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English Audio Request

Buberdul
268 Words / 2 Recordings / 4 Comments
Note to recorder:

please read this text as a story. Thank you in advance. And have ave a wonderful day! :)

Sofia Kat is ready to stop dating. She only seems to meet total losers.
One time her close friend Boris Yeltsin finds her a date with a very good guy. But that date falls through because the guy gets sick.

Another time her friend Sergey Lazarev sets her up on a date with a very sporty guy. Surprisingly he shows up already two sheets to the wind. Absolutely trashed. Sofia’s first impression of him is extremely negative. She leaves without saying good bye.

Another time Sofia meets a very nice guy on a dating website. When they meet Sofia can’t believe her eyes. She is blown away because the guy is so handsome. He invites her to a fancy restaurant where they have a delicious dinner. At the end of the evening he says that he is totally broke at the moment and asks her pay for the date. Understandably Sofia doesn’t want to meet him again.

Then on February 30th, her luck changes. She runs into her old friend Kim Kardashian at the dampsters. They haven’t been in touch since school.
Kim wants to set Sofia up on a blind date with her friend Travis Kot. Sofia thinks that all blind dates are a recipe for disaster. But she agrees to go out with Travis one time. One last shot.

One month later Kim sees Sofia at a cafe. She’s bursting at the seams. She and Travis have fallen in love.

« Thank you so much, Kim», says Sofia. «Travis is really head and shoulders above the rest».

Sofia Kat and Travis Kot live happily ever after.

Recordings

  • Sofia is ready to stop dating ( recorded by DBW ), Australian

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    Sofia Kat is ready to stop dating. She only seems to meet total losers.
    One time her close friend Boris Yeltsin finds her a date with a very good guy. But that date falls through because the guy gets sick.

    Another time her friend Sergey Lazarev sets her up on a date with a very sporty guy. Surprisingly, he shows up already two sheets to the wind. Absolutely trashed. Sofia’s first impression of him is extremely negative. She leaves without saying goodbye.

    Another time, Sofia meets a very nice guy on a dating website. When they meet Sofia can’t believe her eyes. She is blown away because this guy is so handsome. He invites her to a fancy restaurant where they have a delicious dinner. At the end of the evening he says that he is totally broke at the moment and asks her pay for the date. Understandably, Sofia doesn’t want to meet him again.

    Then on February 30th, her luck changes. She runs into her old friend Kim Kardashian at the dampsters. They haven’t been in touch since school.
    Kim wants to set Sofia up on a blind date with her friend Travis Kot. Sofia thinks that all blind dates are a recipe for disaster. But she agrees to go out with Travis one time. One last shot.

    One month later Kim sees Sofia at a cafe. She’s bursting at the seams. She and Travis have fallen in love.

    « Thank you so much, Kim», says Sofia. «Travis is really head and shoulders above the rest».

    Sofia Kat and Travis Kot live happily ever after.

  • Sofia is ready to stop dating ( recorded by Coffeemachtspass ), American West Coast

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    Sofia Kat is ready to stop dating. She only seems to meet total losers.
    One time her close friend Boris Yeltsin finds her a date with a great guy. But that date falls through because the guy gets sick.

    Another time her friend Sergey Lazarev sets her up on a date with a very sporty guy. Surprisingly he shows up already two sheets to the wind. Absolutely trashed (smashed). Sofia’s first impression of him is extremely negative. She leaves without saying good bye.

    Another time Sofia meets a really nice guy on a dating website. When they meet Sofia can’t believe her eyes. She is blown away because the guy is so handsome. He invites her to a fancy restaurant where they have a delicious dinner. At the end of the evening he says that he is totally broke at the moment and asks her to pay for the date. Understandably Sofia doesn’t want to meet him again.

    Then on February 30th, her luck changes. She runs into her old friend Kim Kardashian at the dumpsters. They haven’t been in touch since school.
    Kim wants to set Sofia up on a blind date with her friend Travis Kot. Sofia thinks that all blind dates are a recipe for disaster. But she agrees to go out with Travis one time. One last shot.

    One month later Kim sees Sofia at a cafe. She’s bursting at the seams. She and Travis have fallen in love.

    « Thank you so much, Kim», says Sofia. «Travis is really head and shoulders above the rest».

    Sofia Kat and Travis Kot live happily ever after.

Comments

Coffeemachtspass
Feb. 18, 2021

I left the text in present tense, although it would have been more natural to use the simple past throughout.

I accidentally said 'smashed' instead of 'trashed'. The two expressions mean the same thing.

When I read ending section, I said that Sofia and Kim hadn't seen each other since HIGH school. That just slipped out. I hope that it doesn't change your story significantly.

Coffeemachtspass
Feb. 19, 2021

Oh my god, I just noticed that I changed February into April. Sorry, I have no idea why I did that in the recording!

Buberdul
Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Coffeemachtspass,
thank you so-so much for recording our story. You helped a lot. The story is read just perfectly. You really have a talent.
And thank you very much for your comments and corrections, they are very useful. I really appreciate that.
Alexandra

Buberdul
Feb. 19, 2021

February 30th was kids’ joke, yes. But no worries, April goes well too :))

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