First-Time Voter: Emil's Journey to Civic Fulfillment

Fluent Fiction - Danish: First-Time Voter: Emil's Journey to Civic Fulfillment Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/first-time-voter-emils-journey-to-civic-fulfillment Story Transcript:Da: Solen skinnede stærkt på denne midsommerdag.En: The sun shone brightly on this midsummer day.Da: Emil stod i køen ved rådhuset, hvor valgstedet var.En: Emil stood in line at the town hall where the polling station was.Da: Det summede af liv omkring ham.En: There was a buzz of life around him.Da: Folk talte ivrigt om deres håb og bekymringer.En: People were eagerly talking about their hopes and concerns.Da: Plakater og bannere opfordrede til borgersind.En: Posters and banners urged civic duty.Da: Emil var en ung mand i starten af tyverne.En: Emil was a young man in his early twenties.Da: Dette var hans første gang til at stemme.En: This was his first time voting.Da: Han var nervøs og kunne mærke en knude i maven.En: He was nervous and could feel a knot in his stomach.Da: De politiske spændinger var høje i byen, og Emil frygtede, at hans stemme ikke ville gøre en forskel.En: The political tensions were high in the city, and Emil feared that his vote wouldn't make a difference.Da: Køen var lang, og solen gjorde ventetiden varm og ubehagelig.En: The line was long, and the sun made the wait hot and uncomfortable.Da: Emil kunne mærke sveden løbe ned ad ryggen.En: Emil could feel sweat running down his back.Da: Han begyndte at tvivle.En: He began to doubt.Da: "Hvad hvis min stemme ikke betyder noget?En: "What if my vote doesn't mean anything?Da: Skal jeg bare gå hjem?"En: Should I just go home?"Da: tænkte Emil.En: Emil thought.Da: Folk omkring ham virkede afslappede, men Emil følte sig alene med sine bekymringer.En: The people around him seemed relaxed, but Emil felt alone with his worries.Da: Han kiggede på sit ur for tredje gang på ti minutter.En: He checked his watch for the third time in ten minutes.Da: Tiden sneglede sig afsted.En: Time crawled by.Da: Imens han stod der, kom der minder fra skoleårene.En: While he stood there, memories from his school years came to mind.Da: Hans lærer plejede at sige, "Hver stemme tæller."En: His teacher used to say, "Every vote counts."Da: Selvom det var en simpel sætning, satte den sig fast i Emil.En: Although it was a simple phrase, it stuck with Emil.Da: Køen bevægede sig langsomt fremad.En: The line moved slowly forward.Da: Trin efter trin.En: Step by step.Da: Minut for minut.En: Minute by minute.Da: Emil overvejede igen at give op.En: Emil considered giving up again.Da: Men noget indeni ham insisterede på at blive.En: But something inside him insisted on staying.Da: Endelig nåede Emil til indgangen.En: Finally, Emil reached the entrance.Da: Hjertet hamrede hårdere.En: His heart pounded harder.Da: Han viste sit ID til valgtilforordnede og blev vist vej til en afstemningsboks.En: He showed his ID to the election official and was directed to a voting booth.Da: Det var nu eller aldrig.En: It was now or never.Da: Han stod der med seddelen i hånden.En: He stood there with the ballot in his hand.Da: Hans tvivl og frygt kom op til overfladen.En: His doubts and fears surfaced.Da: Men så huskede han lærerens ord...