Fluent Fiction - Korean

Elevator Encounters: Unlikely Bonds on Seollal Night


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Fluent Fiction - Korean: Elevator Encounters: Unlikely Bonds on Seollal Night
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Story Transcript:

Ko: 밤하늘에는 눈이 소복소복 내리고 있다.
En: Snow is gently falling in the night sky.

Ko: 서울의 거리들이 하얀 겨울옷을 입었다.
En: The streets of Seoul are dressed in white winter clothes.

Ko: 설렘과 고요가 어우러진 겨울의 한가운데, 남산 서울타워가 서 있다.
En: In the midst of winter, where excitement and tranquility blend, Namsan Seoul Tower stands tall.

Ko: 그곳은 연인들의 데이트 명소다.
En: It is a popular dating spot for couples.

Ko: 오늘은 설날이라 사람들이 많이 모여 있었다.
En: Since today is Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, many people have gathered there.

Ko: 서진과 지원은 서로 모른 채로 같은 엘리베이터에 탔다.
En: Seojin and Jiwon unknowingly got into the same elevator.

Ko: 서진은 조용한 건축가였다.
En: Seojin was a quiet architect.

Ko: 그는 일에 몰두하여 외로움을 숨기곤 했다.
En: He often hid his loneliness by immersing himself in work.

Ko: 지원은 낙천적인 미술학도였다.
En: Jiwon was an optimistic art student in search of inspiration.

Ko: 엘리베이터가 올라가던 중, 갑자기 멈췄다.
En: As the elevator ascended, it suddenly stopped.

Ko: 눈보라가 몰아치며 전기가 나간 것이다.
En: A snowstorm had knocked out the power.

Ko: 고요함 속에 불안이 서린다.
En: In the silence, unease began to spread.

Ko: 서진은 어쩔 줄 모른다.
En: Seojin was at a loss.

Ko: 지원은 걱정스러운 표정으로 서진을 본다.
En: Jiwon looked at him with a concerned expression.

Ko: "괜찮으세요?" 그녀가 말한다.
En: "Are you okay?" she asked.

Ko: 서진은 고개를 끄덕였다.
En: Seojin nodded.

Ko: "좀 걱정되는군요."
En: "I'm a bit worried."

Ko: 서로 다른 두 사람은 낯선 공간에서 대화를 시작했다.
En: These two different people began to talk in this unfamiliar space.

Ko: 처음엔 어색했다.
En: At first, it was awkward.

Ko: 서진은 자신의 속마음을 드러내는 것이 두려웠다.
En: Seojin feared revealing his innermost thoughts.

Ko: 일에만 매달려왔다. 정작 자신의 삶엔 무엇이 중요한지 혼란스러웠다.
En: He had been consumed with work and felt confused about what was truly important in his life.

Ko: 지원은 영감을 찾고 싶었다. 사람들과의 진정한 연결고리를 갈망했다.
En: Jiwon wanted to find inspiration, yearning for genuine connections with people.

Ko: 눈보라가 점점 심해졌다.
En: The snowstorm intensified.

Ko: 엘리베이터가 다시 한 번 덜컹거렸다.
En: The elevator rattled once more.

Ko: 순간, 두 사람은 가장 큰 두려움을 털어놓았다.
En: At that moment, the two shared their greatest fears.

Ko: 서진은 "혼자가 싫어요,"라고 말했다.
En: Seojin said, "I don't like being alone."

Ko: 지원은 "창작이 두렵기도 해요,"라며 떨리는 목소리로 말했다.
En: Jiwon, with a trembling voice, said, "I'm also scared of creating."

Ko: 그들의 마음속 두려움이 마주쳤다.
En: In that moment, their deeply rooted fears met.

Ko: 낯설던 공간이 조금 따뜻해졌다.
En: The once unfamiliar space grew warmer.

Ko: 서진은 그제야 마음을 열었다.
En: Only then did Seojin open his heart.

Ko: "이 공간을 축소해갔던 게 나였어요," 그가 솔직하게 털어놓았다.
En: "It was I who minimized this space," he admitted candidly.

Ko: 지원은 미소 지었다.
En: Jiwon smiled.

Ko: "우리, 서로의 영감이 될 수 있을까요?"
En: "Can we be each other's inspiration?"

Ko: 그들의 두려움과 희망은 눈 속에서 피어 오른 따스한 온기였다.
En: Their fears and hopes were a warm glow that bloomed amid the snow.

Ko: 곧 구조대가 도착했다.
En: Soon, a rescue team arrived.

Ko: 엘리베이터 문이 열렸다.
En: The elevator doors opened.

Ko: 차가운 바람이 몰아쳤지만 두 사람의 마음은 따뜻했다.
En: Cold winds rushed in, but their hearts were warm.

Ko: 서진과 지원은 약속했다.
En: Seojin and Jiwon made a promise.

Ko: "다시 만나자. 우리 이야기를 계속하자."
En: "Let's meet again. Let's continue our story."

Ko: 엘리베이터 밖, 새하얀 눈밭 위에서 시작된 그들의 인연.
En: Outside the elevator, on the freshly fallen snow, their connection began.

Ko: 서진은 이제 세상과 연결된 느낌이 들었다.
En: Seojin now felt connected to the world.

Ko: 지원은 새로운 영감을 찾았다.
En: Jiwon had found new inspiration.

Ko: 그날, 그 엘리베이터 안에서 받은 따뜻한 경험이 이어져갔다.
En: The warm experience they had in that elevator continued beyond that day.

Ko: 설날이 지나고, 그들은 서로의 삶에 깊이 스며들었다.
En: As Seollal passed, they deeply embedded themselves into each other's lives.


Vocabulary Words:
  • gently: 소복소복
  • amidst: 가운데
  • excitement: 설렘
  • tranquility: 고요
  • blend: 어우러지다
  • intensified: 심해졌다
  • unfamiliar: 낯선
  • consume: 매달리다
  • immersion: 몰두
  • a loss: 어쩔 줄 모른다
  • reveal: 드러내다
  • confused: 혼란스러웠다
  • yearning: 갈망
  • trembling: 떨리는
  • candidly: 솔직하게
  • deeply: 깊이
  • rooted: 뿌리박히다
  • minimized: 축소하다
  • admitted: 털어놓았다
  • bloomed: 피어 오르다
  • genuine: 진정한
  • connection: 연결고리
  • concerned: 걱정스러운
  • rescue: 구조대
  • commit: 약속하다
  • expressed: 표현하다
  • experience: 경험
  • knocked out: 나갔다
  • unease: 불안
  • ascend: 올라가다
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