From Fear to Fire: Aksel's Journey to Confidence

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: From Fear to Fire: Aksel's Journey to Confidence Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-03-02-23-34-01-no Story Transcript:No: Utenfor lå snøen som et tykt teppe over nabolaget.En: Outside, the snow lay like a thick blanket over the neighborhood.No: Husene stod på rekke og rad, hver med sin lille hage under slapsen fra det nylige snøfallet.En: The houses stood in a row, each with its little garden under the mush from the recent snowfall.No: Det var vinter, og den bitende kalde luften ga kinnene en rød farge.En: It was winter, and the biting cold air gave the cheeks a red color.No: Ved nabolagets sentrum var den lokale videregående skolen, hvor vinduene lyste varmt opp mot den grå himmelen.En: At the center of the neighborhood was the local high school, where the windows glowed warmly against the gray sky.No: Aksel kikket ut vinduet i klasserommet, mens tankene kvernet rundt den forestående presentasjonen.En: Aksel looked out the window in the classroom, as thoughts churned around the upcoming presentation.No: Det var et prosjekt om fornybar energi, et tema han brant for.En: It was a project about renewable energy, a topic he was passionate about.No: Men tanken på å stå foran klassen og snakke fikk hjertet hans til å hamre.En: But the thought of standing in front of the class and speaking made his heart beat wildly.No: Han følte seg som om han sto på kanten av et stup.En: He felt as if he was standing on the edge of a cliff.No: "Er du klar, Aksel?En: "Are you ready, Aksel?"No: " spurte Emilie muntert.En: asked Emilie cheerfully.No: Hun og Aksel satt ved samme bord, bøyd over prosjektet sitt.En: She and Aksel sat at the same table, bent over their project.No: Emilie var trygg i seg selv og elsket å snakke foran folk.En: Emilie was confident in herself and loved talking in front of people.No: "Jeg vet ikke," svarte Aksel nølende, mens han fingret nervøst med arket sitt.En: "I don't know," replied Aksel hesitantly, while he nervously fiddled with his paper.No: Kaja, som satt ved siden av dem, la en oppmuntrende hånd på Aksels skulder.En: Kaja, who sat beside them, placed an encouraging hand on Aksel's shoulder.No: "Du kan klare det, Aksel," sa hun med et vennlig smil.En: "You can do it, Aksel," she said with a friendly smile.No: "Vi er her for å heie på deg.En: "We're here to cheer for you."No: "Det var den støtten Aksel trengte.En: That was the support Aksel needed.No: Tross sin indre frykt bestemte han seg for ikke å la Emilie ta hele roret.En: Despite his inner fear, he decided not to let Emilie take the entire lead.No: Dette var tross alt hans lidenskap.En: This was his passion, after all.No: Da øyeblikket kom, og det var tid til å presentere, kjente Aksel hvordan hendene ristet mens han steg fram.En: When the moment came, and it was time to present, Aksel felt his hands shaking as he stepped forward.No: Emilie begynte med en flott introduksjon, før hun ga ordet videre til Aksel.En: Emilie began with a great introduction before she passed the word to Aksel.No: Han tok et dypt pust, prøvde å roe de bankende nervene.En: He took a deep breath, trying to calm the pounding nerves.No: Først stammet han litt, men snart fant han rytmen.En: At first, he stammered a bit, but soon he found his rhythm.No: Han husket hvorfor han elsket temaet og snakket om viktigheten av fornybar...

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