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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how a spontaneous trip to
Speaker 3: the Pyrenees transforms Faran's approach to life, breaking free from
Speaker 3: monotony and finding the courage to embrace adventure.
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Speaker 1: Al daspatch alcindra, the Barcelona, the tivitet forren projet manager
Speaker 1: deli jin ups papes, complida, nadai era prop eye jan
Speaker 1: karastab a trapad and la munu tuniad informers ikureus, tania
Speaker 1: unas and sacio dabuit unaas sitad ukulta da biura una
Speaker 1: van tura a prop gemma la seva, compagna, daveena, flutaba
Speaker 1: dunyag al altram banarjea communa, riza, frescadibn am baldaspatch da
Speaker 1: kurat a garlandaziumetas Lambian for still in suflabauptimisma, intralsampliads, gemmasumbre
Speaker 1: ya kunstamen inoparava da parlada and now kasa gustava gemma
Speaker 1: ba pr parsa avaranam la sva, typica, enthusiasma farran as
Speaker 1: dabani and mi a cat cabdan apla najad umbia ja
Speaker 1: in kraipla al spirineus badi ambuisbriyans farran pro asbamfuski nobuok
Speaker 1: gemma al proujecta is masa in putan no puk parmetra
Speaker 1: da fayal tarmini baras pondra and kara calphon savilla kadazi
Speaker 1: javas kapat bah farran nobod sae ka tota la teba
Speaker 1: vida sigi la fena nasasitas budhah zemma bay in sisti
Speaker 1: and bunsumrur a kura jado unzdi as the spress mentra
Speaker 1: farrand Rabizabal's informas paraezzimabadada al sau supervizo azba tur radavanzaeo
Speaker 1: farran ebist al Teoa's force prenta uns dias uras tells
Speaker 1: mareshas farran no pu dia creurra era la sebauputunitat pro
Speaker 1: and karadubtawa turna mira zema kiasparava mussunada farran algun viscus
Speaker 1: bala lapena to prumettu ambun su spir prufun yunada sizio
Speaker 1: erma farran bada sidika putz al mumenda sahi al kunsel
Speaker 1: de gema astab accepto annemma questa, ventura, al cap dan
Speaker 1: faux magic, l neev lasastreas ila lagria, al spirineus livandra
Speaker 1: valla u mon maze and la da luficina farran ba
Speaker 1: pendra a gaudid al moumen present i mentra brindabam jem
Speaker 1: masota al sellastraat ba kumpendra calaban tura, mez granas, trubaba
Speaker 1: fora da la seva zona da kumfort turnan ala feena
Speaker 1: farran purtaba u nowaira saba calaki libri and travena ibida
Speaker 1: personal era, sencial abia, trubad al kuraggia, paraxplura al da
Speaker 1: scunagut farran janoig nurava la sevas ganas daventura ian gemma abia,
Speaker 1: trubad una migha kaliabi and sanyat a flu schaala regnas
Speaker 1: d lla rutina.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Al daspaj al sindra da varsalona bullia da Tivitet.
Speaker 3: The office in the center of Barcelona was buzzing with activity.
Speaker 1: Farran Broget, manager de l jin up ser Baba s
Speaker 1: papes complien la sevadao la da zendra.
Speaker 3: Sada Foran, a diligent project manager, was observing the papers
Speaker 3: that cluttered his disorganized desk.
Speaker 1: Nadal he rabrop eye jen carastaba trabad and la munu
Speaker 1: tunia diformas ikureus.
Speaker 3: Christmas was near and he was still trapped in the
Speaker 3: monotony of reports and emails.
Speaker 1: Tania unas and secil la vuit una na sasitad ugulta
Speaker 1: da ur ra una van turre.
Speaker 3: He felt an emptiness, a hidden need to live an adventure.
Speaker 1: A brop jim la seva gumpagne, the fena flutaba dunlo
Speaker 1: a l'altram banarjea comuna riza fresca di belle.
Speaker 3: Nearby Gemma, his coworker, was floating from one place to
Speaker 3: another with energy like a fresh winter breeze.
Speaker 1: Umbaldaspache, the kurat um garlanda zillumetas lambien farstill in Souflaba,
Speaker 1: Timizma in tral Zampleet.
Speaker 3: With the office decorated with garlands and little lights. The
Speaker 3: festive atmosphere breathed optimism among the employees.
Speaker 1: Jim masumbre Ya gunztamen Enoparava, the parla, the lan no
Speaker 1: casa Gustava.
Speaker 3: Gemma was constantly smiling and wouldn't stop talking about the
Speaker 3: upcoming new year.
Speaker 1: Jim a bab pruparsa a farranam la seva tipica Enthusiasma.
Speaker 3: Gemma approached Fan with her typical enthusiasm.
Speaker 1: Farran as the a mia get cab den.
Speaker 3: Faran, you have to come with me this new Year's.
Speaker 1: Apla najat unbiage in kreipla spirneues badi umbulsbrillens.
Speaker 3: I've planned an incredible trip to the Pyrenees, she said
Speaker 3: with shining eyes.
Speaker 1: Farran bro asbam fuski.
Speaker 3: Farran, however darkened, No puuk Jim, I can't, Gemma.
Speaker 1: Al brugette is marse i purtain.
Speaker 3: The project is too important.
Speaker 1: No puk parmetram de fayal Tarmini Baraspondra and Kara calfun
Speaker 1: Savilla Kadzijeva's Kappa.
