Fluent Fiction - Indonesian: Power Play in Jakarta: Ardi's Quest for Light Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/id/episode/2024-11-15-23-34-02-id Story Transcript:Id: Jakarta berkilauan di malam hari.En: Jakarta glitters at night.Id: Gedung-gedung tinggi bersinar dengan cahaya neon yang memikat.En: The tall buildings shine with captivating neon lights.Id: Di tengah distrik teknologi yang pesat, Ardi, seorang insinyur komputer, memandang ke luar jendela kantornya.En: In the midst of the rapidly growing tech district, Ardi, a computer engineer, gazes out the window of his office.Id: Hujan deras membasahi jalanan, membuat segala sesuatu terlihat mengkilap.En: The heavy rain falls on the streets, making everything look shiny.Id: Sore itu, Ardi harus mengikuti pertemuan virtual yang penting.En: That evening, Ardi had to attend an important virtual meeting.Id: Pertemuan ini bisa mempercepat karirnya, membawa banyak peluang baru.En: This meeting could accelerate his career, bringing many new opportunities.Id: Namun, seketika, semua lampu mati.En: However, suddenly, all the lights went out.Id: Listrik padam.En: A blackout.Id: Seluruh distrik teknologi mendadak sunyi.En: The entire tech district suddenly went silent.Id: Ardi menatap layar komputernya yang gelap, merasa gelisah.En: Ardi stared at his dark computer screen, feeling anxious.Id: Dia tahu betapa pentingnya pertemuan ini.En: He knew how important this meeting was.Id: Tanpa berpikir panjang, Ardi memutuskan untuk pergi ke stasiun pembangkit listrik sendiri.En: Without thinking twice, Ardi decided to go to the power station himself.Id: Ini bukan hal sepele, karena jalanan Jakarta terkenal macet, terutama pada musim hujan.En: It wasn't a trivial task, given that Jakarta's streets are notoriously congested, especially during the rainy season.Id: Dengan jas hujan seadanya, Ardi menerobos derasnya hujan.En: With a makeshift raincoat, Ardi braved the pouring rain.Id: Sepeda motor kecilnya bergulat dengan genangan air dan kendaraan yang berjejal di jalan.En: His small motorcycle struggled with the puddles and the traffic-packed roads.Id: Dia terus maju, mengingat satu hal: listrik harus segera kembali.En: He kept pushing forward, remembering one thing: the power had to come back on soon.Id: Sesampainya di stasiun listrik, Ardi disambut dengan suasana ricuh.En: Upon arriving at the power station, Ardi was greeted with a chaotic scene.Id: Teknisi berlarian ke sana kemari, mencoba menemukan solusi.En: Technicians were running around, trying to find a solution.Id: Ardi menawarkan diri membantu, menggunakan kemampuannya sebagai insinyur.En: Ardi offered to help, using his engineering skills.Id: Setelah berjuang bersama para teknisi, akhirnya mereka menemukan masalahnya.En: After struggling along with the technicians, they finally found the problem.Id: Ardi bekerja cepat.En: Ardi worked quickly.Id: Aliran listrik kembali sebelum pertemuan dimulai.En: The power came back on before the meeting began.Id: Dengan nafas tertahan, ia kembali ke kantor dan terhubung dalam pertemuan virtual.En: With bated breath, he returned to the office and connected to the virtual meeting.Id: Melalui layar monitor yang baru menyala, Ardi melihat kolega-koleganya tersenyum, memuji keberhasilannya.En: Through the newly lit-up monitor screen, Ardi saw his colleagues smiling, praising his success.Id: Dia merasa bangga dan lebih percaya diri.En: He felt proud and more confident.Id: Pengalaman ini mengajarinya bahwa teknologi tidak hanya soal layar dan mesin; terkadang, tindakan nyata dan usaha keras di dunia nyata lebih berarti.En: This experience taught him that technology is not just about screens and machines; sometimes, real actions and hard work in the real world mean much more.Id: Di akhir hari, Ardi berdiri di jendela lagi.En: At the end of the day, Ardi stood by the window again.Id: Hujan masih turun, tapi kini dia sadar betapa pentingnya keterlibatan langsung dan menatap dunia sekitarnya.En: The rain was still falling, but now he realized how important direct involvement is and observed his surroundings.Id: Jakarta tetap berkilauan, dan kali ini, Ardi merasakannya lebih dalam.En: Jakarta remained glittering, and this time, Ardi felt it more deeply. Vocabulary Words:glitters: berkilauancaptivating: memikatmidst: tengahcongested: macetmakeshift: seadanyabraved: menerobospuddles: genangan airchaotic: ricuhtechnicians: teknisitrivial: sepelebated breath: nafas tertahanpraised: memujiproud: banggaconfident: percaya diriinvolvement: keterlibatanstruggled: bergulatvirtual: virtualopportunities: peluangblackout: padamanxious: gelisahsolution: solusioffered: menawarkanstruggling: berjuanglit-up: menyalarealize: sadarobserved: menatapengineer: insinyurcareer: karirdistrict: distrikvehicles: kendaraan
