# 1
„There’s no such thing as perfect writing. Just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.” A writer I happened to meet when I was in college told me this. It was a long time before I finally understood what those words meant, but just knowing them was a kind of comfort that put me at ease. There’s no such thing as a perfect writing style. However, in spite of that, the thought of actually writing something always filled me with a sense of hopelessness, because the things I was able to write about were fairly limited. For example, if I were to write about elephants, I’d have had no idea what words to use.
☞ there's no such thing as perfect writing. Just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.
완벽한 절망이 없는 것처럼 완벽한 글쓰기도 없다.
A writer I heppened to meet when I was in college told me this.
대학 시절 우연히 만난 작가가 한 말이다.
It was a long time before I finally understood what those words meant, but just knowing them was a kind of comfort that put me at ease.
이 말을 완전히 이해하기까지 꽤 오래 걸렸지만, 알고 나니 마음이 편안해 졌다.
There's no such thing as a perfect writing style.
말 그대로 완벽한 글쓰기라는 건 없다.
Howerver, in spite of that, the thought of actually writing something always filled me with a sense of hopelessness, because the things I was able to write about were fairly limited.
그럼에도, 어떤 것에 대해 쓰겠다는 결심은 나를 절망감에 빠뜨렸다. 왜냐하면 내가 쓸 수 있는 것들은 한계가 분명했기 때문이다.
For example, if I were to write about elephants, I'd have had no idea what words to use.
이를테면, 코끼리에 대해 쓴다면 무슨 말에 해야 할지 나는 모른다.
#That’s what it was like. I struggled on with this dilemma for eight years. Eight years — that’s a long time. Of course, there’s a limit to how much you can try to learn about things, but it’s not as painful as being old. At least, that’s what they say. From the time I turned twenty, I strived to live my life this way. Thanks to this, I took painful blows from others, I was deceived, misunderstood, and I also had many strange adventures. Lots of people came around to tell me their stories, and their words flew over my head as if crossing a bridge, and they never came back. During that time, I’d keep my mouth shut, not telling anybody anything.
☞ That's what it was like. I struggle on with this dilemma for eight years.
이런 식이다. 8년동안 나는 이 생각에 사로 잡혀 있었다.
Eight years - that's a long time. Of course, there's a limit to how much you can try to learn about things, but it's not as painful as being old.
8년이라는 긴 시간. 물론 배우는 것에는 한계가 있지만 나이가 든다는 것만큼 슬프지는 않다.
At least, that's what they say.
적어도 사람들은 그렇게 말한다.
From the time I turned twenty, I strived to live my life this way. Thanks to this, I took painful blows from others, I was deceived, misuderstood, and I also had many strange adventures.
20살이 되던 해부터, 나는 이렇게 살아왔다. 덕분에 사람들에게 사기를 당하고, 오해를 사기도 하고, 낯선 경험을 하기도 했다.
Lots of people came around to tell me their stories, and their words flew over my head as if crossing a bridge, and they never came back.
많은 사람들에 내게 와 그들의 이야기를 들려줬고, 그 이야기는 내 머릿속에 들어왔다. 마치 다리를 건너는 것처럼. 그리고는 다시 돌아가지 않았다.
During that time, I'd keep my mouth shut, not telling anybody anything.
그 시절에는 나는 입을 꾹 다물고, 누구에게도, 아무 것도 말하지 않았다.
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