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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Overcoming Setbacks: A Young Innovator's Rising Star Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2026-03-18-07-38-20-ca Story Transcript:Ca: El sol de primavera brillava sobre la base naval de Barcelona.En: The spring sun shone over the Barcelona naval base.Ca: Les famílies s'aplegaven per celebrar el Dia de Sant Josep, entre música i petards de les Falles.En: Families gathered to celebrate Saint Joseph's Day, amidst music and firecrackers from Las Fallas.Ca: Les onades xocaven suaument contra els vaixells atracats.En: The waves gently lapped against the docked ships.Ca: Era el dia de la competició de la classe de ciències i l'aire estava ple d'expectació.En: It was the day of the science class competition, and the air was full of expectation.Ca: Entre els alumnes, Marc se sentia una barreja d'emoció i nervis.En: Among the students, Marc felt a mix of excitement and nerves.Ca: Ell portava setmanes treballant en el seu projecte sobre els corrents oceànics.En: He had been working for weeks on his project about ocean currents.Ca: El seu objectiu era guanyar la competició, obtenir el reconeixement dels seus companys i, sobretot, del seu pare, qui treballava a la base naval.En: His goal was to win the competition, gain recognition from his peers and, above all, from his father, who worked at the naval base.Ca: Però la pressió era intensa.En: But the pressure was intense.Ca: La seva companya Laia havia creat un projecte sobre els esculls de corall que semblava perfecte.En: His classmate Laia had created a project about coral reefs that seemed perfect.Ca: Marc tenia les seves maquetes i gràfics preparats, però sabia que el seu projecte depenia de la tecnologia, i aquesta li havia fallat durant les proves.En: Marc had his models and graphics ready, but he knew his project relied on technology, which had failed him during tests.Ca: Ara, davant del públic i dels jutges, havia de prendre una decisió: simplificar la demostració per garantir que funcionés o mantenir la complexitat del projecte original.En: Now, in front of the audience and judges, he had to make a decision: simplify the demonstration to ensure it worked or maintain the complexity of the original project.Ca: Quan va arribar el moment, Marc va començar la seva presentació.En: When the moment came, Marc began his presentation.Ca: Els estudis sobre els corrents oceànics eren fascinants, però, tal com temia, l'equip no va funcionar.En: The studies on ocean currents were fascinating, but, as he feared, the equipment didn't work.Ca:
