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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the heartfelt conversation between a
Speaker 3: father and daughter as they navigate their different visions for
Speaker 3: the future, showing how love and respect can bridge generational
Speaker 3: and ideological divides.
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Speaker 1: I'm morgen vard jim grau fahangenfanvintchten, klaus zane torta, gadashtantenfdimgamand
Speaker 1: at centrom did nashnisht one iranfu bien di calte Marte
Speaker 1: di Wangen wrote, Gada du weist w wichtist wil tatist
Speaker 1: zacht klaus a hiel detoured som wi lokal auf on
Speaker 1: the land brought kind of grossen fender rongen, gada zoftste
Speaker 1: papa as a side, ding a sofa endan on the regeneratzion,
Speaker 1: macht at vaspewegen deska mind at santrom hein schlichtbau waggeshmugt
Speaker 1: mat bunten y pla cotten drennen va is wam de
Speaker 1: florestirand and lichter spigettn sich off them blanketenboden ryan van
Speaker 1: vaikabin and stantenba ride mentioned leer om diese morgenstonder do
Speaker 1: mos das fashtin sakt Klaus when Alice Neuwert was black done,
Speaker 1: We're miss narfuna Shaun the bakta gada and schlossen fagangenheit
Speaker 1: is twichtich yeah abba wazoon utitsu konfeshtitan die biden rolten
Speaker 1: irreval on tai laden up the dama am tish leheta
Speaker 1: friundlich asked my ruich bleiden dakta gada dor Klaus continisht
Speaker 1: ANDAs gada then grossvata had imma gazagt the ganir aba
Speaker 1: gada on ta brahinzanft ichno opa skshechten abad is mine
Speaker 1: stimmer mine week in the omitted their discussione held Klaus
Speaker 1: inner erbetrachte designer torta vasi nichti glaischer pazon diezu leiden
Speaker 1: shaftle ubertire bucha and ney eden wspornat inner desian irri
Speaker 1: kin heid ar damites vasen neugerich on modik kevisen i
Speaker 1: respectidn and vun schnafa enderum sucked the Klaus pratzlech abba
Speaker 1: is feldmashvia lost soulassen gerda lejetelaicht ist zadana afarum papa
Speaker 1: duhastricht dash w tedewichtechest abba escaped imma raum fernoise dishbanom's
Speaker 1: vision enan bagan sushwinten by the futen does the leeber
Speaker 1: on their respects if abandon trots their politician differenzen lass
Speaker 1: on sween on dane an environment cakau drinking gin shluk
Speaker 1: klausfour the nicht sichtsu gamin samging and ssudin vay kabinen
Speaker 1: by the wosten dasinich uber einstem and mosten ominander sufashtin
Speaker 1: drausen Bagan is like sushneine di weissenfloten vedechtn di irde
Speaker 1: dor in irinhertzen vavme gemaind zam phelisen klaus aunt gerdades
Speaker 1: gamind at saint trom baright for iraheisenetrenk aunt enruiges kaespreich verzzukoft.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Ah margenwa de hime grau fa hangen fonvinterichenvoeten.
Speaker 3: In the morning, the sky was gray, shrouded by wintry clouds.
Speaker 1: Klaus n sene torte Gerda stantenfordim gamind at Saint trom.
Speaker 3: Klaus and his daughter Gerda stood in front of the
Speaker 3: community center.
Speaker 1: Di duna schni schichknechte ante iernfusen.
Speaker 3: The thin layer of snow crunched under their feet.
Speaker 1: Di corte marte di vagenrote.
Speaker 3: The cold made their cheeks red.
Speaker 1: Gerda, du weist vicht wil tetist zachte Klaus.
Speaker 3: Gerda, you know how important stability is, said Klaus.
Speaker 1: Ehi di tursumvlo kalauf.
Speaker 3: He held the door to the polling station open.
Speaker 1: Onze land pratkaina grosenferenderrongen.
Speaker 3: Our country doesn't need major changes.
Speaker 1: Gerdazozte gerdaside Papa is a site ding itsfa enden.
Speaker 3: Dad. It's time to change things.
Speaker 1: On regenerat et vaspervigen.
Speaker 3: Our generation wants to make a difference.
Speaker 1: Deska minded sent trom ein schlichta bao vaguschmucht met buntenvai
Speaker 1: pla caten.
Speaker 3: The community center A simple building was decorated with colorful
Speaker 3: election posters.
Speaker 1: T renen vas va.
Speaker 3: Inside it was warm, the.
Speaker 1: Florestn de richt speghetnzich of Timblantenborden.
Speaker 3: The fluorescent lights reflected off the shiny floor.
Speaker 1: Ryan van vais kabin and stantenarhit mention lea omdiza morgenstande.
Speaker 3: ROSA voting booth stood ready empty at this early hour.
Speaker 1: Do mosta sferstin zach de Klaus.
Speaker 3: You have to understand, said Klaus.
Speaker 1: Then alis neithert vaspleabdan.
Speaker 3: If everything becomes new, what remains wea.
Speaker 1: Miss narfona shaun zachte Gerda and Schlaussen.
Speaker 3: We have to look forward, Gerda said determinedly.
Speaker 1: Fergangenheit is s twichtich jeah abba viazoin artsu kunftstaeiten.
Speaker 3: The past is important, yes, but we should also shape
Speaker 3: the future.
Speaker 1: Die biden woulden irreval laden up.
