Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Lake Bled's Accidental Swan Star: A Viral Tale of Serendipity
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Jutro je bilo sveže in jezero Bled je sijalo v jutranji svetlobi.
En: The morning was fresh, and Lake Bled was shining in the morning light.

Sl: Ana je bila navdušena.
En: Ana was excited.

Sl: Svoji prijateljici Mariji je želela pokazati lepote Blejskega otoka.
En: She wanted to show her friend Marija the beauty of Bled Island.

Sl: Ana in Marija sta se sprehajali ob obali.
En: Ana and Marija walked along the shore.

Sl: Zrak je bil čist in prijeten.
En: The air was clean and pleasant.

Sl: Ana je iz nahrbtnika vzela telefon.
En: Ana took her phone out of her backpack.

Sl: "Naredimo selfie!
En: "Let's take a selfie!"

Sl: " je dejala.
En: she said.

Sl: Marija se je smejala in pripravila.
En: Marija laughed and got ready.

Sl: Ana je stisnila gumb.
En: Ana pressed the button.

Sl: "Oh ne," je zavpila, "zgrešila sem te!
En: "Oh no," she exclaimed, "I missed you!"

Sl: "Na sliki ni bilo Marije.
En: Marija was not in the photo.

Sl: Namesto nje je bil labod.
En: Instead, there was a swan.

Sl: Ta labod je imel dolg vrat in ponosen pogled.
En: This swan had a long neck and a proud look.

Sl: Bil je videti, kot bi poziral za sliko.
En: It looked as if it was posing for the picture.

Sl: Ob njem je bila Ana, nasmejana in zadovoljna.
En: Next to it was Ana, smiling and content.

Sl: Ana ni bila jezna.
En: Ana wasn't angry.

Sl: Pravzaprav se je smejala.
En: In fact, she laughed.

Sl: Prikazala je sliko Mariji.
En: She showed the picture to Marija.

Sl: "Poglej, kdo je na sliki!
En: "Look who's in the photo!"

Sl: " je rekla in še bolj se smejala.
En: she said, laughing even more.

Sl: Tudi Marija se je smejala.
En: Marija laughed too.

Sl: "Ta labod je pravi model," je rekla.
En: "This swan is a real model," she said.

Sl: Ana je slikano nesrečo objavila na družbenih omrežjih.
En: Ana posted the photo mishap on social media.

Sl: "Želela sem sliko z Marijo, dobila sem laboda.
En: "I wanted a picture with Marija and got a swan instead.

Sl: Najlepša živalska napaka!
En: The most beautiful animal mistake!"

Sl: " je napisala.
En: she wrote.

Sl: Slika je postala zelo priljubljena.
En: The photo became very popular.

Sl: Ljudje so jo delili in komentirali.
En: People shared and commented on it.

Sl: Labod je postal spletna senzacija.
En: The swan became an online sensation.

Sl: Naslednji dan so mediji poročali o "Blejskem labodu.
En: The next day, the media reported on the "Bled Swan."

Sl: " Prišli so fotografi in novinarji.
En: Photographers and journalists came.

Sl: Vsi so hoteli videti in fotografirati slavnega laboda.
En: Everyone wanted to see and photograph the famous swan.

Sl: Ana je bila osupla.
En: Ana was astonished.

Sl: "Vse to zaradi ene slike?
En: "All this because of one picture?"

Sl: " je pomislila.
En: she thought.

Sl: Labod ni vedel za svoj sloves.
En: The swan didn't know about its fame.

Sl: Veselo je plaval po jezeru, obkrožen z obiskovalci.
En: It happily swam around the lake, surrounded by visitors.

Sl: Turisti so prihajali z vseh koncev, da bi ga videli.
En: Tourists came from all over to see it.

Sl: Na koncu, Ana in Marija sta imeli čudovit spomin na Bled.
En: In the end, Ana and Marija had a wonderful memory of Bled.

Sl: Zaradi ene napake, ene smešne slike, je jezero postalo še bolj priljubljeno.
En: Because of one mistake, one funny picture, the lake became even more popular.

Sl: Labod je postal simbol smeha in sreče.
En: The swan became a symbol of laughter and happiness.

Sl: Ana je rekla Mariji: "Včasih nesreče postanejo najboljše zgodbe.
En: Ana said to Marija: "Sometimes mistakes turn into the best stories."

Sl: " Sta se nasmehnili in naredili še en selfie.
En: They smiled and took another selfie.

Sl: Tokrat brez laboda.
En: This time without the swan.

Sl: Konec.
En: The end.


Vocabulary Words:

• En: Sl
• fresh: sveže
• shining: sijalo
• beauty: lepote
• shore: obali
• pleasant: prijeten
• backpack: nahrbtnika
• selfie: selfie
• exclaimed: zavpila
• missed: zgrešila
• proud: ponosen
• posing: poziral
• content: zadovoljna
• laughing: smejala
• mishap: nesrečo
• animal: živalska
• shared: delili
• commented: komentirali
• sensation: senzacija
• media: mediji
• reported: poročali
• journalists: novinarji
• astonished: osupla
• fame: sloves
• surrounded: obkrožen
• visitors: obiskovalci
• wonderful: čudovit
• memory: spomin
• mistake: napake
• symbol: simbol