Day 3: Grandma's Mock Job Interview

Dialogue

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   A 할머니, 준비되셨어요? 지금부터 저는 손자가 아니라 면접관이에요. 웃으시면 안 돼요.

   Halmeoni, junbidoesyeosseoyo? Jigeumbuteo jeoneun sonjaga anira myeonjeopgwanieyo. Useusimyeon an dwaeyo.

   Grandma, are you ready? From now on I'm not your grandson, I'm the interviewer. No laughing.

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   B 아이고, 목소리까지 낮게 깔았네. 제법 면접관 같네.

   Aigo, moksorikkaji natge kkaranne. Jebeop myeonjeopgwan ganne.

   Oh my, you've even put on a deep voice. You really sound like an interviewer.

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   A 김영숙 지원자님, 지원서는 잘 읽었습니다. 간단하게 자기소개 부탁드립니다.

   Gimyeongsuk jiwonjanim, jiwonseoneun jal ilgeotseumnida. Gandanhage jagisogae butakdeurimnida.

   Ms. Kim Youngsook, we've read your application. Please briefly introduce yourself.

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   B 저는 예순여덟 살 김영숙입니다. 삼십 년 동안 초등학교 앞에서 문구점을 하다가 작년에 은퇴했습니다.

   Jeoneun yesunyeodeol sal Gimyeongsugimnida. Samsip nyeon dongan chodeunghakgyo apeseo mungujeomeul hadaga jangnyeone euntoehaetseumnida.

   I'm Kim Youngsook, sixty-eight years old. I ran a stationery shop in front of an elementary school for thirty years and retired last year.

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   A 문구점이요? 도서관 일과는 상관이 없는 것 같은데요. 왜 도서관에서 일하고 싶으세요?

   Mungujeomiyo? Doseogwan ilgwaneun sanggwani eomneun geot gateundeyo. Wae doseogwaneseo ilhago sipeuseyo?

   A stationery shop? That doesn't seem to have anything to do with library work. Why do you want to work at a library?

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   B 질문 한번 날카롭네. 음... 삼십 년 동안 매일 아이들을 상대했어. 아니, 상대했습니다. 아이들 마음은 누구보다 잘 압니다. 어린이 열람실에서 꼭 도움이 될 겁니다.

   Jilmun hanbeon nalkaromne. Eum... samsip nyeon dongan maeil aideureul sangdaehaesseo. Ani, sangdaehaetseumnida. Aideul maeumeun nuguboda jal amnida. Eorini yeollamsireseo kkok doumi doel geomnida.

   Now that's a sharp question. Hmm... I've been around kids every day for thirty years. Pardon me: I have worked with children every day for thirty years. I understand children better than anyone. That will be a real help in the children's reading room.

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   A 오, 좋은데요? 다음은 인터넷에서 찾은 질문이에요. 지원자님의 가장 큰 단점은 무엇입니까?

   O, joeundeyo? Daeumeun inteoneseseo chajeun jilmunieyo. Jiwonjanimui gajang keun danjeomeun mueosimnikka?

   Ooh, that's good. The next one's a question I found online. What is your greatest weakness?

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   B 단점? 그런 것도 물어봐? 요즘 면접은 참 까다롭네.

   Danjeom? Geureon geotdo mureobwa? Yojeum myeonjeobeun cham kkadaromne.

   My weakness? They ask that too? Interviews these days are really tricky.

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   A 이런 질문에 당황하시면 떨어지신대요. 솔직하게, 대신 짧게 대답하셔야 해요.

   Ireon jilmune danghwanghasimyeon tteoreojisindaeyo. Soljikage, daesin jjalge daedapasyeoya haeyo.

   They say if you panic at questions like this, you fail. You have to answer honestly, but keep it short.

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    B 음... 저는 컴퓨터가 서툽니다. 그래서 요즘 복지관에서 차근차근 배우고 있습니다. 이제 검색이나 문서 작성은 혼자서도 할 수 있습니다.

    Eum... jeoneun keompyuteoga seotumnida. Geuraeseo yojeum bokjigwaneseo chageunchageun baeugo itseumnida. Ije geomsaegina munseo jakseongeun honjaseodo hal su itseumnida.

    Hmm... I'm not good with computers. So I'm learning step by step at the welfare centre these days. I can now search online and type up documents on my own.

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    A 와, 단점을 말하면서 노력하는 모습까지 보여 주셨네요. 인터넷에 나온 모범 답안이랑 거의 똑같아요.

    Wa, danjeomeul malhamyeonseo noryeokaneun moseupkkaji boyeo jusyeonneyo. Inteonese naon mobeom dabanirang geoui ttokgatayo.

    Wow, you named a weakness and showed you're working on it. That's almost exactly the model answer online.

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    B 모범 답안은 무슨. 사실대로 말한 거야. 그나저나 이런 질문은 다 어디서 찾았어? 우리 손자 참 대견하네.

    Mobeom dabaneun museun. Sasildaero malhan geoya. Geunajeona ireon jilmuneun da eodiseo chajasseo? Uri sonja cham daegyeonhane.

    Model answer, my foot. I just told the truth. Anyway, where did you find all these questions? I'm so proud of you.

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    A 면접 영상을 열 개나 봤어요. 마지막 질문입니다. 이 일을 몇 년 동안 하실 생각이십니까?

    Myeonjeop yeongsangeul yeol gaena bwasseoyo. Majimak jilmunimnida. I ireul myeot nyeon dongan hasil saenggagisimnikka?

    I watched ten interview videos. Last question. How many years do you plan to do this job?

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    B 건강이 허락하는 한 성실히 일하겠습니다. 가능하면 십 년은 하고 싶습니다.

    Geongangi heorakaneun han seongsilhi ilhagetseumnida. Ganeunghamyeon sip nyeoneun hago sipseumnida.

    As long as my health allows, I'll work hard. If possible, I'd like to do it for ten years.

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    A 십 년이요? 일흔여덟 살까지 일하시겠다니요? 진짜 그게 가능해요?

    Sip nyeoniyo? Ilheunyeodeol salkkaji ilhasigetdaniyo? Jinjja geuge ganeunghaeyo?

    Ten years? You're going to work until you're seventy-eight? Is that really possible?

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    B 왜 안 돼? 요즘은 칠십 대도 청춘이야. 너랑 연습하고 나니까 내일 면접도 하나도 안 떨리네.

    Wae an dwae? Yojeumeun chilsip daedo cheongchuniya. Neorang yeonseupago nanikka naeil myeonjeopdo hanado an tteolline.

    Why not? These days your seventies are the prime of life. After practising with you, I'm not nervous about tomorrow at all.

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