Riding High: Lars' Unconventional Cycle Challenge

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Riding High: Lars' Unconventional Cycle Challenge Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/riding-high-lars-unconventional-cycle-challenge Story Transcript:Da: En blæsende torsdag morgen vågnede Lars i sin lille lejlighed i København.En: On a windy Thursday morning, Lars woke up in his small apartment in Copenhagen.Da: Morgensolen skinnede på hans ansigt gennem det skæve vindue.En: The morning sun shone on his face through the crooked window.Da: Straks satte han sig op og strakte sine trætte muskler.En: Immediately, he sat up and stretched his tired muscles.Da: Det første, der ramte ham, var ånden af en kold Tuborg-grøn, der stadig hang i luften fra aftenen før.En: The first thing that hit him was the smell of a cold Tuborg beer, still lingering in the air from the night before.Da: Lars kiggede rundt i rummet, og blikket faldt på hans gamle cykel.En: Lars looked around the room, and his gaze landed on his old bike.Da: En ide begyndte at spirer i hans hoved.En: An idea started to form in his mind.Da: "Hvad nu hvis.En: "What if...?"Da: " tænkte han.En: he thought.Da: Lars havde altid været kendt som en drillepind.En: Lars had always been known as a prankster.Da: Siden gymnasiet havde han elsket at lave sjov og lave skøre udfordringer.En: Since high school, he had loved making jokes and doing crazy challenges.Da: Så selvom han var blevet ældre, brændte hans indre stuntman stadig stærkt.En: So even though he had grown older, his inner stuntman still burned brightly.Da: Og i dag skulle han prøve noget nyt.En: And today, he was going to try something new.Da: Noget han aldrig havde prøvet før.En: Something he had never tried before.Da: Lars besluttede sig for at cykle rundt i byen uden at holde en øl i hver hånd.En: Lars decided to bike around the city without holding a beer in each hand.Da: En kompleks opgave, givet at han normalt altid havde en øl i hånden under hans ture.En: A challenging task, given that he normally always had a beer in hand during his rides.Da: Lars tog to flasker øl, satte dem i køleskabet, tog sine nøgler og gik ned til sin cykel.En: Lars took two bottles of beer, put them in the fridge, grabbed his keys, and went down to his bike.Da: Han trak dybt vejret og sprang op på sadlen.En: He took a deep breath and hopped on the saddle.Da: Hans fødder begyndt at træde på pedalerne, og han satte i bevægelse.En: His feet started pedaling, and he set off.Da: De indre gader i København opslugte Lars.En: The inner streets of Copenhagen engulfed Lars.Da: Den gamle arkitektur, små caféer og butikker, alle kendte ham.En: The old architecture, small cafes, and shops, all familiar to him.Da: Folk vinkede, råbte og grinede, da de så ham cykle forbi uden en øl i hånden.En: People waved, shouted, and laughed as they saw him bike by without a beer in hand.Da: Men Lars var fast besluttet.En: But Lars was determined.Da: Udfordringen var begyndt, og han var ikke en til at give op.En: The challenge had begun, and he was not one to give up.Da: Han cyklede mod Nyhavn, gennem Kongens Have, langs Peblinge Søen, og hver gang han følte trangen til at tage en øl, tænkte han på det løfte, han havde givet sig selv.En: He cycled towards Nyhavn, through Kongens Have, along Peblinge Søen, and every time he felt the urge to grab a beer, he remembered the promise he had made to himself.