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Ko: 서울의 하늘은 어느덧 가을의 기운으로 물들어갔다.
En: The sky over Seoul had gradually been dyed with the aura of autumn.
Ko: 남산 서울 타워는 도시를 내려다보며 황금빛 나뭇잎과 어우러져 있었다.
En: The Namsan Seoul Tower overlooked the city, blending with the golden leaves.
Ko: 그날은 추석이었다.
En: It was the day of Chuseok.
Ko: 성진은 늘 바쁜 일상에서 벗어나고 싶었다.
En: Sungjin wanted to escape his always busy routine.
Ko: 다정한 친구 대현의 권유로 성진은 오랜만에 하루를 비웠다.
En: At the suggestion of his close friend Daehyeon, Sungjin cleared a day for himself after a long time.
Ko: 남산 서울 타워는 이맘때가 특히 더 아름다웠다.
En: Namsan Seoul Tower was particularly more beautiful around this time.
Ko: 성진은 조용히 산책하기 시작했다.
En: Sungjin began to stroll quietly.
Ko: 그때 갑자기 비가 내리기 시작했다.
En: Just then, it suddenly began to rain.
Ko: 성진은 가까운 전통 정자로 향했다.
En: Sungjin headed to a nearby traditional pavilion.
Ko: 그곳에는 또 다른 한 사람이 비를 피하려고 서 있었다.
En: There, another person was standing to avoid the rain.
Ko: "안녕하세요," 성진은 조심스럽게 말을 걸었다.
En: "Hello," Sungjin carefully struck up a conversation.
Ko: "안녕하세요," 여성은 미소 지으며 대답했다.
En: "Hello," the woman answered with a smile.
Ko: 그녀의 이름은 민지였다.
En: Her name was Minji.
Ko: 민지는 서울 곳곳을 돌아다니며 사진을 찍고 있었다.
En: Minji was wandering around Seoul, taking photographs.
Ko: 빗줄기는 점점 더 굵어졌다.
En: The raindrops gradually became thicker.
Ko: 성진과 민지는 함께 웃고 이야기를 나누었다.
En: Sungjin and Minji laughed together and shared stories.
Ko: 성진은 자신의 바쁜 일에 대해, 민지는 사진에 대한 열정에 대해 말했다.
En: Sungjin talked about his busy work, and Minji spoke about her passion for photography.
Ko: 그 자리에서 그들은 서로의 이야기에 공감하고 웃음 속에서 서로를 이해했다.
En: At that spot, they empathized with each other's stories and found understanding amidst laughter.
Ko: 비는 오래지 않아 멈췄다.
En: The rain soon stopped.
Ko: 그러나 그 짧은 시간은 성진에게 큰 의미로 다가왔다.
En: However, that brief time held great meaning for Sungjin.
Ko: 그는 민지에게 감사했다.
En: He expressed his gratitude to Minji.
Ko: "오늘 덕분에 정말 행복했어요."
En: "Thanks to you, I was really happy today."
Ko: 민지는 말했다. "저도요.
En: Minji said, "Me too.
Ko: 앞으로 더 자주 이렇게 쉬는 시간을 가지세요."
En: Please take more breaks like this in the future."
Ko: 성진은 고개를 끄덕였다.
En: Sungjin nodded.
Ko: 그는 삶의 중요성을 깨달았다.
En: He realized the importance of life.
Ko: 일만이 아니라, 사람들과의 관계도 소중했다.
En: It wasn't just work; relationships with people were precious too.
Ko: 추석의 의미가 그날, 그들에게 특별하게 다가왔다.
En: The meaning of Chuseok came to them specially that day.
Ko: 다음 날 성진은 새로운 결심을 했다.
En: The next day, Sungjin made a new resolution.
Ko: 그는 일과 삶의 균형을 찾기 시작했다.
En: He began to find a balance between work and life.
Ko: 그리고 민지와의 만남도 이어지기로 다짐했다.
En: He also resolved to continue his connection with Minji.
Ko: 성진은 타워에서 본 가을 풍경처럼 자신의 삶을 단순하고 아름답게 꾸려 나가기로 마음먹었다.
En: Like the autumn scenery seen from the tower, Sungjin decided to keep his life simple and beautiful.
Ko: 무리를 떠나는 낙엽의 모습은 마치 그들의 새로운 시작을 상징하는 듯했다.
En: The sight of leaves departing from the trees seemed to symbolize their new beginning.
Ko: 성진은 다짐했다.
En: Sungjin made a commitment.
Ko: 인생은 속도가 아니라 방향이라는 것을 믿기로 했다.
En: He chose to believe that life is about direction, not speed.
Ko: 그렇게 그들의 이야기는 시작되었다.
En: Thus began their story.
