Fluent Fiction - Catalan: From Bud to Bloom: Oriol’s Creative Garden Revolution
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Oriol caminava pel Parc de la Ciutadella.
En: Oriol was walking through Parc de la Ciutadella.

Ca: El fred de l'hivern no l'aturava.
En: The winter cold didn't stop him.

Ca: Ell estimava les flors.
En: He loved flowers.

Ca: Les cuidava cada dia.
En: He took care of them every day.

Ca: Els camins del parc estaven plens de flors hivernals.
En: The park paths were full of winter flowers.

Ca: Els seus colors suaus taronges i blancs contrastaven amb les branques nues dels arbres.
En: Their soft orange and white colors contrasted with the bare branches of the trees.

Ca: Oriol treballava com a jardiner.
En: Oriol worked as a gardener.

Ca: La seva feina era mantenir les flors en perfecte estat.
En: His job was to keep the flowers in perfect condition.

Ca: Somiava amb dissenyar el seu propi jardí.
En: He dreamed of designing his own garden.

Ca: Però el seu supervisor, en Pere, era una mica difícil.
En: But his supervisor, Pere, was a bit difficult.

Ca: Li agradaven els dissenys tradicionals.
En: He liked traditional designs.

Ca: Deia que les idees d'Oriol eren massa complicades.
En: He said that Oriol's ideas were too complicated.

Ca: Un dia, Oriol va tenir una idea.
En: One day, Oriol had an idea.

Ca: Va decidir plantar una flor especial.
En: He decided to plant a special flower.

Ca: Era un disseny seu, petit però bonic.
En: It was his own design, small but beautiful.

Ca: Ho va fer en un racó discret del parc.
En: He did it in a discreet corner of the park.

Ca: Volia veure què passaria i va esperar.
En: He wanted to see what would happen and waited.

Ca: Uns dies més tard, una periodista local va passejar pel parc.
En: A few days later, a local journalist was strolling through the park.

Ca: Va veure el disseny i li va encantar.
En: She saw the design and loved it.

Ca: El va lloar en el seu article.
En: She praised it in her article.

Ca: Aviat, molta gent al parc parlava d'aquest nou disseny.
En: Soon, many people in the park were talking about this new design.

Ca: Fins i tot va arribar a les orelles d'en Pere.
En: It even reached Pere's ears.

Ca: Pere va visitar el lloc.
En: Pere visited the site.

Ca: Va veure el disseny d'Oriol.
En: He saw Oriol's design.

Ca: Estava impressionat.
En: He was impressed.

Ca: Va anar a buscar Oriol i li va dir: "Has fet una bona feina.
En: He went to find Oriol and said to him, "You've done a good job.

Ca: Vull que puguis mostrar la teva creativitat.
En: I want you to be able to show your creativity."

Ca: "Oriol estava molt content.
En: Oriol was very happy.

Ca: Ara podia deixar que la seva imaginació florís en el parc.
En: Now he could let his imagination bloom in the park.

Ca: Va guanyar confiança en les seves habilitats.
En: He gained confidence in his abilities.

Ca: Va decidir que seguiria el seu somni.
En: He decided he would follow his dream.

Ca: Al Parc de la Ciutadella, Oriol va començar una nova etapa.
En: At Parc de la Ciutadella, Oriol began a new chapter.

Ca: Una etapa plena de colors i noves idees.
En: A chapter full of colors and new ideas.


Vocabulary Words:

• the winter: l'hivern
• to stop: aturar
• to take care of: cuidar
• the branches: les branques
• to contrast: contrastar
• the gardener: el jardiner
• to keep: mantenir
• the supervisor: el supervisor
• difficult: difícil
• the design: el disseny
• complicated: complicades
• small: petit
• the corner: el racó
• discreet: discret
• to stroll: passejar
• to praise: llegir
• the article: l'article
• to reach: arribar
• to be impressed: estar impressionat
• to find: buscar
• happy: content
• the imagination: la imaginació
• to bloom: florir
• the abilities: les habilitats
• to gain: guanyar
• the dream: el somni
• to follow: seguir
• to begin: començar
• the chapter: la etapa
• full: plena