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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

These pieces of poetry are not in general to be regarded as the compositions of the author or authors of the work: they appear to be mostly borrowed from others, and many of them are taken from the works of celebrated poets.

이 시들은 일반적으로 작품의 저자 또는 저자들의 창작물로 간주되어서는 안 됩니다. 이 시들은 대부분 다른 사람들로부터 빌려온 것으로 보이며, 그 중 많은 것들은 저명한 시인들의 작품에서 가져온 것입니다.

--To avoid the tedious interruptions which occur in the original at the close of each Night, I have divided the translation into chapters, each of which consists of one tale, or of two or more tales connected one with another, and have merely mentioned the Night with which each chapter commences, and that with which it terminates.

각 밤의 끝에서 원문에 나타나는 지루한 중단을 피하기 위해, 저는 번역을 여러 장으로 나누었으며, 각 장은 하나의 이야기, 또는 서로 연결된 두 개 이상의 이야기로 구성되어 있고, 각 장이 시작되는 밤과 끝나는 밤만을 언급하였습니다.

"The original work being designed solely for the entertainment of Arabs, I add copious notes to the translation, to render it more intelligible and agreeable to the English reader.

원작이 오로지 아랍인들의 오락을 위해 설계되었기 때문에, 저는 영어 독자들이 더 쉽게 이해하고 즐길 수 있도록 번역에 풍부한 주석을 추가하였습니다.

These are entirely my own, except in those cases when I have stated otherwise;[4] and my general object in them has been to give such illustrations as may satisfy the general reader, without obliging him to consult other works.

이것들은 제가 달리 명시한 경우를 제외하고는 전적으로 저 자신의 것이며,[4] 이에 대한 저의 일반적인 목적은 독자가 다른 작품을 참조할 필요 없이 일반 독자를 만족시킬 수 있는 설명을 제공하는 것이었습니다.

In many of them I endeavour to shew, by extracts from esteemed Arabic histories and scientific and other writings, chiefly drawn from MSS. in my possession, as well as by assertions and anecdotes that I have heard, and conduct that I have witnessed, during my intercourse with Arabs, that the most extravagant relations in this work are not in general regarded, even by the educated classes of that people, as of an incredible nature.

그 중 많은 경우에서 저는 제가 소장하고 있는 필사본에서 주로 발췌한 존경받는 아랍 역사서 및 과학적, 기타 저술들의 발췌문을 통해, 그리고 아랍인들과의 교류 중에 제가 들은 주장과 일화들, 그리고 제가 목격한 행동들을 통해, 이 작품에서 가장 기이한 이야기들이 그 민족의 교육받은 계층들조차도 일반적으로 믿을 수 없는 것으로 여기지 않는다는 것을 보여주고자 노력합니다.

