Day 42: My Brother Can't Say No

Dialogue

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   A 오빠, 새벽 한 시인데 아직도 일해? 내일 출근 안 해?

   Oppa, saebyeok han siinde ajikdo ilhae? Naeil chulgeun an hae?

   It's one in the morning and you're still working? Don't you have work tomorrow?

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   B 해야지. 근데 이러다 이거 끝내느라 밤새우게 생겼어.

   Haeyaji. Geunde ireoda igeo kkeunnaeneura bamsaeuge saenggyeosseo.

   I do. But at this rate I'm going to be up all night finishing this.

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   A 무슨 보고서인데? 오빠 거 아까 다 끝냈다며.

   Museun bogoseoinde? Oppa geo akka da kkeunnaetdamyeo.

   What report is it? You said you'd finished yours earlier.

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   B 내 거 말고 옆자리 동료 김 대리 거. 퇴근할 때 좀 봐 달라고 하길래 알았다고 했지. 근데 열어 보니까 거의 처음부터 다시 써야 돼.

   Nae geo malgo yeopjari dongnyo gim daeri geo. Toegeunhal ttae jom bwa dallago hagillae aratdago haetji. Geunde yeoreo bonikka geoui cheoeumbuteo dasi sseoya dwae.

   Not mine, Mr. Kim's at the next desk. As I was leaving, he asked me to take a look, so I said okay. But when I opened it, I basically have to rewrite it from scratch.

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   A 또? 지난주에도 누구 발표 자료 떠맡았잖아. 오빠는 툭하면 남의 일을 가져와.

   Tto? Jinanjuedo nugu balpyo jaryo tteomatatjana. Oppaneun tukamyeon namui ireul gajyeowa.

   Again? Last week you got stuck with someone's presentation slides too. You're always taking on other people's work.

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   B 거절을 못 하겠어. 싫다고 하면 나를 이기적인 사람으로 볼 것 같아서. 거절하고 나면 괜히 죄책감도 들고.

   Geojeoreul mot hagesseo. Siltago hamyeon nareul igijeogin sarameuro bol geot gataseo. Geojeolhago namyeon gwaenhi joechaekgamdo deulgo.

   I just can't say no. I feel like if I refuse, they'll think I'm selfish. And after I say no, I feel guilty for no reason.

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   A 그거 심리학 수업에서 배운 '착한 아이 콤플렉스'랑 똑같아. 남한테 인정받고 싶어서 자기 욕구를 계속 참는 거.

   Geugeo simnihak sueobeseo baeun 'chakan ai kompeullekseu'rang ttokgata. Namhante injeongbatgo sipeoseo jagi yokgureul gyesok chamneun geo.

   That's exactly the "good child complex" we learned about in psychology class. Always holding back what you need because you want other people's approval.

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   B 나 그런 성격 맞아. 근데 그게 그렇게 나쁜 거야? 사람들이 나를 좋아하잖아.

   Na geureon seonggyeok maja. Geunde geuge geureoke nappeun geoya? Saramdeuri nareul joahajana.

   That's me, all right. But is that so bad? People like me.

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   A 좋아하는 게 아니라 편하게 생각하는 거지. 그리고 스트레스는 결국 오빠 몸에 다 쌓여.

   Joahaneun ge anira pyeonhage saenggakaneun geoji. Geurigo seuteureseuneun gyeolguk oppa mome da ssayeo.

   They don't like you, they find you convenient. And in the end, all that stress builds up in your body.

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    B 듣고 보니 요즘 편두통이 잦긴 해. 이러다 내가 먼저 쓰러지게 생겼다.

    Deutgo boni yojeum pyeondutongi jatgin hae. Ireoda naega meonjeo sseureojige saenggyeotda.

    Now that you mention it, I have been getting a lot of migraines lately. At this rate I'm the one who's going to collapse.

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    A 그러니까 연습하자. 내가 김 대리 할게. "동훈 씨, 이것 좀 봐 줄 수 있어요?"

    Geureonikka yeonseupaja. Naega gim daeri halge. "Donghun ssi, igeot jom bwa jul su isseoyo?"

    So let's practise. I'll be Mr. Kim. "Donghoon, could you take a look at this?"

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    B 아, 또 해 버렸다. 나도 모르게 "네, 한번 볼게요"가 튀어나왔어.

    A, tto hae beoryeotda. Nado moreuge "ne, hanbeon bolgeyo"ga twieonawasseo.

    Argh, I did it again. "Sure, I'll have a look" just popped out before I knew it.

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    A 다시. 이유를 길게 대지 말고, 짧게 거절하고 대안을 하나 주는 거야.

    Dasi. Iyureul gilge daeji malgo, jjalge geojeolhago daeaneul hana juneun geoya.

    Again. Don't give long reasons. Just say no briefly and offer one alternative.

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    B "죄송한데 오늘은 제 업무가 많아서 어려워요. 대신 내일 오전에 궁금한 거 있으면 물어보세요."

    "Joesonghande oneureun je eommuga manaseo eoryeowoyo. Daesin naeil ojeone gunggeumhan geo isseumyeon mureoboseyo."

    "Sorry, I've got a lot of my own work today, so I can't. But if you have any questions tomorrow morning, feel free to ask."

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    A 완벽해! 거절 한 번 한다고 사람들이 등 돌리지 않아. 오히려 오빠 시간을 존중해 주게 되지.

    Wanbyeokae! Geojeol han beon handago saramdeuri deung dolliji ana. Ohiryeo oppa siganeul jonjunghae juge doeji.

    Perfect! People won't turn their backs on you just because you say no once. If anything, they'll start respecting your time.

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    B 좋아, 내일 바로 써먹어 볼게. 근데 이 보고서는 어떡하지?

    Joa, naeil baro sseomeogeo bolge. Geunde i bogoseoneun eotteokaji?

    Okay, I'll try it out tomorrow. But what do I do about this report?

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    A 고친 데까지만 보내고 나머지는 김 대리한테 하라고 해. 그리고 당장 자!

    Gochin dekkajiman bonaego nameojineun gim daerihante harago hae. Geurigo dangjang ja!

    Send what you've fixed so far and tell Mr. Kim to do the rest. And go to bed right now!

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