Day 53: Class Election Tips From Grandpa's TV

Dialogue

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   A 할아버지, 다녀왔습니다! 오늘 반장 선거 했어요. 제가 몇 표 받았게요?

   Harabeoji, danyeowatseumnida! Oneul banjang seongeo haesseoyo. Jega myeot pyo badatgeyo?

   Grandpa, I'm home! We had our class president election today. Guess how many votes I got?

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   B 어이구, 우리 지유 왔니? 가만있자, 우리 지유는 인기가 많으니까 스무 표쯤 받았겠지?

   Eoigu, uri jiyu wanni? Gamanitja, uri jiyuneun ingiga maneunikka seumu pyojjeum badatgetji?

   Well now, is that my Jiyu? Let me see, you're so popular, you must have got about twenty votes?

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   A 땡! 우리 반이 스물다섯 명이고 후보는 저랑 서준이 둘뿐이었어요. 저는 열두 표요. 그럼 서준이는 몇 표 받았게요?

   Ttaeng! Uri bani seumuldaseot myeongigo huboneun jeorang seojuni dulppunieosseoyo. Jeoneun yeoldu pyoyo. Geureom seojunineun myeot pyo badatgeyo?

   Wrong! There are twenty-five kids in my class, and the only candidates were me and Seojun. I got twelve. So guess how many Seojun got?

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   B 스물다섯에서 열둘을 빼면... 설마 열세 표? 한 표 차이로 떨어졌단 말이냐?

   Seumuldaseoseseo yeoldureul ppaemyeon... seolma yeolse pyo? Han pyo chairo tteoreojyeotdan marinya?

   Twenty-five minus twelve... Don't tell me, thirteen? You lost by one vote?

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   A 네, 개표할 때 심장이 터지는 줄 알았어요. 근데 더 억울한 게 뭔지 아세요? 그 한 표가 제 표였어요.

   Ne, gaepyohal ttae simjangi teojineun jul arasseoyo. Geunde deo eogulhan ge mwonji aseyo? Geu han pyoga je pyoyeosseoyo.

   Yes, my heart nearly burst while they counted the votes. But do you know what's even more unfair? That one vote was mine.

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   B 그게 무슨 소리냐? 네가 서준이를 찍었다는 거냐?

   Geuge museun sorinya? Nega seojunireul jjigeotdaneun geonya?

   What are you talking about? You mean you voted for Seojun?

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   A 제 이름을 쓰기가 너무 부끄러워서 서준이 이름을 썼거든요. 서준이는 자기 이름을 썼대요.

   Je ireumeul sseugiga neomu bukkeureowoseo seojuni ireumeul sseotgeodeunyo. Seojunineun jagi ireumeul sseotdaeyo.

   I was too embarrassed to write my own name, so I wrote Seojun's. Seojun says he wrote his own.

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   B 허허허, 이 착하디착한 녀석 같으니. 자기 표는 자기한테 줘도 되는 거야. 그건 부끄러운 일이 아니란다.

   Heoheoheo, i chakadichakan nyeoseok gateuni. Jagi pyoneun jagihante jwodo doeneun geoya. Geugeon bukkeureoun iri aniranda.

   Ha ha ha, you good-hearted little thing. It's fine to give your vote to yourself. There's nothing embarrassing about that.

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   A 이제 알겠어요. 근데 할아버지, 궁금한 게 하나 더 있어요.

   Ije algesseoyo. Geunde harabeoji, gunggeumhan ge hana deo isseoyo.

   I get it now. But Grandpa, there's one more thing I want to know.

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    B 뭔데? 말해 보렴. 할아버지가 아는 거라면 뭐든지 대답해 주마.

    Mwonde? Malhae boryeom. Harabeojiga aneun georamyeon mwodeunji daedapae juma.

    What is it? Go on, tell me. If it's something I know, I'll answer anything.

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    A 토론할 때 서준이한테 숙제 없는 날 공약은 어떻게 지킬 거냐고 물어봤거든요. 그런데 대답은 안 하고 급식 얘기만 했어요.

    Toronhal ttae seojunihante sukje eomneun nal gongyageun eotteoke jikil geonyago mureobwatgeodeunyo. Geureonde daedabeun an hago geupsik yaegiman haesseoyo.

    During the debate, I asked Seojun how he was going to keep his promise of a no-homework day. But instead of answering, he just talked about school lunches.

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    B 허, 그 녀석 텔레비전 좀 봤구나. 그런 걸 동문서답이라고 하지. 밤마다 할아버지가 보는 토론 프로그램이랑 똑같네.

    Heo, geu nyeoseok tellebijeon jom bwatguna. Geureon geol dongmunseodabirago haji. Bammada harabeojiga boneun toron peurogeuraemirang ttokganne.

