Escape to Serenity: A Friendship Rekindled by Nature's Embrace

Fluent Fiction - Finnish: Escape to Serenity: A Friendship Rekindled by Nature's Embrace Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/escape-to-serenity-a-friendship-rekindled-by-natures-embrace Story Transcript:Fi: Heikin herätyskello soi varhain aamulla.En: Heikki's alarm clock rang early in the morning.Fi: Helsinki oli vasta heräämässä.En: Helsinki was just waking up.Fi: Heikki katsoi ikkunasta ulos.En: Heikki looked out the window.Fi: Aurinko oli noussut, ja taivas oli kirkkaan sininen.En: The sun had risen, and the sky was bright blue.Fi: He tunsi, että tänään oli hyvä päivä lähteä matkalle.En: He felt that today was a good day to set off on a journey.Fi: Heikki oli väsynyt.En: Heikki was tired.Fi: Töissä oli ollut kiireistä.En: Work had been busy.Fi: Hän tarvitsi taukoa.En: He needed a break.Fi: Silloin hän sai idean.En: That’s when he got an idea.Fi: Hän soittaisi vanhalle ystävälleen Anjalle.En: He would call his old friend, Anja.Fi: He eivät olleet nähneet vuosiin.En: They hadn’t seen each other in years.Fi: Anja vastasi heti puhelimeen.En: Anja answered the phone immediately.Fi: Heikki kertoi ideastaan.En: Heikki told her his idea.Fi: He voisivat mennä hänen kesämökilleen.En: They could go to his summer cottage.Fi: Se on kauniin järven rannalla, kaukana kaupungin hälystä.En: It’s on the shore of a beautiful lake, far from the noise of the city.Fi: Anja suostui.En: Anja agreed.Fi: Hänelläkin oli ollut raskasta.En: She had also had a tough time.Fi: Hän kaipasi rauhaa ja ystävää.En: She longed for peace and a friend.Fi: Heikki pakkasi autonsa.En: Heikki packed his car.Fi: Anja saapui nopeasti, ja he lähtivät ajamaan kohti maaseutua.En: Anja arrived quickly, and they set off towards the countryside.Fi: Helsinki jäi taakse.En: Helsinki was left behind.Fi: Talot vähenivät ja metsää tuli enemmän näkyviin.En: The houses became fewer, and more forests came into view.Fi: He puhuivat matkan aikana paljon vanhoista ajoista.En: They talked a lot about old times during the trip.Fi: He saapuivat kesämökille.En: They arrived at the summer cottage.Fi: Kärpäset surisivat, ja ilma tuoksui metsältä.En: Flies were buzzing, and the air smelled like the forest.Fi: He menivät järven rannalle.En: They went to the lake shore.Fi: Se oli epätodellisen kaunis.En: It was unrealistically beautiful.Fi: Vesi oli kirkasta ja hiljaista.En: The water was clear and quiet.Fi: Illalla he tekivät nuotion.En: In the evening, they made a campfire.Fi: He istuivat sen äärellä ja paistoivat makkaraa.En: They sat by it and roasted sausages.Fi: Heikki oli hiljainen.En: Heikki was quiet.Fi: Hän mietti työstressiä ja mitä uskaltaisi kertoa Anjalle.En: He was thinking about work stress and what he dared to tell Anja.Fi: Anja katsoi häntä ja kysyi varovasti: "Mitä kuuluu, Heikki?En: Anja looked at him and asked cautiously, "How are you, Heikki?Fi: Oikeasti?"En: Really?"Fi: Heikki huokaisi syvään.En: Heikki sighed deeply.Fi: "Kaikki ei ole hyvin, Anja.En: "Not everything is well, Anja.Fi: Työ painaa.En: Work is weighing on me.Fi: Olen niin väsynyt."En: I’m so tired."

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