Spring's New Beginnings: Siblings Unravel an Heirloom Burden

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Spring's New Beginnings: Siblings Unravel an Heirloom Burden Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-04-26-22-34-02-ca Story Transcript:Ca: Al café a Barcelona, la primavera omplia l'aire amb una fresca dolçor.En: At the café in Barcelona, the spring filled the air with a fresh sweetness.Ca: Les taules estaven plenes de turistes i locals, la conversa animada barrejant-se amb el so de les culleretes removent les tasses.En: The tables were filled with tourists and locals, lively conversation mingling with the sound of spoons stirring cups.Ca: Marc, Anna i Lluc estaven reunits a una taula al fons, una illa de caos entre la multitud.En: Marc, Anna, and Lluc were gathered at a table in the back, an island of chaos amid the crowd.Ca: Marc va observar els seus germans.En: Marc observed his siblings.Ca: Ell sempre havia estat el germà responsable.En: He had always been the responsible brother.Ca: Fins i tot ara, mentre parlaven de l'herència, ell sentia el pes de les expectatives familiars.En: Even now, while they talked about the inheritance, he felt the weight of family expectations.Ca: Anna, asseguda entre ell i Lluc, intentava com sempre mantenir la pau.En: Anna, sitting between him and Lluc, tried as always to keep the peace.Ca: Però ell sabia que ella tenia les seves pròpies ambicions.En: But he knew she had her own ambitions.Ca: Lluc feia veure que no li importava res, però Marc veia l'anhel de aprovació als seus ulls.En: Lluc pretended not to care about anything, but Marc saw the desire for approval in his eyes.Ca: El tema de l'herència havia tret a la llum velles tensions.En: The topic of the inheritance had brought old tensions to light.Ca: Lluc volia vendre tot i començar de nou.En: Lluc wanted to sell everything and start anew.Ca: Anna proposava invertir en una petita fonda familiar.En: Anna proposed investing in a small family inn.Ca: Marc, en canvi, mai no volia parlar d'això.En: Marc, on the other hand, never wanted to talk about it.Ca: Ell només volia ser lliure, més enllà dels deures familiars.En: He just wanted to be free, beyond family duties.Ca: Per ell, l'herència era una altra cadena.En: For him, the inheritance was another chain.Ca: "Per què no podem, simplement, decidir el que realment volem tots?", va dir Marc finalment, la ràbia acumulada tremolant a la seva veu.En: "Why can’t we just decide what we all truly want?" said Marc finally, his accumulated anger trembling in his voice.Ca: "He de poder viure la meva vida sense aquest pes."En: "I should be able to live my life without this weight."Ca: "Però som una família, Marc," va dir Anna amb suavitat.En: "But we are a family, Marc," said Anna softly.Ca: "Hem de fer-ho plegats."En: "We have to do it together."Ca: "Sí, però sempre sóc jo el que ha d'arrossegar aquesta càrrega," va replicar Marc.En: "Yes, but it’s always me who has to carry this burden," Marc replied.Ca: "Jo també vull viure la meva vida."En: "I want to live my life too."Ca: Hi va haver un moment de silenci.En: There was a moment of silence.Ca: El soroll del café encara retombava al seu voltant, però ells estaven en un altre món.En: The noise of the café still echoed around them, but they were in another world.Ca: "Potser tens raó," va admetre Lluc.En: "Maybe you’re right," admitted Lluc.Ca: "Mai ens ho hem plantejat des del...