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The doctor’s day

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The storyMonday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Seonyeong, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.

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심심해요 is bored
시험 exam
크게 숨 쉬세요 breathe deeply
등 back
잠 sleep
기다려요 waits

Monday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Seonyeong, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.

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월요일 아침 일곱 시 반이에요. 병원에 사람이 많아요.
It is half past seven on Monday. There are many people at the clinic.
소연
선생님, 안녕하세요. 오늘 환자 사십 명이에요.
Hello, Doctor. Forty patients today.
선영
사십 명이요? 일곱 시까지 일해요. 먼저 오세요.
Forty? We work until seven. Come in first, please.
나이가 많은 남자가 와요. 천천히 앉아요.
An elderly man comes. He sits down slowly.
어르신
안녕하세요. 또 저예요.
Hello. It is me again.
선영
안녕하세요. 일주일에 두 번이에요. 어디가 아파요?
Hello. Twice a week. Where does it hurt?
어르신
등이 아파요. 다리도요. 머리도요.
My back hurts. My leg too. My head too.
선영
크게 숨 쉬세요. 다시요.
Breathe deeply. Again, please.
어르신
아이들은 멀리 살아요. 집에서 혼자예요. 심심해요.
My children live far away. I am alone at home. I am bored.
선영
괜찮아요. 약은 필요 없어요. 사람이 필요해요.
You are all right. You do not need medicine. You need people.
선영
매일 아침 수진 씨 카페에 가세요. 커피하고 케이크예요.
Go to Sujin’s café every morning. Coffee and cake.
어르신
케이크 약이요? 정말 좋아요!
Cake medicine? I really like that!
다음 환자는 학생이에요. 큰 가방이 있어요.
The next patient is a student. He has a large bag.
학생
머리가 아파요. 매일 그래요.
My head hurts. Every day.
선영
몇 시간 자요?
How many hours do you sleep?
학생
네 시간이에요. 금요일에 시험이 있어요. 밤에 공부해요.
Four hours. I have an exam on Friday. I study at night.
선영
너무 적어요. 여덟 시간 자세요. 물도 많이 마시세요.
Too little. Sleep eight hours. Drink plenty of water too.
오후 한 시예요. 아직 사람이 많아요.
It is one in the afternoon. There are still many people.
소연
선생님, 또 점심 안 먹어요?
Doctor, are you skipping lunch again?
선영
시간이 없어요. 나중에요.
I have no time. Later.
소연
어머니 전화예요. 오늘 세 번째예요.
Your mother is calling. The third time today.
최정숙
선영아, 또 안 먹어? 알아. 소연 씨도 알아.
Seonyeong, not eating again? I know. Soyeon knows too.
선영
엄마, 저도 모두 알아요.
Mum, I know everything too.
최정숙
저녁에는? 지우가 기다려.
And this evening? Jiwoo is waiting.
선영
일곱 시에 가요, 엄마.
I will come at seven, Mum.
최정숙
항상 일곱 시야. 하지만 아홉 시에 와.
It is always seven. But you come at nine.
저녁 여덟 시예요. 선영 씨는 엄마 집에 와요.
It is eight in the evening. Seonyeong comes to her mother’s home.
지우
엄마! 벌써 여덟 시예요!
Mum! It is eight already!
선영
미안해. 오늘 환자 사십 명이었어.
Sorry. There were forty patients today.
지우
저는 저녁에만 엄마를 봐요.
I see you only in the evening.
최정숙
앉아. 먼저 먹어. 의사도 먹어야 해.
Sit down. Eat first. A doctor needs to eat too.
선영
엄마, 저는 아이가 아니에요. 마흔네 살이에요!
Mum, I am not a child. I am forty-four!
최정숙
내 아이야. 먹어야 해.
You are my child. You need to eat.
지우
왜 의사예요, 엄마?
Why are you a doctor, Mum?
선영
옛날에 할머니는 선생님이었어. 저녁에는 아주 피곤했어.
Long ago Grandma was a teacher. In the evening she was very tired.
선영
나는 의사였어. 할머니는 환자였어. 약은 차하고 잠이었어.
I was the doctor. Grandma was the patient. The medicine was tea and sleep.
지우
토요일에 축제가 있어요. 엄마도 올 수 있어요?
There is a festival on Saturday. Can you come too, Mum?
선영
토요일에는 일해야 해.
I need to work on Saturday.
지우
엄마! 항상 일이에요!
Mum! It is always work!
선영
좋아. 토요일에는 안 일해. 가족하고 축제에 가.
All right. I will not work on Saturday. I will go to the festival with the family.
최정숙
나도 가. 모두 봐. 모두 알아!
I go too. I see everything. I know everything!
세 사람은 팬케이크를 먹어요. 선영 씨는 세 개를 먹어요.
The three people eat pancakes. Seonyeong eats three.