[한영 초단편] #10 아이폰 사달란 말이야
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Intro
중학교 교실에서, Sara와 그녀의 친구들은 수다를 떨고 있습니다. 그들은 자랑스럽게 그들의 아이폰을 자랑해서 Sara를 소외감을 느끼게 합니다.
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[ 아이폰 사달란 말이야! ]
중학교의 한 교실. 사라와 친구들이 모여있다. 친구들은 아이폰을 자랑하며 이야기한다. 지수가 유진에게 말했다. "이번 아이폰 진짜 빠르고 좋아!" "너도 샀구나. 그치? 카메라 기능도 완전 좋아!" "나도 좀 보자. 흰색으로 샀네. 완전 이쁘다." 라고 사라가 지수에게 말했다. "너도 아이폰 사달라고 해. 폰 오래됐잖아." 지수의 말에 사라는 잠시 생각하다가 말했다. "그래. 나도 아이폰 사달라고 부모님한테 말해봐야겠어."
사라는 항상 같이 다니는 친구인 지수와 유진이 모두 아이폰을 사게 되자, 사라 자신만 아이폰이 아니라는 사실에 슬퍼졌다. 사라가 자신의 스마트폰을 바라보며 한숨을 쉰다. "아, 모든 친구들은 아이폰을 쓰는데... 나만 없어..."
학교를 마치고 집으로 돌아온 사라는 엄마에게 말했다. "엄마, 나 이번에 새로 나온 아이폰 사줘." "아이폰? 그거 비싸지 않니? 할인도 안 된다던데. 아이폰 말고 다른 걸로 하자. “
“아이폰이 이쁜데.”
“지난번처럼 저가폰 사면 안 되겠니? 그것도 좋더라."
“싫어. 내 친구들은 다 아이폰이란 말이야.”
“아이폰이 왜 좋아?”
“화질이 너무 좋아서 사진이 너무 잘 나와. 크기도 작아서 주머니에 쏙 들어가. 그리고 앱도 좋은 게 훨씬 더 많아.”
“아이폰이 좋긴 한데, 우리 집 사정이 좋지 않아서 그렇게 비싼 걸 사줄 수가 없어.”
사라는 조금 생각에 잠겼다.
“엄마, 나 다른 친구들이랑 같은 걸 갖고 싶어서 그런 거야”
사라는 눈물을 참으며 말했다.
“난 그냥 주변 친구들에게 똑같이 보이고 싶어. 왜 우리만 아이폰을 못 사는 거야.”
사라는 밖으로 나가버렸다.
저녁 늦게 집으로 돌아온 사라는 엄마와 아빠가 대화하는 듣게 되었다.
“사라가 이번에는 꼭 아이폰을 사달라네요. 초등학교 때부터 친구인 지수와 유진이도 이번에 아이폰으로 샀나 봐요.”
“그래? 우리 외동딸 아이폰도 못 사주나. 내가 밤에 다른 일이라도 더 할까?’
사라의 아버지는 택배 배달을 하고 있다. 택배 차량을 2년 전에 구매해서 할부금을 갚고 있었다. 아직 3년이 남았다. 게다가, 작년부터 유류비가 많이 올라서 실제 수입은 더 줄어들었다. 사라의 어머니는 사라가 학교를 간 시간에 슈퍼에서 4시간 정도 파트타임으로 일을 했다. 거의 쉬는 날 없이 일했지만 수입은 그다지 많지 않았다.
사라는 부모님의 대화 내용을 듣고 다시 슬퍼졌다. 사라는 아주 정확히는 아니더라도 넉넉하지 않은 가정 형편을 모르는 것은 아니었다. 다만, 다른 친구들과 다른 자신의 가정 형편이 원망스러워 그렇게 화가 났던 것이었다. 방으로 들어온 사라는 스스로를 꾸짖었다. "왜 나는 이렇게 이기적인 생각만 할까..." 그럼에도 불구하고 그녀의 마음은 아픔으로 가득 찼다. 단순히 아이폰을 사고 싶다는 마음보다는 주변 친구들과의 차이, 그리고 부모님의 고단한 삶에 대한 아픔이었다.
