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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

The public appreciation of these notes, and of the advantage of correctly-written foreign words, is, I conceive, proved by the call for the present edition.

이 주석들에 대한 대중의 호평과 올바르게 표기된 외래어의 이점은, 내가 생각하기에, 현재 판본에 대한 수요로써 입증된다.

On the subject of the mode of writing oriental words in European characters, I need say little, for the controversy has well nigh died out.

유럽 문자로 동양어를 표기하는 방식에 관한 주제에 대해서는, 논쟁이 거의 사그라들었으므로 굳이 많은 말을 할 필요가 없다.

The present generation does not regard antiquated blunders as "the familiar names of childhood," but rather strives to attain accuracy in all things; and those few who still cling to "Mahomet" or "Mahomed" should consistently exhume the forgotten "Mahound" of the Crusades.

현세대는 시대에 뒤떨어진 오류를 "어린 시절부터 친숙한 이름"으로 여기지 않고, 오히려 모든 것에서 정확성을 추구하려 노력한다. 그리고 여전히 "Mahomet" 또는 "Mahomed"를 고집하는 소수의 사람들은 마땅히 십자군 시대의 잊혀진 "Mahound"도 함께 되살려야 할 것이다.

The translator's views respecting the origin and literary history of "The Thousand and One Nights" will be found fully expressed in the Review at the end of the third volume.

「천일야화」의 기원과 문학적 역사에 관한 번역자의 견해는 제3권 말미의 서평에 충분히 표현되어 있을 것이다.

In his original preface, he stated, "The remarks which I here submit to the reader, being written when only one-third of the work to which they principally relate is printed, must unavoidably be more defective than they would be if reserved until a later period.

원래의 서문에서 그는 다음과 같이 밝혔다. "내가 여기서 독자에게 제출하는 이 소견들은, 주로 관련된 작업의 3분의 1만이 인쇄된 시점에 작성된 것이므로, 나중 시기까지 미루었을 경우보다 불가피하게 더 미흡할 수밖에 없다.

During the progress of the publication I may be enabled to form clearer and more complete views of the several subjects which might with propriety be fully discussed at the head of my translation, and I think it better, therefore, to append at the close of the work many observations which I originally intended to prefix to the first volume."

출판이 진행되는 동안 나는 번역의 서두에서 충분히 논의하는 것이 마땅할 여러 주제들에 대해 보다 명확하고 완전한 견해를 형성할 수 있게 될 것이므로, 원래 제1권의 머리말로 붙이려 했던 많은 소견들을 작품의 말미에 부록으로 추가하는 것이 더 낫다고 생각한다."

