Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Crayons and Creativity: Luciana's Bold Boardroom Breakthrough


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Crayons and Creativity: Luciana's Bold Boardroom Breakthrough
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Story Transcript:

Es: En un edificio moderno en el corazón de la ciudad, con grandes ventanales que reflejan las hojas naranjas del otoño, Luciana se sentía atrapada en la rutina.
En: In a modern building in the heart of the city, with large windows reflecting the orange leaves of autumn, Luciana felt trapped in the routine.

Es: Era una mañana fresca cuando decidió algo diferente.
En: It was a brisk morning when she decided to do something different.

Es: Tenía la tarea de organizar una presentación importante para la junta directiva.
En: She had the task of organizing an important presentation for the board of directors.

Es: Como jefa de proyectos, Luciana siempre buscaba la perfección, pero esta vez había un problema.
En: As a project manager, Luciana always sought perfection, but this time there was a problem.

Es: Luciana decidió ir a la tienda de suministros de oficina.
En: Luciana decided to go to the office supply store.

Es: Miriam, su amiga y colega, la acompañaba.
En: Miriam, her friend and colleague, accompanied her.

Es: Carlos, que siempre olvidaba cosas, había prometido reservar los materiales, pero al llegar, todo estaba agotado.
En: Carlos, who always forgot things, had promised to reserve the materials, but upon arrival, everything was sold out.

Es: La tienda estaba desordenada.
En: The store was disorganized.

Es: Empleados corrían de un lado a otro, tratando de abastecer los estantes.
En: Employees were running back and forth, trying to stock the shelves.

Es: Luciana suspiró.
En: Luciana sighed.

Es: "Carlos, ¿cómo pudiste olvidar esto?", se preguntó en voz alta.
En: "Carlos, how could you forget this?" she asked aloud.

Es: Miriam intentaba calmarla.
En: Miriam tried to calm her.

Es: "No te preocupes, Luciana. Podemos improvisar", sugirió viendo las herramientas simples que había.
En: "Don’t worry, Luciana. We can improvise," she suggested, looking at the simple tools available.

Es: Luciana miró los crayones y el papel sencillo.
En: Luciana looked at the crayons and plain paper.

Es: Una idea empezó a formarse en su mente.
En: An idea began to form in her mind.

Es: ¿Por qué no romper con lo usual y tratar algo nuevo?
En: Why not break from the usual and try something new?

Es: En la sala de conferencias, las expectativas eran altas.
En: In the conference room, the expectations were high.

Es: Luciana había decidido confiar en su creatividad.
En: Luciana had decided to trust in her creativity.

Es: Con crayones en mano, empezó su presentación.
En: With crayons in hand, she started her presentation.

Es: Dibujó en el papel grande, mostrando su idea de manera visual y sencilla.
En: She drew on the large paper, showing her idea in a visual and simple manner.

Es: Usó colores vivos para capturar la atención de la junta.
En: She used bright colors to capture the board's attention.

Es: Carlos miraba desde el fondo con ansias, esperando que todo saliera bien.
En: Carlos watched anxiously from the back, hoping everything would turn out well.

Es: Miriam le dio un codazo amigable.
En: Miriam gave him a friendly nudge.

Es: "Mira cómo lo hace", le susurró.
En: "Watch how she does it," she whispered.

Es: Luciana, con seguridad renovada, terminó la presentación.
En: Luciana, with renewed confidence, finished the presentation.

Es: El silencio reinó por un segundo antes de que los aplausos llenaran la sala.
En: Silence reigned for a second before applause filled the room.

Es: Los directivos estaban impresionados.
En: The directors were impressed.

Es: "Es único y refrescante", comentó uno de ellos.
En: "It’s unique and refreshing," commented one of them.

Es: "Nunca había visto algo así."
En: "I’ve never seen anything like it."

Es: Esa tarde, mientras Luciana miraba las hojas otoñales moverse por el viento, se dio cuenta de algo.
En: That afternoon, while Luciana watched the autumn leaves move in the wind, she realized something.

Es: No necesitaba que todo fuera perfecto para tener éxito.
En: She didn’t need everything to be perfect to be successful.

Es: Había descubierto que la adaptabilidad y la creatividad también eran poderosas.
En: She had discovered that adaptability and creativity were also powerful.

Es: Carlos se acercó tímidamente.
En: Carlos approached timidly.

Es: "Lo siento por el lío, Lu", dijo.
En: "I’m sorry for the mess, Lu," he said.

Es: Luciana sonrió.
En: Luciana smiled.

Es: "No te preocupes, Carlos. Hoy aprendí mucho más de lo que imaginaba."
En: "Don’t worry, Carlos. Today I learned much more than I had imagined."

Es: Y así, en medio de hojas naranjas y la brisa de otoño, Luciana comprendió que podía confiar en sí misma para manejar cualquier desafío.
En: And so, amidst orange leaves and the autumn breeze, Luciana realized she could trust herself to handle any challenge.


Vocabulary Words:
  • heart: el corazón
  • windows: los ventanales
  • leaves: las hojas
  • routine: la rutina
  • board of directors: la junta directiva
  • perfection: la perfección
  • problem: el problema
  • supply store: la tienda de suministros
  • colleague: el/la colega
  • materials: los materiales
  • sold out: agotado
  • employees: los empleados
  • shelves: los estantes
  • improvise: improvisar
  • tools: las herramientas
  • crayons: los crayones
  • plain paper: el papel sencillo
  • conference room: la sala de conferencias
  • expectations: las expectativas
  • creativity: la creatividad
  • colors: los colores
  • attention: la atención
  • silence: el silencio
  • applause: los aplausos
  • directors: los directivos
  • afternoon: la tarde
  • breeze: la brisa
  • adaptability: la adaptabilidad
  • challenge: el desafío
  • mess: el lío
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