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Into the Mist: Conquering Table Mountain's Trials

Sep 2, 2024 · 16m 55s
Into the Mist: Conquering Table Mountain's Trials
Chapters

01 · Main Story

1m 42s

02 · Vocabulary Words

13m 24s

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Into the Mist: Conquering Table Mountain's Trials Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/into-the-mist-conquering-table-mountains-trials/ Story Transcript: Af: Lente in Kaapstad het 'n spesiale...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Into the Mist: Conquering Table Mountain's Trials
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/into-the-mist-conquering-table-mountains-trials

Story Transcript:

Af: Lente in Kaapstad het 'n spesiale soort magie.
En: Spring in Cape Town has a special kind of magic.

Af: Die lug is vars en die blomme kleur die veld in helder kleure.
En: The air is fresh, and the flowers color the fields in bright hues.

Af: Tafelberg trotseer bo die stad, majestueus en uitnodigend.
En: Table Mountain towers above the city, majestic and inviting.

Af: Op hierdie pragtige lente-oggend het drie vriende - Pieter, Mariska en Annelie - saamgekom vir 'n avontuur.
En: On this beautiful spring morning, three friends - Pieter, Mariska, and Annelie - gathered for an adventure.

Af: Pieter, die leier van die groep, was bekend vir sy avontuurlike gees, maar ook sy versigtigheid.
En: Pieter, the leader of the group, was known for his adventurous spirit, but also his caution.

Af: Hy wou die groep veilig na die top van Tafelberg lei.
En: He wanted to lead the group safely to the top of Table Mountain.

Af: Mariska, met haar kamera gereed, het gehoop om die perfekte foto van die sonsopkoms te neem.
En: Mariska, with her camera ready, hoped to capture the perfect photo of the sunrise.

Af: Sy het altyd na daardie een oomblik gesoek.
En: She was always searching for that one moment.

Af: Annelie het haar eie stryd gehad.
En: Annelie had her own struggle.

Af: Sy wou die staptog voltooi sonder om haar vrees vir hoogtes te wys.
En: She wanted to complete the hike without showing her fear of heights.

Af: Die oggend het goed begin.
En: The morning started well.

Af: Die lug was helder en die son het die blomme in die fynbos laat glinster.
En: The sky was clear, and the sun made the flowers in the fynbos glisten.

Af: Hulle stap het daar goed verloop, en die voëls het vir hulle 'n vrolike melodie gesing.
En: Their hike was going smoothly, and the birds sang a cheerful melody for them.

Af: Elke stap het hulle nader aan die groot avontuur geneem.
En: Every step brought them closer to the great adventure.

Af: Soos hulle hoër geklim het, het die weer verander.
En: As they climbed higher, the weather changed.

Af: Wolke het verskyn, en 'n digte mis het oor die berg begin kruip.
En: Clouds appeared, and a dense mist began to creep over the mountain.

Af: Die paadjie het glad geword, en die sigbaarheid was skielik laag.
En: The path became slippery, and visibility was suddenly low.

Af: Pieter het gestop en na die groep gekyk.
En: Pieter stopped and looked at the group.

Af: Hulle moes 'n besluit neem.
En: They had to make a decision.

Af: Moet hulle aanhou of omdraai?
En: Should they continue or turn back?

Af: Mariska het senuweeagtig na die pad voor haar gekyk.
En: Mariska looked nervously at the path ahead.

Af: Sy het geweet die perfekte foto was net 'n entjie verder.
En: She knew the perfect photo was just a bit further.

Af: Annelie het gefluister: "Ek is nie seker of ons moet aanhou nie."
En: Annelie whispered, “I’m not sure if we should continue.”

Af: Haar stem was sag, maar Pieter het haar gehoor.
En: Her voice was soft, but Pieter heard her.

Af: Hy het aan haar skouer geraak en met 'n bemoedigende stem gesê: "Ons doen dit saam, jy is sterker as wat jy dink."
En: He touched her shoulder and said encouragingly, “We do this together, you're stronger than you think.”

Af: Pieter het besluit om voort te gaan, maar versigtig.
En: Pieter decided to continue, but carefully.

Af: Hulle het stadig beweeg, elke stap geplant met aandag.
En: They moved slowly, each step taken with care.

Af: Op die laaste gevaarlike deel, net voor 'n steil afgrond, het die mis skielik verdwyn.
En: On the last dangerous stretch, just before a steep drop, the mist suddenly cleared.

Af: Voor hulle het die wêreld oopgegaan in 'n asemrowende uitsig oor die see en die stad.
En: Before them, the world opened up in a breathtaking view over the sea and the city.

Af: Die lug was helderblou en die son het begin opkom.
En: The sky was a clear blue, and the sun was beginning to rise.

Af: Mariska het haar kamera geneem en die oomblik vasgevang.
En: Mariska took her camera and captured the moment.

Af: Sy het geweet dit was gevaarlik om so naby aan die rand te wees, maar Pieter het haar vasgehou en gesê: "Dit is genoeg nou, kom terug."
En: She knew it was dangerous to be so close to the edge, but Pieter held onto her and said, “That's enough now, come back.”

Af: Toe sy terugstap, het sy geweet dat geen foto 'n lewe werd is nie.
En: As she stepped back, she knew no photo was worth a life.

Af: Op die top van Tafelberg het hulle almal eers omgekyk na die reis wat hulle saam gemaak het.
En: At the top of Table Mountain, they all looked back at the journey they had made together.

Af: Al drie het 'n gevoel van prestasie ervaar.
En: All three felt a sense of achievement.

Af: Pieter het geglimlag, meer selfversekerd in sy vermoë om 'n groep te lei.
En: Pieter smiled, more confident in his ability to lead a group.

Af: Mariska het haar kamera afgeskakel, besef dat sekuriteit belangriker is as enige foto.
En: Mariska turned off her camera, realizing that safety is more important than any photo.

Af: Annelie het diep asemgehaal en haar vrees laat gaan.
En: Annelie took a deep breath and let go of her fear.

Af: Sy het geweet dat sy haarself oorkom het en nie meer bang was om haar gevoelens te deel nie.
En: She knew she had overcome herself and was no longer afraid to share her feelings.

Af: Hulle het laggend en geselsend weer afgegaan, gevoel dat hulle nie net die berg getem het nie, maar ook nuwe aspekte van hulleself ontdek het.
En: They descended, laughing and chatting, feeling that they had not only tamed the mountain but had also discovered new aspects of themselves.

Af: Hulle was nie meer net vriende nie; hulle was 'n span, sterker en nader as ooit tevore.
En: They were no longer just friends; they were a team, stronger and closer than ever before.


Vocabulary Words:
  • magic: magie
  • colors: kleur
  • majestic: majestueus
  • adventure: avontuur
  • leader: leier
  • caution: versigtigheid
  • capture: vasvang
  • struggle: stryd
  • heights: hoogtes
  • hike: staptog
  • glisten: glinster
  • cheerful: vrolike
  • dense: digte
  • mist: mis
  • visibility: sigbaarheid
  • decision: besluit
  • nervously: senuweeagtig
  • encouragingly: bemoedigende
  • confidence: selfversekerd
  • breathtaking: asemrowende
  • dangerous: gevaarlik
  • achievement: prestasie
  • overcome: oorwin
  • fear: vrees
  • laughed: laggend
  • discovered: ontdek
  • aspects: aspekte
  • team: span
  • tamed: getem
  • close: nader
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Author FluentFiction.org
Organization Kameron Kilchrist
Website www.fluentfiction.org
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