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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll delve into the glow of Amsterdam's
Speaker 3: festive nights, reveal how a determined duo bridge to communication
Speaker 3: gap to save their startup, and celebrate the resilience of
Speaker 3: friendship amid holiday hopes.
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Speaker 1: That from Amsterdam, riinsterday In, from the gerst Licht Siner
Speaker 1: glass vos n Levich and stat vos fulev overall lipemens
Speaker 1: tass four in Koper doomed for the faced son of
Speaker 1: stopped under round, from the rat her Adam zigbar in,
Speaker 1: the cow de Lerchte, the cake Nara Donkravatar for Luri Idarte,
Speaker 1: her startup, Varsa Almanda Hart and the actor he knew Annzai,
Speaker 1: the Rajia so hot days Noder m Dr Dahan tays
Speaker 1: Med Saint rostre and Bedarzama art hot alted and Rashniel
Speaker 1: Ordeal my new leg hated trevele, the Behabe and alkhr
Speaker 1: vole krute. My new v was instilted, the son of
Speaker 1: my neat condor breaker. Was it rubric alfre trauer varn,
Speaker 1: was hezot uhaudend rewarder, the mister ven vouchsbrega head enter
Speaker 1: Jasma dot Sidelde nu met the deadline, the snell naddered
Speaker 1: concessen Arsili niedbeheber in atwarmer Licht von husel cafe longs
Speaker 1: the hot mutas okar sona mete fuo pos vosposlota and
Speaker 1: toward a the cregre tays bonzzarcht Baronzichi the travele Hulloafi
Speaker 1: need me rin onspoject tay slicked nervos cake and nazen
Speaker 1: cappuccino Hea was al taed whatruhoudened in confrontasis. Marie Consona
Speaker 1: need longer latter trevele as herself sona therefor Zichter ikhulof
Speaker 1: fell in on zi da Mayer was its its claims
Speaker 1: in the safers dot knit clopped zay Stembossocht asked for
Speaker 1: Lura in a trussemus Vana cafe and hul van Fustrasi
Speaker 1: overspourl the sona hatsi did alain muttudoum hat he alted
Speaker 1: alberdenkinhart Harhonda trilled twels in Aharta's shape tuned in ains
Speaker 1: sarche incline for form of the envelope to the stab
Speaker 1: of papers for Zichter schwerdes head open and lost the
Speaker 1: Notizzi from days I Capain fought on decked Stauncher, the
Speaker 1: mutinate amposer hat his essential marmachis hanesorg Sama kunnevet Oplauso
Speaker 1: main for trowel in a poiect is unflundered for worrying
Speaker 1: marked the long sum Platz for oblirting son a cake
Speaker 1: Obnartes met niwog the mist from missus verstander bohon obte
Speaker 1: Clara Taystes had high annoyed to lures delt so beseft
Speaker 1: de bay, the datribrec and communikatzi and Beyna Androma Trokost,
Speaker 1: the clocks leoh Acht keered a veld Lichte and rocht
Speaker 1: dromer dnste in the Winterlucht Samon Husta and the zelfde
Speaker 1: taffel Vities and the correxis hun Lichhammer dich Belkar for
Speaker 1: licht tour the warmer Lands from carlslicht Ur. The latter
Speaker 1: met the lads to click dindizuhun forestell inn de Spawning
Speaker 1: marked the plaids for rust Tais, Glimlacht and Arsona, the
Speaker 1: habbened Radain, Theesarcht son of Chnichte her Fast baradenhit tempered
Speaker 1: torteida hait ja salmon with vestre des in the frieze
Speaker 1: Kauder from the amsterdams Nocht whom arm desert reful from
Speaker 1: overwinning and her stell the frinshop. The liecht was full beloft,
Speaker 1: cinder klass was unervech and met him come the vats
Speaker 1: rap that selves, the stairkste friends rapa off and toustevorde,
Speaker 1: and thus the slow to sun and days thus precise
Speaker 1: vat no Sterk remarked.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The vat from Amsterdam shinsteady in it sochtes in soul
Speaker 1: from the gerstfrichting.
Speaker 3: The waters of Amsterdam glistened in the soft glow of
Speaker 3: the Christmas lights.
Speaker 1: Ciner glass was leerveg, and the stut was full.
Speaker 3: Leve shinter Class was on his way, and the city
Speaker 3: was full of life.
Speaker 1: Overall, lipermensemeth cleared the tas fur InKo pre doomed for
Speaker 1: it fast.
