The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 15
On the other hand, should he yield to the transports of gratitude or affection, which is always apt to exaggerate, and produce no more than the genuine effusions of his heart, the world will make no allowance for the warmth of his passion, but ascribe the praise he bestows to interested views and sordid adulation.
반면에, 그가 항상 과장하기 쉬운 감사나 애정의 격정에 굴복하여 자신의 마음에서 우러나오는 진솔한 감정만을 표현한다 해도, 세상은 그의 열정의 따뜻함을 조금도 참작하지 않고, 그가 베푸는 칭찬을 사리사욕과 비열한 아첨으로 돌릴 것이다.
Sometimes too, dazzled by the tinsel of a character which he has no opportunity to investigate, he pours forth the homage of his admiration upon some false Maecenas, whose future conduct gives the lie to his eulogium, and involves him in shame and confusion of face.
때로는 또한, 탐구할 기회조차 없는 어떤 인물의 겉치레에 현혹되어, 그는 가짜 마에케나스에게 흠모의 경의를 쏟아붓기도 하는데, 그 인물의 이후 행동은 그의 찬사를 거짓으로 만들고 그를 수치와 낭패에 빠뜨린다.
Such was the fate of a late ingenious author [the Author of the "Seasons"], who was so often put to the blush for the undeserved incense he had offered in the heat of an enthusiastic disposition, misled by popular applause, that he had resolved to retract, in his last will, all the encomiums which he had thus prematurely bestowed, and stigmatise the unworthy by name—a laudable scheme of poetical justice, the execution of which was fatally prevented by untimely death.
이것이 바로 최근의 한 재기 넘치는 작가[《사계》의 저자]의 운명이었으니, 그는 대중의 갈채에 현혹되어 열정적인 기질의 흥분 속에서 바친 과분한 찬사로 인해 너무나 자주 얼굴을 붉혀야 했기에, 유언장에서 그토록 성급하게 베풀었던 모든 찬사를 철회하고 부당한 자들을 이름으로 낙인찍기로 결심했었다—시적 정의의 칭찬할 만한 계획이었으나, 그 실행은 때 이른 죽음으로 인해 안타깝게도 좌절되고 말았다.
Whatever may have been the fate of other dedicators, I, for my own part, sit down to write this address, without any apprehension of disgrace or disappointment; because I know you are too well convinced of my affection and sincerity to repine at what I shall say touching your character and conduct.
다른 헌정자들의 운명이 어떠했든 간에, 나는 내 자신으로서는, 수치나 실망에 대한 아무런 우려 없이 이 글을 쓰기 위해 앉는다; 왜냐하면 당신은 내 애정과 진실함을 충분히 확신하고 있기에, 내가 당신의 인품과 행실에 관하여 말할 것에 대해 불평하지 않을 것임을 알기 때문이다.
Vocabulary
- 반면에
- banmyeon-e — On the other hand; contrasting with the previous statement
- 그가
- geuga — He; subject marker attached to third-person pronoun
- 항상
- hangsang — Always; at all times, without exception
- 과장하기
- gwajangha-gi — The act of exaggerating or overstating something
- 쉬운
- swiun — Easy; not difficult, simple to do
- 감사나
- gamsa-na — Gratitude or thanks; expressing appreciation
- 애정의
- aejeong-ui — Of affection; relating to love or warm feelings
- 격정에
- gyeokjeong-e — In passion; in a state of intense emotion
- 굴복하여
- gulbok-hayeo — Having surrendered or yielded to something overwhelming
- 자신의
- jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself
- 마음에서
- ma-eum-eseo — From the heart; originating from one's inner feelings
- 우러나오는
- ureo-naoneun — Welling up from; genuinely arising from within
- 진솔한
- jinsolhan — Sincere and honest; straightforward and candid
- 감정만을
- gamjeong-man-eul — Only emotions; expressing solely one's feelings
- 표현한다
- pyohyeonhanda — Expresses; conveys feelings or thoughts outwardly
- 해도
- haedo — Even if; even though one does something
- 세상은
- sesang-eun — The world; society in general, as a subject
- 그의
- geu-ui — His; possessive form of the third-person pronoun
- 열정의
- yeoljeong-ui — Of passion; relating to enthusiasm or fervent feeling
- 따뜻함을
- ttatteutham-eul — Warmth; the quality of being warm and kind
- 조금도
- jogeumdo — Not even a little; not in the slightest degree
- 참작하지
- chamjakha-ji — Not taking into consideration; ignoring mitigating factors
- 않고
- ankgo — Without doing; negation linking two clauses
- 베푸는
- bepuneun — Bestowing or offering; giving generously to others
- 칭찬을
- chingchan-eul — Praise; compliments given to someone
- 사리사욕과
- sarisayok-gwa — Self-interest and greed; selfish personal desires
- 비열한
- biyeolhan — Despicable; mean-spirited and morally low
- 아첨으로
