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적승사가 #1
전학생
The Transfer Student
학교에서 왕따를 당하던 아이가 있었다. 그 아이는 괴롭힘을 참지 못하고 전학을 갔다.
하지만 이번 학교에서도 왕따를 당하는 것이 아닐까.
하는 걱성과는 달리 친구들과 선생님 모두 친절했다.
At school, there was a child who was having trouble with bullying. She couldn’t take the torment and transferred to another school.
But might there not also be trouble with bullying at this school, too?
Despite these fears, the classmates and teachers were all kind.
-저는 oo초등학교에서 전학온 A라고 합니다. 친구들과 잘 지내고 싶습니다.
-이상 A의 자기 소개였어요. 음…A는 자기 B군 옆 자리에 앉으세요.
-My name is A. I transferred from —- Elementary School. I hope things go well with you all.
-Thank you for introducing yourself, A. Um…A, please sit in the seat next to B.
순간 반 아이들은 ‘귀신 옆자리다!’라면 소리쳤다. 아이들의 놀림에도 아랑곳 하지 않고 B군은 킬킬 거리기만 했다.
A군이 앞자리에 앉은 친구에게 묻자, 몇 년 전에 학교에 불이 났었는데 그때 피하지 못해 죽은 친구가 바로 B군이란다. 그래서 학교가 쉬는 날이면 그 B군을 포함해 그때 피하지 못한 친구들이 나와서 돌아다닌다니?
A군은 학교마다 떠 도는 괴담이겠거니 생각하고 하루를 보냈다.
At that moment, the children in the classroom shouted, “That’s the seat next to the ghost!” B didn’t mind that the children were teasing him and just chuckled.
When A asked the classmate in front of her, he said that a few years ago there had been a fire at the school, and B was one of the students who couldn’t escape and died. So if it wasn’t a school day, the students who couldn’t escape, including B, came back to school. Wait, did he really say that?
A thought that there must be ghost stories floating around every school, and went about her day.
곧 즐거운 새 학교 생활 둘째 날이 밝았다.
그런데 반에 들어선 A군은 당황했다.
어제와는 전혀 다른 선생님이 있는게 아닌 것인가?
혹시 반을 잘 못 찾아 들어갔다 싶어 망설여 하는 동안 선생님이 먼저 불러 자기 소개를 하고 앉으라 하였다.
얼떨결에 선생님 말씀대로 앉아 꿈인가 하며 멀뚱 대고 있는데..
Soon, the second day of her happy new school life dawned.
But when she went in her class, A was confused.
Wasn’t the teacher completely different from the one who came yesterday?
As she hesitated and wondered if she might have gone into the wrong classroom, the teacher told her to introduce herself and sit down.
In the confusion of the moment, she sat down as the teacher had told her to and vacantly wondered if she was dreaming…
선생님께서 월요일 첫 시간은 체육이라고 한는 것이다 A군은 선생님이 요일을 착각하셨나 생각하며 달력을 보는 순가 얼굴이 새파래지며 기절을 하고 말았다.
When the teacher said that first period on Mondays was P.E., A thought the teacher had made a mistake about what day it was and checked her calendar. As soon as she did so, her face went as white as a sheet and she fainted.
어제는 일요일 이었던 것 이다.
그럼…어제 그 친구들과 선생님은…?
Yesterday had been Sunday.
Then…what about yesterday’s classmates and teachers?
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New/Review Words:
왕따 - alienation, bullying
당하다 - to encounter (a difficulty), to experience
괴롭히다 - to afflict, to torment
참다 - to be patient, to be able to stand (something)
전학하다 - to change schools
달리 - differently, contrary to (something)
~군 - Mr.
순간 - moment, instant
소리치다 - to cry out, to yell
놀림 - banter, teasing
아랑곳 하다 - to mind, to care about
킬킬거리다 - to giggle, to chuckle
~자 - as soon as (shortened from ~자마자)
피하다 - to avoid, to escape
괴담 - ghost story
당황하다 - to be confused, to be flustered
망설이다 - to hesitate, to waver
얼떨결 - the confusion of the moment, a moment of bewilderment
멀뚱멀뚱 - blankly, vacantly
착각하다 - to misunderstand, to delude oneself
새파랗다 - to be deadly pale, to be as white as a sheet
기절하다 - to faint, to pass out
