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Together, we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:44,159 --> 00:02:07,879 Speaker 4: Portzof yeastvela, pritomna l m michi monitor stava, huk aki 25 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:16,879 keho venkova, yakup pratzovaiaco graphic navola no apostleni, dobo tli 26 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:29,120 vericon ontojoesta, ponava took p kesvin kozenomot stavovalvik and narod 27 00:02:29,199 --> 00:02:36,280 nevs dalco obrazovkibi mold inspiracy as novo ovitzvo creativit to 28 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:47,800 yakube nezapomnatan project os vala, satka jehokamaratka terra, cavo, marsh 29 00:02:47,919 --> 00:03:02,719 natoy and pardni al vericamakup alkalajeto nemo ne ne tratca 30 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:11,080 yakub je proe clean ali al. 31 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,199 Speaker 1: M pas d. 32 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:28,719 Speaker 4: Yomlenki seva planoku, mosel Cerro's note cavarnystaval a column nearly 33 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:37,159 the dial at vasili ala yakubovi, pristis astaveli semichel pacos 34 00:03:37,159 --> 00:03:53,800 odel omlovim ceclient avi situa ros cha califero postiltep prost cavarni, 35 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:59,879 sni a ti we can strave an in a ven 36 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:13,560 sam daleco, mista bell, prestovalo caleb and tim is vigels 37 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:23,079 pravn rosnuki, lokilene, pattis pi vali anivs do ivuni probose, tivota, 38 00:04:23,639 --> 00:04:33,120 zakimoval clit radostvamova YadA a tikios novo prop. 39 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: Tradit semi iconotml. 40 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 4: Serus verronuki a vigil juno atohipt professi zavaski. 41 00:04:48,199 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you 42 00:04:51,439 --> 00:04:57,600 may have missed. Pott prati po ufrie lensers home cafe, 43 00:04:58,199 --> 00:05:04,480 tiki cre tvsdujo. On the way to the work meeting 44 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,720 organized at freelancer's home cafe, there was a buzz of 45 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:08,879 creativity in the air. 46 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:20,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, coupkna ostives navets. 47 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: Cheriki yakub sat by the window, the sly sun tempting 48 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,439 him with its gaze on the blooming. 49 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 4: Lilacs, vritomna altavam kidni luk akihi leeso venkova. 50 00:05:40,759 --> 00:05:44,079 Speaker 1: The aroma of coffee was omnipresent, but his thoughts flitted 51 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,120 from the computer monitor to visions of tranquil meadows and 52 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,360 quiet forests of the Czech countryside. 53 00:05:50,439 --> 00:05:56,639 Speaker 4: Yea coup Prazzovko grafic Navola dobo Setki. 54 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: Yakov worked as a freelance graphic designer, and lately he 55 00:06:03,319 --> 00:06:04,519 had been feeling burned out. 56 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 4: Verikon ontojil po kuzesta ponavratuk proe kesvim kozenom. 57 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: Easter was approaching and he longed to escape the city, 58 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:21,680 to return to nature, to. 59 00:06:21,759 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 4: His roots tettavoval sevike and narodnevs dale co obrazovkibimledat inspirazi 60 00:06:32,399 --> 00:06:35,240 as novo oivitzvokretivito. 61 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: He imagined a weekend in his hometown, far from the screen, 62 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,480 where he could seek inspiration and revive his creativity. 63 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 4: Yakube nezapo men ten project osvala seratka yejo kamaratka terra. 64 00:06:54,600 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: Nakavo Jakob, don't forget about that project, said his friend 65 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:05,199 who had joined him for coffee. Mash Nato and pargni. 66 00:07:07,319 --> 00:07:16,319 You only have a few days left a name, but easter, 67 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,079 Yakob tried to argue. 68 00:07:19,079 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 4: Elishamerika je ne ne nea. 69 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: Aliska told me it's important. You can't afford to postpone it. 70 00:07:34,279 --> 00:07:44,639 Radga interrupted him. Yak Yakob knew the project was important, 71 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:55,480 cli alam the clients were waiting, but it's so yearned 72 00:07:55,519 --> 00:08:03,079 for something else. Posd i do puchace yejo mi schlenki 73 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:09,600 sevatyi kiho planov mu uchi ku. Later, as he sat 74 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,560 staring at the computer, his thoughts returned to his planned 75 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:19,000 escape mosel serro zodna. He had to decide. 76 00:08:19,879 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 4: Cavarni uch nostaval a colamnili de d et vosili a 77 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,319 la yakubovi pristis astaveli. 