Day 156: A Guaranteed Twenty Percent Return?

Dialogue

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   A 민지 엄마, 은행 다니죠? 뭐 하나만 물어봐도 될까요?

   Minji eomma, eunhaeng danijyo? Mwo hanaman mureobwado doelkkayo?

   Minji's mom, you work at a bank, right? Could I ask you something?

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   B 그럼요, 어르신. 무슨 일 있으세요? 표정이 안 좋으세요.

   Geureomyo, eoreusin. Museun il isseuseyo? Pyojeongi an joeuseyo.

   Of course. Is something the matter? You look worried.

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   A 오래된 친구가 투자를 하나 소개해 줬는데, 1년에 20%를 확실하게 준대요.

   Oraedoen chinguga tujareul hana sogaehae jwonneunde, 1nyeone 20%reul hwaksilhage jundaeyo.

   An old friend told me about an investment, and he says it's guaranteed to pay twenty percent a year.

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   B 20%요? 요즘 은행 이자가 3% 정도인데, 20%를 약속했다고요?

   20%yo? Yojeum eunhaeng ijaga 3% jeongdoinde, 20%reul yaksokaetdagoyo?

   Twenty percent? Bank interest is about three percent these days, and he promised you twenty?

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   A 그렇다니까요. 그래서 저축해 둔 돈을 거기에 다 넣으려고 했어요.

   Geureotanikkayo. Geuraeseo jeochukae dun doneul geogie da neoeuryeogo haesseoyo.

   That's what I'm telling you. So I was going to put all my savings into it.

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   B 설마 벌써 넣으신 건 아니죠?

   Seolma beolsseo neoeusin geon anijyo?

   You haven't already put the money in, have you?

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   A 아니요. 어제 계약서에 도장을 찍을 뻔했는데, 집사람이 겨우 말렸어요.

   Aniyo. Eoje gyeyakseoe dojangeul jjigeul ppeonhaenneunde, jipsarami gyeou mallyeosseoyo.

   No. I nearly put my seal on the contract yesterday, but my wife just managed to stop me.

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   B 정말 다행이에요. 그거 사기일 가능성이 아주 높아요.

   Jeongmal dahaengieyo. Geugeo sagiil ganeungseongi aju nopayo.

   Thank goodness. That's very likely a scam.

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   A 사기요? 그 친구는 제가 40년 동안 알고 지낸 사람인데요.

   Sagiyo? Geu chinguneun jega 40nyeon dongan algo jinaen saramindeyo.

   A scam? I've known that friend for forty years.

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    B 그 친구분도 속으셨을 수 있어요. 요즘은 그런 사기가 아는 사람을 통해서 많이 퍼지거든요.

    Geu chingubundo sogeusyeosseul su isseoyo. Yojeumeun geureon sagiga aneun sarameul tonghaeseo mani peojigeodeunyo.

    Your friend may have been fooled too. These days, scams like that mostly spread through people you know.

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    A 그래도 처음 석 달은 이자를 매달 꼭 넣어 준다고 했어요.

    Geuraedo cheoeum seok dareun ijareul maedal kkok neoeo jundago haesseoyo.

    But he said they'd make sure to pay the interest into my account every month for the first three months.

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    B 그게 다 믿게 만들려고 그러는 거예요. 누구든 20%를 확실하게 준다고 하면 일단 의심부터 하셔야 돼요.

    Geuge da mitge mandeullyeogo geureoneun geoyeyo. Nugudeun 20%reul hwaksilhage jundago hamyeon ildan uisimbuteo hasyeoya dwaeyo.

    That's all to make you trust them. Whoever it is, if someone promises you a guaranteed twenty percent, you should be suspicious first.

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    A 친구한테는 뭐라고 하죠? 서운해할 텐데요.

    Chinguhanteneun mworago hajyo? Seounhaehal tendeyo.

    What do I tell my friend? He'll be hurt.

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    B 은행 다니는 이웃이 말렸다고 하세요. 제 핑계를 대셔도 괜찮아요.

    Eunhaeng danineun iusi mallyeotdago haseyo. Je pinggyereul daesyeodo gwaenchanayo.

    Tell him your neighbour who works at a bank talked you out of it. You can blame it on me.

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    A 허허, 고마워요. 하마터면 평생 모은 돈을 다 날릴 뻔했네요.

    Heoheo, gomawoyo. Hamateomyeon pyeongsaeng moeun doneul da nallil ppeonhaenneyo.

    Ha, thank you. I very nearly threw away everything I've saved in my life.

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