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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how a quiet botanist's night

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at a Christmas party turns into an enlightening adventure as

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he captivates an unexpected audience with the wonders of the

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Speaker 1: Urban jiangelbiro uno, strom alistisevins os, biblicim vietmerici at the

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pleounce belotoke misto, provanchirek yakup rat tut atmosphero belto ti

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hi mush nenapadni, botanist terses nan no stratselv davus vi

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rostlin palsi and ujit thees clenkov natwari, bess call sebe

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petra kamaratka a posa datel cairkum usim, takrada, vidim yakube semtakrada,

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jesserichel yakoopi o plato us nazna menigi ku mezzki marek

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yed enz hoosto, zachrit hey schel sem jetadi, mame, slavno

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expertana opisee, besvedo, vil pravi oh yakubov d natas naze

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nah na hostees prisha, kyakubovie pan doctore chas navashi said

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nashko an LaVita yakubs nastel soteti style napoudio, m rudi ya,

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korace a tikil yak beer microphone, kero ustom navid needs

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op ti al n memorien stadtia, napadlojo soskutzna prostlyne yeo

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tema vim jesento hibo zachal pro hostilivia naism o bornikna

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opie al ve orstlina potot opis ride a yakuba chamvidostirostlin

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propichi prostrdi yakleriet his tin pralese, yakpuda ms bananov nikou

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the extromi posqv skash dim delsim slova ya koup titi ya,

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tota vitrati vigelzai chi chu ride les cai gris do

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concious vos bill prekvapeni titio, pishni pop sna tek nimo

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prishla petra de koi yakube beroto n pritiva novoya co

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hosta yakups o, smile uvi doo mels gros nlostisoe igdis

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nee soo o op ti mairo noo azvechirko odchel's michlenko

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je Preconi vlasndm ne and pron ale ipro Ostatni.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed. Urban jiangel biro outuno urban com Go

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was cozy.

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Speaker 1: Strom Alistisevinuliko m svitri xaviesu asadni osdubibliicasi zele nim vieme.

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Speaker 3: Trees and leaves wound around the bright curtains and festive

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decorations twinkled among the green branches.

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Speaker 1: Vu Richi a te plero punch.

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Speaker 3: The air was filled with the scent of pine needles

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and warm punch.

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Speaker 1: Bioke Misto Provanuchni vechi.

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Speaker 3: Rec It was such an idyllic place for a Christmas party.

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Yakup rat tuto atmos ferro jacup loved this atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Bel Totiji mush Nena Padni botanist ter s snad nostratselvda

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vus vi Rustlin.

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Speaker 3: He was a quiet man, an unassuming botanist who easily

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got lost in the crowd of his plants. P Talsi

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and ujit vecher ses clenko vruze as usvem Natwari bessie

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kej call it, call m sebe He just wished to

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enjoy the evening with a glass in hand and a

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smile on his face, without any fuss around him.

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Speaker 1: Petra yejo ca maatka a posada del ca vecchirku prischamu sesarivim.

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Speaker 3: Usvem Petra, his friend and the party organizer, came up

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to him with a beaming smile.

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Speaker 1: Tetrada te vidim Yakube.

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Speaker 3: So glad to see you, Yakoop semta crada gesipsichel. I'm

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so happy you came.

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Speaker 1: Yakupi oplakil usnikivn nazna meniyi ku.

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Speaker 3: Yakup returned her smile and nodded in thanks.

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Speaker 1: Mesiki Marek jeden Zhosto, Zachel shi it Kleppe hey slichel

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sem gettadi mahme slavn expertana Opitze.

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Speaker 3: Meanwhile, Marek, one of the guests, started spreading rumors. Hey,

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I heard we have a famous expert on monkeys here.

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Speaker 1: Besvi do miche gemovil pravi o yakubobe.

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Speaker 3: Unbeknownst to everyone, they were talking about Yakoop Davzachel natachleda

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on jos Naze. The crowd began craning their necks, searching for.

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Speaker 1: The expert nahalayid naz hostsa kia Kubovi.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly one of the hostesses came up to.

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Speaker 1: Yakoop panedre ches navashi sed.

