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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll transport you to a snow dusted Nurnberg,
Speaker 3: where a master smith and his daring apprentice create a
Speaker 3: masterpiece that dazzles kings and stands the test of time.
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Speaker 1: In the mitea lichenstat non bach barte, wakstat fon, matias
Speaker 1: of anenvichtigen takfo drausen lakshni an di lufa drenan abav
Speaker 1: a svam foyer am often gluten on thirty dish medium
Speaker 1: with an am golden and schine Matias dermeister schmeat pollieta
Speaker 1: and a grocershed platter. Lena zeiner ifrigalieling king him Soohant,
Speaker 1: Johann ain handler os derstadt y ebenfeld Star, Johann kontemanche
Speaker 1: mal at vastuschlaufis and engershmak sign the kerniger commen Matthias
Speaker 1: viamus and schnell arbiton drink the Johann Avolde divara raschfertistan on, sisutoya,
Speaker 1: wima glechfa kaufen aba Matias shitered it in kop if
Speaker 1: we kind minder Verdigers took up lifan my nrmal state
Speaker 1: of desent arbiton Lena delighted suguhertat conta in on moood
Speaker 1: In Matias Stimmerhuren the ubeleikta anstaf vsi heven konta plaidslich
Speaker 1: hatizzi an ed maister Matias zakdisi foichtech was Vera when
Speaker 1: Veda's design end then edwas einzig artigis schaffen Mattias blick
Speaker 1: de Lena an asva ana askanti ed d'nuer and wolf
Speaker 1: Cauntescheitan arba edwas and Lena's album ubatzwacht inn good lass
Speaker 1: on swazuhan zakda Matia schleislich d stundenfaggin in schnell wreant
Speaker 1: the arbe tetten d schnebedekten strassen draussen warden still On
Speaker 1: dunkel no on brachen from glocken lloyden dna and kercher
Speaker 1: schleislich wadasneusdukfertech iron constfogstad dasheld met Philip granend de ties
Speaker 1: on anem Uberashian and mosta arm Naston tag so Epifania's
Speaker 1: drafty Kerniglija de legazzion inn their round wader still Asmatias
Speaker 1: dastuk and Hertel the augender Kuniga vided in the Feberachum
Speaker 1: on berwunderung Einiger, theer art Ligen, Clutched and sugar Aina,
Speaker 1: meister wag valech reeve Eina, der Kuerniga Ouse Mattias lejet Stoutz,
Speaker 1: Lena Streide for freuder on inner Ragenuktong Johann Kante does
Speaker 1: their profit common order Abanicht of the schnella art, the
Speaker 1: aga plant Hatte, Matias Lander and decentag Thina Leeling sufatraun
Speaker 1: on Tbeduitum von inovazion on qualitied Suschetsen, the Kerniger felisend
Speaker 1: Wagstadt Abba di geschichtetes einsi Artigan shielders werden Lange and
Speaker 1: gunsen land at sid Vietn.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed in.
Speaker 1: Der mittel hetter lichinschtat Nonberg Berreete de sitti Wakstadt fon
Speaker 1: Matias of Anenvichtigentachfort.
Speaker 3: In the medieval city of Nurnberg, the workshop of Mattias
Speaker 3: was preparing for an important.
Speaker 1: Day drausen lak schni unt di luftwa kaelte aunt clais.
Speaker 3: Outside, snow lay on the ground, and the air was
Speaker 3: cold and clear.
Speaker 1: Drinnan Abbava swam.
Speaker 3: Inside. However, it was warm.
Speaker 1: Das foyer im offen glute on fete di schmiedem mit
Speaker 1: an em goldenenscheine.
Speaker 3: The fire in the oven glowed and filled the forge
Speaker 3: with a golden sheen.
Speaker 1: Matias der meister schmidt pullieta and a grosser scheid plata.
Speaker 3: Mattias the master smith polished a large shield plate.
Speaker 1: Lena Zeena aifrigililing gin im sohant.
Speaker 3: Lena. His eager apprentice was assisting him.
Speaker 1: Johann ainhendla oststadt va ebenfaeitsta.
Speaker 3: Johann, a merchant from the city, was also there.
Speaker 1: Johann contemn mal et vast suschlaufazen and geschmack seign.
Speaker 3: Johann could sometimes be a bit too clever for his liking.
Speaker 1: Di kuniger kommen Matias.
Speaker 3: The kings are coming, Matias.
Speaker 1: Via mussen schnell abetten drink Johann.
Speaker 3: We have to work quickly, urged Johann.
Speaker 1: Evode di var rashfertishteen on sizu toya vimuglichfa kaufen.
Speaker 3: He wanted to finish the goods quickly and sell them
Speaker 3: as expensively as possible.
Speaker 1: Ava Matia shut it in kof.
Speaker 3: But Matias shook his head.
Speaker 1: If we kind minda Vertiges stook up Lifan.
Speaker 3: I do not want to deliver an inferior piece.
Speaker 1: My namous state of deizen ahbeten.
Speaker 3: My name is on this work.
Speaker 1: Lena Delaiza suguhert hate conte dein onenmod in Mattias stimmerhuren.
Speaker 3: Lena, who had been listening quietly, could hear the displeasure
Speaker 3: in Matias's voice.
Speaker 1: Zee ubeiliecht anstafft vizihefn konte.
Speaker 3: She seriously considered how she could.
Speaker 1: Help pleat lichtisi Ani.
