Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Bryggen's Green Future: Robots and Nature Coexisting
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Solen skinte over Bryggen i Bergen.
En: The sun shone over the Bryggen in Bergen.

Nb: Det var en vakker dag.
En: It was a beautiful day.

Nb: Sofie, Lars og Kari gikk langs bryggen.
En: Sofie, Lars, and Kari walked along the Bryggen.

Nb: De så de nye, miljøvennlige husene.
En: They saw the new, environmentally friendly houses.

Nb: Bryggen var ikke lenger gamle trebygninger.
En: The Bryggen was no longer old wooden buildings.

Nb: Nå var det moderne hjem med vertikale hager og robotter som tok seg av vedlikehold.
En: Now, they were modern homes with vertical gardens and robots that took care of maintenance.

Nb: Sofie stoppet, pekte og sa, "Se på den hagen!"
En: Sofie stopped, pointed, and said, "Look at that garden!"

Nb: Det var planter på veggene.
En: There were plants on the walls.

Nb: Blomster i forskjellige farger dekket hele bygningen.
En: Flowers in different colors covered the entire building.

Nb: Robo-gartnerne passet på alt.
En: Robo-gardeners took care of everything.

Nb: De vannet og beskyttet plantene.
En: They watered and protected the plants.

Nb: Lars så nysgjerrig på robotene.
En: Lars looked curiously at the robots.

Nb: "Hvordan fungerer de?"
En: "How do they work?"

Nb: spurte han.
En: he asked.

Nb: En liten robot rullet forbi.
En: A small robot rolled by.

Nb: Den bar på en vannkanne og sang en liten melodi.
En: It carried a watering can and sang a little melody.

Nb: Kari smilte.
En: Kari smiled.

Nb: "De er ganske imponerende," svarte hun.
En: "They are quite impressive," she replied.

Nb: Hun forklarte at husene samlet regnvann for å vanne plantene.
En: She explained that the houses collected rainwater to water the plants.

Nb: De fortsatte å gå.
En: They continued to walk.

Nb: Plutselig hørte de en høy lyd.
En: Suddenly, they heard a loud noise.

Nb: En av robotene hadde stoppet.
En: One of the robots had stopped.

Nb: Den så ut til å ha problemer.
En: It seemed to be having problems.

Nb: Kari gikk bort til den.
En: Kari went over to it.

Nb: Hun kunne mye om teknologi.
En: She knew a lot about technology.

Nb: "La meg sjekke det ut," sa hun.
En: "Let me check it out," she said.

Nb: Hun fant feilen raskt.
En: She quickly found the problem.

Nb: En løs ledning ble festet på plass.
En: A loose wire was fastened back in place.

Nb: Robotens lys blinket grønt, og den begynte å arbeide igjen.
En: The robot's light blinked green, and it started working again.

Nb: Sofie, Lars og Kari fortsatte turen.
En: Sofie, Lars, and Kari continued their walk.

Nb: De beundret de grønne veggene.
En: They admired the green walls.

Nb: Lars plukket opp en brosjyre.
En: Lars picked up a brochure.

Nb: Den forklarte hvordan Bryggen nå var selvforsynt.
En: It explained how the Bryggen was now self-sufficient.

Nb: Husene brukte solenergi.
En: The houses used solar energy.

Nb: Alle i Bryggen var stolte av det nye miljøvennlige området.
En: Everyone in the Bryggen was proud of the new, environmentally friendly area.

Nb: På veien tilbake møtte de en eldre mann.
En: On their way back, they met an older man.

Nb: Han smilte til dem.
En: He smiled at them.

Nb: "Hva synes dere om det nye Bryggen?"
En: "What do you think of the new Bryggen?"

Nb: spurte han.
En: he asked.

Nb: De fortalte ham hvor fantastisk det var.
En: They told him how wonderful it was.

Nb: Mannen nikket.
En: The man nodded.

Nb: "Vi må ta vare på planeten," sa han.
En: "We must take care of the planet," he said.

Nb: Sofie så på vennene sine.
En: Sofie looked at her friends.

Nb: "Det er viktig å tenke på fremtiden," sa hun.
En: "It's important to think about the future," she said.

Nb: Lars og Kari nikket enig.
En: Lars and Kari nodded in agreement.

Nb: De var glade for å se teknologien og naturen jobbe sammen.
En: They were happy to see technology and nature working together.

Nb: Bryggen var et eksempel for alle byer.
En: The Bryggen was an example for all cities.

Nb: De avsluttet dagen med et besøk til en liten kafe.
En: They ended the day with a visit to a small cafe.

Nb: De drakk kakao mens de snakket om de nye inntrykkene.
En: They drank cocoa while they talked about their new impressions.

Nb: Vennskapet deres ble sterkere, og de gledet seg til fremtiden.
En: Their friendship grew stronger, and they looked forward to the future.

Nb: De visste at menneskene i Bergen jobbet sammen for å gjøre byen enda bedre.
En: They knew that the people of Bergen were working together to make the city even better.

Nb: Solen gikk ned, og lysene fra de miljøvennlige husene lyste opp kvelden.
En: The sun set, and the lights from the environmentally friendly houses lit up the evening.

Nb: En fredfull stemning spredte seg over Bryggen.
En: A peaceful atmosphere spread over the Bryggen.

Nb: Sofie, Lars og Kari visste at de hadde vært vitne til noe spesielt.
En: Sofie, Lars, and Kari knew they had witnessed something special.

Nb: Mer enn bare vakre bygninger, hadde de sett mulighetene for en grønnere verden.
En: More than just beautiful buildings, they had seen the possibilities for a greener world.


Vocabulary Words:

• environmentally friendly: miljøvennlige
• maintenance: vedlikehold
• vertical gardens: vertikale hager
• curiously: nysgjerrig
• gardeners: gartnerne
• watered: vannet
• melody: melodi
• impressive: imponerende
• rainwater: regnvann
• self-sufficient: selvforsynt
• solar energy: solenergi
• brochure: brosjyre
• admired: beundret
• protected: beskyttet
• problems: problemer
• technology: teknologi
• fastened: festet
• loose: løs
• wire: ledning
• blinked: blinket
• amazing: fantastisk
• important: viktig
• future: fremtiden
• proud: stolte
• smiled: smilte
• happy: glade
• example: eksempel
• nature: naturen
• possibilities: mulighetene
• peaceful: fredfull