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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore an emotional family reunion that
Speaker 3: melts the winter chill, revealing the warmth and strength of
Speaker 3: sibling bonds.
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Speaker 1: The luhtoscaut and Helda beau litunopark, the beaumvarcal huntuck a
Speaker 1: stack a Sherpa to lake at parkfried open bunk You
Speaker 1: died to favor zat yes Sonna and Marek hadwas stayed
Speaker 1: for unjarles a family picnic. Josper a now cool architect
Speaker 1: was beser meted outlet from peg of the before junt
Speaker 1: hey cake Narzenzusu Sona was net ruchvon haaras narzout America,
Speaker 1: and zott met for hala over niwa alfonture, Marek Knikta
Speaker 1: of weser tvel doctor truchkird neither Drugta from the second
Speaker 1: house commers persevere act the cow de lucht full, thees
Speaker 1: herp open vomit Welser from the vein and snags Renato,
Speaker 1: Josper wildemre zehden Jobarde blicker out Whistler, then hart bons
Speaker 1: the tunais en sious arm cake Hey, HoTT At fournomer
Speaker 1: from da Soesfulen's daily Sona Marek Bonhey thevels and stem
Speaker 1: cracked in the cht ich fulmer sons on zigbar julie
Speaker 1: leavens the zofol Son selected of a m platz is
Speaker 1: for may son of stopped the matprat over haais and
Speaker 1: cake for rostop mareks zachteblick for welcome, the zeenwoorder and
Speaker 1: feel unstilted. Maratwa was knit on remaclek jasper that was
Speaker 1: neat the baduling say son along sam the how then
Speaker 1: alamal on eg rithme maye b and belongreg mareka knichte
Speaker 1: and furchte rantu equi dere all us what you did
Speaker 1: jasper miss rindzhik dot knit vagnuch jasper fooled and hulfan
Speaker 1: uplifting the word diezo long vera stopped hot vara ain't
Speaker 1: the court the mark the rhumeda for knew varmaherin ringe
Speaker 1: slacht samma and spraga over the taid dotsa oskindre in
Speaker 1: the snail spelder for hala over snail bolavete and varmascho
Speaker 1: co lad milk na and lamado bou to kuamen above
Speaker 1: the cow lake in ains minderkout four dots of offspread
Speaker 1: Nama Belove, the thel Carvakratis in knit A Laine in
Speaker 1: a Fundo Park, Sir half an Alkara and Varmac Nuffel
Speaker 1: and Josper Fool, the zifood ears in Longa ted Hal
Speaker 1: Machazine and vadiert Metta Fornio, the Bond and Varmaharte for
Speaker 1: Litis red Park. Josper lipwerchmet mir Zelf Trauer waiting, the
Speaker 1: Dots and Pleck in the family meet mer Nzi barvas
Speaker 1: hun Bondvara for staved net Us, the Vortels from the
Speaker 1: Boma deen Umringde.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: De Lucht was caught and held a bow from Thetfundle Park.
Speaker 3: The air was cold and clear. Above head Fundle Park.
Speaker 1: The bomvarracal huntuck a stack as herb of te de Sewinterlut.
Speaker 3: The trees were bare, their branches sharply outlined against the
Speaker 3: gray winter.
Speaker 1: Sky tuh laked Park freed.
Speaker 3: Yet the park seemed peaceful open.
Speaker 1: Bun Qi dick Bee, the ho to favor Zati, Josper
Speaker 1: Son and Marek.
Speaker 3: On a bench near the large pond. Sat Jasper, Shauna
Speaker 3: and Marika.
Speaker 1: Hetva stayed for Unarlexafamili picnic.
Speaker 3: It was time for their annual family picnic.
Speaker 1: Josper and now kul architict vos Bezer meted outlet from
Speaker 1: the piech before Ms.
Speaker 3: Jasper, a meticulous architect, was busy laying out a cloth
Speaker 3: on the frozen ground.
Speaker 1: Hey giek narsenzus.
Speaker 3: He looked at his sisters.
Speaker 1: Son vos ne tuuruch froon Harees snarzout America and zultmat
Speaker 1: ferral ver niu Alfuntur.
Speaker 3: Shauna had just returned from her trip to South America
Speaker 3: and was full of stories about new adventures.
Speaker 1: Mareeknikta ave se tvel drte truchkid neider dructa from the
Speaker 1: Zikenhaus commerce Varseverechte.
Speaker 3: Marika nodded absent mindedly as her thoughts drifted back to
Speaker 3: the busyness of the hospital rooms where she worked.
Speaker 1: The cou de l'uteful des heerp o punvomatervell sefond vain
Speaker 1: and snakes renauld.
Speaker 3: The cold air felt sharp on their cheeks as they
Speaker 3: enjoyed the wine and snacks.
Speaker 1: Yes vildemere Ze de Robarde blick out vistle.
Speaker 3: Josper wanted to express more than just exchanging glances.
Speaker 1: Zehen hart bouns de toune sensus.
Speaker 3: An ca ake. His heart pounded as he looked at
Speaker 3: his sisters.
Speaker 1: Hey halt at fornom fonda So heyesen full and stale.
Speaker 3: He had resolved today he would share his feelings.
