Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Day Humor Saved the Business
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars var en forretningsmann i Oslo.
En: Lars was a businessman in Oslo.

Nb: Dyktig, seriøs, og alltid velkledd.
En: Competent, serious, and always well-dressed.

Nb: Men en dag skjedde det noe rart.
En: But one day, something strange happened.

Nb: På en helt vanlig dag, våknet Lars som vanlig.
En: On a completely ordinary day, Lars woke up as usual.

Nb: Han tok en rask dusj, kledd seg i sin flotte dress og fortært en kopp svart kaffe.
En: He took a quick shower, dressed in his sharp suit, and enjoyed a cup of black coffee.

Nb: I hastverk for å nå et viktig forretningsmøte, plukket han opp to sokker og løp ut døren.
En: In a rush to make it to an important business meeting, he grabbed two socks and ran out the door.

Nb: Møtet skulle være i et flott kontor i Oslo.
En: The meeting was supposed to take place in a fancy office in Oslo.

Nb: Store vinduer, flott utsikt, alle virket veldig alvorlige.
En: Large windows, a great view, and everyone seemed very serious.

Nb: Lars følte seg litt nervøs, men han visste at han var forberedt.
En: Lars felt a bit nervous, but he knew he was prepared.

Nb: Han tok en dypt pust og gikk inn i rommet.
En: He took a deep breath and entered the room.

Nb: Lars begynte å presentere sitt forslag.
En: Lars started presenting his proposal.

Nb: Alle lyttet nøye.
En: Everyone listened attentively.

Nb: Midt i hans tale, stod Lars opp for å hente en peker fra bordet.
En: In the middle of his speech, Lars stood up to grab a pointer from the table.

Nb: Da skjedde det.
En: That's when it happened.

Nb: Alle begynte å le.
En: Everyone started laughing.

Nb: Lars visste ikke hva han hadde gjort.
En: Lars didn't know what he had done.

Nb: Han så ned, og der var det.
En: He looked down, and there it was.

Nb: Han hadde på seg to helt forskjellige sokker.
En: He was wearing two completely different socks.

Nb: De var begge veldig fargerike og med rare figurer på.
En: They were both very colorful and had strange figures on them.

Nb: Alle lo høyt.
En: Everyone laughed loudly.

Nb: Selv om det var et seriøst forretningsmøte, kunne ingen holde seg.
En: Even though it was a serious business meeting, no one could contain themselves.

Nb: Lars ble rød i ansiktet.
En: Lars turned red in the face.

Nb: Men så begynte han å le også.
En: But then he started laughing too.

Nb: Hele rommet fyltes med latter.
En: The whole room filled with laughter.

Nb: Da latteren endelig døde ut, fortsatte Lars med presentasjonen.
En: When the laughter finally died down, Lars continued with the presentation.

Nb: Han hadde tross alt et forslag å presentere.
En: After all, he had a proposal to present.

Nb: Og gjett hva?
En: And guess what?

Nb: Alle elsket forslaget.
En: Everyone loved the proposal.

Nb: Selv med hans rare sokker, klarte Lars å vinne kontrakten.
En: Even with his strange socks, Lars managed to win the contract.

Nb: På vei hjem, kunne Lars ikke stoppe å le.
En: On his way home, Lars couldn't stop laughing.

Nb: Dagen begynte seriøst, men endte morsomt.
En: The day started off serious but ended humorously.

Nb: Lars lærte den dagen at selv i alvorlige situasjoner, kan litt humor lyse opp stemningen.
En: That day, Lars learned that even in serious situations, a bit of humor can lighten the mood.

Nb: Fra den dagen av, bestemte Lars seg for å alltid ha et par morsomme sokker i skapet sitt.
En: From that day on, Lars decided to always have a pair of funny socks in his wardrobe.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• businessman: forretningsmann
• Oslo: Oslo
• Competent: Dyktig
• serious: seriøs
• well-dressed: velkledd
• strange: rart
• ordinary: vanlig
• woke up: våknet
• shower: dusj
• sharp suit: flott dress
• cup of black coffee: kopp svart kaffe
• business meeting: forretningsmøte
• grabbed: plukket opp
• socks: sokker
• door: dør
• fancy office: flott kontor
• windows: vinduer
• view: utsikt
• nervous: nervøs
• prepared: forberedt
• breath: pust
• entered: gikk inn
• proposal: forslag
• attentively: nøye
• speech: tale
• grab: hente
• pointer: peker
• table: bord
• laughing: le