Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Resilience in Geirangerfjord: Bravery Amid Sudden Landslide
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Himmelen over Geirangerfjord var dyp blå.
En: The sky over Geirangerfjord was deep blue.

Nb: Solen skinte, og fjorden lå speilblank.
En: The sun was shining, and the fjord lay mirror-like.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars sto på bryggen og fisket.
En: Ingrid and Lars stood on the pier, fishing.

Nb: Plutselig hørte de et fryktelig brak.
En: Suddenly, they heard a terrible crash.

Nb: Fjellveggen begynte å falle ned i fjorden.
En: The mountainside began to collapse into the fjord.

Nb: En stor jordskred!
En: A large landslide!

Nb: Ingrid og Lars stirret i sjokk.
En: Ingrid and Lars stared in shock.

Nb: "Vi må varsle bygda!"
En: "We must alert the village!"

Nb: ropte Ingrid.
En: shouted Ingrid.

Nb: Lars nikket og løp mot båten.
En: Lars nodded and ran towards the boat.

Nb: De skyndte seg ut på fjorden.
En: They hurried out onto the fjord.

Nb: Bølgene begynte å vokse.
En: The waves began to grow.

Nb: En massiv bølge var på vei mot dem.
En: A massive wave was heading towards them.

Nb: Lars styrte båten med stø hånd.
En: Lars steered the boat with a steady hand.

Nb: Ingrid holdt seg fast.
En: Ingrid held on tightly.

Nb: "Kjør mot kaia!"
En: "Head towards the dock!"

Nb: ropte Ingrid.
En: shouted Ingrid.

Nb: De visste at de måtte handle raskt.
En: They knew they had to act quickly.

Nb: Da de nærmet seg kaia, så de at bygda allerede var i ferd med å bli oversvømt.
En: As they approached the dock, they saw that the village was already starting to flood.

Nb: Bølgen traff og vannet skyllet overalt.
En: The wave hit and water surged everywhere.

Nb: Husene begynte å bli fylt med vann.
En: The houses were beginning to fill with water.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars hoppet ut av båten.
En: Ingrid and Lars jumped out of the boat.

Nb: De hjalp folk ut av husene og brakte dem i sikkerhet.
En: They helped people out of their houses and brought them to safety.

Nb: De arbeidet sammen for å redde så mange som mulig.
En: They worked together to save as many as possible.

Nb: En gammel dame satt fast på taket.
En: An old lady was trapped on a roof.

Nb: Lars klatret opp og løftet henne ned.
En: Lars climbed up and lifted her down.

Nb: Ingrid fant en liten gutt som hadde mistet foreldrene.
En: Ingrid found a little boy who had lost his parents.

Nb: Hun tok ham i armene og trøstet ham.
En: She took him in her arms and comforted him.

Nb: Hele bygda samarbeidet.
En: The entire village cooperated.

Nb: De hjalp hverandre å komme seg i sikkerhet.
En: They helped each other get to safety.

Nb: Bølgen trakk seg tilbake, men skadene var store.
En: The wave receded, but the damage was great.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars så på hverandre.
En: Ingrid and Lars looked at each other.

Nb: De visste at de hadde gjort noe viktig.
En: They knew they had done something important.

Nb: Uten deres raske handlinger kunne flere ha blitt skadet.
En: Without their quick actions, many more could have been hurt.

Nb: "Vi klarte det," sa Lars med et smil.
En: "We did it," said Lars with a smile.

Nb: Ingrid nikket.
En: Ingrid nodded.

Nb: Geirangerfjorden var ikke lenger stille.
En: Geirangerfjord was no longer quiet.

Nb: Men folket i bygda følte seg sterkere.
En: But the people of the village felt stronger.

Nb: De hadde stått sammen i møte med naturens kraft.
En: They had stood together in the face of nature's power.

Nb: Historien om Ingrid og Lars’ heltemot vil alltid bli husket i Geiranger.
En: The story of Ingrid and Lars’ bravery would always be remembered in Geiranger.

Nb: Deres innsats reddet mange liv, og bygda var takknemlig.
En: Their efforts saved many lives, and the village was grateful.

Nb: Livet ved fjorden ville fortsette, men minnet om skredet ville alltid være der.
En: Life by the fjord would continue, but the memory of the landslide would always be there.

Nb: Og slik lærte de viktigheten av samarbeid og fellesskap.
En: And thus they learned the importance of cooperation and community.


Vocabulary Words:

• mirror-like: speilblank
• pier: bryggen
• crash: brak
• mountainside: fjellveggen
• collapse: falle
• landslide: jordskred
• alert: varsle
• village: bygda
• waves: bølgene
• massive: massiv
• steered: styrte
• steady: stø
• approached: nærmet
• flood: oversvømt
• surged: skyllet
• jumped: hoppet
• brought: brakte
• safety: sikkerhet
• trapped: satt fast
• roof: taket
• climbed: klatret
• comforted: trøstet
• cooperated: samarbeidet
• receded: trakk seg tilbake
• damage: skadene
• bravery: heltemot
• efforts: innsats
• grateful: takknemlig
• community: fellesskap
• importance: viktigheten