Day 32: Time Off for the Residents' Meeting

Dialogue

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   B 팀장님, 잠깐 시간 괜찮으십니까? 드릴 말씀이 있습니다.

   Timjangnim, jamkkan sigan gwaenchaneusimnikka? Deuril malsseumi itseumnida.

   Ms. Han, do you have a moment? There's something I need to talk to you about.

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   A 네, 우진 씨. 오늘따라 표정이 심각하네요. 무슨 일 있어요?

   Ne, Ujin ssi. Oneulttara pyojeongi simgakaneyo. Museun il isseoyo?

   Sure, Woojin. You look unusually serious today. Is something wrong?

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   B 다름이 아니라 목요일에 한 시간만 조퇴해도 될지 여쭙고 싶습니다. 구청에서 주민 설명회가 있습니다.

   Dareumi anira mogyoire han siganman jotoehaedo doelji yeojjupgo sipseumnida. Gucheongeseo jumin seolmyeonghoega itseumnida.

   It's just that I wanted to ask if I could leave an hour early on Thursday. There's a residents' meeting at the district office.

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   A 주민 설명회요? 무슨 일인데요?

   Jumin seolmyeonghoeyo? Museun irindeyo?

   A residents' meeting? What's it about?

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   B 저희 동네에 쓰레기 소각장을 새로 짓는 계획이 있습니다. 아파트 앞에 현수막이 걸렸길래 알아봤더니 벌써 부지까지 정해졌다고 합니다.

   Jeohui dongnee sseuregi sogakjangeul saero jinneun gyehoegi itseumnida. Apateu ape hyeonsumagi geollyeotgillae arabwatdeoni beolsseo bujikkaji jeonghaejyeotdago hamnida.

   There's a plan to build a new waste incinerator in my neighbourhood. Banners went up outside my apartment, so I looked into it, and apparently they've already chosen the site.

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   A 아, 요즘 뉴스에서 본 것 같아요. 주민들 반대가 심하다면서요?

   A, yojeum nyuseueseo bon geot gatayo. Jumindeul bandaega simhadamyeonseoyo?

   Oh, I think I saw that on the news. I heard the residents are strongly against it.

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   B 네, 반대하는 쪽은 주로 대기 오염 같은 환경 문제와 집값 하락을 걱정합니다. 근처에 초등학교도 있어서 학부모들이 특히 불안해합니다.

   Ne, bandaehaneun jjogeun juro daegi oyeom gateun hwangyeong munjewa jipgap harageul geokjeonghamnida. Geuncheoe chodeunghakgyodo isseoseo hakbumodeuri teuki buranhaehamnida.

   Yes. Those against it mainly worry about environmental problems like air pollution, and about house prices falling. There's a primary school nearby too, so parents are especially anxious.

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   A 부모 입장에서는 당연히 걱정되겠네요. 그럼 찬성하는 쪽은요?

   Bumo ipjangeseoneun dangyeonhi geokjeongdoegenneyo. Geureom chanseonghaneun jjogeunyo?

   As a parent, of course you'd worry. And those in favour?

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   B 구청에서는 지금 소각장이 너무 낡아서 새로 지을 수밖에 없다고 합니다. 최신 설비를 갖추면 오염 물질도 훨씬 덜 나온다고 설명합니다.

   Gucheongeseoneun jigeum sogakjangi neomu nalgaseo saero jieul subakke eopdago hamnida. Choesin seolbireul gatchumyeon oyeom muljildo hwolssin deol naondago seolmyeonghamnida.

   The district office says the current incinerator is too old, so there's no choice but to build a new one. They explain that with the latest equipment, it'll give off far less pollution.

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    A 양쪽 다 일리가 있네요. 우진 씨는 어느 쪽이에요?

    Yangjjok da illiga inneyo. Ujin ssineun eoneu jjogieyo?

    Both sides have a point. Which side are you on?

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    B 저는 짓는 것 자체는 반대하지 않습니다. 다만 결정 과정에서 주민 의견을 제대로 듣지 않은 게 문제라고 생각합니다.

    Jeoneun jinneun geot jacheneun bandaehaji anseumnida. Daman gyeoljeong gwajeongeseo jumin uigyeoneul jedaero deutji aneun ge munjerago saenggakamnida.

    I'm not against building it as such. But I think the problem is that they didn't properly listen to residents while deciding.

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    A 그 얘기를 설명회에서 직접 하려는 거군요.

    Geu yaegireul seolmyeonghoeeseo jikjeop haryeoneun geogunyo.

    So that's what you want to say at the meeting yourself.

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    B 네, 주민 대표께서 젊은 사람 의견도 필요하다고 하시길래 발언을 신청했습니다.

    Ne, jumin daepyokkeseo jeolmeun saram uigyeondo piryohadago hasigillae bareoneul sincheonghaetseumnida.

    Yes. The residents' representative said they needed younger people's views too, so I signed up to speak.

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    A 좋아요, 다녀오세요. 금요일 오전 회의 자료만 목요일 점심 전까지 끝내 놓으면 돼요.

    Joayo, danyeooseyo. Geumyoil ojeon hoeui jaryoman mogyoil jeomsim jeonkkaji kkeunnae noeumyeon dwaeyo.

    All right, go ahead. Just have the materials for Friday morning's meeting done by lunchtime on Thursday.

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    B 감사합니다. 자료는 이미 절반 넘게 해 놨습니다.

    Gamsahamnida. Jaryoneun imi jeolban neomge hae nwatseumnida.

    Thank you. I've already done more than half of them.

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    A 역시 빠르네요. 그런데 설명회에서 첫마디는 뭐라고 할지 정했어요?

    Yeoksi ppareuneyo. Geureonde seolmyeonghoeeseo cheonmadineun mworago halji jeonghaesseoyo?

    Quick as ever. So have you decided how you'll open at the meeting?

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    B 네. '저는 반대하러 온 게 아니라 질문하러 왔습니다.' 이렇게 시작하려고 합니다.

    Ne. 'Jeoneun bandaehareo on ge anira jilmunhareo watseumnida.' Ireoke sijakaryeogo hamnida.

    Yes. "I'm not here to oppose it; I'm here to ask questions." That's how I plan to start.

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    A 첫마디부터 설득력 있네요. 우리 팀 회의에서도 그렇게 좀 해 줘요.

    Cheonmadibuteo seoldeungnyeok inneyo. Uri tim hoeuieseodo geureoke jom hae jwoyo.

    Convincing from the very first line. Try doing that in our team meetings, too.

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