A Winter's Lesson: Jiří's Race Against Time

Fluent Fiction - Czech: A Winter's Lesson: Jiří's Race Against Time Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/cs/episode/2025-01-17-23-34-02-cs Story Transcript:Cs: Jiri zavrtal prsty do kapsy, hledal teplo.En: Jiri dug his fingers into his pocket, searching for warmth.Cs: Zima v Praze byla krutá.En: Winter in Prague was cruel.Cs: Květinová zahrada, obvykle plná barev, byla teď pod bílou přikrývkou.En: The flower garden, usually full of colors, was now under a white blanket.Cs: Stromy stáli tiše, jako by hlídaly tajemství.En: The trees stood silently as if guarding secrets.Cs: Petra a Martin šli vedle něj, jejich kroky skřípaly na čerstvě napadlém sněhu.En: Petra and Martin walked next to him, their steps crunching on the freshly fallen snow.Cs: Bylo ráno.En: It was morning.Cs: Cesta do školy byla pro trio rutinou.En: The journey to school was a routine for the trio.Cs: Petra se smála něčemu, co Martin řekl.En: Petra laughed at something Martin said.Cs: Jiří se usmíval, ale myšlenky mu běžely jinam.En: Jiří smiled, but his thoughts were elsewhere.Cs: "Jiří, co se děje?"En: "Jiří, what's going on?"Cs: zeptala se Petra, když si všimla, že je duchem nepřítomný.En: Petra asked when she noticed he was absent-minded.Cs: "Nic, jen přemýšlím," odpověděl tiše.En: "Nothing, just thinking," he replied quietly.Cs: Není to vůbec nic, co by chtěl otevřeně sdílet.En: It's nothing he wanted to openly share.Cs: Zapomněl domácí úkol na stole, doma.En: He had forgotten his homework on the table, at home.Cs: Úkol, na kterém pracoval celý víkend.En: Homework he had worked on all weekend.Cs: Sníh začal pomalu padat hustěji.En: The snow began to fall more heavily.Cs: Jiri se rozhodl.En: Jiri decided.Cs: Musí se vrátit domů.En: He had to go back home.Cs: Řekl Petře a Martinovi, ať pokračují bez něj.En: He told Petra and Martin to continue without him.Cs: Proti čerstvému sněhu se vydal zpět.En: Against the fresh snow, he set off back.Cs: Měl strach.En: He was worried.Cs: Co když přijde pozdě?En: What if he arrived late?Cs: Co řekne pan učitel?En: What would the teacher say?Cs: Běžel.En: He ran.Cs: Sníh pod ním skřípal hlasitěji.En: The snow under him crunched louder.Cs: Srdce mu bušilo.En: His heart was pounding.Cs: Když dorazil domů, vzal úkol a znovu vyběhl ven.En: When he reached home, he grabbed the homework and dashed out again.Cs: Cesta zpět byla ještě složitější, nohy ho bolely, ale věděl, že musí spěchat.En: The way back was even more difficult; his legs hurt, but he knew he had to hurry.Cs: Když se blížil ke škole, slyšel zvonění.En: As he approached the school, he heard the bell ringing.Cs: Rychle se snažil dostat do třídy.En: He quickly tried to get into the classroom.Cs: Dveře byly skoro zavřené.En: The doors were almost closed.Cs: S otáčivým dechem a promrzlými tvářemi se mu podařilo vklouznout dovnitř, právě včas.En: With spinning breath and frozen cheeks, he managed to slip inside just in time.Cs: Učitel se otočil.En: The teacher turned around.Cs: "Jiri, rád tě vidím," řekl a kývl.En: "Jiri, I'm glad to see you," he said and nodded.Cs: Jiří, zadýchaný a s úsměvem, předal učiteli svůj úkol.En: Jiří, panting and smiling,...

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