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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how a stolen bicycle leads
Speaker 3: to a young boy's newfound confidence and a surprising ally
Speaker 3: in the heart of munchin.
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Speaker 1: von munchenf wust desen farratz richevon and hat zundan urnstukxansepstatrauns.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Esfah en kaid morgen in Munchen.
Speaker 3: It was a cold morning in Munchen.
Speaker 1: Di schtat vama dunshni schi.
Speaker 3: Pedict the city was still covered with a thin layer
Speaker 3: of snow.
Speaker 1: The mention ging and langzam off de strasse.
Speaker 3: The people walked slowly on the street.
Speaker 1: A le varen metedan and asnoy ya bashef techt.
Speaker 3: Everyone was occupied with thoughts of the new year uba a.
Speaker 1: La nochpuren fonsee vesta fervac.
Speaker 3: Traces of New Year's Eve fireworks were still everywhere.
Speaker 1: Di pulita Eshtatson and the Innstatvakurlishevti.
Speaker 3: The police station in the city center was lively and busy.
Speaker 1: Filelt kamen haraen m aignes Deberichten.
Speaker 3: Many people came in to report the events of the
Speaker 3: previous night.
Speaker 1: Johann Zasnavus of Ana kleinen herzn and bank ein gang Sparchstatson.
Speaker 3: Johann sat nervously on a small wooden bench in the
Speaker 3: entrance area of the station.
Speaker 1: Eva finzen anem diton vinta mantegaheiten de envam jet.
Speaker 3: He was fifteen years old and wrapped in a thick
Speaker 3: winter coat that kept him warm.
Speaker 1: Johann Futsifloren, Johann felt lost zaenois weinartkschenk and schurness grunsfa
Speaker 1: aharat va ostim schulhoff Gushtenvaden.
Speaker 3: His new Christmas gift, a beautiful green bicycle, had been
Speaker 3: stolen from the Schoolyardjesus.
Speaker 1: Fahrat pedot te imfreihit.
Speaker 3: This bicycle meant freedom to him.
Speaker 1: As muichi im alina so shulit sofaren on ausfu machen.
Speaker 3: It allowed him to ride to school alone and go
Speaker 3: on excursions.
Speaker 1: De diepstein was commedt vietn tachte Johann.
Speaker 3: The theft must be reported, thought Johang.
Speaker 1: Aba di pulitaivet va imfremt on ein schuichtant.
Speaker 3: But the police world was foreign and intimidating to him.
Speaker 1: Ez A di ba amptnen iran oniforman on futeesich klein
Speaker 1: on onnvichtich.
Speaker 3: He saw the officers in their uniforms and felt small
Speaker 3: and unimportant.
Speaker 1: Then come Clara of Insu.
Speaker 3: Then Clara approached him.
Speaker 1: Ziva, anapulitist in Indian raisigan, made anam festenhanded rock on
Speaker 1: anam friendchen Lechen.
Speaker 3: She was a police officer in her thirties, with a
Speaker 3: firm handshake and a friendly smile.
Speaker 1: Sizztezichneben irrahende fest innandagafatt.
Speaker 3: She sat next to him, her hands clasped tightly together.
Speaker 1: Hallo Johann, zachtzi.
Speaker 3: Hello Johann, she said.
Speaker 1: Knichtehefen irishtima varruich on amutigant.
Speaker 3: Can I help you? Her voice was calm and encouraging.
Speaker 1: Johann and trissisen and Engsten on the ganzuschpreechen.
Speaker 3: Johann pulled himself away from his fears and began to speak.
Speaker 1: Man farrat vod geshtaun a clearte eliza ant blikta of Sainehende.
Speaker 3: My bicycle was stolen, he explained, quietly, looking at his hands.
Speaker 1: As far off tim schulhoff up gush larsen Clara herta
Speaker 1: alf maximsu on fracti in nahmer de taice.
Speaker 3: It was locked in the schoolyard. Clara listened attentively and
Speaker 3: asked him for more details.
Speaker 1: Johann wushriptas farrat an tin artes deepstits.
Speaker 3: Johann described the bicycle and the location of the theft.
Speaker 1: Clara marchtezichhnu titzen.
Speaker 3: Clara took notes.
Speaker 1: Danzac deisi Johann viahen camaras indernier de schule.
Speaker 3: Then she said, Johann, we have cameras near the school.
Speaker 1: Phile giptis alf namen souzamen gingenzi and as uba va hongstzema.
Speaker 3: Maybe there are recordings. Together they went to the surveillance room.
Speaker 1: Off anambchelmzeigt Clara imfa schwomen nevida fom Schulhoff.
Speaker 3: On a screen, Clara showed him blurry images of the schoolyard.
Speaker 1: An tatzeglich anjunga man vat suzein wi ed dra schlosknachte
Speaker 1: ntaes farra stel.
Speaker 3: And indeed a young man could be seen breaking the
Speaker 3: lock and stealing the bicycle.
Speaker 1: Das counta endosche por seign zach de Clara.
Speaker 3: That could be a breakthrough, said Clara.
Speaker 1: See no tie dee zichti ourzaide de steep staelts antas
Speaker 1: au sendstevis.
Speaker 3: She noted the time of the theft and the appearance
Speaker 3: of the thief.
Speaker 1: Johann futa anenfontenhofnon.
