Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Breaking Silence: A Podcast in the Desierto de Atacama


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Breaking Silence: A Podcast in the Desierto de Atacama
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Story Transcript:

Es: En el vasto desierto de Atacama, donde el cielo es prístino y las estrellas brillan con descaro, Isabela y Mateo llegaron a un retiro espiritual.
En: In the vast desierto de Atacama, where the sky is pristine and the stars shine shamelessly, Isabela and Mateo arrived at a spiritual retreat.

Es: El lugar era simple y sereno, con paredes blancas y grandes ventanas que capturaban el paisaje dorado del desierto.
En: The place was simple and serene, with white walls and large windows that captured the golden landscape of the desert.

Es: Se suponía que sería un retiro de meditación en silencio.
En: It was supposed to be a silent meditation retreat.

Es: Isabela buscaba paz interior, mientras que Mateo, su amigo, estaba ahí más por curiosidad.
En: Isabela sought inner peace, while Mateo, her friend, was there more out of curiosity.

Es: Un día, al entrar en la sala de meditación, Isabela vio algo extraño.
En: One day, upon entering the meditation room, Isabela saw something strange.

Es: En una esquina, detrás de unas plantas, algo brillaba.
En: In a corner, behind some plants, something was shining.

Es: Mateo, con su curiosidad habitual, se acercó.
En: Mateo, with his usual curiosity, approached.

Es: "¿Qué es eso?", preguntó, señalando la luz roja que parpadeaba.
En: "What is that?" he asked, pointing at the red light blinking.

Es: Isabela sonrió con intriga. "Parece un micrófono", dijo en voz baja.
En: Isabela smiled with intrigue. "It looks like a microphone," she said quietly.

Es: Mateo se rió. "¿Un micrófono? ¡En un retiro de silencio!".
En: Mateo laughed. "A microphone? In a silent retreat!"

Es: Contra las reglas del retiro, los dos decidieron investigar más.
En: Against the retreat’s rules, the two decided to investigate further.

Es: Con sigilo, levantaron el micrófono.
En: Stealthily, they lifted the microphone.

Es: Mateo sugirió: "¿Y si grabamos algo? Podríamos hacer un podcast".
En: Mateo suggested, "What if we record something? We could make a podcast."

Es: Isabela dudó, pero la idea le pareció divertida.
En: Isabela hesitated, but the idea seemed fun.

Es: Empezaron a hablar sobre la paz, el desierto, y su divertido descubrimiento.
En: They started talking about peace, the desert, and their amusing discovery.

Es: Sus voces rompían el silencio, pero la sala parecía esperar sus palabras.
En: Their voices broke the silence, but the room seemed to await their words.

Es: "Hola a todos, bienvenidos a nuestro podcast desde el desierto. Aquí, donde el viento habla más que nosotros.", bromeaba Mateo.
En: "Hello everyone, welcome to our podcast from the desert. Here, where the wind speaks more than us," joked Mateo.

Es: Isabela siguió: "Estamos violando la primera regla del retiro. Pero, ¿saben qué? ¡Vale la pena!".
En: Isabela continued, "We are breaking the first rule of the retreat. But you know what? It's worth it!"

Es: Entre risas y chistes, crearon un episodio lleno de frescura y risas.
En: Amid laughter and jokes, they created an episode full of freshness and laughs.

Es: Estaban tan embebidos en la diversión que no se dieron cuenta de que el líder del retiro, el Maestro Joaquín, había entrado al cuarto.
En: They were so engrossed in the fun that they didn't notice the retreat leader, Maestro Joaquín, had entered the room.

Es: Los miró con una ceja levantada, sorprendido pero no enojado.
En: He looked at them with a raised eyebrow, surprised but not angry.

Es: Cuando Isabela y Mateo se dieron cuenta, detuvieron sus bromas al instante.
En: When Isabela and Mateo realized, they stopped their jokes instantly.

Es: Hubo un tenso silencio por unos segundos.
En: There was tense silence for a few seconds.

Es: Luego, el Maestro Joaquín empezó a reír.
En: Then, Maestro Joaquín started to laugh.

Es: Su risa llena de bondad resonó en la sala.
En: His laughter full of kindness resonated in the room.

Es: "Ustedes han traído un espíritu diferente a este retiro", dijo Joaquín entre risas.
En: "You have brought a different spirit to this retreat," said Joaquín amid laughter.

Es: "A veces, un descanso de las reglas es lo que uno necesita".
En: "Sometimes, a break from the rules is what one needs."

Es: Con el permiso del Maestro, reprodujeron su grabación durante la cena.
En: With the Master's permission, they played their recording during dinner.

Es: La risa de sus compañeros retumbó por la sala.
En: The laughter of their fellow retreat-goers rumbled through the room.

Es: La paz interior que Isabela buscaba vino en forma de alegría compartida.
En: The inner peace Isabela sought came in the form of shared joy.

Es: Mateo estaba feliz de haber encontrado un nuevo significado al retiro.
En: Mateo was happy to have found new meaning in the retreat.

Es: Al final, Isabela descubrió que la tranquilidad también podía tener pinceladas de espontaneidad.
En: In the end, Isabela discovered that tranquility could also have touches of spontaneity.

Es: A veces, romper las reglas llevaba a inesperadas fuentes de alegría.
En: Sometimes, breaking the rules led to unexpected sources of joy.

Es: Y así, en medio del desierto, todos aprendieron que el silencio también podía reír.
En: And so, in the middle of the desert, everyone learned that silence could also laugh.


Vocabulary Words:
  • desert: el desierto
  • serene: sereno
  • landscape: el paisaje
  • peace: la paz
  • curiosity: la curiosidad
  • microphone: el micrófono
  • retreat: el retiro
  • to investigate: investigar
  • podcast: el podcast
  • discovery: el descubrimiento
  • room: la sala
  • recording: la grabación
  • laughter: la risa
  • unexpected: inesperado
  • leader: el líder
  • permission: el permiso
  • dinner: la cena
  • silence: el silencio
  • star: la estrella
  • window: la ventana
  • corner: la esquina
  • plant: la planta
  • red light: la luz roja
  • idea: la idea
  • joke: el chiste
  • laugh: reír
  • spontaneity: la espontaneidad
  • rule: la regla
  • spirit: el espíritu
  • kindness: la bondad
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