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Rising Above: Conquering Fears and Uniting Dreams

Jun 12, 202617 min
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Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Rising Above: Conquering Fears and Uniting Dreams
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Story Transcript:

Nl: Het was een snikhete zomerdag in de stad, en Sanne stond in de lobby van de hoge wolkenkrabber.
En: It was a scorching hot summer day in the city, and Sanne stood in the lobby of the tall skyscraper.

Nl: De zon glinsterde op de glazen muren van het gebouw, een architectonisch wonder dat zij mede had ontworpen.
En: The sun glistened on the glass walls of the building, an architectural marvel that she had helped design.

Nl: Sanne was trots, maar de gedachte aan de elevator maakte haar zenuwachtig.
En: Sanne was proud, but the thought of the elevator made her nervous.

Nl: Bram veegde het zweet van zijn voorhoofd terwijl hij in de technische ruimte werkte.
En: Bram wiped the sweat from his forehead while working in the technical room.

Nl: Zijn droom was om verder te komen in zijn carrière, maar vandaag was het zijn taak om de lift van de wolkenkrabber te controleren.
En: His dream was to advance in his career, but today his task was to check the skyscraper's elevator.

Nl: Toen hij Sanne de lobby zag binnenkomen, voelde hij een kans om zijn vaardigheden te laten zien.
En: When he saw Sanne enter the lobby, he felt a chance to showcase his skills.

Nl: Sanne stapte in de lift, haar ogen gericht op de knoppen, en drukte op het knopje voor de topverdieping.
En: Sanne stepped into the elevator, her eyes focused on the buttons, and pressed the button for the top floor.

Nl: Bram kwam snel binnen voordat de deuren gesloten werden.
En: Bram quickly entered before the doors closed.

Nl: "Mooie dag, hè?"
En: "Nice day, isn't it?"

Nl: zei hij opgewekt, in een poging het gesprek te beginnen.
En: he said cheerfully, attempting to start a conversation.

Nl: Plotseling maakte de lift een schokkende beweging en stopte.
En: Suddenly, the elevator made a jarring movement and stopped.

Nl: Sanne greep de reling vast, haar hartslag versnelde.
En: Sanne grabbed the railing, her heartbeat quickened.

Nl: De temperatuur begon te stijgen.
En: The temperature began to rise.

Nl: De spiegels van de lift reflecteerden haar bezorgdheid, en de lucht werd zwaarder met iedere seconde.
En: The mirrors in the elevator reflected her concern, and the air grew heavier with every second.

Nl: Bram zette zijn bekwaamheid aan het werk.
En: Bram put his skills to work.

Nl: "Geen zorgen, ik kijk ernaar," zei hij met zelfvertrouwen.
En: "Don't worry, I'll take a look," he said confidently.

Nl: Hij opende het paneel van de lift en begon verschillende draden te controleren.
En: He opened the elevator panel and began checking various wires.

Nl: Sanne stond gespannen aan de kant en bekeek zijn geconcentreerde gezicht.
En: Sanne stood tensely to the side, watching his focused face.

Nl: Met haar stem wat trillend zei Sanne: "Ik heb eigenlijk hoogtevrees en... liften maken me nerveus."
En: With her voice slightly trembling, Sanne said, "I actually have a fear of heights and... elevators make me nervous."

Nl: Bram stopte even en keek haar vriendelijk aan.
En: Bram paused for a moment and looked at her kindly.

Nl: "Je bent niet alleen.
En: "You're not alone.

Nl: Ik ben hier om te helpen, en samen kunnen we dit fiksen," stelde hij haar gerust.
En: I'm here to help, and together we can fix this," he reassured her.

Nl: Met hernieuwd vertrouwen en vastberadenheid werkte Bram verder.
En: With renewed confidence and determination, Bram continued working.

Nl: Na een paar minuten hoorde ze een tevreden "Aha!"
En: After a few minutes, she heard a satisfied "Aha!"

Nl: van hem.
En: from him.

Nl: Plotseling begon de lift zachtjes te bewegen, langzaam stijgend naar boven.
En: Suddenly, the elevator gently began to move, slowly ascending upwards.

Nl: De deuren van de topverdieping gingen eindelijk open en Sanne glimlachte, een beetje opgelucht.
En: The doors to the top floor finally opened, and Sanne smiled, a bit relieved.

Nl: "Dank je, Bram," zei ze oprecht.
En: "Thank you, Bram," she said sincerely.

Nl: "Ik kom een keer op je koffiepauze langs."
En: "I'll stop by during your coffee break sometime."

