A Venetian Adventure: Love and Care Under the Basilica's Shadow

Fluent Fiction - Italian: A Venetian Adventure: Love and Care Under the Basilica's Shadow Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/a-venetian-adventure-love-and-care-under-the-basilicas-shadow Story Transcript:It: Il sole splendeva alto sopra Piazza San Marco.En: The sun was shining high above St. Mark's Square.It: I piccioni volavano e i turisti scattavano foto.En: Pigeons were flying, and tourists were taking pictures.It: Luca e Giulia camminavano mano nella mano.En: Luca and Giulia were walking hand in hand.It: Erano felici, amavano Venezia.En: They were happy; they loved Venice.It: “Guarda, Giulia!En: “Look, Giulia!It: Che bella la basilica!” disse Luca.En: How beautiful the basilica is!” said Luca.It: I suoi occhi brillavano di gioia.En: His eyes sparkled with joy.It: Giulia sorrise.En: Giulia smiled.It: “Sì, Luca.En: “Yes, Luca.It: È bellissima.En: It's beautiful.It: Facciamo una foto insieme.” Luca si avvicinò alla chiesa, ma improvvisamente si fermò.En: Let's take a photo together.” Luca approached the church but suddenly stopped.It: Sentì la testa girare.En: He felt his head spinning.It: “Giulia, non mi sento bene...” mormorò.En: “Giulia, I don't feel well...” he murmured.It: Giulia lo guardò preoccupata.En: Giulia looked at him worriedly.It: “Luca, sei pallido.En: “Luca, you're pale.It: Vuoi sederti?” Ma prima che Luca potesse rispondere, si sentì molto debole.En: Do you want to sit down?” But before Luca could respond, he felt very weak.It: Le sue gambe tremarono e cadde a terra.En: His legs trembled and he collapsed to the ground.It: Era svenuto.En: He had fainted.It: “Luca!” gridò Giulia mentre si inginocchiava accanto a lui.En: “Luca!” Giulia cried as she knelt beside him.It: “Qualcuno mi aiuti!” chiamò agli altri turisti.En: “Someone help me!” she called out to the other tourists.It: La gente si fermò e si formò un piccolo cerchio intorno a loro.En: People stopped and formed a small circle around them.It: Un signore anziano si avvicinò.En: An elderly man approached.It: “Sono un medico,” disse.En: “I’m a doctor,” he said.It: “Lasciami vedere.” Controllò Luca e poi guardò Giulia.En: “Let me see.” He checked Luca and then looked at Giulia.It: “Starà bene.En: “He’ll be fine.It: Sembra solo un calo di zuccheri.En: It seems to be just a drop in blood sugar.It: Avete qualcosa di dolce?” Giulia annuì e tirò fuori un pezzo di cioccolato dalla borsa.En: Do you have something sweet?” Giulia nodded and pulled a piece of chocolate from her bag.It: Lo mise delicatamente sulle labbra di Luca.En: She gently placed it on Luca's lips.It: Dopo un attimo, Luca aprì gli occhi.En: After a moment, Luca opened his eyes.It: Si sentiva ancora debole, ma meglio.En: He still felt weak but better.It: “Luca, mi hai fatto spaventare!” disse Giulia, con le lacrime agli occhi.En: “Luca, you scared me!” said Giulia, tears in her eyes.It: “Mi dispiace, Giulia,” disse Luca debolmente.En: “I'm sorry, Giulia,” Luca said weakly.It: “Non so cosa sia successo.” Il medico sorrise.En: “I don't know what happened.” The doctor smiled.It: “Devi mangiare qualcosa e riposarti.En: “You need to eat something and rest.