Fluent Fiction - Danish: Cake Jugging Adventure: A Memorable Experience
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars var en ung mand, der boede i København.
En: Lars was a young man who lived in Copenhagen.

Da: Han var altid ivrig efter at prøve nye ting, og i dag havde han besluttet sig for at lære at jonglere med kager.
En: He was always eager to try new things and today he had decided to learn how to juggle cakes.

Da: Han købte fem store, flotte kager fra den lokale bager og tog dem med hjem.
En: He bought five large, beautiful cakes from the local baker and took them home.

Da: Lars satte sig i sin lille lejlighed og placerede kagerne på køkkenbordet.
En: Lars sat down in his small apartment and placed the cakes on the kitchen table.

Da: Han studerede nogle videoer på internettet og begyndte at øve sig.
En: He studied some videos on the internet and started practicing.

Da: Først kastede han én kage op i luften og greb den igen.
En: First he threw one cake into the air and caught it again.

Da: Det gik rigtig godt, så han besluttede sig for at tage skridtet videre.
En: It went really well, so he decided to take the step further.

Da: Han tog alle fem kager i hænderne og kastede dem op i luften.
En: He took all five cakes in his hands and threw them into the air.

Da: Men da de kom ned, tabte han alle sammen.
En: But when they came down, he lost them all.

Da: Kagerne landede med et stort smask på gulvet og spredte sig ud over det hele.
En: The cakes landed with a big thud on the floor and spread all over the place.

Da: Lars forsøgte at samle dem op igen, men hans hænder var dækket af kageglasur og cremen fløj rundt alle steder.
En: Lars tried to pick them up again, but his hands were covered in icing and the cream was flying everywhere.

Da: Det var et frygteligt rod!
En: It was a terrible mess!

Da: Køkkenet så ud som om, det var blevet ramt af en kageorkan.
En: The kitchen looked like it had been hit by a cake hurricane.

Da: Lars grinede, da han indså, hvor komisk situationen var.
En: Lars laughed when he realized how comical the situation was.

Da: Han vidste, at han var nødt til at rydde op, før det hele blev endnu værre.
En: He knew he had to clean it up before it got any worse.

Da: Så Lars tog en kost og fejede kagekrummerne sammen.
En: So Lars took a broom and swept up the cake crumbs.

Da: Han tørrede sine hænder og gulvet af med en vådserviet og begyndte at ordne kaosset.
En: He wiped his hands and the floor with a wet wipe and began to clean up the mess.

Da: Efter et stykke tid var køkkenet igen rent og pænt.
En: After a while, the kitchen was clean and tidy again.

Da: Lars indså, at måske var jonglering med kager ikke lige det rigtige for ham, i hvert fald ikke lige nu.
En: Lars realized that maybe juggling cakes wasn't right for him, at least not right now.

Da: Men han havde haft en sjov oplevelse og havde lært, at man ikke altid er god til alt på én gang.
En: But he had had a fun experience and had learned that you are not always good at everything at once.

Da: Nogle gange må man prøve og fejle for at finde ud af, hvad man virkelig er god til.
En: Sometimes you have to try and fail to find out what you are really good at.

Da: Lars smed kagekrummerne i skraldespanden og tog sin cykel.
En: Lars threw the cake crumbs in the bin and took his bike.

Da: Han besluttede sig for at køre ned til stranden for at nyde resten af dagen.
En: He decided to drive down to the beach to enjoy the rest of the day.

Da: Mens han trampede afsted, kunne han ikke lade være med at grine af sin klodsede jonglering og den store kageeksplosion.
En: As he stomped off, he couldn't help but laugh at his clumsy juggling and the big cake explosion.

Da: Solen skinnede, og vinden blæste i hans ansigt, mens han kørte ned ad de travle københavnsgader.
En: The sun was shining and the wind was blowing in his face as he drove down the busy streets of Copenhagen.

Da: Lars følte sig glad og tilfreds.
En: Lars felt happy and satisfied.

Da: Han vidste, at selvom hans jongleringsforsøg måske var endt i en komisk katastrofe, så var hans mod til at prøve noget nyt blevet belønnet med en sjov og mindeværdig oplevelse.
En: He knew that while his juggling attempt might have ended in comical disaster, his courage to try something new had been rewarded with a fun and memorable experience.

Da: Og det var jo det vigtigste ved det hele.
En: And that was the most important thing about it all.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• young: ung
• man: mand
• live: bo
• Copenhagen: København
• always: altid
• eager: ivrig
• try: prøve
• new: ny
• thing: ting
• today: i dag
• decide: beslutte
• learn: lære
• juggle: jonglere
• cake: kage
• buy: købe
• large: stor
• beautiful: flot
• local: lokal
• baker: bager
• take: tage
• home: hjem
• small: lille
• apartment: lejlighed
• place: placere
• study: studere
• video: video
• internet: internet