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Splattering Sauce and Elegance Wars: A Venice Spaghetti Showdown

May 9, 2024 · 13m 30s
Splattering Sauce and Elegance Wars: A Venice Spaghetti Showdown
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01 · Main Story

9m 34s

02 · Vocabulary Words

12m 49s

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Splattering Sauce and Elegance Wars: A Venice Spaghetti Showdown Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/splattering-sauce-and-elegance-wars-a-venice-spaghetti-showdown/ Story Transcript: It: In quella piazzetta affollata...

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Splattering Sauce and Elegance Wars: A Venice Spaghetti Showdown
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/splattering-sauce-and-elegance-wars-a-venice-spaghetti-showdown

Story Transcript:

It: In quella piazzetta affollata di Venezia, dove il piccione vivace rinfresca il fastidio del turista, stava accadendo qualcosa di curioso. Una cerimonia del tutto inusuale. No, non una vera e propria cerimonia con preti e sposi, ma un po' lo sembrava...Una lotta era in atto, una lotta contro gli spaghetti, la salsa e la grazia.
En: In that crowded little square of Venice, where the lively pigeon refreshes the annoyance of the tourist, something curious was happening. A totally unusual ceremony. No, not a real ceremony with priests and brides, but it seemed like it... A battle was underway, a battle against spaghetti, sauce, and grace.

It: In un angolo di Piazza San Marco, la perla di Venezia, un tavolino era occupato da tre allegri amici: Luca, Sofia e Matteo. Piatti colmi di spaghetti con salsa di pomodoro li aspettavano e sembravano ribollire all'idea di essere mangiati in un solo boccone. La sfida era chi riusciva a mangiare con più eleganza, evitando di schizzare la salsa ovunque.
En: In a corner of Piazza San Marco, the pearl of Venice, a small table was occupied by three merry friends: Luca, Sofia, and Matteo. Plates full of spaghetti with tomato sauce awaited them and seemed to be simmering at the thought of being eaten in one bite. The challenge was who could eat with more elegance, avoiding splattering the sauce everywhere.

It: Luca era il primo a cominciare. Con sicurezza afferrò due spaghetti con la forchetta e tentò di arrotolarli. Ma, oh cielo! Gli spaghetti decisero di ribellarsi. Uno schizzo di salsa volò, mancando per un pelo la maglietta bianca di Luca.
En: Luca was the first to start. With confidence, he grabbed two strands of spaghetti with his fork and tried to twirl them. But, oh my! The spaghetti decided to rebel. A splash of sauce flew, narrowly missing Luca's white shirt.

It: Fra risate, arrivò il turno di Sofia. Cercò di fare meglio, ma presto si trovò a combattere con uno spaghetti ribelle che l'ha colpita proprio sul naso. I suoi occhi sgranati fecero ridere tutta la piazza, e si può dire, lei stessa non potè fare a meno di unirsi alle risate.
En: Amidst laughter, it was Sofia's turn. She tried to do better, but soon found herself battling with a rebellious strand of spaghetti that hit her right on the nose. Her wide eyes made the whole square laugh, and it can be said that she couldn't help but laugh along.

It: Matteo fu l'ultimo. Aveva assistito ai tentativi falliti dei suoi amici, e si sentiva un po' nervoso. Ma non poteva tirarsi indietro. Finse sicurezza, afferrò la forchetta e annunciò: "Vedrete come si fa!". Arrotolò addirittura tre spaghetti alla volta e se ne impadronì con destrezza. La salsa rimase nel piatto, gli spaghetti rimasero intrecciati e Matteo rispettò la regola principale della sfida: Nessuna salsa schizzata.
En: Matteo was the last one. He had witnessed his friends' failed attempts and felt a bit nervous. But he couldn't back down. Pretending confidence, he grabbed the fork and declared, "You'll see how it's done!" He even managed to twirl three strands of spaghetti at once with skill. The sauce stayed in the plate, the spaghetti remained intertwined, and Matteo respected the main rule of the challenge: No sauce splattered.

It: I presenti applaudirono con entusiasmo. Fra risate e chiacchiere, il pomeriggio a Venezia passò in fretta. Luca, Sofia e Matteo capirono una cosa fondamentale quel giorno. Non importa quanto ridere, quanto imbarazzarsi, la cosa più importante era godersi quel momento insieme, nella bellezza di Piazza San Marco, sotto il cielo di Venezia. E chissà, forse da quel giorno, i piccioni di San Marco avrebbero cominciato a temere non solo i turisti, ma anche gli spaghetti ribelli.
En: The onlookers applauded enthusiastically. Amidst laughter and chatter, the afternoon in Venice passed quickly. Luca, Sofia, and Matteo understood one fundamental thing that day. No matter how much they laughed, how embarrassing it was, the most important thing was to enjoy that moment together, in the beauty of Piazza San Marco, under the sky of Venice. And who knows, perhaps from that day on, the pigeons of San Marco would have started to fear not only the tourists but also the rebellious spaghetti.


Vocabulary Words:
  • crowded: affollata
  • square: piazza
  • Venice: Venezia
  • lively: vivace
  • pigeon: piccione
  • annoyance: fastidio
  • tourist: turista
  • curious: curioso
  • ceremony: cerimonia
  • unusual: inusuale
  • priests: preti
  • brides: sposi
  • battle: lotta
  • spaghetti: spaghetti
  • sauce: salsa
  • grace: grazia
  • pearl: perla
  • plates: piatti
  • awaited: aspettavano
  • simmering: ribollire
  • thought: idea
  • eaten: mangiati
  • bite: boccone
  • challenge: sfida
  • elegance: eleganza
  • splattering: schizzare
  • strand: strand
  • hit: colpita
  • wide: larga
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