Day 11: Shrinking Portions at the Student Cafeteria

Dialogue

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   A 자, 다 모였지? 이게 지난 석 달 동안 모은 영수증이랑 사진이야. 돈가스 정식이 사천오백 원에서 오천 원으로 올랐어.

   Ja, da moyeotji? Ige jinan seok dal dongan moeun yeongsujeungirang sajiniya. Dongaseu jeongsigi sacheonobaek woneseo ocheon woneuro ollasseo.

   Right, is everyone here? These are the receipts and photos we've collected over the last three months. The pork cutlet set went up from 4,500 won to 5,000.

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   C 그리고 이건 내가 매주 저울에 달아서 찍은 사진. 삼월엔 고기가 백팔십 그램이었는데 지난주엔 백사십 그램이야.

   Geurigo igeon naega maeju jeoure daraseo jjigeun sajin. Samworen gogiga baekpalsip geuraemieonneunde jinanjuen baeksasip geuraemiya.

   And these are the photos I took weighing it every week. In March the meat was 180 grams; last week it was 140.

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   B 가격은 오르고 양은 이십 퍼센트 넘게 줄었다는 거네. 숫자만 보면 기사가 저절로 써지겠다.

   Gagyeogeun oreugo yangeun isip peosenteu neomge jureotdaneun geone. Sutjaman bomyeon gisaga jeojeollo sseojigetda.

   So the price went up and the portion shrank by more than twenty percent. With numbers like these, the story practically writes itself.

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   A 그렇지? 그래서 이번 호 일 면에 업체 이름까지 넣어서 크게 폭로하자는 거야. 학생들이 다 알아야 돼.

   Geureochi? Geuraeseo ibeon ho il myeone eopche ireumkkaji neoeoseo keuge pongnohajaneun geoya. Haksaengdeuri da araya dwae.

   Right? That's why I want to expose them big on the front page of this issue, company name and all. Every student needs to know.

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   B 당장 쓰고 싶다마는, 업체 쪽 반론은 들어 봐야지. 한쪽 얘기만 듣고 이름부터 박으면 편파적이라는 소리 들어.

   Dangjang sseugo sipdamaneun, eopche jjok balloneun deureo bwayaji. Hanjjok yaegiman deutgo ireumbuteo bageumyeon pyeonpajeogiraneun sori deureo.

   I'd love to run it right now, but we have to hear the company's side. If we print their name after hearing only one side, we'll be called biased.

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   C 반론? 영양사 선생님한테 물어봤는데, 업체에서는 "식자재 가격이 올라서 어쩔 수 없다"고만 했대.

   Ballon? Yeongyangsa seonsaengnimhante mureobwanneunde, eopcheeseoneun "sikjajae gagyeogi ollaseo eojjeol su eopda"goman haetdae.

   Their side? I asked the dietitian, and she said the company only told her "Food prices went up, so there's nothing we can do."

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   A 그 해명은 궁색하기 짝이 없어. 재료값이 올랐으면 가격을 올리든지 양을 줄이든지 하나만 해야지, 둘 다 하는 게 말이 돼?

   Geu haemyeongeun gungsaekagi jjagi eopseo. Jaeryogapsi ollasseumyeon gagyeogeul ollideunji yangeul jurideunji hanaman haeyaji, dul da haneun ge mari dwae?

   That excuse is as lame as it gets. If ingredients cost more, they should either raise prices or cut portions, not both. How does that make sense?

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   B 네 말도 맞아. 근데 그건 영양사 선생님을 거쳐서 들은 말이잖아. 양이 줄어든 건 사진으로 입증할 수 있지만, 해명은 업체에 정식으로 질문지를 보내서 받아야 기사에 쓸 수 있어.

   Ne maldo maja. Geunde geugeon yeongyangsa seonsaengnimeul geochyeoseo deureun marijana. Yangi jureodeun geon sajineuro ipjeunghal su itjiman, haemyeongeun eopchee jeongsigeuro jilmunjireul bonaeseo badaya gisae sseul su isseo.

   You're not wrong. But we heard that second-hand through the dietitian. We can prove the portions shrank with the photos, but their explanation has to come from formal questions to the company before we can put it in the story.

