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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the festive chaos and heartwarming
Speaker 3: unity of a Barcelona community as they overcome mishaps to
Speaker 3: create an unforgettable Christmas celebration.
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Speaker 1: Als karistran kils Dunakada, Barcelona, levernda las castagnas, to ravas,
Speaker 1: ilas yums da la al kuman savanava and tralzabras alswain
Speaker 1: zaspra paravenam bantusiasma parla festa al danadal uriol astava alcentra
Speaker 1: luraniaso a passunat pal datal bullia, ca castan fosas pacial
Speaker 1: puttava only stad lark thea, tascas, cadacinta, lumetta ida curaca,
Speaker 1: citavence a lorch azatta paracread mus, vera perfecta, kaminawa am
Speaker 1: rapidesa capal CenTra da la plaza on algrana vedd minava
Speaker 1: la vizio adas sae unik pansaba marta par altra vanda
Speaker 1: tanilla unas, quantascapsas plan as, durnamens vet zama, gaudia, crian
Speaker 1: nova zidees a riscadas and caracasuviin astrubaba and buriol capravaria
Speaker 1: mantani sa fidel alas traditions, jap vadas a castaane pudria,
Speaker 1: ma faji, figuras, the paseva, the veeltral, bultan da lavra,
Speaker 1: sugjerimarta ambamencia, gema, pragmatica comes emperor astaba, dividida la seva, raspusavilitas,
Speaker 1: familiars ila sva role and lurganid zazio errand dificiles the
Speaker 1: kompagina beja las dasa venences and trauriol imarta in tantababa
Speaker 1: punskummuns puteum prova anamenz da marta anundra coos pasial ufari amta,
Speaker 1: kunsiliado amasura, casapaa al diad la sala, razio, lastsionza, mantaven dura,
Speaker 1: nuna discucio, intends a sobral clad las garlandaz una roorda,
Speaker 1: calculva feca undlskablas as dasakilibres amtor banbaura coom laved kuman
Speaker 1: saba intlin narsaentamen comta, cridauriol proerra, masatard lavrabakaua terra and
Speaker 1: bunkop sort mentravo plas illums astraan cavan albultan Unmumenda Silenzi
Speaker 1: said gid Paruna's clad da tividad sen Sa Panzaru duas Baradas,
Speaker 1: todds ban Kora juns Parcelva al Qaeda, Pusipla, Uriol, Martha
Speaker 1: is Jemma am balsbayns Kasivan Suma banfurm un Cadena, Umana Paracula,
Speaker 1: Calabra basse unatash Caaculativa, las Man's expertas duriol lasids creative
Speaker 1: as the marta Ilakurdinaio, the Gemma van fe Calabra radrasasin Ia,
Speaker 1: dur Nacina mes valza I di varsitad cavans kuan lass
Speaker 1: jums as ban and sendra la placea Asbaumpli, the lung
Speaker 1: kalida ia Kulorida Alsbahn's are plans that Miracio Bana Plaudilla's
Speaker 1: four Sculatio uriol Bamira Alceo, vultan Ivasumba, saven cam juns Era,
Speaker 1: mol Millokaku saval play individual Alafi alsumb the Gray Menda
Speaker 1: marta Ilamirada and Thenadora da Gemma van Kumfirma and uriol
Speaker 1: Una riiso inputan, lacula, uracio, ila, brasiacio da la zidees dlsaltres,
Speaker 1: erin albaritabla sparita, qual savalsa, la bracio, ashi, aquel, nadal,
Speaker 1: la coumunitat bay lumina, no numes, ALUs cares s not
Speaker 1: tam bel selskors.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed als ca.
Speaker 1: Restra and quills, du na, kumulitatdan cada, varsalona, leverne, purtava, luloda,
Speaker 1: las castagnes, to radas ilas lumsda nadal, kuman, sava, navrilla
Speaker 1: and tralsabres.
Speaker 3: On the quiet streets of a gated community in Barcelona,
Speaker 3: winter carried the smell of roasted chestnuts, and the Christmas
Speaker 3: lights started to shine among the trees.
