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A Startup's Christmas: Gifts Beyond the Startup Grind
Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: A Startup's Christmas: Gifts Beyond the Startup Grind
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Story Transcript:
Af: Die startup-inkubator gonste van energie.
En: The startup incubator buzzes with energy.
Af: Jong entrepreneurs sit by hul skerms, vingers vinnig op klawerborde, hoofde vol groot drome.
En: Young entrepreneurs sit by their screens, fingers quickly on keyboards, heads full of big dreams.
Af: Tussen die rekenaars en verwarrende idees staan Annelie en Pieter.
En: Amid the computers and confusing ideas stand Annelie and Pieter.
Af: Hulle is vennote in 'n tegnologiestartup, vasbeslote om die wêreld te verander.
En: They are partners in a technology startup, determined to change the world.
Af: Dis Desember.
En: It's December.
Af: In sommige plekke beteken dit die gesnyde geure van kaneel en vryetyd by die see.
En: In some places, it means the sliced scents of cinnamon and leisure time by the sea.
Af: Maar vir Annelie, vol bekommernis, beteken dit Kersgeskenke koop.
En: But for Annelie, full of worry, it means buying Christmas gifts.
Af: Annelie vou haar arms voor haar bors.
En: Annelie folds her arms across her chest.
Af: Sy kyk na die witborde vol notas oor innovasie.
En: She looks at the whiteboards full of notes about innovation.
Af: “Ek weet nie wat om te koop nie,” sug sy.
En: "I don't know what to buy," she sighs.
Af: Pieter glimlag gemaklik.
En: Pieter smiles easily.
Af: Hy neem dinge altyd rustig.
En: He always takes things calmly.
Af: “Moenie so gestres wees nie, Annelie.
En: "Don't be so stressed, Annelie.
Af: Geskenke gaan oor die gedagte daaragter, nie die prys nie.
En: Gifts are about the thought behind them, not the price."
Af: ”Maar Annelie maak hom nie heeltemal stil nie.
En: But Annelie doesn't quiet him entirely.
Af: Sy is 'n perfeksionis.
En: She's a perfectionist.
Af: Kersfees is net 'n week weg en sy wil hê haar familie moet weet hoeveel sy omgee.
En: Christmas is just a week away, and she wants her family to know how much she cares.
Af: Nadat sy die derde lysie van moontlike geskenke naweek, skud sy haar kop.
En: After revising the third list of possible gifts over the weekend, she shakes her head.
Af: Haar begroting is knap, en die druk om suksesvol te wees in die besigheid stook haar angs.
En: Her budget is tight, and the pressure to be successful in business fuels her anxiety.
Af: “Wat van dinge wat hulle eintlik sal gebruik?
En: "What about things they'll actually use?"
Af: ” stel Pieter voor.
En: suggests Pieter.
Af: Hy wys na sy skootrekenaar.
En: He points to his laptop.
Af: “Praktiese geskenke.
En: "Practical gifts.
Af: Soos ‘n mooi koffiebeker of ‘n handige notaboek.
En: Like a nice coffee mug or a handy notebook.
Af: En jy kan dit verpersoonlik.
En: And you can personalize it."
Af: ”Annelie byt op haar onderlip.
En: Annelie bites her lower lip.
Af: Prakties is goed, maar is dit genoeg?
En: Practical is good, but is it enough?
Af: Op 'n oggend, toe die son helder oor die stad skyn, hou Pieter vir Annelie 'n klein, toegeknoopte boksie aan.
En: One morning, when the sun shines brightly over the city, Pieter holds out a small, tied-up box to Annelie.
Af: “Hier, dit is vir jou,” sê hy.
En: "Here, this is for you," he says.
Af: Annelie maak die boksie oop en vind daarin 'n s
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