Fluent Fiction - Korean:
From Doubt to Triumph: A Startup's Spring Awakening Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Ko: κ°λ¨ μ€ννΈμ
μΈνλ² μ΄ν° μμ μΈμ λ νκΈ°κ° λμ³€λ€.
En: The Gangnam startup incubator was always bustling with energy.
Ko: λ¦κ²¨μΈμ μ°¬ 곡기λ₯Ό νΌνλ¬ μ¨ λ§μ νμλ€μ΄ μ리λ₯Ό μ±μ λ€.
En: Many students, trying to escape the cold late winter air, filled the seats.
Ko: μ°½λ¬Έ λ°μΌλ‘ 보μ΄λ λμ¬μ λͺ¨μ΅μ μ¬λΌμ Έκ°λ λκ³Ό μλ΄μ κΈ°μ΄μ΄ μμ¬ μμλ€.
En: The view outside the windows showed the cityscape, where the disappearing snow mingled with the spirit of the new spring.
Ko: μ§νΈλ μ°½λ¬Έ κ°μμ μκ°μ μ 겨 μμλ€.
En: Jiho was lost in thought by the window.
Ko: κ·Έμ νμ μ€μν νλ‘μ νΈλ₯Ό νλ € μ€λΉ μ€μ΄μλ€.
En: His team was preparing for an important project.
Ko: κ°μ λνκ΅μμ μ¨ μΉκ΅¬ μλ―Όκ³Ό νμ§κ³Ό ν¨κ»μλ€.
En: He was with his friends, Soomin and Hyejin, from the same university.
Ko: νμ§μ νμ 리λλ‘μ κ°ν μ§μ€λ ₯μ κ°μ§κ³ μμκ³ , μλ―Όμ μ°½μμ μΈ μμ΄λμ΄λ‘ κ°λ μ°¬ 머리λ₯Ό κ°μ§κ³ μμλ€.
En: Hyejin, as the team's leader, had a strong focus, and Soomin had a head full of creative ideas.
Ko: "μ§νΈ, μ΄λ»κ² ν κ±°μΌ?" νμ§μ΄ λ¬Όμλ€. μ΅μνμ§ μλ 침묡μ κΉ¨κ³ .
En: "Jiho, what are you going to do?" Hyejin asked, breaking the unfamiliar silence.
Ko: "μ°λ¦¬ μ€ννΈμ
μμ΄λμ΄λ₯Ό λ°κΏμΌ ν΄," μ§νΈκ° λ§νλ€.
En: "We need to change our startup idea," Jiho said.
Ko: κ·Έμ λͺ©μ리μλ μκ·Όν λ¨λ¦Όμ΄ μμλ€.
En: There was a subtle tremor in his voice.
Ko: νμ μμ λ§λ§ν΄ 보μμ§λ§, μμΌλ‘λ μμ μ μμ¬νκ³ μμλ€.
En: He always appeared confident, but deep inside, he doubted himself.
Ko: "λ? κ°μκΈ° μ?" μλ―Όμ΄ λλΌλ©° λ¬Όμλ€.
En: "What? Why all of a sudden?" Soomin asked in surprise.
Ko: "νμ¬ μμ΄λμ΄λ κΈλ‘λ² κ²½μμ΄ λ무 컀. λ€λ₯Έ λ°©ν₯μΌλ‘ νλ©΄ λ λμμ§λ λͺ°λΌ," μ§νΈλ μ€λͺ
νλ€.
En: "The current idea has too much global competition. It might be better if we shift in a different direction," Jiho explained.
Ko: νμ§μ μ μ μκ°μ μ κ²Όλ€.
En: Hyejin pondered for a moment.
Ko: "μ’μ, μλν΄ λ³΄μ. νμ§λ§ μ μ€λΉν΄μΌ ν΄."
En: "Okay, let's give it a try. But we have to be well-prepared."
Ko: λ©°μΉ ν, μΈνλ² μ΄ν°λ λ°ν μ€λΉλ‘ λΆμ£Όνλ€.
En: A few days later, the incubator was bustling with preparations for the presentation.
Ko: μμ λμ μ₯ μ§νΈλ νκ³Ό ν¨κ» λ°νλ₯Ό μ€λΉνλ€.
En: With sweaty palms, Jiho, along with his team, prepared for the presentation.
Ko: μ§νΈλ μ¬μ ν κΈ΄μ₯νμ§λ§, νμ λ―Ώμμ΄ κ·Έμκ² νμ΄ λμλ€.
En: He was still nervous, but the teamβs confidence in him gave him strength.
Ko: μ¬λΌμ΄λλ₯Ό λκΈ°λ©° μκ°μ μ 리νλ€.
En: He organized his thoughts as he flipped through the slides.
Ko: κ·Έλ€ μμλ μ μ¬μ μΈ λ©ν λ€μ΄ μ리νκ³ μμλ€.
En: Potential mentors were seated in front of them.
Ko: λ°νκ° μμλμλ€.
En: The presentation began.
Ko: μ²μμλ μλ¬Έκ³Ό νμμ μΈ μμ μ΄ λκ»΄μ‘λ€.
En: At first, there was a sense of skepticism and doubt.
Ko: μ§νΈλ λ§μμ΄ μ‘°λ§μ‘°λ§νλ€.
En: Jiho's heart raced.
Ko: κ·Έλ¬λ κ·Έκ° μμ μ μλ‘μ΄ λΉμ μ λν΄ μ΄μ μ λ΄μ μ€λͺ
νμ, λ©ν λ€μ΄ μ‘°κΈμ© κ΄μ¬μ 보μλ€.
En: However, as he passionately explained his new vision, the mentors gradually showed interest.
Ko: "μ’μ΅λλ€," ν λ©ν κ° λ§νλ€.
En: "Sounds good," one mentor said.
Ko: "μ΄ μμ΄λμ΄μ κ°λ₯μ±μ΄ 보μ΄λκ΅°μ. μ§μν΄λλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€."
En: "I see potential in this idea. I'd like to support you."
Ko: μ§νΈλ μλμ νμ¨μ λ΄μ¬μλ€.
En: Jiho let out a sigh of relief.
Ko: κ·Έμ κ²°μ μ μ±κ³΅μ μ΄μλ€.
En: His decision was successful.
Ko: νμλ€λ κΈ°λ»νκ³ , κ·Έλ€μ μΌκ΅΄μλ μλ‘μ΄ ν¬λ§μ΄ 보μλ€.
En: His teammates were delighted, and on their faces was visible a renewed hope.
Ko: κ·Έλ μ΄ν, μ§νΈλ μΈμ λ νμ μμ¬λ₯Ό μ‘΄μ€νκ³ μμ μ κ²°μ μ λ―Ώλ λ²μ λ°°μ λ€.
En: From that day on, Jiho learned to always respect his team's opinions and trust his own decisions.
Ko: κ·Έμ μμ κ°μ λμ± μ»€μ‘λ€.
En: His confidence grew stronger.
Ko: μ€ννΈμ
μΈνλ² μ΄ν°μμ 보λ΄λ λ λ€μ μ΄μ κ·Έμ νμκ² λ...