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¡× ¿µ¾î·Î ÀÌ·¸°Ô !
¡°µþ¾ÆÀÌ°¡ °¨±â·Î ¸¹ÀÌ ¾ÆÆļ Çб³¿¡ ¸ø °©´Ï´Ù.¡±¶ó´Â ¸»Àº ¿µ¾î·Î ¡°My daughter suffers from a bad cold, so she won¡¯t be at school today.¡±¶ó°í ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ¿Í À¯»çÇÑ Ç¥ÇöÀ¸·Î ¡°Please excuse my daughter home due to a bad cold today.¡±, ¡°She is suffering from a bad cold, so she¡¯ll be absent today.¡± ¶Ç´Â ¡°My daughter is sick with a bad cold, so she won¡¯t be at school today.¡±µîÀ» ¾µ ¼ö ÀÖ°ÚÁö¿ä.
Àڳడ Çб³¿¡ °á¼®À» ÇÏ°Ô µÉ °æ¿ì Çб³ »ç¹«½Ç¿¡ ¾Ë¸®°Å³ª Ãâ°á´ã´çºÎ¼·Î Àüȸ¦ ÇØ¾ß ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÃÖ±Ù¿¡´Â ´ëºÎºÐ attendance lineÀ̶ó ÇÏ¿© Ãâ°á´ã´ç Àü¿ë¶óÀÎÀÌ ÀÖ¾î ÀÚµ¿ÀÀ´ä±â¿¡ ¸Þ½ÃÁö¸¦ ³²±âµµ·Ï µÇ¾îÀִµ¥ ÀÌ ¶§ ÇлýÀÇ À̸§, °á¼®ÀÌÀ¯, Çлý°úÀÇ °ü°è¸¦ ¹àÈ÷µµ·Ï ¿ä±¸ÇÏ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¿¹¸¦ µé¸é ¡°Hello, please excuse Bryan Kim today. He¡¯s sick. This is his father calling.¡±°ú °°ÀÌ ¸»ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ°ÚÁö¿ä.
 
ÇлýÀÌ °á¼®ÇÏ°Ô µÉ °æ¿ì º¸È£ÀÚ´Â ¹Ýµå½Ã Çб³Ãø¿¡ ¿¬¶ôÀ» ÃëÇÏ¿© À̸¦ ¾Ë·Á¾ß ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¸Áö ¾ÊÀ» °æ¿ì ¾Æ¹«¸® º¸È£ÀÚÀÇ Çã¶ôÇÏ¿¡ °á¼®À» ÇÏ¿´´Ù Çѵé ÀÌ´Â ¾çÇظ¦ ±¸ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀº °á¼®(unexcused absence)ÀÌ µÇ¾î ¹«´Ü °á¼®À¸·Î 󸮵DZ⠶§¹®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
 
Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾ÆÁÖÀÇ °æ¿ì ±³À°±¸¸¶´Ù ¾à°£ÀÇ Â÷ÀÌ°¡ ÀÖ±ä ÇÏÁö¸¸ ´ë°³ 3~4ÀÏ ÀÌ»ó ¹«´Ü°á¼® ¶Ç´Â 3~4ÀÏ ÀÌ»ó 30ºÐ ÀÌ»ó Áö°¢ÇÏ´Â °æ¿ì ÇØ´ç ÇлýÀ» »ó½À ¹«´Ü °á¼®ÀÚ·Î °£ÁÖÇÏ¿© ±³À°±¸ÀÇ Ãâ¼® ´ã´çÀÚ ¶Ç´Â ±³À°°¨¿¡°Ô ½Å°íÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾î ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ·¸°Ô µÇ¸é ±³À°±¸ÀÇ ¹«´Ü °á¼® ¹æÁö¼¾ÅÍ(Truancy Reduction Center)³ª Çб³ Ãâ¼®Á¡°Ë À§¿øȸ (School Attendance Review Board)¿¡¼ À̵éÀ» À§ÇÑ Æ¯º° °ü¸®ÇÁ·Î±×·¥¿¡ Âü¿©Åä·Ï Á¶Ä¡¸¦ ÃëÇÏ°Ô µÇÁö¿ä.
 
¡× Dialogue
A: Hello, you¡¯ve reached Windemere Ranch Middle School attendance line. Please leave the student¡¯s name and a reason for the student being absent.
    (À©µå¹Ì¾î ·£Ä¡ ¹Ìµé ½ºÄð Ãâ°á ´ã´ç¶óÀÎÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÇлýÀÇ À̸§°ú °á¼®»çÀ¯¸¦ ¸»¾¸ÇØ ÁÖ¼¼¿ä.)
B: This is Jackie Kim¡¯s mother calling. My daughter suffers from a bad cold, so she won¡¯t be at school today.
    (ÀçÅ° ±è ¾ö¸¶Àä. µþ¾ÆÀÌ°¡ °¨±â·Î ¸¹ÀÌ ¾ÆÆļ ¿À´Ã Çб³¿¡ ¸ø °©´Ï´Ù.)
 
¡× Extra Expressions
I¡¯d like to report my daughter¡¯s absence.
(µþ ¾ÆÀÌ °á¼®À» ¾Ë¸®·Á°í Çϴµ¥¿ä.)
How do I report my student's absence?
(ÇлýÀÇ °á¼®À» ¾î¶»°Ô ¾Ë¸®ÁÒ?)
Absences reported only to the teachers may not always get excused.
(±³»ç¿¡°Ô¸¸ ¾Ë¸° °á¼®Àº Ç×»ó Çã¿ëµÇ´Â °ÍÀº ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù.)
Come to the attendance office personally.
(Ãâ°á ´ã´çºÎ·Î °³ÀÎÀûÀ¸·Î ¿À¼¼¿ä.)
Please leave your name and your relationship to the student.
(¼ºÇÔ°ú Çлý°úÀÇ °ü°è¸¦ ¸»¾¸ÇØ ÁÖ¼¼¿ä.)
Please call the school attendance line.
(Çб³ Ãâ°á ´ã´ç¶óÀÎÀ¸·Î ÀüÈÇØ ÁÖ¼¼¿ä.)