- achaem-euro — As flattery; in the manner of sycophantic praise
- 돌릴
- dollil — To turn or attribute something to a cause
- 것이다
- geosida — It will be; assertive ending indicating a conclusion
- 때로는
- ttaeroneun — Sometimes; occasionally, not always the case
- 또한
- ttohan — Also; furthermore, in addition to what was said
- 탐구할
- tamguhal — To explore or investigate; examine closely
- 기회조차
- gihoe-jocha — Not even an opportunity; lacking even the chance
- 없는
- eomneun — Without; not having or lacking something
- 어떤
- eotteon — Some; a certain unspecified person or thing
- 인물의
- inmul-ui — Of a person or character; relating to a figure
- 겉치레에
- geotchire-e — In outward appearance; superficial show or pretense
- 현혹되어
- hyeonhokdoeeo — Being deceived or dazzled; misled by appearances
- 그는
- geuneun — He; third-person male subject with topic marker
- 가짜
- gajja — Fake; counterfeit or fraudulent person or thing
- 흠모의
- heummo-ui — Of admiration; expressing deep respect and adoration
- 경의를
- gyeongui-reul — Respect or homage; honor paid to someone
- 쏟아붓기도
- ssodabutgi-do — Also pouring out; lavishing something abundantly on someone
- 하는데
- haneunde — Does so, but; connective expressing contrast or background
- 그
- geu — That; the; a demonstrative or third-person reference
- 이후
- ihu — After that; subsequently, following a point in time
- 행동은
- haengdong-eun — The behavior or action; conduct as the topic
- 찬사를
- chansa-reul — Eulogy or high praise; complimentary words of admiration
- 거짓으로
- geojit-euro — As a lie; falsely, making something untrue
- 만들고
- mandulgo — Making; creating or turning into something
- 그를
- geu-reul — Him; third-person male object pronoun
- 수치와
- suchi-wa — Shame and; disgrace combined with another noun
- 낭패에
- nangpae-e — In embarrassment or failure; in a state of defeat
- 빠뜨린다
- ppatteulinda — Causes to fall into; plunges someone into trouble
- 이것이
- igeosi — This is; pointing to something just mentioned
- 바로
- baro — Exactly; precisely, right at that point
- 최근의
- choegeun-ui — Recent; of the latest or most current time
- 한
- han — One; a certain, used as an indefinite article
- 재기
- jaegi — Wit or talent; sharp cleverness and quick intelligence
- 넘치는
- neomchineun — Overflowing with; full to excess of a quality
- 작가
- jakga — Writer or author; a person who creates literary works
- 저자
- jeoja — Author; the person who wrote a particular work
- 의
- ui — Possessive particle; indicating ownership or relation
- 운명이었으니
- unmyeong-i-eoss-euni — Was the fate; it was destiny, giving a reason
- 대중의
- daejung-ui — Of the public; relating to the general masses
- 갈채에
- galchae-e — In the applause; amid public acclaim and cheering
- 열정적인
- yeoljeongjeok-in — Passionate; characterized by intense enthusiasm and fervor
- 기질의
- gijil-ui — Of temperament; relating to one's natural disposition
- 흥분
- heungbun — Excitement; a state of agitation or heightened emotion
- 속에서
- sok-eseo — Within; inside or amidst a state or place
- 바친
- bachin — Dedicated or offered; having devoted something to someone
- 과분한
- gwabunhan — Undeserved; more than one merits, excessive praise
- 찬사로
- chansa-ro — Through praise; by means of complimentary words
- 인해
- inhae — Due to; because of, as a result of something
- 너무나
- neomuna — Far too; exceedingly, to a great degree
- 자주
- jaju — Frequently; often, many times over
- 얼굴을
- eolgul-eul — The face; one's facial features as object
- 붉혀야
- bulkhyeoya — Must blush; ought to redden with embarrassment
- 했기에
- haetgi-e — Because one did; since having done something
- 유언장에서
- yueonjang-eseo — In the will; within a legal testament document
- 그토록
- geutorok — So very; to that extent, in such a manner
- 성급하게
- seonggeuphage — Hastily; rashly, with undue haste or impatience
- 베풀었던
- bepureotdeon — Had bestowed; previously given or granted generously
- 모든
- modeun — All; every single one without exception
- 철회하고
