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The Accidental Delicacy: A Memorable Night in Madrid
Sep 27, 2023 ·
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The Accidental Delicacy: A Memorable Night in Madrid
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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: The Accidental Delicacy: A Memorable Night in Madrid Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/the-accidental-delicacy-a-memorable-night-in-madrid/ Story Transcript: Es: Bajo la dorada pincelada del...
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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: The Accidental Delicacy: A Memorable Night in Madrid
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Story Transcript:
Es: Bajo la dorada pincelada del sol poniente, Madrid se preparaba para dormir.
En: Under the golden brushstroke of the setting sun, Madrid was getting ready to sleep.
Es: La gente abandonaba las calles y Carlos, un hombre con un apetito voraz, junto a Sofía, mujer de costumbres exquisitas, buscaban un lugar para cenar.
En: People were leaving the streets and Carlos, a man with a voracious appetite, along with Sofía, a woman of exquisite habits, were looking for a place to have dinner.
Es: El destino les había reservado un encuentro en frente de “El caracol dorado”, un restaurante de alta gama donde decidieron entrar, impulsados por la curiosidad.
En: Fate had reserved a meeting for them in front of "El caracol dorado," a high-end restaurant where they decided to enter, driven by curiosity.
Es: Carlos, con su español a medio pulir, intentaba descifrar un menú lleno de nombres complejos, mientras que Sofía se había retirado al baño con vistas a la Plaza de Cibeles.
En: Carlos, with his imperfect Spanish, tried to decipher a menu full of complex names, while Sofía had retired to the bathroom overlooking Plaza de Cibeles.
Es: Al ver un plato llamado ‘Caracoles A La Madrileña’, su montaña natal y su deseo de probar algo autóctono tomaron el mando, sin saber que literalmente pedía caracoles.
En: Upon seeing a dish called 'Caracoles A La Madrileña', his hometown and his desire to try something local took charge, without knowing that he was literally ordering snails.
Es: Mientras tanto, en un baño más bonito que muchos salones, Sofía miraba desconcertada el bidé.
En: Meanwhile, in a bathroom that was more beautiful than many living rooms, Sofía looked puzzled at the bidet.
Es: Era su primer encuentro con este artilugio y su curiosidad le había superado.
En: It was her first encounter with this contraption and her curiosity had overcome her.
Es: Con paso temeroso, decidió darle una oportunidad.
En: With cautious steps, she decided to give it a try.
Es: La camarera, con un elegante uniforme negro y blanco, traía a la mesa de Carlos un plato repleto de caracoles brillantes en una salsa espesa y verde.
En: The waitress, wearing an elegant black and white uniform, brought a plate full of shiny snails in a thick, green sauce to Carlos' table.
Es: Carlos parpadeó, incrédulo ante el pobre destino de su aventura culinaria.
En: Carlos blinked, disbelieving at the unfortunate outcome of his culinary adventure.
Es: Miró a su alrededor, esperando encontrar alguna pista sobre cómo manejarse con los caracoles.
En: He looked around, hoping to find some clues on how to deal with the snails.
Es: Sofía, por otro lado, salía del baño, un tanto bamboleante, con un brillo turbado en los ojos, luchando entre risas nerviosas y balances de indignación.
En: Sofía, on the other hand, came out of the bathroom slightly unsteady, with a disturbed glimmer in her eyes, struggling between nervous laughter and expressions of indignation.
Es: Había logrado usar el bidé, aunque no de la forma esperada.
En: She had managed to use the bidet, although not in the way she expected.
Es: Carlos, en un esfuerzo valiente, probó el primer caracol.
En: In a brave effort, Carlos tried the first snail.
Es: Para su sorpresa, el sabor era más impresionante que su apariencia.
En: To his surprise, the taste was more impressive than its appearance.
Es: El restaurante, con su lujo envolvente, y el plato, aunque inicialmente chocante, se habían unido para ofrecerle una experiencia única.
En: The restaurant, with its enveloping luxury, and the dish, although initially shocking, had come together to offer him a unique experience.