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Speaker 3: Nashko, doctor, it's time for your lecture. Anie la vide

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joved lakiest and without asking more, she was already leading

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him to the stage. Ya koubznei styel Yukoup was unsure,

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so tek what now steal napod prudyek hatsi kil yak.

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He stood on the podium in front of everyone, red

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as a tomato and felt his heart beating wildly. Mikro

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fon kio ustom the microphone was at his mouth. Nevizi

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he knew nothing about monkeys ale nemoenstata. But he couldn't

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just stand silently napadlo sona. It occurred to him what

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he actually knows rostlni plants yeho tem his subject vim

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jesmtu hibo zachal tro hostilvie ne semna opitze. I know

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I'm here by mistake, He began a little shyly. I'm

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not an expert on.

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Speaker 1: Monkeys, am ve rostlna.

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Speaker 3: Opitz, but I can tell you something interesting about the

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plants that support monkey life Lidi. People hushed and listened.

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Speaker 1: Yea kubzachviro stlin pro chi prostregi.

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Speaker 3: Yacoup started talking about the importance of plants for a

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monkey's environment.

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Speaker 1: Yaklie tvosistin pralese yekpuda bananov niku yextromi pos do mov.

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Speaker 3: How lilies create shade in the jungle, How the soil

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allows banana trees to grow, how trees provide homes.

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Speaker 1: Skas dim del him slova mia kupsi kill yaxe ta vitraci.

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Speaker 3: With each word, Yakoup felt his uncertainty fade away. Viguel

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zaiem ochio. He saw interest in the listener's eyes. Rid

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TLEs v concio svose. People clapped and smiled As he

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finished his talk bill prevai si kil sebishni. He was

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surprised and felt proud.

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Speaker 1: Pop sedna segni muprischla petra.

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Speaker 3: After the lecture, Pegrov came up to him.

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Speaker 1: De coui yacoube, thank you, Yacoup beroto oujasne.

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Speaker 3: It was amazing.

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Speaker 1: Pristiva noze temes novoye ko hosta.

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Speaker 3: We want you again as a guest next Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Yacup seu smile yacob smiled uvie do milsi gi ros nellostisozna.

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Speaker 3: He realized that his knowledge is valuable igdish ne so

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o o p ti mai rod noto. Even if it's

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not about monkeys, it has value as.

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Speaker 1: Vetchir Ko Odeschel's michlenko geprecona ni vlastnihranit mugi bid darm

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ne pronier a le ipro ostatni.

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Speaker 3: And he left the party with the thought that overcoming

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one's limits can be a gift, not only for one's self,

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but also for others. To Day's vocabulary words are coming

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up right after this commercial break. Here are to Day's

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vocabulary words, first in check, then in.

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Speaker 1: English utulno utulno utul, noo cozy, vinuli, vinuli, vinuli, wound, zavisu, zaviasu, zavissu, curtains, svatichni, svatichni, swatchni, festive, blikhali, blikhali, brikhali,

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twinkled idritzke idritzke idilzke.

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Speaker 3: Idyllic botanist, botanist, botanist, botanist, Nana Padni Nana Padna, unassuming,

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ro ro rose.

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Speaker 1: Fusam zamming, clappy, clippi cleppy, rumors of the Bornique Odo

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bornique o, the Bornique Expert. Nata chet Nata chet, natata

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chet running, preid, Nashku preid, Nashku said, nashkulekture.

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Speaker 3: Po do you pou do you? Oh? Do you? Podium

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snay stell snay still snaieze s tell and sure Nastota naysto,

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the naze, uncertainty, vitrati, vitrati, vitrati, faded, sennae, senne senne,

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valuable m d M d M gift, preconani preconani pseeconani, overcoming,

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vun vne vye scent punch, punch, punch, Atmosphero at mons ferro, atmosphero, atmosphere, Devo, devo,

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devo crowd, shears it, shears it, shears it, spread besve domi,

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besvi dom bezviemi unknowingly o, Smi valley oh s smie

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Vali shine bishni bishni bishnie pride uva doomel uva doomel

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uv domel realized.

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