Forging Bonds: A Tale of Brotherhood and Renewal

Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Forging Bonds: A Tale of Brotherhood and Renewal Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sk/episode/2025-03-18-22-34-00-sk Story Transcript:Sk: V jasnom svetle jarného slnka, ktoré prenikalo cez okná, sa gymnázium v Bratislave zobudilo do nového dňa.En: In the bright light of the spring sun, which streamed through the windows, the gymnázium in Bratislava awoke to a new day.Sk: Vojdite do triedy a nájdete Karola, sediaceho v zadnej lavici.En: Enter the classroom, and you will find Karol, sitting in the back row.Sk: Je vysokoškolák, ale dnes sedí ticho, zamyslene hľadí von z okna.En: He is a university student, but today he sits silently, thoughtfully gazing out the window.Sk: Nie ďaleko od neho, v novej škole, trávi Marek svoje prvé dni ako prvák.En: Not far from him, in a new school, Marek is spending his first days as a freshman.Sk: Je nováčikom, a cítí sa osamelý.En: He is a newcomer and feels lonely.Sk: S ich rodičmi na pokraji rozchodu, Marek sa cíti stratený.En: With their parents on the verge of a breakup, Marek feels lost.Sk: Nemá kedy komunikovať s Karolom, ktorý sa mu zdal vzdialený, a bolestne tak chýbajúci.En: He has no time to communicate with Karol, who seems distant to him, and he is painfully absent.Sk: Zuzana, Karolova blízka priateľka, už niekoľko týždňov sleduje napätie medzi bratmi.En: Zuzana, Karol's close friend, has been observing the tension between the brothers for several weeks.Sk: Rozhodne sa pomôcť.En: She decides to help.Sk: Po škole sa stretáva s Karolom v kaviarni neďaleko školy.En: After school, she meets Karol in a café near the school.Sk: "Možno by si mal niečo podniknúť, aby si sa k Marekovi priblížil," navrhuje.En: "Maybe you should do something to get closer to Marek," she suggests.Sk: "Blížime sa k Veľkej noci, môžeš usporiadať nejakú oslavu.En: "With Easter approaching, you could organize a celebration.Sk: Možno ho to povzbudí.En: Maybe it will encourage him."Sk: "Karol prikývol.En: Karol nodded.Sk: Videl, že Marek je zasnený a smutný.En: He saw that Marek was dreamy and sad.Sk: Rozhodol sa to zmeniť.En: He decided to change that.Sk: S pomocou Zuzany pripravili malú veľkonočnú oslavu v spoločenskej miestnosti školy.En: With Zuzana's help, they prepared a small Easter celebration in the school's common room.Sk: Slnečné lúče zablikali na oknách obložených kraslicami a korbáčmi, ktoré pokrývali steny.En: Sunbeams twinkled on the windows adorned with decorated eggs and willow branches, which covered the walls.Sk: Keď sa blížil deň oslavy, Karol pozval Mareka.En: As the day of the celebration approached, Karol invited Marek.Sk: Marek prišiel, ale jeho tvár vydávala skepticizmus.En: Marek came, but his face showed skepticism.Sk: Napätie medzi nimi sa znovu objavilo, keď Karol neochotne prelomil ticho.En: The tension between them resurfaced when Karol reluctantly broke the silence.Sk: "Chcel som len, aby sme boli zase ako rodina," povedal Karol, slová sa mu dusili v hrdle.En: "I just wanted us to be like a family again," Karol said, his words catching in his throat.Sk: Marek vybuchol.En: Marek burst out.Sk: "Ako rodina?En: "Like a family?Sk: A kde si bol celý ten čas?En: And where have you been all this time?Sk: Ako mama a otec, aj ty si ma nechal.En: Like mom and dad, you left me too."Sk: " Emócie...