Ghostly Misadventures: Prague's Charles Bridge Laughter Day

Fluent Fiction - Czech: Ghostly Misadventures: Prague's Charles Bridge Laughter Day Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/ghostly-misadventures-pragues-charles-bridge-laughter-day Story Transcript:Cs: Pod jasným letním sluncem, které se jemně odráželo od kalné řeky Vltavy, kráčeli Vojtěch, Petra a Martin po Karlově mostě v centru Prahy.En: Under the bright summer sun, gently reflecting off the murky Vltava River, Vojtěch, Petra, and Martin walked across Charles Bridge in the center of Prague.Cs: Nádech historie a mystiky plnil vzduch kolem nich.En: A sense of history and mysticism filled the air around them.Cs: Gotické věže a sochy světců je sledovaly z výšin, kde stáli, jako kdyby čekaly na něco neobvyklého.En: Gothic towers and statues of saints watched them from on high, as if waiting for something unusual.Cs: „Dneska je ten den,“ prohlásil Vojtěch s nadšením.En: “Today is the day,” Vojtěch declared excitedly.Cs: Držel v ruce krabici plnou elektronického vybavení.En: He held a box full of electronic equipment in his hand.Cs: „Dneska chytíme důkaz, že duchové existují.“ Petra se usmála a rychle psala poznámky do svého blogu na mobilu.En: “Today, we’ll capture proof that ghosts exist.” Petra smiled and quickly jotted down notes for her blog on her phone.Cs: „To bude úžasný příběh pro mé čtenáře.“ Martin, skeptik, se jen zakřenil.En: “This will be an amazing story for my readers.” Martin, the skeptic, just grinned.Cs: „No doufám, že to zvládneme bez průšvihů.“ Vojtěch položil krabici na zem a začal rozbalovat různé přístroje.En: “Well, I hope we can manage without any mishaps.” Vojtěch set the box down and began unpacking various devices.Cs: „Tak, máme tady detektor pohybu, infračervenou kameru a náš speciální EVP rekordér,“ vysvětloval.En: “So, we’ve got a motion detector, an infrared camera, and our special EVP recorder here,” he explained.Cs: Petra povzbuzovala.En: Petra encouraged them.Cs: „Připravte se!“ Vojtěch zapnul přístroje.En: “Get ready!” Vojtěch turned on the devices.Cs: Detektor pohybu začal pípat, ale jen na okamžik.En: The motion detector beeped but only for a moment.Cs: Najednou vše ztichlo.En: Suddenly, everything fell silent.Cs: „Co se děje?“ zamračil se.En: “What’s happening?” he frowned.Cs: Martin přistoupil, aby se podíval.En: Martin stepped closer to look.Cs: „Myslím, že je to rozbité.“ Vojtěch skákal od jednoho přístroje k druhému.En: “I think it’s broken.” Vojtěch jumped from one device to another.Cs: „Ne, to je nemožné!“ Ale stále nic nefungovalo správně.En: “No, that’s impossible!” But nothing seemed to be working properly.Cs: Detektor vysílal divné zvuky.En: The detector emitted strange sounds.Cs: Kamera se zapnula a vypnula.En: The camera turned on and off.Cs: Petra se usmívala.En: Petra smiled.Cs: „Možná to jsou duchové, Vojtěchu?“ povídala vesele.En: “Maybe it’s the ghosts, Vojtěch?” she said cheerfully.Cs: „Nebo špatná baterka,“ odpověděl Martin suše a usmál se.En: “Or a bad battery,” Martin replied dryly, smiling.Cs: Vojtěch rozhodl.En: Vojtěch decided.Cs: „Musíme to kalibrovat znovu,“ řekl a začal tisknout tlačítka na detektoru.En: “We need to recalibrate it,” he said and began pressing buttons on the detector.Cs: Petra šla mezi turisty, kteří nás zvědavě sledovali.En: Petra walked among the tourists who were curiously...

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