Mysteries of Bran: Unearthing Secrets at Midnight

Fluent Fiction - Romanian: Mysteries of Bran: Unearthing Secrets at Midnight Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ro/episode/2024-12-30-23-34-01-ro Story Transcript:Ro: Zăpada cădea liniștit peste Munții Carpați, acoperind satul Bran într-o pătură albă și tăcută.En: The snow was falling quietly over the Munții Carpați, covering the village of Bran in a silent, white blanket.Ro: În castel, un foc trosnea vesel într-un șemineu vechi, dar atenția lui Ioan era departe de căldura acestuia.En: In the castle, a fire crackled happily in an old fireplace, but Ioan's attention was far from its warmth.Ro: El se afla într-o încăpere mare, cu pereți de piatră rece, ale căror colțuri întunecate ascundeau mistere nerostite.En: He was in a large room with cold stone walls, whose dark corners hid unspoken mysteries.Ro: Ioan era un istoric pasionat, iar Bran era castelul visurilor sale.En: Ioan was a passionate historian, and Bran was the castle of his dreams.Ro: Zvonurile despre treceri secrete îl fascinau încă din copilărie și acum, în pragul Anului Nou, el simțea că era aproape de o descoperire.En: Rumors about secret passages had fascinated him since childhood, and now, on the eve of the New Year, he felt he was close to a discovery.Ro: Mihaela, colega lui de breaslă, stătea lângă el, studiind o hartă veche.En: Mihaela, his colleague, stood next to him, studying an old map.Ro: "Nu există dovezi clare," spunea ea, ridicând din umeri sceptică.En: "There is no clear evidence," she said, shrugging skeptically.Ro: "Sunt doar povești.En: "They are just stories."Ro: "Sorin, îngrijitorul castelului, privea de la distanță.En: Sorin, the castle caretaker, watched from a distance.Ro: Era un bărbat blând, mereu cu zâmbetul pe buze.En: He was a gentle man, always with a smile on his face.Ro: Părea să știe mai multe decât arăta.En: He seemed to know more than he let on.Ro: Din când în când, lăsa indicii subtile, cum ar fi scrisori vechi pline de note misterioase.En: From time to time, he left subtle hints, such as old letters full of mysterious notes.Ro: Instinctul lui Ioan îi spunea că acolo era cheia.En: Ioan's instinct told him there was the key.Ro: Cu o hotărâre reînnoită, Ioan a decis să exploreze singur.En: With renewed determination, Ioan decided to explore on his own.Ro: S-a uitat la Mihaela, care studia în continuare hărțile.En: He looked at Mihaela, who continued to study the maps.Ro: "Am să verific ceva," a spus el, și a ieșit pe coridorul îngust, lăsat doar de licăririle luminii de la torțele pe perete.En: "I'm going to check something," he said, and stepped out into the narrow corridor, lit only by the flickers of torchlight on the walls.Ro: După ore de căutări prin camere abandonate, Ioan a descoperit o tapiserie veche.En: After hours of searching through abandoned rooms, Ioan discovered an old tapestry.Ro: Se strecurase în colțul unei săli nefolosite.En: It was tucked into a corner of an unused hall.Ro: În spatele acesteia, o piatră părea diferită.En: Behind it, a stone seemed different.Ro: O clipă de îndoială, alimentată de cuvintele lui Mihaela, i-a trecut prin minte.En: A moment of doubt, fueled by Mihaela's words, crossed his mind.Ro: Dar curiozitatea a triumfat.En: But curiosity triumphed.Ro: A apăsat piatra cu mâna și a simțit cum se declanșează un mecanism.En: He pressed the stone with his hand and felt a mechanism trigger.Ro: Zidul...

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