Korean–English parallel text
뒷문
The Back Door
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Ana와 Jess는 Bridge Street를 달린다. 비가 아주 많이 온다. 신발이 젖는다. 머리가 젖는다. Ana의 새 옷도 젖는다.
Ana and Jess run down Bridge Street. The rain is very heavy now. Their shoes are wet. Their hair is wet. Ana’s new jacket is wet too.
빵집 바닥에 물이 있다. 물이 많다. 뒷문이 열려 있다. 바람과 비가 들어온다. Walter가 문 옆에 있다. Walter는 큰 손으로 문을 밀지만 문이 안 닫힌다.
In the bakery, there is water on the floor. A lot of water. The back door is open, and the wind and the rain come in. Walter is at the door. He pushes it with his big hands, but it doesn’t close.
“할아버지! 괜찮아요?” Jess가 묻는다.
“Grandad! Are you OK?” Jess asks.
“나는 괜찮아. 문이 안 괜찮아. 바람이 문을 열고 문이 안 닫혀. 나무가 낡았어.” Walter가 물을 본다. “Jess, 밀가루야. 밀가루는 젖으면 안 돼.”
“I’m fine. The door isn’t fine. The wind opens it, and it doesn’t close. The wood is old.” He looks at the water. “The flour, Jess. The flour can’t get wet.”
Jess와 Ana는 밀가루 포대들을 위층으로 든다. 포대들이 아주 무겁다. 그다음에 Jess는 자기 방으로 간다. 숙제가 있다. Ana는 다시 내려온다.
Jess and Ana carry the bags of flour upstairs. They are very heavy. Then Jess goes to her room. She has homework. Ana comes back down.
“Walter, 제가 문을 도울 수 있어요.” Ana가 말한다. “우리 아버지는 연장이 많아요. 집에서 제가 아버지를 도와요.”
“Walter, I can help with the door,” she says. “My father has a lot of tools. At home, I help him.”
Walter가 Ana를 본다. 그리고 작은 상자를 준다. “연장이야.” Walter가 말한다. “문을 잡아. 내가 이 나무 조각을 빼고, 네가 새것을 넣어.”
Walter looks at her. Then he gives her a small box. “Tools,” he says. “Hold the door. I take out this piece of wood, and you put in the new one.”
두 사람은 한 시간 동안 일한다. 라디오가 켜져 있다. 밖에는 비가 안 멈춘다. Walter의 손이 떨려서 Ana가 작은 일을 한다. Walter는 무거운 일을 한다.
They work for an hour. The radio is on. Outside, the rain doesn’t stop. Walter’s hands shake, so Ana does the small things. Walter does the heavy things.
그때 Walter가 말을 한다. 많이는 아니지만 다른 날보다 더 많이 말한다.
Then Walter talks. Not a lot, but more than every other day.
“내 아내가 이 노래를 좋아해.” Walter가 말한다. “Mary야. Mary는 옛날 노래를 다 좋아해. 가게에서 노래를 부르고 손님들도 노래를 불러.”
“My wife likes this song,” he says. “Mary. Mary likes all the old songs. She sings in the shop, and the customers sing too.”
“지금 어디에 있어요?” Ana가 묻는다.
“Where is she now?” Ana asks.
“교회 마당에 있어. 언덕 위야. 이제 이십 년이야.” Walter는 잠시 조용하다. “Ana, 빵은 쉬워. 밀가루, 물, 소금이야. 가족은 안 쉬워.”
“In the church yard. Up the hill. Twenty years now.” He is quiet for a moment. “Bread is easy, Ana. Flour, water, salt. Families are not easy.”
“미안해요, Walter.”
“I’m sorry, Walter.”
“너는? 네 가족은? 밤에, 비 속에, 왜 여기 Hollin Bridge에 있어?”
“And you? Your family? Why are you here, at night, in the rain, in Hollin Bridge?”
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