Vocabulary Words:
- gradually: 어느덧
- dyed: 물들어갔다
- aura: 기운
- overlooked: 내려다보며
- blending: 어우러져
- routine: 일상
- suggestion: 권유
- cleared: 비웠다
- stroll: 산책
- pavilion: 정자
- wander: 돌아다니며
- photographs: 사진
- raindrops: 빗줄기
- thicker: 굵어졌다
- empathized: 공감하고
- gratitude: 감사했다
- resolution: 결심
- balance: 균형
- departing: 떠나는
- symbolize: 상징하는
- commitment: 다짐했다
- direction: 방향
- special: 특별하게
- meanings: 의미로
- quietly: 조용히
- realized: 깨달았다
- precious: 소중했다
- scenery: 풍경
- simple: 단순하고
- amidst: 속에서
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Fluent Fiction - Korean — Rainy Encounters: Finding Life's Balance in Seoul. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Fui Mifixion. Fui Mifixion. Fui Mifixion. Fui Mifixion.org Welcome to Fui Mifixion Korean, the podcast where we bring you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In each episode we'll present a short story in both English and Korean, with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension. In this episode, we'll wander through Seoul's autumn charm, exploring spontaneous connections and the transformative power of rain, as two strangers find balance and new beginnings. Right after this commercial break, at Fui Mifixion, we're not just telling stories, we're bringing the world together by learning to understand each other. By subscribing to Fui Mifixion Plus, at plus.fui Mifixion.org, you do more than just remove ads. You support a platform bridging global language differences. One story at a time. Your subscription not only guarantees you an uninterrupted narrative,
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Don't forget your Grey Areas, I heard the story. I talked to your busy working day major so that you can make less and仔 grass. At that time, they shared stories and talked about each other in their books. It was too old for them. Even though they had the short time to go to the library, I got them answer. He thanked Minji. He was really happy today. Minji said, I too. Go on, go on, rest like this more often. Sungjin ended up breaking up. He followed the importance of life. It was not just a matter of people, but also a relationship with others. The meaning of the memory came to him.
Sungjin decided to work hard next day. He started to find the balance of life and work. And he also went to the end of the meeting with Minji. Sungjin was so happy that he was able to live with his own life like a autumn scenery. Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed. Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed. The sky over the soul had gradually been dyed with the aura of autumn. The non-senseoul tower overlooked the city, blending with the golden leaves.
It was the day of Chuseok. Sungjin wanted to escape his busy routine. Sungjin had a long day of rest. At the suggestion of his close friend, Day-Hin, Sungjin cleared a day for himself after a long time. Nam-san Seoul tower was particularly more beautiful around this time. Sungjin began to stroll quietly. Just then, it suddenly began to rain. Sungjin had a nearby traditional pavilion.
Another person was standing to avoid the rain. Hello. Sungjin carefully struck up a conversation. Hello, the woman answered with a smile. Her name was Min-ji. Min-ji was wandering around Seoul taking photographs. The raindrops gradually became thicker. Sungjin and Min-ji laughed together and shared stories.
Sungjin talked about his busy work and Min-ji spoke about her passion for photography. At that spot, they empathized with each other's stories and found understanding amidst laughter. The raindrops stopped. However, that brief time held great meaning for Sungjin. He expressed his gratitude to Min-ji. Thanks to you, I was really happy today. Min-ji said, Me too.
Please take more breaks like this in the future. Sungjin nodded. He realized the importance of life. It wasn't just work, relationships with people were precious too. The meaning of Chuseok came to them specially that day. The next day, Sungjin made a new resolution. He began to find a balance between work and life.
He also resolved to continue his connection with Min-ji. Sungjin was a beautiful and beautiful person. Like the autumn scenery seen from the tower, Sungjin decided to keep his life simple and beautiful. The sight of leaves departing from the trees seemed to symbolize their new beginning. Sungjin made a commitment. He chose to believe that life is about direction, not speed. Thus began their story.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words first in Korean than in English. overlooked. 얼어져. blending. 일상.
routine. 권요. 권요. suggestion. 비웠다. 비웠다. 비웠다. cleared. 산책. 산책. 산책. stroll. 정자. 정자. 정자. Pavilion. 돌아다니며. 돌아다니며. 돌아다니며. wonder. 사진. 사진. 사진. photographs. 빛줄기. 빛줄기. 빛줄기. rain drops. 굵어졌다. 굵어졌다.
굵어졌다. ticker. 공감하고. 공감하고. 공감하고. empathized. 감사했다. 감사했다. 감사했다. gratitude. 결심. 결심. resolution. 균형. 균형. 균형. balance. 떠나는. 떠나는. 떠나는. departing. 상징하는. 상징하는. 상징하는. symbolize. 다짐했다. 다짐했다. 다짐했다. commitment. 방향.
방향. 방향. direction. 특별하게. 특별하게. 특별하게. special. 의미로. 의미로. 의미로. meanings. 조용히. 조용히. 조용히. quietly. 깨달았다. 깨달았다. 깨달았다. realized. 소중했다. 소중했다. 소중했다. precious. 풍경. 풍경. 풍경. scenery. 단순하고. 단순하고. 단순하고. simple.
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