- cheolhoe-hago — Withdrawing and; retracting a previous statement or act
- 부당한
- budanghan — Unjust; unfair or undeserving, lacking proper merit
- 자들을
- jadeul-eul — Those people; referring to a group of individuals
- 이름으로
- ireum-euro — By name; identifying or labeling someone explicitly
- 낙인찍기로
- nakin-jjikgi-ro — To brand or stigmatize; mark with a disgraceful label
- 결심했었다
- gyeolsimhaesseotda — Had resolved; had firmly decided to do something
- 시적
- sijeok — Poetic; relating to or characteristic of poetry
- 정의의
- jeongui-ui — Of justice; relating to fairness and righteous judgment
- 칭찬할
- chingchanhal — To praise; worthy of commendation or approval
- 만한
- manhan — Worthy of; deserving or up to a standard
- 계획이었으나
- gyehoek-i-eoss-euna — Was a plan, but; had been a scheme yet unfulfilled
- 실행은
- silhaeng-eun — The execution or implementation; carrying out of a plan
- 때
- ttae — Time; a moment or point when something occurs
- 이른
- ireun — Early; premature, occurring before the expected time
- 죽음으로
- jugeum-euro — By death; through the occurrence of dying
- 안타깝게도
- antakkabge-do — Regrettably; unfortunately, in a pitiable manner
- 좌절되고
- jwajoldoego — Being frustrated; thwarted and blocked from completion
- 말았다
- maratda — Ended up; unfortunately resulted in an outcome
- 다른
- dareun — Other; different from the one already mentioned
- 운명이
- unmyeong-i — Fate is; destiny as the subject of a clause
- 어떠했든
- eotteohae-tdeun — Whatever it was; regardless of how something turned out
- 간에
- gane — Regardless; no matter what the case may be
- 나는
- naneun — I; first-person subject pronoun with topic marker
- 내
- nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun
- 자신으로서는
- jasin-euroSeoneun — As for myself; speaking from one's own perspective
- 수치나
- suchi-na — Shame or; disgrace or embarrassment as a possibility
- 실망에
- silmang-e — In disappointment; in a state of disillusionment
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding; concerning or related to something
- 아무런
- amureon — Any; not any whatsoever, zero amount of something
- 우려
- uryeo — Concern or worry; anxiety about a possible outcome
- 없이
- eopsi — Without; lacking, in the absence of something
- 이
- i — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby
- 글을
- geul-eul — This writing; a piece of text as the object
- 쓰기
- sseugi — Writing; the act of composing text
- 위해
- wihae — For the purpose of; in order to do something
- 앉는다
- anjeunda — Sits down; takes a seat to begin an activity
- 왜냐하면
- waenyahamyeon — Because; introducing the reason for a statement
- 당신은
- dangsin-eun — You; second-person pronoun with topic marker
- 애정과
- aejeong-gwa — Affection and; love combined with another noun
- 진실함을
- jinsilham-eul — Truthfulness; the quality of being sincere and honest
- 충분히
- chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough, to an adequate degree
- 확신하고
- hwaksinago — Being convinced; holding certain confidence about something
- 있기에
- itgi-e — Because one has; since possessing a certain quality
- 내가
- naega — I; first-person subject pronoun with subject marker
- 당신의
- dangsin-ui — Your; second-person possessive form
- 인품과
- inpum-gwa — Character and; personality combined with another noun
- 행실에
- haengsil-e — In conduct; regarding one's behavior and deeds
- 관하여
- gwanhayeo — Concerning; in relation to a particular subject
- 말할
- malhal — To say; what will be spoken or expressed
- 것에
- geose — About what; regarding the thing that will happen
- 대해
- daehae — About; concerning or with regard to something
- 불평하지
- bulpyeongha-ji — Not complaining; refraining from expressing dissatisfaction
- 않을
- aneul — Will not; negation of a future action
- 것임을
- geosim-eul — The fact that it will be; certainty of an outcome
- 알기
- algi — Knowing; the act of being aware of something
- 때문이다
- ttaemun-ida — It is because; stating the reason for something
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