On a hot summer day like today!

On a hot summer day like today, it would be best for children to swim in the water. There are many beaches and pools in Jeju island. My family and I went to Dodoo, which has big pools for children to play in the water and a long and cold waterway to bathe one's feet. The admission for a child is 5,000won and for an adult,2000won per day. A lot of children and their parents were already there. Fortunately there was still a small place for us to sit. When my kids played in the water, my husband and I put our feet in the waterway to cope with the hot weather. Many people put their feet in the water or were having some food while their kids were playing in the pool. The water was cold so it made us feel cool too. My children lost track of time while playing in the water. They played there until the 8p.m. They still hadn't had enough, so they nagged us to come there again tomorrow. ....... 오늘처럼 더운 여름날 아이들에게 물놀이가 최고일거예요. 제주도에는 많은 해수욕장과 풀장이 있어요. 저는 가족들과 도두에 갔는데, 그곳에는 아이들의 물놀이를 위한 아주 큰 풀장이 있고 발을 담글 수 있는 길고 차가운 수로가 있어요. 아이 한 명당 입장료는 하루에 오천 원이고 어른은 이천 원이에요. 많은 아이들과 부모들이 이미 거기에 와있었어요. 다행히 우리가 앉을 자리가 있었어요. 제 아이들이 물속에 놀 때 남편과 저는 더위를 식히려고 그 수로에 발을 담갔어요. 많은 사람들은 아이들이 풀장에서 노는 동안 물속에 발을 담그거나 음식을 먹고 있었어요. 그 물은 차가워서 시원하게 느껴졌어요. 아이들은 노느라 시간가는 줄 몰랐어요. 아이들은 저녁 8시까지 놀았어요. 그들은 뭔가 아쉬웠는지 내일 다시 그곳에 가자고 우리에게 졸랐어요. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpayjJwJqnw

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