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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into a tale of overcoming
Speaker 3: chaos with compassion as a startup team races against the
Speaker 3: clock to win over investors just in time for the holidays.
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Speaker 1: Elmbientclaveca festivida, las, la LUs las, eladiola, ca fer epino, unrecorda,
Speaker 1: torio de kel navida, Cava rapidamente, lurdes, l lider de lequipo,
Speaker 1: Caminava de un lado, autro, estava, preocupada, faltava, na pennaz
Speaker 1: dos rasparala union crucial, composively, simbversoris, cinem bargo su major
Speaker 1: problema noe el pocoaa sinocela presentation, La clave de su projecto,
Speaker 1: Avia de sa paracido, the Drive, Compartido, the La ficina
Speaker 1: Carlos don de Stella Presentation pregunto Lurdes, Tratando de mantener
Speaker 1: la calma Carlos el heine, Technologico de Lequipo, Midava, la
Speaker 1: pantaia desuputa, dora connames cla de frustration, Medo, savilla, ca vihoon,
Speaker 1: rispaldo peronolo and contrava lociento, lurdes dijo Carlos conel seno froncido,
Speaker 1: aun problema, nole coentra qui pero, tengo, respaldo personal, solo,
Speaker 1: tego ca and contralo ines lettere grande de le qipo,
Speaker 1: permanesia and silenzio a lado deegos observable cows in the herent, traversus, propias, doudas, amenudos,
Speaker 1: preasiest el camino correct to paraella consider blaro resus and
Speaker 1: dimientoseneste momento, critico, pedo, desidio, esperal lurdes, m vez culpara,
Speaker 1: Carlos senfo coen resolvel problema, Carlos buscemo, respaldo, toda villapo
Speaker 1: de mossa ceresto, dijo, confirmesa, apolliando sumano and soambro Carlos
Speaker 1: aliviado deles comensoabuscarenzu, computa do a personal, l tm popa sava,
Speaker 1: rapido finalmente, Carlos exclament lotego la presentacenestava gardada, sudisco, durro personal,
Speaker 1: rang momento de olivio, perol re loo se y a
Speaker 1: van sando elecipos press preparuna, nueva configuraion parallea presentation men trastanto,
Speaker 1: las luces and Navidati di la van suavemente of freciendo
Speaker 1: pequeno conzolo and medio del Frenesi Lordes, Carlos estravajaran juntos
Speaker 1: cada uno contribuiendo lo me, Jorge Podia, el ambiente del
Speaker 1: co working, segeno coelvius moila de terminacion del momento, condo,
Speaker 1: jola della presentation, elecipos and contravantellosi versoris tentando cultade tras
Speaker 1: son risa auras la presentation, no for perfecta albunas positivas,
Speaker 1: no estavantam pulidas comokerian perolu and portante raquel sajejego los
Speaker 1: in versos, impressionados por la paioni resilience de lechipo of recio,
Speaker 1: monto menoral esperado, pedoso, ficiente paraira delante, altermino de la
Speaker 1: union mentras and de lees pasio the co working lurdes
Speaker 1: espiroondo is onn rios quipo, luis simos dijo congratituth Carlos
Speaker 1: Cintioli viado I prometos ma sa vitos resus problemas personal
Speaker 1: es conelechipo inesuturo, crinthioke porrel momento, estra lugar, elepo camino
Speaker 1: por las cages, the Buenos Aires cynthiendo la calidel sol
Speaker 1: de verano, vilas de la navidad, a villa sidon dia, hitado, peroloo, superlo, juntos, lurdesa,
Speaker 1: prend algovoso, la compas importantes como lambisione quipo.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have messed.
Speaker 1: End in conna cojedores passio, the co working, the Buenos Aires,
Speaker 1: lambient mescla de cao, cifes tvida.
Speaker 3: In a cozy corner of a coworking space in Buenos Aires,
Speaker 3: the atmosphere was a mixture of chaos and festivity.
Speaker 1: Las vinosrandezvantra, la lusent verano, mintres, las luses, na videluses,
Speaker 1: critorius modernos.
Speaker 3: The large windows let in the bright summer light, while
Speaker 3: Christmas lights flickered over the modern desks.
Speaker 1: Elelio lia Ca ferriciene tipino unrecorda torio de la navida
Speaker 1: cavati damente.
Speaker 3: The air smelled of freshly made coffee and pine a
Speaker 3: reminder that Christmas was rapidly approaching.
