Day 97: Petition Against the Car-Free Street

Dialogue

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   B 선배님, 이거 보셨어요? 우리 회사 앞길을 주말마다 차 없는 거리로 만든대요. 반대 서명 링크가 돌고 있길래 저도 하려고요.

   Seonbaenim, igeo bosyeosseoyo? Uri hoesa apgireul jumalmada cha eomneun georiro mandeundaeyo. Bandae seomyeong ringkeuga dolgo itgillae jeodo haryeogoyo.

   Have you seen this? They're making the street outside our office car-free every weekend. There's a petition link going around against it, so I'm going to sign it too.

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   A 아, 그거요? 서명하기 전에 그 계획이 왜 나왔는지는 알아요?

   A, geugeoyo? Seomyeonghagi jeone geu gyehoegi wae nawanneunjineun arayo?

   Oh, that? Before you sign, do you know why the plan came up?

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   B 자세히는 모르는데요, 차가 못 다니면 가게들 매출이 떨어질 거 아니에요. 저도 주말에 출근할 때 차를 못 대고요.

   Jasehineun moreuneundeyo, chaga mot danimyeon gagedeul maechuri tteoreojil geo anieyo. Jeodo jumare chulgeunhal ttae chareul mot daegoyo.

   Not in detail, but if cars can't get through, the shops' sales will drop, won't they? And I won't be able to park when I come in at weekends.

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   A 반대할 테면 해요. 말리지는 않을게요. 대신 구청 홈페이지에 공청회 자료가 다 올라와 있으니까 그거부터 읽어 보고 해요.

   Bandaehal temyeon haeyo. Mallijineun aneulgeyo. Daesin gucheong hompeijie gongcheonghoe jaryoga da ollawa isseunikka geugeobuteo ilgeo bogo haeyo.

   If you want to oppose it, go ahead. I won't stop you. But all the public hearing documents are on the district office website, so read those first.

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   B 공청회도 했어요? 저는 그런 게 있었는지조차 몰랐어요.

   Gongcheonghoedo haesseoyo? Jeoneun geureon ge isseonneunjijocha mollasseoyo.

   There was a public hearing? I didn't even know there'd been one.

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   A 지난달에 구청 강당에서 했어요. 저도 점심시간에 잠깐 들렀었고요.

   Jinandare gucheong gangdangeseo haesseoyo. Jeodo jeomsimsigane jamkkan deulleosseotgoyo.

   It was held last month in the district office hall. I dropped by for a bit at lunchtime.

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   B 어, 잠깐만요. 이 계획을 처음 건의한 게 상인회래요. 주말에 사람들이 걸어 다녀야 가게에 더 들어온다고요.

   Eo, jamkkanmanyo. I gyehoegeul cheoeum geonuihan ge sanginhoeraeyo. Jumare saramdeuri georeo danyeoya gagee deo deureoondagoyo.

   Oh, wait. It says the merchants' association proposed this plan in the first place. They say more people come into the shops when they're walking around at weekends.

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   A 그렇죠. 서명 페이지에는 그런 얘기조차 없죠?

   Geureochyo. Seomyeong peijieneun geureon yaegijocha eopjyo?

   Exactly. The petition page doesn't even mention that, does it?

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   B 네, 상권이 다 죽는다고만 크게 쓰여 있어요.

   Ne, sanggwoni da jungneundagoman keuge sseuyeo isseoyo.

   No, it just says in big letters that local business will die.

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    A 자료 뒤쪽에는 다른 도시 실태 조사도 있을 거예요. 차 없는 거리를 운영한 뒤에 매출이 어떻게 변했는지 표로 나와 있어요.

    Jaryo dwijjogeneun dareun dosi siltae josado isseul geoyeyo. Cha eomneun georireul unyeonghan dwie maechuri eotteoke byeonhaenneunji pyoro nawa isseoyo.

    Further back in the documents there should be a study of other cities too. It has tables showing how sales changed after car-free streets were introduced.

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    B 여기 있네요. 어떤 곳은 매출이 늘었는데, 어떤 곳은 오히려 줄어서 다시 차를 다니게 했대요.

    Yeogi inneyo. Eotteon goseun maechuri neureonneunde, eotteon goseun ohiryeo jureoseo dasi chareul danige haetdaeyo.

    Here it is. In some places sales went up, but in others they actually fell, so they let cars back in.

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    A 그러니까 한쪽 말만 듣고 서명할 일은 아니에요. 결과가 동네마다 천차만별이니까요.

    Geureonikka hanjjok malman deutgo seomyeonghal ireun anieyo. Gyeolgwaga dongnemada cheonchamanbyeorinikkayo.

    So it's not something to sign after hearing just one side. The results vary hugely from one neighbourhood to another.

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    B 근데 선배님은 찬성하세요?

    Geunde seonbaenimeun chanseonghaseyo?

    So are you for it?

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    A 저는 조건부 찬성이에요. 여섯 달 시범 운영해 보고, 상인들이 손해를 보면 되돌린다고 되어 있거든요.

    Jeoneun jogeonbu chanseongieyo. Yeoseot dal sibeom unyeonghae bogo, sangindeuri sonhaereul bomyeon doedollindago doeeo itgeodeunyo.

    I'm for it, with conditions. The plan says they'll run a six-month trial and reverse it if the shop owners lose out.

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    B 그런 조건까지 있는 줄 몰랐어요. 서명 페이지에는 그런 내용이 전부 빠져 있네요.

    Geureon jogeonkkaji inneun jul mollasseoyo. Seomyeong peijieneun geureon naeyongi jeonbu ppajyeo inneyo.

    I didn't know there were conditions like that. The petition page leaves all of that out.

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    A 원래 서명 운동은 한쪽 입장만 강하게 쓰기 마련이에요. 누가 만들었는지도 한번 봐요.

    Wollae seomyeong undongeun hanjjok ipjangman ganghage sseugi maryeonieyo. Nuga mandeureonneunjido hanbeon bwayo.

    Petitions always push just one side. Have a look at who started it, too.

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    B 아, 만든 곳이 다른 동네 운전자 모임이네요. 댓글에는 '막을 테면 막아 봐라, 나는 차 끌고 간다'까지 있고요.

    A, mandeun gosi dareun dongne unjeonja moimineyo. Daetgeureneun 'mageul temyeon maga bwara, naneun cha kkeulgo ganda'kkaji itgoyo.

    Oh, it was started by a drivers' group from another neighbourhood. One comment even says, 'Stop me if you can, I'm driving in anyway.'

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    A 하하, 그러니까요. 그래도 주차는 진짜 문제니까 그건 유진 씨가 의견을 따로 내요. 구청 홈페이지에 의견 게시판이 있어요.

    Haha, geureonikkayo. Geuraedo juchaneun jinjja munjenikka geugeon Yujin ssiga uigyeoneul ttaro naeyo. Gucheong hompeijie uigyeon gesipani isseoyo.

    Ha, exactly. Still, parking really is a problem, so send in your own comment about that. The district office website has a comments board.

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    B 그럴게요. 서명은 일단 안 하고, 주말 주차 대안을 마련해 달라고 의견을 올릴게요.

    Geureolgeyo. Seomyeongeun ildan an hago, jumal jucha daeaneul maryeonhae dallago uigyeoneul ollilgeyo.

    I will. I won't sign for now, and I'll post a comment asking them to provide weekend parking alternatives.

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