The Prince — Page 4
Whereas the magnificence of the Medicean rule during the life of Lorenzo appeared to have impressed Machiavelli strongly, for he frequently recurs to it in his writings, and it is to Lorenzo's grandson that he dedicates _The Prince_.
로렌조의 생애 동안 메디치 가문의 통치가 보여준 웅장함은 마키아벨리에게 깊은 인상을 남긴 것으로 보이는데, 그는 자신의 저술에서 이를 자주 언급하며, 《군주론》을 로렌조의 손자에게 헌정하고 있다.
Machiavelli, in his "History of Florence," gives us a picture of the young men among whom his youth was passed.
마키아벨리는 자신의 저서 《피렌체 역사》에서 자신이 청년 시절을 함께 보낸 젊은이들의 모습을 우리에게 보여준다.
He writes: "They were freer than their forefathers in dress and living, and spent more in other kinds of excesses, consuming their time and money in idleness, gaming, and women; their chief aim was to appear well dressed and to speak with wit and acuteness, whilst he who could wound others the most cleverly was thought the wisest."
그는 이렇게 쓴다. "그들은 복장과 생활 방식에서 선조들보다 더 자유분방했으며, 나태함과 도박, 여자에 시간과 돈을 탕진하며 온갖 방종에 더 많은 것을 소비했다. 그들의 주된 목표는 잘 차려입은 모습을 보이고 재치 있고 날카롭게 말하는 것이었으며, 남을 가장 교묘하게 비웃을 수 있는 자가 가장 현명한 자로 여겨졌다."
In a letter to his son Guido, Machiavelli shows why youth should avail itself of its opportunities for study, and leads us to infer that his own youth had been so occupied.
마키아벨리는 아들 귀도에게 보낸 편지에서 젊은이들이 공부할 기회를 활용해야 하는 이유를 밝히며, 자신의 청년 시절 역시 그렇게 보냈음을 짐작하게 한다.
He writes: "I have received your letter, which has given me the greatest pleasure, especially because you tell me you are quite restored in health, than which I could have no better news; for if God grant life to you, and to me, I hope to make a good man of you if you are willing to do your share.
그는 이렇게 쓴다. "네 편지를 받았는데, 그것이 나에게 가장 큰 기쁨을 주었다. 특히 네가 건강을 완전히 회복했다고 알려준 것이 그러한데, 그보다 더 좋은 소식은 없을 것이다. 만약 하느님께서 너와 나에게 생명을 허락하신다면, 네가 네 몫을 다하려는 의지가 있다면 너를 훌륭한 사람으로 만들 수 있기를 바란다.
Vocabulary
- 생애
- saengae — One's lifetime or entire life span
- 동안
- dong-an — During a period of time; while
- 가문의
- gamun-ui — Belonging to a family clan or lineage
- 통치가
- tongchi-ga — Rule or governance; subject of ruling
- 보여준
- boyeojun — Showed or demonstrated to someone
- 웅장함은
- ungjangham-eun — Grandeur or magnificence as a topic
- 깊은
- gipeun — Deep; profound in degree or intensity
- 인상을
- insang-eul — Impression; object marker attached
- 남긴
- namgin — Left behind; made a lasting impression
- 것으로
- geot-euro — As something; indicating reason or means
- 보이는데
- boineunde — It seems or appears, with contrast following
- 그는
- geu-neun — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun
- 자신의
- jasin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun
- 저술에서
- jeosul-eseo — In one's writings or published works
- 이를
- i-reul — This; object marker referring to something prior
- 자주
- jaju — Often; frequently repeated action
- 언급하며
- eongeuphamyeo — While mentioning or referring to something
- 손자에게
- sonja-ege — To one's grandson; dative form
- 헌정하고
- heonjeong-hago — Dedicating a work to someone formally
- 있다
- itda — To exist; to be; indicates ongoing state
- 저서
- jeoseo — One's authored book or written work
- 역사》에서
- yeoksa》-eseo — In the history of; source location marker
- 자신이
- jasin-i — Oneself; reflexive subject pronoun
- 청년
- cheongnyeon — Young man; youth in early adulthood
- 시절을
- sijeol-eul — One's days or period of time in life
- 함께
- hamkke — Together; in company with others
- 보낸
- bonaen — Spent time; sent away; past modifier form
- 젊은이들의
- jeolmeun-ideul-ui — Belonging to young people or youths
- 모습을
- moseup-eul — Appearance or figure of someone
- 우리에게
- uri-ege — To us; dative form of first-person plural
- 보여준다
- boyeojunda — Shows or reveals to someone; present tense
- 이렇게
- ireoke — Like this; in this manner or way
- 쓴다
- sseunda — Writes; present tense declarative form
- 그들은
- geudeul-eun — They; third-person plural subject pronoun
- 복장과
- bokjang-gwa — Clothing or attire and something else
- 생활
- saenghwal — Daily life; lifestyle; everyday living
- 방식에서
- bangsik-eseo — In the manner or style of doing things
- 선조들보다
- seonjodeul-boda — More than ancestors or forebears
- 더
- deo — More; to a greater degree
- 자유분방했으며
- jayubunbang-haesseuimyeo — Were free-spirited and unrestrained, and also
- 나태함과
- nataeham-gwa — Laziness or idleness and something else
- 도박
- dobak — Gambling; betting money on chance
- 여자에
- yeoja-e — On women; directional particle attached
- 시간과
- sigan-gwa — Time and something else; conjoining particle
- 돈을
- don-eul — Money; object marker attached
- 탕진하며
- tangjin-hamyeo — While squandering or wasting resources completely
- 온갖