Speaker 1: Lurvis la liver de le quipo caminva de un ladro.
Speaker 3: Luurdes, the team leader, was pacing back and forth.
Speaker 1: Istava pro cupara.
Speaker 3: She was worried.
Speaker 1: Faltava na pinazos ras par larunio cruzielle composivele sim versoris.
Speaker 3: There were barely two hours left until the crucial meeting
Speaker 3: with potential investors.
Speaker 1: Sinem bargo sumajor prole ma rel sino ke la presentacion
Speaker 1: la clave de su projecto avie resa parecido del d
Speaker 1: rev compardido de la ficine.
Speaker 3: However, her biggest problem was not the little time remaining,
Speaker 3: but that the presentation, the key to her project, had
Speaker 3: disappeared from the offices shared drive.
Speaker 1: Carlos, don dis te la presentacion prebunto lur dis tratando
Speaker 1: de mante la.
Speaker 3: Calme, Carlos, where is the presentation? Luras asked, trying to
Speaker 3: stay calm.
Speaker 1: Carlos il hino te hico de le quipo. Mireva la
Speaker 1: pantaje resu conunames cla de frustra.
Speaker 3: Carlos, the team's tech genius was looking at his computer
Speaker 3: screen with a mix of frustrations and fear.
Speaker 1: Saville ca vie choon rispaldo pero nolo contrava.
Speaker 3: He knew he had made a backup, but he couldn't
Speaker 3: find it.
Speaker 1: Lociento lurs vijo Carlos conel senno fruncido.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, lordes Carlo said, frowning, a jun problem. There's
Speaker 3: a problem, no len coun tra qui veo tengo rispalo personal.
Speaker 3: I can't find it here, but I have a personal
Speaker 3: backup solo tengo keen contralo, I just have to find it.
Speaker 3: Ines Lee de le Quipo permanilencio lado deejus Ines, the
Speaker 3: third team member, remained silent next to them.
Speaker 1: O sindjrent tre versus propias Doulas.
Speaker 3: She observed the chaos without revealing her own doubts.
Speaker 1: Renudosua sieste rel camino correcto Parella.
Speaker 3: She often wondered if this was the right path for her.
Speaker 1: Concideri miento seste momento critico perro desio Esperra.
Speaker 3: She considered talking about her feelings at this critical moment,
Speaker 3: but decided to wait.
Speaker 1: Lures mbeze culpara Carlos seenfo coeno problem ludes.
Speaker 3: Instead of blaming, Carlos focused on solving the problem.
Speaker 1: Carlos busquemos se rispaldo.
Speaker 3: Carlos, Let's find that back up.
Speaker 1: Toda villa po demosa ceesto di jo confirmesa a pollendo
Speaker 1: somno and sombro.
Speaker 3: We can still do this, she said, firmly, placing her
Speaker 3: hand on his shoulder.
Speaker 1: Carlos aliviaoes comenzoa usz perso sonal.
Speaker 3: Carlos, relieved by lurdes support, began searching on his personal computer.
Speaker 1: El tiempo pa savaido.
Speaker 3: Time was passing quickly.
Speaker 1: Finellemente Carlos exclament lo tengo.
Speaker 3: Finally, Carlos exclaimed, I got it.
Speaker 1: Lea presentacionistava guardada in sulvisco durro personal.
Speaker 3: The presentation was saved on his personal hard drive.
Speaker 1: Iron momento delivio perul relo se ya vansando.
Speaker 3: It was a moment of relief, but the clock kept ticking.
Speaker 1: Elecchi po pre prepuna nueva confiura la presentacion.
Speaker 3: The team rushed to set up a new configuration for
Speaker 3: the presentation.
Speaker 1: Mintras tanto las luses and na vida titi la vanvemente
Speaker 1: o freciendo pequeno conzolo in medio del frenesi.
Speaker 3: Meanwhile, the Christmas lights flickered gently, offering a small comfort
Speaker 3: amidst the frenzy.
Speaker 1: Lurds, Carlos nes tra vacharn juntos caraun no contribugeno lo Mejorge.
Speaker 3: Podilla, Ludes, Carlos and Nness worked together, each contributing their best.
Speaker 1: Ella viente del co working selleno ConL nervosis moy lea
Speaker 1: de ter minacion del momento.
Speaker 3: The ambience of the coworking space was filled with the
Speaker 3: nervousness and determination of the moment.
