Fluent Fiction - Danish: Trapped in Time: The Tale of Friendship and Triumph
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Story Transcript:

Da: I byen med de mange tårne, midt i myldretidens kaos i København sad Lars og Henrik fast.
En: In the city with the many towers, in the midst of rush hour chaos in Copenhagen, Lars and Henrik were stuck.

Da: Ikke på en travl gade eller ved en busstoppested, men i en lille elevator.
En: Not on a busy street or at a bus stop, but in a small elevator.

Da: Det var en gammel model, med jern indlagte mønsterdøre og et skiftende lys, der virkede som om det lignede en tidsmaskine.
En: It was an old model, with iron inlaid patterned doors and a changing light that seemed like a time machine.

Da: Og så var den altså også trang, alt for trang.
En: And it was cramped, way too cramped.

Da: Alligevel, der var ingen panik.
En: Nevertheless, there was no panic.

Da: Ikke endnu.
En: Not yet.

Da: Henrik var den første til at røre ved nødknappen.
En: Henrik was the first to touch the emergency button.

Da: Men den virkede ikke.
En: But it didn't work.

Da: ''Åh nej,'' sagde han, og prøvede at ringe til driftslederen, men hans mobil havde ingen signal.
En: ''Oh no,'' he said, trying to call the building manager, but his phone had no signal.

Da: Det kom ham dog ikke som en overraskelse.
En: It didn't come as a surprise though.

Da: Elevatoren var bygget af kraftigt metal, der virkede som en slags kappe, der forhindrede al kommunikation med den ydre verden.
En: The elevator was made of thick metal, like a kind of coat, preventing all communication with the outside world.

Da: Det var da, at Lars, med sit leende ansigt og det sædvanlige glimt i øjet, foreslog en idé.
En: That's when Lars, with his smiling face and the usual twinkle in his eye, suggested an idea.

Da: ''Hey, Henrik.
En: ''Hey, Henrik.

Da: Hvad med en omgang rock-papir-saks?
En: How about a game of rock-paper-scissors?"

Da: "Henrik grinede lidt, og accepterede straks udfordringen.
En: Henrik laughed a little and immediately accepted the challenge.

Da: De begyndte at spille, mens tiden gik.
En: They started playing as time passed.

Da: Og tiden, uden at de bemærkede det, fløj faktisk forbi.
En: And unnoticed by them, time actually flew by.

Da: Mens de sad der, lurede der dog en konflikt.
En: As they sat there, however, a conflict loomed.

Da: Sofie, Henrikes kæreste, ventede på Henrik.
En: Sofie, Henrik's girlfriend, was waiting for him.

Da: Han skulle have været hos hende for længst, men var fanget i elevatoren.
En: He should have been with her long ago, but he was trapped in the elevator.

Da: Hun vidste ikke hvor han var.
En: She didn't know where he was.

Da: Ventetiden gjorde hende bekymret.
En: The waiting made her worried.

Da: Tilbage i elevatoren, tabte Henrik gang efter gang.
En: Back in the elevator, Henrik lost game after game.

Da: Men det generede ham ikke.
En: But it didn't bother him.

Da: Han grinte, lo og glemte for et øjeblik sin angst for lukkede rum.
En: He laughed, and forgot for a moment his fear of enclosed spaces.

Da: Han mærkede dog pludseligt en vibration i lommen - det var hans telefon.
En: Suddenly, he felt a vibration in his pocket - it was his phone.

Da: Signalet havde genoprettet sig, og Sofies bekymrede beskeder strømmede ind.
En: The signal had been restored, and Sofie's worried messages came flooding in.

Da: Han ringede hende straks op, fortalte hende om hans situation.
En: He immediately called her, told her about his situation.

Da: Sofie, der var bekymret, begyndte at lede efter en udvej for ham.
En: Sofie, who was worried, started looking for a way out for him.

Da: Sofie, med hjælp fra sine kontakter, fik fat i bygningens driftsleder.
En: With the help of her contacts, Sofie got in touch with the building's manager.

Da: Der gik ikke lang tid før, de hørte stemmen af driftslederen på den anden side af døren, der forsikrede dem om, at hjælpen var på vej.
En: It didn't take long before they heard the voice of the manager on the other side of the door, assuring them that help was on the way.

Da: Så kom endelig det øjeblik.
En: Finally, the moment arrived.

Da: Lyset i elevatoren blev stærkere, dørene begyndte at åbne sig med en knirken.
En: The light in the elevator grew stronger, the doors began to open with a creak.

Da: Lars og Henrik trådte ud i det fri, takkede dristlederen og gik derpå ud i Københavns travle gader.
En: Lars and Henrik stepped out into the open, thanked the manager, and then walked out into the busy streets of Copenhagen.

Da: De sejrede.
En: They triumphed.

Da: Ikke kun over elevatoren, men også over tiden.
En: Not only over the elevator, but also over time.

Da: Denne oplevelse bragte dem tættere på hinanden.
En: This experience brought them closer together.

Da: De blev bedre venner end før, og Henrik og Sofie blev stærkere med den prøvelse, de havde haft.
En: They became better friends than before, and Henrik and Sofie became stronger through the ordeal they had faced.

Da: Dette eventyr var skræmmende, men slutresultatet var godt.
En: This adventure was scary, but the end result was good.

Da: Den gamle elevator i København, den lille metalboks, blev et minde.
En: The old elevator in Copenhagen, the little metal box, became a memory.

Da: Et minde om venskab, tålmodighed og kærlighed.
En: A memory of friendship, patience, and love.


Vocabulary Words:

• city: byen
• towers: tårne
• rush hour: myldretiden
• chaos: kaos
• Copenhagen: København
• Lars: Lars
• Henrik: Henrik
• stuck: sad fast
• busy street: travl gade
• bus stop: busstoppested
• elevator: elevator
• old model: gammel model
• iron: jern
• inlaid: indlagte
• patterned: mønster
• doors: døre
• changing light: skiftende lys
• time machine: tidsmaskine
• cramped: trang
• panic: panik
• emergency button: nødknap
• building manager: driftsleder
• phone: mobil
• signal: signal
• thick metal: kraftigt metal
• coat: kappe
• communication: kommunikation
• outside world: ydre verden
• smiling: leende
• twinkle: glimt