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Unity Under Stormy Skies: A Village's Fight for Tradition

Jul 27, 2024 · 17m 10s
Unity Under Stormy Skies: A Village's Fight for Tradition
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01 · Main Story

1m 43s

02 · Vocabulary Words

13m 5s

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Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Unity Under Stormy Skies: A Village's Fight for Tradition Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/unity-under-stormy-skies-a-villages-fight-for-tradition/ Story Transcript: Sk: Útesy letného slnka rozplývali...

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Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Unity Under Stormy Skies: A Village's Fight for Tradition
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Útesy letného slnka rozplývali sa na starodávnych kamenných uličkách horskej dedinky.
En: The rays of the summer sun melted over the ancient stone alleyways of the mountain village.

Sk: V tejto dedine s názvom Radost, každý vedel o referende, ktoré malo vziať miesto dnes.
En: In this village, named Radost, everyone knew about the referendum that was to take place today.

Sk: Ladislav, muž v stredných rokoch s veľkou vášňou pre občianske povinnosti, vstal skoro ráno.
En: Ladislav, a middle-aged man with a great passion for civic duties, woke up early in the morning.

Sk: Chodí tichú dedinou s cieľom.
En: He walked through the quiet village with a purpose.

Sk: Chcel zabezpečiť, aby jeho komunita hlasovala za referendum, ktoré by zachovalo miestne tradície.
En: He wanted to ensure that his community voted in the referendum that would preserve local traditions.

Sk: Medzi tými, ktorí sa tiež chystali hlasovať, bola Milena, mladá študentka na univerzite v zahraničí.
En: Among those also preparing to vote was Milena, a young student at a university abroad.

Sk: Bola skeptická k politickému procesu, ale rozhodla sa vrátiť domov, aby uvidela, čo je na tom všetko také dôležité.
En: She was skeptical of the political process but decided to return home to see what all the fuss was about.

Sk: Ona chcela dokázať svoju nezávislosť.
En: She wanted to prove her independence.

Sk: A napokon tu bola Vera, staršia žena, ktorá bola pilierom komunity.
En: And finally, there was Vera, an elderly woman who was a pillar of the community.

Sk: Vedela, že jej zdravie rýchlo ubúda, ale jej ukrytá motivácia bola vidieť, ako komunita drží spolu aspoň v tomto poslednom prejave jednoty.
En: She knew her health was rapidly declining, but her hidden motivation was to see the community come together, at least in this last display of unity.

Sk: Ladislav vedel, že musí zorganizovať zvoz, aby sa dostali všetci na hlasovacie miesto.
En: Ladislav knew he had to organize a transport to get everyone to the polling place.

Sk: Zavolal Milene a Vere a dohodli sa na spoločnej ceste autom.
En: He called Milena and Vera, and they agreed to a joint car ride.

Sk: Milena sa na poslednú chvíľu rozhodla pridať sa, aby čelila svojim neistotám o národnej identite.
En: Milena decided at the last minute to join them to confront her uncertainties about national identity.

Sk: Po ceste všetko prebiehalo dobre.
En: Along the way, everything was going well.

Sk: Slnko svietilo jasne a vzduch bol teplý a príjemný.
En: The sun shone brightly, and the air was warm and pleasant.

Sk: Lenže náhle sa začal zbierať veľký mrak nad horami. Rýchlo sa zmenila do silnej búrky a spôsobili, že ich auto sa pokazilo v polceste.
En: But suddenly, a large cloud began to gather over the mountains, quickly turning into a severe storm that caused their car to break down halfway.

Sk: Ladislav, Milena a Vera museli čeliť ich rozdielom a nájsť riešenie spoločne.
En: Ladislav, Milena, and Vera had to face their differences and find a solution together.

Sk: „Musíme nájsť pomoc,“ povedal Ladislav s rozhodným tónom.
En: "We need to find help," said Ladislav with a determined tone.

Sk: Milena, i keď skeptická, súhlasila a začala hľadať signál na mobilnom telefóne.
En: Milena, although skeptical, agreed and started searching for a signal on her mobile phone.

Sk: Vera, napriek svojej oslabenej sile, skúšala upokojiť všetkých a navrhla, aby sa pokúsili nájsť pomoc od okoloidúcich.
En: Vera, despite her weakened strength, tried to calm everyone and suggested they seek help from passersby.

Sk: Po nejakom čase sa objavili ľudia.
En: After some time, people appeared.

Sk: Jeden z nich, mestský turista, ponúkol pomoc.
En: One of them, a city tourist, offered help.

Sk: S veľkým úsilím a tímovou prácou sa im podarilo dostať do vozidla a pokračovať na ceste k hlasovacímu miestu.
En: With great effort and teamwork, they managed to get into the vehicle and continue on their way to the polling place.

Sk: Keď dorazili, všetci pocítili obrovskú úľavu.
En: When they arrived, everyone felt immense relief.

Sk: V dedinskom hlasovacom mieste, zdobenom zástavami a komunitnými plagátmi, každý z nich hodil svoj hlasovací lístok s pocitom naplnenia a jednoty.
En: At the village polling place, decorated with flags and community posters, each of them cast their ballot with a sense of fulfillment and unity.

Sk: Ladislav sa sklonil a pripustil, že môže začať lepšie chápať perspektívu mladšej generácie.
En: Ladislav bowed his head and admitted that he could begin to better understand the perspective of the younger generation.

Sk: Milena pocítila hlbší vzťah ku svojej kultúrnemu dedičstvu.
En: Milena felt a deeper connection to her cultural heritage.

Sk: A Vera našla pokoj v tom, že učinila posledný pozitívny krok pre svoju komunitu.
En: And Vera found peace in having taken a final positive step for her community.

Sk: Každý z nich odišiel s pocitom, že spoločne dokážu prekonať akúkoľvek prekážku.
En: Each of them left with the feeling that together they could overcome any obstacle.

Sk: Leto v Radosti zanechalo nezmazateľnú stopu jednoty a porozumenia medzi generáciami.
En: The summer in Radost left an indelible mark of unity and understanding between generations.


Vocabulary Words:
  • rays: útesy
  • ancient: starodávnych
  • alleyways: uličkách
  • village: dedinka
  • referendum: referende
  • civic duties: občianske povinnosti
  • ensure: zabezpečiť
  • skeptical: skeptická
  • political process: politickému procesu
  • pillar: pilier
  • community: komunity
  • declining: ubúda
  • hidden motivation: ukrytá motivácia
  • display of unity: prejave jednoty
  • organize: zorganizovať
  • transport: zvoz
  • polling place: hlasovacie miesto
  • last minute: poslednú chvíľu
  • confront: čelila
  • uncertainties: neistotám
  • national identity: národnej identite
  • cloud: mrak
  • severe storm: silnej búrky
  • break down: pokazilo
  • differences: rozdielom
  • determined tone: rozhodným tónom
  • weakened strength: oslabenej sile
  • passersby: okoloidúcich
  • immense relief: obrovskú úľavu
  • indelible mark: nezmazateľnú stopu
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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