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Embracing Chaos: New Year Resolutions at the Psych Ward

Jan 02, 202616 min
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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Embracing Chaos: New Year Resolutions at the Psych Ward
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Story Transcript:

No: Det var en vinterdag på den psykiatriske avdelingen.
En: It was a winter day at the psychiatric ward.

No: Snøfnugg dalte sakte ned utenfor vinduene.
En: Snowflakes slowly drifted down outside the windows.

No: Inne i det lyse møterommet sto en sirkel av mismatchede stoler.
En: Inside the bright meeting room stood a circle of mismatched chairs.

No: Veggene var pyntet med motiverende plakater.
En: The walls were decorated with motivational posters.

No: Kari, Leif og Sven satt klare for nyttårsforsettgruppen.
En: Kari, Leif, and Sven sat ready for the New Year's resolution group.

No: Kari hadde store planer.
En: Kari had big plans.

No: I år skulle hun virkelig sette i gang med sine nyttårsforsetter.
En: This year, she was really going to start her New Year's resolutions.

No: Men hun visste at det ville bli en utfordring å holde fokus.
En: But she knew it would be a challenge to stay focused.

No: Leif, entusiasmen selv, hadde allerede et stort glis om munnen.
En: Leif, enthusiasm itself, already had a big grin on his face.

No: Han var alltid klar for å ta ting for langt.
En: He was always ready to take things too far.

No: Sven satt med et skeptisk blikk, som vanlig.
En: Sven sat with a skeptical look, as usual.

No: "Velkommen alle sammen," begynte Kari.
En: "Welcome, everyone," began Kari.

No: Hun så på Leifs glitrende øyne og Svens hevede øyenbryn.
En: She looked at Leif's sparkling eyes and Sven's raised eyebrows.

No: "La oss starte med forsettprisingen.
En: "Let's start with the resolution declaration."

No: "Leif spratt opp.
En: Leif jumped up.

No: "Jeg skal trene hver dag!
En: "I'm going to work out every day!

No: Bygge muskler, vinne maraton, kanskje melde meg på 'Norske talenter'?
En: Build muscles, win marathons, maybe join 'Norske talenter'?"

No: "Kari smilte svakt.
En: Kari smiled faintly.

No: "Kanskje starte med treningsstudio først?
En: "Maybe start with the gym first?"

No: "Sven fniste, "Kanskje du også skal starte et treningssenter, Leif?
En: Sven snickered, "Maybe you should start a gym, Leif?"

No: "Leif overså kommentaren og satte seg ned igjen, full av iver.
En: Leif ignored the comment and sat down again, full of eagerness.

No: Kari prøvde å trekke møtet tilbake på kurs.
En: Kari tried to get the meeting back on track.

No: "Og du, Sven?
En: "And you, Sven?

No: Har du noen forsetter?
En: Do you have any resolutions?"

No: "Sven så ut av vinduet.
En: Sven looked out the window.

No: Han trakk på skuldrene.
En: He shrugged.

No: "Ikke egentlig.
En: "Not really.

No: Kanskje drikke mindre kaffe.
En: Maybe drink less coffee."

No: "Kari nikket.
En: Kari nodded.

No: "Det er et fint mål.
En: "That's a good goal."

No: "Møtet vaklet frem og tilbake med Leifs ville ideer og Svens sarkastiske sidekommentarer.
En: The meeting wavered back and forth with Leif's wild ideas and Sven's sarcastic side comments.

No: Kari kjente at frustrasjonen vokste.
En: Kari felt her frustration growing.

No: Til slutt reiste hun seg opp.
En: Finally, she stood up.

No: "Nok av tulleprat!
En: "Enough of the nonsense!"

No: " ropte hun med en overraskende kraft i stemmen.
En: she shouted with surprising force in her voice.

No: Alle i rommet stirret på henne.
En: Everyone in the room stared at her.

No: "Jeg vil leve sunnere, bli mer organisert, og kanskje lære en ny hobby," sa hun høyt.
En: "I want to live healthier, become more organized, and maybe learn a new hobby," she said loudly.

No: Stemmen hennes var bestemt.
En: Her voice was determined.

No: Plutselig ble det stille, før Leif brøt ut i applaus.
En: Suddenly it became quiet, before Leif broke into applause.

No: "Fantastisk, Kari!
En: "Fantastic, Kari!"

No: " sa han.
En: he said.

No: Sven lente seg fremover, mer interessert nå.
En: Sven leaned forward, more interested now.

No: Han tenkte over sine egne ord.
En: He pondered his own words.

No: Kari så overrasket på dem.
En: Kari looked at them, surprised.

No: Etter et øyeblikks stillhet smilte hun.
En: After a moment of silence, she smiled.

No: "Vet dere hva?
En: "You know what?