- on-gat — All kinds of; every sort of thing
- 방종에
- bangjong-e — In dissipation or licentiousness; indulgence
- 많은
- manheun — Many; a large amount of something
- 것을
- geot-eul — Thing; object marker attached
- 소비했다
- sobi-haetda — Spent or consumed resources; past tense
- 그들의
- geudeul-ui — Their; possessive form of third-person plural
- 주된
- judoen — Main or primary; chief modifier form
- 목표는
- mokpyo-neun — Goal or objective as a topic
- 잘
- jal — Well; skillfully; in a good manner
- 차려입은
- charyeoip-eun — Dressed up neatly or well-groomed
- 보이고
- boigo — To appear or look a certain way
- 재치
- jaech'i — Wit; cleverness in speech or action
- 있고
- itgo — Having; possessing and continuing
- 날카롭게
- nalkaropge — Sharply; keenly; in a pointed manner
- 말하는
- malhaneun — Speaking; talking; present modifier form
- 것이었으며
- geot-i-eosseuimyeo — Was the thing; and also in addition
- 남을
- nam-eul — Others; other people as object
- 가장
- gajang — Most; to the greatest degree
- 교묘하게
- gyomyo-hage — Cleverly or cunningly; in a crafty manner
- 비웃을
- biut-eul — To mock or ridicule; future modifier form
- 수
- su — Ability or possibility; used with verbs
- 있는
- inneun — Existing; having ability; present modifier
- 자가
- ja-ga — Person; individual as subject; archaic form
- 현명한
- hyeonmyeonghan — Wise; intelligent; showing good judgment
- 자로
- ja-ro — As a person; instrumental form of person
- 여겨졌다
- yeokkyeo-jyeotda — Was regarded or considered as something
- 아들
- adeul — Son; male child of a parent
- 편지에서
- pyeonji-eseo — In a letter; source location of writing
- 젊은이들이
- jeolmeun-ideul-i — Young people as subject of sentence
- 공부할
- gongbuhal — To study; future modifier form
- 기회를
- gihoe-reul — Opportunity or chance as object
- 활용해야
- hwalyong-haeya — Must make use of or utilize
- 하는
- haneun — Doing; present modifier of to do
- 이유를
- iyu-reul — Reason or cause as object
- 밝히며
- balkhimyeo — While clarifying or revealing a reason
- 시절
- sijeol — A period of one's life; younger days
- 역시
- yeoksi — Also; too; likewise in the same way
- 그렇게
- geureoke — Like that; in that manner or way
- 보냈음을
- bonaesseum-eul — The fact of having spent time; object form
- 짐작하게
- jimjak-hage — To allow guessing or surmising something
- 한다
- handa — Does; makes happen; present declarative
- 네
- ne — Your; second-person informal possessive pronoun
- 편지를
- pyeonji-reul — A letter; written correspondence as object
- 받았는데
- bad-atneunde — Received something, and additionally or contrasting
- 그것이
- geugeot-i — That thing; third-person demonstrative subject
- 나에게
- na-ege — To me; dative first-person singular pronoun
- 큰
- keun — Big; large; great in size or degree
- 기쁨을
- gippeum-eul — Joy or happiness as object
- 주었다
- jueotda — Gave; provided something to someone; past tense
- 특히
- teukhi — Especially; particularly; above all else
- 네가
- nega — You; informal second-person subject pronoun
- 건강을
- geongang-eul — Health or physical well-being as object
- 완전히
- wanjeonhi — Completely; fully; entirely without remainder
- 회복했다고
- hoebokaetdago — That one recovered fully; reported speech form
- 알려준
- allyeojun — Informed or let someone know something
- 것이
- geot-i — The thing; fact as subject of sentence
- 그러한데
- geureohande — That is so; being such; contrastive connector
- 그보다
- geuboda — Than that; comparative marker with pronoun
- 좋은
- joeun — Good; pleasant; favorable in quality
- 소식은
- sosik-eun — News or information as a topic
- 없을
- eopseul — There will not be; future modifier of absence
- 것이다
- geot-ida — It is the case; declarative sentence ender
- 만약
- manyak — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction
- 하느님께서
- Haneullim-kkeseo — God as honorific subject; from God
- 너와
- neo-wa — With you; conjoining particle with pronoun
- 생명을
- saengmyeong-eul — Life or living existence as object
- 허락하신다면
- heorak-hasindamyeon — If God graciously permits or allows
- 몫을
- mok-eul — One's share or portion as object
- 다하려는
- daharyeoneun — Intending to fulfill completely; modifier form
- 의지가
- uiji-ga — Will or determination as subject
- 있다면
- itdamyeon — If there is; conditional form of existence
- 너를
- neo-reul — You; informal second-person object pronoun
- 훌륭한
- hullyunghan — Excellent; admirable; outstanding in quality
- 사람으로
- saram-euro — As a person; into a human being
- 만들
- mandeul — To make or create; infinitive modifier form
- 있기를
- itgi-reul — The hope of being or having; object form
- 바란다
- baranda — Hopes or wishes for something sincerely
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