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English to Swedish: Sample Translation of 'Almost Beautiful' by Jamie McGuire General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English Chapter One
Newlyweds
Abby
FINALLY, WE WERE ALONE.
Travis towered over the bed and our luggage, quietly separating our dirty laundry.
We couldn’t even call our quick trip to Las Vegas a whirlwind—it was a hurricane; one that had no end in sight. We’d run to elope, hunkered down for a family meeting with Shepley and America, and Trenton and Camille to go over the new story of our whereabouts, and now it was just the two of us in our apartment, waiting in the eye of the storm. Sure, it was quiet, but knowing what was coming was almost worse.
Travis had been silent for the most part since we’d gotten home from his dad’s to break the news of our elopement.
Jim took it well. Better than well, he was ecstatic, but he could tell there was something else looming over us. Now that the whole nation knew about the fire, I could tell Jim didn’t want to ask.
“Trav, you’ve been quiet. What are you thinking about?”
He held my wedding dress in front of him, and after several seconds he laid it carefully onto our comforter. “Nothing.”
“Nothing?” I repeated, dubious.
“Mostly about the few hours between the wedding and leaving for the airport. It wasn’t long enough.”
I crawled across the bed, over the laundry, and clasped my fingers behind his neck. “Agreed. It felt like a different dimension. But on the bright side, we can have as many nights alone as we want.”
Travis smiled, but it was strained. He looked over to my dress again. The satin and tulle were a bit wrinkled and ruffled, in part from travel but mostly from our wedding night.
Travis was right, it hadn’t been enough time—those magical, perfect hours between our I dos and the plane ride home—but we’d made the most of them.
Translation - Swedish Kapitel 1
Nygifta
Abby
ÄNTLIGEN VAR VI ENSAMMA.
Travis tornade sig över sängen och vårat baggage, i tysthet separerande vår smutsiga tvätt.
Vi kunde inte ens kalla vår snabba resa till Las Vegas en virvelvind – det var en orkan; en orkan utan någon ände i sikte. Vi sprang iväg för ett hemligt giftermål, hukandes för ett familjemöte med Shepley och America, och Trenton och Camille, för att gå över det nya narrativet om vart vi befunnit oss, och nu var det bara vi två i vår lägenhet, väntandes i ögat av stormen. Visst, det var tyst, men att veta om vad som skulle komma var nästan värre.
Travis hade varit mestadels tyst sedan vi kom hem från hans pappa för att meddela nyheten om vårt äktenskap.
Jim tog det bra. Bättre än bra, han var extatisk, men han kunde tyda att det var någonting mer som tryckte oss. Nu när hela nationen visste om branden, kunde jag tyda att Jim inte ville fråga.
”Trav, du är så tyst. Vad tänker du på?”
Han höll min bröllopsklänning framför sig, och efter flera sekunder lade han den försiktigt ovanpå vårat täcke. ”Ingenting.”
”Ingenting?” repeterade jag, tveksamt.
”Mestadels om de få timmarna mellan bröllopet och när vi lämnade för att åka till flygplatsen. Det var inte tillräckligt med tid.”
Jag kröp över sängen, över högen med de smutsiga kläderna, och knäppte mina fingrar omkring hans nacke. ”Jag håller med. Det kändes som en annan dimension. Men å den ljusa sidan kan vi ha så många ensamma nätter tillsammans som vi vill.”
Travis log, men det var krystat. Han blickade över min klänning igen. Satinet och tullen var lite rynkigt och ruggigt, delvis från vårt resande, men mestadels från vår bröllopsnatt.
Travis hade rätt, vi fick inte tillräckligt med tid—de magiska, perfekta timmarna mellan vårt ringutbyte och vår flygresa hem— men vi hade gjort det mesta av dem.
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