Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Spinning Out of Control: Marta's Mall Mishap


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Spinning Out of Control: Marta's Mall Mishap
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Ca: Marta era una dona amable i molt despistada que vivia a Barcelona.
En: Marta was a kind and very clueless woman who lived in Barcelona.

Ca: Un dia, mentre passejava pel centre comercial més concorregut de la ciutat, va decidir entrar per fer una mica de compres.
En: One day, while walking through the busiest mall in town, he decided to go in to do a little shopping.

Ca: Amb la seva bossa a l'espatlla, Marta va entrar al centre comercial, tot emocionada per les ofertes del dia.
En: With her bag over her shoulder, Marta entered the mall, all excited about the day's deals.

Ca: Però, en un moment de distracció, va quedar atrapada accidentalment en una porta giratòria.
En: But, in a moment of distraction, she accidentally got caught in a revolving door.

Ca: La porta no deixava de girar i ella s'hi va quedar enganxada sense poder sortir.
En: The door kept turning and she was stuck there unable to get out.

Ca: Marta començà a girar i girar, sense poder aturar-se.
En: Marta began to turn and turn, unable to stop.

Ca: La gent que passava al costat seu no podia evitar riure de la situació tan estranya.
En: The people passing by couldn't help but laugh at the strange situation.

Ca: Algunes persones fins i tot varen intentar ajudar-la, però cap va aconseguir parar la porta giratòria.
En: Some people even tried to help her, but none managed to stop the revolving door.

Ca: Amb cada volta que donava, Marta es posava cada vegada més nerviosa.
En: With every turn she made, Marta became more and more nervous.

Ca: No sabia què fer i com afrontar aquella situació tan incòmoda.
En: I didn't know what to do and how to deal with such an uncomfortable situation.

Ca: Els seus vestits començaven a omplir-se de pols i la gent seguia riure sense parar.
En: Their clothes were starting to get dusty and people kept laughing non-stop.

Ca: Però, entre tota la confusió, Marta va veure un senyor amb un uniforme del centre comercial acostant-se.
En: But amidst all the confusion, Marta saw a gentleman in a mall uniform approaching.

Ca: Era el responsable de seguretat.
En: He was in charge of security.

Ca: Amb un gest ràpid, el senyor va pressionar un botó i finalment la porta giratòria es va aturar.
En: With a quick gesture, the gentleman pressed a button and finally the revolving door stopped.

Ca: Marta es va alliberar de l'engranatge i va sortir de la porta respirant amb alè.
En: Marta freed herself from the gear and walked out the door panting.

Ca: Estava suada i avergonyida, però almenys ja no girava sense parar.
En: She was sweaty and embarrassed, but at least she wasn't spinning around anymore.

Ca: La gent que abans riuria ara l'observava amb curiositat.
En: People who would have laughed before now watched him curiously.

Ca: El senyor de seguretat va semblar preocupat i va preguntar a Marta si estava bé.
En: The security guy looked worried and asked Marta if she was okay.

Ca: Ella li va agrair per haver-la rescatat de la seva trampa giratòria.
En: She thanked him for rescuing her from her spinning trap.

Ca: Després d'una breu explicació, tots dos van riure de l'amarga situació.
En: After a brief explanation, they both laughed at the bitter situation.

Ca: Marta se'n va anar cap a les botigues, amb la intenció de continuar el seu dia de compres.
En: Marta went to the shops, intending to continue her shopping day.

Ca: Però abans de marxar, va comentar al senyor de seguretat que aquella "aventura" no seria fàcil d'oblidar.
En: But before leaving, he told the security man that that "adventure" would not be easily forgotten.

Ca: Mentre caminava pels passadissos del centre comercial, Marta va somriure.
En: As she walked down the aisles of the mall, Marta smiled.

Ca: Tot i la seva pitjor experiència de compres, havia trobat una sortida a la situació graciosa.
En: Despite her worst shopping experience, she had found a funny way out of the situation.

Ca: I potser, només potser, l'anècdota la faria recordar cada cop que entrés per aquelles portes.
En: And maybe, just maybe, the anecdote would make her remember every time she walked through those doors.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Marta: Marta
  • kind: amable
  • clueless: despistada
  • woman: dona
  • lived: vivia
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • walking: passejava
  • busiest: concorregut
  • mall: centre comercial
  • decided: va decidir
  • little: poca
  • shopping: compres
  • bag: bossa
  • shoulder: espatlla
  • entered: va entrar
  • excited: emocionada
  • deals: ofertes
  • moment: moment
  • distraction: distracció
  • accidentally: accidentalment
  • caught: atrapada
  • revolving: giratòria
  • door: porta
  • turning: girant
  • stuck: enganxada
  • unable: sense poder
  • stop: aturar-se
  • people: gent
  • passing: passava
  • couldn't: no podia
  • help: ajudar
  • laugh: riure
  • strange: estranya
  • situation: situació
  • even: fins i tot
  • tried: varen intentar
  • managed: aconseguir
  • free: alliberar
  • gear: engranatge
  • walked: caminava
  • panting: amb alè
  • sweaty: suada
  • embarrassed: avergonyida
  • spinning: girant
  • around: al voltant
  • anymore: ja no
  • watched: observava
  • curiously: amb curiositat
  • looked: semblar
  • worried: preocupat
  • asked: preguntar
  • thank: agradir
  • rescuing: rescatar
  • trap: trampa
  • brief: breu
  • explanation: explicació
  • bitter: amarga
  • situation: situació
  • intending: intenció
  • continue: continuar
  • but: però
  • before: abans
  • leaving: marchar
  • told: va comentar
  • man: hom
  • adventure: aventura
  • easily: fàcilment
  • forgotten: oblidar
  • aisles: passadissos
  • smiled: somriure
  • despite: tot i
  • worst: pitjor
  • experience: experiència
  • found: havia trobat
  • funny: graciosa
  • way: sortida
  • maybe: potser
  • anecdote: anècdota
  • remember: recordar
  • every: cada
  • time: cop
  • walked: entrés
  • through: per
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