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[영어 원문] When Andrew Jackson became President of the United States the banks were close to bankruptcy. [한국어 번역문] 엔드루 잭슨이 미국 대통령이 되었을 때, 모든 은행들은 파산 상태에 가까왔다. [해석] ※ 불필요한 수식어는 가급적 피해야 한다. 복잡하고 간접적인 문장은 단순하고 직접적인 문장으로 고쳐 쓰는 것이 바람직하다. ex-1) The speaker will give the explanation of the reason for the delay of it. (×) The speaker will explain the reason for its delay. (○) ex-2) The company was close to the point at bankruptcy. (×) The company was almost bankrupt. (○) ex-3) Mr. Davis knows a great deal in terms of the condition of the situation. (×) Mr. Davis knows a great deal about the situation. (○) ex-4) Mary had always behaved in a responsible manner. (×) Mary had always behaved responsibly. (○) ※ be close[klous] to N : ∼에 접근해 있다, ∼에 가깝다 |