Day 59: An Excuse Worth Extra Credit

Dialogue

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   A 교수님, 바쁘신데 죄송합니다. 기말 에세이 마감 건 때문에 말씀드릴 게 있어서 왔어요.

   Gyosunim, bappeusinde joesonghamnida. Gimal esei magam geon ttaemune malsseumdeuril ge isseoseo wasseoyo.

   Professor, I'm sorry to bother you when you're busy. I came because I need to talk to you about the final essay deadline.

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   B 어서 와요, 현수 씨. 마감이 어제 자정이었는데 오늘 아침 제 메일함은 텅 비어 있더군요.

   Eoseo wayo, Hyeonsu ssi. Magami eoje jajeongieonneunde oneul achim je meilhameun teong bieo itdeogunyo.

   Come in, Hyunsu. The deadline was midnight last night, and yet this morning my inbox was completely empty.

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   A 네, 그게... 정말 믿기 힘드시겠지만 어젯밤에 제게 불운이 세 번 연속으로 닥쳤습니다.

   Ne, geuge... jeongmal mitgi himdeusigetjiman eojetbame jege buruni se beon yeonsogeuro dakchyeotseumnida.

   Yes, well... I know it'll be hard to believe, but last night I was struck by three misfortunes in a row.

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   B 세 번이나요? 첫 문장부터 벌써 흥미진진하네요. 어디 계속해 보세요.

   Se beoninayo? Cheot munjangbuteo beolsseo heungmijinjinhaneyo. Eodi gyesokae boseyo.

   Three? That's a gripping first line already. Go on, then.

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   A 먼저 열한 시쯤 프린터가 고장 났어요. 교수님께서 종이로도 한 부 내라고 하셔서 출력하려던 참이었거든요.

   Meonjeo yeolhan sijjeum peurinteoga gojang nasseoyo. Gyosunimkkeseo jongirodo han bu naerago hasyeoseo chullyeokaryeodeon chamieotgeodeunyo.

   First, around eleven, the printer broke. You'd asked for a paper copy too, so I was just about to print it.

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   B 제가 그랬죠. 그런데 파일은 메일로 먼저 보낼 수 있었을 텐데요.

   Jega geuraetjyo. Geureonde paireun meillo meonjeo bonael su isseosseul tendeyo.

   I did say that. But you could have emailed the file first.

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   A 그러려고 했는데 설상가상으로 고양이가 키보드 위로 뛰어올라서 파일이 통째로 지워졌습니다.

   Geureoryeogo haenneunde seolsanggasangeuro goyangiga kibodeu wiro ttwieoollaseo pairi tongjjaero jiwojyeotseumnida.

   I was going to, but to make matters worse, my cat jumped onto the keyboard and the whole file got deleted.

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   B 고양이가요. 글을 한 번에 지울 정도면 그 고양이도 편집자 기질깨나 있나 보네요.

   Goyangigayo. Geureul han beone jiul jeongdomyeon geu goyangido pyeonjipja gijilkkaena inna boneyo.

   The cat. If it can delete a whole essay in one go, it must have quite a flair for editing.

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   A 네? 아, 그리고 겨우 복구하려는데 이번엔 건물 전체가 정전이 됐어요. 진짜예요, 관리실에 확인하셔도 돼요.

   Ne? A, geurigo gyeou bokguharyeoneunde ibeonen geonmul jeonchega jeongjeoni dwaesseoyo. Jinjjayeyo, gwallisire hwaginhasyeodo dwaeyo.

   Sorry? Oh, and just as I was finally recovering it, the whole building had a power cut. It's true, you can check with the management office.

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    B 프린터에 고양이에 정전까지요. 우여곡절이 참 많았네요. 이 정도면 삼 막짜리 비극이에요. 변명깨나 준비해 왔군요.

    Peurinteoe goyangie jeongjeonkkajiyo. Uyeogokjeori cham mananneyo. I jeongdomyeon sam makjjari bigeugieyo. Byeonmyeongkkaena junbihae watgunyo.

    A printer, a cat and a power cut on top of that. What a series of twists and turns. That's a tragedy in three acts. You've come with quite an excuse prepared.

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    A 준비라니요, 교수님! 다 사실이에요. 에세이도 구십 퍼센트나 썼다니까요.

    Junbiraniyo, gyosunim! Da sasirieyo. Eseido gusip peosenteuna sseotdanikkayo.

    Prepared? Professor, it's all true! And I'd written ninety percent of the essay, I promise.

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    B 구십 퍼센트요? 그 나머지 십 퍼센트가 늘 제일 어렵죠. 문학에서도 결말이 제일 어렵고요.

