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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

[2] To the pieces of poetry which are interspersed throughout the work he has paid especial attention; not only correcting the errors which he found in them, but also always adding the vowel-points, and generally, commentaries or explanations.

[2] 작품 전반에 걸쳐 산재해 있는 시 부분들에 대해 그는 특별한 주의를 기울였으며, 그 안에서 발견한 오류들을 수정했을 뿐만 아니라 항상 모음 부호를 추가하고, 일반적으로 주석이나 설명도 덧붙였다.

Thus I have shewn that I am very greatly indebted to him for his learned labours.

이렇게 해서 나는 그의 학문적 노고에 매우 크게 빚을 지고 있음을 밝혀 왔다.

I should, however, add, that I have ventured to differ from him in interpreting a few words; having found more appropriate meanings assigned to them by Arabs in parts not visited by him, or such meanings given in printed dictionaries with which he is unacquainted; and I have also corrected a few errors which have escaped his notice.[3]

그러나 나는 몇몇 단어를 해석하는 데 있어 그와 다른 견해를 감히 제시했다는 점을 덧붙여야겠다. 그가 방문하지 않은 지역의 아랍인들이 그 단어들에 부여한 보다 적절한 의미를 발견했거나, 그가 알지 못하는 인쇄된 사전에 그러한 의미가 수록되어 있었기 때문이며, 또한 그의 눈을 피한 몇 가지 오류도 수정하였다.[3]

Without the valuable aid which he has afforded me, I would not have attempted the translation; nor with it would I have done so were it not for the advantage that I derive from my having lived among Arabs.

그가 내게 베풀어 준 귀중한 도움이 없었다면 나는 번역을 시도조차 하지 않았을 것이며, 그 도움이 있었다 하더라도 내가 아랍인들 사이에서 살았던 경험에서 얻은 이점이 없었다면 역시 그리하지 못했을 것이다.

No translator can always be certain that, from twenty or more significations which are borne by one Arabic word, he has selected that which his author intended to convey; but, circumstanced as I am, I have the satisfaction of feeling confident that I have never given, to a word or phrase in this work, a meaning which is inconsistent with its presenting faithful pictures of Arab life and manners.

어떤 번역자도 하나의 아랍어 단어가 지닌 스물 개 이상의 의미들 중에서 자신이 저자가 전달하고자 했던 의미를 선택했다고 항상 확신할 수는 없다. 그러나 나의 처지에서는, 이 작품의 어떤 단어나 구절에도 아랍인의 삶과 풍습을 충실하게 묘사하는 것과 상충되는 의미를 부여한 적이 없다는 확신을 가질 수 있어 만족스럽다.

"I have thought it right to omit such tales, anecdotes, &c., as are comparatively uninteresting or on any account objectionable.

"나는 비교적 흥미롭지 않거나 어떤 이유로든 문제가 될 만한 이야기, 일화 등을 생략하는 것이 옳다고 판단하였다.

