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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

In other words, I insert nothing that I deem greatly inferior in interest to the tales in the old version.

다시 말해서, 나는 구판의 이야기들에 비해 흥미가 크게 떨어진다고 생각되는 것은 아무것도 삽입하지 않는다.

Certain passages which, in the original work, are of an objectionable nature, I have slightly varied; but in doing this, I have been particularly careful to render them so as to be perfectly agreeable with Arab manners and customs.

원작에서 불쾌한 성격을 띠는 특정 구절들은 내가 약간 변형하였다. 그러나 이렇게 하는 데 있어서, 나는 아랍의 풍습과 관습에 완전히 부합하도록 표현하는 데 특히 주의를 기울였다.

It was originally my intention to omit almost the whole of the poetry, thinking that the loss of measure and rhyme, and the impossibility of preserving the examples of paronomasia and some other figures with which they abound, would render translations of them generally intolerable to the reader:

원래 나의 의도는 시의 거의 전부를 생략하는 것이었는데, 운율과 각운의 상실, 그리고 시에 풍부하게 담긴 동음이의어와 그 밖의 몇 가지 수사법의 예들을 보존하는 것이 불가능하다는 점이 그 번역을 독자들에게 대체로 견디기 어려운 것으로 만들 것이라고 생각했기 때문이다.

but afterwards I reflected that the character of the work would be thus greatly altered; and its value, as illustrating Arab manners and feelings, much diminished.

그러나 이후에 나는 그렇게 하면 작품의 성격이 크게 바뀌게 되고, 아랍의 풍습과 감정을 보여주는 것으로서의 그 가치가 크게 줄어들 것이라고 생각하였다.

I therefore determined to preserve a considerable number of select pieces, chosen either for their relative merits or because required by the context.

따라서 나는 상당수의 엄선된 작품들을 보존하기로 결정하였는데, 그것들은 상대적인 장점 때문에 혹은 문맥상 필요하기 때문에 선택된 것들이다.

The number of those comprised in the first volume of my translation is nearly half of the number contained in the corresponding portion of the original work; but in several cases I have omitted one or more verses of a piece as unsuitable, or for some other reason; and in a few instances I have given only the first verse or the first couplet.

내 번역본의 첫 번째 권에 포함된 시의 수는 원작의 해당 부분에 수록된 수의 거의 절반에 해당한다. 그러나 여러 경우에 나는 한 편의 시에서 적합하지 않거나 다른 이유로 하나 혹은 그 이상의 연을 생략하였으며, 몇몇 경우에는 첫 번째 연이나 첫 번째 2행 연구만을 제시하였다.