78 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,519 Speaker 1: The cafe was bustling with activity, and people around him 79 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:41,080 continued creating, but Jacob's fingers paused. Semi schell, He pondered 80 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:49,120 baccero zodel. Then he decided, omlovim sekli and tove a 81 00:08:49,279 --> 00:08:56,559 visit situatz rosodose. I'll apologize to the client and explain 82 00:08:56,639 --> 00:09:07,639 the situation. He decided, much odo Colvin, my time away 83 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,879 is more important right now than anything else. 84 00:09:11,039 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 5: Postil te plevarniziki. 85 00:09:17,919 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: Aroti. He left the warm and cozy atmosphere of the 86 00:09:23,159 --> 00:09:25,799 cafe feeling free and determined. 87 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:35,519 Speaker 4: Viken straveni na venko vi sam dale costa bill Prenoval. 88 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: A weekend spent in the countryside alone, far from the 89 00:09:40,639 --> 00:09:42,720 city was exactly what he needed. 90 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 4: Diano colebankihi mizvuki viegel al spravn rouci. 91 00:09:56,399 --> 00:09:59,159 Speaker 1: As he descended from the train in the morning, cradled 92 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,720 by the quiet sound of nature, he knew he had 93 00:10:01,759 --> 00:10:02,759 made the right decision. 94 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 4: Lo kirilene p tatsispi valle ayernivs doblonivu ni probose tirovota 95 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:19,200 zakim too on sikon jival klit aradost zvlastniro Domova. 96 00:10:21,159 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: The meadows were green, the birds sang, and the spring 97 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,039 air was full of the sense of awakening life. While 98 00:10:27,039 --> 00:10:29,320 he finally enjoyed the peace and joy of his own 99 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,240 home yekubova. 100 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 4: Attikils novu proes michne atradiem. 101 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,879 Speaker 1: Vericoots, Jacob's mind calmed and he felt a reconnection with 102 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,720 his check roots and Eastern traditions. 103 00:10:48,039 --> 00:10:53,799 Speaker 4: Nim al silu s verros rod nuki a vigil jutas 104 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:59,159 up atohipt profesni missavaski. 105 00:11:01,039 --> 00:11:03,639 Speaker 1: He sensed the strength of his decision and knew that 106 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:06,679 it was necessary at times to prioritize his well being 107 00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:17,360 and desires over professional commitments. Today's vocabulary words are coming 108 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:22,159 up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, 109 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:37,519 first in check, then in English, bzuccini, bzuccini, bsuccini, buzz. 110 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 4: Ustive, lustive, lustive, it's why, svagyilo, sva yilo, svag yillo, tempting, cvettosi, quvettozi, vettosi. 111 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:15,639 Speaker 5: Blooming, sholipsitom na, shulip sitom na, sholipsitom na. On the present, chick, Cali, chick, Cali, chick, Cali, 112 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:31,600 foot it Cleidney, Cleidney, Cleidney, tranquil, Look, look, look meadows, 113 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:46,759 navoln nose, navolne nose, navoln nose, freelance, verosi, veroseri, verosi, 114 00:12:48,080 --> 00:13:03,320 burned out, cosenum, cosennum, cotenoum roots in, spirraze in spirraz say, inspiracy. 115 00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:19,799 Speaker 1: Inspiration, bruh, bruh, bruh, bustling utu, cozy bros no, T 116 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:29,679 bros hold no, T bros no, T determined, caleban call 117 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:39,919 eban caleban, cradled probose e jose probose e s Jose 118 00:13:41,799 --> 00:13:54,279 probose Jose awakening pro pro pro reconnection Oop said no, 119 00:13:54,399 --> 00:14:01,679 snit Oop said no. Snit Oop said no snit prioritize. 120 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 4: Zavaski, Zavaski, Zavaski commitments says Stopoval says stoopo Val says 121 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:27,799 Stoopoval descended. Obrazovki, Obrazovki, Obrazovki screen, pocosil sena meat note, 122 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:34,399 poco sil sena meat note, pocoosil sena meat note. 123 00:14:35,639 --> 00:14:42,159 Speaker 1: Try to argue, rose hod note, rose hod note, rose 124 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:50,200 hod note. Decide this sweet lim, this sweet lem, this 125 00:14:50,320 --> 00:15:01,960 sweet lem. Explain we can't weaken'd weaken'd weekend rod neefsi 126 00:15:03,279 --> 00:15:12,279 rod neefsi rod neefsi hometown Seek you, sisivo Budni, Seek you, 127 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:21,720 Sisvo Budni, seek you sisivo Budni. 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