Day 39: The Landlord Reviews Our Theses

Dialogue

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   B 지수야, 네 3장 다 읽었어. 솔직히 말할까? 이렇게 쓸 바에야 처음부터 다시 쓰는 게 낫겠어.

   Jisuya, ne 3jang da ilgeosseo. Soljiki malhalkka? Ireoke sseul baeya cheoeumbuteo dasi sseuneun ge natgesseo.

   Jisoo, I've read all of your chapter three. Want me to be honest? You'd be better off starting from scratch than writing it like this.

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   A 처음부터? 너나 네 서론 다시 봐. 문장 하나가 다섯 줄이야. 읽다가 숨넘어가는 줄 알았어.

   Cheoeumbuteo? Neona ne seoron dasi bwa. Munjang hanaga daseot juriya. Ikdaga sumneomeoganeun jul arasseo.

   From scratch? You go and look at your own introduction. One sentence runs five lines. I thought I was going to pass out reading it.

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   B 내용이 복잡해서 그래. 인터뷰만 잔뜩 붙여 놓고 분석은 두 줄 쓰는 것보다는 낫지.

   Naeyongi bokjapaeseo geurae. Inteobyuman jantteuk buchyeo noko bunseogeun du jul sseuneun geotbodaneun natji.

   That's because the content is complicated. It's still better than pasting in loads of interviews and writing two lines of analysis.

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   C 실례합니다. 보일러에서 소리가 난다고 해서 왔어요. 근데 두 분 싸우는 소리가 보일러보다 크네요.

   Sillyehamnida. Boilleoeseo soriga nandago haeseo wasseoyo. Geunde du bun ssauneun soriga boilleoboda keuneyo.

   Excuse me. I heard the boiler's making a noise, so I came over. But the two of you arguing are louder than the boiler.

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   A 앗, 사장님, 오셨어요? 죄송해요. 논문 때문에 서로 지적하다가 좀 흥분했어요.

   At, sajangnim, osyeosseoyo? Joesonghaeyo. Nonmun ttaemune seoro jijeokadaga jom heungbunhaesseoyo.

   Oh, you're here! Sorry. We were picking holes in each other's theses and got a bit worked up.

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   C 논문이요? 아이고, 남의 원고를 들여다봐서 미안해요. 교수 생활을 삼십 년 하다 보니 원고만 보면 눈이 먼저 가네요.

   Nonmuniyo? Aigo, namui wongoreul deuryeodabwaseo mianhaeyo. Gyosu saenghwareul samsip nyeon hada boni wongoman bomyeon nuni meonjeo ganeyo.

   Theses? Oh dear, sorry for peering at your pages. After thirty years as a professor, my eyes go straight to any manuscript I see.

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   B 교수님이셨어요? 전혀 몰랐어요. 무슨 과 교수님이셨어요?

   Gyosunimisyeosseoyo? Jeonhyeo mollasseoyo. Museun gwa gyosunimisyeosseoyo?

   You were a professor? I had no idea. Which department?

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   C 사회학과요. 은퇴하고 이 건물 관리하면서 지내요. 괜찮으면 보일러 보기 전에 딱 오 분만 봐도 될까요?

   Sahoehakgwayo. Euntoehago i geonmul gwallihamyeonseo jinaeyo. Gwaenchaneumyeon boilleo bogi jeone ttak o bunman bwado doelkkayo?

   Sociology. Since I retired I've been looking after this building. If you don't mind, could I have a look for just five minutes before I see to the boiler?

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   A 저희야 영광이죠. 제 논문은 혼자 사는 청년들의 외로움에 관한 거예요. 서른 명이나 인터뷰했어요.

   Jeohuiya yeonggwangijyo. Je nonmuneun honja saneun cheongnyeondeurui oeroume gwanhan geoyeyo. Seoreun myeongina inteobyuhaesseoyo.

   We'd be honoured. Mine is about loneliness among young people who live alone. I interviewed thirty people.

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    C 흠, 여기 적어 둘게요. '인터뷰는 풍부하나, 서른 명이 모두 이 동네 대학원생이오. 표본을 넓혀야 하오.'

    Heum, yeogi jeogeo dulgeyo. 'Inteobyuneun pungbuhana, seoreun myeongi modu i dongne daehagwonsaengio. Pyoboneul neolpyeoya hao.'

    Hm, I'll make a note here. 'Rich interviews, but all thirty are graduate students from this neighbourhood. The sample must be widened.'

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    A 왜 옛날 선비처럼 쓰세요? 근데 틀린 말씀은 아니네요. 친구의 친구만 섭외하다 보니 그렇게 됐어요.

    Wae yennal seonbicheoreom sseuseyo? Geunde teullin malsseumeun anineyo. Chinguui chinguman seoboehada boni geureoke dwaesseoyo.