Vocabulary

작품
jakpum — A creative work, such as art or literature.
전반에
jeonbane — Throughout the entirety of something.
걸쳐
geolchyeo — Spanning across or extending over a range.
산재해
sanjahae — Scattered or dispersed throughout an area.
있는
inneun — Existing or present; relative clause marker.
si — Poetry; a poem or verse.
부분들에
bubundeure — In or to the various parts or sections.
대해
daehae — Regarding, about, or concerning something.
그는
geuneun — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun.
특별한
teukbyeolhan — Special or particular; out of the ordinary.
주의를
juuireul — Attention or caution; object form of 주의.
기울였으며
giuryeosseumyeo — Devoted or paid attention to something, and also.
geu — That; a demonstrative or third-person pronoun.
안에서
aneseo — Inside of; within a space or context.
발견한
balgyeonhan — Discovered or found something previously unknown.
오류들을
oryudeureul — Errors or mistakes; plural object form.
수정했을
sujeonghaesseul — Having corrected or revised something.
뿐만
ppunman — Not only; used to introduce an additional point.
아니라
anira — But also; connects two parallel ideas together.
항상
hangsang — Always; at all times without exception.
모음
moeum — Vowel; a vowel sound in linguistics.
부호를
buho reul — Symbol or sign; object form of 부호.
추가하고
chugahago — Adding or appending something extra to something.
일반적으로
ilbanjeogeuro — Generally or typically; in a general manner.
주석이나
juseogina — Annotation or footnote, or something similar.
설명도
seolmyeongdo — Explanation also; additionally providing a description.
덧붙였다
deotbuchyeotda — Added on or appended something extra.
이렇게
ireoke — In this way; like this; thus.
해서
haeseo — By doing so; therefore; as a result.
나는
naneun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
그의
geuui — His; possessive form of the pronoun he.
학문적
hangmunjeok — Academic or scholarly; related to academic study.
노고에
nogoe — Hard work or toil; dedicated effort made.
매우
maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree.
크게
keuge — Greatly or largely; to a big extent.
빚을
biseul — Debt; owing something to someone.
지고
jigo — Carrying or bearing; taking on a burden.
있음을
isseumеul — The fact of being or existing; object form.
밝혀
balkyeo — Revealed or made clear; disclosed something.
왔다
watda — Has been doing; continued up to now.
그러나
geureona — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast.
몇몇
myeotmyeot — Several; a few; some unspecified number.
단어를
danеореul — Word or vocabulary item; object form.
해석하는
haeseokaneun — Interpreting or translating; in the act of.
de — Matter of; in the context of doing something.
있어
isseo — Being; existing; in the context of.
그와
geuwa — With him; together or compared with him.
다른
dareun — Different or other; not the same.
견해를
gyeonhaereul — Opinion or view; a perspective on something.
감히
gamhi — Daringly; boldly; presumptuously venturing to do.
제시했다는
jesihаetdaneun — Having proposed or presented a view or idea.
점을
jeomeul — Point or aspect; object form of 점.
그가
geuga — He; subject form with subject marker attached.
방문하지
bangmunhaji — Not visiting; the negative form of to visit.
않은
aneun — Did not; negative past relative clause marker.
지역의
jigyeogui — Of the region or area; possessive form.
단어들에
danеодеure — To or in the words; plural dative form.
부여한
buyeohan — Assigned or bestowed; granted a meaning or value.
보다
boda — More than; comparative particle in Korean.
적절한
jeokjeolhan — Appropriate or suitable; fitting for the context.
의미를
uimireul — Meaning or significance; object form of 의미.
발견했거나
balgyeonhaetgeona — Discovered or found, or alternatively something else.
알지
alji — Knowing; used in negative constructions about knowledge.
못하는
motaneun — Unable to do; incapable of something.
인쇄된
inswaedoen — Printed; having been published in print form.
사전에
sajеоne — In a dictionary; before something (context-dependent).
그러한
geeureohan — Such; of that kind or nature.
의미가
uimiga — Meaning; subject form of 의미 with marker.
수록되어
surokdoeeo — Being included or listed in a publication.
있었기
isseotgi — Because it existed or was there; causal form.
때문이며
ttaemunimyeo — Because of; it is the reason, and also.
또한
ttohan — Also; furthermore; in addition to that.
눈을
nuneul — Eyes; object form of 눈 (eye).
피한
pihan — Avoided or escaped; having evaded something.
myeot — A few; several; an unspecified small number.
가지
gaji — Kind or type; used to count varieties or sorts.
오류도