Speaker 3: The two collected their voting materials.
Speaker 1: Die dama i'm tischlecherte.
Speaker 3: The lady at the table smiled kindly.
Speaker 1: Yes, my ruisch bleiden dachte. Gerda stay calm, thought Gerda
Speaker 1: dor Klaus contenders.
Speaker 3: But Klaus couldn't help himself.
Speaker 1: Gerda then grossvata hat imma gazact the gang.
Speaker 3: Ear Gerda, your grandfather always said, He began.
Speaker 1: Abba gada on brah inzandft.
Speaker 3: But Gerda gently interrupted him.
Speaker 1: Ich keno opa skeshichten.
Speaker 3: I know Grandpa's stories.
Speaker 1: Abbads is mane shtim manvik. But this is my voice,
Speaker 1: my path and the mitter de discoizion, hid Klaus Inner.
Speaker 1: In the middle of the discussion, Klaus paused erbertrachtetizane torta.
Speaker 1: He looked at his daughter, Vasi nichti glaiche pazon dizu
Speaker 1: laidenschaftlch watire boucher aunt noi eden gushportnat.
Speaker 3: Was she not the same person who had spoken so
Speaker 3: passionately about animals, books and new ideas.
Speaker 1: Eh inner tezijen irrequintite.
Speaker 3: He remembered her childhood.
Speaker 1: Or damitz vasi nougirich montichkevisen.
Speaker 3: Even then she had been curious and brave.
Speaker 1: I respectire den and vun schnar faenderom zac de Klaus pleslich.
Speaker 3: I respect your wish for change, said Klaus suddenly.
Speaker 1: Abba is feed meschwe loust to lassen.
Speaker 3: But it's hard for me to let go.
Speaker 1: Gerda lechetelaicht.
Speaker 3: Gerda smiled slightly.
Speaker 1: Ishetz dina afarum Papa.
Speaker 3: I appreciate your experience, Dad.
Speaker 1: Duhast recht desht wil tetchtichist abba escaped imma raum fernois.
Speaker 3: You're right that stability is important, but there's always room
Speaker 3: for new things.
Speaker 1: Dishpan on's fishen enim the gun suschwinten.
Speaker 3: The tension between them began to fade.
Speaker 1: Bay de futen dstiliebo on ter respektsifabanden trots de politician difference.
Speaker 3: Both felt that love and respect connected them despite the
Speaker 3: political differences.
Speaker 1: Less onsven on dan an envamen cakau trinkingen Schu Klaus.
Speaker 3: Four, Let's vote and then go have a warm coco,
Speaker 3: suggested Klaus.
Speaker 1: Zi enik sichtsu.
Speaker 3: They nodded to each.
Speaker 1: Other gaminzam gingenzsudin va kabinen.
Speaker 3: Together they went to the voting booths.
Speaker 1: Bay de wusten de uba einstem and mousten ominanda soufshtin.
Speaker 3: Both knew they didn't have to agree to understand each other.
Speaker 1: Drausen theganessuschnein.
Speaker 3: Outside it began to snow lightly.
Speaker 1: The weissenfloten vedikt and the ide do iren hartzen wame.
Speaker 3: The white flakes covered the earth, but in their hearts
Speaker 3: was warmth.
Speaker 1: Gaminzam Fehlisen, Klaus aunt gadadeska mind at, santrom barretraheisenetrenke and
Speaker 1: andruiges koshpre veritzu koft.
Speaker 3: Together, Klaus and Gerda left the community center, ready for
Speaker 3: their hot drinks and a quiet conversation about the future.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: Fah Hangen, fahungen, fah hangen, shrouded, wintelich, winterlich, winterlich wintry,
Speaker 1: does gomind at centrum, does coamind at centrum, doeskamind at
Speaker 1: centrum community center, Di schicht, di schicht, di schicht layernelschteelshteelschte,
Speaker 1: crunched dos va local va local, does v luke, polling
Speaker 1: station course, goose cause major d val di val d
Speaker 1: val election, the florest licht, the florest licht, the florest
Speaker 1: sirend licht, fluorescent lights leiden, shaft lich leiden, shaft lich leiden,
Speaker 1: shaft lich, passionately en, schlossen en, schlossen and schlossen determinedly,
Speaker 1: dival ont lagen, dival ter lagen, d val ent lagen,
Speaker 1: voting materials, d val cabinen, d val cabinen, d val cabinen,
Speaker 1: booths friend lich, friend lich, freund lich.
Speaker 3: Kindly on brach ter brach ter brach interrupted.
Speaker 1: The kintight, de kintight, d kint height, childhood, neugerrich, neugerrich neugerrich, curious,
Speaker 1: their um, their raum, dear reum room d bannon dsch
Speaker 1: bannon d s banong tension, Schwinton shwinton schwinton faith, their respect,
Speaker 1: their respect, their respect respect, fabandon, fabandon, fabanden connected the
Speaker 1: politician difference, the politician difference, the politician difference.
Speaker 3: Political differences, sh look for s, look for shluk for.
Speaker 1: Suggested, Nickton, Nickton, nickton, nodded, de flotten, defluten, defloten, flakes, Bedicton, Bedicton,
Speaker 1: Bedicten covered, d Hatson de hatson de hatson hearts heinruigis kushprech,
Speaker 1: einruigis goushprech Einruigis goushprech quiet conversation.
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