Day 73: Where the Heating Money Went

Dialogue

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   A 선생님, 이번 호 1면 기사감 찾았어요. 3층 교실 난방기요. 작년 겨울에 고쳐 준다고 했잖아요. 근데 하나도 안 고쳐졌어요.

   Seonsaengnim, ibeon ho 1myeon gisagam chajasseoyo. 3cheung gyosil nanbanggiyo. Jangnyeon gyeoure gochyeo jundago haetjanayo. Geunde hanado an gochyeojyeosseoyo.

   Sir, I've found a front-page story for this issue. The heaters in the third-floor classrooms. They said last winter they'd fix them. But not one has been fixed.

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   B 그건 다들 아는 얘기잖아. 그게 왜 1면감이야?

   Geugeon dadeul aneun yaegijana. Geuge wae 1myeongamiya?

   Everyone knows that already. Why is that front-page material?

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   A 학교 홈페이지에 올라온 예산서를 봤는데요, '교실 난방기 수리' 예산이 이미 다 집행됐다고 나와 있어요. 돈은 썼는데 고친 건 없는 거죠. 그 돈의 행방을 밝히고 싶어요.

   Hakgyo hompeijie ollaon yesanseoreul bwanneundeyo, 'gyosil nanbanggi suri' yesani imi da jiphaengdwaetdago nawa isseoyo. Doneun sseonneunde gochin geon eomneun geojyo. Geu donui haengbangeul balkigo sipeoyo.

   I looked at the budget posted on the school website, and it says the 'classroom heater repair' budget has already been spent in full. The money's gone, but nothing's been fixed. I want to find out where it went.

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   B 음, 그건 얘기가 좀 다르네. 그래서 지금까지 누구한테 뭘 물어봤어?

   Eum, geugeon yaegiga jom dareune. Geuraeseo jigeumkkaji nuguhante mwol mureobwasseo?

   Hm, that's a different story. So far, who have you asked, and what?

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   A 먼저 행정실에 가서 여쭤봤어요. 실장님은 공사가 다 끝났다고 하셨어요.

   Meonjeo haengjeongsire gaseo yeojjwobwasseoyo. Siljangnimeun gongsaga da kkeunnatdago hasyeosseoyo.

   First I went to the admin office. The office manager said the work was all finished.

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   B 다 끝났다고만 하셨어? 어느 교실을 고쳤는지는 언제 알려 준다던가?

   Da kkeunnatdagoman hasyeosseo? Eoneu gyosireul gochyeonneunjineun eonje allyeo jundadeonga?

   He just said it was finished? Did he say when he'd tell you which classrooms were done?

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   A 아니요. 바쁘시다고 나중에 다시 오라고만 하셨어요.

   Aniyo. Bappeusidago najunge dasi oragoman hasyeosseoyo.

   No. He just said he was busy and told me to come back later.

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   B 교감 선생님은? 너 교감 선생님한테도 갔다며.

   Gyogam seonsaengnimeun? Neo gyogam seonsaengnimhantedo gatdamyeo.

   And the vice-principal? I heard you went to him too.

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   A 네. 근데 교감 선생님은 좀 이상했어요. 제 얘기를 듣더니 표정이 확 굳으시더라고요.

   Ne. Geunde gyogam seonsaengnimeun jom isanghaesseoyo. Je yaegireul deutdeoni pyojeongi hwak gudeusideoragoyo.

   Yes. But he was a bit strange. As soon as he heard me out, his face went stiff.

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    B 그래서 뭐라고 하셨는데? 기사 쓰지 말라던가? 아니면 좀 기다리라던가?

    Geuraeseo mworago hasyeonneunde? Gisa sseuji malladeonga? Animyeon jom gidariradeonga?

    So what did he say? Did he tell you not to write it? Or to wait a while?

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    A 쓰지 말라는 말씀은 안 하셨어요. 확인해 볼 테니까 일주일만 기다리라고 하셨어요.

    Sseuji mallaneun malsseumeun an hasyeosseoyo. Hwaginhae bol tenikka iljuilman gidarirago hasyeosseoyo.

    He didn't tell me not to write it. He said he'd look into it and told me to wait a week.

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    B 그럼 그 말부터 정확히 적어 둬. 누가, 언제, 어디서, 뭐라고 했는지. 기사는 기억으로 쓰는 게 아니야.

    Geureom geu malbuteo jeonghwaki jeogeo dwo. Nuga, eonje, eodiseo, mworago haenneunji. Gisaneun gieogeuro sseuneun ge aniya.

    Then write that down exactly, first. Who said what, when and where. You don't write a story from memory.