    Why are you writing like an old Joseon scholar? But you're not wrong. I only recruited friends of friends, and that's how it ended up.

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    C 교수 시절부터 심사평은 이렇게 썼어요. 말투가 우스꽝스러우면 학생들이 덜 상처받거든요. 내용은 봐주지 않지만요.

    Gyosu sijeolbuteo simsapyeongeun ireoke sseosseoyo. Maltuga useukkwangseureoumyeon haksaengdeuri deol sangcheobatgeodeunyo. Naeyongeun bwajuji anchimanyo.

    I've written my reviews like this since I was a professor. When the tone is funny, students get less hurt. Though I don't go easy on the content.

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    B 그럼 제 것도 봐 주세요. 대학가 원룸 월세가 왜 이렇게 올랐는지 분석한 거예요. 통계는 자신 있어요.

    Geureom je geotdo bwa juseyo. Daehakga wollum wolsega wae ireoke ollanneunji bunseokan geoyeyo. Tonggyeneun jasin isseoyo.

    Then please look at mine too. It analyses why studio rents around universities have gone up so much. I'm confident about the statistics.

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    C '통계는 훌륭하오. 그러나 문장이 길어 숨이 차오.' 그리고 한 가지 더. 세입자 인터뷰는 있는데 집주인 목소리는 하나도 없네요.

    'Tonggyeneun hullyunghao. Geureona munjangi gireo sumi chao.' Geurigo han gaji deo. Seipja inteobyuneun inneunde jipjuin moksorineun hanado eomneyo.

    'The statistics are excellent. But the sentences are so long they leave one breathless.' And one more thing. You've interviewed tenants, but there's not a single landlord's voice.

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    A 거 봐, 내가 문장 길다고 했지? 숨넘어간다고.

    Geo bwa, naega munjang gildago haetji? Sumneomeogandago.

    See, I told you your sentences were long, didn't I? That I nearly passed out.

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    B 알았어, 인정. 근데 교수님, 집주인분들은 인터뷰를 요청해도 다 거절하세요. 월세 얘기라면 더 그렇고요.

    Arasseo, injeong. Geunde gyosunim, jipjuinbundeureun inteobyureul yocheonghaedo da geojeolhaseyo. Wolse yaegiramyeon deo geureokoyo.

    Okay, fine, I admit it. But professor, landlords all turn down interview requests. Especially when it's about rent.

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    C 그럼 가까운 데서 찾으면 되죠. 마침 여기 집주인이 하나 있잖아요. 대신 가명으로 써 줘요. 세입자들 눈총 받기는 싫으니까요.

    Geureom gakkaun deseo chajeumyeon doejyo. Machim yeogi jipjuini hana itjanayo. Daesin gamyeongeuro sseo jwoyo. Seipjadeul nunchong batgineun sireunikkayo.

    Then look closer to home. As it happens, there's a landlord standing right here. But use a pseudonym. I don't fancy dirty looks from my tenants.

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    B 정말요? 그럼 작년에 월세를 왜 오만 원 올리셨는지도 여쭤봐도 돼요?

    Jeongmaryo? Geureom jangnyeone wolsereul wae oman won ollisyeonneunjido yeojjwobwado dwaeyo?

    Really? Then can I also ask why you put the rent up fifty thousand won last year?

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    C 허허, 그건 녹음기 켜고 물어봐요. 일단 보일러부터 봅시다. ...아이고, 이건 부품을 갈 바에야 새로 사는 게 낫겠어요.

    Heoheo, geugeon nogeumgi kyeogo mureobwayo. Ildan boilleobuteo bopsida. ...Aigo, igeon bupumeul gal baeya saero saneun ge natgesseoyo.

    Ha ha, ask me that with the recorder on. First, let's look at the boiler. ...Oh dear, rather than replace the parts, I'd be better off buying a new one.

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    A 교수님, 방금 보일러까지 심사하신 거예요? '처음부터 다시 쓰시오.'

    Gyosunim, banggeum boilleokkaji simsahasin geoyeyo? 'Cheoeumbuteo dasi sseusio.'

    Professor, did you just review the boiler too? 'Rewrite from scratch.'

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    C 논문은 고쳐 쓰면 되지만 보일러는 고쳐 봤자 또 고장 나요. 두 분 논문은 보일러보다 가망이 있어요. 새 보일러 오기 전에 둘 다 한 번씩 더 수정해 와요.

    Nonmuneun gochyeo sseumyeon doejiman boilleoneun gochyeo bwatja tto gojang nayo. Du bun nonmuneun boilleoboda gamangi isseoyo. Sae boilleo ogi jeone dul da han beonssik deo sujeonghae wayo.

    A thesis can be fixed by rewriting it, but a boiler just breaks down again however much you fix it. Your theses have more hope than the boiler. Revise them both once more before the new boiler arrives.

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