Weathering the Storm: Lars' Race Against Time in Snowy Stockholm

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Weathering the Storm: Lars' Race Against Time in Snowy Stockholm Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-02-15-23-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Det var en kall vintermorgon i Stockholm, och snön föll tungt över staden.En: It was a cold winter morning in Stockholm, and the snow was falling heavily over the city.Sv: Tunnelbanestationen vid T-Centralen var full av människor.En: The subway station at T-Centralen was full of people.Sv: Alla hade bråttom, alla frös.En: Everyone was in a hurry, everyone was freezing.Sv: Lars, en noggrann projektledare, stod vid spår 1.En: Lars, a meticulous project manager, was standing at track 1.Sv: Han drog upp kragen på sin kappa och spejade in mot tunneln.En: He pulled up the collar of his coat and peered into the tunnel.Sv: Han hade ett viktigt möte idag.En: He had an important meeting today.Sv: Ett möte som kunde lyfta hans karriär.En: A meeting that could elevate his career.Sv: Lars var stolt över att alltid vara i tid.En: Lars was proud of always being on time.Sv: Men idag var det problem.En: But today there was a problem.Sv: Tågen var försenade på grund av snön.En: The trains were delayed due to the snow.Sv: Han tog djupa andetag för att hålla sig lugn, men hans inre var fyllt av oro.En: He took deep breaths to keep himself calm, but inside he was filled with anxiety.Sv: Skulle han hinna till mötet?En: Would he make it to the meeting on time?Sv: Vid sin sida stod Sofia och Erik, hans kollegor.En: At his side stood Sofia and Erik, his colleagues.Sv: "Vi borde kanske ta en taxi istället?"En: "Maybe we should take a taxi instead?"Sv: föreslog Sofia.En: suggested Sofia.Sv: Erik nickade och såg på Lars med hoppfulla ögon.En: Erik nodded and looked at Lars with hopeful eyes.Sv: "Vi har inte råd att missa det här," sade han.En: "We can't afford to miss this," he said.Sv: Lars vägde alternativen.En: Lars weighed the options.Sv: Varje minut räknades.En: Every minute counted.Sv: Till slut bestämde sig Lars för att försöka med en taxi.En: In the end, Lars decided to try a taxi.Sv: De tre gick snabbt ut från stationen och viftade in en ledig bil.En: The three quickly left the station and waved down a free car.Sv: Stockholmstrafiken var, som vanligt, kaotisk.En: Stockholm's traffic was, as usual, chaotic.Sv: Dessutom hade snön gjort vägarna hala.En: Additionally, the snow had made the roads slippery.Sv: Taxin kröp fram längs gatorna, medan Lars nervöst kastade blickar på sin klocka.En: The taxi crawled along the streets, while Lars nervously glanced at his watch.Sv: Klockan tickade.En: The clock was ticking.Sv: Mötet skulle börja om tio minuter, och de satt fast i trafiken.En: The meeting would start in ten minutes, and they were stuck in traffic.Sv: Lars spände sig.En: Lars tensed.Sv: Skulle han komma försent?En: Would he be late?Sv: Men just då började taxin röra sig snabbare.En: But just then, the taxi started to move faster.Sv: Lars drog ett djupt andetag.En: Lars took a deep breath.Sv: De hade en chans.En: They had a chance.Sv: Med endast ett par minuter till godo rusade Lars in i mötesrummet.En: With only a couple of minutes to spare, Lars rushed into the meeting room.Sv: Han hade...

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