제17부 평양상업학교 진학, 두 번째 ||Pyongyang Commercial School|admission|second|time 17. Eintritt in die Handelsschule Pjöngjang, Zweite Part 17: Entering Pyongyang Commercial School, the second time.

제17부 [...] 평양상업학교 진학, 두 번째 ||Pyongyang Commercial School|admission|second|time Part 17 [...] Entering Pyongyang Commercial School, the second time.

도서관에서 나는 중학교에 다니던 보통학교 동창생들을 만났다. at the library|I|middle school|attended|regular school|classmates|met In the library, I met my classmates from middle school. 그 애들은 대학진학 시험공부를 위해 도서관에 자주 온다고 했다. they|kids|university admission|exam study|for|to the library|often|said to come|did They said they often come to the library to study for college entrance exams. 그런데 그들의 태도에 뭔가 이상한 구석이 있었다. but|their|attitude|something|strange|aspect|was However, there was something strange about their attitude. 보통학교에 다닐 때 나와 그들 간에는 실력 차이가 컸고 또 그들이 내재능을 인정해 주었는데 오랜만에 만나서는 나를 무시하고 있었다. elementary school|attending|when|me|them|between|ability|difference|was large|and|they|my talent|recognizing|gave|after a long time|meeting|me|ignoring|were When I was in elementary school, there was a significant skill gap between me and them, and they acknowledged my talent, but after a long time, they were looking down on me. 게다가 내가 주산선수가 되어 전국적으로 이름을 떨치고있다는 것도 인정하려 들지 않았다. moreover|I|mental calculation champion|becoming|nationwide|name|making known|thing|acknowledging|willing|not Moreover, they were unwilling to acknowledge that I had become a top competitor in the abacus and was making a name for myself nationwide.

알고 보니 그들은 상업학교 자체를 우습게 여기고 있었다. knowing|it turns out|they|commercial school|itself|lightly|regarding|were It turned out that they looked down on the commercial school itself. 그들은 큰 희망을 안고 대학에 진학하기 위해 준비하고 있었던것이다. they|big|hope|carrying|to college|entering|in order to|preparing|were They were preparing to enter college with great hope. 그 애들은 보통학교에 다닐 때는 실력이 보잘것없었는데, 중학교를 다니면서 보고 생각하는 것 자체가 크게 달라져있었다. that|kids|regular school|attending|when|ability|was insignificant|middle school|while attending|seeing|thinking|thing|itself|greatly|had changed When they were in elementary school, their skills were insignificant, but while attending middle school, their way of seeing and thinking had changed significantly.

처음 몇 번은 그들의 건방진 태도에 기분이 나쁘다가, 어느 순간 깨닫는 바가 있었다. first|few|times|their|arrogant|attitude|feeling|bad|one|moment|realizing|thing|was At first, I felt bad about their arrogant attitude, but at some point, I realized something. 어쩌면 평생을 남의 돈 계산만 해주다가 죽을지도 모른다는 아찔한 생각과 함께였다. perhaps|for a lifetime|others'|money|just calculating|doing|might die|not knowing|dizzying|thought|was with It was accompanied by a chilling thought that I might die calculating other people's money for my whole life.