Nl: Sanne haalde diep adem en ging naar haar vergadering.
En: Sanne took a deep breath and went to her meeting.

Nl: Ondanks dat ze wat laat was, voelde ze zich sterker en had ze een nieuw respect voor Bram, die op een bescheiden manier zijn talenten had laten zien.
En: Although she was a bit late, she felt stronger and had a newfound respect for Bram, who had humbly showcased his talents.

Nl: Bram daarentegen voelde dat het tijd was om zijn dromen na te jagen.
En: Bram, in turn, felt it was time to pursue his dreams.

Nl: Samen hadden ze meer geleerd dan alleen hoe een lift werkt.
En: Together, they had learned more than just how an elevator works.


Vocabulary Words:
  • scorching: snikhete
  • glistened: glinsterde
  • architectural: architectonisch
  • marvel: wonder
  • technical: technische
  • advance: verder te komen
  • nervous: zenuwachtig
  • concern: bezorgdheid
  • showcase: laten zien
  • jarring: schokkende
  • railing: reling
  • trembling: trillend
  • fear: hoogtevrees
  • reassured: reassured
  • determination: vastberadenheid
  • ascending: stijgend
  • humble: bescheiden
  • satisfied: tevreden
  • pause: stopte
  • gently: zachtjes
  • relieved: opgelucht
  • sincerely: oprecht
  • breathe: adem
  • pursue: najagen
  • career: carrière
  • heartbeat: hartslag
  • mirrors: spiegels
  • concern: bezorgdheid
  • focused: geconcentreerde
  • confidence: zelfvertrouwen

Transcript

Speaker 1

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Welcome to Fluent Fiction Dutch, 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 Dutch with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

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Meet San and Bram as they navigate an elevator mishap, discover inner strength, and forge an unexpected alliance in the heart of the city.

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Speaker 3

He said, cheerfully, attempting to start a conversation.

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The mirrors in the elevator reflected her concern, and the air grew heavier with every second.

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Don't worry. I'll take a look, he said confidently.

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He opened the elevator panel and began checking various wires.

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With her voice slightly tremblings, and said, I actually have a fear of heights and elevators make me nervous.

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I'm here to help and together we can fix this, he reassured her.

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With renewed confidence and determination. Bram continued working.

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After a few minutes, she heard a satisfied aha him from him.

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Suddenly the elevator gently began to move, slowly, ascending upwards the du from the.

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The doors to the top floor finally opened, and San smiled a bit relieved.

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Thank you Braham, she said, sincerely.

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I'll stop by during your coffee break sometime.

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Sonna howled the deep adam a thing now for fathering.

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Sam took a deep breath and went to her meeting.

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Um lungs delt savad latvos fool desteker and nots a new respect for brom the open bush de manier santa lendad latazine.

Speaker 3

Although she was a bit late, she felt stronger and had a newfound respect for Brahm, who had humbly showcased his talents.

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Boon dar de fool de delta dettevos msendromatiach.

Speaker 3

Bram, in turn, felt it was time to pursue his dreams.

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Sam hodelirt dol malene uh liftwerg.

Speaker 3

Together they had learned more than just how an elevator works. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English. Sneak hate, sneaky, sneak hate, scorching.

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Flintster, the flinster, the.

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Flintster, the listened.

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Archie tech, tonies, archy, tectonis, archie tech tone, architectural, wunder wunder wunder marvel, dene denie, dene technical verder to comb verader, to comb verader, to comb.

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Advance, zaye new wachter zaye new wacht zay water, nervous, bersorked, height, berzort het bersord height, concern, lat of ze, latter ze, lat of ze, showcaseroken, soroken, sroken, jarring, railing, railing, railing, railing, trilliant, trillient, trillian, trembling.

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Hope to phrase, hor to phrase, hope to phrase.

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Fear, reassured, reassured, reassured, reassured.

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First, bad and hair first, braden hate first, barraden hate, determination, stafen, statement, statement, ascending, behrayde behrave, berayede humble to fred to freid.

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To fred, satisfied, stopped, stop, stop the path Zarchius Zachius zarchius gently o, prelut olt, relieved, opricht, opricht.

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Opricht.

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Sincerely, Adam Adam Adam breathe nah jah nah jah nah jach, pursue, carrier, carrier, carriere.

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Career, heartzloch heartzloch heartzloch, heartbeat, spiegrals, spigrals, spigrals, mirrors, basort Heit, bersort hete bersort Heit, concern Who, concentrierde who, concentriarde Who, concentrierde focused zelftrau, zilfertraux, zilfertraux confidence.

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