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The present editor has followed the track of Gibbon through many parts of his work; he has read his authorities with constant reference to his pages, and must pronounce his deliberate judgment, in terms of the highest admiration as to his general accuracy.

현재의 편집자는 기번의 저작 여러 부분에 걸쳐 그의 행적을 추적해 왔으며, 그의 페이지들을 끊임없이 참조하면서 그의 전거들을 읽었고, 그의 전반적인 정확성에 대해 최고의 찬사로써 신중한 판단을 내려야만 한다.

Many of his seeming errors are almost inevitable from the close condensation of his matter.

그의 외견상 오류들 중 많은 부분은 그의 내용을 긴밀하게 압축하는 과정에서 거의 불가피하게 발생한 것이다.

From the immense range of his history, it was sometimes necessary to compress into a single sentence, a whole vague and diffuse page of a Byzantine chronicler.

그의 역사서가 다루는 방대한 범위로 인해, 비잔틴 연대기 작가의 모호하고 산만한 페이지 전체를 단 하나의 문장으로 압축해야 할 때가 종종 있었다.

Perhaps something of importance may have thus escaped, and his expressions may not quite contain the whole substance of the passage from which they are taken.

그리하여 중요한 무언가가 누락되었을 수도 있으며, 그의 표현들이 인용된 원문 단락의 전체적인 내용을 완전히 담아내지 못했을 수도 있다.

His limits, at times, compel him to sketch; where that is the case, it is not fair to expect the full details of the finished picture.

그의 제약은 때로 그가 개략적으로만 서술하도록 강제하며, 그러한 경우에 완성된 그림의 세세한 세부 사항까지 기대하는 것은 공정하지 않다.

At times he can only deal with important results; and in his account of a war, it sometimes requires great attention to discover that the events which seem to be comprehended in a single campaign, occupy several years.

때로 그는 중요한 결과들만을 다룰 수밖에 없으며, 전쟁에 대한 그의 서술에서는 단 하나의 전역에 포함된 것처럼 보이는 사건들이 실제로는 수년에 걸쳐 있음을 발견하기 위해 상당한 주의가 필요할 때가 있다.

But this admirable skill in selecting and giving prominence to the points which are of real weight and importance—this distribution of light and shade—though perhaps it may occasionally betray him into vague and imperfect statements, is one of the highest excellencies of Gibbon's historic manner.

그러나 실질적인 비중과 중요성을 지닌 요점들을 선별하고 부각시키는 이 탁월한 기술, 즉 빛과 그림자의 배분은, 비록 때때로 그를 모호하고 불완전한 서술로 이끌 수도 있지만, 기번의 역사적 서술 방식이 지닌 가장 뛰어난 특질 중 하나이다.

