Fluent Fiction - Indonesian:
Rainy Day Juggling: Friendship in a Teletubbies School Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Id: Hujan turun deras di atas Atap Sekolah Bukit Teletubbies.
En: The rain poured heavily on the roof of Atap Sekolah Bukit Teletubbies.
Id: Para siswa berlarian di lorong-lorong terbuka, berusaha menghindari cipratan air.
En: Students ran through the open hallways, trying to avoid the splashes of water.
Id: Di tengah keramaian itu, berdiri seorang siswa bernama Adi.
En: Amid the hustle and bustle, stood a student named Adi.
Id: Dia menggenggam tiga bola berwarna cerah, bersiap-siap untuk membuat kagum salah satu teman sekelasnya, Citra.
En: He clutched three brightly colored balls, ready to amaze one of his classmates, Citra.
Id: Citra, siswa yang populer dan cerdas, sedang berjalan bersama kelompok teman-temannya.
En: Citra, a popular and smart student, was walking with her group of friends.
Id: Matanya tertuju pada Adi yang tampak bersemangat.
En: Her eyes were on Adi, who looked excited.
Id: Hari ini, Adi berencana menunjukkan keahliannya dalam juggling untuk mengesankan Citra.
En: Today, Adi planned to show off his juggling skills to impress Citra.
Id: Kalau semua berjalan lancar, Adi ingin mengajaknya pergi ke festival seni sekolah yang akan datang.
En: If everything went well, Adi wanted to ask her to go to the upcoming school art festival.
Id: Di sudut lain lorong, ada Budi.
En: In another corner of the hallway was Budi.
Id: Dia sedang memasang senyuman jahil di wajahnya.
En: He was wearing a mischievous smile on his face.
Id: Sebagai teman baik, Budi suka mengerjai teman-temannya tapi tak pernah bermaksud jahat.
En: As a good friend, Budi liked to prank his friends but never meant any harm.
Id: Hari ini, dia punya rencana kecil untuk Adi.
En: Today, he had a little plan for Adi.
Id: "Lihat ini, Citra!" seru Adi, memulai aksi juggling-nya.
En: "Watch this, Citra!" exclaimed Adi, starting his juggling act.
Id: Bola-bola melayang-melayang di udara, memantulkan cahaya dari lampu langit-langit.
En: The balls soared through the air, reflecting the light from the ceiling lamps.
Id: Citra terlihat terkesan.
En: Citra looked impressed.
Id: Namun, Budi telah menyiapkan sesuatu.
En: However, Budi had prepared something.
Id: Diam-diam, dia meletakkan balok kayu kecil tak jauh dari tempat Adi berdiri.
En: Silently, he placed a small wooden block not far from where Adi was standing.
Id: Tanpa sadar, Adi melangkah mundur dan—dor!—kakinya menyenggol balok itu.
En: Unaware, Adi stepped back and—bump!—his foot hit the block.
Id: Adi hilang keseimbangan.
En: Adi lost his balance.
Id: Bola-bola terbang kemana-mana.
En: The balls flew everywhere.
Id: Salah satu bola memantul dan membuat seorang siswa hampir terjungkal.
En: One of the balls bounced and nearly made another student stumble.
Id: Semua orang menahan napas.
En: Everyone held their breath.
Id: Tetapi, alih-alih marah, Citra tertawa lepas.
En: But instead of getting angry, Citra burst out laughing.
Id: "Wow, Adi, sudah seperti sirkus!" katanya sambil tersenyum lebar.
En: "Wow, Adi, it's like a circus!" she said with a broad smile.
Id: Adi, yang semula tegang, kini ikut tertawa.
En: Adi, who was initially tense, now joined in the laughter.
Id: Budi ikut mendekat.
En: Budi approached.
Id: "Maaf, Adi. Aku cuma mau bikin suasana jadi lebih lucu," katanya sambil menggaruk kepala.
En: "Sorry, Adi. I just wanted to make things funnier," he said, scratching his head.
Id: Melihat situasi ini, Citra mendapat ide.
En: Seeing this situation, Citra got an idea.
Id: "Bagaimana kalau kita tampil bersama di festival nanti?
En: "How about we perform together at the festival later?
Id: Biar semua orang bisa melihat kita bersenang-senang bersama," usul Citra.
En: So everyone can see us having fun together," suggested Citra.
Id: Adi terkejut namun senang.
En: Adi was surprised but happy.
Id: "Itu ide bagus! Ayo kita latihannya bareng-bareng," balas Adi, senyumnya tak hilang.
En: "That's a great idea! Let's practice together," replied Adi, his smile never fading.
Id: Melalui kejadian kali ini, Adi menyadari bahwa kadang-kadang kesempurnaan datang dari hal-hal yang tidak terduga.
En: Through this incident, Adi realized that sometimes perfection comes from unexpected things.
Id: Lebih penting mengedepankan kebersamaan dan persahabatan daripada sekadar berusaha mengesankan orang lain.
En: It's more important to focus on togetherness and friendship than just trying to impress someone.
Id: Di tengah suara hujan yang masih mengiringi, mereka bertiga tertawa dan sepakat untuk mempersiapkan penampilan terbaik mereka.
En: Amid the sound of rain still accompanying them, the three of them laughed and agreed to prepare their best performance.
Id: Begitu cerita ini berakhir, Sekolah Bukit Teletubbies kembali menjadi saksi dari persahabatan yang tulus dan semangat muda yang selalu menemukan cara untuk bersinar, meski di bawah hujan deras.
En: As this story ends, Sekolah Bukit Teletubbies once again became a witness to sincere friendship and the youthful spirit that always finds a way to shine, even under the heavy rain.
Vocabulary Words:
- poured: turun
- clutched: menggenggam
- to amaze: untuk membuat kagum
- upcoming: yang akan datang
- juggling: juggling
- mischievous: jahil
- exclaimed: seru
- soared: melayang
- ceiling: langit-langit
- unaware: tanpa sadar
- stumble: terjungkal
- angry: marah
- broad: lebar
- scratching: menggaruk
- togetherness: kebersamaan
- incidents: kejadian
- perfection: kesempurnaan
- sincere: tulus
- witness: saksi
- youthful: muda
- spirit: semangat
- accompanying: mengiringi
- reflecting: memantulkan
- prepared: menyiapkan
- balance: keseimbangan
- bumped: menyenggol
- bounced: memantul
- instead: alih-alih
- perform: tampil
- suggested: usul