사라의 아버지가 어머니에게 말했다. “할부로 사주도록 해요. 아직 중학생이잖아. 친한 친구들이 다 샀으니 얼마나 갖고 싶겠어.”
“기름값이 많이 올라서 수입이 더 줄었는데… 대출금도 줄어들지 않고 있는데.”
사라의 아버지와 어머니는 결혼할 때부터 가난했다. 사라가 태어나고 사라의 아버지는 사라의 분유와 기저귀를 위해 담배를 끊었다. 사라가 유치원에 들어갔을 때에는 술을 끊었다. 그리고, 마흔이 넘어서부터는 자신의 옷을 사지 않았다. 그 이후로 항상 같은 옷만 입고 다녔다. 그렇게 근검절약하고 열심히 일한 덕분에 형편은 조금씩 나아졌고, 2년 전에는 택배 트럭도 살 수 있었다. 하지만, 아직 넉넉하다고 말할 수는 없었다.
“내가 야간에 물류센터에서 일을 좀 알아볼게. 택배 마치고, 다른 일을 좀 더 하다 올게.”
“안 돼요. 힘들어서. 택배일만 해도 힘든데.”
“내 구역은 배송 물량이 다른 사람에 비해서 많지 않아서 괜찮아. 6개월 할부로 사도록 해. 사라한테는 말하지 말고.”
토요일 오전 아버지는 택배, 어머니는 슈퍼로 모두 일을 나가고 사라는 집에 혼자 있었다. 그때 누군가가 초인종을 눌렀다.
“세탁기 A/S 때문에 왔습니다.”
‘세탁기가 오래돼서 말썽인가 보네. 어쩐지 빨래할 때 너무 시끄럽다고 했어.’
좀 살펴보더니 A/S 기사가 말했다.
“죄송하지만 이 세탁기는 너무 오래돼서 교체할 부품이 없어요. “
“몇 년도 제품이에요?”
“16년 전 제품이에요. 10년 정도는 부품을 가지고 있는데, 이건 너무 오래된 거라서 교체할 부품이 없네요.”
16년 전이면 사라가 태어나기 전이었다. 그렇다고 부모님이 결혼할 때는 아니었다. 아마 부모님은 결혼하고 나서 돈을 모아서 이 세탁기를 샀을 것이다. 세탁기뿐 아니라 TV, 에어컨, 냉장도고 모두 결혼하고 나서 하나씩 장만한 것이었다. 결혼할 때는 중고 냉장고와 친구들이 사준 작은 TV만 있었다고 했었다. 부모님의 폰은 아마 산지 4년이 넘었을 것이다. 고장이 나지 않아서 계속 쓰고 계신다.
그렇게 A/S 기사가 나가고, 사라는 방에서 나왔다. 부모님의 대화를 들었던 저번의 기억과 A/S 기사의 말이 머릿속에서 맴돌았다. 사라는 부모님이 얼마나 힘들게 일하며, 어떻게 어렵게 돈을 모아서 가전제품들을 하나하나 사 왔는지 생각하게 되었다.
주말이 지나고 월요일이 되었다. 그날 아침, 사라는 부모님에게 다가가 "아이폰 안 사도 돼요."라고 말했다. 부모님은 당황한 표정으로 사라를 바라보았다. "왜 갑자기 그런 소리를 해?" 사라의 어머니가 물었다. "그냥... 다른 친구들과는 다르게 부모님이 너무 힘들게 일하시는 걸 알아요. 그래서 아이폰은 안 사도 괜찮아요." 사라는 담담하게 대답했다. 그리고, 학교를 가기 위해 집을 나섰다. 사라는 아르바이트가 가능한 나이가 되는 내년에 주말에 자기 스스로 돈을 벌어서 아이폰처럼 비싼 것을 살 것이라고 마음먹었다.
