Day 17: Banning Paper Cups on Our Floor

Dialogue

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   A 수빈 씨는 맨날 자기 컵을 씻네요. 사무실에 종이컵이 저렇게 많은데요.

   Subin ssineun maennal jagi keobeul ssinneyo. Samusire jongikeobi jeoreoke maneundeyo.

   Subin, you're always washing your own mug. There are tons of paper cups in the office.

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   B 아, 선배님. 저도 처음엔 종이컵을 썼는데, 알고 보니 종이컵은 재활용이 거의 안 돼요.

   A, seonbaenim. Jeodo cheoeumen jongikeobeul sseonneunde, algo boni jongikeobeun jaehwaryongi geoui an dwaeyo.

   Oh, hi. I used paper cups at first too, but it turns out they hardly ever get recycled.

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   A 정말요? 종이니까 당연히 재활용될 거라고 생각했어요.

   Jeongmaryo? Jonginikka dangyeonhi jaehwaryongdoel georago saenggakaesseoyo.

   Really? I assumed they'd be recycled, since they're paper.

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   B 저도 그랬어요. 근데 안쪽에 얇은 비닐 코팅이 돼 있어서 일반 종이처럼 재활용하기가 어렵다고 해요.

   Jeodo geuraesseoyo. Geunde anjjoge yalbeun binil kotingi dwae isseoseo ilban jongicheoreom jaehwaryonghagiga eoryeopdago haeyo.

   So did I. But apparently there's a thin plastic lining inside, so they're hard to recycle like ordinary paper.

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   A 몰랐네요. 그럼 우리가 매일 쓰는 일회용 컵이 다 쓰레기가 되는 거네요.

   Mollanneyo. Geureom uriga maeil sseuneun ilhoeyong keobi da sseuregiga doeneun geoneyo.

   I had no idea. So all the disposable cups we use every day just end up as rubbish.

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   B 네. 따지고 보면 한 사람이 하루에 서너 개씩은 쓰잖아요.

   Ne. Ttajigo bomyeon han sarami harue seoneo gaessigeun sseujanayo.

   Yes. When you think about it, each person uses three or four a day.

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   A 우리 층에 서른 명이 있으니까 하루에 백 개 가까이 버리는 거네요.

   Uri cheunge seoreun myeongi isseunikka harue baek gae gakkai beorineun geoneyo.

   There are thirty of us on this floor, so we're throwing out nearly a hundred a day.

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   B 한 달이면 이천 개가 넘어요. 저도 계산해 보고 깜짝 놀랐어요.

   Han darimyeon icheon gaega neomeoyo. Jeodo gyesanhae bogo kkamjjak nollasseoyo.

   That's over two thousand a month. I was shocked when I worked it out too.

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   A 듣고 보니 정말 많네요. 근데 매일 컵 씻는 거 번거롭지 않아요?

   Deutgo boni jeongmal manneyo. Geunde maeil keop ssinneun geo beongeoropji anayo?

   Now that you put it that way, that really is a lot. But isn't it a hassle washing a mug every day?

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    B 처음엔 번거로웠는데 이제는 습관이 됐어요. 커피도 더 맛있는 것 같고요.

    Cheoeumen beongeorowonneunde ijeneun seupgwani dwaesseoyo. Keopido deo masinneun geot gatgoyo.

    It was at first, but now it's a habit. And coffee seems to taste better, too.

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    A 좋아요. 그럼 다음 주 회의 때 우리 층에서 종이컵을 없애자고 해 볼게요.

    Joayo. Geureom daeum ju hoeui ttae uri cheungeseo jongikeobeul eopsaejago hae bolgeyo.

    Right. Then at next week's meeting I'll suggest we get rid of paper cups on our floor.

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    B 정말요? 부장님들이 손님 오시면 어떡하냐고 따지고 들면요?

    Jeongmaryo? Bujangnimdeuri sonnim osimyeon eotteokanyago ttajigo deulmyeonyo?

    Really? What if the department heads start grilling you about what we'll do when visitors come?

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    A 손님용 컵은 따로 두고, 회사 돈으로 개인 컵을 하나씩 사 주자고 할게요. 환경도 지키고요.

    Sonnimyong keobeun ttaro dugo, hoesa doneuro gaein keobeul hanassik sa jujago halgeyo. Hwangyeongdo jikigoyo.

    We'll keep some cups aside for visitors, and I'll suggest the company buy everyone their own mug. We'll be helping the environment, too.

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    B 역시 선배님은 다르세요. 저는 제 컵 씻을 생각만 했어요.

    Yeoksi seonbaenimeun dareuseyo. Jeoneun je keop ssiseul saenggangman haesseoyo.

    You really are something else. All I ever thought of was washing my own mug.

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