Es: Dejando su rechazo a un lado, se rindió ante los caracoles, saboreándolos uno a uno.
En: Putting aside his rejection, he surrendered to the snails, savoring them one by one.
Es: Con Sofía volviendo a la mesa, riendo ante la cara asombrada de Carlos y los caracoles medio consumidos, se dio cuenta de que cada viaje, aunque inesperado, ofrece una perspectiva admirablemente nueva.
En: With Sofía returning to the table, laughing at Carlos' astonished face and the partially consumed snails, they both realized that every journey, though unexpected, offers an admirably new perspective.
Es: Se unió a la risa de Carlos, convirtiendo así un malentendido y un accidente en un recuerdo agridulce, que representaba todo lo que es viajar: la experiencia desordenada pero maravillosa de cosas nuevas y desconocidas.
En: Sofía joined Carlos' laughter, thus turning a misunderstanding and an accident into a bittersweet memory, representing everything that traveling embodies: the messy yet wonderful experience of new and unknown things.
Es: Así, con vistas a la noche de Madrid, con elegantes caracoles y una risueña anécdota del bidé, Carlos y Sofía convirtieron un incidente accidental en una historia para recordar.
En: And so, overlooking the night in Madrid, with elegant snails and a playful bidet anecdote, Carlos and Sofía turned an accidental incident into a memorable story.
Es: Y reconfortados por su triunfo sobre lo desconocido, la noche cayó suavemente sobre el encanto dorado.
En: And comforted by their triumph over the unknown, the night gently fell upon the golden charm.
Es: Los dos, teniendo como testiga la luna de Madrid, compartieron risas y platos adicionales, recordándoles que todas las experiencias, especialmente las que vienen sin aviso, son las más preciosas.
En: The two, with the moon as their witness, shared laughter and additional dishes, reminding them that all experiences, especially those that come without warning, are the most precious.
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Story Transcript:
Es: Bajo la dorada pincelada del sol poniente, Madrid se preparaba para dormir.
En: Under the golden brushstroke of the setting sun, Madrid was getting ready to sleep.
Es: La gente abandonaba las calles y Carlos, un hombre con un apetito voraz, junto a Sofía, mujer de costumbres exquisitas, buscaban un lugar para cenar.
En: People were leaving the streets and Carlos, a man with a voracious appetite, along with Sofía, a woman of exquisite habits, were looking for a place to have dinner.
Es: El destino les había reservado un encuentro en frente de “El caracol dorado”, un restaurante de alta gama donde decidieron entrar, impulsados por la curiosidad.
En: Fate had reserved a meeting for them in front of "El caracol dorado," a high-end restaurant where they decided to enter, driven by curiosity.
Es: Carlos, con su español a medio pulir, intentaba descifrar un menú lleno de nombres complejos, mientras que Sofía se había retirado al baño con vistas a la Plaza de Cibeles.
En: Carlos, with his imperfect Spanish, tried to decipher a menu full of complex names, while Sofía had retired to the bathroom overlooking Plaza de Cibeles.
Es: Al ver un plato llamado ‘Caracoles A La Madrileña’, su montaña natal y su deseo de probar algo autóctono tomaron el mando, sin saber que literalmente pedía caracoles.
En: Upon seeing a dish called 'Caracoles A La Madrileña', his hometown and his desire to try something local took charge, without knowing that he was literally ordering snails.
Es: Mientras tanto, en un baño más bonito que muchos salones, Sofía miraba desconcertada el bidé.
En: Meanwhile, in a bathroom that was more beautiful than many living rooms, Sofía looked puzzled at the bidet.
Es: Era su primer encuentro con este artilugio y su curiosidad le había superado.
En: It was her first encounter with this contraption and her curiosity had overcome her.
Es: Con paso temeroso, decidió darle una oportunidad.
En: With cautious steps, she decided to give it a try.
Es: La camarera, con un elegante uniforme negro y blanco, traía a la mesa de Carlos un plato repleto de caracoles brillantes en una salsa espesa y verde.