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   C 답을 안 주면? 그런 데는 마감 지나서야 연락하기 일쑤잖아.

   Dabeul an jumyeon? Geureon deneun magam jinaseoya yeollakagi ilssujana.

   And if they don't answer? Places like that always get back to you after the deadline.

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    B 그럼 기한을 정해서 보내고, 그때까지 답이 없으면 "답변하지 않았다"고 쓰면 돼. 그것도 사실이니까.

    Geureom gihaneul jeonghaeseo bonaego, geuttaekkaji dabi eopseumyeon "dapbyeonhaji anatda"go sseumyeon dwae. Geugeotdo sasirinikka.

    Then we set a deadline, and if there's no answer by then, we write "did not respond." That's a fact too.

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    A 알았어. 그럼 제목은? 나는 '양은 반토막, 값은 껑충'으로 가고 싶은데.

    Arasseo. Geureom jemogeun? Naneun 'yangeun bantomak, gapseun kkeongchung'euro gago sipeunde.

    Fine. Then what about the headline? I want to go with "Portions Halved, Prices Soar."

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    B 반토막은 과장이야. 이십 퍼센트가 어떻게 반토막이야? 그런 제목 하나 때문에 기사 전체를 못 믿게 돼.

    Bantomageun gwajangiya. Isip peosenteuga eotteoke bantomagiya? Geureon jemok hana ttaemune gisa jeonchereul mot mitge dwae.

    "Halved" is an exaggeration. How is twenty percent half? One headline like that and people won't trust the whole story.

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    A 제목은 원래 좀 세게 뽑는 거잖아. 그래야 사람들이 읽지.

    Jemogeun wollae jom sege ppomneun geojana. Geuraeya saramdeuri ikji.

    Headlines are supposed to be punchy. That's how you get people to read.

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    B 세게 뽑는 거랑 틀리게 뽑는 건 달라. 선정적인 제목 때문에 우리가 모은 증거까지 무시당하면 억울하기 짝이 없잖아.

    Sege ppomneun georang teullige ppomneun geon dalla. Seonjeongjeogin jemok ttaemune uriga moeun jeunggeokkaji musidanghamyeon eogulhagi jjagi eopjana.

    Punchy and wrong are two different things. If a sensational headline got all the evidence we collected dismissed, that would be beyond frustrating.

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    C 그럼 '값은 11% 오르고 고기는 22% 줄었다' 이건 어때? 숫자를 그대로 쓰는 거야.

    Geureom 'gapseun 11% oreugo gogineun 22% jureotda' igeon eottae? Sutjareul geudaero sseuneun geoya.

    Then how about "Price Up 11%, Meat Down 22%"? We just use the numbers as they are.

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    A 좀 밋밋하다마는... 숫자가 워낙 세서 오히려 눈에 띄겠다. 좋아.

    Jom minmitadamaneun... sutjaga wonak seseo ohiryeo nune ttuigetda. Joa.

    It's a bit flat, but... the numbers are so strong that it might actually stand out more. Okay.

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    B 유나야, 사진은 저울 사진이랑 식판 사진을 나란히 붙여 줘. 날짜가 꼭 보이도록.

    Yunaya, sajineun jeoul sajinirang sikpan sajineul naranhi buchyeo jwo. Naljjaga kkok boidorok.

    Yuna, put the scale photo and the tray photo side by side. Make sure the dates show.

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    C 오케이. 대신 식당 조리사님들 얼굴은 다 가릴게. 그분들 잘못은 아니잖아.

    Okei. Daesin sikdang jorisanimdeul eolgureun da garilge. Geubundeul jalmoseun anijana.

    Okay. But I'll blur the kitchen staff's faces. It's not their fault.

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    A 맞아. 그럼 오늘 질문지 보내고 금요일까지 기다려 보자. 답이 오면 업체 이름을 넣을지 그때 다시 정하고.

    Maja. Geureom oneul jilmunji bonaego geumyoilkkaji gidaryeo boja. Dabi omyeon eopche ireumeul neoeulji geuttae dasi jeonghago.

    Right. Then let's send the questions today and wait until Friday. If they answer, we'll decide then whether to name the company.

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