Day 120: Rewriting the Water-Main Story

Dialogue

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   A 부장님, 수도관 사고 원고 다 썼습니다. 한번 봐 주세요.

   Bujangnim, sudogwan sago wongo da sseotseumnida. Hanbeon bwa juseyo.

   Sir, I've finished the script on the water-main accident. Could you take a look?

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   B 어디 봐요. 첫 문장부터 너무 길어요. 한 번에 못 읽겠네요.

   Eodi bwayo. Cheot munjangbuteo neomu gireoyo. Han beone mot ilgenneyo.

   Let's see. The very first sentence is too long. I can't get through it in one breath.

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   A 사고 내용을 한 문장에 다 넣으려고 하다 보니 그렇게 됐습니다.

   Sago naeyongeul han munjange da neoeuryeogo hada boni geureoke dwaetseumnida.

   I was trying to fit everything about the accident into one sentence.

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   B 뉴스는 귀로 듣는 거예요. 한 문장에는 정보를 하나만 넣어요.

   Nyuseuneun gwiro deunneun geoyeyo. Han munjangeneun jeongboreul hanaman neoeoyo.

   News is something people hear. Put only one piece of information in each sentence.

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   A 그럼 "오늘 새벽 수도관이 터지며 도로가 물에 잠겼습니다." 정도로 줄일까요?

   Geureom "oneul saebyeok sudogwani teojimyeo doroga mure jamgyeotseumnida." Jeongdoro jurilkkayo?

   Then should I cut it down to something like, "A water main burst early this morning, flooding the road"?

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   B 좋네요. 그다음은 "출근길 차량들이 우회하며 혼잡이 이어졌습니다." 이렇게 이어 가면 돼요.

   Jonneyo. Geudaeumeun "chulgeungil charyangdeuri uhoehamyeo honjabi ieojyeotseumnida." Ireoke ieo gamyeon dwaeyo.

   Good. Then follow it with, "Rush-hour traffic took detours, and congestion continued." Like that.

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   A 네, 그렇게 고치겠습니다.

   Ne, geureoke gochigetseumnida.

   Yes, I'll fix it like that.

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   B 근데 여기 시청 입장은 왜 없어요? 수도관 관리는 시청 책임이잖아요.

   Geunde yeogi sicheong ipjangeun wae eopseoyo? Sudogwan gwallineun sicheong chaegimijanayo.

   But why is there nothing from city hall? Maintaining the water mains is their job.

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   A 그게... 아침부터 시청에 전화를 계속 해 댔는데 아무도 안 받아요.

   Geuge... achimbuteo sicheonge jeonhwareul gyesok hae daenneunde amudo an badayo.

   Well... I've been calling city hall nonstop since this morning, but nobody picks up.

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    B 몇 번이나 했는데요?

    Myeot beonina haenneundeyo?

    How many times did you call?

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    A 스무 번은 넘을 거예요. 담당자는 회의 중이라고 문자만 보내요.

    Seumu beoneun neomeul geoyeyo. Damdangjaneun hoeui jungirago munjaman bonaeyo.

    Over twenty, probably. The official in charge just texts back that he's in a meeting.

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    B 그럼 전화 대신 직접 찾아가요. 기자가 앞에 서 있으면 못 피해요.

    Geureom jeonhwa daesin jikjeop chajagayo. Gijaga ape seo isseumyeon mot pihaeyo.

    Then stop calling and go there in person. They can't dodge a reporter standing right in front of them.

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    A 지금요? 저녁 뉴스까지 두 시간밖에 안 남았는데요.

    Jigeumyo? Jeonyeok nyuseukkaji du siganbakke an namanneundeyo.

    Now? There's only two hours until the evening news.

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    B 원고는 내가 고칠게요. 민준 씨는 시청 가서 한마디라도 받아 와요.

    Wongoneun naega gochilgeyo. Minjun ssineun sicheong gaseo hanmadirado bada wayo.

    I'll fix the script. Minjun, go to city hall and bring back at least one comment.

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    A 알겠습니다. 카메라 기자님께도 바로 연락드리겠습니다.

    Algetseumnida. Kamera gijanimkkedo baro yeollakdeurigetseumnida.

    Understood. I'll call the camera crew right away.

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    B 그리고 문장은 짧게 쓰세요. 오늘 배운 거 잊지 말고요.

    Geurigo munjangeun jjalge sseuseyo. Oneul baeun geo itji malgoyo.

    And keep your sentences short. Don't forget what you learned today.

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