En: The waitress, wearing an elegant black and white uniform, brought a plate full of shiny snails in a thick, green sauce to Carlos' table.
Es: Carlos parpadeó, incrédulo ante el pobre destino de su aventura culinaria.
En: Carlos blinked, disbelieving at the unfortunate outcome of his culinary adventure.
Es: Miró a su alrededor, esperando encontrar alguna pista sobre cómo manejarse con los caracoles.
En: He looked around, hoping to find some clues on how to deal with the snails.
Es: Sofía, por otro lado, salía del baño, un tanto bamboleante, con un brillo turbado en los ojos, luchando entre risas nerviosas y balances de indignación.
En: Sofía, on the other hand, came out of the bathroom slightly unsteady, with a disturbed glimmer in her eyes, struggling between nervous laughter and expressions of indignation.
Es: Había logrado usar el bidé, aunque no de la forma esperada.
En: She had managed to use the bidet, although not in the way she expected.
Es: Carlos, en un esfuerzo valiente, probó el primer caracol.
En: In a brave effort, Carlos tried the first snail.
Es: Para su sorpresa, el sabor era más impresionante que su apariencia.
En: To his surprise, the taste was more impressive than its appearance.
Es: El restaurante, con su lujo envolvente, y el plato, aunque inicialmente chocante, se habían unido para ofrecerle una experiencia única.
En: The restaurant, with its enveloping luxury, and the dish, although initially shocking, had come together to offer him a unique experience.
Es: Dejando su rechazo a un lado, se rindió ante los caracoles, saboreándolos uno a uno.
En: Putting aside his rejection, he surrendered to the snails, savoring them one by one.
Es: Con Sofía volviendo a la mesa, riendo ante la cara asombrada de Carlos y los caracoles medio consumidos, se dio cuenta de que cada viaje, aunque inesperado, ofrece una perspectiva admirablemente nueva.
En: With Sofía returning to the table, laughing at Carlos' astonished face and the partially consumed snails, they both realized that every journey, though unexpected, offers an admirably new perspective.
Es: Se unió a la risa de Carlos, convirtiendo así un malentendido y un accidente en un recuerdo agridulce, que representaba todo lo que es viajar: la experiencia desordenada pero maravillosa de cosas nuevas y desconocidas.
En: Sofía joined Carlos' laughter, thus turning a misunderstanding and an accident into a bittersweet memory, representing everything that traveling embodies: the messy yet wonderful experience of new and unknown things.
Es: Así, con vistas a la noche de Madrid, con elegantes caracoles y una risueña anécdota del bidé, Carlos y Sofía convirtieron un incidente accidental en una historia para recordar.
En: And so, overlooking the night in Madrid, with elegant snails and a playful bidet anecdote, Carlos and Sofía turned an accidental incident into a memorable story.
Es: Y reconfortados por su triunfo sobre lo desconocido, la noche cayó suavemente sobre el encanto dorado.
En: And comforted by their triumph over the unknown, the night gently fell upon the golden charm.
Es: Los dos, teniendo como testiga la luna de Madrid, compartieron risas y platos adicionales, recordándoles que todas las experiencias, especialmente las que vienen sin aviso, son las más preciosas.
En: The two, with the moon as their witness, shared laughter and additional dishes, reminding them that all experiences, especially those that come without warning, are the most precious.
Vocabulary Words:
- Under: Bajo
- Golden: dorada
- Brushstroke: pincelada
- Setting: poniente
- Sun: sol
- Madrid: Madrid
- Getting: preparaba
- Ready: listo/a
- Sleep: dormir
- People: gente
- Leaving: abandonaba
- Streets: calles
- Man: hombre
- Voracious: voraz
- Appetite: apetito
- Woman: mujer
- Exquisite: exquisitas
- Habits: costumbres
- Looking: buscaban
- Place: lugar
- Dinner: cena
- Fate: destino
- Reserved: reservado
- Meeting: encuentro
- High-end: alta gama
- Restaurant: restaurante
- Decided: decidieron
- Enter: entrar
- Curiosity: curiosidad
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