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Speaker 2: In this episode, we'll dive into a mysterious package that
Speaker 2: leads three friends on an unexpected adventure through the lively
Speaker 2: streets of Tel Aviv, uncovering hidden secrets and the true
Speaker 2: essence of friendship.
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Speaker 4: Aviv Yarden and Eliora sat in the quiet house of
Speaker 4: an old stone building with large windows on the narrow street. Aviv,
Speaker 4: always shy and loves surprises, didn't notice the wall that
Speaker 4: he knocked on his table. He couldn't get his eyes
Speaker 4: off of Manah. Why does it have my name, Teha,
Speaker 4: and look at Yarden and Eliora? Yarden, Yerden, שנהג להתרחק מסיכונים,
Speaker 4: חש את הדופק מתגבר. אך לבסוף הסכים. נלך יחד, קווה.
Speaker 4: אלי אור אחיכה בשקט, חושבת על האפשרויות. אלו הן הרפתקאות
Speaker 4: שלנו לגלות, לחשיים ברק בעיניים. וכך, יחד, הם החליטו לצאת
Speaker 4: להרפתקה בעקבות המפה, לחקור את משלה ועיר השתוקק לספר, ולגלות
Speaker 4: יותר על המורשת שלהם. לפתע, השקט שבית התה לא היה
Speaker 4: מרכז העניינים, ונראה כמו רק על ההרפתקה הגדולה הבאה שחיכתה להם.
Speaker 4: בתוך ליבם, הבינו כולם כי הלימוד כאן הוא לא רק
Speaker 4: על המפה, אלא על חברות, הקשבה ואיזון בין סקרנות זהירה
Speaker 4: לרצו לגלות. Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any
Speaker 4: parts you may have missed. בקיץ חם והמוס.
Speaker 2: In the hot and busy summer, the sun shone on
Speaker 2: the streets of Tel Aviv.
Speaker 4: Aviv, Yarden, and Eliora sat in the quiet tea house,
Speaker 4: an old stone building with large windows overlooking the bustling street. Aviv,
Speaker 4: always sakran ve'ohev harpatkaot, lo yifchin kodem lachen ba'arizah hachoma
Speaker 4: shuncha b'zehirut al shulchanam.
Speaker 2: Aviv, always curious and adventurous, hadn't noticed the brown package
Speaker 2: that was carefully placed on their table before.
Speaker 4: Ka'et hu lo yitzliyach lehorid mimana etayinav.
Speaker 2: Now he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Speaker 4: Lama yesh hazeh etashem sheli?
Speaker 2: Why is my name on this? he wondered, looking at
Speaker 2: Yarden and Eliora.
Speaker 4: Yarden, pragmatic and always cautious, expressed doubts. There is no
Speaker 4: writing of the sender.
Speaker 2: Maybe it's not a good idea to open it. There's
Speaker 2: no sender's address. Eliora, in her quiet and observant way, said,
Speaker 2: Maybe we should check the strange markings on the package first.
Speaker 4: Hadiyuk ba'olam ha'or hazeh yesh bo davar ma'amagneti.
Speaker 2: The precision in this world of light had something magnetic
Speaker 2: about it.
Speaker 4: The reflection of the light from the floor illuminated Aviv's
Speaker 4: curious face. His decision seemed inevitable.
Speaker 2: I'm opening it, he exclaimed with determination. However, before his
Speaker 2: hands reached the package, Eliora suggested one more thing. Let's
Speaker 2: look for clues in the markings. Maybe they'll tell us something.
Speaker 4: שלושת החברים התקרבו וחקרו בזהירות את הסימנים המוזרים.
Speaker 2: The three friends moved closer and carefully examined the strange markings.
Speaker 4: Yarden, במבט עמוק, אמר, זה נראה כמו מפה ישנה.
Speaker 2: Yarden, with a deep look, said, It looks like an
Speaker 2: old map.
Speaker 4: ומיד נפלה ההבנה לשלושה.
Speaker 2: And immediately the realization dawned on them. Inside the box
Speaker 2: was a rolled-up ancient and mysterious map.
