Navigating Friendship: An Adventure in Self-Driving Boats

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Navigating Friendship: An Adventure in Self-Driving Boats Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/navigating-friendship-an-adventure-in-self-driving-boats Story Transcript:Nb: I Bergen er havet overalt.En: In Bergen, the sea is everywhere.Nb: Det er ingen biler. Bare selvkjørende båter.En: There are no cars—just self-driving boats.Nb: Alle reiser med båt, uansett vær.En: Everyone travels by boat, regardless of the weather.Nb: Hver dag er en reise over bølgene.En: Every day is a journey over the waves.Nb: Sigrid er en ung jente.En: Sigrid is a young girl.Nb: Hun bor i sentrum av Bergen.En: She lives in the center of Bergen.Nb: Hun elsker vannet.En: She loves the water.Nb: Hver morgen tar hun en selvkjørende båt til skolen.En: Every morning she takes a self-driving boat to school.Nb: Båten heter Håpet.En: The boat is called Hope.Nb: En morgen er det tåke.En: One morning, there is fog.Nb: Skolen er borte i tåken.En: The school is hidden in the fog.Nb: Sigrid er urolig.En: Sigrid is uneasy.Nb: Hun setter seg i Håpet.En: She gets into Hope.Nb: Båten starter turen.En: The boat starts its journey.Nb: På vei til skolen møter hun Lars.En: On the way to school, she meets Lars.Nb: Lars bor også i Bergen.En: Lars also lives in Bergen.Nb: Han er høy og har brunt hår.En: He is tall with brown hair.Nb: Han tar båten Frihet.En: He takes the boat Freedom.Nb: Lars smiler til Sigrid.En: Lars smiles at Sigrid.Nb: "Hei Sigrid! Har du sett Eirik i dag?" spør han.En: "Hi Sigrid! Have you seen Eirik today?" he asks.Nb: Eirik er en venn av både Sigrid og Lars.En: Eirik is a friend of both Sigrid and Lars.Nb: Eirik er en oppfinner.En: Eirik is an inventor.Nb: Han fikser båter for folk i Bergen.En: He fixes boats for people in Bergen.Nb: Sigrid ser på Lars.En: Sigrid looks at Lars.Nb: "Nei, jeg har ikke sett ham," svarer hun.En: "No, I haven’t seen him," she replies.Nb: Plutselig stopper Håpet.En: Suddenly, Hope stops.Nb: Båten er midt ute på fjorden.En: The boat is in the middle of the fjord.Nb: Sigrid prøver å starte motoren igjen.En: Sigrid tries to restart the engine.Nb: Det fungerer ikke.En: It doesn’t work.Nb: Lars er ved siden av henne i sin båt.En: Lars is beside her in his boat.Nb: "Jeg tror vi må finne Eirik," sier Lars.En: "I think we need to find Eirik," says Lars.Nb: "Han kan fikse båten."En: "He can fix the boat."Nb: Sigrid nikker.En: Sigrid nods.Nb: De setter kurs mot Eiriks verksted.En: They set course for Eirik’s workshop.Nb: Tåken er tykk.En: The fog is thick.Nb: De kan nesten ikke se noe.En: They can hardly see anything.Nb: Båtene kjører sakte fremover.En: The boats move slowly forward.Nb: De finner verkstedet til slutt.En: They finally find the workshop.Nb: Eirik står utenfor.En: Eirik is standing outside.Nb: Han er dekket i olje.En: He is covered in oil.Nb: "Hva skjedde?" spør han.En: "What happened?" he asks.Nb: "Motoren stoppet," sier Sigrid.En: "The engine stopped," says Sigrid.Nb: "Vi er usikre på hva som er galt."En:...

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