Fluent Fiction - Indonesian:
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Story Transcript:
Id: Matahari mulai meredup di balik awan tebal.
En: The sun began to dim behind thick clouds.
Id: Jam menunjukkan pukul lima sore ketika Budi mengambil sepatu dari rak di depan rumahnya.
En: The clock showed five in the afternoon when Budi took his shoes from the rack in front of his house.
Id: Hari itu terasa berbeda.
En: That day felt different.
Id: Udara mulai lembab, tanda musim kemarau akan segera berganti menjadi musim hujan.
En: The air began to feel humid, a sign that the dry season would soon change to the rainy season.
Id: Budi, seorang pria yang disiplin, selalu memiliki jadwal yang tetap.
En: Budi, a disciplined man, always had a fixed schedule.
Id: Setiap sore, dia selalu berjalan-jalan di sekitar lingkungan tempat tinggalnya.
En: Every afternoon, he would take a walk around his neighborhood.
Id: Tidak jauh dari rumah Budi, tinggal seorang wanita bernama Intan.
En: Not far from Budi’s house lived a woman named Intan.
Id: Intan adalah tipe orang yang spontan dan selalu mencari petualangan kecil dalam kesehariannya.
En: Intan was the type of person who was spontaneous and always sought small adventures in her daily life.
Id: Saat Budi melangkah keluar, hujan tiba-tiba turun dengan deras.
En: As Budi stepped outside, it suddenly started to rain heavily.
Id: Dia segera berlari mencari tempat berteduh.
En: He immediately ran to find shelter.
Id: Kebetulan, Intan juga terjebak hujan saat sedang berjalan-jalan.
En: Coincidentally, Intan was also caught in the rain while taking a walk.
Id: Mereka berdua berlari menuju satu-satunya awning di jalan itu.
En: The two of them ran toward the only awning on that street.
Id: “Hei, Budi! Hujannya deras sekali, ya?” sapa Intan sambil tersenyum.
En: “Hey, Budi! It's raining heavily, isn't it?” greeted Intan with a smile.
Id: Budi, yang sedikit kaku, hanya mengangguk.
En: Budi, who was a bit stiff, just nodded.
Id: Dia khawatir karena tidak ingin terlambat untuk pertemuan klub buku onlinenya.
En: He was worried because he did not want to be late for his online book club meeting.
Id: Waktu berlalu, dan akhirnya hujan mulai reda.
En: Time passed, and finally, the rain began to subside.
Id: Tanpa banyak berpikir, Budi cepat-cepat memakai sepatu yang ada di depannya dan bergegas pulang.
En: Without much thought, Budi quickly put on the shoes in front of him and rushed home.
Id: Intan, yang masih tertawa kecil karena kejadian hujan tiba-tiba, juga memakai sepasang sepatu yang ditinggalkan di sana.
En: Intan, still chuckling about the sudden rain, also put on a pair of shoes left there.
Id: Namun, langkah pertamanya terasa aneh.
En: However, her first step felt strange.
Id: Dia melihat ke bawah dan baru sadar bahwa dia dan Budi telah menukar sepatu.
En: She looked down and realized that she and Budi had swapped shoes.
Id: “Ya ampun, Budi pasti buru-buru sekali sampai tidak sadar!” katanya sambil mengikuti Budi.
En: “Oh my, Budi must have been in such a hurry that he didn’t notice!” she said as she followed Budi.
Id: Budi tiba di rumahnya dan segera menyalakan laptop untuk pertemuan klub buku.
En: Budi arrived at his house and immediately turned on his laptop for the book club meeting.
Id: Namun, baru saja dia mengucapkan salam, pintu rumahnya diketuk.
En: However, just as he greeted everyone, there was a knock on his door.
Id: Budi yang masih memakai headset, buru-buru membuka pintu.
En: Budi, still wearing his headset, hurriedly opened the door.
Id: Intan berdiri di ambang pintu sambil memegang sepasang sepatu.
En: Intan stood at the doorway holding a pair of shoes.
Id: “Budi, ini sepatumu. Kamu salah ambil,” kata Intan sambil tersenyum.
En: “Budi, these are your shoes. You took the wrong pair,” said Intan with a smile.
Id: Budi terkejut dan merasa malu.
En: Budi was surprised and embarrassed.
Id: Pertemuan klub buku yang sedang berlangsung membuatnya lebih gugup.
En: The ongoing book club meeting made him even more nervous.
Id: “Aduh, maaf Intan. Aku tidak sengaja. Aku sedang terburu-buru karena ada pertemuan klub buku,” katanya cepat sambil mengganti sepatu.
En: “Oh, sorry Intan. I didn't do it on purpose. I was in a hurry because of the book club meeting,” he said quickly while changing shoes.
Id: Intan tertawa kecil, “Tidak masalah, Budi. Aku hanya ingin memastikan kamu mendapatkan sepatumu kembali.”
En: Intan chuckled, “No problem, Budi. I just wanted to make sure you got your shoes back.”
Id: Setelah kejadian itu, Budi sadar bahwa tidak ada salahnya berinteraksi dengan orang lain di luar rutinitasnya.
En: After that incident, Budi realized that there was no harm in interacting with others outside of his routine.
Id: Ketika dia kembali ke pertemuan klub bukunya, dia dengan santai memperkenalkan Intan kepada teman-teman klubnya dan bercerita tentang kekeliruan sepatu yang lucu ini.
En: When he returned to his book club meeting, he casually introduced Intan to his club friends and shared the funny shoe mix-up story.
Id: Intan juga belajar menghargai waktu dan situasi.
En: Intan also learned to appreciate time and situations.
Id: Dia dan Budi mulai sering berinteraksi dan bahkan sesekali jalan-jalan bersama di sore hari.
En: She and Budi started interacting more often and even occasionally took walks together in the afternoons.
Id: Ketidaksengajaan yang membawa tawa menjadi awal dari persahabatan mereka yang baru.
En: The unintentional mix-up that brought laughter became the beginning of their new friendship.
Id: Rumah-rumah di lingkungan mereka tetap berdiri kokoh, meski hujan terus turun sebagai tanda pergantian musim.
En: The houses in their neighborhood remained standing strong, despite the continuous rain signaling the change of seasons.
Id: Namun, suasana terasa lebih hangat dengan adanya tawa dan persahabatan yang baru terjalin.
En: However, the atmosphere felt warmer with the laughter and newly formed friendship.
Vocabulary Words:
- dim: meredup
- thick: tebal
- humid: lembab
- disciplined: disiplin
- fixed: tetap
- spontaneous: spontan
- shelter: tempat berteduh
- coincidentally: kebetulan
- awning: awning
- subside: reda
- stiff: kaku
- nodded: mengangguk
- knock: ketukan
- headset: headset
- ongoing: sedang berlangsung
- nervous: gugup
- chuckled: tertawa kecil
- greeted: sapa
- realized: sadar
- hurry: buru-buru
- incident: kejadian
- routine: rutinitas
- casually: dengan santai
- introduce: memperkenalkan
- appreciate: menghargai
- interaction: interaksi
- unexpected: ketidaksengajaan
- firm: kokoh
- atmosphere: suasana
- signal: tanda