[토플배경지식]단어/표현+해석(3)조지 워싱턴: George Washington(The 18th Century)

George Washington (en.wikipedia.org)

Most Americans think George Washington was the first president of the United States. That is not completely true. Washington was the first president under the U.S. Constitution. There was, however, one president before him. That man was John Hanson.

 

A congressman from Maryland, Hanson was elected president for one year by Congress in 1781. He served that term despite poor health. Then he left office, and Washington became president. Today, John Hanson is almost forgotten.

 

Some Americans wanted to make Washington a king rather than a president. In 1782, a military office, Colonel Lewis Nicola, proposed making the newly independent U.S. a kingdom with Washington as its monarch, King George I of the United States.

 

Nicola thought a monarchy would be better than a republic because he believed a republic would be too weak. "The experience of the war" Nicola said, "must have shown to all ... the weakness of republics."

 

Washington, however, immediately put an end to all talk about making him a king. He told Nicola to "banish these thoughts from your mind" because the idea of having an American king was too painful for him to consider. After all, the American colonies had just finished fighting a war against another King George - George III of England.

 

So, George Washington became President Washington, and not King George I.

 

출처: Core Topic Guide(LinguaForum TOEFL iBT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

● Vocabulary and Phrase in Translated Sentence

 

- completely: 완전히, 완벽히

   → That is not / completely true. 

       그것은 아니다 / 온전한 사실이

 

 

- Constitution: 헌법, 규약

→ Washington was the first president / under the U.S. Constitution.

    Washingtong은 첫 번째 대통령이었다 / 미국 헌법 하에 세워진

 

 

- congressman: 국회 의원, 하원 의원 / elect: 선출하다, 선거하다 / Congress: 의회

→ A congressman from Maryland, / Hanson was elected president / for one year by Congress / in 1781.

    Maryland 출신의 국회의원인, / Hanson은 대통령으로 선출되었다 / 의회에 의해 1년 동안 / 1782년에      

 

      

- serve: 복무하다, 근무하다 / term: 임기, 기간

→ He served that term / despite poor health.

    그는 임기를 채웠다 / 좋지 않은 건강에도 불구하고

 

 

- be forgotten: 잊혀지다

→ Today, / John Hanson / is almost forgotten.

    오늘날, / John Hanson은 / 거의 잊혀졌다.

 

 

- rather than ~: ~보다(는)

→ Some Americans / wanted to make Washington / a king / rather than a president.

    어떤 미국인들은 / Washington을 만들고 싶어했다 / 왕으로 / 대통령보다는 

 

 

- kingdom: 왕국 / monarch: 군주, 거물

→ In 1782, / a military office, / Colonel Lewis Nicola, / proposed making / the newly independent U.S. / a kingdom with Washington as its monarch, / King George I of the United States.

    1782년, / 군사장교인, / Lewis Nicola 대령은, / 만들 것을 제안했다 /  새롭게 독립한 미국을 / Washington이 군주가 되는 왕국을, / 미국의 George 1세 왕

 

 

- monarchy: 군주정, 왕조 / republic: 공화국, 공화정

→ Nicola thought / a monarchy would be better / than a republic / because he believed / a republic would be too weak.

    Nicola는 생각했다 / 군주정이 더 나을 것이라고 / 공화정 보다 / 왜냐하면 그는 믿었기 때문이다 / 공화정부가 너무 약하다고

 

 

- put an end to ~: 종지부를 찍다, ~을 그만두게 하다, 폐지하다

→ Washington, / however, / immediately put an end to all talk / about making him a king.

    Washington은, / 그러나, / 즉시 모든말에 종지부를 찍었다 / 그를 왕으로 만들려는 (것에 대해)

 

 

- banish: 추방하다, 떨쳐버리다 / consider: 고려하다, 여기다, 생각한다

→ He told Nicola / to "banish these thoughts / from your mind" / because the idea of having an American king / was too painful / for him to consider.

    그는 Nicola에게 말했다 / "이 생각들을 떨쳐버려라 / 당신의 마음속에 있는" 이라고 / (왜냐하면) 미국인 왕을 갖는 다는 생각이 / 너무나 고통스러웠기 때문이다 / 그가 (생각을) 고려해보기엔 

 

 

 

 

 

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