Speaker 3: Ed suddenly she had an idea.
Speaker 1: Maesta Matias zaktisiforosichtich vas vere. When vedest design end.
Speaker 3: Ane master Matias, she said, cautiously, what if we change
Speaker 3: the design.
Speaker 1: Et vas einzich artigisch.
Speaker 3: Often create something unique?
Speaker 1: Matthias blick de lena an.
Speaker 3: Matias looked at Lena.
Speaker 1: As far an a Raskanti ed.
Speaker 3: It was a risky idea.
Speaker 1: Denoyer and Wolf cansheitan.
Speaker 3: The new design could fail.
Speaker 1: Abba vas in Lena's album Vatsicht Inn.
Speaker 3: But something in lena Sis convinced him.
Speaker 1: Good lessus on sfazuchen zach de Martia schleislich.
Speaker 3: Good, Let's try it, Matias finally said.
Speaker 1: D stuntenfeginen schnell verant s abetten.
Speaker 3: The hours passed quickly as they worked.
Speaker 1: D schneebedikt and straussen drausen warden still on dunke nochen
Speaker 1: from glocken lauten denan kircher.
Speaker 3: The snow covered streets outside became quiet and dark, only
Speaker 3: interrupted by the ringing of the nearby church bell.
Speaker 1: Schli Schwadra snayerstuk Ferti.
Speaker 3: Finally, the new piece was finished.
Speaker 1: I constfegesta da schid met phili granden de tais on
Speaker 1: anem uberashnden monsta.
Speaker 3: An artfully crafted shield with filigree details and a surprising pattern.
Speaker 1: Amnast and tac so ipifanyas drafty kunig le gazon ain.
Speaker 3: The next day at epifanias the royal delegation arrived De.
Speaker 1: Raum word still Atzmatia, sta stuk and tute.
Speaker 3: The room fell silent as Matias unveiled the piece.
Speaker 1: The augen de kunigeriteif ubarrachon on pervundorong.
Speaker 3: The eyes of the kings widened with surprise and admiration.
Speaker 1: Einige deer at aachen zoga.
Speaker 3: Some of the nobles even applauded.
Speaker 1: Ana maestavag valich.
Speaker 3: A masterpiece.
Speaker 1: Indeed, reef eina der kuniga aus.
Speaker 3: One of the kings exclaimed.
Speaker 1: Martias leche de steutz.
Speaker 3: Matias smiled proudly.
Speaker 1: Lena Streute for freuder on inneragenoktoon.
Speaker 3: Lena beamed with joy and inner satisfaction.
Speaker 1: Johann akante des de profit common verde aich of tschnella
Speaker 1: art diego plantate.
Speaker 3: Johann realized that prophet would come, but not in the
Speaker 3: quick way he had planned.
Speaker 1: Martias Lanta and decent tag zena leeln sufa traun ontbidotomon
Speaker 1: inovatzion on quali tschetzen.
Speaker 3: Matias learned that day to try rust his apprentice and
Speaker 3: to appreciate the importance of innovation and quality.
Speaker 1: D kunige felisen di vakstat abba dichtes ainsichtigen shideschlan m
Speaker 1: gansenland et vietn.
Speaker 3: The kings left the workshop, but the story of the
Speaker 3: unique shield would be told throughout the land for a
Speaker 3: long time.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: Divakstat, divakshtat, divakstat. The workshop d schmiede, d schmiede d
Speaker 1: schmide The forge dshitt plata dshitt plata d schitt plata,
Speaker 1: the shield plate, deir handler, deir Hendler, dear Hendler, the merchant.
Speaker 1: There my stash meat, they are my stash meat, they
Speaker 1: are my stache. Meet the master smith, dear Yelling, dear
Speaker 1: lee Ling, dear ly Yea Ling. The apprentice d Kuhneiger,
Speaker 1: d Cuneiger, d couneager. The Kings, they're on mood. They're
Speaker 1: on mood. They are on mood. The displeasure, that's risico,
Speaker 1: that's resico, does reasy coo the risk does design? Does? Design?
Speaker 1: Does design? The design does most? Does most does MOSTA
Speaker 1: The pattern deconst deconste de const the art D de legatsion,
Speaker 1: D de legatsion, d deal the gatzion, the delegation, deebunder debevunderum,
Speaker 1: debe wunder um.
Speaker 3: The admiration.
Speaker 1: There are dee their ade dere a de the nobility
Speaker 1: their profit. They are profit, they are profit. The prophet,
Speaker 1: the innovacion, the innovasion, the innovatzion, the innovation, de qualitate,
Speaker 1: de qualitate, de qualitate, the quality. Dieger Schichte, Diegeshichte digerichte
Speaker 1: the story. There shine they are, shine, there shine the
Speaker 1: shine does fire? Does fire? Does foyer the fire? They
Speaker 1: are often? They are often, they are often. The oven
Speaker 1: deir schnee, deir shnee, deir schnee, the snow deluft de
Speaker 1: luft delft There does glockum luten? Does glockum luten? Does
Speaker 1: glocken luyten? The church bell, the uber ration, the uber rachm,
Speaker 1: the uber rason, the surprise, does my Stervac? Does my Stavac?
Speaker 1: Does my Stavac? The masterpiece, Defreude, defreude, defreude, the joy
Speaker 1: degenuktum degenuktum, degen uktuum the satisfaction. Diebe Deutung, diebe deutum
Speaker 1: dibe douton the importance.
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