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Unveiling The Shard: Gwyneth's Discovery of London’s Hidden Past

Unveiling The Shard: Gwyneth's Discovery of London’s Hidden Past

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 Fluent Fiction - Welsh: Unveiling The Shard: Gwyneth's Discovery of London’s Hidden Past Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/cy/episode/2026-01-09-23-34-02-cy Story Transcript:Cy: Ar noson oer yn nhŷ Gaer, roedd Gwyneth yn sefyll ar y llawr uchaf o The Shard, Llundain.En: On a cold night at tŷ Gaer, Gwyneth was standing on the top floor of The Shard, London.Cy: Roedd hi'n hoffi'r ffordd y golau gwan ganu ar wydr hynod yr adeilad.En: She liked the way the dim light played on the building's remarkable glass.Cy: Pan oedd y dref isod yn pwysleisio'n dawel dan dwmffurf eira, roedd ei llygaid yn edrych gyda chwilfrydedd artistig.En: When the city below was quietly outlined under a blanket of snow, her eyes gazed with artistic curiosity.Cy: Wrth fynd yn agosach at enghraifft arbennig o wneuthuriad di-weladwy ar y gwydr sgleiniog, sylwodd ar neges guddiedig.En: As she moved closer to a special example of invisible craftsmanship on the shiny glass, she noticed a hidden message.Cy: Roedd yr arysgrif yn ymddangos fel pe bai ar gyfer hi yn unig: "Hanes cudd yr eglurha, Gwyneth."En: The inscription seemed meant just for her: “Hanes cudd yr eglurha, Gwyneth.”Cy: Gwyneth, awyddus i ddeall hanes cudd The Shard, oedd dan ei ffrithiant.En: Eager to understand the hidden history of The Shard, Gwyneth was prompted by her curiosity.Cy: Roedd yr arysgrif yn amhriodol yn ei chryndod, ei chlywodd yn alwad.En: The inscription, inappropriate in its tremor, she heard as a calling.Cy: Nid oedd hi'n gwybod faint o wybodaeth oedd ar goll iddi ond roedd hi'n benderfynol o ddod o hyd iddo.En: She didn’t know how much information was missing, but she was determined to find it.Cy: Felly aeth ati i ofyn am help Rhys, hanesydd lleol gyda gwybodaeth eang am adeiladau Llundain.En: So she went to ask for help from Rhys, a local historian with extensive knowledge of London’s buildings.Cy: Dyna pryd rhyngodd Rhys, oedd yn arfer gweithiwr mewn amgueddfa gyda phenderfyniadau craff.En: That's when Rhys intervened, who was once a museum worker with keen insights.Cy: Dwedodd Rhys, “Dylen ni ofyn am gymorth Dafydd hefyd.En: Rhys said, "We should ask for Dafydd's help too.Cy: Mae'n caru posau ac mae'n bosibl ei fod yn adnabod y cod.”En: He loves puzzles and might recognize the code."Cy: Dnafer Gwenynthedd, Rhys a Dafydd o fewn llyfrgell Rhys, lle dechreuodd nhw dadblygu'r pos.En: Together, Gwyneth, Rhys, and Dafydd gathered in Rhys's library, where they began to unravel the puzzle.Cy: Wrth i'r eira syrthio y tu allan, buodd nhw yn pori drwy ddogfennau a chwilio am bwyntiau penodol.En: As the snow fell outside, they pored over documents and searched for specific points.Cy: Aethant wrth y wlad mewn llinellau, yn y pen draw, gan amgyffred syniad ar ysgrifennu'r cod.En: They moved through the lines of the country, eventually grasping an idea of what the code was about.Cy: Roedd y cod yn cyfeirio at fanylion amgaeedig o gynlluniad y Shard, y cysylltiadau hynny â phob un o hanes lleoliad y ddinas.En: The code referenced intricate details of The Shard's design, connections to the history of the city's location.Cy: Y foment pan ddeallodd Gwyneth y gyfrinach, gwyliai effaith gymhleth yw'r odl o briodoldeb hanesol yn yr adeilad modern.En: The moment Gwyneth understood the secret, she observed the complex effect as the thread of historical appropriateness wove into the modern building.Cy: Yn sefyll ar lawr uchaf hwnnw, teimlai'r ffin o'r gweinidogaeth hynafol a modern, teimlad oedd nid erioed wedi'i wynebu.En: Standing on that top floor, she felt the boundary of ancient ministry and modernity, a feeling she had never faced before.Cy: “O wow!” Blaze Gwyneth.En: “O wow!” exclaimed Gwyneth.Cy: “Rydw i'n codi'n awyddus i ddeall yn well sut mae hanes canoloesol yn clymu at ein bywyd modern.”En: “I'm eager to better understand how medieval history ties into our modern life.”Cy: Drwy'r misoedd thywyll hynny, roedd wedi cael gafael ar ei doethineb newydd – sut mae adeiladau cyfoes a'u cyfrinachau hanesyddol yn llifo i mewn i'w gilydd.En: Through those dark months, she had grasped a new wisdom — how contemporary buildings and their historical secrets flow into each other.Cy: Yn sydyn, darganfuodd Gwyneth nad oedd hanes yn y cyrhaedd y cof i gadw'r gwelltyn ond ysbrydoliaeth ar gyfer treftadaeth rif darostyngedig i lawenydd a drygioni.En: Suddenly, Gwyneth discovered that history wasn’t just a memory to keep the past but inspiration for heritage subject to both joy and sorrow.Cy: Roedd y byd fel pe baen ymgeinio at ei gilydd, gan ddangos pethau newydd am dro.En: The world seemed to conspire together, revealing new things over time.Cy: Wedi taro'r datblygu, dechreuodd Gwyneth gwestiynu a oedd y blynyddoedd hŷn wedi cuddio mwy o gyffro'r waith nag enillodd hi.En: Having struck upon the discovery, Gwyneth began to question whether the older years had hidden more of the excitement of work ...
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