Speaker 3: Juhann felt a spark of hope.
Speaker 1: Clara fur schprat the alf namen vita Suanna Luzern.
Speaker 3: Clara promised to further analyze the footage.
Speaker 1: And n partagespeta aher Johann anan an ruff.
Speaker 3: A few days later, Johann received a call.
Speaker 1: Johann viaharndan farrat gefunden Clara klan alfgericht.
Speaker 3: Johann, we have found your bicycle. Clara sounded excited.
Speaker 1: The deep wad gefast un tasfarrat istwidreby uns Johann altasopulitache tatsiun.
Speaker 3: The thief has been caught and the bicycle is with
Speaker 3: us again. Johann rushed to the police.
Speaker 1: Station zeenhats klopt fu freud unt navousitet.
Speaker 3: His heart pounded with joy and nervousness.
Speaker 1: At er uncam futa Clara inso aim kleinen raum indiemzaen
Speaker 1: ghiliptis fara standt.
Speaker 3: When he arrived, Clara led him to a small room
Speaker 3: where his beloved bicycle stood.
Speaker 1: If futisichte er and inclinen abba beduttenen zik hromen.
Speaker 3: He felt as if he had achieved a small but
Speaker 3: significant victory.
Speaker 1: Bayampalascendeshtatsun mitzanam farrat fut Johann sichfaendat.
Speaker 3: As he left the station with his bicycle, Johann felt.
Speaker 1: Changed ihata anahaus for rungameistadt vaguhertwarden on tata afoul kreich
Speaker 1: umzhana interesinge kempt.
Speaker 3: He had overcome a challenge, had been heard, and had
Speaker 3: successfully fought for his interests.
Speaker 1: The kay devinter luffuti petzlich frish unbelieved an.
Speaker 3: The cold winter air suddenly felt fresh and invigorating.
Speaker 1: Johann schtik off sin farrat.
Speaker 3: Johann got on his bicycle.
Speaker 1: Effutisisebsttechera.
Speaker 3: He felt more confident.
Speaker 1: Ev USTe yett des sena zog anstknomenvievn.
Speaker 3: He now knew that his concerns were taken seriously.
Speaker 1: Clara vintimtom upshet.
Speaker 3: Clara waved goodbye to him.
Speaker 1: Pass av dich alf REEFSI.
Speaker 3: Take care of yourself, she called.
Speaker 1: It's Johann Freulich indian strassenfon unchenfur wust er des sicht
Speaker 1: noozen farratz regevon and hat zunden urnstuk senseebstatrauns.
Speaker 3: As Johann happily rode through the streets of Munchen, he
Speaker 3: knew he had not only regained his bicycle, but also
Speaker 3: a piece of his self confidence.
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: D Duneschicht, D duneschicht, D douna schicht, thin layer, d schburen,
Speaker 1: d shburen, d shpuren, traces einschuchtant einschrichtant ein schuchtand intimidating,
Speaker 1: does uba vahungs tema does uber vahungs tema does uber
Speaker 1: vahungs sema, surveillance room, defesh woman in Buda, defesch woman
Speaker 1: in Buda, defesh woman and buda blurry images, maiden, maiden,
Speaker 1: maiden to port der douchepro der douchepro der douche, bro breakthrough, nervous, nervous, nervous,
Speaker 1: nervously be chef dicht, bechef dicht, be chef deecht occupied
Speaker 1: medgadangkan bachef dicht mettgadankan ba chef dicht mettga duncan be
Speaker 1: chef dicht occupied with thoughts, The politiche dat sion, the
Speaker 1: pulitache dat sion, de politiche dat zion, police station, the
Speaker 1: pulitist in, the pulitist in the politist in police officer
Speaker 1: cashdaun cashdauen geshdaen stolen their ein gangs Barach there ein
Speaker 1: gangs Baraich, their ein gangs Baraich entrance area, the Hertzana Bank,
Speaker 1: the Hertzana Bank, the herd Sana Bank, wooden bench, their
Speaker 1: house Fluke, their house fluke, their house Fluke excursion. The
Speaker 1: only Foeman, the only Foeman, the only foreman. Uniforms They're
Speaker 1: fester handed rock. They're fester handed rock, their fester handed rock.
Speaker 1: Firm handshake, Engstleich, engst lich, engstlich, scared slash, fearful up,
Speaker 1: gush Lassen up, gush Lassen up, gush lassen unlocked, their
Speaker 1: fontenhoff noo, their funkeenhoff no, their funkinghoff no spark of hope.
Speaker 1: The auf nomen Analusian, The auf normen Analusian, the auf
Speaker 1: normen Analouzian. Analyze the footage, the fast, the fast, the fast,
Speaker 1: God gallaped, he leaped, gleap belove it. The Eroman shaft,
Speaker 1: the Roman shaft, the Roman shaft. Achievement derby duten de
Speaker 1: zike derbuduten, de zike derbeeduten.
Speaker 3: De zeke significant victory.
Speaker 1: The ebstetraun Do's ebstetraune does zebstphatraune Confidence the harause ford um,
Speaker 1: the haraus ford roum de harause phodorum.
Speaker 3: Challenge, believet Believed, believeant, invigorating.
Speaker 1: Pass off the ch alf, pass off the alf, pass
Speaker 1: off the.
Speaker 3: Alf, take care of yourself.
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