Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Barcelona Bullfight: A Spectator's Comedic Adventure


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Barcelona Bullfight: A Spectator's Comedic Adventure
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Tot estava tranquil, fins que va sonar la música.
En: Everything was calm until the music started playing.

Ca: A la Barcelona viva i vibrat, millor coneguda per la seva arte, arquitectura i futbol, es celebrava una bullangera corrida de toros, una tradició espanyola que atraia nombrosos turistes.
En: In bustling and vibrant Barcelona, better known for its art, architecture, and soccer, a lively bullfight was taking place, a Spanish tradition that attracted numerous tourists.

Ca: Dins el gran amfiteatre hi havia Jordi, un home alt i prim, amb els ulls replegats d’esperança i una ampolla de vi a la mà.
En: Inside the grand amphitheater was Jordi, a tall and slim man, with hopeful eyes and a bottle of wine in his hand.

Ca: Observava amb esfereïdor interès com els matadors, esbalaïts amb les seves capes vermelles, desafiaven audaços als enormes toros.
En: He watched with a chilling interest as the matadors, dazzling with their red capes, boldly faced the enormous bulls.

Ca: Jordi es va aixecar per brindar.
En: Jordi stood up to make a toast.

Ca: L'ampolla de vi va colpejar per accident la capa vermella del matador més proper.
En: The wine bottle accidentally hit the red cape of the nearest matador.

Ca: Una gran taca vermellosa va macular la capa.
En: A large red stain marred the cape.

Ca: El públic es va quedar bocabadat.
En: The audience was left astounded.

Ca: El matador es va girar amb furiosa sorpresa.
En: The matador turned around with furious surprise.

Ca: Jordi va engolir saliva.
En: Jordi swallowed nervously.

Ca: Amb un cop de cua majestuós, el matador va assenyalar a Jordi.
En: With a majestic flick of its tail, the matador pointed at Jordi.

Ca: "Tu!
En: "You!

Ca: Amb la botella!
En: With the bottle!"

Ca: ", va cridar.
En: he shouted.

Ca: Davant dels milers d’espectadors, Jordi va començar a córrer per l'arena, amb la capa taca de vi a la seva estela.
En: In front of thousands of spectators, Jordi began to run across the arena, with the wine-stained cape trailing behind him.

Ca: La hilaritat es va desfermar entre els espectadors de la corrida de toros.
En: Hilarity erupted among the bullfight spectators.

Ca: La persecució va continuar de manera còmica, amb Jordi esquivant, saltant i tombant mentre el matador l’acabava de taca vermella amb un enuig cada vegada més gran.
En: The chase continued in a comical fashion, with Jordi dodging, jumping, and falling as the matador grew increasingly angry, staining him with the red fury.

Ca: Després d'una còmica sèrie d'aventures, Jordi finalment va aconseguir escapar de l'amfiteatre, deixant enrere el matador bufant i la multitud rient a carcajades.
En: After a series of comedic adventures, Jordi finally managed to escape from the amphitheater, leaving the furious matador behind and the crowd laughing uncontrollably.

Ca: Jordi va somriure, tota la seva figura tremolant de nervis i alivi.
En: Jordi smiled, his whole figure trembling with nerves and relief.

Ca: "A vegades", va pensar, "la vida pot ser una gran corrida de toros".
En: "Sometimes," he thought, "life can be a grand bullfight."

Ca: I es va prometre a si mateix mantenir la seva amabilitat per brindar una mica més lluny dels matadors.
En: And he promised himself to keep his kindness away from the matadors.

Ca: Fent cas omís dels burles i rialles, es va perdre alegrement entre els carrers animats de Barcelona.
En: Ignoring the mockery and laughter, he happily got lost in the lively streets of Barcelona.

Ca: La tarda va culminar en gresca i rialles, i la història de Jordi va quedar gravada a la memòria de tots els presents com el dia en què un espectador sense pretensions es va convertir en l’estrella inesperada de la gran corrida de toros de Barcelona.
En: The afternoon ended in a commotion of laughter, and Jordi's story became etched in the memories of all those present as the day an unassuming spectator became the unexpected star of Barcelona's grand bullfight.

Ca: No hi havia dubte que Jordi recordaria aquest dia per la resta de la seva vida.
En: There was no doubt that Jordi would remember this day for the rest of his life.

Ca: Això és Barcelona, vibrat i ple de sorpreses.
En: That's Barcelona, full of surprises and vibrancy.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Everything: Tot
  • calm: tranquil
  • music: música
  • playing: sonar
  • bustling: bullangera
  • vibrant: vibrat
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • better: millor
  • known: coneguda
  • for: per
  • its: la seva
  • art: arte
  • architecture: arquitectura
  • and: i
  • soccer: futbol
  • lively: animat
  • bullfight: corrida de toros
  • taking place: celebrant-se
  • Spanish: espanyola
  • tradition: tradicció
  • attracted: atraia
  • numerous: nombrosos
  • tourists: turistes
  • tall: alt
  • slim: prim
  • man: home
  • hopeful: esperança
  • eyes: ulls
  • bottle: ampolla
  • wine: vi
  • hand: mà
  • watched: observava
  • chilling: esfereïdor
  • interest: interès
  • matadors: matadors
...more
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