The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 8
His acquaintance with Arab manners and customs was insufficient to preserve him always from errors of the grossest description, and by the _style_ of his version he has given to the whole a false character, thus sacrificing, in a great measure, what is most valuable in the original work,--I mean its minute accuracy with respect to those peculiarities which distinguish the Arabs from every other nation, not only of the West, but also of the East.
아랍의 예절과 풍습에 대한 그의 지식은 가장 심각한 종류의 오류로부터 그를 항상 보호하기에 충분하지 않았으며, 그의 번역본의 문체로 인해 전체에 잘못된 성격을 부여하여, 원작에서 가장 가치 있는 것, 즉 서양뿐만 아니라 동양의 다른 모든 민족과 아랍인을 구별하는 특성들에 관한 세밀한 정확성을 상당 부분 희생시켰습니다.
Deceived by the vague nature of Galland's version, travellers in Persia, Turkey, and India, have often fancied that the Arabian Tales describe the particular manners of the natives of those countries; but no one who has read them in the original language, having an intimate acquaintance with the Arabs, can be of this opinion: it is in Arabian countries, and especially in Egypt, that we see the people, the dresses, and the buildings, which it describes in almost every case, even when the scene is laid in Persia, in India, or in China.
갈랑의 번역본이 지닌 모호한 성격에 속아, 페르시아, 터키, 인도를 여행한 여행자들은 아라비안 이야기들이 그 나라 원주민들의 특수한 풍습을 묘사한다고 종종 상상했습니다. 그러나 아랍인들과 깊은 친분을 가지고 원어로 읽은 사람이라면 누구도 이런 견해를 가질 수 없습니다. 장면이 페르시아, 인도, 또는 중국으로 설정되어 있을 때조차도, 거의 모든 경우에 묘사되는 사람들, 의상, 건물들은 아랍 국가들, 특히 이집트에서 볼 수 있는 것들입니다.
"Convinced of the truth of this assertion, I consider myself possessed of the chief qualifications for the proper accomplishment of my present undertaking, from my having lived several years in Cairo, associating almost exclusively with Arabs, speaking their language, conforming to their general habits with the most scrupulous exactitude, and received into their society on terms of perfect equality.
"이 주장의 진실성을 확신하면서, 저는 카이로에서 수년간 거주하며 거의 전적으로 아랍인들과 교류하고, 그들의 언어를 구사하며, 가장 세심한 정확성으로 그들의 일반적인 생활 방식을 따르고, 완전한 평등의 조건으로 그들의 사회에 받아들여진 경험으로 인해, 현재의 과업을 적절히 수행하기 위한 주요 자질을 갖추고 있다고 생각합니다.
Vocabulary
- 아랍의
- arabeul — Of or relating to Arabia or Arab people.
- 예절과
- yejeolkwa — Etiquette and manners; social customs and propriety.
- 풍습에
- poongsseube — To customs; traditions practiced within a society.
- 대한
- daehang — Regarding; concerning; about; with respect to.
- 그의
- geuui — His; of or belonging to him.
- 지식은
- jisikseun — Knowledge; information and understanding about something.
- 가장
- gajang — Most; the greatest degree or extent of.
- 심각한
- simgakhan — Serious; grave; critical and important.
- 종류의
- jongryu-ui — Type of; kind or category of something.
- 오류로부터
- oryu-robut-eo — From error; from mistake or inaccuracy.
- 그를
- geureul — Him; direct object pronoun for third person.
- 항상
- hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly and continuously.
- 보호하기에
- bohohagige — For protection; sufficient to protect or guard.
- 충분하지
- chunghunhaji — Not sufficient; inadequate; lacking in amount.
- 번역본의
- beonyaekbon-ui — Of translation; belonging to translated version.
- 문체로
- munche-ro — By style; by means of literary style.
- 인해
- inhae — Due to; caused by; as a result of.
- 전체에
- jeonche-e — To the whole; to entire work or collection.
