Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Castle Mystery: Art Heist at Lake Bled Solved
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Mateja je stala na kamnitem obzidju Blejskega gradu.
En: Mateja stood on the stone wall of Bled Castle.

Sl: Pod njo se je bleščalo jezero Bled, obdano s čudovitimi jesenskimi barvami.
En: Below her, Lake Bled shimmered, surrounded by beautiful autumn colors.

Sl: Rdeči in zlati listi so plesali v vetru.
En: Red and golden leaves danced in the wind.

Sl: Le nekaj dni nazaj je v gradu potekala umetniška razstava.
En: Just a few days ago, an art exhibition had taken place at the castle.

Sl: Nenavadna kraja je pretresla kraj.
En: An unusual theft had shaken the area.

Sl: Mateja, novinarka lokalnega časopisa, je čutila vznemirjenje.
En: Mateja, a journalist for the local newspaper, felt a thrill of excitement.

Sl: Preiskava bi ji prinesla pomembno zgodbo.
En: The investigation could lead her to an important story.

Sl: Tomaž, stražar in prijatelj, je stal ob njej. Bil je zaskrbljen.
En: Tomaž, a guard and friend, stood beside her, worried.

Sl: "Če ne najdemo tistega ukradenega kosa, bom lahko izgubil službo," je rekel, mečkal kapo med rokami.
En: "If we don't find that stolen piece, I might lose my job," he said, nervously twisting his cap in his hands.

Sl: Razstava je bila polna obiskovalcev.
En: The exhibition was packed with visitors.

Sl: Nekdo je v gneči ukradel dragoceno umetnino.
En: Amid the crowd, someone had stolen a valuable piece of art.

Sl: Kamere so posnele le del dogajanja, a Tomaž ni bil prepričan, ali naj posnetke izroči Mateji.
En: The cameras only captured part of the event, and Tomaž wasn't sure whether to give the footage to Mateja.

Sl: Bil je zelo previden.
En: He was very cautious.

Sl: Mateja se ni dala odvrniti.
En: Mateja was not easily deterred.

Sl: "Pogovorila se bom z ljudmi.
En: "I'll talk to people.

Sl: Morda kdo kaj ve," je odločno dejala.
En: Maybe someone knows something," she declared decisively.

Sl: Bila je odločna, da razkrije skrivnost.
En: She was determined to uncover the mystery.

Sl: Šla je na ogled in spraševala obiskovalce ter osebje.
En: She went around asking visitors and staff.

Sl: Njene opombe so postajale debelejše.
En: Her notes grew thicker.

Sl: Dnevi so minevali in Mateja je presenetljivo odkrila nekaj nenavadnega.
En: Days passed, and surprisingly, Mateja discovered something unusual.

Sl: Več prič je omenilo zaposlenega z nenavadnim vedenjem.
En: Several witnesses mentioned an employee with peculiar behavior.

Sl: Šla je k Tomažu.
En: She went to Tomaž.

Sl: "Mislim, da morda nekdo iz osebja ve več, kot želi priznati," mu je zaupala.
En: "I think someone from the staff might know more than they want to admit," she confided to him.

Sl: Njene besede so ga presunile.
En: Her words startled him.

Sl: Tomaž je okleval, nato pa ji izročil občutljive posnetke.
En: Tomaž hesitated, then handed her the sensitive footage.

Sl: "Zaupam ti," je tiho rekel.
En: "I trust you," he said quietly.

Sl: Skupaj sta raziskovala naprej, preučila posnetke in primerjala izjave prič.
En: Together, they investigated further, reviewing the footage and comparing witness statements.

Sl: Sled je privedla do sodelavca, ki je imel dostop do vseh sob.
En: The trail led to a co-worker who had access to all the rooms.

Sl: Končno so ga soočili.
En: Finally, they confronted him.

Sl: Bil je prepričan, da bo neopažen zamenjal drag kamen za ponaredek in ga prodal.
En: He had planned to secretly swap the precious gem for a fake and sell it.

Sl: Tomaž in Mateja sta ujeto umetnino vrnila in zagotovila njegov aret.
En: Tomaž and Mateja recovered the stolen artwork and ensured his arrest.

Sl: Zgodba je bila zaključena brez škode za nedolžne.
En: The story concluded without harm to the innocent.

Sl: Mateja je napisala senzacionalni članek, ki je razkril resnico.
En: Mateja wrote a sensational article that revealed the truth.

Sl: Tomaž je obdržal službo in se zahvalil Mateji za pomoč.
En: Tomaž kept his job and thanked Mateja for her help.

Sl: Jesen je počasi prešla v zimo.
En: Autumn slowly turned into winter.

Sl: Oba sta se naučila, kako pomembno je zaupanje in sodelovanje.
En: Both learned the importance of trust and collaboration.

Sl: Matejina empatija se je povečala, medtem ko je Tomaž začel bolj zaupati dobronamernim ljudem.
En: Mateja's empathy grew, while Tomaž began to trust well-intentioned people more.

Sl: Blejski grad je znova zasijal v svoji lepoti, pripravljen sprejeti še več obiskovalcev.
En: Bled Castle shone again in its beauty, ready to welcome even more visitors.


Vocabulary Words:

• shimmered: bleščalo se je
• autumn: jesenskimi
• colors: barvami
• exhibition: razstava
• theft: kraja
• thrill: vznemirjenje
• exciting: pomembno
• nervously: zaskrbljen
• twisting: mečkal
• cap: kapo
• valuable: dragoceno
• cautious: previden
• deterred: odvrniti
• decisively: odločno
• determined: odločna
• uncover: razkrije
• peculiar: nenavadnim
• behavior: vedenjem
• confided: zaupala
• startled: presunile
• sensitive: občutljive
• footage: posnetke
• trail: soditelja
• swap: zamenjal
• gem: dragi kamen
• fake: ponaredek
• ensured: zagotovila
• sensational: senzacionalni
• collaboration: sodelovanje
• empathy: empatija