May 14, 2024

From Frustration to Joy: Perfecting Your Charles Bridge Selfie

14 minutes

Fluent Fiction - Czech: From Frustration to Joy: Perfecting Your Charles Bridge Selfie
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Story Transcript:

Cs: Rána byla teplá a slunce svítilo nad Prahou.
En: The morning was warm, and the sun shone over Prague.

Cs: Jan a Eva stáli na Karlově mostě.
En: Jan and Eva were standing on Charles Bridge.

Cs: Byli nadšení.
En: They were excited.

Cs: Chtěli udělat perfektní selfie.
En: They wanted to take the perfect selfie.

Cs: Za nimi byla krásná Praha.
En: Behind them was the beautiful Prague.

Cs: Staré věže a řeka Vltava.
En: Old towers and the Vltava River.

Cs: Vytáhli mobil.
En: They took out the phone.

Cs: Usmáli se.
En: They smiled.

Cs: Ale pak přišli holubi.
En: But then the pigeons came.

Cs: Holubi létali kolem nich.
En: Pigeons were flying around them.

Cs: Eva měla v ruce kousek chleba.
En: Eva had a piece of bread in her hand.

Cs: Holubi se na něj vrhli.
En: The pigeons scrambled for it.

Cs: "Hej, to je můj chleba!
En: "Hey, that's my bread!"

Cs: " křičela Eva.
En: Eva shouted.

Cs: Holubi byli rychlí a drzí.
En: The pigeons were quick and cheeky.

Cs: Jan se pokusil holuby zahnat.
En: Jan tried to shoo them away.

Cs: Ale oni se vrátili.
En: But they came back.

Cs: Bylo to jako hra.
En: It was like a game.

Cs: Holubi chtěli jídlo a Jana a Evu to štvalo.
En: The pigeons wanted food, and Jan and Eva were annoyed.

Cs: "Pojďme to zkusit znovu," řekl Jan.
En: "Let's try again," Jan said.

Cs: Přitiskli se k sobě a zvedli mobil.
En: They pressed close together and raised the phone.

Cs: Ale znovu!
En: But again!

Cs: Holubi skočili do záběru.
En: The pigeons jumped into the shot.

Cs: Oba se smáli, i když byli trochu naštvaní.
En: Both were laughing, though a bit frustrated.

Cs: Na mostě bylo mnoho turistů.
En: There were many tourists on the bridge.

Cs: Někteří se smáli.
En: Some were laughing.

Cs: Jiní se fotili.
En: Others were taking photos.

Cs: Jan a Eva se nevzdávali.
En: Jan and Eva didn't give up.

Cs: "Musíme vymyslet plán," řekla Eva.
En: "We need to come up with a plan," Eva said.

Cs: "Možná, když budeme mít víc jídla, odejdou.
En: "Maybe if we have more food, they will leave."

Cs: " Koupili si pár housek od nedalekého stánku a rozdělili jídlo mezi holuby.
En: They bought a few rolls from a nearby stall and divided the food among the pigeons.

Cs: Holubi byli spokojení.
En: The pigeons were satisfied.

Cs: Jan a Eva konečně chvíli klidu.
En: Jan and Eva finally had a moment of peace.

Cs: Zvedli mobil, usmáli se a cvak!
En: They raised the phone, smiled, and click!

Cs: Perfektní selfie!
En: The perfect selfie!

Cs: "Podívej!
En: "Look!"

Cs: " řekla Eva a ukázala fotku.
En: said Eva, showing the photo.

Cs: "Vidíš tu krásnou věž?
En: "Do you see that beautiful tower?"

Cs: " Jan se usmál.
En: Jan smiled.

Cs: "Ano, a žádný holub!
En: "Yes, and no pigeons!"

Cs: " Smáli se spolu a pokračovali v procházení po mostě.
En: They laughed together and continued to stroll on the bridge.

Cs: Odpoledne se slunce začalo schovávat za obzorem.
En: In the afternoon, the sun started to hide behind the horizon.

Cs: Jan a Eva měli spoustu fotek a vzpomínek.
En: Jan and Eva had plenty of photos and memories.

Cs: Holubi už byli pryč.
En: The pigeons were gone.

Cs: Praha byla krásná.
En: Prague was beautiful.

Cs: A oni byli šťastní.
En: And they were happy.

Cs: "Pojďme se ještě jednou podívat na tu fotku," řekl Jan.
En: "Let's look at the photo one more time," Jan said.

Cs: Eva vytáhla mobil a oba se podívali.
En: Eva took out the phone, and they both looked.

Cs: Byla to ta nejhezčí fotka.
En: It was the most beautiful photo.

Cs: Bez holubů navždy.
En: Without pigeons forever.

Cs: A tak skončil jejich den na Karlově mostě.
En: And so their day on Charles Bridge ended.

Cs: Bylo to dobrodružství, které nikdy nezapomenou.
En: It was an adventure they would never forget.

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