Day 92 of 215

Day 92: Subway Delay on Presentation Day

Minhyuk (A) and Subin (B), two students, rush into Professor Han's (C) seminar room on the day of their presentation.

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A 교수님, 늦어서 정말 죄송합니다.

Gyosunim, neujeoseo jeongmal joesonghamnida.

Professor, we're so sorry we're late.
C 민혁 씨, 수빈 씨, 무슨 일 있었어요? 오늘 두 사람 발표 날이잖아요.

Minhyeok ssi, Subin ssi, museun il isseosseoyo? Oneul du saram balpyo narijanayo.

Minhyuk, Subin, what happened? Today's your presentation day.
B 지하철이 역과 역 사이에서 이십 분 동안 멈춰 있었어요.

Jihacheori yeokgwa yeok saieseo isip bun dongan meomchwo isseosseoyo.

Our train was stuck between stations for twenty minutes.
A 안에서 "앞 열차 고장으로 잠시 멈춥니다"라고 방송이 나왔어요.

Aneseo "ap yeolcha gojangeuro jamsi meomchumnida"rago bangsongi nawasseoyo.

They announced, 'We are stopping briefly because of a fault with the train ahead.'
C 그랬군요. 많이 놀랐겠어요.

Geuraetgunyo. Mani nollatgesseoyo.

I see. That must have given you a fright.
B 네, 사람이 너무 많아서 움직일 수도 없었어요. 결국 기다릴 수밖에 없었어요.

Ne, sarami neomu manaseo umjigil sudo eopseosseoyo. Gyeolguk gidaril subakke eopseosseoyo.

Yes, it was so packed we couldn't even move. In the end we had no choice but to wait.
A 방송에서도 계속 "잠시만 기다려 주십시오"라고만 했잖아.

Bangsongeseodo gyesok "jamsiman gidaryeo jusipsio"ragoman haetjana.

And the announcements just kept saying, 'Please wait a moment,' didn't they?
B 맞아. 그때 너무 답답했어. 발표 자료만 계속 봤어.

Maja. Geuttae neomu dapdapaesseo. Balpyo jaryoman gyesok bwasseo.

Yeah. It was so frustrating. I just kept going over our slides.
C 괜찮아요. 지하철 때문에 늦은 건 두 사람 잘못이 아니죠.

Gwaenchanayo. Jihacheol ttaemune neujeun geon du saram jalmosi anijyo.

It's all right. Being late because of the subway isn't your fault.
A 교수님, 그럼 발표는 오늘 해도 될까요?

Gyosunim, geureom balpyoneun oneul haedo doelkkayo?

Professor, can we still give our presentation today?
C 그럼요. 수업이 좀 늦게 끝나도 괜찮으니까 숨 좀 돌리고 오 분 뒤에 시작해요.

Geureomyo. Sueobi jom neutge kkeunnado gwaenchaneunikka sum jom dolligo o bun dwie sijakaeyo.

Of course. It's fine if class runs a little late, so catch your breath and start in five minutes.

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