(Translation) 2019 吮疽之仁
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| Translator(s) | Participants of 2019 JSG Summer Hanmun Workshop (Intermediate Training Group) | |
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Student Translation : Olga
Wu Qi was a Wei General. [He] attacked Zhongshan. Among the soldiers was one who was suffering from abscesses. [General] Wu sucked his puss himself. The mother [of the soldier] wept about it. Onlookers said: "The general is like this to your son, yet why are [you] crying?" [She] replied: "[General] Wu also sucked on wounds of his father; that killed him in the battle of Chu river. In the battle [he] did not turn [around] and died. Now again [general] sucked it (abscesses). So how do I know in what battle this son will die? So I am crying about it.
- Discussion Questions:
1. As Dr.Oh explained in class compound 旋踵 literally means "turn one's heels" as in "to flee". I could not think of an exact equivalent in English, but was wondering whether "turn one's back" could be used here to convey the meaning of quitting. 2. I am a bit confused why the mother keeps saying "this son". Does she have multiple sons fighting under different generals?
