangjadeul — The deceased; dead people collectively
- 주위에
- juwie — Around, surrounding; in the vicinity of something
- 모아놓는
- moanoheun — Gathering and placing; accumulating around something
- 구름에
- gureume — In/by clouds; the mist or fog metaphorically
- 의해
- uihae — By means of; through the agency of something
- 스스로
- seuseullo — By oneself, voluntarily; of one's own accord
- 눈이
- nuni — Eyes (subject form); the eyes as grammatical subject
- 멀도록
- meoldorok — So as to be blinded; to the point of blindness
- 내버려
- naeboryeo — Leaving alone, abandoning; letting something be neglected
- 두지
- duji — Not placing/leaving; negated form of allowing
- 않으며,
- aneumyeo — Does not and; negation continuing to next clause
- 아래에서나
- araeeseona — Whether under; beneath one thing or another
- 현대의
- hyeondaeui — Modern, contemporary; of the present era
- 복장
- bokjang — Attire, clothing; style of dress worn
- 아래에서나,
- araeeseona — Whether under; beneath clothing or garment
- 우리의
- uriui — Our; possessive form of we/us
- 의회에서나
- uihwaeseona — Whether in parliament; legislative assembly or equivalent
- 인간은
- inganeun — Humans (topic form); mankind as topic of sentence
- 지금도
- jigeumdo — Even now, still today; at the present time too
- 여전히
- yeojeonhi — Still, as before; continuing unchanged from past
- 그러하듯
- geureohadeut — As it is so; just as things are currently
- 그러했으며,
- geureohaeseumyeo — Was so and; used to be that way continuing
- 열여덟
- yeoryeodeol — Eighteen; the number 18
- 세기
- segi — Century; a period of one hundred years
- 전에도
- jeone do — Even before; prior to a given point in time
- 오늘날과
- oneulnalgwa — And today; the present day combined with something
- 마찬가지로
- machangajiro — Likewise, similarly; in the same way as
- 사건들이
- sageondeur-i — Events (subject form); incidents as grammatical subject
- 일어났음을
- ireonaasseumeuol — That events occurred; nominalised past occurrence as object
- 우리가
- uriga — We (subject form); first-person plural as subject
- 보지
- boji — Seeing (negated); the act of seeing before negation
- 못하도록
- motadorok — So as to be unable to; preventing capability
- 막지
- makji — Not blocking; to not prevent or obstruct
- 않는다.
- anneunda — Does not; plain present tense negation ending
- 그때
- geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a past moment
- 책이
- chaegi — Book (subject form); a written work as subject
- 결점에도
- gyeoljeome do — Even with flaws; despite shortcomings or defects
- 불구하고
- bulguhago — Despite, regardless; notwithstanding a given condition
- 언제나
- eonjena — Always, at all times; without exception ever
- 고귀한
- gogwihan — Noble, exalted; of elevated dignity or worth
- 작품으로
- jakpeumeuro — As a work; in the capacity of a masterpiece
- 남을
- nameul — Will remain (future modifier); continuing to exist
- 것임을
- geosimeul — That it is; nominalised certainty as direct object
- 느꼈다—그리고
- neukkkyeossda—geurigo — Felt — and; experienced a feeling and continued
- 우리는
- urineun — We (topic form); first-person plural as topic
- 오류를
- oryureul — Errors (object form); mistakes as direct object
- 바로잡고
- barojapgo — Correcting and; fixing mistakes while doing something else
- 편견에
- pyeongyeone — Against prejudice; confronting bias or preconception
- 맞서면서도,
- matseomyeonseodo — Even while confronting; opposing something simultaneously
- 그토록
- geutorok — So much, to that degree; to such an extent
- 높은
- nopeun — High, elevated; at a great level or standard
- 수준에서라고는
- sujuneseoragonun — At that level though; not claiming such a high standard
- 말하지
- malhaji — Saying (negated); the act of speaking before negation
- 못할지라도,
- mothaljirado — Even if unable to say; though one cannot claim
- 적어도
- jeogeodo — At least; as a minimum standard or condition
- 완전하고
- wanjeonhago — Complete and; being thorough combined with another quality
- 잘
- jal — Well; in a good or skilful manner
- 조율된
- joyulddoen — Well-coordinated, tuned; harmoniously balanced or arranged
- 방식으로
- bangsieuro — In a manner/way; by a particular method or style
- 역사
- yeoksa — History; the study or record of past events
- 서술가에게
- seosuulgaege — To the narrator/historian; for the person who describes
- 필요한
- piryohan — Necessary, required; needed for a purpose
- 자질들을
- jajildeureul — Qualities, qualifications (object form); necessary attributes
- 결합한
- gyeolhaphan — Combined, united; having brought together multiple elements
- 인물이
- inmuri — Person, figure (subject form); a notable individual
- 드물었음을
- deumureosseumeul — That it was rare; rarity expressed as nominalised object
- 인정하기를
- injeonghagireul — Acknowledging (object form); the act of admitting something
- 멈추지
- meomchuji — Not stopping; ceasing action before negation
- 않을
- aneul — Will not; future tense negation modifier form
- 수
- su — Ability, possibility; can, the potential to do
- 있다는
- issdaneun — That there is/can; nominalised existence or possibility
- 것을
- geoseul — Thing (object form); nominaliser as direct object
- 느꼈다.
- neukkkyeossda — Felt, sensed; experienced an emotion or perception
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