oryudo — Errors also; mistakes in addition to others.
수정하였다
sujeongha yeotda — Corrected or revised; made amendments to something.
내게
naege — To me; dative form of the first person.
베풀어
bepuleo — Bestowed or rendered; generously provided help.
jun — Given; past relative clause form of to give.
귀중한
gwijunghan — Precious or invaluable; of great worth or value.
도움이
doumi — Help or assistance; subject form of 도움.
없었다면
eopseotdamyeon — If there had not been; a hypothetical condition.
번역을
beonyeogeul — Translation; object form of 번역.
시도조차
sidojoca — Not even attempting; not even trying something.
하지
haji — Not do; used in negative constructions.
않았을
anasseul — Would not have done; negative conditional past form.
것이며
geosimyeo — It would be, and also; connective nominal form.
있었다
isseotda — There was; it existed in the past.
하더라도
hadeorаdo — Even if; even supposing that something occurs.
내가
naega — I; first-person subject with subject marker.
사이에서
saieseo — Among or between; within a group of people.
살았던
saraтдeon — Had lived; past continuous relative clause form.
경험에서
gyeongheomeseo — From experience; based on lived personal experience.
얻은
eodeun — Gained or obtained; having acquired something.
이점이
ijeomi — Advantage or benefit; subject form of 이점.
역시
yeoksi — Also; likewise; as expected or as well.
못했을
motaesseul — Would not have been able to do something.
것이다
geosida — It is; assertive sentence-ending nominal form.
어떤
eotteon — What kind of; some; any particular type.
번역자도
beonyeokjado — Even a translator; not even any translator.
하나의
hanaui — One; a single; of one particular thing.
단어가
daneoga — A word; subject form of 단어.
지닌
jinin — Possessing or holding; having a quality or attribute.
스물
seumul — Twenty; the native Korean word for twenty.
gae — Counter for objects; item or unit counter.
이상의
isangui — More than; above a certain number or level.
의미들
uimideul — Meanings; plural form of 의미.
중에서
jungeseo — Among or from within a group or set.
자신이
jasini — Oneself; reflexive pronoun in subject position.
저자가
jeojaga — The author; subject form of 저자.
전달하고자
jeondalhagoja — Intending to convey or communicate something.
했던
haetdeon — Had been doing; past retrospective relative form.
선택했다고
seonтаекhaetdago — Having chosen or selected something, reportedly.
확신할
hwaksinhal — To be certain or convinced about something.
수는
suneun — Ability or possibility; topic-marked potential noun.
없다
eopda — There is not; does not exist; to lack.
나의
naui — My; possessive form of first-person pronoun.
처지에서는
cheojieseneun — From one's position or circumstances; given my situation.
i — This; a near demonstrative pronoun or article.
작품의
jakpumui — Of the work; possessive form of 작품.
단어나
daneona — A word or; either a word or something.
구절에도
gujeoledo — Even in a phrase or passage of text.
삶과
salmgwa — Life and; 삶 meaning life or way of living.
풍습을
pungseubeul — Customs or traditions; object form of 풍습.
충실하게
chungsilhage — Faithfully or loyally; in a faithful manner.
묘사하는
myosahaneun — Describing or depicting; in the act of portraying.
것과
geotgwa — The thing and; nominal form connected by and.
상충되는
sangchungdoeneun — Conflicting or clashing; being in contradiction with.
적이
jeogi — A time or instance; subject form of 적.
없다는
eopdaneun — That there is not; quoted negative existential form.
확신을
hwaksineul — Conviction or certainty; object form of 확신.
가질
gajil — To have or hold; future modifier form.
su — Ability or possibility; potential bound noun.
만족스럽다
manjokseureопda — To be satisfying or satisfactory; feeling satisfied.
비교적
bigyojeok — Comparatively or relatively; to a comparative degree.
흥미롭지
heungmiropji — Not interesting; lacking interest or appeal.
않거나
angeona — Not doing or being; or alternatively not.
이유로든
iyurodeun — For whatever reason; regardless of the reason.
문제가
munjega — Problem or issue; subject form of 문제.
doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다.
만한
manhan — Worth doing; deserving of a particular action.
이야기
iyagi — Story or tale; a narrative or anecdote.
일화
ilhwa — Anecdote; a short interesting or amusing story.
등을
deungeul — Et cetera; and so on; object form of 등.
생략하는
saengnyakaneun — Omitting or leaving out; skipping over something.
것이
geosi — The thing; nominal form in subject position.
옳다고
oltdago — That it is right or correct; quoted judgment.
판단하였다
pandanhayeotda — Judged or determined; made a reasoned decision.
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