No: Det er greit at det blir litt kaos.
En: It's okay if it gets a bit chaotic.

No: Det viktigste er å prøve.
En: The most important thing is to try."

No: "Leif nikket ivrig.
En: Leif nodded eagerly.

No: Sven så ut til å tenke dypt.
En: Sven seemed to think deeply.

No: "Jeg tror jeg skal begynne med bare én kopp kaffe mindre," sa han til slutt.
En: "I think I'll start with just one cup of coffee less," he said finally.

No: Møtet endte på en høy tone.
En: The meeting ended on a high note.

No: Kari, Leif og Sven gikk ut av rommet med ny motivasjon.
En: Kari, Leif, and Sven walked out of the room with new motivation.

No: Kanskje ville de holde alle forsettene, kanskje ikke.
En: Maybe they would keep all their resolutions, maybe not.

No: Men reisen var allerede mer spennende enn de hadde trodd.
En: But the journey was already more exciting than they had thought.

No: Kari hadde lært at å omfavne kaoset, det kunne være veien til suksess.
En: Kari had learned that embracing the chaos could be the path to success.


Vocabulary Words:
  • psychiatric: psykiatriske
  • flakes: snøfnugg
  • mismatched: mismatchede
  • motivational: motiverende
  • resolution: nyttårsforsett
  • challenge: utfordring
  • enthusiasm: entusiasme
  • grin: glis
  • skeptical: skeptisk
  • eyebrows: øyenbryn
  • declaration: forsettprising
  • jumped: spratt
  • marathons: maraton
  • eagerness: iver
  • sarcastic: sarkastiske
  • snickered: fniste
  • shrugged: trakk på skuldrene
  • nonsense: tulleprat
  • determined: bestemt
  • applause: applaus
  • pondered: tenkte over
  • chaotic: kaos
  • embracing: omfavne
  • success: suksess
  • motivated: motivert
  • goal: mål
  • journey: reisen
  • frustration: frustrasjonen
  • quiet: stille
  • surprising: overraskende

Transcript

Speaker 1

Fluid fluent Dorg.

Speaker 2

Welcome to Fluent Fiction Norwegian, the podcast where we bring you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In each episode, we'll present a short story in both English and Norwegian with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

Speaker 3

In this episode, we'll dive into the chaos, camaraderie and unexpected motivation found when three friends in a psychiatric ward embark on their New Year's Resolution journeys.

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Speaker 3

Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed.

Speaker 1

De varen vint da pozucchiat riscal deelingen.

Speaker 3

It was a winter day at the psychiatric ward.

Speaker 1

Snef neng dalta sach de neerd yuten forvinduna.

Speaker 3

Snowflakes slowly drifted down outside the windows in ne de.

Speaker 1

Li semurta romestu and circilla missmetche de Stouler.

Speaker 3

Inside the bright meeting room stood a circle of mismatched chairs.

Speaker 1

We Gineva pinte, memotivierna pra corte.

Speaker 3

The walls were decorated with motivational posters.

Speaker 1

Carrie Life for sven Sat, Clara f Nicos Forchettruppen.

Speaker 3

Cary Life and sveng Sat Ready for the New Year's resolution.

Speaker 1

Group kay Hodestur repl.

Speaker 3

Kora had big plans eye.

Speaker 1

Or Skulenvirgli Setti, gong Missig and Nicos Fouchette.

Speaker 3

This year, she was really going to start her New Year's resolutions.

Speaker 1

Menon vista al the vailibilian utefdring or holda Fucius.

Speaker 3

But she knew it would be a challenge to stay focused.

Speaker 1

Life entusios mansel Hoda Ouleriada stout glisomund.

Speaker 3

Life enthusiasm itself already had a big grin on his face.

Speaker 1

Hanvar Altei clar for Tartine Foulante.

Speaker 3

He was always ready to take things too far.

Speaker 1

Swn Sotman skippediplique Somvanlei.

Speaker 3

Sven Sat with a skeptical look as usual.

Speaker 1

Well, komen al la summon be in.

Speaker 3

Tikari welcome everyone began, Cory.

Speaker 1

Hyun Soo polafsklitri na eena o swnzee vada ey enbrin.

Speaker 3

She looked at life as sparkling eyes and spinesse raised eyebrows.

Speaker 1

Las tart de me fouchet pri signen.

Speaker 3

Let's start with the resolution declaration Life spratop Life jumped up.

Speaker 1

Yes, catrihen ne var dog, I'm.

Speaker 3

Going to work out every day.

Speaker 1

Bighie musklir vienne maraton conchemel marpo noschquetalente.

Speaker 3

Build muscles when marathons. Maybe join nushkatealenter krris miltswacht. Cary smiled faintly, consciostartom triennin studu fist. Maybe start with the gym first.

