Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Navigating Friendship: An Adventure in Self-Driving Boats
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Story Transcript:

Nb: I Bergen er havet overalt.
En: In Bergen, the sea is everywhere.

Nb: Det er ingen biler. Bare selvkjørende båter.
En: There are no cars—just self-driving boats.

Nb: Alle reiser med båt, uansett vær.
En: Everyone travels by boat, regardless of the weather.

Nb: Hver dag er en reise over bølgene.
En: Every day is a journey over the waves.

Nb: Sigrid er en ung jente.
En: Sigrid is a young girl.

Nb: Hun bor i sentrum av Bergen.
En: She lives in the center of Bergen.

Nb: Hun elsker vannet.
En: She loves the water.

Nb: Hver morgen tar hun en selvkjørende båt til skolen.
En: Every morning she takes a self-driving boat to school.

Nb: Båten heter Håpet.
En: The boat is called Hope.

Nb: En morgen er det tåke.
En: One morning, there is fog.

Nb: Skolen er borte i tåken.
En: The school is hidden in the fog.

Nb: Sigrid er urolig.
En: Sigrid is uneasy.

Nb: Hun setter seg i Håpet.
En: She gets into Hope.

Nb: Båten starter turen.
En: The boat starts its journey.

Nb: På vei til skolen møter hun Lars.
En: On the way to school, she meets Lars.

Nb: Lars bor også i Bergen.
En: Lars also lives in Bergen.

Nb: Han er høy og har brunt hår.
En: He is tall with brown hair.

Nb: Han tar båten Frihet.
En: He takes the boat Freedom.

Nb: Lars smiler til Sigrid.
En: Lars smiles at Sigrid.

Nb: "Hei Sigrid! Har du sett Eirik i dag?" spør han.
En: "Hi Sigrid! Have you seen Eirik today?" he asks.

Nb: Eirik er en venn av både Sigrid og Lars.
En: Eirik is a friend of both Sigrid and Lars.

Nb: Eirik er en oppfinner.
En: Eirik is an inventor.

Nb: Han fikser båter for folk i Bergen.
En: He fixes boats for people in Bergen.

Nb: Sigrid ser på Lars.
En: Sigrid looks at Lars.

Nb: "Nei, jeg har ikke sett ham," svarer hun.
En: "No, I haven’t seen him," she replies.

Nb: Plutselig stopper Håpet.
En: Suddenly, Hope stops.

Nb: Båten er midt ute på fjorden.
En: The boat is in the middle of the fjord.

Nb: Sigrid prøver å starte motoren igjen.
En: Sigrid tries to restart the engine.

Nb: Det fungerer ikke.
En: It doesn’t work.

Nb: Lars er ved siden av henne i sin båt.
En: Lars is beside her in his boat.

Nb: "Jeg tror vi må finne Eirik," sier Lars.
En: "I think we need to find Eirik," says Lars.

Nb: "Han kan fikse båten."
En: "He can fix the boat."

Nb: Sigrid nikker.
En: Sigrid nods.

Nb: De setter kurs mot Eiriks verksted.
En: They set course for Eirik’s workshop.

Nb: Tåken er tykk.
En: The fog is thick.

Nb: De kan nesten ikke se noe.
En: They can hardly see anything.

Nb: Båtene kjører sakte fremover.
En: The boats move slowly forward.

Nb: De finner verkstedet til slutt.
En: They finally find the workshop.

Nb: Eirik står utenfor.
En: Eirik is standing outside.

Nb: Han er dekket i olje.
En: He is covered in oil.

Nb: "Hva skjedde?" spør han.
En: "What happened?" he asks.

Nb: "Motoren stoppet," sier Sigrid.
En: "The engine stopped," says Sigrid.

Nb: "Vi er usikre på hva som er galt."
En: "We’re not sure what’s wrong."

Nb: Eirik smiler.
En: Eirik smiles.

Nb: "Dette kan jeg fikse," sier han.
En: "I can fix this," he says.

Nb: Han tar verktøyet sitt og åpner motoren.
En: He takes his tools and opens the engine.

Nb: Etter noen minutter sier han, "Denne slangen er løs. Jeg skal feste den."
En: After a few minutes, he says, “This hose is loose. I will fasten it.”

Nb: Sigrid og Lars ser på mens Eirik jobber.
En: Sigrid and Lars watch as Eirik works.

Nb: Etter en kort stund sier Eirik, "Nå er båten i orden. Prøv å starte den nå."
En: After a short while, Eirik says, "The boat is fixed now. Try to start it."

Nb: Sigrid setter seg i Håpet.
En: Sigrid gets into Hope.

Nb: Hun trykker på knappen.
En: She presses the button.

Nb: Motoren starter.
En: The engine starts.

Nb: Båten fungerer igjen.
En: The boat works again.

Nb: "Hurra!" roper Sigrid.
En: "Hooray!" shouts Sigrid.

Nb: "Tusen takk, Eirik!"
En: "Thank you so much, Eirik!"

Nb: Lars og Sigrid takker Eirik.
En: Lars and Sigrid thank Eirik.

Nb: De må skynde seg til skolen.
En: They need to hurry to school.

Nb: Håpet og Frihet setter kursen mot skolen igjen.
En: Hope and Freedom set course for the school again.

Nb: De når skolen i tide.
En: They arrive at school on time.

Nb: De er glade og lettet.
En: They are happy and relieved.

Nb: Tåken letter også.
En: The fog lifts as well.

Nb: Solen skinner nå.
En: The sun is now shining.

Nb: Bergen er vakker i solskinn.
En: Bergen is beautiful in the sunshine.

Nb: Vennskapet deres er også varmt som solen.
En: Their friendship is also warm like the sun.

Nb: Det var en dag de aldri vil glemme.
En: It was a day they will never forget.

Nb: Båtene deres, Håpet og Frihet, fraktet dem trygt og tok dem tilbake i tide.
En: Their boats, Hope and Freedom, carried them safely and brought them back on time.

Nb: Sammen overvant de utfordringene på fjorden.
En: Together, they overcame the challenges on the fjord.

Nb: Sigrid, Lars og Eirik ler sammen.
En: Sigrid, Lars, and Eirik laugh together.

Nb: "Ingen ting er umulig når vi er sammen," sier Sigrid.
En: "Nothing is impossible when we’re together," says Sigrid.

Nb: De tre vennene vet at uansett hvor vanskelig det blir, vil de alltid ha hverandre.
En: The three friends know that no matter how difficult things get, they will always have each other.

Nb: I Bergen, byen med sjøen, er vennskap sterkere enn noe annet.
En: In Bergen, the city by the sea, friendship is stronger than anything else.


Vocabulary Words:

• everywhere: overalt
• regardless: uansett
• uneasy: urolig
• engine: motor
• restart: starte igjen
• loose: løs
• fix: fikse
• tool: verktøy
• fasten: feste
• workshop: verksted
• covered: dekket
• oil: olje
• button: knapp
• shout: rope
• challenge: utfordring
• overcome: overvinne
• fjord: fjord
• relieved: lettet
• deal with: håndtere
• thick: tykk
• hardly: nesten ikke
• move: kjøre
• fix: fikse
• laugh: ler
• beautiful: vakker
• warmth: varme
• shine: skin
• together: sammen
• inventor: oppfinner
• self-driving: selvkjørende