Speaker 1: Alsbahin zas propara vena, bantusiasma par la festa nual da nadal.
Speaker 3: The neighbors and two usiastically prepared for the annual Christmas party.
Speaker 1: Uriolatava al centre.
Speaker 3: Uriol was at the center of the organization a pasiunat.
Speaker 1: T bulia, ca questanfosas.
Speaker 3: Pasil passionate about detail. He wanted this year to be special.
Speaker 1: Bava uni stadr da tscas cadacinta, lumeta ida curaa vence elazetta,
Speaker 1: barcre musaete.
Speaker 3: He carried a long list of tasks. Every ribbon, light
Speaker 3: and decoration needed to be in the exact place to
Speaker 3: create a perfect atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Caminava mrapideza capl CenTra la la plasa onnlgrana vedd minava
Speaker 1: la visio.
Speaker 3: He walked quickly toward the center of the square, where
Speaker 3: the large fur tree dominated the view.
Speaker 1: Ada se unik bans.
Speaker 3: It has to be unique, he thought.
Speaker 1: Marta parral travanda tania unas quantascaps as plain as durnamenz fedza.
Speaker 3: Marta, on the other hand, had a few boxes full
Speaker 3: of handmade ornaments.
Speaker 1: Go via crean no ba zidees a riscadas acara, cassubin astrubaba,
Speaker 1: bouriol capra, faria, mantanisa, fidel alastradciuns japruvadas.
Speaker 3: She enjoyed creating daring new ideas, although she often clashed
Speaker 3: with the real who preferred to stick to the tried
Speaker 3: and true traditions.
Speaker 1: Aguestaan Pudria ma faji figuras the pasevrad feltra buldanda lavra
Speaker 1: sujeri martam ba mencia.
Speaker 3: This year we could add felt nativity figures around the tree.
Speaker 3: Marta suggested vehemently.
Speaker 1: Jim pragmatica come sempre astabad.
Speaker 3: Jima pragmatic as always was torn.
Speaker 1: La seva ros that's familias ila selasio ern dificiles da kumbain.
Speaker 3: Her family responsibilities and her role in the organization were
Speaker 3: difficult to balance.
Speaker 1: Bella lasd zavinenseas intra real imarta in Tantaskumuns.
Speaker 3: She saw the disagreements between Uriol and Marta and tried
Speaker 3: to find common ground.
Speaker 1: Pum puva anamnz the Marta anundra cos pasiel ufariam do gunsilie.
Speaker 3: Though maybe we could try marta s ornaments in a
Speaker 3: special corner. She offered, in a conciliatory tone.
Speaker 1: A maasura ca aldia the la s la brascio las
Speaker 1: denciunzo mantaven as.
Speaker 3: The day of the celebration approached, tensions.
Speaker 1: Dura nuna discusio intense sobra la culu cacio la las
Speaker 1: garlandas una roor da calculba fe co undlscavlas as da
Speaker 1: zakilibres i amteror ban veua com la ved kuman sava
Speaker 1: a Inklinarsa lenta min.
Speaker 3: During an intense discussion about the placement of the garlands,
Speaker 3: a miscalculation caused one of the wires to become unbalanced,
Speaker 3: and they watched in terror as the fir tree slowly
Speaker 3: began to tilt.
Speaker 1: Kumta Cridauriol Prora masa tart.
Speaker 3: Watch out, shouted Urriol, but it was too late.
Speaker 1: Lavra Bakaura Terra ambunkopsort Mintra voplas ilums astrankava alvultan.
Speaker 3: The tree fell to the ground with a dull thud,
Speaker 3: as bobbles and lights shattered around.
Speaker 1: Unmumenda silenci segit parunas cladda t death.
Speaker 3: A moment of silence was followed by a burst of activity.
Speaker 1: Sin Sapanzaru duas barradas Totsbankora juns Parslva al qaeda buspla.
Speaker 3: Without a second thought, everyone ran together to save what
Speaker 3: they could.
Speaker 1: Uriol Martajema ambals Bainskasivan Suma, Banfurma Una cana Umana Parra.