Speaker 1

Svenfniste concido sus gastarte triennin cente life.

Speaker 3

Spe snickered. Maybe you should start a gym life.

Speaker 1

Life overshockumentan o softa senidien fu la vi iver.

Speaker 3

Life ignored the comment and sat down again, full of eagerness.

Speaker 1

Corriprovd o trichimerta te barkie pocuche.

Speaker 3

Cary tried to get the meeting back on track.

Speaker 1

Or dieu sven and you spell harder non f chetter.

Speaker 3

Do you have any resolutions.

Speaker 1

Svens Utavin duur.

Speaker 3

Spen looked out the window.

Speaker 1

Con trac posculdrina. He shrugged, ike gintly, not really concheedriki mindri koffer. Maybe drink less coffee ka niche Cory nodded, there are red fiend moul. That's a good goal. Mrte vochlit frem or te barkime live svilla deerro svenz sarcostis kissi de commentarire.

Speaker 3

The meeting wavered back and forth with life as wild ideas and spent as sarcastic side comments.

Speaker 1

Kristienthought tristraschun vochste.

Speaker 3

Corey felt her frustration growing til schle tre stun sayop. Finally she stood up.

Speaker 1

No cartou leprat.

Speaker 3

Enough of the nonsense. Rupe tuhun men oh raskinnekrav t stemen, she shouted, with surprising force in her voice. Al la ruemet stirritpoana. Everyone in the room stared at her.

Speaker 1

Ye vile ve sundre le meier organisert oh conchelernihobe saenhait.

Speaker 3

I want to live healthier, become more organized, and maybe learn a new hobby, she said loudly, stemn hennes varve stempt. Her voice was determined.

Speaker 1

Plute leble d still for life, bruetutierplez.

Speaker 3

Suddenly it became quiet, before life broke into applause.

Speaker 1

Fontostisk Cory.

Speaker 3

Fantastic, Cory Sahn, he said.

Speaker 1

Sven leant SEFRAIMOVI made in tierno.

Speaker 3

Sven leaned forward more interested.

Speaker 1

Now Han tendover shegnor. He pondered his own words, Cary is so over, askitpo them. Corey looked at them, surprised. Eter deublik Stilett smiltun.

Speaker 3

After a moment of silence, she smiled.

Speaker 1

Vieta reva. You know what they are great thoughtably lit cause.

Speaker 3

It's okay if it gets a bit chaotic.

Speaker 1

De victista a reprieva.

Speaker 3

The most important thing is to try life.

Speaker 1

Niki ivre.

Speaker 3

Life nodded.

Speaker 1

Sven, So you ti tenkidipt.

Speaker 3

Speng seemed to think deeply.

Speaker 1

Yea true escabiin the mavara ien kopkofemindre sante strutt.

Speaker 3

I think I'll start with just one cup of coffee less, he said. Finally, Mirta and tepon hee tulna. The meeting ended on a high note.

Speaker 1

Cory life for sven niky tar u met minimotevashun.

Speaker 3

Corey life, and Spen walked out of the room with new motivation.

Speaker 1

Con chevili de hola ol la forcetna conchik.

Speaker 3

Maybe they would keep all their resolutions, maybe not.

Speaker 1

Mend reays deer spennde truth.

Speaker 3

But the journey was already more exciting than they had thought.

Speaker 1

Corijde la altmfov ne caosa the ku nevarava in till success.

Speaker 3

Kora had learned that embracing the chaos could be the path to say sass.

Speaker 2

Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Norwegian, then in English.

Speaker 1

Sukio, triskia, szuki, triskia suki a triskie, psychiatric snurfning, snurfning, snurfning, flicks, miss metschade, miss metchada, miss smetschade, mismatched, multivena, multivina, multiviena motivational resolution, ute for drink, ute for drink, ute for drink challenge and to see U sme and to see

osme and to see usme. Enthusiasm, glease glease, glease, grin skep disc skeptisk skeptics skeptical a jen breen A, Jen breen A, en breen eyebrows for chet preecing, for chet preecing, for schett pricing, declaration, sprout, sprout, sprout, jumped, myroton, myraton, myraton marathons ever either either eagerness, sarcostisk, sarcostisk, sarcostiske sarcastic, niste vniste vneeze, the snickered, trock persculdrina, trock, persculdrenna, trock posculdrena,

shrugged to lip roth, to lip roth to liproth, nonsense, the stempt, the stempt bestamped, determined up place, up place, up place, applause, think, the over think, the over think,

the over pondered. Cause cause cause chaotic, omphavna, omphavna, omphavna, embracing success, success, success, success, motivate, motivate, motivate, motivated more more more goal eraisen eraisen eraiston journey, frustrashun frustrashun frustrasch un frustration still la still, la still, la quiet or roskina or roskina or verroskin the surprising.

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