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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a snowy Christmas Eve
Speaker 3: became the backdrop for a family's difficult decision, showcasing the
Speaker 3: power of hope, love and belief.
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Speaker 1: Eswahilich abnd and alam Fashnight, Invinta di corridora des kanton
Speaker 1: houses var goschmucht mitrichtantanensweiden, de weiner stem as us Matthansenvabaraich
Speaker 1: by the shouting Ostimfenster Woodershnelza Field, Lucas were an engineer
Speaker 1: Erglaubta and logik on fernunft, the Reuter kemp de Eramezzine
Speaker 1: and gaffun Iromuta Ingrid, lakshwer Krunk and Crankton House Ingrid Wadi,
Speaker 1: Zila del familiar, Lucas Walter, Alice Ton omsitureten Hans their
Speaker 1: Uner Rabruder were anders Erva, emotionale on impulsive. We are
Speaker 1: missing Alice Fazuchen vas mirglichst Zakta, hansof correct eskipdainoiez, experimentalis
Speaker 1: mettel phil like Kanesmama, hefn, Lucas, togete as extras kant
Speaker 1: A vidette air. We're with snicht Opus from Tuniet the
Speaker 1: adsdegam inenswimuglich kiten anezicherre abba wenigar hofnas followshdandad bahan long
Speaker 1: oder Denyer experimentally Terrapi, the rizigenberg abba Ana chan sebitat
Speaker 1: Lucas shouter of the lichtake by the recepci the said
Speaker 1: drine a few disease saracens vishenzana razionalitied on der Hofnong,
Speaker 1: the hans wakerbate Mama had imma gazagt dosman manchmal at
Speaker 1: vaswagen was Mormete Lucas Ingrid wa abantoye loostech the headed
Speaker 1: das Riziko phil like the ebstkavagt Lucas dmta tiftoch dannikte
Speaker 1: air Viprobiranda's experimentale zak de Ashleslich hans Streide four Hofnong,
Speaker 1: the stundenfagin and langsam abbade schneid rausen glands the hell
Speaker 1: im lichter strasen lahtanen Schleislich come their ass met annam
Speaker 1: Lesher and zorek Ingrid touched the b leviator Fakunda the
Speaker 1: air a sid good ouse lucas On hans o Armtenzich
Speaker 1: I liked and how von Sufa sigto strength it in
Speaker 1: raum Lucas lante dasnich ales ratsuna a signmos de fabindung
Speaker 1: von hoffnong on glauden khan wunda bewlten besonderst to weinachten
Speaker 1: arant decation gloggen in their fan alloitereden Schneider is vitter
Speaker 1: Lucas shouter off the in shnee on lejeter does Wenard's
Speaker 1: first brachta hoofnong indeed dounkets deshtunde.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any part you
Speaker 3: may have missed as.
Speaker 1: Far highly arbend and anam fa schneight.
Speaker 3: In winter, it was Christmas Eve in a snowy winter.
Speaker 1: Di corridora dees kranktenhausers vaar geschmucht mitrichten ontannensweiden.
Speaker 3: The corridors of the hospital were decorated with lights and
Speaker 3: pine branches.
Speaker 1: Di weiner stementragichzo Lukastoch.
Speaker 3: The Christmas spirit did not reach Lucas.
Speaker 1: Zasmitt Hans Envaterbarreich.
Speaker 3: He sat with Hans in the waiting area.
Speaker 1: Bai deshauten ostemfenst wo der schnieliza feel.
Speaker 3: Both looked out the window where the snow fell quietly.
Speaker 1: Lucas fain engineer.
Speaker 3: Lucas was an engineer.
Speaker 1: Erglaubta and logik onnfernoft.
Speaker 3: He believed in logic and reason the.
Speaker 1: Reute kempte yermitzan and geffoon.
Speaker 3: But to day he was struggling with his feelings.
Speaker 1: Ire the muta Ingrid lakshwe Krank and Kranktenhaus.
Speaker 3: Their mother, Ingrid was seriously ill in the hospital.
Speaker 1: Ingrid vadi zil de Famille.
Speaker 3: England was the soul of the family.
Speaker 1: Lucas vote alistun ums turetten.
Speaker 3: Lucas wanted to do everything to save her.
Speaker 1: Hans de um rabruder Vaandas.
Speaker 3: Hans, the younger brother, was different.
Speaker 1: Iva immoznal on imposiv.
Speaker 3: He was emotional and impulsive.
Speaker 1: Viemuss and alis fazuchn vasmuglichist zactor hansof Gerricht.
Speaker 3: We have to try everything possible, said Hans excitedly.
Speaker 1: Escipt anius experimentalismte.
Speaker 3: There is a new experimental drug.
Speaker 1: Philetknesma mah heefn. Maybe it can help mom Lucas zugerte.
Speaker 1: Lucas hesitated as istras kant avidete er. It's risky, he replied,
Speaker 1: weavinicht opus fontuni it.
Speaker 3: We don't know if it works.
Speaker 1: The aztega enspi muglichkiten.
Speaker 3: The doctors gave them two.
