Day 19: A Contract for My First Phone
At the living-room table, Siwoo (B), eleven, and his mother (A) draw up a contract before he gets his first smartphone.
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Dialogue
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A μ, μμ°μΌ. ν΄λν° μ¬κΈ° μ μ κ³μ½μλΆν° μ°μ. μλ§κ° μ‘°νμ λͺ κ° μ μ΄ λ΄€μ΄.
Ja, Siuya. Hyudaepon sagi jeone gyeyakseobuteo sseuja. Eommaga johangeul myeot gae jeogeo bwasseo.
Okay, Siwoo. Before we buy the phone, let's write a contract first. I've jotted down a few clauses.
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B κ³μ½μ? ν΄λν° νλ μ¬λλ° λ¬΄μ¨ κ³μ½μκΉμ§ μ¨?
Gyeyakseo? Hyudaepon hana saneunde museun gyeyakseokkaji sseo?
A contract? Why do we need a contract just to buy a phone?
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A μ½μμ κΈλ‘ λ¨κ²¨ λλ©΄ λμ€μ μλ‘ λ΄μ리 λͺ» νμμ. 첫째, ν΄λν°μ ν루μ ν μκ°λ§ μ΄λ€.
Yaksogeul geullo namgyeo dumyeon najunge seoro ttansori mot hajana. Cheotjjae, hyudaeponeun harue han siganman sseunda.
If we put our promises in writing, neither of us can back out later. One: the phone is used for only one hour a day.
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B ν μκ°? μΉκ΅¬λ€μ λ€ μΈ μκ°μ© ν΄. λ μκ°μΌλ‘ ν΄ μ€.
Han sigan? Chingudeureun da se siganssik hae. Du siganeuro hae jwo.
One hour? My friends all get three. Make it two.
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A κ·ΈλΌ μ΄ κΈ°μ¬ μ’ λ€μ΄ λ΄. "μ΄λ±νμ ν루 μ€λ§νΈν° μ¬μ© μκ°, νκ· λ€ μκ° λμλ€."
Geureom i gisa jom deureo bwa. "Chodeunghaksaeng haru seumateupon sayong sigan, pyeonggyun ne sigan neomeotda."
Then listen to this article. "Elementary pupils' daily smartphone use tops four hours on average."
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B κ±° λ΄, λ€ μκ°μ΄ νκ· μ΄λ. λ μκ°μ΄λ©΄ νκ· λ³΄λ€ ν¨μ¬ μ μ κ±°μΌ.
Geo bwa, ne sigani pyeonggyunirae. Du siganimyeon pyeonggyunboda hwolssin jeogeun geoya.
See? Four hours is average. Two hours is way below average.
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A λκΉμ§ λ€μ΄. "μ€λ§νΈν° μ₯μκ° μ°λ μμ΄μΌμλ‘ μλ©΄ μ΄λ ΅λ€." λ μ§κΈλ ννλ©΄ λ¦μ μμμ.
Kkeutkkaji deureo. "Seumateupon jangsigan sseuneun aiilsurok sungmyeon eoryeopda." Neo jigeumdo tukamyeon neutjam jajana.
Listen to the end. "The longer children use smartphones, the harder it is for them to sleep well." You already oversleep all the time.
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B λ μμ§ ν΄λν°λ μλλ°? 그건 μλ μμΉ¨μ μ΄ λ§μμ κ·Έλ° κ±°μ§ ν΄λν° λλ¬Έμ΄ μλμΌ. κ·ΈλΌ ν μκ° λ°!
Na ajik hyudaepondo eomneunde? Geugeon wollae achimjami manaseo geureon geoji hyudaepon ttaemuni aniya. Geureom han sigan ban!
I don't even have a phone yet! That's because I'm just not a morning person, not because of a phone. Fine, an hour and a half!