- 잘못된
- jalmotdoen — Incorrect; wrong; mistaken or erroneous.
- 성격을
- seonggakyeul — Character; nature; distinctive qualities or properties.
- 부여하여
- buyeohayeo — Granting; giving; bestowing upon something.
- 원작에서
- wonjagseseo — In the original work; from original creation.
- 가치
- gachi — Value; worth; importance or merit of something.
- 있는
- itneun — Existing; present; that which exists or has.
- 서양뿐만
- seoyangppunman — Not only the West; Western cultures and peoples.
- 아니라
- anira — But also; as well as; in addition.
- 동양의
- dongyang-ui — Of the East; belonging to Oriental regions.
- 다른
- dareun — Different; other; distinct or dissimilar.
- 모든
- modeun — All; every; each and every one.
- 민족과
- minzokgwa — Peoples and; ethnic groups and nations.
- 아랍인을
- arabin-eul — Arabs; Arab people; those from Arabian regions.
- 구별하는
- gubbyeolhaneun — Distinguishing; differentiating; making distinctions between.
- 특성들에
- teukseongteure — To characteristics; qualities that are distinctive.
- 관한
- gwanhan — Concerning; relating to; connected with topic.
- 세밀한
- semilhan — Meticulous; detailed; careful and precise work.
- 정확성을
- jeongwhakseongeul — Accuracy; precision; exactness and correctness.
- 상당
- sangdang — Considerable; substantial; significant in amount.
- 부분
- bubun — Part; portion; section or division of.
- 번역본이
- beonyaekbon-i — Translation; translated version as subject.
- 지닌
- jinin — Possessing; having; bearing or containing.
- 모호한
- mohohan — Ambiguous; vague; unclear or indefinite meaning.
- 성격에
- seonggake — In character; to nature or quality.
- 속아
- soga — Deceived by; fooled by; tricked by.
- 페르시아
- peoreushia — Persia; historical region in Western Asia.
- 터키
- teoki — Turkey; country in Western Asia and Europe.
- 인도를
- indoreul — India; South Asian country and subcontinent.
- 여행한
- yeohaenghan — Traveled; journeyed; went on trip.
- 여행자들은
- yeohaengja-deureun — Travelers; those who journey or tour.
- 아라비안
- arabian — Arabian; relating to Arabia or Arab culture.
- 이야기들이
- iyagideuri — Stories; tales; narratives as subject.
- 나라
- nara — Country; nation; state or sovereign territory.
- 원주민들의
- wonjumin-deului — Of natives; indigenous peoples or inhabitants.
- 특수한
- teuksuhan — Special; particular; unique and distinctive.
- 묘사한다고
- myosahhandago — Describes; depicts; portrays or illustrates.
- 종종
- jongjong — Often; frequently; regularly and repeatedly.
- 상상했습니다
- sangsanghaesseumnida — Imagined; envisioned; pictured in mind.
- 그러나
- geureona — However; but; yet; nevertheless and still.
- 깊은
- gipeun — Deep; profound; extending far down or back.
- 친분을
- chinbun-eul — Acquaintance; friendship; close personal relationship.
- 가지고
- gajigo — Having; possessing; bearing or carrying with.
- 원어로
- woneo-ro — In original language; in native language.
- 읽은
- ilgeun — Read; perused; looked at written text.
- 사람이라면
- saramiraman — If a person; were someone to be.
- 누구도
- nugudo — Anyone; no one; not a single person.
- 견해를
- gyeonhae-reul — Opinion; view; perspective or standpoint.
- 가질
- gajil — Have; hold; possess or maintain.
- 없습니다
- eobseumnida — Does not exist; is not present or available.
- 장면이
- jangmyeon-i — Scene; setting; particular moment or stage.
- 설정되어
- seoljeongeodeo — Set; configured; established or arranged.
- 있을
- isseul — To be; to exist; to have or hold.
- 때조차도
- ttaejochado — Even when; even at time of moment.
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