Vocabulary

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.
시들은
sideureun — The poems; topic-marked plural form of poem.
일반적으로
ilbanjeogeuro — Generally; in a general or common manner.
작품의
jakpumui — Of the work; possessive form of literary work.
저자
jeoja — Author; person who wrote a literary work.
또는
ttoneun — Or; used to present an alternative option.
저자들의
jeojadeului — Of the authors; possessive plural form of author.
창작물로
changjakmulro — As a creative work; original artistic or literary creation.
간주되어서는
ganjudoeeoseoneun — Should not be regarded as; considered to be.
an — Not; negation particle used before verbs.
됩니다
doemnida — It becomes; formal polite ending for statements.
대부분
daebubun — Most; the majority of something.
다른
dareun — Other; different from what was previously mentioned.
사람들로부터
saramdeulrobuteo — From people; originating from other individuals.
빌려온
billyeoon — Borrowed; taken or adapted from another source.
것으로
geoseuro — As something; particle indicating manner or identity.
보이며
boimyeo — Appears to be; seems while connecting to next clause.
geu — That; demonstrative referring to something previously mentioned.
jung — Among; in the middle of a group or set.
많은
maneun — Many; a large number or quantity of things.
것들은
geotdeureun — The things; topic-marked plural form of thing.
저명한
jeomyeonghan — Famous; well-known and respected in a field.
시인들의
siindeului — Of the poets; possessive plural form of poet.
작품에서
jakpumeseo — From the work; source marker on literary work.
가져온
gajeoon — Brought; taken and brought from another source.
것입니다
geosimnida — It is; formal polite declarative sentence ending.
gak — Each; every individual item in a group.
밤의
bamui — Of the night; possessive form of night.
끝에서
kkeudeseo — At the end; location marker indicating conclusion point.
원문에
wonmune — In the original text; referring to the source document.
나타나는
natananeun — Appearing; that which appears or shows up.
지루한
jiruhan — Boring; tedious and uninteresting to experience.
중단을
jungdaneul — Interruption; object-marked form of break or pause.
피하기
pihagi — Avoiding; the act of evading something undesirable.
위해
wihae — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something.
저는
jeoneun — I; humble first-person subject with topic marker.
번역을
beonyeogeul — Translation; object-marked form of translated text.
여러
yeoreo — Several; many different kinds or numbers of things.
장으로
jangeuro — Into chapters; directional marker toward chapter divisions.
나누었으며
nanueosseumyeo — Divided; split into parts while continuing the sentence.
장은
jangeun — The chapter; topic-marked form of chapter or section.
하나의
hanaui — One; a single item with possessive marker.
이야기
iyagi — Story; a narrative or tale being told.
서로
seoro — Each other; mutually connected or related together.
연결된
yeongyeoldoen — Connected; linked together in a meaningful way.
du — Two; the number two used as a determiner.
gae — Counter for objects; general counting unit in Korean.
이상의
isangui — More than; exceeding a certain number or amount.
이야기로
iyagiro — As stories; directional or manner marker on narrative.
구성되어
gusengdoeo — Composed of; formed or structured from elements.
있고
itgo — Exists and; connecting clause indicating continued state.
장이
jangi — The chapter; subject-marked form of chapter section.
시작되는
sijakdoeneun — Beginning; that which starts or commences something.
밤과
bamgwa — Night and; conjunctive form linking night with another noun.
끝나는
kkeutnaneun — Ending; that which concludes or finishes something.
밤만을
bammanuel — Only the night; restrictive object-marked form of night.
언급하였습니다
eongeupahayeosseumnida — Mentioned; formally stated or referred to something.
원작이
wonjagi — The original work; subject-marked source literary piece.
오로지
oroji — Solely; only or exclusively for one purpose.
아랍인들의
arabiindeului — Of the Arabs; possessive plural referring to Arab people.
오락을
orageul — Entertainment; object-marked form of amusement or leisure.
설계되었기
seolgyedoeeotgi — Because it was designed; causal form of to design.
때문에
ttaemune — Because of; causal particle indicating reason for action.
영어
yeongeo — English language; the language spoken in England and beyond.
독자들이
dokjadeuli — The readers; subject-marked plural form of reader.
deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
쉽게
swipge — Easily; in an easy or effortless manner.
이해하고
ihaehago — Understand and; comprehend while connecting to next action.
즐길
jeulgil — To enjoy; future modifier form of to take pleasure.
su — Can; ability or possibility marker in Korean grammar.
있도록
itdorok — So that one can; purpose clause enabling an action.
번역에
beonyeogie — In the translation; locative marker on translated text.
