Friendship & Courage on Prague’s Historic Charles Bridge

Fluent Fiction - Czech: Friendship & Courage on Prague’s Historic Charles Bridge Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/friendship-courage-on-pragues-historic-charles-bridge Story Transcript:Cs: Horké letní slunce svítilo na historický Karlův most v Praze.En: The hot summer sun shone on the historic Charles Bridge in Prague.Cs: Lidé procházeli kolem soch a užívali si výhled na řeku Vltavu.En: People walked past the statues and enjoyed the view of the Vltava River.Cs: V té záplavě turistů stál Václav, první rok student univerzity, a cítil se ztracený.En: Amidst the flood of tourists stood Václav, a first-year university student, feeling lost.Cs: Vše bylo nové a obrovské.En: Everything was new and immense.Cs: V ruce držel mapu univerzity a nervózně se rozhlížel kolem.En: He held a university map in his hand and nervously looked around.Cs: „Ahoj!En: “Hi!Cs: Ty musíš být Václav!“ promluvila na něj veselým hlasem Lída, druhý rok studentka.En: You must be Václav!” Lída, a second-year student, spoke to him in a cheerful voice.Cs: Mávala mu a usmívala se.En: She waved and smiled at him.Cs: Lída byla dobrovolnice, která pomáhala novým studentům.En: Lída was a volunteer helping new students.Cs: „Ano, to jsem já,“ odpověděl Václav a pokusil se o úsměv.En: “Yes, that's me,” Václav replied and attempted a smile.Cs: Václav se bál, že nebude zapadat.En: Václav was afraid he wouldn't fit in.Cs: Pocházel z malé vesnice a Praha byla pro něj velkým a cizím světem.En: He came from a small village, and Prague was a big and foreign world to him.Cs: V tu chvíli se k nim přidal Adam, další nový student.En: At that moment, Adam, another new student, joined them.Cs: „Ahoj, jsem Adam,“ řekl tiše.En: “Hi, I'm Adam,” he said quietly.Cs: Měl podobné pocity jako Václav, ale byl odhodlaný najít nové přátele.En: He had similar feelings as Václav but was determined to make new friends.Cs: „Pojďte, půjdem na procházku po mostě,“ navrhla Lída.En: “Come on, let’s take a walk across the bridge,” Lída suggested.Cs: „Ukážu vám různé zajímavosti a povíme si něco o univerzitě.“ Václav a Adam následovali Lídu, která s nadšením vyprávěla o sochách a historii mostu.En: “I’ll show you various points of interest and tell you something about the university.” Václav and Adam followed Lída, who enthusiastically talked about the statues and the history of the bridge.Cs: Pomalu se začali cítit pohodlněji.En: They slowly began to feel more at ease.Cs: Pak přišel čas skupinové aktivity.En: Then came time for a group activity.Cs: Lída rozdělila studenty do menších skupinek, a Václav a Adam skončili s ní.En: Lída divided the students into smaller groups, and Václav and Adam ended up with her.Cs: Měli vymyslet krátkou prezentaci o Karlově mostě.En: They were to create a short presentation about Charles Bridge.Cs: Václav byl zprvu tichý, bál se, že řekne něco špatně.En: Václav was initially quiet, afraid he would say something wrong.Cs: Lída to však rychle pochopila.En: However, Lída quickly understood.Cs: „Neboj se, každý z nás měl na začátku strach,“ řekla tiše.En: "Don't worry, everyone was scared at the beginning," she said softly.Cs: „Opravdu?“ zeptal se Václav.En: “Really?” Václav asked.Cs: Nevěřil, že někdo tak sebevědomý jako Lída by měl někdy problémy.En: He couldn’t believe that someone as...

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