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citizen learns the power of their vote to transform their community.
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Speaker 1: Po avevs dojovs holtirides, veni sestri, slav pristyle control oval
damn place t shai, vedepovs deja, katerina, diva its second
ms lek ne du viero pro zeb talase tro jus
crepi it's zubi lado, mui las nitz nez nini, katerino
ott povido Vladislav las cavie cash di las maas missal
pamatu to rosbito, lavich kov parcods medali do romadina pojad
o opravo, caterina si zamum la la potnos toby la lavichka,
tosvel keo prednistal marek teri ros daval in forma chnile e,
tak bel tomis nido, bravo nik which dippraveni sloss v
community chinosti noom mala al ges legit promovel marix um
chimli rosvo Vladislav titil gemuc Katerina oslovit rosdot is deal
at prebis vlastnis Kushnoski pred Lettice Memili problems canal is
at sea the loto elmish patne Rodney obivatel Stivo Alppax
messes poili Alaso valis met Abraatobila canali is a opra
venas canivote yak Vladislav mauville zasnil lass Reproductoro Vageni Radi
bhomo os namely genie Vavitogeni noveo communitirasis kla potoro the
Terespoili Caterina says astavila ap michlela toberoto o vladislavvel Vigela
nace called sebela jusiribe mohroomite visnam dobre the klass mere
name ovm Moshnayed and las prett and mont vladislavov adodalla
helasovat osmilien see a Veshi Dobdovi Katerina svimroskimiskla novo zio
uvi doomelasid broviate at too marikro Nebovichi tendenspomina or nati
terideshli communitis and Trumzisko Poslena katerine a tobelas mina m vitsnjlas.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Poi dinadni avevs do jusevs na lavade holy sti.
Speaker 3: The autumn day was cold and the scent of fallen
leaves lingered in the air.
Speaker 1: Rides is Hara mista veniti, says Astusopileni.
Speaker 3: People were gathering at the local polling station, with the
undulating crowd waiting for their opportunity to influence the community's future.
Speaker 1: Zadnasty Frontista Vladislav pristle controloval Zdamulai.
Speaker 3: At the back of the queue stood Bladislav, constantly checking
to make sure the ribbon on his scarf hadn't slipped.
Speaker 1: Ved Caterina dii vae m slechko neduviero.
Speaker 3: Next to him, Cocana sighed, looking around with slight distrust.
Me why do we come here?
Speaker 1: Zeb talase tro juscrep zubido.
Speaker 3: She asked, her teeth chattering a bit from the cold.
Mui lasnitz mini, my vote won't change anything.
Speaker 1: Katerino ovid Vladislav las cavie cash di las maas.
Speaker 3: Misso corona Vladislov answered kindly, every vote matters.
Speaker 1: Pamatulavik parco.
Speaker 3: Do you remember the broken bench in the park.
Speaker 1: Opravo.
Speaker 3: We pulled our voices together then and requested for it
to be repaired.
Speaker 1: Katerina siamum la laos tobira la vichica vel Ke.
Speaker 3: Karl muttered under her breath, that was a bench. This
is something.
Speaker 1: Bigstal marek k teri ros davl informa snile take.
Speaker 3: In front of them stood Marek handing out informational leaflets.
Speaker 1: Bill tom brookraven sloven.
Speaker 3: He was a local volunteer, always ready to serve his community.
Speaker 1: Cinos ti no mala a doe viejo promovil marex us
vem shimlio.
Speaker 3: The action of one might be small, but when we
come together, important things can change. Mark spoke with a
smile when he noticed their conversation.
Speaker 1: Vladislav ti kil gemusiovit.
Speaker 3: Lagislav felt he needed to reach Cutter in.
Speaker 1: A better rosgill et bis vlastni skuchenosti.
Speaker 3: So he decided to share a story from his own
experienced Lettism problems.
Speaker 1: Canalizatsi.
Speaker 3: Years ago, we had an issue with the sewer.
Speaker 1: System dirotvel mis potevatel sestovo.
Speaker 3: It was very bad. A lot of residents complained.
Speaker 1: Ale pas mess ala sovalis canivena.
Speaker 3: But then we united, we voted on it, and soon
after the sewer system was repaired. Dovote that changed our
daily life.
Speaker 1: Yek Vladislavmluville zaslas reproduro.
Speaker 3: As Blagoslov spoke, a voice came over the loud speaker.
Speaker 1: Vageni radi bihomos namilva noveo co trasisk.
Speaker 3: Dear citizens, we would like to announce that our initiative
to create a new community center has gained support. Thank
you to everyone who got involved.
Speaker 1: Caterina astavila a mi.
Speaker 3: Schlela Cuturna paused and.
Speaker 1: Thought, too o, chim Vladislav Moluville.
Speaker 3: This was what Blagoslav had been talking about.
Speaker 1: Vigila nacikia gi usio vis.
Speaker 3: She saw the enthusiasm of the people around her, and
for the first time felt that her efforts could indeed matter.
Speaker 1: Do breklas minim us mie vem mos nay de halaspreet
and mug.
Speaker 3: All right, she said, with a slight smile. Perhaps one
vote can change something after.
Speaker 1: All otchila sevladislavov ado della lasovat.
Speaker 3: She turned to Vlaslav and added, let's go vote.
Speaker 1: Then oh smili sena see a ves do budovi.
Speaker 3: They smiled at each other and entered the building.
Speaker 1: Katerina svim rosod nukim zis kala novo silo.
Speaker 3: With her decision cut her again new strength.
Speaker 1: Uvie do mela si utro viet atu shieto mari cro
ne bovici.
Speaker 3: She realized she could do something for a good cause,
be it a small step or a bigger one.
Speaker 1: Then denomina ro natii odishli comunit senrumzis ca posi del
schiro nakai.
Speaker 3: On that day, during the observances associated with All Saints,
when those who had passed were being remembered, the community
center gained an additional enthusiastic member. Cokerna ato bilrasmena ktera
mo lasna mina lohem vitsnshpojlas. And that was a change
that could mean much more than just a single vote.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in.
Speaker 1: English, bodyni podyni pod.
Speaker 5: Adam vun ye vunye, voon ye son sa sazi shas, gathering, vaniti,
se vaniti, se vanitie, undulating, pre legit ust, pre legit ust,
pree leg ust, opportunity, fronta fronta, fronta que, shallah shallah shalla, scarf, neduvio, neduvio, nedluvieo, distrust,
screepya eat, screepy eat screepya eats, chattering, dismissal, dismissile smithso matters, lataki, lataki, lettaaki, leaflets,
dobrovol nick, dobrovol nik, dobrovol nik, volunteer, slows it slows,
it slows it, serve nat seni, nat scheni, nat sheeni,
enthusiasm u, siri usiri ou silly efforts.
Speaker 1: Reproductor, reproductor, reproductor, loudspeaker in itsiativa, in itsiativa, in itsiativa,
in its yativa, potporo, potporo, potporo support, zastavila, zastavila, zastavila,
past nat scheneo, nacheneo, nat scheneo, enthusiai astic brad brad
observances spoyen e spoieni Spoyny Associated Communiti CenTra, Communiti CenTra,
Communitientra Community Center, Posilu, Posilu, Posilu gain osnamili osnamili Ozamili
Announcement Opravo, Opravo, Bravo.
Speaker 3: Repair.
Speaker 6: Daily, Nao, nao, na se passionate ena zenaena change uvia
domela uvi domela uviemela realized.
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