Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇧🇷:
Love's Reflection: An Unexpected Pause at Iguaçu Falls Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Pb: O céu estava tingido por tons de laranja e rosa, enquanto o sol começava a se esconder atrás das árvores altas da floresta.
En: The sky was tinged with shades of orange and pink as the sun began to hide behind the tall trees of the forest.
Pb: Em Foz do Iguaçu, as cataratas rugiam com força, misturando-se ao som distante de sanfonas que antecipavam as festas juninas que se aproximavam.
En: In Foz do Iguaçu, the falls roared with force, mingling with the distant sound of accordions anticipating the approaching festas juninas.
Pb: Rafael e Isabel caminhavam pelo parque, cercados pela exuberância da mata.
En: Rafael and Isabel walked through the park, surrounded by the lush forest.
Pb: Rafael estava animado.
En: Rafael was excited.
Pb: Ele havia planejado cada detalhe do passeio, certo de que tudo seria perfeito.
En: He had planned every detail of the outing, certain that everything would be perfect.
Pb: Ele olhava para Isabel, que parecia distraída, os olhos perdidos no horizonte.
En: He looked at Isabel, who seemed distracted, her eyes lost on the horizon.
Pb: Rafael tinha um plano: pedir Isabel em casamento no mirante das cataratas, onde a vista era mágica.
En: Rafael had a plan: to propose to Isabel at the falls' lookout, where the view was magical.
Pb: Segurava no bolso o anel que simbolizava todos os momentos felizes que já tinham vivido juntos.
En: He held in his pocket the ring that symbolized all the happy moments they had shared together.
Pb: Isabel, por outro lado, estava cheia de dúvidas.
En: Isabel, on the other hand, was full of doubts.
Pb: Ela apreciava cada detalhe da viagem, mas o coração pesava.
En: She appreciated every detail of the trip, but her heart was heavy.
Pb: Amava Rafael, mas sentia que as coisas estavam indo rápido demais.
En: She loved Rafael, but felt that things were moving too fast.
Pb: Precisava de tempo para pensar, para respirar.
En: She needed time to think, to breathe.
Pb: Durante o passeio, buscava um momento para conversar, mas as palavras teimavam em não vir à tona.
En: During the walk, she sought a moment to talk, but the words stubbornly refused to come out.
Pb: Ambos continuaram em silêncio até chegarem ao famoso mirante.
En: They both continued in silence until they reached the famous lookout.
Pb: A vista era de tirar o fôlego.
En: The view was breathtaking.
Pb: A água despencava das alturas, criando um arco-íris na névoa.
En: The water was cascading from heights, creating a rainbow in the mist.
Pb: Rafael viu ali a chance ideal.
En: Rafael saw there the perfect opportunity.
Pb: "Isabel...", ele começou, a voz hesitante.
En: "Isabel...", he began, his voice hesitant.
Pb: "Eu quero passar o resto da minha vida com você."
En: "I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Pb: Mas antes que pudesse se ajoelhar, Isabel respirou fundo.
En: But before he could kneel, Isabel took a deep breath.
Pb: Sentia que precisava dizer o que estava guardado.
En: She felt she needed to say what she had been holding back.
Pb: "Rafael, precisamos conversar antes."
En: "Rafael, we need to talk first."
Pb: Houve um momento de silêncio, apenas o som das águas preenchia o ar.
En: There was a moment of silence, only the sound of the waters filled the air.
Pb: Rafael ficou em pé, surpreso, mas esperou.
En: Rafael stood still, surprised, but he waited.
Pb: "Eu te amo", ela continuou.
En: "I love you," she continued.
Pb: "Mas preciso de espaço.
En: "But I need space.
Pb: Não quero apressar as coisas.
En: I don't want to rush things.
Pb: Preciso pensar."
En: I need to think."
Pb: Rafael sentiu um aperto no peito, mas também percebeu que nunca havia parado para realmente ouvir Isabel.
En: Rafael felt a tightness in his chest, but he also realized he had never stopped to really listen to Isabel.
Pb: Ele abaixou a cabeça, sentindo o peso das suas próprias expectativas despencar.
En: He bowed his head, feeling the weight of his own expectations fall.
Pb: "Eu entendo", disse ele finalmente, com um sorriso triste.
En: "I understand," he finally said, with a sad smile.
Pb: Isso durou apenas um instante.
En: It lasted only a moment.
Pb: Eles passaram um tempo em um abraço apertado, enquanto as cataratas rugiam ao fundo.
En: They spent some time in a tight embrace, while the falls roared in the background.
Pb: Ficaram ali, de mãos dadas, aproveitando aquele momento de sinceridade.
En: They stayed there, holding hands, savoring that moment of sincerity.
Pb: Com o pôr-do-sol finalizando seu espetáculo, Rafael e Isabel decidiram dar essa pausa necessária, para que cada um pudesse refletir sobre o futuro.
En: With the sunset wrapping up its show, Rafael and Isabel decided to take this necessary pause, so each could reflect on the future.
Pb: Naquele outono, com as festas juninas animando corações ao redor, Rafael e Isabel deram um passo atrás, mas com respeito e amor renovado.
En: That autumn, with the festas juninas warming hearts all around, Rafael and Isabel took a step back, but with respect and renewed love.
Pb: Rafael aprendeu a importância de ouvir, e Isabel encontrou sua voz.
En: Rafael learned the importance of listening, and Isabel found her voice.
Pb: A relação não ficou selada naquele momento, mas um novo entendimento surgiu.
En: Their relationship was not sealed at that moment, but a new understanding emerged.
Pb: Eles partiram do parque sem saber o que o futuro reservava, mas com a certeza de que, acima de tudo, aprenderam a importância de serem verdadeiros um com o outro.
En: They left the park not knowing what the future held, but with the certainty that, above all, they had learned the importance of being truthful with each other.
Vocabulary Words:
- the shade: a sombra
- to tinge: tingir
- to hide: esconder
- the distant sound: o som distante
- to mingle: misturar-se
- lush: exuberante
- to propose: pedir em casamento
- the lookout: o mirante
- magical: mágico
- distracted: distraída
- the horizon: o horizonte
- the ring: o anel
- to symbolize: simbolizar
- to hesitate: hesitar
- to kneel: ajoelhar-se
- to rush: apressar
- the tightness: o aperto
- to realize: perceber
- to listen: ouvir
- to hold back: guardar
- expectation: expectativa
- to cascade: despencar
- the mist: a névoa
- the rainbow: o arco-íris
- the embrace: o abraço
- sincerity: sinceridade
- to breathe: respirar
- to savor: aproveitar
- to emerge: surgir
- to reflect: refletir