Vocabulary

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.
주석들에
juseokdeure — To the annotations or footnotes (plural dative form).
대한
daehan — Regarding, about, concerning something.
대중의
daejungui — Of the public, of the general population.
호평과
hopyeonggwa — Favorable reviews and; positive critical reception.
올바르게
olbareuge — Correctly, properly, in the right manner.
표기된
pyogidoen — Written, transcribed, or represented in notation.
외래어의
oeraeoui — Of loanwords or foreign-origin words.
이점은
ijeomeun — The advantage or benefit (topic-marked).
내가
naega — I (subject form); first-person singular subject marker.
생각하기에
saenggakhagие — In my thinking; in my opinion or estimation.
현재
hyeonjae — Currently, at present, right now.
판본에
panbоne — In the edition or version of a publication.
수요로써
suyorosseo — By means of demand; through consumer demand.
입증된다
ipjeungdoenda — Is proven, demonstrated, or verified.
유럽
yuреop — Europe, the continent of Europe.
문자로
munjaro — In script or characters; using written letters.
동양어를
dongyangеoreul — Eastern or Oriental languages (object-marked).
표기하는
pyogihaneun — Transcribing, writing, or representing in script.
방식에
bangsiкe — In the method, manner, or approach.
관한
gwanhan — Concerning, related to, about a topic.
주제에
jujee — On the subject or topic (dative-marked).
대해서는
daehaeseoneun — As for regarding; concerning (topic-emphasized form).
논쟁이
nonjaengi — Debate or controversy (subject-marked).
거의
geoui — Almost, nearly, hardly; close to a degree.
사그라들었으므로
sageuraDeureosseumeuro — Because the debate has died down or subsided.
굳이
gudi — Deliberately, insistently; going out of one's way.
많은
manheun — Many, numerous, a large amount of.
말을
mareul — Words, speech (object-marked form).
hal — To do, to say (future/modifier verbal form).
필요가
piryoga — Need, necessity (subject-marked form).
없다
eopda — There is not; does not exist; lacks something.
현세대는
hyeonseдаeneun — The current generation (topic-marked).
시대에
sidаe е — In the era or age; in a particular time period.
뒤떨어진
dwiтеоrеojin — Outdated, falling behind, lagging in the times.
오류를
oryureul — Errors, mistakes (object-marked form).
어린
eorin — Young, childish; of an early age.
시절부터
sijeolbuteo — Since childhood; from one's youth onward.
친숙한
chinsukhan — Familiar, well-acquainted, comfortable with something.
이름
ireum — Name, designation of a person or thing.
으로
euro — As, by means of; directional or instrumental particle.
여기지
yeogiji — To regard as, consider as (negative verb stem).
않고
anko — Without doing; not doing and (connective negation).
오히려
ohiryeo — Rather, on the contrary, instead.
모든
modeun — All, every, each and every thing.
것에서
geoseseo — From things; in everything (locative form).
정확성을
jeonghwakseонgeul — Accuracy, precision, exactness (object-marked).
추구하려
chuguharyeo — Intending to pursue or seek something.
노력한다
noryeokhanda — Strives, makes an effort, tries hard.
그리고
geurigo — And, furthermore; connecting clauses or sentences.
여전히
yeojeonhi — Still, as before, continuing unchanged.
또는
ttoneun — Or, alternatively; presenting another option.
reul — Object particle marking the direct object.
고집하는
gojiphaneun — Insisting on, stubbornly adhering to something.
소수의
sosuui — Of the minority; a small number of people.
사람들은
saramdeureun — People (plural topic-marked form).
마땅히
matanghi — Rightfully, deservedly, as is proper.
십자군
sipjagun — The Crusaders; armies of the medieval Crusades.
시대의
sidaeui — Of the era or age; belonging to a period.
잊혀진
ichyeojin — Forgotten, fallen into oblivion, no longer remembered.
do — Also, too, even; inclusive additive particle.
함께
hamkke — Together, along with, jointly.
되살려야
doesallyeoya — Must revive or bring back to life.
것이다
geosida — It is the case that; assertive sentence ending.
천일야화
cheonil yahwa — One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights title.
ui — Possessive particle; of, belonging to something.
기원과
giwongwa — Origin and; the source or beginning and.
문학적
munhakjeok — Literary, of or relating to literature.
역사에
yeoksae — In the history of; historical context (dative).
번역자의
beonyeokjaui — Of the translator; belonging to the translator.
견해는
gyeonhаeneun — The view or opinion (topic-marked form).
je — My (humble); ordinal prefix meaning 'number.'
gwon — Volume, book; counter for bound publications.
말미의
malmiui — Of the end or conclusion of a text.
서평에
seopyone — In the book review (dative-marked form).
충분히
chungbunhi — Sufficiently, fully, adequately, enough.
표현되어
pyohyeondoeo — Having been expressed or represented.
있을
isseul — Will be; existence in a future/hypothetical sense.
원래의
wonraeui — Of the original; belonging to the original form.
서문에서
seomuneseo — In the preface or foreword (locative form).
그는
geuneun — He (topic-marked); third-person masculine subject.
다음과
daеumgwa — The following and; as follows (connective form).
같이
gachi — Like, as, together with, in the same way.
밝혔다
balkyeotda — Stated, clarified, revealed, made clear.
여기서
yeogiseo — Here, at this place or point.
독자에게
dokjaege — To the reader; for the reader (dative form).
제출하는
jechulhaneun — Submitting, presenting, putting forward something.
소견들은
sogyeondeureun — The views or opinions (plural topic-marked).
주로
juro — Mainly, primarily, for the most part.
관련된
gwanlyeondoen — Related, connected, pertaining to something.
작업의
jageobui — Of the work or task; belonging to the project.
분의
bunui — Of a fraction or portion; part of a whole.
만이
mani — Only, just; limiting particle emphasizing restriction.
인쇄된
insaedoen — Printed, having been published in print form.
시점에
sijeome — At the point in time; at the moment of.
작성된
jakseongdoen — Written, drafted, composed (past participle form).
것이므로
geosimeuro — Because it is the case that; causal connector.
나중
najung — Later, afterward, a future time.
시기까지
sigikkaji — Until a later time or period.
미루었을
mirueosseul — Having postponed or deferred (hypothetical past form).
경우보다
gyeonguboda — Compared to the case when; more than if.
불가피하게
bulgapihage — Inevitably, unavoidably, necessarily.
deo — More, even more; comparative degree adverb.
미흡할
miheupal — Will be insufficient or inadequate (future modifier).
수밖에
subakке — Cannot but; have no choice but to.
출판이
chulpani — The publication or publishing (subject-marked form).
진행되는
jinhaengdoeneun — Proceeding, ongoing, in progress.
동안
dongan — During, while, throughout a period of time.
나는
naneun — I (topic-marked); first-person singular topic.
번역의
beonyeogui — Of the translation; belonging to the translated work.
서두에서
seodueseo — In the introduction or opening section.
논의하는
nonuihaneun — Discussing, debating, deliberating on a topic.
것이
geosi — The thing that is; nominalizing subject form.
마땅할
matanghal — Appropriate, proper, fitting (future modifier form).
여러
yeoreo — Several, various, multiple topics or items.
주제들에
jujеdeulе — On the various subjects or topics (dative plural).
대해
daehae — About, regarding, concerning a topic.
보다
boda — More than; comparative particle or to see.
명확하고
myeonghwakhago — Clear, distinct, and; connecting clear attributes.
완전한
wanjeonhan — Complete, whole, perfect, fully formed.
견해를
gyeonhaereul — A view or opinion (object-marked form).
형성할
hyeongseonhal — To form or develop (future modifier form).
su — Ability, possibility; can (nominal form of ability).
있게
itge — So as to be able to; in a way that allows.
doel — Will become; future modifier of 되다 (to become).
원래
wonrae — Originally, fundamentally, in the first place.
권의
gwonui — Of the volume; belonging to a specific book volume.
머리말로
meorimallo — As a preface or introduction (instrumental form).
붙이려
buchiryo — Intending to attach or affix as a preface.
했던
haetdeon — Had done, intended to do (past retrospective form).
소견들을
sogyeondeuреul — The views or opinions (plural object-marked).
작품의
jakpumui — Of the work or literary piece; belonging to the work.
말미에
malmiе — At the end or conclusion of a work.
부록으로
burогеuro — As an appendix or supplement (instrumental form).
추가하는
chugahaneun — Adding, appending, including as extra material.
낫다고
natdago — Saying it is better; quoting a preference.
생각한다
saenggakhanda — Thinks, considers, believes (present declarative form).
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