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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll follow Brahm's whimsical journey from a
Speaker 3: misplaced volunteer to an unexpected orator in a field hospital,
Speaker 3: discovering laughter and gratitude in the most unusual of places.
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Speaker 1: Het philtospital admitte drugstavsplay hetvos herst and lurtos fris and
Speaker 1: fort dentis, dole rechis renducaklop in desartbris menzilipen hain and
Speaker 1: were sommr osparshente under the osvre wilchers broom was ain't
Speaker 1: fon devre wilchers hey wilderrah help petaidens, the vaccinaziderch brom
Speaker 1: rodsifourknomer on von dach neutritzeyinne haydrur and frolegschell met herfstplader robe,
Speaker 1: the well haidoed complip ragged off, laid to the bedrave
Speaker 1: had on hermine, the rue from pastrevola reefield de licht
Speaker 1: and brom bontodroma overm coop farmerscho co lad milk, nazendinst
Speaker 1: frazunke igdachte li bromatendubine marm platz for not vaxinazzi lookeet
Speaker 1: stoode in aids to the staples, Doze and Plankevold met
Speaker 1: for BoNT material hey cake onziheim nemntizim alain Cartono Doozer
Speaker 1: met placeters cake inhem Anne Bloom realized as if that
Speaker 1: Hey in the Forada was belonged in Platz von sichtez
Speaker 1: rammer creeg bromnide hey stell us, if for that did
Speaker 1: sad publick was that and doctor Louster the narzen belongreg
Speaker 1: a boat shop best the dozer Bahonheim met hrimloch. The
Speaker 1: hypric is vonda here belongreg he mark the braid ubaratter
Speaker 1: well has sprug also of the dose elkward absorbed Blonkin
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Speaker 1: the Vaccinazzi overtogged that selves undozed k need comba twiste
Speaker 1: and varum oak knead blaf Doze said the knats to
Speaker 1: he vanders if even and artes Braker, todt unlift the
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Speaker 1: did Rick in the opening from the tenth hunlach on
Speaker 1: zebain hein Hold to rub Broum Bracy taken the plasters
Speaker 1: four Sona lachand did Rick Furtetu the heavy overall resort,
Speaker 1: broom Cake Vanzen, Pubrick Narzen, Frinde embarst I loch out
Speaker 1: hadwas in Beiji nand mar fo all hpper it was
Speaker 1: nedan hill In spired and puned anat Mark hop the
Speaker 1: hater well Hey Narzen lost rs forbade Madam, braid himlach
Speaker 1: Obsicht lay the son of bromtch nardiaus to locate by
Speaker 1: the Aftemen's open prick Uarte, did Rick have Brahm and
Speaker 1: Frinds Hopplett Klopia of the rug you happed lay in
Speaker 1: the fantasie brom say Hey and brum the ain't the
Speaker 1: whist while I heard the sign really Zia de Zichlzen
Speaker 1: for building and half of us hey connasituazis made for
Speaker 1: Lichte and herself and andre Anatlemac develd Revere Bahontefala four
Speaker 1: bramsihof of Thanksgiving, miss hing Pspadoult for precis, Zurko Momente
Speaker 1: and dach on Dunbar designed for Alone and bizundre selves
Speaker 1: for Spreka meadows.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Hetfeld Hospital stood in admitted for no Drukustav's plane.
Speaker 3: The Field hospital stood in the middle of the busy
Speaker 3: town square.
Speaker 1: Het vos heerfst and de luchtwos friz and Forte.
Speaker 3: It was autumn and the air was fresh and moist.
Speaker 1: Tentis ton deiretius Honduca cloporant in desartebris.
Speaker 3: Tent stood rows, their fabrics flapping in the gentle breeze.
Speaker 1: Men selipinhin and vier som osparshente onder the os fredhears.
Speaker 3: People walked back and forth, some as patients, others as volunteers.
Speaker 1: Boom was ain ferondifre vilheurs.
Speaker 3: Brum was one of those volunteers.
Speaker 1: Hey vil de ra helpetide in stefoxinazidr.
Speaker 3: He eagerly wanted to help during the vaccination day.
Speaker 1: Boomfournome mfondach neutretuzeinn.
Speaker 3: Brum had resolved to be useful today.
Speaker 1: Heydur in fola cachelle metrspla robe.
Speaker 3: He wore a cheerful scarf with autumn leaves on it.
Speaker 1: Velle heydd comprip ract au freleite dour de berdre ferete
Speaker 1: oh mamaine.
Speaker 3: As he walked through the camp, he got distracted by
Speaker 3: the activity around him.
Speaker 1: Derur from Posrefolla refil de de l'cht and Brom Bonte
Speaker 1: drome O from coupe farmer scho co la de milk nasendenst.
Speaker 3: The smell of freshly fallen rain filled the air, and
Speaker 3: Brom began dreaming of a cup of hot chocolate.
Speaker 1: After his shift for zunke idte li Blomtenubbine.
Speaker 3: Lost in thought, Brom walked into the tent flap.
Speaker 1: Mari im platz for not foxi nazi loquette stunte inaged
Speaker 1: to Suestapo's doze and plancuful met for bon matrial.
Speaker 3: But instead of the vaccination booth, he suddenly found himself
Speaker 3: among stacks of boxes and shelves full of bandages.
Speaker 1: Hey kik unziheim.
Speaker 3: He looked around mi monteizin.
Speaker 1: No one in sight, alain cartoon Doozee met Plaster's cake
Speaker 1: in him.
Speaker 3: Ahne only cardboard boxes with bandages stared back at him.