풍부한
Rich; abundant and plentiful in content or detail.
주석을
juseok-eul — Annotations; object-marked form of notes or commentary.
추가하였습니다
chugahayeosseumnida — Added; formally appended or included additional content.
이것들은
igeotdeureun — These things; topic-marked plural demonstrative pronoun.
제가
jega — I; humble first-person subject pronoun with subject marker.
달리
dalli — Differently; in a different or otherwise stated way.
명시한
myeongsihan — Specified; clearly stated or explicitly indicated something.
경우를
gyeongeureul — Cases; object-marked form of situation or circumstance.
제외하고는
jeoehagoeneun — Except for; excluding particular cases or situations.
전적으로
jeonjeogeuro — Entirely; completely and wholly without exception.
jeo — I; humble first-person pronoun used in formal speech.
자신의
jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun indicating ownership.
것이며
geosiMyeo — It is and; declarative connector indicating continued explanation.
이에
ie — To this; referring back to previously mentioned content.
대한
daehan — Regarding; pertaining or related to a subject.
저의
jeoui — My; humble possessive first-person pronoun in formal speech.
일반적인
ilbanjeogin — General; common or not specialized in nature.
목적은
mokjeogeun — The purpose; topic-marked form of goal or objective.
독자가
dokjaga — The reader; subject-marked form of a reading audience.
작품을
jakpumeul — The work; object-marked form of literary or artistic work.
참조할
chamjohol — To reference; future modifier of consulting a source.
필요
piryo — Necessity; the need for something to be done.
없이
eopsi — Without; lacking or in the absence of something.
일반
ilban — General; ordinary or common without specialization.
독자를
dokjareul — The reader; object-marked form of general reading audience.
만족시킬
manjoksikil — To satisfy; future modifier of fulfilling someone's needs.
설명을
seolmyeongeul — Explanation; object-marked form of clarification or description.
제공하는
jegonghaneun — Providing; that which offers or supplies information.
것이었습니다
geosieosseumnida — It was; formal past declarative sentence ending.
경우에서
gyeonguese — In cases; locative marker on situation or circumstance.
소장하고
sojanghago — Possessing and; owning a collection while continuing clause.
필사본에서
pilsaboneseo — From manuscripts; source marker on handwritten documents.
주로
juro — Mainly; primarily or for the most part.
발췌한
balchwehan — Excerpted; extracted or quoted from a larger text.
존경받는
jongyeongbatneun — Respected; held in high esteem by others.
아랍
arap — Arab; relating to the Arab people or culture.
역사서
yeoksaseo — History book; a text documenting historical events.
mit — And; formal conjunction connecting two or more items.
과학적
gwahakjeok — Scientific; relating to science or scholarly inquiry.
기타
gita — Other; additional or miscellaneous items not listed.
저술들의
jeosuldeului — Of the writings; possessive plural of authored texts.
발췌문을
balchwaemun-eul — Excerpts; object-marked form of passages from texts.
통해
tonghae — Through; by means of a method or medium.
그리고
geurigo — And; conjunction connecting clauses or sentences together.
아랍인들과의
arabiindeulgwaui — With Arabs; associative possessive form linking with Arab people.
교류
gyoryu — Exchange; mutual interaction or communication between parties.
중에
junge — During; in the middle of an activity or period.
들은
deureun — Heard; past tense modifier of something listened to.
주장과
jujanggwa — Claims and; assertions connected with conjunctive particle.
일화들
ilhwadeul — Anecdotes; short entertaining stories about real incidents.
목격한
mokgyeokhan — Witnessed; personally observed or seen an event occur.
행동들을
haengdongdeureul — Behaviors; object-marked plural form of actions or conduct.
가장
gajang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.
기이한
giihan — Strange; unusual or extraordinary in a notable way.
이야기들이
iyagideuri — The stories; subject-marked plural form of narrative tales.
민족의
minjogui — Of the people; possessive form of ethnic group.
교육받은
gyoyukbadeun — Educated; having received formal schooling or learning.
계층들조차도
gyecheungdeuljoachado — Even the classes; emphatic particle on social strata.
믿을
mideul — To believe; future modifier of trusting or accepting truth.
없는
eomneun — Not having; lacking or nonexistent as a modifier.
여기지
yeogiji — Consider; think of or regard something in a way.
않는다는
annneundaneun — That they do not; indirect quote of negated action.
것을
geoseul — The thing; object-marked form of a fact or matter.
보여주고자
boyeojugoja — In order to show; purposive form of demonstrating something.
노력합니다
noryeokhamnida — Strives; formally makes an effort toward a goal.
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