Day 50: Grilled About His Grades

Dialogue

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   A 오빠, 면접 어땠어? 표정 보니까 별로였나 보다.

   Oppa, myeonjeop eottaesseo? Pyojeong bonikka byeolloyeonna boda.

   How was the interview? From your face, I'm guessing not great.

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   B 말도 마. 압박 면접이었어. 들어가자마자 학점이 왜 이렇게 낮냐고 묻더라.

   Maldo ma. Apbak myeonjeobieosseo. Deureogajamaja hakjeomi wae ireoke nannyago mutdeora.

   Don't even ask. It was a pressure interview. The minute I walked in, they asked why my grades were so low.

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   A 헉, 첫 질문부터? 그래서 뭐라고 했어?

   Heok, cheot jilmunbuteo? Geuraeseo mworago haesseo?

   Whoa, as the first question? So what did you say?

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   B 당황해서 "열심히 했는데 부족했습니다"라고 했지. 그랬더니 "열심히 해서 이 학점이면 더 문제 아닌가요?" 이러는 거야.

   Danghwanghaeseo "yeolsimhi haenneunde bujokaetseumnida"rago haetji. Geuraetdeoni "yeolsimhi haeseo i hakjeomimyeon deo munje aningayo?" Ireoneun geoya.

   I panicked and said, "I worked hard, but it wasn't enough." Then they said, "If you worked hard and got these grades, isn't that even more of a problem?"

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   A 와, 너무했다. 그건 일부러 흔들어 보려는 거잖아.

   Wa, neomuhaetda. Geugeon ilbureo heundeureo boryeoneun geojana.

   Wow, that's harsh. They were deliberately trying to rattle you.

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   B 알아. 근데 머리가 하얘져서 진땀만 뺐어. 그런 질문 또 받느니 차라리 떨어지는 게 낫지.

   Ara. Geunde meoriga hayaejyeoseo jinttamman ppaesseo. Geureon jilmun tto banneuni charari tteoreojineun ge natji.

   I know. But my mind went blank and I just sat there sweating. I'd rather fail than get a question like that again.

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   A 그런 소리 하지 마. 나도 다음 달에 면접 있는데, 오빠가 겪은 거 나한테 다 알려 줘야 돼.

   Geureon sori haji ma. Nado daeum dare myeonjeop inneunde, oppaga gyeokkeun geo nahante da allyeo jwoya dwae.

   Don't say that. I've got an interview next month too, so you have to tell me everything you went through.

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   B 준비해 봤자 소용없어. 약점을 계속 파고드는 게 압박 면접이야.

   Junbihae bwatja soyongeopseo. Yakjeomeul gyesok pagodeuneun ge apbak myeonjeobiya.

   There's no point preparing. Pressure interviews just keep digging into your weak spots.

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   A 그러니까 준비를 해야지. 허점 없는 사람은 없고, 면접관은 결국 그걸 찾게 마련이야. 자, 내가 면접관 할게. "학점이 왜 이렇게 낮습니까?"

   Geureonikka junbireul haeyaji. Heojeom eomneun sarameun eopgo, myeonjeopgwaneun gyeolguk geugeol chatge maryeoniya. Ja, naega myeonjeopgwan halge. "Hakjeomi wae ireoke natseumnikka?"

   That's exactly why you have to prepare. Everyone has weak spots, and interviewers are bound to find them. Okay, I'll be the interviewer. "Why are your grades so low?"

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    B 지금? 이렇게 또 당하느니 그냥 누워서 잘래.

    Jigeum? Ireoke tto danghaneuni geunyang nuwoseo jallae.

    Now? I'd rather lie down and sleep than get grilled again.

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    A 딱 한 번만. 오빠 학점이 낮은 데는 이유가 있잖아. 삼 학년 때 아빠 가게 도와드리느라 그런 거고.

    Ttak han beonman. Oppa hakjeomi najeun deneun iyuga itjana. Sam hangnyeon ttae appa gage dowadeurineura geureon geogo.

    Just once. There's a reason your grades are low. It's because you were helping out at Dad's shop in third year.

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    B 그건 핑계 같아서 말 안 했어.

    Geugeon pinggye gataseo mal an haesseo.

    I didn't mention it because it sounds like an excuse.

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    A 핑계가 아니라 사실이잖아. 거기서 뭘 배웠는지까지 말하면 그게 경험이 되는 거야.

    Pinggyega anira sasirijana. Geogiseo mwol baewonneunjikkaji malhamyeon geuge gyeongheomi doeneun geoya.

    It's not an excuse, it's the truth. If you say what you learned there, it becomes experience.

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    B 음... "그 시기에 학업을 소홀히 한 건 사실입니다. 부모님 가게 일을 도우면서 재고 관리와 고객 응대를 배웠고, 이후 학기에는 성적을 회복했습니다."

    Eum... "geu sigie hageobeul soholhi han geon sasirimnida. Bumonim gage ireul doumyeonseo jaego gwalliwa gogaek eungdaereul baewotgo, ihu hakgieneun seongjeogeul hoebokaetseumnida."

    Hmm... "It's true that I neglected my studies at that time. Helping out at my parents' shop, I learned inventory management and customer service, and I brought my grades back up in the following semesters."

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    A 거봐! 훨씬 낫잖아. 변명하지 않고 인정한 다음에 배운 걸 말하니까.

    Geobwa! Hwolssin natjana. Byeonmyeonghaji anko injeonghan daeume baeun geol malhanikka.

    See? Much better. You admit it without making excuses, and then you say what you learned.

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    B 이렇게 말할걸. 오늘 면접관한테 다시 가서 대답하고 싶다.

    Ireoke malhalgeol. Oneul myeonjeopgwanhante dasi gaseo daedapago sipda.

    I should have said that. I want to go back to today's interviewer and answer again.

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    A 다음 면접에서 쓰면 되지. 그리고 이번엔 오빠가 면접관 해. 내 약점도 사정없이 찔러 봐.

    Daeum myeonjeobeseo sseumyeon doeji. Geurigo ibeonen oppaga myeonjeopgwan hae. Nae yakjeomdo sajeongeopsi jjilleo bwa.

    You can use it in your next interview. And now it's your turn to be the interviewer. Go after my weak spots without mercy.

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