Fluent Fiction - Indonesian:
Rainbows Over Borobudur: Rediscovering Friendship & Joy Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Id: Borobudur terbangun dari kabut pagi, seolah melayang di hamparan hijau yang sunyi.
En: Borobudur emerged from the morning mist, seemingly floating in the tranquil green expanse.
Id: Di kejauhan, suara ayam berkokok terdengar samar, menyambut matahari yang mulai muncul pelan dari balik pepohonan.
En: In the distance, the faint sound of a rooster crowing greeted the sun, slowly rising from behind the trees.
Id: Andi berdiri di tepi pelataran candi, menggenggam kamera di lehernya dengan semangat yang terpancar dari matanya.
En: Andi stood on the edge of the temple courtyard, gripping a camera around his neck with enthusiasm shining from his eyes.
Id: Dia memandangi Rina dan Sari, teman-teman lamanya yang telah cukup lama tak bersua.
En: He gazed at Rina and Sari, his old friends whom he hadn't seen in quite some time.
Id: “Pagi ini, kita harus berangkat,” kata Andi.
En: "This morning, we must set off," said Andi.
Id: “Langit mungkin mendung, tapi kita tak tahu kapan kita bisa berkumpul seperti ini lagi.
En: "The sky might be overcast, but we don't know when we can gather like this again."
Id: ”Rina, dengan mata mengantuk, mempertimbangkan ajakan Andi.
En: Rina, with sleepy eyes, considered Andi's invitation.
Id: “Tapi kalau sudah hujan, aku lebih suka di resort,” ucapnya ragu, mengingat stres pekerjaan yang sudah lama membebani pikirannya.
En: "But if it starts raining, I'd prefer to stay at the resort," she replied hesitantly, recalling the work stress that had long burdened her mind.
Id: Sari, dengan senyum lembut, memandang bayi mungilnya yang sedang tertidur dalam gendongan.
En: Sari, with a gentle smile, looked at her tiny baby cradled in her arms.
Id: "Aku ingin ikut kalian," katanya, merasakan keinginan untuk sejenak meninggalkan peran sebagai ibu.
En: "I want to join you," she said, feeling the desire to briefly leave her role as a mother.
Id: Kabut masih menyelimuti Borobudur ketika mereka tiba di sana.
En: The mist still enveloped Borobudur when they arrived there.
Id: Suasana mistis mengundang, seolah membawa mereka menjelajahi waktu.
En: The mystical atmosphere invited them as if taking them on a journey through time.
Id: Andi bergerak lincah, menjepretkan kameranya untuk menangkap keindahan yang terlihat.
En: Andi moved nimbly, snapping his camera to capture the visible beauty.
Id: Namun, tak berapa lama, langit mulai merintik.
En: However, before long, the sky began to drizzle.
Id: Hujan turun pelan, merusak rencana mereka untuk menggali setiap sudut candi.
En: Rain started falling gently, disrupting their plan to explore every corner of the temple.
Id: “Ayo cari tempat berteduh!
En: "Let's find shelter!"
Id: ” seru Andi sambil memimpin teman-temannya ke sebuah papan nama yang berada di dekat puncak candi.
En: shouted Andi as he led his friends to a signboard near the top of the temple.
Id: Di bawah naungan kecil itu, mereka saling pandang, terpaksa mengabaikan kilat di kamera Andi.
En: Under that small shelter, they exchanged glances, forced to ignore the flash on Andi's camera.
Id: Hujan menciptakan kedekatan.
En: Rain created closeness.
Id: Rina, yang awalnya ragu, kini tertawa terbahak-bahak mendengar cerita lucu masa sekolah.
En: Rina, who was initially hesitant, now laughed heartily at the funny school stories.
Id: “Aku lupa betapa menyenangkan ini,” ujarnya dengan bahagia.
En: “I forgot how enjoyable this is,” she said happily.
Id: Sari tersenyum, merasakan kehangatan yang ia rindukan.
En: Sari smiled, feeling the warmth she had missed.
Id: Waktu seolah berhenti sejenak ketika dia bersama Andi dan Rina, mengingat kembali kenangan manis yang hampir terlupakan.
En: Time seemed to stop for a moment as she was with Andi and Rina, reminiscing about sweet memories nearly forgotten.
Id: Ketika hujan mulai reda, matahari pecah dari balik awan.
En: When the rain started to subside, the sun broke through the clouds.
Id: Pelangi muncul, membentang indah di langit.
En: A rainbow appeared, stretching beautifully across the sky.
Id: Momen itu terasa sempurna.
En: The moment felt perfect.
Id: Andi mengangkat kameranya, mengabadikan kebersamaan mereka saat-saat matahari meninggi.
En: Andi raised his camera, capturing their togetherness as the sun ascended.
Id: "Aku kira aku ingin momen yang sempurna," kata Andi, "tapi momen ini adalah sempurnanya persahabatan kita.
En: "I thought I wanted the perfect moment," said Andi, "but this moment is the perfection of our friendship."
Id: "Rina menatap pelangi itu dengan mata berbinar.
En: Rina gazed at the rainbow with sparkling eyes.
Id: “Kadang-kadang, aku lupa cara bahagia.
En: “Sometimes, I forget how to be happy.
Id: Terima kasih sudah mengingatkanku,” tuturnya lembut.
En: Thank you for reminding me,” she said softly.
Id: Dan Sari, mengeratkan pelukan pada bayi di gendongannya, merasa utuh.
En: And Sari, tightening her embrace on the baby in her arms, felt complete.
Id: "Aku adalah seorang ibu, tapi aku juga seorang teman," katanya kepada mereka.
En: "I am a mother, but I'm also a friend," she said to them.
Id: Di bawah warna-warni pelangi Borobudur, mereka saling menggenggam tangan, merasakan kedamaian di dalam hati.
En: Under the colorful rainbow of Borobudur, they held each other's hands, feeling peace within their hearts.
Id: Di sana, mereka menemukan lebih dari sekedar pemandangan.
En: There, they found more than just a view.
Id: Mereka menemukan kembali persahabatan dan diri mereka masing-masing.
En: They found their friendship and themselves once again.
Vocabulary Words:
- emerged: terbangun
- mist: kabut
- tranquil: sunyi
- expanse: hamparan
- greeted: menyambut
- courtyard: pelataran
- gripping: menggenggam
- enthusiasm: semangat
- invitation: ajakan
- hesitantly: ragu
- burdened: membebani
- cradled: gendongan
- enveloped: menyelimuti
- nimbly: lincah
- drizzle: rintik
- shelter: berteduh
- exchanged: saling
- flash: kilat
- closeness: kedekatan
- heartily: terbahak-bahak
- reminiscing: mengingat
- subside: reda
- stretched: membentang
- perfectness: sempurnanya
- sparkling: berbinar
- softly: lembut
- embrace: pelukan
- peace: kedamaian
- view: pemandangan
- rediscovered: menemukan kembali