Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Finding Strength in Shared Struggles: Oriol's Journey


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Finding Strength in Shared Struggles: Oriol's Journey
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Story Transcript:

Ca: El rellotge marcava les onze del matí al pis de la residència universitària de Barcelona.
En: The clock showed eleven in the morning at the university residence in Barcelona.

Ca: Oriol mirava el munt de llibres sobre la taula amb una sensació de sufocació.
En: Oriol looked at the pile of books on the table with a feeling of suffocation.

Ca: No feia més que pensar en els exàmens finals del semestre de primavera.
En: He could only think about the final exams of the spring semester.

Ca: Era hivern i el fred omplia els passadissos estrets de la residència, on sovint els estudiants s'ho passaven bé mirant els cartells de les activitats del campus.
En: It was winter, and the cold filled the narrow halls of the residence, where students often had fun looking at the posters of campus activities.

Ca: Però al seu cor, l'ansietat creixia com un mar encrespat a punt de trencar.
En: But in his heart, anxiety was growing like a choppy sea ready to break.

Ca: "Tranquil, Oriol," deia Marc, el seu company d'habitació que sempre sabia trobar el moment adequat per dir alguna cosa encoratjadora.
En: "Calm down, Oriol," said Marc, his roommate who always knew the right moment to say something encouraging.

Ca: "Et veus capaç de tot això i més."
En: "You can handle all this and more."

Ca: Oriol sempre ha estat un estudiant diligent.
En: Oriol had always been a diligent student.

Ca: Volia mantenir l'esperança i la confiança dels seus pares que estaven lluny, a casa seva.
En: He wanted to maintain the hope and confidence of his parents, who were far away at home.

Ca: Però un projecte recent, on no havia obtingut la qualificació esperada, pesava als seus pensaments com un núvol gris.
En: But a recent project, where he hadn't achieved the expected grade, weighed on his thoughts like a gray cloud.

Ca: Aquella tarda, Júlia, la seva amiga de la biblioteca, va passar per la seva habitació.
En: That afternoon, Júlia, his friend from the library, stopped by his room.

Ca: Portava una tassa de xocolata calenta.
En: She brought a cup of hot chocolate.

Ca: "Escolta, Oriol," li va dir amb veu suau, "nosaltres estem aquí per ajudar-te.
En: "Listen, Oriol," she said softly, "we're here to help you.

Ca: Vine amb nosaltres al cafè a la cantonada.
En: Come with us to the café on the corner.

Ca: Potser et farà bé canviar d'aire."
En: Maybe it'll do you good to get a change of scenery."

Ca: Al barri de Gràcia, hi havia un petit cafè on Oriol trobava pau.
En: In the Gràcia neighborhood, there was a small café where Oriol found peace.

Ca: Aquell racó era un refugi silenciós on es podia escoltar el murmuri suau dels clients i els sorolls llunyans de la ciutat.
En: That corner was a quiet refuge where you could hear the soft murmur of customers and the distant sounds of the city.

Ca: Assegut amb Marc i Júlia, Oriol va buidar finalment el seu cor.
En: Sitting with Marc and Júlia, Oriol finally poured out his heart.

Ca: "Em sento desbordat," va admetre.
En: "I feel overwhelmed," he admitted.

Ca: "Necessito demostrar que puc fer-ho sol, però no sé si en sóc capaç."
En: "I need to prove that I can do it alone, but I don't know if I'm capable."

Ca: Júlia va somriure i va dir: "Oriol, demanar ajuda no és debilitat.
En: Júlia smiled and said, "Oriol, asking for help is not weakness.

Ca: Mira-ho com una forma de fer-te encara més fort."
En: Think of it as a way to make yourself even stronger."

Ca: Marc va assentir, recolzant la seva mà sobre l'espatlla d'Oriol amb confiança.
En: Marc nodded, placing his hand supportively on Oriol's shoulder.

Ca: A partir d'aquell moment, Oriol va veure les coses d'una altra manera.
En: From that moment on, Oriol saw things differently.

Ca: Va començar a planificar els seus estudis amb l'ajuda dels seus amics, trobant un equilibri que abans li semblava impossible.
En: He began to plan his studies with the help of his friends, finding a balance that previously seemed impossible.

Ca: Quan va arribar el moment dels exàmens finals, Oriol ja no estava sol a la seva lluita.
En: When the time for the final exams came, Oriol was no longer alone in his struggle.

Ca: Va entrar a cadascuna de les aules amb calma i decisió, sabent que tant el seu esforç individual com el suport de Marc i Júlia li donarien les ales necessàries.
En: He entered each of the rooms with calm and determination, knowing that both his individual effort and the support of Marc and Júlia would give him the necessary wings.

Ca: Després de l'últim examen, els tres amics van tornar al pati de la residència, xerrant i rient.
En: After the last exam, the three friends returned to the patio of the residence, chatting and laughing.

Ca: Oriol va sentir la càrrega d'un pes alliberat.
En: Oriol felt the burden of a weight lifted.

Ca: Per primera vegada, va entendre que els seus èxits eren també dels qui havia deixat entrar en la seva vida.
En: For the first time, he understood that his achievements also belonged to those he had let into his life.

Ca: El camí cap a l'èxit no sempre havia de ser solitari; podia ser compartit i, pel que fa a Oriol, això ho feia encara molt més valuós.
En: The path to success didn't always have to be solitary; it could be shared and, for Oriol, that made it even more valuable.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the clock: el rellotge
  • showed: marcava
  • the pile: el munt
  • suffocation: sufocació
  • the semester: el semestre
  • the halls: els passadissos
  • narrow: estrets
  • the posters: els cartells
  • the anxiety: l'ansietat
  • choppy: encrespat
  • the roommate: el company d'habitació
  • the hope: l'esperança
  • the project: el projecte
  • the grade: la qualificació
  • weighed: pesava
  • a cloud: un núvol
  • the friend: l'amiga
  • the cup: la tassa
  • hot chocolate: xocolata calenta
  • the café: el cafè
  • the corner: la cantonada
  • the neighborhood: el barri
  • the refuge: el refugi
  • overwhelmed: desbordat
  • capable: capaç
  • the weakness: la debilitat
  • the shoulder: l'espatlla
  • the balance: l'equilibri
  • the struggle: la lluita
  • determination: decisió
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