Speaker 1: Condojeola ora de la presentacion, elequitpo, sen contravantellosim versoris intentando
Speaker 1: cultars dade trasi son brisa sevoras.
Speaker 3: When the time for the presentation arrived, the team stood
Speaker 3: before the investors, trying to hide their anxiety behind assured smiles.
Speaker 1: La presentacion no feu preveegta.
Speaker 3: The presentation was not perfect.
Speaker 1: Alvula ziepos titivas, nostavan tampulidas comoke rien ero luinportane reque
Speaker 1: mina he jego.
Speaker 3: Some slides were not as polished as they wanted, but
Speaker 3: the important thing was that the message got through.
Speaker 1: Losi versores i bressionados por la pasioni resilien de le quipo,
Speaker 1: O fresiro no monto menora liesperrado erro suficiente para segira
Speaker 1: de lente.
Speaker 3: The investors, impressed by the team's passion and resilience, offered
Speaker 3: a smaller amount than expected, but enough to move forward.
Speaker 1: Alter mino de la runion, mintras lien de lis pasio
Speaker 1: de co working, lur des respiron luisn rio sue quipo.
Speaker 3: At the end of the meeting, as they left the
Speaker 3: co working space, Lurdes took a deep breath and smiled
Speaker 3: at her team.
Speaker 1: Luisimos dijo conra titud.
Speaker 3: We did it, she said, with gratitude.
Speaker 1: Carlos cintiol via l i prometiosmasa vito sores prole mas
Speaker 1: person a les conele quipo.
Speaker 3: Carlos felt relieved and promised to be more open about
Speaker 3: his personal issues with the team.
Speaker 1: Inessfuturo cintioke porl momento este rasuluga.
Speaker 3: Ines, although still unsure about her future, felt that for
Speaker 3: the moment. This was her place.
Speaker 1: Eleqipo ca mino por las caze bos aires, crinthien do
Speaker 1: la calidez del sol de ver no vi la cercaia
Speaker 1: de la navida.
Speaker 3: The team walked through the streets of Buenos Aires, feeling
Speaker 3: the warmth of the summer sun and the closeness of Christmas.
Speaker 1: A ville sidun dia, hitado perolo superlo juntos.
Speaker 3: It had been a hectic day, but they managed to
Speaker 3: overcome it together.
Speaker 1: Lurles a prince also la compassion portantes como la.
Speaker 3: Viisione lureis learned something valuable. Compassion and support are as
Speaker 3: important as ambition in a team.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Speaker 1: Acohedor pakhedor acohedor cozy, pill ringcon ill ringcon ill ringcon corner,
Speaker 1: il ambiente, il ambiente, il ambiente, atmosphere, blamyscla blamyskla la
Speaker 1: maskla mixture, pilk, cows ilkows ilk, cows chaos, bluff is
Speaker 1: dvda luffistvda laffi istv the festivity, crucial crucial, crucial crucial, losimbersoris, losimbersoris,
Speaker 1: lusimbsoris investors, La presentacion, la presentacion, la presentacion, presentation, la
Speaker 1: lider de Lequipo, La lider de Lequipo, La Lider de
Speaker 1: les Quipo, Team Leader, elris Paldo, Elrispaldo, el Rispaldo, back up, Pelmedo,
Speaker 1: el Medo, el miedo, fear bla, frustracion, blaf frustracion, la frustracion,
Speaker 1: frustration pelsilencio, el silenzio, el silencio, silence, pla de terminacion,
Speaker 1: lave terminacion, la de terminacion, determination plan siadaf lancieva lanciadav anxiety,
Speaker 1: pelmen sache, elmensache, elmen sache message, La combasion, la combasion,
Speaker 1: la compassion, compassion a, la poio e la poo a
Speaker 1: la poo support plam vision, lambision, lamb vision, ambition, tell alivio,
Speaker 1: el alivio e la livio, relief pla circania, la circania,
Speaker 1: la cercanilla, closeness, pel Camino, el camino, el camino, path
Speaker 1: L Problema L problema, L problema problem, pel Heno, el Heno,
Speaker 1: el henio, genius La Pantagia, La Pantagia, la panagia screen
Speaker 1: plus do us, Let's do us, Lat's do us, doubts
Speaker 1: blar resiliencia, blar resiliencia, lar resiliencia, resilience, elmentto, el monto,
Speaker 1: elmento amount ilcentimiento, ilcentimiento, il sentimiento feeling.
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