Love, Screws, and Bookshelves: Building a Stronger Relationship

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Love, Screws, and Bookshelves: Building a Stronger Relationship Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/love-screws-and-bookshelves-building-a-stronger-relationship Story Transcript:Sv: I hjärtat av Stockholm ligger en liten lägenhet.En: In the heart of Stockholm lies a small apartment.Sv: Dit flyttade nygifta Hanna och Erik.En: There, newlyweds Hanna and Erik moved in.Sv: Alla 80 kvadratmeter lyste av kärlek.En: All 80 square meters were glowing with love.Sv: En stor hög med IKEA-lådor stod mitt i rummet.En: A large pile of IKEA boxes stood in the middle of the room.Sv: Möbler skulle byggas.En: Furniture needed to be built.Sv: Hanna pekade på lådorna.En: Hanna pointed at the boxes.Sv: "Där är vår bokhylla", sa hon.En: "There is our bookshelf," she said.Sv: Erik nickade.En: Erik nodded.Sv: Han gillade att bygga saker.En: He enjoyed building things.Sv: Alla instruktioner saknades dock.En: However, all instructions were missing.Sv: Erik kliade sig i huvudet.En: Erik scratched his head.Sv: De blev utmanade.En: They were challenged.Sv: En stor bokhylla, ingen lathund.En: A large bookshelf, no cheat sheet.Sv: Erik började montera.En: Erik started assembling.Sv: Hanna sorterade skruvar.En: Hanna sorted the screws.Sv: Alla delar var inte märkta.En: Not all parts were labeled.Sv: "Vilka är sidorna?En: "Which are the sides?"Sv: ", frågade Hanna.En: asked Hanna.Sv: Erik kunde bara gissa.En: Erik could only guess.Sv: Skruvar in i hål, planka på planka.En: Screws into holes, plank by plank.Sv: Men det såg inte ut som en bokhylla.En: But it didn't look like a bookshelf.Sv: Frustration började byggas.En: Frustration started to build.Sv: Erik tittade på bokhyllan.En: Erik looked at the bookshelf.Sv: Eller var det ett bord?En: Or was it a table?Sv: Kanske en säng?En: Maybe a bed?Sv: Hanna sa: "Vi måste börja om.En: Hanna said, "We need to start over."Sv: " Erik gav ett tungt suck.En: Erik let out a heavy sigh.Sv: Men han visste att hon hade rätt.En: But he knew she was right.Sv: Nu var de ett team.En: Now they were a team.Sv: Erik skruvade loss bitarna.En: Erik unscrewed the pieces.Sv: Hanna sorterade delarna.En: Hanna sorted the parts.Sv: De visste att det skulle ta tid.En: They knew it would take time.Sv: Men de var tillsammans.En: But they were together.Sv: Inget var omöjligt.En: Nothing was impossible.Sv: Så byggandet fortsatte.En: So the building continued.Sv: Bitarna började passa.En: The pieces started to fit.Sv: Sakta men säkert, formades en bokhylla.En: Slowly but surely, a bookshelf took shape.Sv: Erik och Hanna log mot varandra.En: Erik and Hanna smiled at each other.Sv: De hade gjort det.En: They had done it.Sv: Trots allt.En: Despite everything.Sv: När solen gick ned, stod bokhyllan färdig.En: As the sun set, the bookshelf was complete.Sv: Hanna och Erik tittade på sitt verk.En: Hanna and Erik looked at their creation.Sv: Det var perfekt, även med sina fel.En: It was perfect, even with its flaws.Sv: Hanna sa:...