Speaker 1: So marek buon tevel seen stem cracked in the.
Speaker 3: Wind, Shanna Mareika, he began as his voice cracked in
Speaker 3: the winter air.
Speaker 1: Ikful moussoms unzichbar.
Speaker 3: I sometimes feel invisible.
Speaker 1: Julie lefe and zen zofol. Your lives are so full,
Speaker 1: so selegted offer hem platz is for may.
Speaker 3: Sometimes it seems like there's no place for me.
Speaker 1: Son U stop te met prata over haaray and cake
Speaker 1: for rostop.
Speaker 3: Shanna stopped talking about her travels and looked up, surprised.
Speaker 1: Marikus dochteblick fur velcome the zen boorde.
Speaker 3: Maraca's gentle gaze welcomed his words and.
Speaker 1: Feel unstillt maratvos neet un maclik.
Speaker 3: Silence fell, but it was not uncomfortable.
Speaker 1: Yesper dolt vos neet the beduling say some alum sam.
Speaker 3: Ysper. That was never the intention, said Sona slowly.
Speaker 1: The howden a la mal uns eh ritme Marrie bent bolongek.
Speaker 3: We all have our own rhythm, but you are important.
Speaker 1: Marie caknikte en fute erantu equi dear all asvay dot Ysper.
Speaker 3: Maraka nodded an ad, I appreciate everything you do, Yasper.
Speaker 1: Miss rinzehrich delt nit fakrenu.
Speaker 3: Maybe I don't say that often enough.
Speaker 1: Jasper fool the whole fun oblichting.
Speaker 3: Jasper felt a wave of relief.
Speaker 1: The wor de de die jo longue vechestoptot vara ain't
Speaker 1: de le court.
Speaker 3: The words he had long kept hidden were finally heard.
Speaker 1: Simac de raumtefnew varmherin.
Speaker 3: Ring They made space for new warm memories.
Speaker 1: Selach de sama and sprague over the day the dots
Speaker 1: askindre in the snail spieled.
Speaker 3: They laughed together and spoke of the times when they
Speaker 3: played in the snow as children.
Speaker 1: For Hala over snail bola ferte en varmchau co la
Speaker 1: de de milk na l'ama dabout to clam.
Speaker 3: Naboth stories of snowball fights and hot chocolate. After a
Speaker 3: long day outside, came up.
Speaker 1: The coal lake in ains minder Colt.
Speaker 3: The cold suddenly seemed less cold.
Speaker 1: Four dotsa offsred name beloved to Zilkhar Pakratisin meet a
Speaker 1: laine in at Fundle Bark.
Speaker 3: Before they said goodbye, they promised to see each other
Speaker 3: more often, not just in it Fundlepark Sir.
Speaker 1: Half an old Khar and Vormcnuffel and Yosper fool de
Speaker 1: zifud earst Elma ted hil mal Chrousine and Havardiart.
Speaker 3: They gave each other a warm hug, and Jasper felt
Speaker 3: for the first time in a long while, fully seen
Speaker 3: and appreciated.
Speaker 1: Metten for new the bonds, and var Maharte for Yi
Speaker 1: sild Bark.
Speaker 3: With a renewed bond and warm hearts, they left the park.
Speaker 1: Yesper Livich met mir zelfertrau wet sem blick in the
Speaker 1: family meet mere unzig.
Speaker 3: Barvos Jusper walked away with more confidence, knowing his place
Speaker 3: in the family was no longer invisible.
Speaker 1: Humbondevara firsteff knit us the vortals from the Beaux madien Umringe.
Speaker 3: Their bonds were strengthened, just like the roots of the
Speaker 3: trees that surrounded them.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 3: Cal cal cal bear, now cur now cur naw, cour
Speaker 3: meticulous a vis a vis of the absent mindedly, forno, fornoma, forno, resolved, bunster, bounced, bunster, pounded, correct, coractor, cracked, cracked, on,
Speaker 3: zif bar on, zif bar zi bar, invisible.
Speaker 1: Blick, blick, black gas for welcome for welcome, the fur welcomed, welcomed,
Speaker 1: the dueling, the dueling, the duoling.
Speaker 3: Intention ar dear, var deer arder.
Speaker 1: Appreciate, uplifting, uplifting, oplichting relief. This has stopped, This has stopped,
Speaker 1: This has stopped. Hidden for staved for staved, first, stay, strengthened, bons, bons, bonds, bond,
Speaker 1: cow col cow bear for nude for nude for nude, renewed,
Speaker 1: zell for trau, Zel for trauing, zel for trau.
Speaker 3: Confidence before, before and before, frozen.
Speaker 1: Blacking, blaken, bleaken.
Speaker 3: Glances full, full, full four.
Speaker 1: Zeken house commers, zeken house commers, zeken house commers, hospital rooms,
Speaker 1: zorchte zorchte zuchte gentle ungremaclk unmacluk uclok uncomfortable, hoof, hoof, hoof, vortals, vortals,
Speaker 1: vortals roots, umringde, um ringden, umringde, surrounded, knouful, kanoonful, knoufful
Speaker 1: hug tu lufkierde tu lufkierden tou luch gierde drifted cal
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