ウィリアム・グリフィス『隠者の国・朝鮮』
William Elliot Griffis, Corea the Hermit Nation, Kessinger, 2004.
This is a good specimen of Corean varnish-work carried into history.
The rough facts are smoothed over by that
well-applied native lacquer, which is said to resemble gold to the eyes. T
he official gloss has been smeared over more modern events
with equal success, and even defeat is turned into golden victory.
これは朝鮮_人による歴史の塗装作業の良い見本である。つらい現実には国産塗料を塗りたくり、
黄金に見せかける。さらに後世の事件に対しても、公的な虚飾が巧妙に施され、
敗戦すら輝かしい勝利に変えられる。(pp. 150-151)
In the capital, as they had been along the road, the Dutchmen were like wild beasts on show.
Crowds flocked to see the white-faced and red-bearded foreigners.
They must have appeared to the natives as Punch looks to English children. The women were even more
anxious than men to get a good look. Every one was especially curious to see the Dutchmen drink, for it was generally believed that they tucked their noses up over their ears when they drank.
ソウルに護送されたオランダ人一行は、まるで見せ物の野獣のようだった。
白い顔と赤い髭を持つこの外国人を見に、群衆が押し寄せた。
男たちよりも女たちが、よく見える場所を確保しようと必死になった。
誰もがオランダ人がものを飲むのを見たがった。西洋人はものを飲むとき、
鼻を耳より上につまみ上げると信じられていたからである。(p. 171)
（文献：The Great Human Diasporas: The History of Diversity and Evolution. 1995.. Luigi Luca Cavalii-Sforza and Francesco Cavalli-Sforza. Addison Wesley Publ. ISBN 0-201-44231-0）
