Fluent Fiction - Danish: Lars and His Unfortunate Bike Dive
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars cyklede gennem Københavns gader og nød den friske luft på denne solskinsdag.
En: Lars cycled through the streets of Copenhagen and enjoyed the fresh air on this sunny day.

Da: Han havde ingen anelse om, at hans dag snart ville tage en dårlig drejning.
En: He had no idea that his day would soon take a bad turn.

Da: Pludselig mistede Lars balancen på sin cykel og faldt ned i en kanal.
En: Suddenly Lars lost his balance on his bike and fell into a canal.

Da: Han prøvede at holde sit hoved over vandet, men hans cykel holdt ham nede.
En: He tried to keep his head above water, but his bike held him down.

Da: Tilskuere på broen råbte "Lars i vandet!"
En: Spectators on the bridge shouted "Lars in the water!"

Da: og nogle kastede en livline til ham for at hjælpe ham op.
En: and some threw him a lifeline to help him up.

Da: Lars var nysgerrig efter, om hans cykel overlevede faldet, så han hev den op af vandet og begyndte at inspicere den.
En: Lars was curious to see if his bike survived the fall, so he lifted it out of the water and began to inspect it.

Da: Heldigvis var den stadig i god stand.
En: Fortunately, it was still in good condition.

Da: Men tilskuerne var ikke færdige med at spøge med Lars og råbte jokes som "se hvor nemt han kan svømme med en cykel!"
En: But the spectators weren't done joking with Lars, shouting jokes like "look how easily he can swim with a bicycle!"

Da: og "næste gang burde du prøve på en mere spektakulær måde at få din cykel op på broen!"
En: and "next time you should try a more spectacular way to get your bike onto the bridge!"

Da: Til sidst fik Lars nok og råbte tilbage til dem, at de skulle tage det roligt og give ham lov til at komme op på broen i fred.
En: Finally, Lars had enough and shouted back at them to take it easy and allow him to get on the bridge in peace.

Da: Han cyklede væk fra kanalen, med vandet dryppende fra hans tøj, og tænkte på, hvordan han ville kunne undgå denne pinlige situation i fremtiden.
En: He cycled away from the canal, the water dripping from his clothes, thinking about how he could avoid this embarrassing situation in the future.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• cycle: cykle
• streets: gader
• fresh air: friske luft
• sunny day: solskinsdag
• bad turn: dårlig drejning
• balance: balancen
• bike: cykel
• canal: kanal
• head: hoved
• water: vandet
• hold: holdt
• spectators: tilskuere
• bridge: broen
• shouted: råbte
• lifeline: livline
• help: hjælpe
• curious: nysgerrig
• survived: overlevede
• fall: faldet
• inspect: inspicere
• good condition: god stand
• joking: spøge
• swim: svømme
• spectacular: spektakulær
• finally: til sidst
• enough: nok
• take it easy: tag det roligt
• peace: fred
• avoid: undgå
• embarrassing situation: pinlige situation
• future: fremtiden.