사라의 어머니는 그녀가 학교를 가지 위해 집을 나가자마자 눈물을 흘렸다. 그들은 그간 자신들의 어려운 상황을 아이에게는 최대한 숨기려고 노력했다. 그러나 사라는 이제 부모님의 힘든 상황을 알게 된 것 같았다.
그날 저녁에 사라의 엄마는 아버지에게 말했다. "당신, 야간에 물류센터에서 일하는 거 안 해도 될 거 같아요. 우리 딸 어른스러워졌어요. 오늘 아침에 아이폰 안 사도 된다고 말하더군요. " 아버지는 말없이 미소 지었다.
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영어 - 초급
[ I said I want an iPhone! ]
In school, Sara and her friends talk. They have iPhones. Jisu says, "I like my iPhone!" Yujin says, "Me too! It takes good photos!" Sara says, "Can I see? Oh, it's white. Pretty!" She tells Jisu, "You need one too." Sara thinks, "I need to ask to buy one too."
Sara is sad. Jisu and Yujin have iPhones. She doesn’t. She says, "I want an iPhone like my friends."
After school, Sara asks, "Mom, can I get an iPhone?" Mom says, "It costs a lot. Why not a different phone?"
Sara says, "But it's nice!"
Mom asks, "What about a cheap phone?"
Sara says, "But my friends have iPhones."
Mom asks, "Why do you want it?"
Sara says, "It's small, takes good photos, and has fun apps."
Mom says, "We don’t have a lot of money."
Sara feels very sad. "I want the same as my friends," she says and leaves.
At night, Sara hears her mom and dad.
Mom says, "Sara wants an iPhone. Her friends have one."
Dad says, "Can we get it? I can work more."
Sara's dad drives a truck. He still pays for it. Gas is expensive. Mom works at a shop. They don’t have much money.
Sara thinks, "My family is not rich. Why do I want more?" She is sad because she wants to be like her friends.
Dad says, "We can pay a bit every month."
Mom says, "We have to pay for the truck. Gas is costly."
Sara's dad and mom have been poor since they got married.
Sara's dad stopped smoking for her. He doesn’t drink. He wears old clothes. They bought a truck, but they don’t have a lot of money.
Dad says, "I can work more."
Mom says, "Do not. You are tired."
On Saturday, Sara is home. A man comes to fix the washing machine. He says, "It's old. I can't fix it."
Sara asks, "How old?"
He says, "16 years."
Sara remembers. Her parents bought things when they married. She thinks of her hard-working parents.
On Monday, Sara says, "I don't need an iPhone."
Mom asks, "Why?"
Sara says, "You work hard. I can wait."
Mom cries a little. She says to Dad, "Sara understands."
Dad smiles.
영어 - 초중급
[ I said I want an iPhone! ]
In a school classroom, Sara and her friends are talking. They are showing their iPhones. Jisu says to Yujin, "My iPhone is so fast!" Yujin answers, "I like mine too! The photos look good!" Sara jumps in, "Can I see? Oh, yours is white. It's nice." She tells Jisu, "You should get one too. Your phone is old." Sara thinks a bit and says, "I need to ask my parents for one."
Sara feels sad because Jisu and Yujin have iPhones, but she doesn't. She looks at her phone and says, "All my friends have one, but I don't."
After school, Sara said to her mom, "Mom, can I have the new iPhone?" Her mom answered, "iPhone? That's so expensive. Why not pick another phone?"
Sara said, "The iPhone is really nice."
Her mom said, "What about a cheaper phone like before?"
Sara replied, "But all my friends have iPhones."
Her mom asked, "Why do you want an iPhone so much?"
Sara said, "It takes good photos, fits in my pocket, and has nice apps."
Her mom looked worried, "We don't have much money right now."
Sara felt sad. "Mom, I just want the same phone as my friends," she said with tears in her eyes. She quickly left the house.
In the evening, Sara came home and heard her parents talking.