Speaker 4: The map seemed to lead to another site with historical significance.
Speaker 4: The atmosphere changed.
Speaker 2: The atmosphere changed.
Speaker 4: Hסקרנות אחזה בכולם.
Speaker 2: Curiosity gripped them all.
Speaker 4: יכול להיות שזה קשור להיסטוריה שלנו, אמר אביב בעיניים בו רכבות.
Speaker 4: Could it be connected to our history? Aviv said with
Speaker 4: shining eyes. ירדן, שנהג להתרחק מסיכונים, חש את הדופק מתגבר.
Speaker 2: Yarden, who tended to stay away from risks, felt his
Speaker 2: pulse quicken. But eventually he agreed. We'll go together, he decided.
Speaker 4: Elyra smiled quietly, thinking of the possibilities.
Speaker 2: These are our adventures to discover, she whispered with a
Speaker 2: sparkle in her eye.
Speaker 4: Eyes. And so, together, they decided to embark on an
Speaker 4: adventure following the map.
Speaker 2: To explore what the heart of the city longed to reveal,
Speaker 2: and to learn more about their heritage.
Speaker 4: Suddenly, the quiet of the tea house was no longer
Speaker 4: the focus, and it appeared merely as a backdrop for
Speaker 4: the next great adventure that awaited them.
Speaker 2: In their hearts, they all understood that the lesson here
Speaker 2: was not only about the map, but about friendship, listening,
Speaker 2: and balancing cautious curiosity with a desire to discover. Today's
Speaker 2: vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Hebrew, then in English. Adventurous.
Speaker 4: Sakren. Sakren. Sakren.
Speaker 2: Curious.
Speaker 4: Pragmati. Pragmati. Pragmati.
Speaker 2: Pragmatic.
Speaker 4: Nizhar. Nizhar. Nizhar. Cautious. Mitbonenet. Mitbonenet. Mitbonenet.
Speaker 2: Observant.
Speaker 4: Diyuk. Diyuk. Diyuk.
Speaker 2: Precision.
Speaker 4: Magneti. Magneti. Magneti.
Speaker 2: Magnetic.
Speaker 4: Me'ira. Me'ira. Me'ira.
Speaker 2: Illuminated.
Speaker 4: Nechishut. Nechishut. נחישות.
Speaker 2: Determination.
Speaker 4: מסתורית. Mysterious. חשיבות. Significance.
Speaker 3: אחזה.
Speaker 4: Grip.
Speaker 3: מורשת.
Speaker 4: מורשת.
Speaker 2: מורשת.
Speaker 4: Heritage. הוונה.
Speaker 3: הוונה. הוונה.
Speaker 4: Realization. ברק. ברק. ברק.
Speaker 2: Sparkle.
Speaker 4: רקע. רקע. רקע. Backdrop. בלתי נמנעת.
Speaker 2: בלתי נמנעת.
Speaker 4: בלתי נמנעת. Inevitable.
Speaker 3: הצעה.
Speaker 4: הצעה. הצעה. Proposal. רמזים. רמזים. רמזים.
Speaker 1: Clues.
Speaker 3: עתיקה. עתיקה.
Speaker 4: עתיקה. Ancient. Mitgeber. Mitgeber. Mitgeber.
Speaker 1: Quicken.
Speaker 4: Latset. Latset. Latset.
Speaker 2: Embark.
Speaker 4: Harpatka. Harpatka. Harpatka.
Speaker 3: Adventure.
Speaker 4: Lachkor. Lachkor. Lachkor.
Speaker 2: Explore.
Speaker 4: L'esaper. L'esaper. L'esaper.
Speaker 2: Reveal.
Speaker 4: L'imud. L'imud. L'imud.
Speaker 2: Lesson.
Speaker 4: Chaberot. Chaberot.
Speaker 3: Chaberot.
Speaker 2: Friendship.
Speaker 4: Izzun. Izzun.
Speaker 3: Izzun.
Speaker 2: Balance.
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