The Domino Bike Crash: A Cheery Copenhagen Tale

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Domino Bike Crash: A Cheery Copenhagen Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-domino-bike-crash-a-cheery-copenhagen-tale Story Transcript:Da: København var altid fyldt med liv. Især i det travle område omkring Nørreport Station, hvor cyklerne stod linet op på begge sider af gaden. Cykelstativerne strakte sig langt ned ad den velbrugte vej, der ofte var spækket med travle folk, der skulle til og fra arbejde eller skole, og turister, der beundrede den danske livsstil.En: Copenhagen was always bustling with life. Especially in the busy area around Nørreport Station, where bikes were lined up on both sides of the street. The bike racks stretched far down the well-worn road, often packed with busy people going to and from work or school, and tourists admiring the Danish lifestyle.Da: Lars, en lidt klodset, men rar fyr, boede ganske tæt på. Alle morgener tog han sin cykel og kørte gennem trafikhavet. Denne morgen var ingen undtagelse. Morgenluften var kølig men frisk. Solen begyndte lige så stille at kaste dens stråler over byens tage, og folk myldrede allerede rundt i deres egen lille verden af bekymringer. Lars kørte beredt ned ad gaden med et stort smil på læben, mens han nynnede en sang, han ikke kunne få ud af hovedet.En: Lars, a slightly clumsy but friendly guy, lived very close by. Every morning, he would hop on his bike and ride through the sea of traffic. This morning was no exception. The morning air was cool but crisp. The sun was slowly starting to cast its rays over the rooftops of the city, and people were already bustling around in their own little realm of worries. Lars confidently rode down the street with a big smile on his face, humming a song he couldn't get out of his head.Da: Og så skete det - Lars kiggede et øjeblik væk fra vejen og kørte direkte ind i cykelstativet. Overrasket tumlede Lars over styret og landede pænt, men en smule ukontrolleret, på fortovet. Med et højt brag væltede cyklerne rundt om ham og på cykelstativet som et kæmpe domino-spil.En: And then, it happened - Lars momentarily looked away from the road and crashed right into the bike rack. Surprised, Lars tumbled over the handlebars and landed neatly, but somewhat uncontrollably, on the sidewalk. With a loud crash, the bikes toppled around him and on the bike rack like a giant game of dominoes.Da: På den anden side af vejen stod Sofie, Lars' nabo. Hun var en munter og livlig pige, der altid bar et tilpas lyst humør. Hun havde fulgt efter Lars og set hele episoden. Først stod hun målløs og stirrede på kaosset, men så begyndte hun at grine. Ikke for at gøre nar af Lars, men for at give situationen en munter drejning.En: On the other side of the street stood Sofie, Lars' neighbor. She was a cheerful and lively girl, always wearing a perfectly bright mood. She had followed Lars and witnessed the whole incident. At first, she stood speechless, staring at the chaos, but then she started laughing. Not to mock Lars, but to add a cheerful twist to the situation.Da: "Fint klaret, Lars!" råbte hun, stadig grinet i stemmen, mens hun nærmede sig for at hjælpe. Lars rejste sig på en næsten heroisk måde og kiggede flovt rundt. "Det var bare... en øvelse! Ja, en øvelse i at falde korrekt," sagde han, rodet men ikke slået ud.En: "Well done, Lars!" she shouted, still laughing in her voice, as she approached to help. Lars got up in an almost heroic manner and looked around sheepishly. "That was just... a practice! Yes, a practice in falling correctly," he said, disheveled but not defeated.Da: Hjælpeløst forsøgte Sofie at navigere gennem det væltede hav af cykler, mens hun prøvede at undertrykke et fnis. Hele...