"Sara really wants a new iPhone," her mom said. "Jisu and Yujin, her school friends, both have one."
Her dad replied, "Can we buy it for her? Maybe I should find more work."
Sara's dad drives a truck for parcel delivery. He bought it two years ago and still has to pay for it for three more years. Also, gas has become expensive, so he earns less money now. While Sara is at school, her mom works a few hours at a supermarket. They don't earn a lot.
Hearing this, Sara felt sad. She knew her family didn't have much money. She felt bad for wanting the same things as her friends. She thought, "Why do I always want more?" But she felt sad because she wanted to be like her friends and because life was hard for her parents.
Her dad then said to her mom, "Maybe we can pay for the phone little by little."
Her mom answered, "But we still have to pay for the truck, and oil prices are expensive now."
Sara's parents didn't have much money since their wedding. When Sara was a baby, her dad stopped smoking to buy things for her. When she started school, he stopped drinking. He wore old clothes to save money. Life was getting better and they bought a delivery truck two years ago, but they still didn't have a lot.
"I might work more in the evening," her dad said.
"No, you're already tired from your job," her mom replied.
"We can buy the phone and pay a little every month. Do not tell Sara."
On Saturday morning, while her dad was out delivering and her mom was at the supermarket, Sara was home alone.
a man came to fix the washing machine.
After a minute, he said, "It's too old," the man said. "I can't fix it. We don’t have the parts for it.”
"How old?" asked Sara.
"16 years old."
Sara remembered her parents bought the washing machine, TV, and fridge after they got married. They had old phones too. She thought about how hard her parents worked to buy things.
On Monday, Sara told her mom, "I don't need to buy me the iPhone."
"Why?" her mom asked.
"You both work so hard. I'll get a job and buy it myself," Sara replied.
Sara's mom cried a little. "She understands more now," she told her dad. "You don't need to work more."
영어 - 중급
[ I said I want an iPhone! ]
In a middle school classroom, Sara and her friends are hanging out. They're chatting and showing off their iPhones. Jisu says to Yujin, "This new iPhone is so fast and great!" Yujin replies, "You got one too, right? The camera is really good!" Sara chimes in, "Let me see. Oh, you got it in white. It's so pretty." She then tells Jisu, "You should ask for an iPhone too. Your phone is getting old." After thinking for a moment, Sara says, "Yeah, I should ask my parents for an iPhone too."
Sara feels left out since both of her close friends, Jisu and Yujin, have iPhones and she doesn't. She looks at her smartphone and lets out a sigh, saying, "Ugh, all my friends have iPhones... I'm the only one without an iPhone."
After finishing school, Sara came home and said to her mom, "Mom, can you buy me the new iPhone that just came out?" Her mom replied, "iPhone? Isn't that pricey? I heard there's no discount. Why not choose something other than an iPhone?"
Sara responded, "But the iPhone looks so nice."
"What about getting a budget phone like last time? That was also a good one," her mom suggested.
"No way. All my friends have iPhones," Sara insisted.
"Why do you like iPhones so much?"
"The picture quality is amazing, and the photos turn out really well. It's also small enough to fit snugly in my pocket. Plus, it has way more cool apps."
"I know iPhones are great, but we're a bit tight on money right now, so I can't splurge on something that expensive."
Sara paused, lost in thought for a moment.
"Mom, I just want to have the same things as my other friends," she said, holding back tears.
"I just want to fit in with my friends. Why can't we afford an iPhone?"
Upset, Sara stormed out of the house.
Late in the evening, as Sara returned home, she overheard her mom and dad talking.
"Sara really wants us to buy her an iPhone this time. Apparently, Jisu and Yujin, her friends since elementary school, both got iPhones too."
"Really? Can't we even afford to get our only daughter an iPhone? Should I look for some extra work in the evenings."
Sara's father worked as a delivery driver and had bought a delivery truck on installment two years ago, which he was still paying off with three years left. Moreover, since last year, the cost of fuel had risen significantly, decreasing his actual earnings. During the hours Sara was at school, her mother worked part-time at a supermarket, about 4 hours a day. Even though she hardly ever had a day off, her income wasn't that much.
