Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Fishy Mistake at Lake Bled
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Bilo je toplo poletno popoldne in Ana ter Luka sta se odločila, da preživita dan ob Blejskem jezeru.
En: It was a warm summer afternoon, and Ana and Luka decided to spend the day by Lake Bled.

Sl: Blejsko jezero je bilo znan po svoji smaragdni vodi in prelepem otoku sredi jezera, kjer stoji starodavna cerkev.
En: Lake Bled was known for its emerald waters and a beautiful island in the middle of the lake, home to an ancient church.

Sl: Ana in Luka sta bila najboljša prijatelja od otroštva in uživala sta v vsaki priložnosti, da sta lahko skupaj odkrivala skrivnosti lepe slovenske pokrajine.
En: Ana and Luka had been best friends since childhood and enjoyed every opportunity to explore the secrets of the beautiful Slovenian landscape together.

Sl: Ko sta se sprehajala ob jezerski obali, je Sonce neusmiljeno sijalo na njuna obraza.
En: As they walked along the lakeshore, the sun relentlessly shone on their faces.

Sl: Ana je predlagala: "Luka, pojdiva na sladoled!"
En: Ana suggested, "Luka, let's go get ice cream!"

Sl: Luka se je nasmehnil in brez oklevanja pristal na njen predlog.
En: Luka smiled and agreed to her suggestion without hesitation.

Sl: Približala sta se prijazni jezerski kavarni, kjer je množica ljudi uživala v okusnih poletnih osvežitvah.
En: They approached a friendly lakeside café, where a crowd of people was enjoying delicious summer refreshments.

Sl: Ana je izbrala jagodni sladoled, Luka pa čokoladnega.
En: Ana chose strawberry ice cream, while Luka chose chocolate.

Sl: Ko sta stala v vrsti za plačilo, je Ana nekaj opazila v vitrini ob sladoledu. Bila je zamrznjena riba, pripravljena za piknik ob jezeru.
En: As they stood in line to pay, Ana noticed something in the display case next to the ice cream—frozen fish, ready for a lakeside picnic.

Sl: V naglici, ko je Ana z Lukom odhajala iz kavarne, ni opazila, da je trgovec pomotoma zamenjal njun sladoled z ribo.
En: In their haste to leave the café, Ana and Luka didn't realize that the store clerk had accidentally switched their ice cream with the fish.

Sl: Prijatelja sta se usedla na klopco, da bi uživala v svojih sladicah. Ko je Luka odprl embalažo, se mu je zazdelo, da čokoladni sladoled ne diši tako, kot bi moral.
En: The friends sat down on a bench to enjoy their treats. When Luka opened the packaging, he noticed that the chocolate ice cream didn't smell as it should.

Sl: Pogledal je notri in zagledal zamrznjeno ribo!
En: Upon looking inside, he discovered the frozen fish!

Sl: "Ana, to ni sladoled!" je vzkliknil zmedeni Luka.
En: "Ana, this isn't ice cream!" exclaimed a confused Luka.

Sl: Ana se je začela smejati, ko je spoznala, kaj se je zgodilo.
En: Ana started to laugh when she realized what had happened.

Sl: Njen smeh pa je hitro prekinilo razburjenje. Saj je riba začela tajati in oddajati neprijeten vonj.
En: Their laughter was quickly interrupted, though, as the fish began to thaw and emit an unpleasant smell.

Sl: Hitro sta se vrnila v kavarno, kjer so bili vsi zaposleni v šoku.
En: They hurried back to the café, where the staff was in shock.

Sl: Natakarica se je takoj opravičila in jim prinesla dve novi kepici sladoleda.
En: The waitress immediately apologized and brought them two new scoops of ice cream.

Sl: Ana in Luka sta bila olajšana in končno sta se lahko nasmejala dogodku.
En: Ana and Luka were relieved and finally able to laugh about the incident.

Sl: Po kratkem času nepričakovanega zapleta so se smejali in uživali ob pogledu na jezero in prelepo okolico.
En: After a short unexpected turn of events, they laughed and enjoyed the view of the lake and the beautiful surroundings.

Sl: Iz zmede in kaosa, ki ga je prinesla zamrznjena riba, se je razvilo še eno nepozabno prijateljstvo in spomin, ki ga ne bi mogla nikoli zamenjati.
En: From the confusion and chaos brought by the frozen fish emerged another unforgettable friendship and memory that they could never trade.

Sl: Od tistega dne naprej sta Ana in Luka ob vsakem obisku jezera preverila, ali sta res dobila sladoled, in se vsakič znova smejala njuni ribji pustolovščini ob Blejskem jezeru.
En: From that day on, every time Ana and Luka visited the lake, they made sure to double-check that they had actually received ice cream and laughed again at their fishy adventure by Lake Bled.

Sl: Zgodba o zamenjevanju sladoleda za ribo je kmalu postala priljubljeni anekdot v kavarni in pritegnila je veliko gostov, ki so prišli v upanju, da doživijo podobno zabavno izkušnjo.
En: The story of the ice cream-fish mix-up soon became a popular anecdote in the café, attracting many guests who came hoping to experience a similarly amusing adventure.

Sl: Pravijo, da se na poseben poletni dan ob jezeru še vedno sliši smeh Ane in Luke.
En: It is said that on a special summer day by the lake, Ana and Luka's laughter can still be heard.


Vocabulary Words:

• secrets: skrivnosti
• repeatedly: neusmiljeno
• hesitation: oklevanja
• display: vitrina
• haste: naglica
• packaging: embalažo
• confused: zmedeni
• interrupted: prekinilo
• thaw: tajati
• emerged: razvilo
• trade: zamenjati
• anecdote: anekdot
• delicious: okusnih
• unpleasant: neprijeten
• confusion: zmede
• attracting: pritegnila
• laughter: smeh
• refreshments: osvežitvah
• remarkably: izjemno
• crowd: množica
• incident: dogodku
• approached: približala
• began: začela
• mixture: zmes
• surroundings: okolico
• guests: gostov
• similarly: podobno
• check: preverila
• friendly: prijazni