Speaker 1: Bloom realized, as if d'Arte in the fura de vos boulongs.
Speaker 3: Brum realized he had ended up in the supplies in.
Speaker 1: Platz fonsich tzram greg Bronde.
Speaker 3: Instead of feeling ashamed, Brum got an idea.
Speaker 1: Hey still as if for d'lditzem publikvos dot andcht lauster
Speaker 1: the narzen belong re keboatrop.
Speaker 3: He imagined that this was his audience attentively listening to
Speaker 3: his important message.
Speaker 1: Best doge bahom met riimloch. The hibrick is fondar here bolong.
Speaker 3: Reg dear boxes. He began with a smile. The flu
Speaker 3: shot is very important today.
Speaker 1: Hey marc to brai de robar trevelle. He spruck also
Speaker 1: of the dose elkwort absorbierde.
Speaker 3: He made broad gestures as he spoke, as if the
Speaker 3: boxes absorbed every word.
Speaker 1: Blum kring ferder met sen tousprak over the four daily
Speaker 1: from the foxy Nazi overtautselves undos neat combatiste.
Speaker 3: Brahm continued his speech about the benefits of vaccination, convinced
Speaker 3: that even a box couldn't dispute it.
Speaker 1: En varum okneat and why not Blafdoze said in.
Speaker 3: Neatstu well behaved boxes said nothing back.
Speaker 1: Hey van der sich even and arthespreaker total n lichtusts
Speaker 1: and and trog.
Speaker 3: He fancied himself a real speaker until a slight cough
Speaker 3: caught his attention.
Speaker 1: Darst on the sun indeed rich in the opening from
Speaker 1: the tenth lasebe nahin.
Speaker 3: Haltub There stood Shauna and Die Deerek in the tent opening,
Speaker 3: their laughter almost uncontrollable.
Speaker 1: Bloom prache de pleisters.
Speaker 3: Brom are you talking to the bandages four son a
Speaker 3: lachand Shauna asked, laughing, Die de.
Speaker 1: Rich foutetu bebby over resort.
Speaker 3: Die Derek added, We've been looking for you everywhere.
Speaker 1: Bloom cake Fonzen publique narsen friende embarst illah out.
Speaker 3: Bram looked from his audience to his friends and burst
Speaker 3: out laughing.
Speaker 1: Hed tovosm beiji shinans marfol hop.
Speaker 3: It was a bit embarrassing, but mostly funny.
Speaker 1: Ikos netanhil in spirit and punt annad mag hopte heytervell
Speaker 1: hey narzen luster ars.
Speaker 3: Ubar I was just making a very inspiring point, he joked,
Speaker 3: as he gestured toward his listeners.
Speaker 1: Met him him last lay the son of Bromtu Naradjaus
Speaker 1: to locate by the echtemens opprikot.
Speaker 3: With a broad smile, Shahna led Brum back to the
Speaker 3: correct booth where the real people were waiting for their shots.
Speaker 1: Diedrich kaf Blumenfrience Hope le klopio op.
Speaker 3: Truch Dieterrik gave Brum a friendly pat on the back.
Speaker 1: Yehip e lef Fontasi brom.
Speaker 3: Say, hey, you've got a vivid imagination, Brum, he said.
Speaker 1: M Brum, the ain't la guistva hoarded design really Zi
Speaker 1: desif Sein for building a half of us.
Speaker 3: And Brahm, who finally knew where he was supposed to be,
Speaker 3: realized that his imagination was a gift.
Speaker 1: Hey, connacitoatsis made for lichteens hisself en andre anat l'homac.
Speaker 3: He could lighten situations with it and make himself and
Speaker 3: others laugh.
Speaker 1: De Vel de reevere bahonte falla four brooms off of Thanksgiving,
Speaker 1: Miss hin Fas Baudoult for precise Zilko moment.
Speaker 3: As the rain began to fall again, Brumm wondered if
Speaker 3: Thanksgiving was perhaps meant for exactly such moments.
Speaker 1: Bun da umdung Bar designed for all vone and bizundre
Speaker 1: selves for spega.
Speaker 3: Meadows A day to be grateful for all the unusual
Speaker 3: and special things, even for conversations with boxes. Today's vocabulary
Speaker 3: words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here
Speaker 3: are today's vocabulary work words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: Field felt fields, field hospital, hospital, hospital.
Speaker 3: Hospital for.
Speaker 1: Fort fort missed, tent, tent, tents, tent, duke, duke, duke, fabric, breece, breece, breece, breeze, free, Willencher, frei, Willecher, free, Willercher,
Speaker 1: volunteer four name for naming for name resolve flow look
Speaker 1: flow look flow cheerful shall shall shall scarf, bedrave height
Speaker 1: bedrever heit withdrevete activity forte forte forte, moist off, lading off,
Speaker 1: lading off, lading.
Speaker 3: Distraction Where where where smell boss, boss boss freshly, dooze,
Speaker 3: doze dose, box, plunk, plunk plunk, shelff for.
Speaker 1: BoNT material for BoNT material for bond material, bandage really zirrin, realizirrin, realizirn.
Speaker 3: Realize fat fat fat supply hubar, hubar, rubular gesture absorbeern
Speaker 3: ops orb an absorb absorb for deal for deale for deale.
Speaker 1: Benefit betwiste betwistin Betwiste dispute the van then fancy genounce
Speaker 1: genot gnunds, embarrassing, lachen, lachen, lachen, laughter, licht, licht lichte slight, lift, lift, lift, audacity, leave,
Speaker 1: leave lave in vivid.
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