Triumph in the Dark: A School Contest's Unlikely Heroes

Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Triumph in the Dark: A School Contest's Unlikely Heroes Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/triumph-in-the-dark-a-school-contests-unlikely-heroes Story Transcript:Sl: V meglenem jesenskem jutru je Ljubljana Public High School žarela v svojih klasičnih barvah.En: On a foggy autumn morning, Ljubljana Public High School glowed in its classic colors.Sl: Stare stavbe so bile odete v rdeče in oranžne liste, ki so se počasi spuščali z dreves.En: The old buildings were dressed in red and orange leaves that were slowly descending from the trees.Sl: V veliki predavalnici so sedeli učenci, ki so nestrpno čakali na začetek finalne runde vsakoletnega kviza.En: In the large lecture hall, students sat eagerly awaiting the start of the final round of the annual quiz.Sl: Matej je sedel v prvi vrsti, obkrožen z zvezki in zapiski.En: Matej was sitting in the front row, surrounded by notebooks and notes.Sl: Kot kapetan ekipe je nosil odgovornost za zmago, ki bi prinesla štipendijo.En: As the team captain, he bore the responsibility for the victory that would bring a scholarship.Sl: Pogledal je svoj ekipo - Evo, ki je bila tiha, vendar izjemno pametna, in Laro, ki je pogosto dvomila o stvareh.En: He looked at his team - Eva, who was quiet but incredibly smart, and Lara, who often questioned things.Sl: Lara je nenadoma rekla: "Kako bodo kos vsemu temu? Sistem je star in kviz je vedno kaotičen."En: Suddenly, Lara said, "How will they handle all this? The system is outdated, and the quiz is always chaotic."Sl: Kviz se je začel.En: The quiz began.Sl: Matej je hitro odgovarjal na vprašanja, Eva pa je skrbno preverjala podatke.En: Matej quickly answered the questions, while Eva meticulously checked the data.Sl: Lara je opazovala vse, vedno pripravljena izpostaviti neenakosti.En: Lara watched everything, always ready to point out inconsistencies.Sl: Tekmovanje je bilo napeto in čas je hitro mineval.En: The competition was intense, and time passed quickly.Sl: Nato je nenadoma ugasnilo vse luči.En: Then suddenly, all the lights went out.Sl: Zazvonila je panika; brez elektrike je bilo nemogoče nadaljevati.En: Panic sounded; without electricity, it was impossible to continue.Sl: Učitelji so se posvetovali in nihče ni vedel, kako naprej.En: The teachers consulted, and no one knew how to proceed.Sl: Tekmovalci so kolebali, Matej pa se je spomnil na zavzetost in ambicije ekipe.En: The competitors hesitated, but Matej recalled the dedication and ambitions of the team.Sl: Govoriti je začel: "Vsi imamo papir in svinčnike.En: He began to speak: "We all have paper and pencils.Sl: Lahko rešujemo naloge pisno in izziv postane preprost – kdo najhitreje in najbolj natančno reši naloge brez tehnologije."En: We can solve the tasks in writing, and the challenge becomes simple - who can solve the tasks most quickly and accurately without technology."Sl: Eva je takoj začela beležiti vse ideje in predloge, Lara pa, presenetljivo tudi za samo sebe, podprla Matejevo idejo s svojim osebnim navdušenjem.En: Eva immediately began jotting down all the ideas and suggestions, and Lara, surprisingly even to herself, supported Matej's idea with her personal enthusiasm.Sl: Tekmovanje so nadaljevali v tišini in na papirju.En: They continued the competition in silence and on paper.Sl: Učitelji so nazorno opazovali, kako učenke in učenci ustvarjalno pristopajo k novemu izzivu.En: The...