Cliff: 어쨌거나.
Teacher: 너희들 뭐하냐?! 숙제를 받아 써야지!
Lucinda: 벌써 했어요.
Teacher: Lucinda, 잘했다!
Kimberly: 저도 수첩에 적었어요.
Teacher: 좋아, 좋아.
Olivia: 저도 적었어요!
Ashley: 저도요!

 장면 2: 학교에서 나오자 마자
Lucinda: 자, 무슨 영화를 볼까?
Olivia: Nim's Island 어때?
Kimberly: 괜찮겠다.
Ashley: 그래.
Kimberly: 그럼, 시간을 먼저 확인해봐야지.
Olivia: 학교 컴퓨터를 잽싸게 이용하자.
Lucinda: 좋아.
Kimberly: 내가 가서 확인할게, 너희들은 여기 있어.
Ashley: 다 같이 가도 돼.
Kimberly: 좋아.
Kimberly: 3:30에 하는 것이 있는데.
Lucinda: 지금 3시야.

Whatever.
What are you guys doing?! Write down your homework!
I already did.
Good for you Lucinda!
I wrote mine down too in my planner.
Good good.
I wrote mine down!
Me too!
(Right out of School)
So, what movie are we going to watch?
How about Nim's Island?
That sounds good.
Sure.
Well, first we need to check the time.
Let's just use the school's computer quickly.
Ok.
I'll go check, you guys stay here.
We can all go.
Ok.
There is one at 3:30.
It's 3:00.

지난주

Lucinda: Sure, I don't have anything after school today.
Kimberly: I was wondering if Ashley could come too.
Ashley: What? Say that again?
Kimberly: Do you want to hang out after school with Lucinda and I?
Ashley: Sure! Can Olivia come too?
Lucinda: Why not.
Ashley: Ok.
Kimberly: We can go see a movie.
Ashley: Sure thing.
Lucinda: Tell Olivia and Ashley.
Ashley: Ok. Pssss!
Olivia: What?
Ashley: Do you want to hang out after school with me, Lucinda and Kimberly?
Olivia: I think I can do that.
Cliff: Looks like some girls are hanging out today.
Kimberly: Shush up!
Cliff: Why is it shush instead of shut?
Olivia: That's how we talk when we want.
Lucinda: Yeah.

단어 숙어

Whatever: 무엇이든지. 어쨌거나
Write down: ~을 받아쓰다
Good for you: 잘했다
planner: 계획 또는 일정을 적어놓은 수첩
Right: (명사)오른쪽, 권리, (부사)바로
quickly: 빨리, 잽싸게

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