    Ha, that boy's been watching TV. That's what you call dodging the question. It's just like the debate shows I watch every night.

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    A 맞아요! 할아버지 옆에서 봤는데, 텔레비전에 나오는 어른들도 질문에 절대 똑바로 대답 안 하시잖아요. 왜 그러시는 거예요?

    Majayo! Harabeoji yeopeseo bwanneunde, tellebijeone naoneun eoreundeuldo jilmune jeoldae ttokbaro daedap an hasijanayo. Wae geureosineun geoyeyo?

    Right! I watched them with you, and the grown-ups on TV never give a straight answer either. Why do they do that?

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    B 대답을 딱 하면 그게 약속이 되거든. 못 지킬 약속이 될까 봐 길디긴 대답으로 얼버무리는 거지.

    Daedabeul ttak hamyeon geuge yaksogi doegeodeun. Mot jikil yaksogi doelkka bwa gildigin daedabeuro eolbeomurineun geoji.

    If they give a straight answer, it becomes a promise. They're afraid it'll turn into a promise they can't keep, so they fudge it with long, long answers.

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    A 그래서 분위기가 그렇게 차가운 거예요? 다들 서로 째려보기만 하고요.

    Geuraeseo bunwigiga geureoke chagaun geoyeyo? Dadeul seoro jjaeryeobogiman hagoyo.

    Is that why the atmosphere is so cold? They all just glare at each other.

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    B 그렇지. 분위기는 차디차도 카메라 앞에서는 다들 웃는 척하지. 그래도 너는 그런 건 배우지 마라.

    Geureochi. Bunwigineun chadichado kamera apeseoneun dadeul unneun cheokaji. Geuraedo neoneun geureon geon baeuji mara.

    That's right. However icy it gets, they all pretend to smile for the camera. But don't you go learning that sort of thing.

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    A 그럼 저는 공약을 어떻게 해야 돼요? 서준이는 숙제 없는 날 같은 멋진 공약 때문에 이긴 것 같은데요.

    Geureom jeoneun gongyageul eotteoke haeya dwaeyo? Seojunineun sukje eomneun nal gateun meotjin gongyak ttaemune igin geot gateundeyo.

    So what should I do about campaign promises? I think Seojun won because of cool promises like a no-homework day.

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    B 지킬 수 있는 공약 하나가 멋진 공약 열 개보다 낫단다. 그리고 모르는 걸 물으면 모른다고 솔직하게 말하는 거야.

    Jikil su inneun gongyak hanaga meotjin gongyak yeol gaeboda natdanda. Geurigo moreuneun geol mureumyeon moreundago soljikage malhaneun geoya.

    One promise you can keep is better than ten cool ones. And if someone asks you something you don't know, you say honestly that you don't know.

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    A 알겠어요. 그럼 할아버지, 저도 솔직한 질문 하나 할게요. 지난번 선거 때 누구 뽑으셨어요?

    Algesseoyo. Geureom harabeoji, jeodo soljikan jilmun hana halgeyo. Jinanbeon seongeo ttae nugu ppobeusyeosseoyo?

    Okay. Then Grandpa, I'll ask you an honest question too. Who did you vote for in the last election?

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    B 어험... 그건 말이다, 비밀 투표라는 게 있어서... 아, 그러고 보니 저녁은 뭐 먹을까?

    Eoheom... geugeon marida, bimil tupyoraneun ge isseoseo... a, geureogo boni jeonyeogeun mwo meogeulkka?

    Ahem... Well, you see, there's this thing called the secret ballot... Oh, by the way, what shall we have for dinner?

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    A 할아버지! 지금 텔레비전 어른들이랑 똑같이 하시는 거 아세요? 완전 동문서답이잖아요!

    Harabeoji! Jigeum tellebijeon eoreundeurirang ttokgachi hasineun geo aseyo? Wanjeon dongmunseodabijanayo!

    Grandpa! Do you know you're doing exactly what the grown-ups on TV do? That's totally dodging the question!

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    B 허허, 딱 걸렸구나. 대신 이건 똑바로 대답하마. 우리 지유는 반장감이다. 다음 학기엔 네 이름부터 써라.

    Heoheo, ttak geollyeotguna. Daesin igeon ttokbaro daedapama. Uri jiyuneun banjanggamida. Daeum hakgien ne ireumbuteo sseora.

    Ha, you caught me. But this I'll answer straight: you're class president material, Jiyu. Next term, write your own name first.

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    A 에이, 칭찬으로 얼버무리시는 거죠? 그래서 누구 뽑으셨는데요?

    Ei, chingchaneuro eolbeomurisineun geojyo? Geuraeseo nugu ppobeusyeonneundeyo?

    Oh, come on, you're smoothing it over with a compliment, aren't you? So who did you vote for?

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