From Nerves to Confidence: Elin's Artistic Breakthrough

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: From Nerves to Confidence: Elin's Artistic Breakthrough Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2024-12-22-08-38-19-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Snön låg som ett mjukt täcke över Stortorget i Stockholm.En: The snow lay like a soft blanket over Stortorget in Stockholm.Sv: De historiska byggnaderna lyste i skenet från de twinklande ljusslingorna, och den stora julgranen i mitten spred julstämning.En: The historic buildings glowed in the light of the twinkling string lights, and the large Christmas tree in the middle spread holiday cheer.Sv: Elin stod vid kanten av torget, alldeles nervös.En: Elin stood at the edge of the square, quite nervous.Sv: Idag var dagen då hon skulle presentera sitt konstprojekt i skolan.En: Today was the day she would present her art project at school.Sv: Elin älskade att skapa, men tanken på att tala inför sina klasskamrater skrämde henne.En: Elin loved to create, but the thought of speaking in front of her classmates frightened her.Sv: Hennes projekt var en modell av en traditionell "Julbock", skapad av halm och rött band.En: Her project was a model of a traditional "Julbock," made of straw and red ribbon.Sv: Hon hade lagt timmar på att få varje detalj rätt.En: She had spent hours getting every detail right.Sv: Men oron fanns där — vad om de andra inte tyckte om hennes arbete?En: But the worry was there — what if the others didn't like her work?Sv: Särskilt Jakob, som aldrig verkade missa ett tillfälle att reta henne för hennes konstiga drömmar.En: Especially Jakob, who never seemed to miss an opportunity to tease her about her peculiar dreams.Sv: "Ska du gömma dig där hela dagen, Elin?" Sofia, hennes bästa vän, log uppmuntrande.En: "Are you going to hide there all day, Elin?" Sofia, her best friend, smiled encouragingly.Sv: Elin tog ett djupt andetag.En: Elin took a deep breath.Sv: Hon visste att hon måste våga för att växa.En: She knew she had to dare to grow.Sv: "Nej, jag är redo."En: "No, I'm ready."Sv: De samlades alla framför julljusen.En: They all gathered in front of the Christmas lights.Sv: Lärare och elever, med Ms. Andersson i spetsen, väntade på att föreställningarna skulle börja.En: Teachers and students, with Ms. Andersson at the forefront, awaited the performances to begin.Sv: Elin kände sitt hjärta dunka snabbare när Ms. Andersson frågade vem som ville börja.En: Elin felt her heart beat faster when Ms. Andersson asked who wanted to start.Sv: Elin räckte upp handen, överraskande både sig själv och resten av gruppen.En: Elin raised her hand, surprising both herself and the rest of the group.Sv: Elin klev fram med stolen bredvid sig, där hennes Julbock vilade.En: Elin stepped forward with the chair beside her, where her "Julbock" rested.Sv: Hennes röst darrade lite i början, men när hon började beskriva hur hon gjorde bocken och betydelsen av traditionen, lyste hennes ögon upp.En: Her voice trembled a bit at first, but as she began to describe how she made the goat and the significance of the tradition, her eyes lit up.Sv: Hon glömde nästan bort de andra och lät sin passion för konsten tala.En: She almost forgot the others and let her passion for art speak.Sv: Jakob verkade förvånad över Elins entusiasm och tystnade när han lyssnade.En: Jakob seemed surprised by Elin's enthusiasm and fell silent as he listened.Sv: När hon hade talat klart, fylldes luften av applåder.En:...

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