Speaker 3: Everywhere people walked with colorful bags, doing early shopping for
Speaker 3: the festivities.
Speaker 1: Sonstnt andernt front her adam sichbar in the cowd Lochte.
Speaker 3: Shanna stood by the edge of the canal, her breath
Speaker 3: visible in the cold air.
Speaker 1: Segek nenadun caravat for luridrte.
Speaker 3: She looked at the dark water, lost in thought.
Speaker 1: Her startup varsa olman de hart anvirchte he knew anze
Speaker 1: de deragi.
Speaker 3: Her start up, which she had been working hard on
Speaker 3: for months, was now hanging by a thread.
Speaker 1: S haltesno de um dr tram.
Speaker 3: She needed taysh to move forward.
Speaker 1: Days mid Saint Lustre m budor Saint art hat alteit
Speaker 1: and rat schniel.
Speaker 3: Ordel Taish, with his calm and thoughtful nature, had always
Speaker 3: made rational judgments.
Speaker 1: My new le que te trefle, but.
Speaker 3: Now he seemed to be hesitating.
Speaker 1: S beheeb and al carvole Corte, I knew Voseren still
Speaker 1: to the sun my neat condor breke.
Speaker 3: They usually understood each other well, but now there was
Speaker 3: a silence that Shanna just couldn't break.
Speaker 1: Vast rubric al Fortroux.
Speaker 3: Was it a lack of trust?
Speaker 1: Varn vossy jot ruhaud and Rewarde.
Speaker 3: Why had he become so reticent?
Speaker 1: Smsteven fourchsprege had ento chasm dot sidilde.
Speaker 3: She missed their early conversations, the enthusiasm they shared.
Speaker 1: Nu met the deadline, De snell nadded consten arseling netpecheb.
Speaker 3: Now with the deadline approaching fast, she couldn't understand his hesitation.
Speaker 1: In its var Maricht from anhousell cafe longst mutes elkar.
Speaker 3: In the warm light of a cozy cafe along the canal,
Speaker 3: they met each other.
Speaker 1: Son metfo vos fosposlowt entoward de te kre.
Speaker 3: Shanna, with fiery eyes, was determined to get answers.
Speaker 1: Days bahonzzocht baronzichi te tefele Taysh.
Speaker 3: She began softly, why are you hesitating?
Speaker 1: Khulov? He meet merin enspoyett.
Speaker 3: Do you no longer believe in our project?
Speaker 1: Dei slickte nervous cake and narzen cappuccino.
Speaker 3: Tayche swallowed nervously, looking at his cappuccino.
Speaker 1: Hey vos alte t votruhouden inconfrontasis.
Speaker 3: He was always a bit reserved in confrontations.
Speaker 1: Mar Con soon need longer la tetefu la ants you herself.
Speaker 3: But he couldn't keep letting Shanna doubt herself.
Speaker 1: Son de forzicht i khulofe inuncide.
Speaker 3: Shana, he said, cautiously, I do believe in our idea.
Speaker 1: My ervos it's it's claims in the say first got
Speaker 1: neat clubbed.
Speaker 3: But there was something, something small in the numbers that
Speaker 3: didn't add up.
Speaker 1: Zan Stemvossocht asked for Laura in a trussemus vonat cafe.
Speaker 3: His voice was soft, almost lost in the buzz of
Speaker 3: the cafe.
Speaker 1: The whole van flustrasi overspooled the sun.
Speaker 3: A wave of frustration washed over Shana.
Speaker 1: Hat Si did a lay muta doom.
Speaker 3: Should she have done this alone?
Speaker 1: Hate alta it albedinking hot.
Speaker 3: Had he always had reservations her.
Speaker 1: Hun the trilled devells in our HEARTO shape tune inines
Speaker 1: sainclain for formal the envelope to sud stab.
Speaker 3: Her hands trembled as she reached for her bag. Then
Speaker 3: suddenly she saw a small, crumpled envelope between the stack
Speaker 3: of papers.
Speaker 1: For sicht schurdesa it op and lost de nou tici fontes.
Speaker 3: Carefully, she tore it open and read tished note.
Speaker 1: Ike en fut undicht stunder.
Speaker 3: I discovered a mistake, it said the mutinate ampos. We
Speaker 3: need to fix it.
Speaker 1: Het is essentiel marmak yirhinzorg sam guntos.
Speaker 3: It's essential, but don't worry. Together we can solve it.
Speaker 1: Main fortroo in it poyecht is umfunert.
Speaker 3: My confidence in the project remains unchanged.
