Fluent Fiction - Danish: Racing in Tivoli: Lars' Epic Victory!
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars og Sofie var i Tivoli i København.
En: Lars and Sofie were in Tivoli in Copenhagen.

Da: De ville prøve en cykel, der kunne køres af to personer.
En: They wanted to try a bicycle that could be ridden by two people.

Da: Lars satte sig forrest, Sofie satte sig bagest.
En: Lars sat in the front, Sofie sat in the back.

Da: De trådte i pedalerne og begyndte at køre.
En: They stepped on the pedals and started driving.

Da: Men det var svært at styre cyklen.
En: But it was difficult to control the bike.

Da: Den vaklede fra side til side, og de skiftede konstant retning.
En: It wobbled from side to side and they were constantly changing direction.

Da: Pludselig kom Henrik kørende på en enhjulet cykel.
En: Suddenly Henrik came riding a unicycle.

Da: Han smilede og sagde, "Skal vi ikke have en lille race?"
En: He smiled and said, "Shouldn't we have a little race?"

Da: Lars og Sofie var enige.
En: Lars and Sofie agreed.

Da: De begyndte at træde endnu hurtigere i pedalerne.
En: They started pedaling even faster.

Da: Henrik og Lars var ved siden af hinanden.
En: Henrik and Lars were next to each other.

Da: Sofie heppede på Lars.
En: Sofie cheered for Lars.

Da: Folk på gaden stoppede op og kiggede.
En: People on the street stopped and looked.

Da: De var nysgerrige efter at se, hvem der ville vinde.
En: They were curious to see who would win.

Da: Lars trådte endnu hårdere i pedalerne.
En: Lars pedaled even harder.

Da: Han kunne mærke pulsen stige, men han ville ikke give op.
En: He could feel his pulse rising, but he didn't want to give up.

Da: Henrik grinede og trådte også hårdt i pedalerne.
En: Henrik laughed and also stepped hard on the pedals.

Da: Han var hurtig, men Lars var fast besluttet på at vinde.
En: He was fast, but Lars was determined to win.

Da: De cyklede igennem Københavns fyldte gader.
En: They cycled through the crowded streets of Copenhagen.

Da: Folk klappede og heppede.
En: People clapped and cheered.

Da: Lige pludselig kom der en stor bakke.
En: All of a sudden there came a big hill.

Da: Lars og Henrik gav alt, hvad de havde, og prøvede at komme først op.
En: Lars and Henrik gave everything they had and tried to get up first.

Da: Lars fulgte nøje Henrik's bevægelser og forsøgte at kopiere dem.
En: Lars followed Henrik's movements closely and tried to copy them.

Da: Henrik var hurtig, men Lars var sej.
En: Henrik was fast, but Lars was cool.

Da: Han kørte sin cykel lige ved siden af Henrik.
En: He rode his bike right next to Henrik.

Da: De nærmede sig målstregen.
En: They were approaching the finish line.

Da: Begge trådte i pedalerne som rasende.
En: Both pedaled furiously.

Da: Publikum heppede og skreg.
En: The crowd cheered and screamed.

Da: De to venner kunne mærke energien.
En: The two friends could feel the energy.

Da: Lars gav en sidste indsats.
En: Lars gave one last effort.

Da: Han kørte over målstregen først.
En: He crossed the finish line first.

Da: Henrik stoppede sin cykel og grinede.
En: Henrik stopped his bike and laughed.

Da: Han sagde, "Du var fantastisk, Lars!"
En: He said, "You were amazing, Lars!"

Da: Lars smilte og takkede Henrik.
En: Lars smiled and thanked Henrik.

Da: Han var glad for, at han havde vundet.
En: He was happy that he had won.

Da: Sofie kom løbende hen til Lars og gav ham et stort knus.
En: Sofie came running to Lars and gave him a big hug.

Da: Hun sagde, "Du var bare fantastisk!"
En: She said, "You were just amazing!"

Da: Lars og Sofie fejrede deres sejr med en is i Tivoli.
En: Lars and Sofie celebrated their victory with an ice cream in Tivoli.

Da: De var stolte af sig selv og hinanden.
En: They were proud of themselves and each other.

Da: Historien om Lars, Sofie og Henrik i Tivoli var blevet en dag, de aldrig ville glemme.
En: The story of Lars, Sofie and Henrik in Tivoli had become a day they would never forget.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• Sofie: Sofie
• Tivoli: Tivoli
• Copenhagen: København
• bicycle: cykel
• ridden: køres
• two: to
• people: personer
• front: forrest
• back: bagest
• pedals: pedaler
• driving: køre
• difficult: svært
• control: styre
• bike: cykel
• wobbled: vaklede
• side: side
• constantly: konstant
• changing: skiftende
• direction: retning
• suddenly: pludselig
• unicycle: enhjulet cykel
• smiled: smilede
• said: sagde
• race: race
• agreed: var enige
• started: begyndte
• faster: hurtigere
• next: ved siden af
• cheered: heppede
• stopped: stoppede
• looked: kiggede
• curious: nysgerrige
• see: se
• win: vinde
• harder: hårdere
• pulse: puls
• rising: stige
• laughed: grinede
• determined: fast besluttet
• crowded: fyldte
• clapped: klappede
• approaching: nærmede
• finish line: målstregen
• furiously: rasende
• crowd: publikum
• screamed: skreg
• friends: venner
• energy: energien
• effort: indsats
• crossed: kørte over
• stopped: stoppede
• thanks: takkede
• happy: glad
• hug: knus
• celebrated: fejrede
• victory: sejr
• ice cream: is
• proud: stolte
• themselves: sig selv
• each other: hinanden
• day: dag
• never: aldrig
• forget: glemme