Fluent Fiction - Danish:
Laughter in the Snow: Capturing the Perfect Christmas Card Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Da: Julen nærmede sig, og Niels og Mette var ude på en lidt kold eventyr i København.
En: Christmas was approaching, and Niels and Mette were on a slightly chilly adventure in København.
Da: De stod foran Den Lille Havfrue, der sad ensom på sin sten ved Langelinie, med havet bølgende bag sig i den klare vinterluft.
En: They stood in front of the Den Lille Havfrue, who sat alone on her rock by Langelinie, with the sea rolling behind her in the clear winter air.
Da: Et let lag sne dækkede både havfruen og jorden omkring dem.
En: A light layer of snow covered both the mermaid and the ground around them.
Da: Niels, iført en gigantisk nissehue, prøvede at holde telefonen i den perfekte vinkel.
En: Niels, wearing an enormous Santa hat, was trying to hold the phone at the perfect angle.
Da: Men det var svært.
En: But it was challenging.
Da: "Kom nu, Niels," grinede Mette, mens hun trak sin egen hue længere ned om ørerne for at beskytte sig mod kulden.
En: "Come on, Niels," Mette laughed as she pulled her own hat further down over her ears to protect herself from the cold.
Da: Hun var vant til at tage billeder som fotograf, men Niels insisterede på selv at få det perfekte selfie.
En: She was used to taking pictures as a photographer, but Niels insisted on getting the perfect selfie himself.
Da: Omkring dem summede andre turister.
En: Around them, other tourists buzzed about.
Da: Alle havde travlt med at fange øjeblikket af den berømte statue.
En: Everyone was busy capturing the moment of the famous statue.
Da: Niels blev hurtigt distraheret, da nogen gik lige ind foran hans billede.
En: Niels was quickly distracted when someone walked right in front of his picture.
Da: "Åh, beklager!"
En: "Oh, sorry!"
Da: sagde han, mens han forsøgte at ændre vinkel.
En: he said, as he tried to change the angle.
Da: Mette sukkede, hendes næse var blevet lidt rød af det kolde vejr.
En: Mette sighed, her nose had turned slightly red from the cold weather.
Da: "Skal jeg ikke bare tage det?"
En: "Shouldn't I just take it?"
Da: foreslog hun.
En: she suggested.
Da: Men Niels rystede på hovedet.
En: But Niels shook his head.
Da: "Det her er vores julekort, jeg vil gøre det rigtigt."
En: "This is our Christmas card, I want to do it right."
Da: Han tog et skridt tilbage for at få mere af statuen med.
En: He took a step back to get more of the statue in.
Da: Det næste øjeblik skred hans fod på den glatte sne, og kameraet faldt lige ned i en hvid dynge.
En: The next moment, his foot slipped on the slippery snow, and the camera fell right into a white pile.
Da: Mette kiggede overrasket, og dernæst brød hun ud i en varm latter.
En: Mette looked surprised, and then burst into warm laughter.
Da: "Det er okay, vi kan tørre det af," sagde hun, stadig grinende.
En: "It's okay, we can wipe it off," she said, still laughing.
Da: Niels rejste sig fra sneen, lidt flov men også befriet af øjeblikkets skønhed.
En: Niels got up from the snow, a bit embarrassed but also relieved by the beauty of the moment.
Da: Efter de havde tørret kameraet nogenlunde af, stillede de sig igen foran havfruen.
En: After they had wiped the camera off as much as possible, they stood again in front of the mermaid.
Da: Niels, nu også smittet af Mettes latter, knipsede et billede, mens de begge lo som små børn i sneen.
En: Niels, now also infected by Mette's laughter, snapped a picture as they both laughed like little kids in the snow.
Da: Det perfekte uperfekte billede.
En: The perfect imperfect picture.
Da: Niels betragtede resultatet.
En: Niels looked at the result.
Da: "Det her er det," sagde han med en stor smil og tilføjede, "De bedste øjeblikke er de uventede."
En: "This is it," he said with a big smile and added, "The best moments are the unexpected ones."
Da: Mette nikkede og lagde en arm om ham.
En: Mette nodded and put an arm around him.
Da: "Ja, du har ret.
En: "Yes, you're right.
Da: Det er perfekt."
En: It's perfect."
Da: Med fælles enighed gik de væk fra Den Lille Havfrue, hånd i hånd, klar til at bruge deres ærlige, spontane billede til at sprede julestemning blandt familie og venner.
En: In mutual agreement, they walked away from Den Lille Havfrue, hand in hand, ready to use their honest, spontaneous picture to spread Christmas cheer among family and friends.
Vocabulary Words:
- approaching: nærmede sig
- chilly: kold
- adventure: eventyr
- layer: lag
- enormous: gigantisk
- angle: vinkel
- challenging: svært
- protect: beskytte
- photographer: fotograf
- buzzed: summede
- capturing: fange
- distracted: distraheret
- slippery: glatte
- pile: dynge
- breathed: ånde
- unexpected: uventede
- mutual: fælles
- agreement: enighed
- spread: sprede
- cheer: stemning
- insist: insistere
- snapped: knipsede
- honest: ærlige
- spontaneous: spontane
- famous: berømte
- moment: øjeblikket
- snow: sne
- laughter: latter
- mermaid: havfrue
- surprised: overrasket