Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Unraveling the Night: A Mystery in Sant Cugat


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Unraveling the Night: A Mystery in Sant Cugat
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Al barri exclusiu de Sant Cugat del Vallès, l'aire de primavera omplia l'ambient de noves esperances.
En: In the exclusive neighborhood of Sant Cugat del Vallès, the spring air filled the atmosphere with new hopes.

Ca: Els jardins donsats de flors colorides i els arbres brotant omplien de vida el lloc.
En: The gardens adorned with colorful flowers and budding trees brought life to the place.

Ca: Les cases modernes del barri, una al costat de l'altra, eren símbols de tranquil·litat.
En: The modern houses in the neighborhood, one next to the other, were symbols of tranquility.

Ca: Però, recentment, un misteriós so havia trencat aquesta pau.
En: But recently, a mysterious sound had broken this peace.

Ca: Cada nit, com si fos un rellotge, un soroll inusual desperta els veïns.
En: Every night, like clockwork, an unusual noise woke the neighbors.

Ca: Oriol, un resident ben establert, valorava el silenci.
En: Oriol, a well-established resident, valued the silence.

Ca: Amb una lleugera por al desconegut, solia quedar-se a casa, encara que el so el posava nerviós.
En: With a slight fear of the unknown, he usually stayed home, even though the noise made him nervous.

Ca: Per contra, Laia, que acabava d'arribar a la comunitat, trobava l'enigma emocionant.
En: In contrast, Laia, who had just arrived in the community, found the enigma exciting.

Ca: Amb una curiositat insaciable, volia resoldre el misteri.
En: With insatiable curiosity, she wanted to solve the mystery.

Ca: Una nit, Laia va tocar a la porta d'Oriol.
En: One night, Laia knocked on Oriol's door.

Ca: "Oriol, hem de trobar la font d'aquest soroll!
En: "Oriol, we must find the source of this noise!"

Ca: ", va dir amb decisió.
En: she said decisively.

Ca: Oriol, tot i dubtar-ho, va acceptar.
En: Oriol, although doubtful, agreed.

Ca: Junts, van sortir al carrer, envoltats de la foscor de la nit i l'ombra dels arbres tremolant amb el vent suau.
En: Together, they ventured out onto the street, surrounded by the darkness of the night and the shadow of trees trembling with the gentle wind.

Ca: Van caminar pel gran bosc que envoltava la comunitat.
En: They walked through the large forest surrounding the community.

Ca: Escoltaven atentament cada soroll.
En: They listened intently to every sound.

Ca: Però a cada cantonada, trobaven un camí sense sortida.
En: But at every turn, they found a dead-end path.

Ca: Oriol va començar a perdre l'esperança.
En: Oriol began to lose hope.

Ca: "Potser és millor que tornem", va suggerir, pensant en les conseqüències desconegudes.
En: "Maybe it's best if we go back," he suggested, thinking of the unknown consequences.

Ca: Però Laia no estava disposada a rendir-se.
En: But Laia was not willing to give up.

Ca: "Encara no, Oriol!
En: "Not yet, Oriol!

Ca: Ja som tan a prop!
En: We're so close!"

Ca: ", va insistir amb entusiasme.
En: she insisted enthusiastically.

Ca: Continuaren endavant, endinsant-se més al bosc.
En: They continued onwards, delving deeper into the forest.

Ca: De sobte, el soroll es va fer més fort i més clar.
En: Suddenly, the noise became louder and clearer.

Ca: Els va portar fins a una antiga cabana metàl·lica amagada entre els arbres.
En: It led them to an old metallic cabin hidden among the trees.

Ca: Amb precaució, van obrir la porta.
En: With caution, they opened the door.

Ca: Dins, només hi havia un petit generador elèctric, tan vell que el seu funcionament era irregular.
En: Inside, there was only a small electric generator, so old that its operation was irregular.

Ca: Oriol i Laia es van mirar, sorpresos per la simplicitat d’allò que pensaven que era sobrenatural.
En: Oriol and Laia looked at each other, surprised by the simplicity of what they thought was supernatural.

Ca: Amb el misteri solucionat, van informar als altres veïns.
En: With the mystery solved, they informed the other neighbors.

Ca: L'endemà, la comunitat va substituir el generador per un de nou.
En: The next day, the community replaced the generator with a new one.

Ca: Oriol va sentir una tranquil·litat nova al seu cor.
En: Oriol felt a new tranquility in his heart.

Ca: Havia superat la seva por del desconegut.
En: He had overcome his fear of the unknown.

Ca: Laia, per la seva banda, somreia amb satisfacció.
En: Laia, for her part, smiled with satisfaction.

Ca: L'aventura l'havia ajudat a connectar-se amb la comunitat.
En: The adventure had helped her connect with the community.

Ca: Mentre tornaven cap a casa, Oriol la va mirar i va dir: "Gràcies, Laia.
En: As they returned home, Oriol looked at her and said, "Thank you, Laia.

Ca: He après que no tot el que és desconegut és temut.
En: I’ve learned that not everything unknown is to be feared."

Ca: "I així, la pau va tornar al barri de Sant Cugat, amb Oriol i Laia ara més que simples veïns, lligats per l'aventura que els va unir.
En: And so, peace returned to the neighborhood of Sant Cugat, with Oriol and Laia now more than just neighbors, bonded by the adventure that brought them together.


Vocabulary Words:
  • neighborhood: el barri
  • exclusive: exclusiu
  • spring: la primavera
  • hopes: les esperances
  • budding: brotant
  • adorned: guarnits
  • symbols: els símbols
  • tranquility: la tranquil·litat
  • mysterious: misteriós
  • clockwork: un rellotge
  • unusual: inusual
  • resident: el resident
  • slight fear: una lleugera por
  • unknown: el desconegut
  • valued: valorava
  • insatiable curiosity: una curiositat insaciable
  • solve: resoldre
  • ventured: van sortir
  • surrounded: envoltats
  • shadow: l'ombra
  • trembling: tremolant
  • gentle wind: el vent suau
  • forest: el bosc
  • dead-end path: un camí sense sortida
  • consequences: les conseqüències
  • willing: disposada
  • enthusiasm: l'entusiasme
  • suddenly: de sobte
  • caution: precaució
  • supernatural: sobrenatural
...more
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