Speaker 1: Fvaring marked the lung Samplatz for oplerchting.
Speaker 3: Confusion slowly gave way to relief, so the.
Speaker 1: Cake op nortes met niuo.
Speaker 3: Shauna looked up at Taysh with new eyes.
Speaker 1: The mistful miss Friston le bouhon Op declares.
Speaker 3: The mist of misunderstandings began to clear.
Speaker 1: Days halti no it de leur fustelte.
Speaker 3: Taysh had never let her down.
Speaker 1: Subisif de bay de del tribric and communicazi hembe nahundro
Speaker 1: mor trucost.
Speaker 3: They both realized that a lack of communication had almost
Speaker 3: cost them their dream.
Speaker 1: The cloaks lu acht kirtevelle de lichte and rochte drome
Speaker 1: mordons de indivineluert.
Speaker 3: The clock chimed eight times as the lights along the
Speaker 3: canal danced dreamily in the winter air.
Speaker 1: Sam Huseta and the zelf t Tafel. Victis and de Correxis.
Speaker 3: Together seated at the same table, they worked on the corrections.
Speaker 1: Unlicha ma dich bel car fricht dour de var machlemes.
Speaker 3: Fun carslicht, their bodies clothes illuminated by the warm glow
Speaker 3: of candlelight.
Speaker 1: Ure latter met de lats de clique gendish hun forestell In.
Speaker 3: Hours later, with one final click, they submitted their proposal.
Speaker 1: Despawning mark de blas for rust.
Speaker 3: The tension gave way to calm.
Speaker 1: Deis fliem lach de narson.
Speaker 3: Tais smiled at Shanna.
Speaker 1: The heaven tredain desert.
Speaker 3: We did it, he said softly.
Speaker 1: Son the gniqute her fasparadenhet tempered d'rte de hate.
Speaker 3: Shauna nodded, her determination, tempered by tenderness.
Speaker 1: Jah samon b viistre des.
Speaker 3: Yes. Together she confirmed in.
Speaker 1: The friseekaude from the amsterdamse noacht om armds a truful
Speaker 1: from overvinning and her stell the friends.
Speaker 3: Rub in the fresh cold of the Amsterdam knight. They
Speaker 3: embraced the feeling of victory and renewed friendship.
Speaker 1: De luchtvas full buloft.
Speaker 3: The air was full of promise.
Speaker 1: Sinterklas vas nnrvech and met him com the vetis hup
Speaker 1: got selves de stkste friends rap off and to ututt mustevorde.
Speaker 3: Shinter class was on his way, and with him came
Speaker 3: the realization that even the strongest friendships must occasionally be tested.
Speaker 1: And that the slow to sunna and days vos precise
Speaker 1: vaten no strkat remarked.
Speaker 3: And that Shanna and tayshe decided, was exactly what had
Speaker 3: made them even stronger.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: Klinstre klinstre flinstre listen zarchtisrainzel zartisrainzel zarchtees reinzel soft, glow
Speaker 1: kchttt canal zief bar zieff bar zichtbar visible to ru
Speaker 1: houdend tour u haudend to ruhudend reticent, ratchu niel ratchu
Speaker 1: kneel ratschu kneel, rational, flustrasi, flustrasi, flustrasi, frustration for foremoot,
Speaker 1: for foremoot, for form, crumpled rusamus rusamus rushemus, buzz, trill, trilling, trill, tremble,
Speaker 1: mist mist mist mist forzichter, forzichter, forzichter, cautiously, oblichting, oblichting, oblichting, relief, Slam, slam, slam,
Speaker 1: chim cars, lift cars, lift cars, lift, candlelight, Indean, indieanen indeen.
Speaker 5: Submit, dey their head, dey their height, dee their head,
Speaker 5: tenderness O marman o marman m armen.
Speaker 1: Embrace below, beloved, beloved, promise, essential, essential, essential, essential, Confrontazzi, confrontazzi, confrontatzi, confrontation, Enthusiasma, enthusiasma,
Speaker 1: enthusiosme enthusiasm, arzilin, arziling urziling hesitation, fast, baraden hate, fast,
Speaker 1: baraden hate, fast, braden hate, determination, ordeal, ordeal, ordeal, judgment,
Speaker 1: bedog sam, bedog, sam, bedocht sam thoughtful, bedinking, bedinking, bedinking,
Speaker 1: he reservations, nadre netheren, nader, approaching, behravee, Hey, yeah, bo
Speaker 1: understand MEAs fir stums MEAs fir stums MEAs first stums misunderstanding.
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