    Gusip peosenteuyo? Geu nameoji sip peosenteuga neul jeil eoryeopjyo. Munhageseodo gyeolmari jeil eoryeopgoyo.

    Ninety percent? That last ten percent is always the hardest. In literature, too, the ending is the hardest part.

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    A 저... 그럼 용서해 주시는 건가요, 아니면 지금 화나신 건가요? 솔직히 잘 모르겠어요.

    Jeo... geureom yongseohae jusineun geongayo, animyeon jigeum hwanasin geongayo? Soljiki jal moreugesseoyo.

    Um... so are you forgiving me, or are you angry right now? Honestly, I can't tell.

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    B 둘 다 아니에요. 전 지금 감탄하는 중이에요. 이렇게 서사가 탄탄한 핑계는 처음 듣거든요.

    Dul da anieyo. Jeon jigeum gamtanhaneun jungieyo. Ireoke seosaga tantanhan pinggyeneun cheoeum deutgeodeunyo.

    Neither. Right now, I'm admiring it. I've never heard an excuse with such a tight plot.

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    A 칭찬으로 들어도 되는 건지 모르겠네요. 점수가 깎이는 건 각오하고 왔습니다.

    Chingchaneuro deureodo doeneun geonji moreugenneyo. Jeomsuga kkakkineun geon gagohago watseumnida.

    I'm not sure I should take that as a compliment. I came prepared to lose marks.

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    B 좋아요, 그럼 제안을 하나 할게요. 금요일까지 마감을 연장해 줄 테니 에세이를 끝내요.

    Joayo, geureom jeaneul hana halgeyo. Geumyoilkkaji magameul yeonjanghae jul teni eseireul kkeunnaeyo.

    All right, then let me make you an offer. I'll extend the deadline to Friday, so finish the essay.

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    A 정말요? 감사합니다, 교수님! 금요일까지면 충분하고도 남아요.

    Jeongmaryo? Gamsahamnida, gyosunim! Geumyoilkkajimyeon chungbunhagodo namayo.

    Really? Thank you, Professor! Friday is more than enough.

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    B 그리고 과제를 하나 더 내겠어요. 에세이와 함께 어젯밤 이야기를 소설로 써 오구려. 제목은 '프린터와 고양이와 정전'.

    Geurigo gwajereul hana deo naegesseoyo. Eseiwa hamkke eojetbam iyagireul soseollo sseo oguryeo. Jemogeun 'peurinteowa goyangiwa jeongjeon'.

    And I'm setting you one more assignment. Along with the essay, pray write up last night's story as a short story. Title: 'The Printer, the Cat and the Power Cut.'

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    A 갑자기 사극 말투로 명령하시니까 더 무섭네요. 근데 전부 실화인데 소설이라니요.

    Gapjagi sageuk malturo myeongnyeonghasinikka deo museomneyo. Geunde jeonbu silhwainde soseoriraniyo.

    Giving orders like someone in a period drama makes it even scarier. But it's all true. How can you call it a story?

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    B 실화인지 허구인지는 독자가 판단할 일이죠. 이렇게 파란만장한 서사를 버리기엔 아깝잖아요. 잘 쓰면 가산점도 줄게요.

    Silhwainji heoguinjineun dokjaga pandanhal irijyo. Ireoke paranmanjanghan seosareul beorigien akkapjanayo. Jal sseumyeon gasanjeomdo julgeyo.

    Whether it's fact or fiction is for the reader to decide. It'd be a shame to waste such an eventful plot. If it's good, I'll give you extra credit.

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    A 아, 그런데 교수님, 소설에 고양이 이름을 그대로 써도 될까요? 이름이 '마감'이거든요. 제가 마감을 자꾸 까먹어서 지은 이름이에요.

    A, geureonde gyosunim, soseore goyangi ireumeul geudaero sseodo doelkkayo? Ireumi 'magam'igeodeunyo. Jega magameul jakku kkameogeoseo jieun ireumieyo.

    Oh, but Professor, can I use my cat's real name in the story? She's called 'Deadline.' I named her that because I keep forgetting deadlines.

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    B 고양이 이름이 마감이라니, 완벽하네요. '마감이 에세이를 지웠다.' 그 첫 문장으로 가산점 절반은 벌써 받았어요.

    Goyangi ireumi magamirani, wanbyeokaneyo. 'Magami eseireul jiwotda.' Geu cheot munjangeuro gasanjeom jeolbaneun beolsseo badasseoyo.

    A cat called Deadline - perfect. 'Deadline deleted the essay.' That first line alone has already earned you half the extra credit.

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