Rekindling Winter Bonds: A Christmas Homecoming in Oslo

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Rekindling Winter Bonds: A Christmas Homecoming in Oslo Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2024-12-20-08-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Snøen dalte stille over Holmenkollen.En: The snow fell quietly over Holmenkollen.No: Den hvite juledekoren lyste opp den mørke vinterkvelden.En: The white Christmas decorations lit up the dark winter evening.No: Siv stod ved inngangen til Holmenkollen, hvor barndommens minner strømmet på.En: Siv stood at the entrance to Holmenkollen, where childhood memories flooded in.No: Hun hadde reist langt for å være her denne julen, hjemmet i Oslo, med familien hun hadde savnet.En: She had traveled far to be here this Christmas, home in Oslo, with the family she had missed.No: Tankene var hos Eirik, hennes yngre bror.En: Her thoughts were with Eirik, her younger brother.No: Hun hadde ikke sett ham på lenge, og hun visste at det skulle bli et møte de begge lengtet etter.En: She hadn't seen him for a long time, and she knew it would be a meeting they both longed for.No: "Eirik vil sikkert ikke tilgi meg lett," tenkte Siv mens hun kikket opp på skibakken.En: "Eirik will certainly not forgive me easily," thought Siv as she looked up at the ski slope.No: Han hadde alltid vært mer knyttet til de gamle tradisjonene enn henne.En: He had always been more attached to the old traditions than she was.No: Hun følte seg skyldbetynget for å ha vært borte så lenge.En: She felt guilty for having been away so long.No: Karrierevalgene hennes hadde ført henne langt vekk fra Norge, og familien hadde nesten blitt glemt i jakten på drømmene hennes.En: Her career choices had taken her far away from Norway, and the family had almost been forgotten in the pursuit of her dreams.No: Siv trakk pusten dypt og begynte å gå opp mot toppen av bakken, hvor Eirik hadde avtalt å møte henne.En: Siv took a deep breath and began to walk up toward the top of the slope, where Eirik had agreed to meet her.No: Barndommens latter og skiglede føltes nesten til å ta og føle på i den iskalde luften.En: The laughter and joy of skiing childhood felt almost palpable in the icy air.No: Minnene om skihelger og varm kakao ved bakken brakte en varm følelse av hjem.En: The memories of ski weekends and hot cocoa by the slope brought a warm feeling of home.No: På toppen stod Eirik, som betraktet utsikten over et lysstrålende Oslo.En: At the top stood Eirik, gazing at the view over a brightly lit Oslo.No: Han hørte Siv nærme seg, men snudde seg ikke med en gang.En: He heard Siv approaching but didn't turn around immediately.No: Hjertet hans var tungt med skuffelse som hadde bygget seg opp over årene.En: His heart was heavy with disappointment that had built up over the years.No: Selv om han savnet henne, var det vanskelig å se forbi hva han hadde opplevd som et svik.En: Even though he missed her, it was hard to look past what he had experienced as a betrayal.No: "Siv," sa han endelig og vendte seg mot henne.En: "Siv," he finally said, turning to her.No: Blikket var alvorlig, men Siv kunne se hint av det myke, barneaktige smilet hun husket.En: His gaze was serious, but Siv could see hints of the soft, childlike smile she remembered.No: "Hvorfor tok det så lang tid å komme hjem?En: "Why did it take so long to come home?"No: "Siv så ned på sine snowboots.En: Siv looked down at her snow boots.No: "Jeg var for opptatt med meg selv, Eirik.

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