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Speaker 3: Explore the resilience of a young runner in Athena as
Speaker 3: he navigates the pressures of ambition, the power of friendship,
Speaker 3: and the discovery of what truly matters in life.
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Speaker 1: At Mosmitrios is the coodita kitus, tustadio ethelen and nikissito
Speaker 1: marathonio napodxity axia two kenaki potrophia almost masimet oniro to
Speaker 1: epirhiki ps iopiaxanond and Cathemera of philos two Ostavros ethan panda,
Speaker 1: dip platu glaroskia and emmelus ella phile IPOs Stavros yelondas
Speaker 1: aspamesimires to your tea oltheneki o demitriosio to megale do
Speaker 1: mada plesis, hippolest carriers alla idiole pemono to nagona, then
Speaker 1: boro stavro apandicest Nachorus, tretina propono, emelina, paracolu Macria catalavinet
Speaker 1: in pisipu and your third Demetrios don maseyefto alaniju a
Speaker 1: fosios tua to milicia la vistace ecereposicardia to it and
Speaker 1: prosillomenes to nagona tinimera to marathonio or iocellambe i, thee
Speaker 1: tes ian yemisitos stadio or the metriostatsafeteriria, yematos popacist cootita,
Speaker 1: czechinis medina ism alexavnika and asapotomus pontamatise echestrambulisit on astragaloto
Speaker 1: topilithus pagosse or demetrios ecerepostni roto kyindnevi medagrias tamatia sineis
Speaker 1: natrechi ponondas o agona CITs clerose aladenda, paraties etheteston tharinan
Speaker 1: que capu and amesatus emelina fonacetno mattu ostavros perimene meenist
Speaker 1: dermatismo or demetrius then gervice too nagona, a letasnikitis yaoulus emelina,
Speaker 1: kostavros etrix and condatu anga ya zundaston ipe melina is
Speaker 1: unipero jos ostavros prostes yelondas or a yaorti neyorta metus
Speaker 1: filus kimbrospathiamas or dimitriosmoelas Katalam Dicoti, Embiria, kiaievalle Meagapi keev
Speaker 1: no Mussini key Taxitus, Fhilus, tou keen and Ala Topaska,
Speaker 1: Piki repellon posis or p s di zou in aftpoxi perisotto.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: I anixi jeftasis Dinathena ki at mons Ferrostolmbia, Costa diio Itanie,
Speaker 1: Matizon Dayna.
Speaker 3: Spring had arrived in Athena, and the atmosphere at the
Speaker 3: Olympia Stadio was full of vitality.
Speaker 1: Too, Ma Potantipu, molis ihanenthisia a mignot and metusi huson
Speaker 1: pu aningil and Topaska.
Speaker 3: The scent of blossoms that had just bloomed mingled with
Speaker 3: the sounds of bells announcing easter.
Speaker 1: Odimitrios, Mentikota, Kitus, Tustadio.
Speaker 3: Demetrius, with strong determination, gazed at the stadium ethel and.
Speaker 1: And Nikisito Marathonio napodxity, Naxia tu canakiri Potrophia.
Speaker 3: He wanted to win the marathon, prove his worth and
Speaker 3: earn a scholarship.
Speaker 1: Almost masimetoirot ipirjiki psi iopiav xanon dan camera.
Speaker 3: However, along with his dream came the pressure, which increased daily.
Speaker 1: Ophilus too Ostavros Itan Panda diplatu Haloskia Nemellus.
Speaker 3: His friend Stavras was always by his side, relaxed and carefree.
Speaker 1: E la phile Ipo Stavros yelondez.
Speaker 3: Come on, my friend, Stavros said, laughing.
Speaker 1: Aspa mesimeres di orti.
Speaker 3: Olitheyneki, Let's go to the festival today. Everyone will be there.
Speaker 1: Oh Dmitrio si megalive the mad plisise kai hippolest jef Kris.
Speaker 3: Demetrius knew that Holy Week was approaching and there would
Speaker 3: be many such opportunities a la idioona, but he only
Speaker 3: saw the race. Then Borro Stavro abandic is the najorus.
Speaker 3: I can't Stavro, he replied, sadly, I have to.
Speaker 1: Train Imelina Paracolu Macria.
Speaker 3: Molina watched from afar.
Speaker 1: Catalavin impiere Sipuo Dimitrius.
Speaker 3: She understood the pressure.
Speaker 1: Dimitrius felt dontav masee yev too ala ni sir jusef situ.
Speaker 3: She admired him for it, but worried about his dedication.
Speaker 1: Skev to Milisia la Vistase.
Speaker 3: She thought about talking to him, but hesitated.
Speaker 1: I se repos Cardia tu it and Prussillo mans Donarona.
Speaker 3: She knew his heart was set on the race.
Speaker 1: Temera to marathoniu ohiose Lambe.