Vocabulary

현재의
hyeonjae-ui — of the present; currently existing or occurring
편집자는
pyeonjipja-neun — as for the editor; the editor (topic marker)
저작
jeojak — a written work; literary or scholarly composition
여러
yeoreo — several; various; many different
부분에
bubun-e — in the part; at the section or portion
걸쳐
geolchyeo — spanning across; extending over a range
그의
geu-ui — his; belonging to him
행적을
haengjeok-eul — deeds or conduct; one's recorded actions or footsteps
추적해
chujeokae — having traced; tracked or followed a trail
왔으며
wasseuymyeo — has been doing and; continued up to now and
끊임없이
kkeunimeopsi — ceaselessly; without interruption or pause
참조하면서
chamjo-hamyeonseo — while referring to; consulting continuously as one proceeds
전거들을
jeongeo-deul-eul — the sources; primary references or authoritative citations
읽었고
ilgeotgo — read and; having read (connective past tense)
전반적인
jeonbanjeogin — overall; general; relating to the whole scope
정확성에
jeonghwakseong-e — regarding accuracy; concerning correctness or precision
대해
daehae — about; regarding; concerning a topic
최고의
choego-ui — of the highest; supreme or best quality
찬사로써
chansa-rosseo — with praise; by means of high commendation
신중한
sinjunghan — careful; prudent; exercising cautious judgment
판단을
pandan-eul — the judgment; a decision or evaluation (object marker)
내려야만
naeryeoyaman — must render; obliged to make a decision
한다
handa — does; plain form declarative ending
외견상
oegyeonsang — apparently; on the surface; seemingly
오류들
oryu-deul — errors; mistakes; multiple inaccuracies
jung — among; in the middle of; within a group
많은
maneun — many; numerous; a large number of
부분은
bubun-eun — the portion; the part (topic marker)
내용을
naeyong-eul — the content; the substance or material (object marker)
긴밀하게
ginmilhage — closely; in a tight and compact manner
압축하는
apchukaneun — compressing; condensing into a smaller form
과정에서
gwajeong-eseo — in the process of; during the course of
거의
geoui — almost; nearly; for the most part
불가피하게
bulgapihage — inevitably; unavoidably; without any other option
발생한
balsaenghan — that occurred; which arose or happened
것이다
geosida — it is the case that; asserting a fact or conclusion
역사서가
yeoksaseo-ga — the history book; a historical work (subject marker)
다루는
daruneun — dealing with; handling or covering a topic
방대한
bangdaehan — vast; enormous in scale or volume
범위로
beomwi-ro — due to the scope; by reason of the range
인해
inhae — due to; because of; owing to a cause
연대기
yeondaegi — chronicle; a historical record ordered by date
작가의
jakga-ui — of the writer; belonging to the author
모호하고
mohohago — vague and; ambiguous and unclear
산만한
sanmanhan — scattered; diffuse; lacking focus or coherence
전체를
jeonche-reul — the entirety; the whole thing (object marker)
dan — only; merely; just one
하나의
hana-ui — of one; a single
문장으로
munjang-euro — into a sentence; condensed to one sentence
압축해야
apchukaeya — must compress; obliged to condense
hal — to do; future/obligatory modifier form
때가
ttaega — the time; the occasion (subject marker)
종종
jongjong — often; from time to time; frequently
있었다
isseotda — there was; existed (past tense statement)
그리하여
geurihayeo — therefore; as a result; consequently
중요한
jungyohan — important; significant; of great relevance
무언가가
mueongaga — something; an unspecified thing (subject marker)
누락되었을
nurakdoeeosseul — may have been omitted; likely left out
수도
sudo — might also; possibility particle combined with 'also'
있으며
isseuymyeo — there is and; exists while also
표현들이
pyohyeon-deul-i — the expressions; various phrasings (subject marker)
인용된
inyongdoen — quoted; cited from an original source
원문
wonmun — original text; the source document in its original form
단락의
dallak-ui — of the paragraph; belonging to a passage
전체적인
overall; encompassing the whole entirety
완전히
wanjeonhi — completely; fully; in an entirely thorough manner
담아내지
damanaejji — not capturing; failing to contain fully
못했을
motaesseul — may have failed to; possibly could not do
있다
itda — there is; to exist; to be present
제약은
jeyak-eun — the constraint; restriction or limitation (topic marker)
때로
ttaero — sometimes; at times; occasionally
그가
geuga — he; that person (subject marker)
개략적으로만
gaeryakjeogeuro-man — only in outline; merely in a sketchy overview
서술하도록
seosulhadorok — so as to describe; in order to narrate
강제하며
gangjehameyo — forces and; compels while also doing
그러한
geureohan — such; that kind of; in those circumstances
경우에
gyeongue-e — in the case of; in such a situation
완성된
wansengdoen — completed; fully finished or perfected
그림의
geurim-ui — of the picture; belonging to the depiction
세세한
sesehan — minute; very detailed; fine-grained
세부
sebu — detail; specific particulars or fine points
사항까지
sahang-kkaji — even up to the specifics; including every detail
기대하는
gidaehaneun — expecting; anticipating or hoping for something
것은
geoseun — the thing that; nominalizer with topic marker
공정하지
gongjeonghaji — not fair; lacking fairness or impartiality
않다
anta — is not; negation ending for adjectives or verbs
그는
geuneun — he; that person (topic marker)
결과들만을
gyeolgwa-deul-man-eul — only the results; exclusively the outcomes
다룰
darul — to deal with; future modifier form of 'handle'
수밖에
subakke — no choice but to; can only do one thing
없으며
eopseuymyeo — there is not and; does not exist while also
전쟁에
jeonjaeng-e — in war; concerning battle or armed conflict
대한
daehan — regarding; about; pertaining to a subject
서술에서는
seosul-eseo-neun — in the description; within the narration (topic)
전역에
jeonyeok-e — in the campaign; throughout a military operation
포함된
pohamdoen — included; contained within; encompassed
것처럼
geotcheoreom — as if; like; in a manner that seems
보이는
boineun — appearing; seeming; that looks a certain way
사건들이
sageon-deul-i — the events; incidents or occurrences (subject marker)
실제로는
siljeoro-neun — in reality; actually; as a matter of fact
수년에
sunyeon-e — over several years; across multiple years
있음을
isseum-eul — the fact that there is; existence as object
발견하기
balgyeonhagi — to discover; to find something out
위해
wihae — for the purpose of; in order to achieve
상당한
sangdanghan — considerable; substantial; quite significant
주의가
juui-ga — attention; caution (subject marker)
필요할
piryohal — will be necessary; required in that situation
그러나
geureona — however; but; nevertheless
실질적인
siljiljeogin — substantial; practical; having real significance
비중과
bijung-gwa — weight and; importance and significance
중요성을
jungyoseong-eul — the importance; significance (object marker)
지닌
jinin — possessing; holding; that carries or has
요점들을
yojeom-deul-eul — the key points; main arguments (object marker)
선별하고
seonbyeolhago — selecting and; choosing carefully and then
부각시키는
bugaksikineun — highlighting; making prominent or emphasizing
i — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
탁월한
takwolhan — outstanding; excellent; remarkably superior
기술
gisul — skill; technique; art or craft
jeuk — namely; that is to say; in other words
빛과
bit-gwa — light and; brightness and (conjunction)
그림자의
geurimja-ui — of shadow; belonging to the shade or darkness
배분은
baebun-eun — the distribution; allocation of elements (topic marker)
비록
birok — although; even though; despite the fact that
때때로
ttaettaero — sometimes; occasionally; now and then
그를
geureul — him; that person (object marker)
불완전한
burwanjeonhan — incomplete; imperfect; lacking full thoroughness
서술로
seosul-lo — into description; toward a form of narration
이끌
ikkeul — to lead; to guide toward a direction
있지만
itjiman — although there is; even though it exists
역사적
yeoksajeoк — historical; pertaining to history or the past
서술
seosul — narration; description; written account
방식이
bangsik-i — the method; way or style (subject marker)
가장
gajang — most; the greatest degree of a quality
뛰어난
ttwieonan — outstanding; excellent; surpassing others
특질
teukjil — characteristic quality; distinctive trait or attribute
하나이다
hana-ida — is one of; constitutes one among several
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