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Unexpected Adventures: Mario's Story

Unexpected Adventures: Mario's Story
Apr 15, 2023 · 11m 27s

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Unexpected Adventures: Mario's Story Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/unexpected-adventures-marios-story/ Story Transcript: It: Era una bellissima giornata di sole a Roma, e...

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Unexpected Adventures: Mario's Story
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

It: Era una bellissima giornata di sole a Roma, e Mario decise di fare una passeggiata sulla Piazza Navona.
En: It was a beautiful sunny day in Rome, and Mario decided to take a walk in Piazza Navona.

It: Mentre camminava, notò la Fontana del Nettuno e decise di scattare un selfie.
En: While walking, he noticed the Fountain of Neptune and decided to take a selfie.

It: Ma proprio mentre si piegava a prendere la posa perfetta, il suo pantalone si incastrò nei getti di acqua e si strappò.
En: But just as he bent over to strike the perfect pose, his trousers caught in the jets of water and ripped.

It: Mario rimase imbarazzato e confuso al punto da non sapere cosa fare.
En: Mario was embarrassed and confused to the point of not knowing what to do.

It: Non sapendo come risolvere la situazione, decise di andare in cerca di un'altra coppia di pantaloni.
En: Not knowing how to fix the situation, he decided to go looking for another pair of pants.

It: Il suo viaggio lo portò verso il quartiere pittoresco di Trastevere, dove si imbatté in una trattoria rustica.
En: His journey took him to the picturesque neighborhood of Trastevere, where he came across a rustic trattoria.

It: Lì incontrò Giulia, che stava cercando di nascondere la sua delusione per aver ricevuto per sbaglio un piatto di trippa al posto della sua amata pasta.
En: There he met Giulia, who was trying to hide her disappointment at having received a plate of tripe instead of her beloved pasta by mistake.

It: Giulia e Mario si unirono, discutendo delle loro sfortunate esperienze.
En: Giulia and Mario joined, discussing their unfortunate experiences.

It: In un attimo, Mario se ne andò per riprendersi, ma senza accorgersene, si perse nelle strade labirintiche di Milano.
En: In an instant, Mario left to recover, but without realizing it, he got lost in the labyrinthine streets of Milan.

It: Determinato a trovare la strada giusta, decise di seguire una folla di persone che sembrava andare in una direzione interessante.
En: Determined to find the right path, he decided to follow a crowd of people who seemed to be heading in an interesting direction.

It: Era l'inizio di una sfilata di moda.
En: It was the beginning of a fashion show.

It: Marco era disorientato e confuso riguardo alla situazione, ma trovò conforto nell'osservare la varietà di colori, tessuti e stili che gli passavano davanti.
En: Marco was disoriented and confused about the situation, but found comfort in observing the variety of colors, fabrics and styles that passed before him.

It: Senza rendersene conto, stava passando il tempo, e quando la sfilata terminò, finalmente si accorse di dove si trovava.
En: Without realizing it, time was passing, and when the show ended, he finally realized where he was.

It: Ritornò al suo alloggio, sentendosi molto più sicuro e felice.
En: He returned to his quarters feeling much safer and happier.

It: Sopra ogni altra cosa, Mario si rese conto che gli imprevisti che aveva incontrato quel giorno gli avevano aperto la mente e il cuore a nuove esperienze.
En: Above all else, Mario realized that the unexpected events he had encountered that day had opened his mind and heart to new experiences.


Vocabulary Words:
  • beautiful: bellissima
  • sunny: di sole
  • Rome: Roma
  • walk: passeggiata
  • Piazza Navona: Piazza Navona
  • Fountain of Neptune: Fontana del Nettuno
  • selfie: selfie
  • trousers: pantalone
  • ripped: strappò
  • embarrassed: imbarazzato
  • confused: confuso
  • fix: risolvere
  • situation: situazione
  • looking: cercando
  • neighborhood: quartiere
  • rustic: rustica
  • trattoria: trattoria
  • disappointment: delusione
  • plate: piatto
  • tripe: trippa
  • beloved: amata
  • pasta: pasta
  • unfortunate experiences: sfortunate esperienze
  • lost: perso
  • determined: determinato
  • follow: seguire
  • crowd: folla
  • interesting: interessante
  • fashion show: sfilata di moda
  • observing: osservare
  • variety: varietà
  • opened: aperto
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