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English to Korean translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / press
English term or phrase:• Printing was related to power to achieve religious, political and cultural aim
this is a text about Censorship in Elizabethan England (1558-1603) and this phrase talks about the crown interest in printing
Explanation: I think the connotation behind the word "power" is one of ability rather than of authority due to lack of any modifiers that would indicate otherwise.
Thanks for the additional context, nathaliandrea. I know translators aren't expected to be confrontational with source texts, but I think the way the source text was written can be a culprit for confusion. It almost sounds like a machine translation. Just as a constructive comment on the source text, I'd recommend 1. Crown -> Crown's, 2. decapitalize Press, 3. rewrite 2nd bullet to "Printing was used to achieve religious, political, and cultural aims," 4. rewrite 3rd to "Only the royalty could grant printing privileges," 5. rewrite 4th to "Royal sanction for printing allowed for economic and legal benefits." Hope that helps. And thanks for the clarification, N. And thanks for the reaffirmation, T.K.
Well, upon reading the entire context, I think I may have been wrong, and Michael's translation is more to the point. It does mean something as "printing closely related to 'ability' to achieve those goals", not as being related to the government's power to control the printing media. I think Michae's translation is the correct one. I thought it meant the court trying to control the printing.
Crown Interests in Printing
• Elizabeth's regime engaged with the Press at many levels.
• Printing was related to power to achieve religious, political and cultural aims.
• Printing privileges were granted through royal prerogative.
• The royal printing privilege gave to its owner economic and legal benefits.
As for your comment on the word "power" being a reference to the crown's power, it would have to be preceded by a definite article for that to be the case unless the writer writes with a bad English grammar, but, just a passing comment, even with that it would still be a poor way to write this sentence.
Nathaliandra, would you provide texts before and after this text? I think we need more contextual information to decide on the exact translation. Thanks.
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• printing was related to power to achieve religious, political and cultural aim
인쇄는 권력의 종교적, 정치적, 문화적 목표 달성에 관련이 있었다.
Explanation: I'm glad to help you out on this question. I majored in history, and this text is something I can provide a translation for with good certainty. I think my translation is concise and true to its content.
Tae Kim United States Local time: 01:06 Native speaker of: Korean
printing was related to power to achieve religious, political and cultural aim
인쇄는 종교적, 정치적, 문화적 목표를 달성하는 능력과 관련이 있었다
Explanation: I think the connotation behind the word "power" is one of ability rather than of authority due to lack of any modifiers that would indicate otherwise.
Michael Han United States Local time: 02:06 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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