Hearing her parents' conversation made Sara feel down again. She was aware, even if not in great detail, that her family wasn't well-off. Her frustration had mainly stemmed from the disparity between her and her friends and the resentment towards her own family's financial struggles. Entering her room, Sara scolded herself, "Why am I always so selfish in my thoughts?" Nevertheless, her heart was heavy with pain. It was not just about wanting an iPhone, but the differences she felt with her peers, and the sorrow of knowing her parents' tough lives.
"Sara's father said to her mother, "Let's buy it in installments. She's still in middle school. Just imagine how much she must want it, especially when all her close friends have one."
"But with the rising fuel costs, our income has decreased, and our loan hasn't gone down either."
Sara's parents had struggled financially since their wedding. After Sara was born, her father quit smoking to afford her baby formula and diapers. When she started kindergarten, he gave up drinking. After turning forty, he stopped buying clothes for himself and had been wearing the same ones ever since. Thanks to their thriftiness and hard work, their financial situation gradually improved, and they could afford a delivery truck two years ago. However, they still couldn't be called comfortable.
"I'll see if I can pick up some work at the logistics center in the evening, after my delivery shifts."
"You can't. That's too tiring. Even the delivery job is tough."
"My delivery route isn't as heavy as others'. We can buy it on a six-month installment plan. Just don't tell Sara."
On Saturday morning, while her dad was out delivering and her mom was at the supermarket, Sara was home alone. Someone rang the doorbell.
"I'm here for the washing machine repair."
'The washing machine must be acting up. It did make quite a noise during laundry,' Sara thought.
After inspecting it, the repairman said, "I'm sorry, but this washing machine is too old. We don't have replacement parts for it."
"How old is it?"
"It's a model from 16 years ago. We usually have parts for up to 10 years, but this one's just too outdated."
16 years ago would be before Sara was born, but not as far back as her parents' wedding. They probably saved up and bought this washing machine after getting married. Not just the washing machine; the TV, air conditioner, and refrigerator were all purchased one by one after their marriage. When they got married, they only had a second-hand fridge and a small TV gifted by friends. Their phones were probably over four years old, but they kept using them since they hadn't broken down.
After the repairman left, Sara came out of her room. The memory of overhearing her parents' conversation and what the repairman said kept swirling in her mind. She thought about how hard her parents worked and the struggles they went through to save money and buy each household appliance one by one.
The weekend passed, and Monday came. That morning, Sara approached her parents and said, "You don't have to buy me the iPhone." Her parents looked at her in surprise. "Why the sudden change of heart?" Sara's mother asked. "Well... I know that unlike other parents, you guys work really hard. So, it's okay if you don't buy the iPhone," Sara replied calmly. Then, she headed out to go to school. Sara made up her mind that when she's old enough to get a part-time job next year, she would earn her own money during the weekends and buy expensive things like an iPhone on her own.
As soon as Sara left the house, her mother shed tears. They had tried their best to hide their financial struggles from their daughter all these years. However, it seemed like Sara now understood the hardships her parents were facing.
That evening, Sara's mother said to her father, "Honey, I think you don't need to take up that night job at the logistics center. Our daughter has grown up. She told me this morning that we don't have to buy her the iPhone." The father simply smiled without saying a word.
영어 단어 정리
Picture quality - 사진 품질
Apps - 앱
Delivery driver - 배송 기사
Installment - 할부
Fuel costs - 연료 비용
Part-time - 아르바이트
Selfish - 이기적인
Struggled financially - 재무적으로 어려움을 겪다
Thriftiness - 검소
Delivery route - 배송 루트
Logistics center - 물류 센터
Washing machine repair - 세탁기 수리
Outdated - 구식의
Household appliance - 가정용 전자제품
Financial struggles - 재무적 어려움
Part-time job - 아르바이트
