Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Breaking Routine: Discovering Spontaneity on the Road to Bled
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Matej je sedel na klopi v parku Tivoli v Ljubljani.
En: Matej sat on a bench in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana.

Sl: Veter je nežno pihal skozi drevesa, katerih listi so bili zdaj živo rdeči, oranžni in zlati.
En: The wind gently blew through the trees, whose leaves were now vivid red, orange, and gold.

Sl: Razmišljal je o svojem življenju.
En: He was contemplating his life.

Sl: Vse je bilo po urniku.
En: Everything was on schedule.

Sl: Predavanja, knajigarne, nazaj domov.
En: Lectures, libraries, back home.

Sl: Rutina ga je dušila, toda ni vedel, kako bi jo prekinil.
En: The routine suffocated him, but he didn’t know how to break it.

Sl: "Matej!
En: "Matej!"

Sl: " je zaklicala Tanja, njegova prijateljica, ki je ravno prikolesarila do njega.
En: called Tanja, his friend, who had just cycled up to him.

Sl: Njeni obrazi so bili rdeči zaradi mrzlega zraka.
En: Her cheeks were red from the cold air.

Sl: "Kaj praviš na spontano?
En: "What do you say to something spontaneous?

Sl: Imam avto in idejo.
En: I have a car and an idea."

Sl: "Matej je vzdehnil in pogledal proti njej.
En: Matej sighed and looked toward her.

Sl: "Povej mi.
En: "Tell me."

Sl: ""Greva na Bled!
En: "Let's go to Bled!

Sl: Danes!
En: Today!

Sl: Zdaj!
En: Now!

Sl: Bo prečudovito, verjemi," je odvrnila Tanja s svojimi iskrivimi očmi.
En: It will be wonderful, trust me," replied Tanja, her eyes sparkling.

Sl: Matej se je obotavljal.
En: Matej hesitated.

Sl: Vedel je, da se mora naučiti biti bolj spontan.
En: He knew he needed to learn to be more spontaneous.

Sl: "Prav," je končno odgovoril.
En: "Alright," he finally answered.

Sl: "Greva.
En: "Let's go."

Sl: "Kmalu sta sedela v Tanjinem avtu, ki se je pomikal skozi mestne ulice Ljubljane.
En: Soon they were sitting in Tanja's car, moving through the city streets of Ljubljana.

Sl: Tanja je zavrtela glasbo.
En: Tanja turned on the music.

Sl: Matej se je sprostil in užival v potovanju.
En: Matej relaxed and enjoyed the ride.

Sl: A kmalu sta naletela na prometni zastoj.
En: But soon, they encountered a traffic jam.

Sl: "Uh, tole ni bilo del plana," je rekel Matej in začutil rahlo tesnobo.
En: "Uh, this wasn't part of the plan," Matej said, feeling a slight anxiety.

Sl: "Ne skrbi," je rekla Tanja.
En: "Don't worry," Tanja said.

Sl: "Zapeljiva bova po stranskih cestah.
En: "We'll take the back roads.

Sl: Bova videla več narave, in manj avtoceste.
En: We'll see more nature and less highway."

Sl: "Matej je globoko vdihnil in prikimal.
En: Matej took a deep breath and nodded.

Sl: Zaupati je moral Tanjini samozavesti.
En: He needed to trust Tanja's confidence.

Sl: Sledila je manjši, a slikoviti cesti.
En: She followed a smaller, yet scenic road.

Sl: Drevesa so se zgostila, sonce je sijalo skozi listje in vse je bilo čarobno.
En: The trees thickened, the sun shone through the leaves, and everything was magical.

Sl: Ampak njuna sreča ni trajala dolgo.
En: But their luck didn't last long.

Sl: Avto se je začel tresti, preden se je ustavil ob cesti.
En: The car started shaking before it stopped by the roadside.

Sl: "Ne ostaneva tu," je dejala Tanja veselo in začela raziskovati, kako bi popravila težavo.
En: "We won't stay here," Tanja said cheerfully and began exploring how to fix the problem.

Sl: Matej je najprej panika, nato pa se je spomnil, zakaj je sploh odšel iz Ljubljane.
En: Matej initially panicked, but then he remembered why he had left Ljubljana.

Sl: Skupaj sta se odpravila po cesti in po nekaj minutah sta naletela na lokalca, ki je popravljal traktor.
En: Together, they walked down the road and after a few minutes, they came across a local man fixing a tractor.

Sl: Bil je prijazen mož, ki jima je z veseljem pomagal in kmalu sta bila spet na poti.
En: He was a friendly man, happy to help them, and soon they were back on their way.

Sl: Ko sta prispela na Bled, je bilo sonce tik pred zahodom.
En: When they arrived at Bled, the sun was just about to set.

Sl: Jezerni odsevi so bili čudoviti, okolica pa pravljična v svetlobi poznega dneva.
En: The reflections on the lake were beautiful, and the surroundings were fairy-tale-like in the light of the late day.

Sl: Matej je pogledal proti Tanjini in nasmešek je krasil njegov obraz.
En: Matej looked at Tanja, and a smile graced his face.

Sl: Spontanost je imela svoj čar.
En: Spontaneity had its charm.

Sl: "Vidiš, bilo je vredno," je rekla Tanja, ko sta sedela ob jezeru in opazovala, kako sonce tone na obzorju.
En: "You see, it was worth it," Tanja said as they sat by the lake, watching the sun sink on the horizon.

Sl: Matej je prikimal.
En: Matej nodded.

Sl: Danes je spoznal, kako lepo je lahko, ko se prepustiš neznanemu.
En: Today, he realized how beautiful it can be when you surrender to the unknown.

Sl: "Ja, res je bilo.
En: "Yes, it really was."

Sl: " Občutek svobode in nepredvidljivosti ga je prevzel.
En: The feeling of freedom and unpredictability overwhelmed him.

Sl: Matej je vedel, da bo njegova rutina odslej obogatena z novo, spontano energijo.
En: Matej knew his routine would now be enriched with new, spontaneous energy.


Vocabulary Words:

• contemplating: razmišljal
• suffocated: dušila
• spontaneous: spontano
• hesitated: obotavljal
• traffic jam: prometni zastoj
• anxiety: tesnobo
• scenic: slikoviti
• thickened: zgostila
• shaking: tresel
• roadside: cesti
• exploring: raziskovati
• panic: panika
• reflections: odsevi
• fairy-tale-like: pravljična
• surrender: prepustiš
• unknown: neznanemu
• overwhelmed: prevzel
• enriched: obogatena
• routine: rutina
• confidence: samozavesti
• gentle: nežno
• leaves: listi
• sparkling: iskrivimi
• sunshine: sonce
• tractor: traktor
• friendly: prijazen
• freedom: svobode
• unpredictability: nepredvidljivost
• journey: potovanja
• horizon: obzorju