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A μ’μ, νμΌμ ν μκ° λ°, μ£Όλ§μ λ μκ°. λμ§Έ, λ°€ μν μκ° λλ©΄ ν΄λν°μ κ±°μ€μ λλ€.
Joa, pyeongireun han sigan ban, jumareun du sigan. Duljjae, bam ahop siga doemyeon hyudaeponeun geosire dunda.
Okay, an hour and a half on weekdays, two hours at weekends. Two: at nine at night, the phone stays in the living room.
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B μν μλ λ무 μΌλ¬. μλμ μ΄λ‘ν΄? μλ λ§μΆ°μΌ λλλ°.
Ahop sineun neomu illeo. Allameun eotteokae? Allam matchwoya doeneunde.
Nine is way too early. What about my alarm? I need to set an alarm.
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A μλμ μλ§κ° κΉ¨μ μ£Όλ©΄ λμ§. μ μ§Έ, μ½μμ μ΄κΈ°λ©΄ λ€μ λ μ ν΄λν°μ λͺ» μ΄λ€.
Allameun eommaga kkaewo jumyeon doeji. Setjjae, yaksogeul eogimyeon daeum nareun hyudaeponeul mot sseunda.
I'll be your alarm. Three: if you break the rules, no phone the next day.
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B ν λ² μ΄κ²Όλ€κ³ ν루 μ’ μΌ? μλ§ μ€λλ°λΌ μ μ΄λ κ² κΌΌκΌΌν΄? λ²μΉμ΄ μμ² μΈ.
Han beon eogyeotdago haru jongil? Eomma oneulttara wae ireoke kkomkkomhae? Beolchigi eomcheong se.
A whole day for breaking it once? Why are you so picky today of all days, Mom? The penalty's way too harsh.
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A μ€λλ°λΌκ° μλλΌ μλ μλ§ μ±κ²©μ΄μΌ. λμ ν λ¬ λμ μ μ§ν€λ©΄ μ£Όλ§ μκ°μ μΌμ λΆ λλ € μ€κ².
Oneulttaraga anira wollae eomma seonggyeogiya. Daesin han dal dongan jal jikimyeon jumal siganeul samsip bun neullyeo julge.
It's not just today, that's how I always am. But if you keep to it for a month, I'll add thirty minutes at weekends.
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B μ€, 보λμ€ μ‘°νμ΄λ€. κ·Έκ²λ κΌ μ¨ μ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μλ§λ λ°₯ λ¨Ήμ λ ν΄λν° λ³΄μ§ μκΈ°!
O, boneoseu johangine. Geugeotdo kkok sseo jwo. Geurigo eommado bap meogeul ttae hyudaepon boji anki!
Ooh, a bonus clause. Write that down too. And you don't look at your phone during meals either, Mom!
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A μλ§λ? ...μ’μ, 곡ννκ² νμ. λ·μ§Έ, μλ§λ μμ¬ μκ°μλ ν΄λν°μ λ³΄μ§ μλλ€.
Eommado? ...Joa, gongpyeonghage haja. Netjjae, eommado siksa siganeneun hyudaeponeul boji anneunda.
Me too? ...All right, let's be fair. Four: Mom doesn't look at her phone at mealtimes either.
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B κ·ΈλΌ μ¬κΈ° μλͺ ν΄. μλ§ λ¨Όμ .
Geureom yeogi seomyeonghae. Eomma meonjeo.
Then sign here. You first, Mom.
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A μμμ΄. λλ μ¬κΈ° μ΄λ¦ μ°κ³ . μ΄μ κ³μ½ μ±λ¦½μ΄λ€. λμ€μ λ΄μ리νκΈ° μκΈ°μΌ, λͺ μ¬ν΄.
Arasseo. Neodo yeogi ireum sseugo. Ije gyeyak seongnibida. Najunge ttansorihagi eopgiya, myeongsimhae.
Okay. You write your name here too. Now it's a done deal. No backing out later, remember that.
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