Mystery of the Hologram Disappearance in Future Cape Town

Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Mystery of the Hologram Disappearance in Future Cape Town Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/mystery-of-the-hologram-disappearance-in-future-cape-town Story Transcript:Af: Dit was 'n helder dag in die toekoms van Kaapstad.En: It was a bright day in the future of Cape Town.Af: Die son het geskyn oor Tafelberg, en mense het in die strate geloop, maar iets was anders.En: The sun shone over Table Mountain, and people walked in the streets, but something was different.Af: Hulle het nie fisies gepraat nie; hulle het hologram avatars gebruik.En: They didn't speak physically; they used hologram avatars.Af: In hierdie vreemde nuwe wêreld het Pieter, Annelize, en Johan besluit om mekaar by die Waterfront te ontmoet.En: In this strange new world, Pieter, Annelize, and Johan decided to meet at the Waterfront.Af: Hulle het gesels en gelag soos altyd, maar hulle lewens sou gou verander.En: They chatted and laughed as always, but their lives were about to change.Af: Johan het verdwyn.En: Johan disappeared.Af: "Pieter, waar is Johan?" vra Annelize bekommerd.En: "Pieter, where is Johan?" asked Annelize, worried.Af: Hulle het vir hom rondgekyk, maar sy hologram was nie nêrens te sien nie.En: They looked around for him, but his hologram was nowhere to be seen.Af: "Ons moet hom vind," sê Pieter vasberade.En: "We need to find him," said Pieter determinedly.Af: Hulle het begin soek in hul digitale wêreld.En: They began to search in their digital world.Af: Hulle het hul avatars na Johan se huis gestuur.En: They sent their avatars to Johan's house.Af: Die huis was leeg.En: The house was empty.Af: Niks het beweeg nie.En: Nothing moved.Af: Nie eers 'n geluid nie.En: Not even a sound.Af: "Ek het laas met hom gepraat toe ons oor die nuwe projek gedebatteer het," sê Annelize.En: "I last spoke to him when we were debating the new project," said Annelize.Af: "Wat as iets daarmee te doen het?"En: "What if it has something to do with that?"Af: Pieter het sy holografiese afstandsjoernaal uitgetrek.En: Pieter pulled out his holographic remote journal.Af: "Hier is sy laaste boodskap," vertel hy, en speel dit af.En: "Here's his last message," he said, and played it.Af: "Ek dink ek het iets gevind, iets wat ons wêreld kan verander!" Johan se stem was enthusiasties.En: "I think I've found something, something that could change our world!" Johan's voice was enthusiastic.Af: Annelize het haar wenkbroue gelig.En: Annelize raised her eyebrows.Af: "Miskien was hy op die spoor van iets groot... iets gevaarliks."En: "Maybe he was on the track of something big... something dangerous."Af: Hulle het die leidraad verder ondersoek en het 'n geheime ingang gevind, weggesteek agter 'n skynbaar leë digitale muur.En: They investigated the clue further and found a hidden entrance, concealed behind an apparently empty digital wall.Af: Agter die muur het hulle 'n ondergrondse laboratorium ontdek.En: Behind the wall, they discovered an underground laboratory.Af: Dit was vol rekenaars en vreemde masjiene.En: It was full of computers and strange machines.Af: In die middel van die kamer het Johan se avatar ligspore begin flits.En: In the middle of the room, Johan's avatar began to flicker with light traces.Af: "Pieter! Annelize! Julle het my gevind!" Johan se stem het gereeld...