Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Martí's Rainy Quest: A Tale of Perseverance and Memory


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Martí's Rainy Quest: A Tale of Perseverance and Memory
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Story Transcript:

Ca: A Barcelona, a la tardor, la pluja comença sense avisar.
En: In Barcelona, in the autumn, the rain starts without warning.

Ca: Els núvols grisos cobreixen el cel, i les gotes cauen amb força sobre els carrers.
En: Gray clouds cover the sky, and the drops fall heavily on the streets.

Ca: Les llums dels fanals brillen difoses per l'aigua.
En: The lights of the streetlamps shine diffused through the water.

Ca: Martí, un home decidit de trenta-i-pocs anys, camina per aquests carrers.
En: Martí, a determined man in his early thirties, walks through these streets.

Ca: Té el cor encongit perquè ha perdut el rellotge del seu avi.
En: His heart is heavy because he has lost his grandfather's watch.

Ca: Aquest rellotge és el seu últim record del seu avi, que sempre el portava amb ell.
En: This watch is his last memory of his grandfather, who always carried it with him.

Ca: Es troba a l'avinguda del Portal de l'Àngel.
En: He finds himself on the avenue of the Portal de l'Àngel.

Ca: És plena de gent amb paraigües.
En: It is full of people with umbrellas.

Ca: Les botigues tenen els llums encesos, i les vitrines lluen colors de tardor.
En: The shops have their lights on, and the shop windows shine in autumn colors.

Ca: Martí, empapat, mira al seu voltant amb desesperació.
En: Martí, drenched, looks around in desperation.

Ca: El rellotge ha de ser aquí, en algun lloc.
En: The watch has to be here, somewhere.

Ca: Un record de la seva infància, un record dels moments assolellats amb el seu avi al parc de la Ciutadella.
En: A memory from his childhood, a memory of sunny moments with his grandfather in the Parc de la Ciutadella.

Ca: Martí es posa a buscar, però la pluja complica tot.
En: Martí begins to search, but the rain makes everything difficult.

Ca: L'aigua cau amb furor, convertint els carrers en rius.
En: The water falls fiercely, turning the streets into rivers.

Ca: Les sabates de Martí s'enfonsen en els bassals.
En: Martí's shoes sink into the puddles.

Ca: Els dits gelats i humits.
En: His fingers are cold and wet.

Ca: Hauria de buscar refugi?
En: Should he seek shelter?

Ca: Per un moment, pensa en Laia i Oriol, els seus amics, que li havien dit que no sortís amb aquest mal temps, però el cor li diu que no pot rendir-se.
En: For a moment, he thinks of Laia and Oriol, his friends, who had told him not to go out in this bad weather, but his heart tells him he can't give up.

Ca: Decideix entrar a un portal per protegir-se de la pluja.
En: He decides to enter a doorway to protect himself from the rain.

Ca: Entra en un café petit i comanda un cafè calent.
En: He enters a small café and orders a hot coffee.

Ca: Mira com les gotes de pluja rellisquen pel vidre.
En: He watches as the raindrops slide down the glass.

Ca: Respira profundament.
En: He breathes deeply.

Ca: Recorda les paraules del seu avi: "Perseverança és clau".
En: He remembers his grandfather's words: "Perseverance is key."

Ca: Això encara ressona a la seva ment.
En: That still resonates in his mind.

Ca: No pot defallir ara.
En: He cannot falter now.

Ca: Instigat per un sentiment que no sap explicar, Martí torna a sortir.
En: Driven by a feeling he can’t explain, Martí goes back outside.

Ca: La pluja continua, però ara Martí la nota menys.
En: The rain continues, but now Martí feels it less.

Ca: Camina pels carrers estrets de Ciutat Vella, ulls alertes, cor esperançat.
En: He walks through the narrow streets of Ciutat Vella, eyes alert, heart hopeful.

Ca: De sobte, allà, al costat d'un voral, un reflex metàl·lic li crida l'atenció.
En: Suddenly, there, beside a curb, a metallic glint catches his eye.

Ca: El seu cor s'accelera.
En: His heart races.

Ca: Sense pensar-ho dues vegades, corre cap a aquell punt.
En: Without thinking twice, he runs to that spot.

Ca: El seu alè és visible en l'aire fred.
En: His breath is visible in the cold air.

Ca: Un torrent d'aigua amenaça amb arrossegar-ho tot.
En: A torrent of water threatens to sweep everything away.

Ca: Però Martí no vacil·la.
En: But Martí does not hesitate.

Ca: S'agenolla i estira la mà.
En: He kneels and reaches out his hand.

Ca: Ho aconsegueix.
En: He gets it.

Ca: Té el rellotge fermament agafat.
En: He holds the watch firmly.

Ca: La pluja ara sembla una melodia, i ell ja no la nota tant.
En: The rain now seems like a melody, and he doesn't notice it as much.

Ca: Alça la mirada.
En: He lifts his gaze.

Ca: Amb el rellotge a la mà, sent una onada d'emoció.
En: With the watch in hand, he feels a wave of emotion.

Ca: La memòria del seu avi és més viva que mai.
En: The memory of his grandfather is more alive than ever.

Ca: Martí entén que la perseverança i la intuïció li han donat una connexió més profunda.
En: Martí understands that perseverance and intuition have given him a deeper connection.

Ca: Amb la pluja avançant, però l’ànima reconfortada, torna a casa, llest per viure i recordar.
En: With the rain still falling, but his spirit comforted, he heads home, ready to live and remember.

Ca: Avui, la ciutat el va posar a prova, però va sortir-ne victoriós, amb un somriure i el rellotge que sempre recordarà el seu avi.
En: Today, the city tested him, but he emerged victorious, with a smile and the watch that will always remind him of his grandfather.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the autumn: la tardor
  • warning: avisar
  • the rain: la pluja
  • to cover: cobrir
  • drops: les gotes
  • to shine: brillar
  • diffused: difoses
  • determined: decidit
  • heavy: encongit
  • the streetlamps: els fanals
  • to lose: perdre
  • avenue: avinguda
  • drenched: empapat
  • desperation: desesperació
  • childhood: infància
  • shelter: refugi
  • fiercely: amb furor
  • puddles: els bassals
  • the fingers: els dits
  • to falter: defallir
  • intuition: intuïció
  • to kneel: agenollar-se
  • to reach out: estirar la mà
  • the gaze: la mirada
  • the curbs: els vorals
  • the melody: la melodia
  • to resonate: ressonar
  • perseverance: perseverança
  • torrent: un torrent
  • comforted: reconfortada
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