• A Power Outage Reveals True Holiday Spirit

  • Dec 15 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
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A Power Outage Reveals True Holiday Spirit

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  • Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: A Power Outage Reveals True Holiday Spirit Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/af/episode/2024-12-15-23-34-01-af Story Transcript:Af: Die son het helder geskyn oor die stil woonbuurt.En: The sun shone brightly over the quiet neighborhood.Af: Elkeen van die huise was versier met eenvoudige Kersfees-ligte en kranse.En: Each of the houses was decorated with simple Christmas lights and wreaths.Af: Die reuk van braaivleis het deur die luggie gewaai, terwyl laggeluide van gesinne weerklink.En: The smell of braaivleis wafted through the air, while the sound of laughter from families echoed.Af: Pieter het na sy huis se tuin gestap, sy hand op die hek.En: Pieter walked toward his house's garden, his hand on the gate.Af: Hy het diep asemgehaal.En: He took a deep breath.Af: Vandag was belangrik.En: Today was important.Af: Elmarie het hom agterna gekom met 'n warm glimlag, maar hy kon die bekommernis in haar oë sien.En: Elmarie followed him with a warm smile, but he could see the worry in her eyes.Af: "Gaan alles reg wees, Pieter?En: "Will everything be alright, Pieter?"Af: " het sy gevra.En: she asked.Af: "Ja, alles sal perfek wees," het hy vasberade gesê.En: "Yes, everything will be perfect," he said determinedly.Af: Maar in sy binneste het die bekommernisse gegroei.En: But inside, his worries were growing.Af: Die finansiële druk het soos 'n swaar las gevoel.En: The financial pressure felt like a heavy burden.Af: Hy wou vir sy gesin 'n pragtige Kersfees gee, maar die geld was skaars.En: He wanted to give his family a beautiful Christmas, but money was scarce.Af: Jaco, hul tienerseun, het op die stoep gesit.En: Jaco, their teenage son, sat on the porch.Af: Sy gedagtes was by sy vriende.En: His thoughts were with his friends.Af: Hy wou saam met hulle wees, maar hy het gevoel hoe belangrik hierdie gesinsbyeenkoms vir sy ouers was.En: He wanted to be with them, but he felt how important this family gathering was to his parents.Af: "Pa," het Jaco uiteindelik gesê, "kan ek help met iets?En: "Dad," Jaco finally said, "can I help with something?"Af: "Pieter het 'n dapper glimlag geforseer.En: Pieter forced a brave smile.Af: "Kom help my met die ligte, ou seun.En: "Come help me with the lights, old son."Af: "Die middag het hulle saam gespook om die Kersfees-dekor te maak met wat hulle gehad het.En: That afternoon, they struggled together to make the Christmas decor with what they had.Af: Pieter het 'n paar ou ligte en versierings uitgegrawe uit die motorhuis.En: Pieter dug out some old lights and decorations from the garage.Af: Dit was 'n moeilike taak, maar die gesin het saamgewerk.En: It was a difficult task, but the family worked together.Af: Die groot oomblik het aangebreek vir die ligte-ontsteking.En: The big moment had arrived for the lights' ignition.Af: Maar net toe hulle die skakelaar druk, het alles donker geword.En: But just as they pressed the switch, everything went dark.Af: 'n Kragonderbreking!En: A power outage!Af: Pieter se hart het vasgesak.En: Pieter's heart sank.Af: Was dit nou verby?En: Was it all over now?Af: Meteens het hulle 'n flikker van lig gesien.En: Suddenly, they saw a flicker of light.Af: Dit was Jaco wat 'n paar kerse aangesteek het.En: It was Jaco who had lit a few candles.Af: Elmarie het begin sing, en Pieter het besef dat die ligte en versierings nie belangrik was nie.En: Elmarie started singing, and Pieter realized that the lights and decorations didn't matter.Af: Dit was die saamwees wat getel het.En: It was the togetherness that counted.Af: Hulle het om die kerslig gesing en gelag, en Pieter het besef dat hierdie Kersfees inderdaad perfek was, net nie op die manier wat hy oorspronklik gedink het nie.En: They sang and laughed by candlelight, and Pieter realized that this Christmas was indeed perfect, just not in the way he had originally thought.Af: Pieter het die liefde en vreugde gevoel wat hom omring, en 'n nuwe verstaan van wat Kersfees regtig beteken.En: Pieter felt the love and joy surrounding him and gained a new understanding of what Christmas really means.Af: Hy het Elmarie se hand vasgehou, en vir die eerste keer was hy gemaklik om die klein onvolmaakthede te omhels.En: He held Elmarie's hand, and for the first time, he was comfortable embracing the small imperfections.Af: En so het die Kersfees in die woonbuurt geëindig met die geluid van vreugde en die ligte van die mense se liefde wat die nag ingeskyn het.En: And so, Christmas in the neighborhood ended with the sound of joy and the lights of the people's love shining into the night. Vocabulary Words:shone: geskynbrightly: helderdecorated: versierwreaths: kransewafted: gewaaiechoed: weerklinkdeterminedly: vasberadescarce: skaarsteenage: tienerseunporch: stoepgathering: gesinsbyeenkomsbrave: dappersmile: glimlagstruggled: gespookdecorations: versieringsgarage: motorhuisignition: ontstekingpressed: gedrukoutage: kragonderbrekingflicker: ...
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