Trapped in Time: The Tale of Friendship and Triumph

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Trapped in Time: The Tale of Friendship and Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/trapped-in-time-the-tale-of-friendship-and-triumph Story Transcript:Da: I byen med de mange tårne, midt i myldretidens kaos i København sad Lars og Henrik fast.En: In the city with the many towers, in the midst of rush hour chaos in Copenhagen, Lars and Henrik were stuck.Da: Ikke på en travl gade eller ved en busstoppested, men i en lille elevator.En: Not on a busy street or at a bus stop, but in a small elevator.Da: Det var en gammel model, med jern indlagte mønsterdøre og et skiftende lys, der virkede som om det lignede en tidsmaskine.En: It was an old model, with iron inlaid patterned doors and a changing light that seemed like a time machine.Da: Og så var den altså også trang, alt for trang.En: And it was cramped, way too cramped.Da: Alligevel, der var ingen panik.En: Nevertheless, there was no panic.Da: Ikke endnu.En: Not yet.Da: Henrik var den første til at røre ved nødknappen.En: Henrik was the first to touch the emergency button.Da: Men den virkede ikke.En: But it didn't work.Da: ''Åh nej,'' sagde han, og prøvede at ringe til driftslederen, men hans mobil havde ingen signal.En: ''Oh no,'' he said, trying to call the building manager, but his phone had no signal.Da: Det kom ham dog ikke som en overraskelse.En: It didn't come as a surprise though.Da: Elevatoren var bygget af kraftigt metal, der virkede som en slags kappe, der forhindrede al kommunikation med den ydre verden.En: The elevator was made of thick metal, like a kind of coat, preventing all communication with the outside world.Da: Det var da, at Lars, med sit leende ansigt og det sædvanlige glimt i øjet, foreslog en idé.En: That's when Lars, with his smiling face and the usual twinkle in his eye, suggested an idea.Da: ''Hey, Henrik.En: ''Hey, Henrik.Da: Hvad med en omgang rock-papir-saks?En: How about a game of rock-paper-scissors?"Da: "Henrik grinede lidt, og accepterede straks udfordringen.En: Henrik laughed a little and immediately accepted the challenge.Da: De begyndte at spille, mens tiden gik.En: They started playing as time passed.Da: Og tiden, uden at de bemærkede det, fløj faktisk forbi.En: And unnoticed by them, time actually flew by.Da: Mens de sad der, lurede der dog en konflikt.En: As they sat there, however, a conflict loomed.Da: Sofie, Henrikes kæreste, ventede på Henrik.En: Sofie, Henrik's girlfriend, was waiting for him.Da: Han skulle have været hos hende for længst, men var fanget i elevatoren.En: He should have been with her long ago, but he was trapped in the elevator.Da: Hun vidste ikke hvor han var.En: She didn't know where he was.Da: Ventetiden gjorde hende bekymret.En: The waiting made her worried.Da: Tilbage i elevatoren, tabte Henrik gang efter gang.En: Back in the elevator, Henrik lost game after game.Da: Men det generede ham ikke.En: But it didn't bother him.Da: Han grinte, lo og glemte for et øjeblik sin angst for lukkede rum.En: He laughed, and forgot for a moment his fear of enclosed spaces.Da: Han mærkede dog pludseligt en vibration i lommen - det var hans telefon.En: Suddenly, he felt a vibration in his pocket - it was his phone.Da: Signalet havde genoprettet sig, og Sofies bekymrede beskeder strømmede ind.En: The signal...

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