Day 21: A Seat on the Children's Council

Dialogue

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   B 엄마, 나 어린이 의회 의원으로 뽑혔어! 우리 반에서 나만!

   Eomma, na eorini uihoe uiwoneuro ppopyeosseo! Uri baneseo naman!

   Mom, I got picked for the children's council! The only one in my class!

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   A 정말? 우리 아들이 의원이 되다니! 엄마가 다 떨린다.

   Jeongmal? Uri adeuri uiwoni doedani! Eommaga da tteollinda.

   Really? My son, a council member! I'm nervous just hearing it.

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   B 다음 주에 구청에 가서 우리 동네에 필요한 걸 하나씩 발표해야 돼. 구청장님도 오신대.

   Daeum jue gucheonge gaseo uri dongnee piryohan geol hanassik balpyohaeya dwae. Gucheongjangnimdo osindae.

   Next week we have to go to the district office and each present one thing our neighbourhood needs. The district head is coming too.

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   A 구청장님 앞에서 발표라니, 대단하다. 뭘 건의할지는 생각해 봤어?

   Gucheongjangnim apeseo balpyorani, daedanhada. Mwol geonuihaljineun saenggakae bwasseo?

   Presenting in front of the district head? That's amazing. Have you thought about what you'll propose?

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   B 당연하지. 워터파크! 여름마다 멀리 가야 되잖아. 구청 옆에 크게 만들어 달라고 할 거야.

   Dangyeonhaji. Woteopakeu! Yeoreummada meolli gaya doejana. Gucheong yeope keuge mandeureo dallago hal geoya.

   Of course. A water park! We always have to go so far in summer. I'm going to ask for a big one next to the district office.

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   A 워터파크 좋지. 근데 의원은 자기가 좋아하는 것보다 동네 사람 모두한테 필요한 걸 말하는 사람이야.

   Woteopakeu jochi. Geunde uiwoneun jagiga joahaneun geotboda dongne saram moduhante piryohan geol malhaneun saramiya.

   A water park sounds fun. But a council member is someone who speaks up for what the whole neighbourhood needs, not just what they'd like.

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   B 친구들도 다 좋아할 거야. 할머니 할아버지들은 싫어하실까?

   Chingudeuldo da joahal geoya. Halmeoni harabeojideureun sireohasilkka?

   My friends would all love it. Would grandmas and grandpas not like it?

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   A 할머니 할아버지들은 워터파크에 갈 일이 별로 없으시겠지. 그리고 워터파크는 돈이 엄청 많이 들어. 구청에서 쓰는 돈은 다 주민들이 낸 세금이거든.

   Halmeoni harabeojideureun woteopakeue gal iri byeollo eopseusigetji. Geurigo woteopakeuneun doni eomcheong mani deureo. Gucheongeseo sseuneun doneun da jumindeuri naen segeumigeodeun.

   Grandmas and grandpas probably wouldn't have much use for a water park. And a water park costs a huge amount of money. Everything the district spends comes from taxes that residents pay.

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   B 세금? 그럼 다른 거... 엄마는 우리 동네에서 뭐가 제일 불편해?

   Segeum? Geureom dareun geo... eommaneun uri dongneeseo mwoga jeil bulpyeonhae?

   Taxes? Then something else... What bothers you most about our neighbourhood, Mom?

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    A 엄마는 학교 앞 횡단보도가 늘 걱정이야. 신호가 짧아서 할머니들은 다 건너기도 전에 빨간불이 되잖아.

    Eommaneun hakgyo ap hoengdanbodoga neul geokjeongiya. Sinhoga jjalbaseo halmeonideureun da geonneogido jeone ppalganburi doejana.

    I always worry about the crossing in front of your school. The green light is so short that it turns red before the old ladies can get across.

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    B 맞아! 그리고 거기 차들이 엄청 빨리 달려. 지난주에 내 친구 민규가 차에 부딪힐 뻔했어.

    Maja! Geurigo geogi chadeuri eomcheong ppalli dallyeo. Jinanjue nae chingu Mingyuga chae budichil ppeonhaesseo.

    Right! And the cars go really fast there. Last week my friend Mingyu nearly got hit by a car.

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    A 민규가? 하마터면 큰일 날 뻔했네. 그 얘기를 발표에서 하면 어른들도 귀 기울일 거야.

    Mingyuga? Hamateomyeon keunil nal ppeonhaenne. Geu yaegireul balpyoeseo hamyeon eoreundeuldo gwi giuril geoya.

    Mingyu? That could have been terrible. If you talk about that in your presentation, the grown-ups will listen.

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    B 그럼 신호를 길게 해 달라고 할까? 과속 단속 카메라도 달아 달라고 하고.

    Geureom sinhoreul gilge hae dallago halkka? Gwasok dansok kamerado dara dallago hago.

    So should I ask them to make the green light longer? And to put up a speed camera?

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    A 좋다! 그건 아이들도, 어르신들도, 운전하는 사람들도 다 안전해지는 거니까.

    Jota! Geugeon aideuldo, eoreusindeuldo, unjeonhaneun saramdeuldo da anjeonhaejineun geonikka.

    Great! That makes things safer for kids, for older people and for drivers too.

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    B 근데 워터파크보다 멋이 없잖아. 친구들이 시시하다고 하면 어떡해?

    Geunde woteopakeuboda meosi eopjana. Chingudeuri sisihadago hamyeon eotteokae?

    But it's not as cool as a water park. What if my friends say it's boring?

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    A 친구가 다칠 뻔했던 길을 안전하게 바꾸는 게 제일 멋있는 거야. 사진을 찍어서 보여 주면 설득력도 있을 거고.

    Chinguga dachil ppeonhaetdeon gireul anjeonhage bakkuneun ge jeil meosinneun geoya. Sajineul jjigeoseo boyeo jumyeon seoldeungnyeokdo isseul geogo.

    Making the road where your friend nearly got hurt safe is the coolest thing there is. And if you show photos, it'll be more convincing.

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    B 그럼 내일 학교 끝나고 거기서 같이 사진 찍자. 신호가 몇 초인지도 재 보고.

    Geureom naeil hakgyo kkeunnago geogiseo gachi sajin jjikja. Sinhoga myeot choinjido jae bogo.

    Then let's take photos there together tomorrow after school. And time how many seconds the light lasts.

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    A 신호 시간까지 재겠다니! 우리 아들, 진짜 의원님 다 됐네.

    Sinho sigankkaji jaegetdani! Uri adeul, jinjja uiwonnim da dwaenne.

    You're even going to time the lights! My boy's a real councillor now.

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