Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Exploring the Geirangerfjord: A Class Trip to Nature's Wonders
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Solen skinte lyst over Geirangerfjorden.
En: The sun shone brightly over the Geirangerfjord.

Nb: Fjorden lå som en blå perle mellom de bratte fjellene.
En: The fjord lay like a blue pearl between the steep mountains.

Nb: Åse, Lars og Sigrid var begeistret.
En: Åse, Lars, and Sigrid were excited.

Nb: De skulle på en klassetur for å studere fjordens økosystem.
En: They were on a class trip to study the fjord's ecosystem.

Nb: Nede ved vannkanten samlet læreren alle sammen.
En: Down by the water's edge, the teacher gathered everyone together.

Nb: "Vi skal lære om fiskene, plantene og vannet," sa hun.
En: "We will learn about the fish, plants, and the water," she said.

Nb: Åse, Lars og Sigrid fikk mikroskoper og notatbøker.
En: Åse, Lars, and Sigrid received microscopes and notebooks.

Nb: De skulle undersøke alt de fant.
En: They were to investigate everything they found.

Nb: Åse var fascinert av vannets farge.
En: Åse was fascinated by the color of the water.

Nb: "Hvorfor er det så blått her?"
En: "Why is it so blue here?"

Nb: spurte hun.
En: she asked.

Nb: "Det er på grunn av isbreene," forklarte læreren.
En: "It's because of the glaciers," the teacher explained.

Nb: "Smeltevannet fra isbreene gir fjorden denne spesielle fargen."
En: "The meltwater from the glaciers gives the fjord this special color."

Nb: Lars dykket ned i vannet.
En: Lars dived into the water.

Nb: Han fant en fisk med fargerike skjell.
En: He found a fish with colorful scales.

Nb: "Se her!"
En: "Look here!"

Nb: ropte han.
En: he shouted.

Nb: "Hva slags fisk er dette?"
En: "What kind of fish is this?"

Nb: Læreren forklarte at det var en Lyr.
En: The teacher explained that it was a Pollock.

Nb: "Den lever ofte i slike farvann," sa hun.
En: "It often lives in such waters," she said.

Nb: Sigrid gikk langs stranden.
En: Sigrid walked along the shore.

Nb: Hun kikket nøye på alle plantene.
En: She carefully examined all the plants.

Nb: Plutselig ropte hun, "Hva er dette?"
En: Suddenly she shouted, "What is this?"

Nb: Hun pekte på en grønn plante som vokste halvveis under vannet.
En: She pointed to a green plant growing halfway underwater.

Nb: "Det er tang," svarte læreren.
En: "That's seaweed," the teacher replied.

Nb: "Tang er viktig for mange sjødyr."
En: "Seaweed is important for many marine animals."

Nb: Etter lunsj satte Åse seg på en stein.
En: After lunch, Åse sat on a rock.

Nb: Hun så utover fjorden.
En: She looked out over the fjord.

Nb: "Vi har lært så mye i dag," sa hun.
En: "We have learned so much today," she said.

Nb: "Ja," svarte Lars.
En: "Yes," replied Lars.

Nb: "Det er fantastisk hvordan alt henger sammen her."
En: "It's amazing how everything is connected here."

Nb: Sigrid nikket.
En: Sigrid nodded.

Nb: "Jeg visste ikke at naturen var så komplisert," sa hun.
En: "I didn't know nature was so complex," she said.

Nb: Som dagen nærmet seg slutten, samlet klassen seg igjen.
En: As the day came to an end, the class gathered again.

Nb: Læreren sa, "Fjorden er et spesielt sted.
En: The teacher said, "The fjord is a special place.

Nb: Det er opp til oss å ta vare på det."
En: It's up to us to take care of it."

Nb: Åse, Lars og Sigrid følte seg enige.
En: Åse, Lars, and Sigrid felt they agreed.

Nb: På bussen hjemtenkte Åse på alle de vakre tingene de hadde sett.
En: On the bus ride home, Åse thought about all the beautiful things they had seen.

Nb: "Vi må fortelle alle om dette," sa hun til Lars og Sigrid.
En: "We have to tell everyone about this," she said to Lars and Sigrid.

Nb: Lars smilte, "Ja, kanskje vi kan hjelpe til å beskytte naturen."
En: Lars smiled, "Yes, maybe we can help protect nature."

Nb: Sigrid la hånden på Åses skulder.
En: Sigrid placed her hand on Åse's shoulder.

Nb: "Det var en flott dag," sa hun.
En: "It was a great day," she said.

Nb: De nikket alle sammen.
En: They all nodded.

Nb: De visste nå at Geirangerfjorden var et unikt sted.
En: They now knew that the Geirangerfjord was a unique place.

Nb: De skulle alle gjøre sitt beste for å bevare det.
En: They would all do their best to preserve it.

Nb: De følte at de hadde fått en viktig oppgave.
En: They felt that they had been given an important task.

Nb: Og sammen skulle de klare det.
En: And together, they would succeed.


Vocabulary Words:

• shone: skinte
• fjord: fjorden
• pearl: perle
• steep: bratte
• excited: begeistret
• ecosystem: økosystem
• edge: vannkanten
• gathered: samlet
• microscope: mikroskoper
• notebooks: notatbøker
• investigate: undersøke
• fascinated: fascinert
• glaciers: isbreene
• meltwater: smeltevannet
• dived: dykket
• scales: skjell
• colorful: fargerike
• shore: stranden
• examined: kikket
• seaweed: tang
• marine: sjødyr
• complex: komplisert
• preserve: bevare
• task: oppgave
• connected: henger sammen
• gathered: samlet
• explain: forklarte
• halfway: halvveis
• carefully: nøye
• beautiful: vakre