Discovering Ancestral Bonds Among Snow-Covered Hunebedden

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Discovering Ancestral Bonds Among Snow-Covered Hunebedden Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2024-12-04-08-38-20-nl Story Transcript:Nl: De lucht was grijs en koud, maar de winterse dag had zijn eigen charme.En: The sky was gray and cold, but the winter day had its own charm.Nl: Sander, Inge en Bram liepen voorzichtig over het ijzige pad naar de Hunebedden.En: Sander, Inge, and Bram walked cautiously along the icy path towards the Hunebedden.Nl: "Kijk hoe indrukwekkend!"En: "Look how impressive!"Nl: riep Sander, zijn ogen schitterend van nieuwsgierigheid.En: exclaimed Sander, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.Nl: De massieve stenen torenden boven hen uit, met een dun laagje sneeuw dat de oude vormen accentueerde.En: The massive stones loomed above them, with a thin layer of snow accentuating the ancient shapes.Nl: Inge rilde en trok haar sjaal strakker om haar nek.En: Inge shivered and pulled her scarf tighter around her neck.Nl: "Het is wel erg koud," klaagde ze.En: "It is really cold," she complained.Nl: "We moeten niet vergeten de laatste trein naar huis te nemen voor het Sinterklaasfeest."En: "We mustn't forget to catch the last train home before the Sinterklaas celebration."Nl: Sinterklaas was dichtbij en de gedachte aan pepernoten en cadeautjes leek nu aantrekkelijker dan de vrieskou.En: Sinterklaas was near, and the thought of pepernoten and presents seemed more appealing now than the freezing cold.Nl: Bram, met zijn camera in de hand, zocht de perfecte hoek voor een foto.En: Bram, with his camera in hand, searched for the perfect angle for a photo.Nl: "Dit is de moeite waard," zei hij met een glimlach.En: "This is worth it," he said with a smile.Nl: "De steenformaties zijn prachtig bedekt met sneeuw."En: "The stone formations are beautifully covered with snow."Nl: Sander bleef staan en keek naar de oude Hunebedden.En: Sander stood still and looked at the ancient Hunebedden.Nl: Hij voelde een drang om langer te blijven.En: He felt an urge to stay longer.Nl: Dit was waar zijn voorouders misschien hadden gestaan, generaties geleden.En: This was where his ancestors might have stood, generations ago.Nl: "We kunnen nog even blijven," stelde hij voor.En: "We can stay a bit longer," he suggested.Nl: "Dit is belangrijk voor me."En: "This is important to me."Nl: Inge zuchtte, niet overtuigd.En: Inge sighed, unconvinced.Nl: "Maar Sinterklaas," begon ze.En: "But Sinterklaas," she began.Nl: Sander wist dat het belangrijk was, maar op dit moment probeerde hij een diepere verbinding met zijn wortels te maken.En: Sander knew it was important, but at this moment, he tried to create a deeper connection to his roots.Nl: Ze liepen verder, terwijl Sander de stenen aanraakte, de kou vergetend.En: They walked further, while Sander touched the stones, forgetting the cold.Nl: Hij probeerde zich voor te stellen hoe het leven was in de tijd dat deze stenen werden neergelegd.En: He tried to imagine how life was when these stones were laid down.Nl: Het was alsof de geschiedenis door hem heen stroomde, Zijn hart zwol van trots op zijn Nederlandse afkomst.En: It was as if history flowed through him, his heart swelling with pride in his Dutch heritage.Nl: De kou beet in hun gezichten, maar Sander negeerde het.En: The cold bit their faces, but Sander ignored it.Nl: Voor hem...

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