Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Oriol's Leap: From Conference Nerves to Sustainable Success
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Oriol caminava per la Rambla de Catalunya.
En: Oriol walked along la Rambla de Catalunya.

Ca: El sol brillava i els arbres estaven plens de flors de primavera.
En: The sun was shining, and the trees were full of spring flowers.

Ca: Tenia les mans plenes de papers i la ment plena d'idees.
En: His hands were full of papers, and his mind was full of ideas.

Ca: Havia arribat a Barcelona per a una conferència important.
En: He had arrived in Barcelona for an important conference.

Ca: Estava nerviós però emocionat.
En: He was nervous but excited.

Ca: La ciutat bullia d'activitat, i es notava el ritme a l'aire mentre els professionals es dirigien cap al Centre de Convencions.
En: The city was buzzing with activity, and you could feel the rhythm in the air as professionals headed towards the Centre de Convencions.

Ca: A la seva empresa, Oriol era un gestor de nivell mitjà.
En: At his company, Oriol was a mid-level manager.

Ca: Treballava a una companyia financera gran.
En: He worked at a large financial company.

Ca: Volia fer coses grans i canviar el món, però de vegades es sentia atrapat en la burocràcia.
En: He wanted to do great things and change the world, but sometimes he felt trapped in bureaucracy.

Ca: Era apassionat per la sostenibilitat i volia que la companyia fos més conscient de l'impacte ambiental.
En: He was passionate about sustainability and wanted the company to be more aware of environmental impact.

Ca: Volia presentar un projecte que unís la sostenibilitat amb la rendibilitat.
En: He wanted to present a project that combined sustainability with profitability.

Ca: El dia de la conferència, Oriol estava preparat.
En: On the day of the conference, Oriol was prepared.

Ca: Portava un vestit elegant i una carpeta plena de gràfics i dades.
En: He wore an elegant suit and carried a folder full of graphs and data.

Ca: Al seu costat, el seu supervisor, el Sr. Martí, estava escèptic.
En: Next to him, his supervisor, Sr. Martí, was skeptical.

Ca: "No crec que aquestes coses importin gaire, Oriol", va dir ell amb un to fred.
En: "I don't think these things matter much, Oriol," he said with a cold tone.

Ca: Però Oriol no es va deixar desanimar.
En: But Oriol was not discouraged.

Ca: Això només li va donar més energia per fer la presentació extraordinària.
En: This only gave him more energy to make the presentation extraordinary.

Ca: A la sala gran del Centre de Convencions, els assistents estaven asseguts.
En: In the large hall of the Centre de Convencions, the attendees were seated.

Ca: La llum era brillant i les flors ornamentaven les taules.
En: The light was bright and flowers adorned the tables.

Ca: Totes les mirades estaven posades en Oriol quan va començar a parlar.
En: All eyes were on Oriol when he began to speak.

Ca: Va explicar com la sostenibilitat podia ser profitosa, utilitzant exemples reals.
En: He explained how sustainability could be profitable, using real examples.

Ca: Un cas d'èxit en una empresa similar va capturar l'atenció dels presents.
En: A success case in a similar company captured the attention of those present.

Ca: De sobte, algú del públic va aixecar la mà.
En: Suddenly, someone in the audience raised a hand.

Ca: "Quina evidència tens que això funcionaria aquí?" va preguntar.
En: "What evidence do you have that this would work here?" they asked.

Ca: Oriol va sospirar.
En: Oriol sighed.

Ca: Sabia que aquesta pregunta arribaria.
En: He knew this question would come.

Ca: Va mantenir-se ferm i va exposar un gràfic que mostrava un augment dels beneficis.
En: He stood firm and presented a graph showing an increase in profits.

Ca: Va demostrar com reduir emissions podia estalviar diners.
En: He demonstrated how reducing emissions could save money.

Ca: La sala es va quedar en silenci uns segons.
En: The room fell silent for a few seconds.

Ca: Després, una veu es va alçar entre els executius presents: "Crec que això val la pena explorar."
En: Then, a voice arose among the executives present: "I think this is worth exploring."

Ca: Els caps van assentir i van començar a conversar entre ells.
En: The heads nodded and began to converse among themselves.

Ca: Més tard, al final del dia, va rebre felicitacions i molts van mostrar interès a seguir conversant sobre les seves idees.
En: Later, at the end of the day, he received congratulations and many showed interest in continuing the conversation about his ideas.

Ca: Oriol va sentir una nova confiança.
En: Oriol felt a new confidence.

Ca: Havia après que era important ser resilient i adaptable.
En: He had learned that it was important to be resilient and adaptable.

Ca: A mesura que la jornada acabava i el sol es ponia sobre Barcelona, Oriol es va adonar que aquest era només el començament.
En: As the day ended and the sun set over Barcelona, Oriol realized that this was just the beginning.

Ca: Ell i la seva visió de sostenibilitat acabaven d'obrir una porta que podia conduir a un futur millor, no només per a la seva empresa sinó també per al món.
En: He and his vision of sustainability had just opened a door that could lead to a better future, not just for his company but also for the world.


Vocabulary Words:

• the conference: la conferència
• the rhythm: el ritme
• the bureaucracy: la burocràcia
• the sustainability: la sostenibilitat
• the impact: l'impacte
• the profitability: la rendibilitat
• the supervisor: el supervisor
• the graph: el gràfic
• the success: el èxit
• the emissions: les emissions
• the evidence: l'evidència
• the silence: el silenci
• the executives: els executius
• the confidence: la confiança
• the resilience: la resiliència
• the future: el futur
• the world: el món
• to shine: brillar
• to buzz: bullir
• to head towards: dirigir-se cap a
• to be passionate: ser apassionat
• to unite: unir
• to adorn: ornamentar
• to sigh: sospirar
• to explore: explorar
• to realize: adonar-se
• the professionals: els professionals
• the folder: la carpeta
• skeptical: escèptic
• profitable: profitosa