Lars in Copenhagen: A Hilarious Misadventure on the Bike Lane

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Lars in Copenhagen: A Hilarious Misadventure on the Bike Lane Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lars-in-copenhagen-a-hilarious-misadventure-on-the-bike-lane Story Transcript:Da: Lars var en ung mand i København.En: Lars was a young man in Copenhagen.Da: Han boede i et lille hus nær havnen.En: He lived in a small house near the harbor.Da: Af natur var han meget glad og venlig.En: By nature, he was very happy and kind.Da: Men selv de mest glade mennesker kan have dårlige dage.En: But even the happiest people can have bad days.Da: Dette er historien om en sådan dag for Lars.En: This is the story of one such day for Lars.Da: Solopgangen var smukke, pink og orange farver, der mixede på himmelen.En: The sunrise was beautiful, with pink and orange colors mixing in the sky.Da: Lars trak sine sko på og begav sig ud af døren.En: Lars put on his shoes and headed out the door.Da: Han skulle til møde i centrum.En: He had a meeting in the city center.Da: Han besluttede sig for at gå istedet for at tage bussen.En: He decided to walk instead of taking the bus.Da: Han elskede at gå rundt i de hyggelige gader i København.En: He loved wandering around the cozy streets of Copenhagen.Da: På rykindenom tog han en forkert drejning.En: On his way, he took a wrong turn.Da: Uafvidende gik han ud på cykelstien.En: Unaware, he walked onto the bike lane.Da: Stien var snorlige og bred.En: The lane was straight and wide.Da: Lars troede naivt, det var en fodgængersti.En: Naively, Lars thought it was a pedestrian path.Da: Lige ved siden af flød trafikken let på vejen, det var endnu tidlig morgen.En: Right next to it, traffic flowed smoothly on the road, it was still early morning.Da: Pludselig mærkede Lars et sus bag sig.En: Suddenly, Lars felt a rush behind him.Da: En cykelist kom farende ned ad cykelstien.En: A cyclist came speeding down the bike lane.Da: Cyklisten måtte brage i bremserne for ikke at ramme Lars.En: The cyclist had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting Lars.Da: Med en vred mine svingede cyklisten rundt om ham.En: With an angry expression, the cyclist swerved around him.Da: Efter nogle sekunder anede Lars uråd.En: After a few seconds, Lars sensed something was wrong.Da: Snart var det ikke kun én cyklist.En: Soon it wasn't just one cyclist.Da: Det blev til flere.En: It became more and more.Da: Sommetider undveg de ham lige ved det yderste.En: Sometimes they narrowly avoided him.Da: Andre gange råbte de ad ham.En: Other times they shouted at him.Da: Lars fik det varmt.En: Lars started feeling hot.Da: De så vrede ud.En: They looked angry.Da: Alle var på vej til arbejde, og Lars stod i vejen.En: Everyone was rushing to work, and Lars was in the way.Da: Han kom på underlige ideer for at undgå dem.En: He came up with strange ideas to avoid them.Da: Han løb ind mellem træerne.En: He ran among the trees.Da: Han prøvede at vifte med armene.En: He tried waving his arms.Da: Lars løb frem og tilbage.En: Lars ran back and forth.Da: Intet hjalp.En: Nothing helped.Da: Cyklisterne var vrede.En: The cyclists were furious.Da: De ringede med deres klokker voldsomt.En: They rang their bells...