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    A 근데 선생님, 이거 혹시 누가 돈을 빼돌린 거 아닐까요? 애들 사이에서는 벌써 그런 소문이 돌아요.

    Geunde seonsaengnim, igeo hoksi nuga doneul ppaedollin geo anilkkayo? Aedeul saieseoneun beolsseo geureon somuni dorayo.

    But sir, what if someone siphoned off the money? That rumour's already going around among the kids.

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    B 그게 제일 위험한 거야. 지금 네가 가진 건 의혹이지 사실이 아니야. 공사 계약서랑 수리 내역부터 확인해야지.

    Geuge jeil wiheomhan geoya. Jigeum nega gajin geon uihogiji sasiri aniya. Gongsa gyeyakseorang suri naeyeokbuteo hwaginhaeyaji.

    That's the most dangerous part. What you have is a suspicion, not a fact. You need to check the contract and the repair records first.

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    A 그런 서류를 학생한테 보여 줄까요?

    Geureon seoryureul haksaenghante boyeo julkkayo?

    Would they even show papers like that to a student?

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    B 정보 공개 청구라는 게 있어. 학생도 할 수 있고, 신청하면 열흘 안에 답을 줘야 돼.

    Jeongbo gonggae cheongguraneun ge isseo. Haksaengdo hal su itgo, sincheonghamyeon yeolheul ane dabeul jwoya dwae.

    There's something called a freedom of information request. Students can file one too, and they have to answer within ten days.

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    A 오, 그런 게 있었어요? 그럼 계약서에 적힌 교실이랑 실제로 추운 교실을 하나하나 비교해 보면 되겠네요.

    O, geureon ge isseosseoyo? Geureom gyeyakseoe jeokin gyosirirang siljero chuun gyosireul hanahana bigyohae bomyeon doegenneyo.

    Oh, that exists? Then I can compare the classrooms listed in the contract with the ones that are actually cold, one by one.

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    B 그렇지. 온도계 들고 교실마다 아침 온도도 재 두고. 사진에는 날짜랑 시간을 꼭 남기고.

    Geureochi. Ondogye deulgo gyosilmada achim ondodo jae dugo. Sajineneun naljjarang siganeul kkok namgigo.

    Exactly. Take a thermometer and record the morning temperature in every classroom. And make sure your photos show the date and time.

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    A 알겠습니다! 이번엔 '진상은 끝까지 밝혀내리라', 이런 각오로 할게요.

    Algetseumnida! Ibeonen 'jinsangeun kkeutkkaji balkyeonaerira', ireon gagoro halgeyo.

    Yes, sir! This time I'm going in with the motto 'The truth shall be brought to light, whatever it takes.'

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    B 무슨 사극 찍냐. 각오는 좋은데 하나 더. 기사 나가기 전에 행정실이랑 교감 선생님한테 반론할 기회를 꼭 드려야 해.

    Museun sageuk jjingnya. Gagoneun joeunde hana deo. Gisa nagagi jeone haengjeongsirirang gyogam seonsaengnimhante ballonhal gihoereul kkok deuryeoya hae.

    What is this, a period drama? Nice resolve, but one more thing. Before the story runs, you must give the admin office and the vice-principal a chance to respond.

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    A 반론할 기회요? 잘못한 쪽인데도요?

    Ballonhal gihoeyo? Jalmotan jjogindedoyo?

    A chance to respond? Even though they're the ones in the wrong?

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    B 잘못했는지 아닌지는 아직 몰라. 확인도 안 하고 섣불리 쓰면 그건 기사가 아니라 소문이야.

    Jalmotaenneunji aninjineun ajik molla. Hwagindo an hago seotbulli sseumyeon geugeon gisaga anira somuniya.

    We don't know yet whether they did anything wrong. If you rush it out without checking, it's not a story, it's a rumour.

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    A 알겠어요. 금요일에 교감 선생님께 정식으로 인터뷰 요청할게요. 근데 선생님, 선생님 반도 3층이잖아요.

    Algesseoyo. Geumyoire gyogam seonsaengnimkke jeongsigeuro inteobyu yocheonghalgeyo. Geunde seonsaengnim, seonsaengnim bando 3cheungijanayo.

    Got it. On Friday I'll formally ask the vice-principal for an interview. But sir, your homeroom's on the third floor too, isn't it?

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    B 그래서 하는 말이야. 나도 지난겨울 내내 패딩 입고 수업했거든. 그러니까 더 제대로 써야 돼.

    Geuraeseo haneun mariya. Nado jinangyeoul naenae paeding ipgo sueopaetgeodeun. Geureonikka deo jedaero sseoya dwae.

    That's exactly why I'm saying this. I taught in a padded coat all last winter. Which is all the more reason to get it right.

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