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Spotting Wonder: A Birdwatching Tale of Misadventures

Spotting Wonder: A Birdwatching Tale of Misadventures

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 Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Spotting Wonder: A Birdwatching Tale of Misadventures Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sl/episode/2025-08-20-22-34-02-sl Story Transcript:Sl: Ljubljansko barje je bilo čarobno tisto poletno jutro.En: The Ljubljansko barje was magical that summer morning.Sl: Sonce je sijalo skozi lahke meglice in segala je tišina, prekinjena le s pesmijo ptic.En: The sun shone through light mists, and there was silence, interrupted only by birdsong.Sl: Matej, Nina in Gregor so prišli zgodaj, opremljeni za opazovanje ptic.En: Matej, Nina, and Gregor arrived early, equipped for bird watching.Sl: Matej je bil najbolj navdušen.En: Matej was the most excited.Sl: Sanjal je o tem, da bi našel dragocenega rjavega srakoperja.En: He dreamed of finding the elusive brown shrike.Sl: Na robu barja, ko so vzeli nahrbtnike iz avta, je Nina opazila, da manjka pomembna stvar.En: At the edge of the marsh, as they took the backpacks out of the car, Nina noticed that something important was missing.Sl: "Kje so daljnogledi?En: "Where are the binoculars?"Sl: " je vprašala.En: she asked.Sl: Matej je zaskrbjeno preiskal svoj nahrbtnik.En: Matej anxiously searched his backpack.Sl: "Uh-oh," je rekel, "pozabili smo jih doma.En: "Uh-oh," he said, "we left them at home."Sl: "Gregor je smeje skomignil z rameni.En: Gregor shrugged with a laugh.Sl: "No, vsaj imamo sendviče," je rekel.En: "Well, at least we have sandwiches," he said.Sl: Toda Matej je bil razočaran.En: But Matej was disappointed.Sl: "Kako bomo zdaj videli ptice?En: "How are we going to see birds now?"Sl: "Nina, vedno pripravljena, je poskusila pomiriti sodelavce.En: Nina, always prepared, tried to calm her companions.Sl: "Hej, morda lahko nekako improviziramo," je predlagala.En: "Hey, maybe we can improvise somehow," she suggested.Sl: Sprehodili so se do lesene opazovalnice.En: They walked to the wooden observation post.Sl: Pogled na prostranost trstja je bil osupljiv.En: The view of the vastness of the reeds was stunning.Sl: Matej je še vedno obupano gledal v daljavo.En: Matej still desperately stared into the distance.Sl: "Našli bomo način," je rekla Nina odločno.En: "We'll find a way," Nina said confidently.Sl: Z nekaj domišljije so vzeli zemljevide, ki jih je Nina vedno nosila s seboj, in jih zvili v cevi.En: With some imagination, they took the maps that Nina always carried with her and rolled them into tubes.Sl: Izkazalo se je, da je bila njihova ideja bolj smešna kot učinkovitost.En: Their idea proved more humorous than effective.Sl: Gregor je skozi svoj "daljnogled" opazoval samo oblake, medtem ko sta se Matej in Nina trudila osredotočiti.En: Gregor observed only clouds through his "binoculars," while Matej and Nina struggled to focus.Sl: Matej se je s težavo zasukal, poskušal je skozi karto ujeti obris ptice v zraku.En: Matej twisted with difficulty, trying to catch the outline of a bird in the sky through the map.Sl: Njegov trud je bil brez uspeha, a kmalu so ugotovili, da ne gre le za ptice.En: His efforts were in vain, but soon they realized it wasn't just about the birds.Sl: Nekaj metrov v daljavi, na velikem polju, se je odvijal pravi spektakel.En: A few meters away, in a large field, a real spectacle was unfolding.Sl: Skupina štorkelj je plesala, razvijajoč krila v popolni sinhronizaciji.En: A group of storks danced, spreading their wings in perfect synchronization.Sl: "Poglejte to," je zaklical Gregor.En: "Look at this," shouted Gregor.Sl: Smeje so se opazovali ptičji balet.En: Laughing, they watched the avian ballet.Sl: Brez daljnogleda je bil njihov pogled razjasnjen in bolj sproščen.En: Without binoculars, their view was clearer and more relaxed.Sl: V tistem trenutku je Matej spoznal, da morda ni pomembno, da vedno doseže svoj cilj, ampak da uživa v trenutku.En: At that moment, Matej realized that perhaps it wasn't important to always achieve his goal, but to enjoy the moment.Sl: Družba se je postavila za spominsko fotografijo.En: The group posed for a commemorative photo.Sl: Brez vdiranja v osebne cilje je Matej užival v dnevu brez stresa.En: Without intruding on personal goals, Matej enjoyed the day without stress.Sl: Povsem osvobojen je opazoval – ne samo ptiče, temveč tudi poteze narave.En: Completely liberated, he observed—not just the birds but also the movements of nature.Sl: Ljubljansko barje jih je objelo v svojo tišino, in tisti dan ga niso pozabili.En: The Ljubljansko barje embraced them in its silence, and they did not forget that day. Vocabulary Words:marsh: barjemagical: čarobnoelusive: dragocenegabinoculars: daljnogledianxiously: zaskrbjenoequipped: opremljeniimprovise: improviziramoobservation post: opazovalnicevastness: prostranoststunning: osupljivsynchronization: sinhronizacijioutline: obrisvein: žilicaspectacle: spektakelcomplementarily: komplementarnoliberated: osvobojensilence: tišinadistant: oddaljenstruggled: trudilahumorous: ...
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