Day 63: Feeding the Complex's Stray Cats

Dialogue

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   A 안녕하세요. 분리수거하러 나오셨어요?

   Annyeonghaseyo. Bullisugeohareo naosyeosseoyo?

   Hello. Out to do the recycling?

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   B 네, 한 주 내내 못 했더니 박스가 한가득이네요.

   Ne, han ju naenae mot haetdeoni bakseuga hangadeugineyo.

   Yes, I didn't get to it all week, so I've got a load of boxes.

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   A 혹시 보셨어요? 요즘 밤마다 누가 화단에서 길고양이한테 밥을 주더라고요.

   Hoksi bosyeosseoyo? Yojeum bammada nuga hwadaneseo gilgoyangihante babeul judeoragoyo.

   Have you noticed? Someone's been feeding the stray cats in the flower bed every night.

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   B 아... 네, 저도 몇 번 봤어요.

   A... ne, jeodo myeot beon bwasseoyo.

   Ah... yes, I've seen it a few times too.

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   A 어제는 늦게 들어오다가 봤는데, 사료 그릇이 그대로 있더라고요. 아침엔 비둘기까지 몰려와서 난리였고요.

   Eojeneun neutge deureoodaga bwanneunde, saryo geureusi geudaero itdeoragoyo. Achimen bidulgikkaji mollyeowaseo nalliyeotgoyo.

   I saw it when I came home late last night, and the food bowls had just been left there. By morning even the pigeons had flocked in. It was a mess.

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   B 그건 좀 문제네요. 그릇은 바로 치워야 위생에도 좋은데.

   Geugeon jom munjeneyo. Geureuseun baro chiwoya wisaengedo joeunde.

   That is a problem. The bowls should be cleared away right after, if only for hygiene.

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   A 그뿐이 아니에요. 고양이들이 밤새 울어서 잠을 못 자겠다고 관리사무소에 불만을 넣은 주민도 있어요.

   Geuppuni anieyo. Goyangideuri bamsae ureoseo jameul mot jagetdago gwallisamusoe bulmaneul neoeun jumindo isseoyo.

   That's not all. Some residents have complained to the management office that the cats cry all night and they can't sleep.

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   B 사실은요, 저도 가끔 그분을 도와드려요. 칠 층 할머니신데, 혼자서 몇 년째 챙기고 계세요.

   Sasireunyo, jeodo gakkeum geubuneul dowadeuryeoyo. Chil cheung halmeonisinde, honjaseo myeot nyeonjjae chaenggigo gyeseyo.

   Actually... I help her out sometimes. She's an elderly lady on the seventh floor, and she's been looking after them on her own for years.

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   A 네? 직접 도와주신다고요?

   Ne? Jikjeop dowajusindagoyo?

   What? You help her yourself?

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    B 네. 밥만 주는 게 아니라, 구청 지원을 받아서 중성화 수술도 시키고 있어요. 그래야 고양이 수가 더 안 늘거든요.

    Ne. Bamman juneun ge anira, gucheong jiwoneul badaseo jungseonghwa susuldo sikigo isseoyo. Geuraeya goyangi suga deo an neulgeodeunyo.

    Yes. It's not just feeding them; we've been getting them neutered with support from the district office. That's the only way to keep their numbers from growing.

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    A 그건 몰랐네요. 그래도 아파트는 여러 사람이 같이 사는 곳이잖아요. 동물을 무서워하는 사람도 있고요.

    Geugeon mollanneyo. Geuraedo apateuneun yeoreo sarami gachi saneun gosijanayo. Dongmureul museowohaneun saramdo itgoyo.

    I didn't know that. Still, an apartment complex is a place lots of people share. Some people are scared of animals.

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    B 맞아요. 그래서 저희도 고민이에요. 착한 마음으로 시작해도 관리를 안 하면 이웃들한테 피해를 주기가 쉽거든요.

    Majayo. Geuraeseo jeohuido gominieyo. Chakan maeumeuro sijakaedo gwallireul an hamyeon iutdeulhante pihaereul jugiga swipgeodeunyo.

    True. That's what's been bothering us. Even if you start out with good intentions, without proper care you can easily end up causing trouble for the neighbours.

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    A 그러니까요. 길에서 떠도는 고양이들이 불쌍한 건 알지만, 밥을 주는 사람이 책임도 같이 져야 하는 거 아닐까요?

    Geureonikkayo. Gireseo tteodoneun goyangideuri bulssanghan geon aljiman, babeul juneun sarami chaegimdo gachi jyeoya haneun geo anilkkayo?

    Exactly. I know the strays have a hard life out on the streets, but shouldn't whoever feeds them take responsibility too?

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    B 그럼 이렇게 하면 어떨까요? 화단 말고 주차장 뒤쪽 구석에 급식소를 하나 두고, 정해진 시간에만 주는 거예요.

    Geureom ireoke hamyeon eotteolkkayo? Hwadan malgo juchajang dwijjok guseoge geupsiksoreul hana dugo, jeonghaejin siganeman juneun geoyeyo.

    Then how about this? Instead of the flower bed, we set up one feeding station in the back corner of the car park and only feed them at set times.

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    A 그릇은 누가 치우고요?

    Geureuseun nuga chiugoyo?

    And who clears away the bowls?

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    B 제가 매일 아침 출근 전에 치울게요. 관리사무소에도 정식으로 허락을 받고요.

    Jega maeil achim chulgeun jeone chiulgeyo. Gwallisamusoedo jeongsigeuro heorageul batgoyo.

    I will, every morning before work. And we'll get proper permission from the management office.

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    A 그렇게 책임지고 관리하신다면 반대할 주민은 별로 없겠네요.

    Geureoke chaegimjigo gwallihasindamyeon bandaehal jumineun byeollo eopgenneyo.

    If you look after it properly like that, I doubt many residents will object.

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    B 다음 주 입주자 회의 때 같이 얘기해 주시겠어요? 불만 있으신 분들 입장도 들어야 하니까요.

    Daeum ju ipjuja hoeui ttae gachi yaegihae jusigesseoyo? Bulman isseusin bundeul ipjangdo deureoya hanikkayo.

    Would you bring it up with me at next week's residents' meeting? We need to hear from the people who've complained, too.

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    A 좋아요. 대신 제가 본 것도 솔직하게 말할 거예요. 그래야 공평하죠.

    Joayo. Daesin jega bon geotdo soljikage malhal geoyeyo. Geuraeya gongpyeonghajyo.

    All right. But I'll be honest about what I've seen too. That's only fair.

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