Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Unexpected Dance: A Shy Girl's Bold Move on Barcelona's Streets
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Story Transcript:

Ca: El sol de la tarda il·luminava els carrers de Barcelona.
En: The afternoon sun illuminated the streets of Barcelona.

Ca: La Rambla estava plena de gent.
En: La Rambla was full of people.

Ca: Turistes i locals passejaven amunt i avall.
En: Tourists and locals strolled up and down.

Ca: En una cantonada, una jove anomenada Núria admirava les botigues i els artistes del carrer.
En: On a corner, a young woman named Núria admired the shops and street artists.

Ca: De sobte, Núria va veure una multitud reunida al voltant d'un grup de performers.
En: Suddenly, Núria saw a crowd gathered around a group of performers.

Ca: Van començar a ballar amb energia.
En: They began to dance energetically.

Ca: Núria va pensar que era un flash mob.
En: Núria thought it was a flash mob.

Ca: I sense dubtar-ho, es va unir al grup.
En: Without hesitation, she joined the group.

Ca: Va començar a moure's seguint el ritme.
En: She started moving to the rhythm.

Ca: Montserrat i Jordi, els seus amics, estaven més enrere.
En: Montserrat and Jordi, her friends, were a bit further back.

Ca: Van veure Núria ballant amb els artistes.
En: They saw Núria dancing with the performers.

Ca: Es van quedar bocabadats.
En: They were astonished.

Ca: No podien creure el que veien.
En: They couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

Ca: La Núria sempre havia estat una mica tímida.
En: Núria had always been a bit shy.

Ca: Ella, per la seva part, estava gaudint molt.
En: For her part, she was enjoying it a lot.

Ca: Es sentia lliure i feliç.
En: She felt free and happy.

Ca: La seva dansa va començar a atreure més espectadors.
En: Her dance began to attract more spectators.

Ca: La gent va començar a aplaudir i a gravar amb els seus mòbils.
En: People started clapping and recording with their phones.

Ca: Núria no sabia que ara era una part destacada del show.
En: Núria didn’t realize that she had now become a prominent part of the show.

Ca: Els performers, sorpresos, però contents amb la seva presència, la van seguir.
En: The performers, surprised but happy with her presence, followed her lead.

Ca: Entre rialles i complicitat, van crear una coreografia improvisada.
En: Amid laughter and camaraderie, they created an improvised choreography.

Ca: Junts van acabar el ball amb un gran èxit.
En: Together they finished the dance with great success.

Ca: Quan el soroll dels aplaudiments es va aturar, Núria va mirar cap a Montserrat i Jordi.
En: When the noise of the applause died down, Núria looked over at Montserrat and Jordi.

Ca: Tots tres van esclatar en rialles.
En: The three of them burst into laughter.

Ca: "No era un flash mob, oi?
En: "It wasn't a flash mob, was it?"

Ca: " va dir a través d'un somriure tímid.
En: she said through a shy smile.

Ca: Jordi va assentir amb el cap.
En: Jordi nodded.

Ca: "Però ho has fet genial!
En: "But you did great!"

Ca: "Montserrat va afegir: "Sí, has fet que tothom s'ho passés bé.
En: Montserrat added, "Yes, you made everyone have a good time."

Ca: "Núria, encara una mica avergonyida, va adonar-se que havia passat una experiència inoblidable.
En: Núria, still a bit embarrassed, realized she had experienced an unforgettable moment.

Ca: I així, el trio va continuar el seu passeig per La Rambla rient i comentant els esdeveniments.
En: And so, the trio continued their walk down La Rambla, laughing and commenting on the events.

Ca: Els records d'aquella tarda quedaran per sempre en la memòria de Núria.
En: The memories of that afternoon would stay forever in Núria’s mind.

Ca: En un lloc tan ple d'art i vida com La Rambla, havia descobert una nova faceta d'ella mateixa.
En: In a place as full of art and life as La Rambla, she had discovered a new side of herself.

Ca: Ara, ja no tenia por de provar coses noves.
En: Now, she was no longer afraid to try new things.


Vocabulary Words:

• illuminated: il·luminava
• strolled: passejaven
• admired: admirava
• crowd: multitud
• gathered: reunida
• performers: performers
• energetically: amb energia
• rhythm: ritme
• astonished: bocabadats
• spectators: espectadors
• prominent: destacada
• presence: presència
• laughter: rialles
• camaraderie: complicitat
• choreography: coreografia
• applause: aplaudiments
• died down: es va aturar
• shy: tímid
• smile: somriure
• embarrassed: avergonyida
• unforgettable: inoblidable
• highlight: part destacada
• commenting: comentant
• memories: records
• facet: faceta
• try: provar
• recording: gravar
• without hesitation: sense dubtar-ho
• success: èxit
• flash mob: flash mob