Speaker 3: On the day of the marathon, the sun was shining.
Speaker 1: Ietes i ye Misitostadio.
Speaker 3: Spectators filled the stadium.
Speaker 1: Oh Dmitriosaeiria Yematokoa.
Speaker 3: Dimitrius stood at the starting line full of determination.
Speaker 1: Cazechini, se Medina Mizumo, Alexevnika and nasapotom Osponosta Matise.
Speaker 3: He started with vigor, but suddenly a sharp pain stopped him.
Speaker 1: Ihi histram Bulik Sitra Raloto. He had twisted his ankle
Speaker 1: toplitus parose. The crowd froze oh dimitrios ie re postoni
Speaker 1: roto kyind Nevi.
Speaker 3: Demetrius knew his dream was in danger.
Speaker 1: Meda Crista Matya si Neeji senat Rechi Bonondez.
Speaker 3: With tears in his eyes, he continued to run in
Speaker 3: pain O.
Speaker 1: Rona siten skliroche A la then da baratise.
Speaker 3: The race was tough, but he didn't give up.
Speaker 1: If thee des donen tharinan quecapun a messatus Imelina fonazet
Speaker 1: no matu.
Speaker 3: The spectators encouraged him, and somewhere among them Molina shouted
Speaker 3: his name.
Speaker 1: Oustav Ros don perimene men sihiro so son der Mattismo.
Speaker 3: Stavras waited for him anxiously at the finish line.
Speaker 1: Oh Demitrios den guerviona aletas nikitis yao.
Speaker 3: LUs Demitrius didn't win the race, but he was a
Speaker 3: winner to everyone.
Speaker 1: O peeluvtase Imelina, Gustavros, Etrix and Condatu.
Speaker 3: When he finally arrived, Molina and Stavs ran to him.
Speaker 1: Anga ya jun d'ston ipe Melina is sunipero jos.
Speaker 3: Hugging him, Molina said, you were amazing.
Speaker 1: Ostavros prosteses yelondez or ra ye yor ti nejor tasumetus
Speaker 1: filus kittim bros Pathiamas.
Speaker 3: Stavras added, laughing time to celebrate. Let's celebrate our friendship
Speaker 3: and our efforts.
Speaker 1: Oh dimitriosmoje la se.
Speaker 3: Dimitrius smiled.
Speaker 1: Catala veposimand cootoo puttiniki mbiria quierraeval.
Speaker 3: He realized that more important than victory was the experience
Speaker 3: and the love that surrounded him.
Speaker 1: Merapi keev no mussini quitexitus, lustu kip and a.
Speaker 3: La with love and gratitude. He looked at his friends
Speaker 3: and felt lighter than ever.
Speaker 1: Topasapisi repleon inef topo.
Speaker 3: Easter was approaching, and he now knew that balance in
Speaker 3: his life is what truly matters.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.
Speaker 1: I at mos ferra, i at mos ferra, mos ferra
Speaker 1: the atmosphere, to aroma, to aroma, to a roma, descent, antiso,
Speaker 1: antiso anthisio to bloom, I faistkotita, ipo facistkota iapo fascistikotita, determination, ipotrophia, ipotrophia, ipotropia,
Speaker 1: the scholarship, helaros, helaros, helaros, relaxed anemelus anemelus anemelus carefree
Speaker 1: e your d E, your d E, your t the
Speaker 1: festival stenagora, stenahora, stenahora, sadly propume, propume, propume to train
Speaker 1: theav maajo, theav maajo, fav majo to mere eya fociusi
Speaker 1: ya fociusi ia fo ceo, see dedication, This tago, this tago,
Speaker 1: this tago, to hesitate, Lambo, lambo, lambo to shine o
Speaker 1: the at this oh thea this oh the at this
Speaker 1: the spectator, strambulizo, strambulizo, strambulizo, to twist or Astragalus or
Speaker 1: Astragalus or Astragalus, the ankle, pargono, parono, pargono to freeze,
Speaker 1: and tharino and Tharino and farino.
Speaker 3: To encourage.
Speaker 1: Man is he here? Man is he here? Man is
Speaker 1: si here?
Speaker 5: Anxiously anga yazo anga yazo anga yazo To hug perivalo, perivalo,
Speaker 5: peri valo.
Speaker 3: To surround, to nero, to nero, to nero. The dream
Speaker 3: e b A S E b A C E b
Speaker 3: s the pressure.
Speaker 1: Apotomos, bonos, apotomos, bonos, amos, bonos, sharp pain, top lithos,
Speaker 1: top lithos, top lithos, the crowd, sine jizo, sine jizo, sinejizo.
Speaker 1: To continue your tajo, your tajo, your tajo, to celebrate
Speaker 1: im Biria, imbiria i m Biria, the experience, iev no Mossini,
Speaker 1: iev no Mossini, iev no monsigni the gratitude.
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