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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Turning Slides & Sides: The Art of Improvised Pitches Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-10-20-22-34-02-it
Story Transcript:
It: Nel cuore di un autunno dorato, il Startup Incubator era in pieno fermento. En: In the heart of a golden autumn, the Startup Incubator was buzzing with activity.
It: Le foglie rosse danzavano fuori dalle finestre mentre dentro l'energia era palpabile. En: Red leaves danced outside the windows while inside the energy was palpable.
It: Un cartello con la scritta "Sogna in grande" vi accoglieva all'ingresso, mentre giovani spiriti imprenditoriali riempivano lo spazio con il suono di tastiere e mormorii di brainstorming. En: A sign with the words "Dream Big" welcomed you at the entrance, as young entrepreneurial spirits filled the space with the sound of keyboards and murmurs of brainstorming.
It: Giuseppe era nervoso. En: Giuseppe was nervous.
It: Aveva lavorato instancabilmente sulla sua app innovativa: "InstaCook", un'app che prometteva di semplificare il processo di trovare e cucinare ricette. En: He had worked tirelessly on his innovative app: "InstaCook", an app that promised to simplify the process of finding and cooking recipes.
It: Ma oggi c'era qualcosa di ancora più spaventoso che cucinare una lasagna senza ricetta: presentare la sua idea agli investitori. En: But today there was something even scarier than cooking lasagna without a recipe: presenting his idea to investors.
It: Accanto a lui, Livia, sempre spumeggiante e sicura di sé, sistemava l'ultimo cavo del proiettore. En: Next to him, Livia, always bubbly and self-assured, was adjusting the last cable of the projector.
It: "Tranquillo, Giuseppe. Non è che gli mostriamo un film horror," disse con il suo solito tono sarcastico. En: “Relax, Giuseppe. It’s not like we’re showing them a horror movie,” she said in her usual sarcastic tone.
It: Alessandro, appoggiato al tavolo vicino, sorrideva. En: Alessandro, leaning against the nearby table, was smiling.
It: "Beh, almeno è Halloween, un po' di paura è d'obbligo!" commentò ridendo. En: “Well, at least it's Halloween, a bit of fear is obligatory!” he commented laughing.
It: Giuseppe prese un respiro profondo e fece partire la presentazione. En: Giuseppe took a deep breath and started the presentation.
It: Le prime diapositive andarono lisce. En: The first slides went smoothly.
It: Il logo brillava sullo schermo. En: The logo shone on the screen.
It: Ma poi, proprio come un fulmine a ciel sereno, apparve un'immagine di un uomo zucca danzante! En: But then, like a bolt from the blue, an image of a dancing pumpkin man appeared!
It: Livia sussultò. "Ma che...?" En: Livia jolted. “What the...?”
It: Giuseppe si bloccò. En: Giuseppe froze.
It: Le diapositive successive erano tutte su costumi bizzarri e battute scherzose, risultate dal mantenimento accidentale della diapositiva sbagliata per la festa di Halloween dell'incubatore. En: The following slides were all about bizarre costumes and playful jokes, results of accidentally keeping the wrong slide deck for the incubator’s Halloween party.
It: Il cuore di Giuseppe faceva le capriole mentre il pubblico cominciava a ridere. En: Giuseppe's heart was doing somersaults as the audience began to laugh.
It: Con un sorriso esitante, decise di adattarsi. En: With a hesitant smile, he decided to go with it.
It: "Come potete vedere," disse cercando di mascherare il panico con umorismo, "InstaCook è talmente versatile che vi permette anche di cercare le ricette più 'mostruose' per le vostre feste." En: “As you can see,” he said, trying to mask the panic with humor, “InstaCook is so versatile that it even lets you search for the most ‘monstrous’ recipes for your parties.”
It: Gli investitori ridevano sonoramente. En: The investors laughed heartily.
It: L’approccio sembrava funzionare. En: The approach seemed to work.
It: Alessandro intervenne, "Perché n
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