Speaker 1: Options anezicher abawniga hofnos fol standard bahand long order Denoyer
Speaker 1: experimental tera pi di rizienbergt abba chancerbit it.
Speaker 3: A safe but less hopeful standard treatment, or the new
Speaker 3: experimental therapy, which carries risks but offers a chance.
Speaker 1: Lucas shout of dilchtader reception.
Speaker 3: Lucas looked at the string of lights above the reception
Speaker 3: desk dezadrente. Time was running out.
Speaker 1: Ifutissan's fishenzen arazal teit on der hoofnoon the Hans fa kervate.
Speaker 3: He felt torn between his rationality and the hope that
Speaker 3: Hans embodied.
Speaker 1: Mama hat imma gazacht des man manchmal et vaswagen was mormote.
Speaker 3: Lucas mam always said that sometimes you have to take
Speaker 3: a chance.
Speaker 1: Lucas murmured, ingridva aventoya lostich.
Speaker 3: English was adventurous.
Speaker 1: The headed as risi kofiletebstkvacht.
Speaker 3: She might have dared the risk herself.
Speaker 1: Lucas dma te tiftoch dan nikte ear.
Speaker 3: Lucas took a deep breath, then nodded.
Speaker 1: Vieprobanda's experimentelle zak de eschleislich.
Speaker 3: We'll try the experimental one, he finally said.
Speaker 1: Hans straight to fore hoofnong.
Speaker 3: Hans beamed with hope.
Speaker 1: Di shtuntenfegin and langzham abba der shneed rausen glenz de
Speaker 1: hell im lich der strasen l'etannen.
Speaker 3: The hours passed slowly, but the snow outside shone brightly
Speaker 3: in the light of the street lamps.
Speaker 1: Schli slich kam der ast mad anim lechen zorek.
Speaker 3: Finally, the doctor came back with a smile.
Speaker 1: Ingrid touched a belvietor fecunde te.
Speaker 3: Ear Ingland has stable vitals, he announced, essid good OUs,
Speaker 3: it's looking good.
Speaker 1: Lucas aunt Hans omam tnzich elchtat.
Speaker 3: Lucas and Haunts embraced in relief.
Speaker 1: A nhlfon soufa sigtu strom in raum.
Speaker 3: A touch of confidence filled the room.
Speaker 1: Lucas lante as Ratsuna sain Moss.
Speaker 3: Lucas learned that not everything has to be rational.
Speaker 1: De fabindung van hofnong on glauden khan wunder bevilten bizonder weinachten.
Speaker 3: The combination of hope and belief can produce miracles, especially
Speaker 3: at Christmas.
Speaker 1: Veranti keshenlauken and defaneluterten schneider esvita.
Speaker 3: As the church bells rang in the distance, it continued
Speaker 3: to snow.
Speaker 1: Lucas shouter after in schnee on Lechete.
Speaker 3: Lucas looked at the snow and smiled.
Speaker 1: Dos Weinert's first fracht hoofnong indeed Donststunde.
Speaker 3: The Christmas celebration brought hope to the darkest hour. Today's
Speaker 3: vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words. First in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: They are abnt. They are abut de are abnt eve
Speaker 1: de corridor, de corridor, de corridor corridors, d stimm d
Speaker 1: stimm d stimmung, spirits der vata barach, der varta barich,
Speaker 1: der varta bar reich waiting area, their engeneer, their engineer,
Speaker 1: deir engenea.
Speaker 3: Engineer, d lo geek di lo gk d lo geek logic.
Speaker 1: Difaanft dif difft reason d zila d zila d zler
Speaker 1: So emotional emotional, emotional, emotional, impulsive, impulsive, impulsive, impulsive, risk,
Speaker 1: can't risk, can't risk, can't risky D standard bahan lung
Speaker 1: d standard bahan lung d standard bahan.
Speaker 3: Lung standard treatment the.
Speaker 1: Experimentally TERRAPI, the experimental TEAP, the experimental tra.
Speaker 3: PI, experimental therapy.
Speaker 1: De recepttion de recepttion de redceptsi reception desk, de rational
Speaker 1: tt de rational tate di razialit tte rationality d hoffnung
Speaker 1: d hoffnung d hoffnung hop albumty lusteg arbum toya lustich abut.
Speaker 3: Adventurous.
Speaker 1: That's lation, that's lation. Do'es lation, smile stabi leviata, stabi
Speaker 1: levietre stabilevieta stable, vitals did sufersicht, did sufersch didzu fer
Speaker 1: sicht confidence, dear glauber, dear glauber, dear glauber belief, the
Speaker 1: wonder de wunder de wunder miracles, the kirschen Glocken, the
Speaker 1: kirschen Glocken d kirschen Gloten church bells does Fest, does Fest,
Speaker 1: does Fest Celebration. Dear Schnee, deir Schnee, dear Schnee, Snow weinachten, weinachten,
Speaker 1: weinachten Christmas. Dear Winter, dear Winter, dea vinta Winter, delishta, delishta,
Speaker 1: dilichta lights, dtonansviga dtananceviga, d tonansvika, pine branches, d Chance
Speaker 1: de chance, d chance Chance.
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