Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Humor in the Workplace: Lessons Learned at Oslo's Glass Building
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Story Transcript:

Nb: I hjertet av Oslo, kunne man føle pulsen av byen.
En: In the heart of Oslo, one could feel the pulse of the city.

Nb: Her møtes mennesker.
En: People meet here.

Nb: Her jobber folk.
En: People work here.

Nb: Her, midt i storbyens virvar, sitter Emma, Lars og Sofia i en stor glassbygning, der de deltar i et viktig forretningsmøte.
En: Here, in the middle of the big city chaos, Emma, Lars, and Sofia sit in a large glass building, participating in an important business meeting.

Nb: Emma er spent.
En: Emma is excited.

Nb: Hun er ny i jobben.
En: She is new to the job.

Nb: Lars er sjefen.
En: Lars is the boss.

Nb: Sofia er Emmas hjelper.
En: Sofia is Emma's assistant.

Nb: Hun viser Emma hvordan alt fungerer.
En: She shows Emma how everything works.

Nb: Emma vil gjøre alt riktig.
En: Emma wants to do everything right.

Nb: Hun vil vise Lars at hun er flink.
En: She wants to show Lars that she is good.

Nb: Under møtet blir det en pause.
En: During the meeting, there is a break.

Nb: Arbeidsdagen er lang.
En: The workday is long.

Nb: Sofia viser Emma hvor kaffemaskinen er.
En: Sofia shows Emma where the coffee machine is.

Nb: Emma liker kaffe godt.
En: Emma likes coffee a lot.

Nb: Hun tar en stor kopp til seg selv.
En: She takes a big cup for herself.

Nb: Så tar hun en til Lars.
En: Then she takes one for Lars.

Nb: Han har også sagt at han liker kaffe.
En: He has also said that he likes coffee.

Nb: Men nå skjer det uhell.
En: But now an accident happens.

Nb: Emma snubler over en stol.
En: Emma trips over a chair.

Nb: Kaffen hennes flyr gjennom luften og lander på Lars.
En: Her coffee flies through the air and lands on Lars.

Nb: Lars sitter der med kaffe over alt.
En: Lars is sitting there with coffee all over him.

Nb: Alle i rommet ser på ham.
En: Everyone in the room is looking at him.

Nb: Der sitter Lars, med kaffe på dressen.
En: There sits Lars, with coffee on his suit.

Nb: Han ser overrasket ut.
En: He looks surprised.

Nb: Emma blir rød.
En: Emma turns red.

Nb: Hun sier unnskyld til Lars.
En: She apologizes to Lars.

Nb: Alle i rommet ler.
En: Everyone in the room laughs.

Nb: Lars ler også.
En: Lars laughs too.

Nb: Hans dress er ødelagt, men han er ikke sint.
En: His suit is ruined, but he is not angry.

Nb: Han synes bare dette er morsomt.
En: He just finds this funny.

Nb: Og Sofia er med på spøken.
En: And Sofia joins in on the joke.

Nb: Hun sier til Lars "Din nye dress er nå en kaffedress".
En: She says to Lars, "Your new suit is now a coffee suit."

Nb: Alle ler mer.
En: Everyone laughs more.

Nb: Emma ler også.
En: Emma laughs too.

Nb: Hun er ikke flau lenger.
En: She is not embarrassed anymore.

Nb: Hun ser at alle på kontoret er hyggelig.
En: She sees that everyone in the office is nice.

Nb: Etter møtet tar Emma og Sofia t-banen hjem.
En: After the meeting, Emma and Sofia take the subway home.

Nb: De ler når de husker hva som skjedde.
En: They laugh as they remember what happened.

Nb: Emma er glad.
En: Emma is happy.

Nb: Hun liker jobben sin.
En: She likes her job.

Nb: Hun liker også Sofia og Lars.
En: She also likes Sofia and Lars.

Nb: Hun vet at hun kan snakke med Sofia og Lars om alt.
En: She knows that she can talk to Sofia and Lars about anything.

Nb: De vil hjelpe henne.
En: They will help her.

Nb: Og hun vil hjelpe dem.
En: And she will help them.

Nb: Sammen skal de få til masse bra.
En: Together, they will achieve great things.

Nb: Ikke bare på jobben, men også utenfor.
En: Not just at work, but also outside of it.

Nb: I Oslo, i den store glassbygningen, hadde Emma lært noe viktig.
En: In Oslo, in the large glass building, Emma had learned something important.

Nb: Det er greit å gjøre feil.
En: It's okay to make mistakes.

Nb: Ingen er perfekt.
En: Nobody is perfect.

Nb: Men med gode venner, blir det alltid bedre.
En: But with good friends, it always gets better.

Nb: Og det var den dagen Emma skjønte hvor viktig det var med humor på arbeidsplassen.
En: And that was the day Emma realized how important humor was in the workplace.

Nb: For det er når vi ler, at vi føler oss mest levende.
En: Because it is when we laugh that we feel most alive.

Nb: Og det er når vi føler oss mest levende, at vi kan gjøre vår beste jobb.
En: And it is when we feel most alive that we can do our best work.

Nb: Og fra den dagen av, skulle det alltid være litt humor på kontoret.
En: And from that day on, there would always be a little humor in the office.

Nb: Selv på de mest alvorlige dagene.
En: Even on the most serious days.


Vocabulary Words:

• In: I
• the: hjertet
• of: av
• Oslo: Oslo
• one: kunne
• feel: føle
• pulse: pulsen
• city: byen
• People: Mennesker
• meet: møtes
• here: her
• work: jobber
• here: her
• in: i
• middle: midt
• big: storbyens
• chaos: virvar
• Emma: Emma
• Lars: Lars
• and: og
• Sofia: Sofia
• sit: sitter
• large: stor
• glass: glass
• building: bygning
• participating: deltar
• important: viktig
• business: forretnings
• meeting: møte