Speaker 3: Uriol Marta and Jimma, along with the neighbors who joined
Speaker 3: in formed a human chain to reposition the tree.
Speaker 1: Bassi una taskakula tiva las mans expertas, duriol lasides creativas
Speaker 1: da marta ilakas the zem van fe caladrasa sin i
Speaker 1: dur nasina mes vlezavarsat cavans.
Speaker 3: It was a collective task. Uriola's expert hands, art us,
Speaker 3: creative ideas and jim Ar's coordination helped straighten the tree
Speaker 3: and decorate it with more beauty and diversity than before.
Speaker 1: Quan las jums asban and sindre la placea asbaumpli de
Speaker 1: lum khalida ia kulurida.
Speaker 3: When the lights were turned on, the square filled with
Speaker 3: warm and colorful light.
Speaker 1: Alsbain's ara plenzd Miracio banapla di las fscula tiu.
Speaker 3: The neighbors, now full of admiration, applauded the collective effort.
Speaker 1: Uriol ba mira al silbul tan Ivasumbria savenka yo cafe
Speaker 1: yum juns era molmloca qual saval plaindividual.
Speaker 3: Uriol looked around and smiled, knowing that what we did
Speaker 3: together was much better than any individual plan a.
Speaker 1: La fi al Sumbria the minda Marta i la mirada
Speaker 1: and theadora, the jim van kumfirm auriol unaiso in putin
Speaker 1: lakula uracio i la bracia, siro valasides dalsatresl barita bla
Speaker 1: s parita kualsavalsa la bracio.
Speaker 3: In the end, martos grateful smile and Jima's understanding look
Speaker 3: confirmed to real an important lesson collaboration and appreciation of others.
Speaker 3: Ideas are the true spirit of any celebration.
Speaker 1: Ashi aguelval la gumunitat vailu minan no numeso suskaes sintam
Speaker 1: vel seuscors.
Speaker 3: Thus that Christmas, the community lit up not only their streets,
Speaker 3: but also their hearts.
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: Ku munita tan kada, ku munita tan kada, ku munitat
Speaker 1: tan kada, gated community, castagnas to rothers, castagnas to rothers,
Speaker 1: castagnas to rathers, roasted chestnuts. Ambenthusiasma ambenthusiasma, ambenthusiasma, enthusiastically, a passionet,
Speaker 1: a passionat a persionette, passionate, tusca, tusca, tasca task, sinta sinta,
Speaker 1: sinta ribbon, domina, domina do mina to dominate Urnam in
Speaker 1: faith Ama urnam in faith, Ama namen faith Ama handmade ornament, amfruntsa,
Speaker 1: amfruntarsa amfruntarsa. The clash yah rubat yaprubat, yahprubat try and
Speaker 1: true figuras, the pasebra figuras, the pasebra figuras, the pasera
Speaker 1: nativity figures.
Speaker 6: Pragmatica, pragmatica, pragmatica, pragmatic kumpagina, kumpagina, kumpagina to balance, dosavinenza, dosavinenza,
Speaker 6: doss avenenza.
Speaker 3: Disagreement, poonskumuns, poonskumuns, boonskumuns, common ground.
Speaker 1: Garlanda garlanda garlanda garland a roorda calcul a roor the
Speaker 1: calcul a roor the calcul miscalculation inclinarsa, inclinarsa inclinarsa to tilt, copsort, copsort,
Speaker 1: copsort third man's expert us, man's expertus man's expert us
Speaker 1: expert hands drassadrasadrasa to straighten, sort sort sort oh, then Carsa,
Speaker 1: then carsa, tren Carca to shudder, Draculuca, draculuca, the raculuca
Speaker 1: to reposition, Taska coolak Tiva, Taska Coola, Tiba Taska coulac Tiva,
Speaker 1: collective task the Yum Khalida, Yum Khalida, Yum khalida, warm light, Divarsitat, Divarsitat, Divarsitat, diversity,
Speaker 1: upload the upload, the applode to applaud sum gray min,
Speaker 1: sumb gray min sumbri min grateful, smile, mirada anadora, mirada, anenadora,
Speaker 1: mirada antadora understanding.
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