Speaker 3: I can't afford to miss the deadline, he responded, although
Speaker 3: deep down he knew he wanted to escape.
Speaker 1: Bah far ren no potzika vid sigi la feene.
Speaker 3: Oh, come on, your whole life can't be just work.
Speaker 1: Nessitas burha jema vain sisti ambun sunkura jedo.
Speaker 3: You need to live, Gemma insisted, with an encouraging smile, unsdi.
Speaker 1: As the spres mintra Ferrandra bizabal ziformas paranezada, also superbizo
Speaker 1: asba tura da van siu.
Speaker 3: A few days later, while Faran was reviewing the reports
Speaker 3: for the umpteenth time, his supervisor stopped in front of him.
Speaker 1: Farran ebst al teo as force.
Speaker 3: Faran, I've seen your effort.
Speaker 1: Parenta unsdi asas take a few days off, tells maresies.
Speaker 3: You deserve it.
Speaker 1: Farran no pudiakrera.
Speaker 3: Faran couldn't believe it.
Speaker 1: Ira la sebaat. It was his chance pronka dubtava.
Speaker 3: But he still hesitated.
Speaker 1: Turna mirajem quia sparava musiu nada.
Speaker 3: He looked again at Gemma, who was waiting excitedly.
Speaker 1: Farran al rundriscuzbal and la pena Ferran, some risks are
Speaker 1: worth it to prumetu.
Speaker 3: I promise you.
Speaker 1: Ambun suspir prufun euna the sizio Ferma ferran bada sidika
Speaker 1: putze al mumend serrille al kunsel de jema.
Speaker 3: With a deep sigh and affirmed decision, Ferranz decided that
Speaker 3: perhaps it was time to follow Gemma's advice.
Speaker 1: Astave acceptu, all right, I accept annema gesta ventura. Let's
Speaker 1: go on this adventure al cab dan fau magic. New
Speaker 1: Year's was magical La neu lasastres i la la grilla
Speaker 1: alspirineus livandra va la unmunsen la the luficine.
Speaker 3: The snow, the stars and the joy of the Pyrenees
Speaker 3: revealed a world beyond the office to him.
Speaker 1: Fran babendra a Gaudi del moumen brazen i mintra brindaba
Speaker 1: jim masuta al sela strelat bakumpendra calavan tura mes granas
Speaker 1: trubaba forora da la sevazuna the kumfort.
Speaker 3: Faran learned to enjoy the present moment, and as he
Speaker 3: toasted with Gemma under the starry sky, he understood that
Speaker 3: the greatest adventure was found outside his comfort zone.
Speaker 1: Turnana la feena Farran Purtaba Unowaida.
Speaker 3: Returning to work, Farran carried a new spirit Savilla cala.
Speaker 1: Kilbri intra feena ibida personal era sencil.
Speaker 3: He knew that the balance between work and personal life
Speaker 3: was essential.
Speaker 1: Abia trubat al kuraga papa al da scuna rut.
Speaker 3: He had found the courage to explore the unknown.
Speaker 1: Fieno asda ventura ian jim abia trubat una migha kalia
Speaker 1: bi and sennet regnas de la rutina for.
Speaker 3: No longer ignored his desire for adventure, And in Gemma
Speaker 3: he had found a friend who had taught him to
Speaker 3: loosen the reins of routine.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 1: All the spatch aldspauch, al thespauch, the office, bulin, bulin, bouleyin, buzzing, delegion, deligion, disien,
Speaker 1: diligent alspabis alspabis alspapis, the papers, the zendrasada, the zendrasada,
Speaker 1: the endrasada, disorganized, lataula, lataula, lataula, the desk, a trabat
Speaker 1: a trabat a trapat trapped Lassen Sacio da wheat, Lassen
Speaker 1: sacilda wheat, Lassen Sacio da wheat, The emptiness, La Compagnia Davena,
Speaker 1: la compagna, the Vena, La compagnia da Faena, The Coworker, Fluta, Fluta, fluta,
Speaker 1: the float, Garlandez Garlandas, Garlands, Garlands, Labriza, labriza, labriza, tabreeze,
Speaker 1: uculta ou culta, ou culta hidden, monutunia, monutunia, mounluthunia, monotony,
Speaker 1: al zinformas, alsinformas, al ziformas, the reports, Secustava, secustava, stecustava, upcoming, Enthusiasma, enthusiasma, enthusiasma.
Speaker 3: Enthusiasm, all risk, all risk, all risk.
Speaker 1: The risk, lupu tunitat, lupu tunitat, lupur tunitat, The opportunity
Speaker 1: A musiunada, A mussiunada, a mussiunada, excitedly, al superviso, al superviso,
Speaker 1: al superviso, the supervisor, alter mini altermini, altermini, The deadline, Dupta, dupta, dupta,
Speaker 1: to hesitate, bandura lavandura love aura, the adventure Lanu laneu laneu,
Speaker 1: the snow lasastreyas Lasastreyas, Lasastreas.
Speaker 3: The Stars, Lucky Libri, Lucky Libri, Laucky Libri, The Balance.
Speaker 1: Alkuraja, Alkuragia al Kuraga, the Courage, the Schunerot, the Schunerot,
Speaker 1: the Schulaut Unknown of.
Speaker 3: Flucha a fluccha, of Flucha to Loosen.
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