Vocabulary

다시
dasi — Again; once more; repeating an action
말해서
malhaeseo — Speaking; saying; to put it in words
나는
naneun — I; first-person subject pronoun in Korean
이야기들에
iyagideure — To/about the stories; plural stories with particle
비해
bihae — Compared to; in comparison with something else
흥미가
heungmiga — Interest; curiosity as subject of sentence
크게
keuge — Greatly; largely; to a significant degree
떨어진다고
tteoreojindago — That it falls; decreases or drops in level
생각되는
saengakdoeneun — That is thought; considered to be something
것은
geoseun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic particle
아무것도
amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever
않는다
anneunda — Does not do; plain-form negation of action
원작에서
wonjageseo — From the original work; source text location
불쾌한
bulkwaehan — Unpleasant; disagreeable; causing discomfort
성격을
seonggyeogeul — Character; nature; personality as object
띠는
ttineun — Having; bearing; carrying a certain quality
특정
teukjeong — Specific; particular; a certain designated one
구절들은
gujeoldeureun — The passages; specific phrases as topic
내가
naega — I; first-person subject with subject particle
약간
yakgan — Slightly; a little; somewhat modified
변형하였다
byeonhyeonghayeotda — Modified; altered; transformed into different form
그러나
geureona — However; but; conjunction showing contrast
이렇게
ireoke — Like this; in this way; this manner
하는
haneun — Doing; acting; present modifier of verb 하다
de — In doing; place or situation of an action
있어서
isseoseo — Being in; regarding; in the context of
풍습과
pungseupgwa — Customs and; traditional cultural practices
관습에
gwanseube — To customs; established conventions and habits
완전히
wanjeonhi — Completely; fully; entirely without exception
표현하는
Expressing; representing in words or form
특히
teuki — Especially; particularly; above other things
주의를
juuireul — Attention; caution as object of sentence
기울였다
giuryeotda — Paid; devoted; tilted attention toward something
원래
wonrae — Originally; by nature; from the beginning
나의
naui — My; belonging to the first person
의도는
uidoneun — The intention; purpose as topic of sentence
시의
siui — Of poetry; relating to poems or verse
거의
geoui — Almost; nearly; for the most part
전부를
jeonbureul — All of; the entirety as object
생략하는
saengnyakaneun — Omitting; leaving out; skipping over content
것이었는데
geosieonnneunde — Was the thing; it was the case that
상실
sangsil — Loss; losing something valuable or essential
그리고
geurigo — And; also; additionally connecting two elements
시에
sie — In poetry; within the poem or verse
풍부하게
pungbuhage — Richly; abundantly; in great plentiful amount
담긴
damgin — Contained in; filled with; held within
geu — That; the; a demonstrative determiner
밖의
bakkui — Outside of; other than; beyond that
myeot — Several; a few; how many in number
가지
gaji — Kind; type; sort of something
예들을
yedeureul — The examples; instances as object of sentence
보존하는
bojonhaneun — Preserving; keeping; maintaining intact
것이
geosi — The thing; nominalizer as subject particle
불가능하다는
bulganeungehadaneun — That it is impossible; cannot be achieved
점이
jeomi — The point; aspect; fact as subject
번역을
beonyeogeul — The translation; act of translating as object
독자들에게
dokjadeureoge — To the readers; for the audience of text
대체로
daechero — Generally; mostly; on the whole
견디기
gyeondigi — Enduring; bearing; tolerating difficulty
어려운
eoryeoun — Difficult; hard; not easy to do
것으로
geoseuro — As something; in the form of a thing
만들
mandeul — Make; create; will turn into something
것이라고
geosirago — That it would be; quoting a prediction
생각했기
saengakhaetgi — Thought; because one had considered something
때문이다
ttaemunida — It is because; the reason is that
이후에
ihoue — After this; from this point onward
그렇게
geureoke — Like that; in that way; that manner
하면
hamyeon — If one does; when doing that action
작품의
jakpumui — Of the work; relating to artistic creation
성격이
seonggyeogi — The character; nature as subject of sentence
바뀌게
bakkwige — To be changed; become altered in nature
되고
doego — Becomes and; turns into, connecting clauses
감정을
gamjeongeul — Emotions; feelings as object of sentence
보여주는
boyeojuneun — Showing; demonstrating; revealing to others
가치가
gachiga — The value; worth as subject of sentence
줄어들
jureodeul — Will decrease; diminish; reduce in amount
생각하였다
saengakayeotda — Thought; considered; held a particular opinion
따라서
ttaraseo — Therefore; consequently; as a result
상당수의
sangdangsuui — Of a considerable number; quite many
작품들을
The works; artistic pieces as object
보존하기로
bojonagiro — Decided to preserve; to keep and maintain
결정하였는데
gyeoljeongayeonneunde — Decided; made a decision with background context
그것들은
geugeotdeureun — Those things; they as topic of sentence
상대적인
sangdaejegin — Relative; comparative; not absolute in value
장점
jangjeom — Advantage; merit; positive quality or strength
때문에
ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of
혹은
hogeun — Or; alternatively; either one option
문맥상
munmaeksang — Contextually; in terms of textual context
필요하기
piryohagi — Being necessary; needing; required for purpose
선택된
seongtaegdoen — Selected; chosen; picked from among options
것들이다
geotdeurida — They are things; these are the items
nae — My; mine; belonging to the speaker
번역본의
beonyeokbonui — Of the translation; relating to translated version
cheot — First; the initial one in sequence
번째
beonjjae — Ordinal suffix; indicating order or rank
권에
gwone — In the volume; within the book edition
포함된
pohamdoen — Included; contained; encompassed within something
수는
suneun — The number; count as topic of sentence
원작의
wonjagui — Of the original work; from source text
해당
haedang — Corresponding; relevant; applicable to that
부분에
bubune — In the section; within that particular part
수의
suui — Of the number; relating to a count
절반에
jeolbane — To the half; equaling fifty percent
해당한다
haedanghanda — Corresponds to; amounts to; equals that portion
여러
yeoreo — Several; various; many different instances
경우에
gyeonguee — In the case; in certain circumstances
han — One; a single; one unit of something
편의
pyeonui — Of a piece; relating to one work
시에서
sieseo — From a poem; within a poetic work
적합하지
jeokaphaji — Not suitable; not fitting; inappropriate for context
않거나
ankgeona — Or not; either not doing or otherwise
다른
dareun — Different; other; another distinct one
이유로
iyuro — For the reason; due to that cause
하나
hana — One; a single item or instance
이상의
isangui — Or more; at least one additional one
생략하였으며
saengnyakayeoteumyeo — Omitted and; left out while continuing
몇몇
myeotmyeot — Some; a few; several particular cases
경우에는
gyeongueeneun — In some cases; under certain circumstances
제시하였다
jesihayeotda — Presented; offered; put forward for consideration
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