Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: A Scoop of Laughter: Mishaps at Ljubljana Castle
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Vedno sončna sobota je bila, ko je Ana vodila skupino turistov po ljubljanskem gradu.
En: It was a consistently sunny Saturday when Ana led a group of tourists around Ljubljana Castle.

Sl: Ljubljana se je bleščala pod nami, kot raztresen mozaik življenja in zgodovine.
En: Ljubljana shimmered below us, like a scattered mosaic of life and history.

Sl: Ana je bila najboljša turistična vodička, znana po svojih zabavnih zgodbah in šalah.
En: Ana was the best tour guide, known for her entertaining stories and jokes.

Sl: Imela je prav poseben način, s katerim je ujela pozornost svojih obiskovalcev.
En: She had a special way of capturing her visitors' attention.

Sl: Tisti dan je bila Ana še posebej razigrana.
En: That day, Ana was particularly playful.

Sl: Hotela je pokazati turistom, kako čudovito mesto je Ljubljana, in jih navdušiti s svojimi pripovedmi.
En: She wanted to show the tourists how wonderful Ljubljana was and to excite them with her narratives.

Sl: Planila je po stopnicah navzgor k obrambnemu stolpu, ne da bi opazila, da se pred njo plazi majhna luža stopljenega sladoleda.
En: She dashed up the stairs to the defensive tower, without noticing a small puddle of melted ice cream in front of her.

Sl: V tem času sta Maja in Luka, dva mlada študenta, uživala svoje kepice sladoleda, opirajoč se na steno v senci.
En: Meanwhile, Maja and Luka, two young students, were enjoying their ice cream cones, leaning against a wall in the shade.

Sl: Smeh in glasovi turistov so pritegnili Lukovo pozornost prav, ko je Ana stopila v sladoled.
En: Laughter and the voices of tourists drew Luka's attention just as Ana stepped into the ice cream.

Sl: "Ojoj!
En: "Oh no!"

Sl: " je zaklicala Ana in z rokami mahala v zraku, da bi obdržala ravnotežje.
En: Ana exclaimed, waving her arms in the air to keep her balance.

Sl: Toda bilo je prepozno.
En: But it was too late.

Sl: S poševnim korakom je priletela naravnost proti nič hudega slutečemu Luki in njegovemu sveže kupljenemu sladoledu.
En: With a tilted step, she flew straight towards the unsuspecting Luka and his freshly purchased ice cream.

Sl: S prasketom in škripanjem je Anin škorenj pristal na Lukovi roki in iztisnil kepico čokoladnega sladoleda iz vaflja, kot iz stiskalnice.
En: With a crack and a creak, Ana's boot landed on Luka's hand and squeezed the chocolate ice cream scoop out of the cone as if from a press.

Sl: Sladoled je poletel po zraku in pristal kot čokoladna bomba na Lukovi majici.
En: The ice cream flew through the air and landed like a chocolate bomb on Luka's shirt.

Sl: Za trenutek je bilo vse tiho, potem pa je skupina turistov prasnula v smeh.
En: For a moment, everything was quiet, then the group of tourists burst into laughter.

Sl: Anin obraz je zardel kot severna stena Triglava ob sončnem zahodu.
En: Ana's face turned as red as the northern face of Triglav at sunset.

Sl: Zapletla se je v iskreno opravičilo, a Luka, ki se je zdaj že obrisal čokolado z majice, je le zamahnil z roko in se namuznil.
En: She got entangled in a sincere apology, but Luka, who had now wiped the chocolate off his shirt, just waved his hand and grinned.

Sl: "Moj sladoled so zdaj uživale ptice," se je pošalil.
En: "The birds are enjoying my ice cream now," he joked.

Sl: "Ampak res, ni problema.
En: "But really, no problem.

Sl: Konec koncev smo tukaj, da se imamo fajn, kajne?
En: After all, we're here to have fun, right?"

Sl: "Ana se je nasmehnila skozi svojo zadrego.
En: Ana smiled through her embarrassment.

Sl: Maja je pritekla s šopom robčkov in pomagala Luki očistiti majico, medtem ko so se turisti še vedno smejali in se celo slikali s 'slavnim' sladolednim madežem.
En: Maja ran over with a handful of tissues and helped Luka clean his shirt, while the tourists continued to laugh and even took pictures with the "famous" ice cream stain.

Sl: Kljub nesreči se je Ana pobrala in nadaljevala z ogledom, tokrat še z večjo vnemo.
En: Despite the mishap, Ana picked herself up and continued the tour, this time with even more enthusiasm.

Sl: Turisti so bili tako zabavani z njeno nezgodo, da so igrivo pričakovali naslednjo zgodbo.
En: The tourists were so entertained by her mishap that they playfully awaited the next story.

Sl: Dan se je končal s skupinskim fotografiranjem na vrhu gradu, s pogledom na zlate strehe mesta.
En: The day ended with a group photo at the top of the castle, overlooking the city's golden roofs.

Sl: Luka, že brez sladoledne packe, je stal zraven Ane in oba sta se smejala, ko je njun pogled počival na Ljubljanici, ki se je leno vila skozi mesto.
En: Luka, now without an ice cream stain, stood next to Ana, and both laughed as they gazed at the Ljubljanica lazily winding through the city.

Sl: In tako se je dan, ki se je začel s komično nepričakovanim prevalom, končal v duhu prijateljstva in smeha.
En: And so the day, which began with a comically unexpected mishap, ended in the spirit of friendship and laughter.

Sl: Za Ano, Luko in Majo je bil to dan poln malih nesreč in velikih smehov, dan, ko so sladoledne pike povezale ljudi v zgodbo, ki so jo bodo še dolgo pripovedovali.
En: For Ana, Luka, and Maja, it was a day filled with small misfortunes and big laughs, a day when ice cream spots connected people in a story that they would tell for a long time.


Vocabulary Words:

• balance: ravnotežje
• defensive: obrambni
• crack: prasketati
• melted: stopljen
• entangled: zapletati
• leisurely: leno
• press: stiskalnica
• shimmered: bleščal
• tilted: poševno
• misfortune: nesreča
• wipe: obrisati
• eastern: vzhodno
• drew: privleči
• laughter: smeh
• ceed: pristati
• narratives: pripovedi
• tiptoed: priplaziti
• leaned: odeti
• comically: komično
• sincere: iskreno
• scattered: raztresen
• entertaining: zabaven
• enthusiasm: vnema
• entangled: zapletla
• tissues: robčki
• maintain: obdržati
• embarrassment: zadrega
• connecting: povezovati
• cheerful: fajn