Indonesian–English parallel text
Empat Puluh Delapan
Forty-Eight
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A bilingual Indonesian–English edition: the Indonesian text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
Hari terakhir
The last day
Min-jun adalah mekanik di pabrik suku cadang mobil di Seoul. Umurnya empat puluh delapan tahun. Dia memperbaiki mesin-mesin di sana.
Min-jun was a mechanic at a car-parts factory in Seoul. He was forty-eight years old. He fixed the machines there.
Pada hari Jumat terakhir di bulan Maret, bos memanggil para pekerja ke aula besar.
On the last Friday in March, the boss called the workers into the big hall.
Beberapa pekerja melihat ke lantai. Seorang wanita mulai menangis. Min-jun berdiri di belakang dan mendengarkan.
Some workers looked at the floor. One woman started to cry. Min-jun stood at the back and listened.
“Maafkan saya,” kata bos. “Perusahaan menutup pabrik ini. Hari ini adalah hari terakhir kita.”
“I’m sorry,” said the boss. “The company is closing the factory. Today is our last day.”
Tidak ada yang mengatakan apa pun. Lalu teman Min-jun dari jalur sebelah mengangkat tangannya.
Nobody said anything. Then Min-jun’s friend from the next line put up his hand.
“Bagaimana dengan uang kami?” tanyanya.
“What about our money?” he asked.
“Kalian akan mendapat gaji dua bulan. Dan surat dari saya. Saya minta maaf sekali. Kalian semua pekerja yang baik.”
“You’ll get two months’ pay. And a letter from me. I’m very sorry. You are all good workers.”
Setelah pertemuan itu, Min-jun kembali ke mesinnya. Itu nomor tujuh, mesin abu-abu besar untuk pintu mobil.
After the meeting, Min-jun went back to his machine. It was number seven, a big grey machine for car doors.
Dia mulai bekerja di pabrik itu pada tahun 2004. Dia bekerja di sini selama dua puluh dua tahun. Setiap hari, dia datang pukul tujuh dan pulang pukul lima.
He started at the factory in 2004. He worked here for twenty-two years. Every day, he came at seven and left at five.
Dia mengenali setiap mesin dari suaranya. Mesin yang bagus punya suara yang bagus. Mesin yang rusak punya suara yang berbeda.
He knew every machine by its sound. A good machine had a good sound. A sick machine had a different sound.
Temannya datang dan berdiri di sampingnya. “Apa yang akan kamu lakukan, Min-jun?”
His friend came and stood next to him. “What are you going to do, Min-jun?”
“Aku tidak tahu. Aku tidak pernah mencari pekerjaan. Aku datang ke sini pada umur dua puluh enam tahun.”
“I don’t know. I’ve never looked for a job. I came here at twenty-six.”
“Aku juga. Siapa yang mau mekanik tua? Sekarang semuanya komputer.”
“Me too. Who wants an old mechanic? Everything is computers now.”
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