Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Journey to Brew: Oriol's Quest for the Perfect Mate


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Journey to Brew: Oriol's Quest for the Perfect Mate
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Story Transcript:

Ca: El sol brillava intensament a la plaça de la comunitat indígena Guarani al Paraguai.
En: The sun shone intensely in the square of the comunitat indígena Guarani in Paraguay.

Ca: Els arbres grans proporcionaven una ombra agradable, sota la qual es reunien les persones del poble.
En: The large trees provided a pleasant shade, under which the people of the village gathered.

Ca: Les parades de artesania decoraven el lloc amb colors vius i una música tradicional sonava de fons, mentre els nens corrien entremig de la gent.
En: Craft stalls decorated the place with vivid colors and traditional music played in the background, while children ran among the people.

Ca: Oriol, un viatger curiós, havia arribat aquell matí.
En: Oriol, a curious traveler, had arrived that morning.

Ca: Volia aprendre sobre la cultura local i, sobretot, impressionar els amables Guarani preparant un mate, la seva beguda tradicional.
En: He wanted to learn about the local culture and, above all, impress the friendly Guarani by preparing a mate, their traditional drink.

Ca: Laia i Pau, els seus amics, l'acompanyaven i es reien de la seva entusiasme per barrejar-se amb la comunitat.
En: Laia and Pau, his friends, accompanied him and laughed at his enthusiasm for mingling with the community.

Ca: Amb ganes de començar, Oriol va demanar prestat un porongo, la carabassa típica per fer mate, i una bombilla, aquell peculiar tub de metall.
En: Eager to get started, Oriol borrowed a porongo, the typical gourd used for making mate, and a bombilla, that peculiar metal straw.

Ca: Els locals observaven amb una mescla de curiositat i diversió mentre Oriol intentava aconseguir l'equilibri entre la quantitat exacta de yerba mate i l'aigua calenta.
En: The locals watched with a mix of curiosity and amusement as Oriol tried to achieve the perfect balance between the exact amount of yerba mate and hot water.

Ca: La primera vegada que ho va intentar, Oriol va abocar massa aigua i ràpidament es va cremar la mà.
En: The first time he tried, Oriol poured too much water and quickly burned his hand.

Ca: La gent de la plaça va exclamar com si fos una competició i alguns van riure's amistosament.
En: The people in the square gasped as if it were a competition, and some laughed good-naturedly.

Ca: Lluny de desanimar-se, Oriol somreia i deia entre rialles, "Això és més difícil del que sembla!
En: Far from being discouraged, Oriol smiled and said through laughter, "This is harder than it looks!"

Ca: "Determinants a triomfar, va decidir provar-ho de nou.
En: Determined to succeed, he decided to try again.

Ca: Aquesta vegada, la bombilla es va desencaixar i va vessar la yerba pel terra, provocant una altra riallada general.
En: This time, the bombilla came loose and spilled the yerba on the ground, causing another general laugh.

Ca: En comptes de renunciar, Oriol va aixecar el cap i va comentar: "Em sembla que la yerba prefereix estar en llibertat!
En: Instead of giving up, Oriol raised his head and commented, "I think the yerba prefers to be free!"

Ca: "La resposta de la comunitat va ser de solidaritat.
En: The community's response was of solidarity.

Ca: Un vell Guarani es va acostar i, amb paciència, va mostrar-li a Oriol com es feia correctament.
En: An old Guarani man approached and patiently showed Oriol how to do it correctly.

Ca: La plaça es va convertir en una aula improvisada amb Oriol aprenent i repetint cada gest sota la supervisió dels entusiasmats observadors.
En: The square became an impromptu classroom with Oriol learning and repeating every gesture under the supervision of the eager onlookers.

Ca: Aquesta vegada, l'aigua va caure suaument per la bombilla fent un delicat murmuri.
En: This time, the water gently flowed through the bombilla with a delicate murmur.

Ca: Finalment, Oriol va aconseguir preparar un mate decent i va oferir el seu primer tast als seus nous amics.
En: Finally, Oriol managed to prepare a decent mate and offered his first taste to his new friends.

Ca: Els Guarani van aclamar la seva perseverança i tots el van felicitar amb palmades a l'espatlla.
En: The Guarani applauded his perseverance, and everyone congratulated him with pats on the back.

Ca: Oriol es va adonar que la clau era la humilitat i l'ajuda de tota la comunitat.
En: Oriol realized that the key was humility and the help of the entire community.

Ca: Havia après que el més important no era fer el mate a la perfecció, sinó compartir momentàniament les vides i els costums locals, rient i aprenent de les diferències culturals.
En: He had learned that the most important thing was not making the perfect mate, but momentarily sharing the lives and customs of the locals, laughing and learning from cultural differences.

Ca: La plaça continuava plena de vida, i Oriol, amb un somriure sincer, es va sentir més a prop que mai d'un món abans desconegut per ell.
En: The square remained full of life, and Oriol, with a sincere smile, felt closer than ever to a world previously unknown to him.


Vocabulary Words:
  • shade: l'ombra
  • craft stalls: les parades de artesania
  • curious: curiós
  • gourd: la carabassa
  • peculiar: peculiar
  • metal straw: el tub de metall
  • balance: l'equilibri
  • burned: cremar-se
  • solidarity: la solidaritat
  • classroom: l'aula
  • murmur: el murmuri
  • patience: la paciència
  • perseverance: la perseverança
  • humility: la humilitat
  • customs: els costums
  • curiosity: la curiositat
  • amusement: la diversió
  • impress: impressionar
  • borrowed: prestar
  • supervision: la supervisió
  • gesture: el gest
  • success: triomfar
  • spilled: vessar
  • free: la llibertat
  • onlooker: l'observador
  • encouragement: l'ànim
  • unknown: desconegut
  • gasped: exclamar
  • taste: el tast
  • congratulated: felicitar
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