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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how an encounter at an
Speaker 3: ancient forum reveals hidden strengths, bridging hearts and fears beneath
Speaker 3: the festive glow of Christmas.
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Speaker 6: Mireya passe java, intra larruinas antigas, delfumruma a Barcelona, la siva,
Speaker 6: paso parla sculturas antigas, la villa, puttatfinzeki yarastabada, adascurimes par
Speaker 6: la sakunferensia, jums the nadal ilumina, ven las, columnas ilas,
Speaker 6: pedras delcami, crean unaida magic, era verne euna riza, fredal
Speaker 6: isshu shiva, jabals caavels a, prop urial, ub servaba, tentamen
Speaker 6: e vania subin alphorum, parastudia, entralas, pedras historicas, buscan in
Speaker 6: spiracio ikalma era unas tudianda madicina da decad prasuvin duptabad
Speaker 6: la sevas propius capacitads a castanid laid the era fresque
Speaker 6: i plea duna sparit espacial da fastivitat the subta Mentramireya
Speaker 6: the fan saba unas notas banuta una prasiol pitt lanciadad
Speaker 6: kasimpra villa intantati nuras and transa and la svaa ras
Speaker 6: manifestava and una difficult, tad paraspira mireyasba tura raspiranam difficult
Speaker 6: tad aspantada para nosaveke stava passant uriol uba desdal altra
Speaker 6: vanda al forum asva gustar rapidamen era al mumen perposa
Speaker 6: a prava al kavilla press as vajen uya al gustadda
Speaker 6: medeya la sva men tutan and tralla's instructions a press
Speaker 6: as i al sell propi dupta, tranquila raspira and me
Speaker 6: baddie yam beusuo inala azala lentamin meda ya va intantasai
Speaker 6: alrid ma, duriol buscan al sell support and meets alcaos
Speaker 6: cacentia parunzin stands al suzuis as ban crava sotal ums
Speaker 6: tenas ye ja baku manza rakupara all control the la
Speaker 6: seva raspirazio grassias all support, duriol alpanic asbadi sipa lentamin
Speaker 6: kuan final meen babu raspiram facilitad, mid ya, vasumbru ura, greda, grassias, uriol,
Speaker 6: badiam sinceritat as astat mal valenta, baras, pondre am buna,
Speaker 6: lum no vadakunfians a, zulis, mentral, threti, ernasani akada, coop
Speaker 6: mes intense as banasa and undrako a, kulido del forum,
Speaker 6: uriol batrera unampola, the shukulata, calenta, dlce, muci ilaban, kumparti,
Speaker 6: parlanceov restorias, antigasi, son za, pressas, mireyasva du naka, prokafos,
Speaker 6: intense ala, sapo afruntara era, lunika, manerada, sobra burla imeuriol, bakumpendra, calava, formasio,
Speaker 6: ikumpasio era and sufficiens par markala, diferenzia, sotal ums d
Speaker 6: nadal akelan it al forum, bruma, mireya, uriol, bandas, kugrikere
Speaker 6: and mes force al camaya gesin imaginat.
Speaker 3: What's take another listen, Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 6: Mireya, passe, java, intra la ruinas and tigas delforum, ruma Avarsalona.
Speaker 3: Mar Ae walked among the ancient ruins of the Forum
Speaker 3: Roma in Barcelona, La.
Speaker 6: Seva passio par la sculturas and tigas la villa purtad
Speaker 6: finzetti yar rastava da sidida ada scuri mes para la
Speaker 6: seba prupera gumfarencia.
Speaker 3: Her passion for ancient cultures had brought her here, and
Speaker 3: now she was determined to discover more for her upcoming conference.
Speaker 6: Al zumsd nadal ilumina ven las culumnas ilas pedras del
Speaker 6: camille crean unaidra magic.
Speaker 3: The Christmas lights illuminated the columns and stones of the path,
Speaker 3: creating a magical atmosphere.
Speaker 6: Here ivene eu navriza freda lishiu shia javals caves.
Speaker 3: It was winter and a cold breeze whispered through her hair.
Speaker 1: Aprop uriol up ser baba tentamen.
Speaker 3: Near by, Oriole watched attentively e.
Speaker 1: Baniya souven al farum parastudia intra las pedras historicas busca
Speaker 1: nin spiracio i calma.
Speaker 3: He often came to the Forum to study among the
Speaker 3: historical stones, seeking inspiration and calm.
Speaker 6: Ira unastutien the madicina da dicat prossuviin duptaba the la
Speaker 6: sevas propias kapasitet.
Speaker 3: He was a dedicated medical student, but often doubted his
Speaker 3: own abilities.
Speaker 6: Aguestenit i liada ira fresque iple duna sparita espasiel da fastivitet.
Speaker 3: That night, the air was fresh and filled with a
Speaker 3: special festive spirit.
Speaker 6: The suta mintra mireya the fan saba unas natas ban
Speaker 6: uta una a braciol pit.
Speaker 3: Suddenly, as miri A went over some notes, she felt
Speaker 3: a pressure in her chest.
Speaker 6: Lancia dead casimpra villa intentati ura sentransa la seva fene
Speaker 6: arasmani fastava nuna difiicultat parrospira.
Speaker 3: The anxiety she had always tried to ignore by focusing
Speaker 3: on her work now manifested as difficulty in breathing.
Speaker 6: Mire yasva tura braspiren am difiicultad aspantada barnos a veke
Speaker 6: stava basane.
Speaker 3: Mirie stopped breathing with effort, frightened by not knowing what
Speaker 3: was happening.
Speaker 6: Uriol uba vela dezda l altravand delfum yasva gustarra pida.
Speaker 3: Min oriole saw it from the other side of the
Speaker 3: forum and approached quickly.
Speaker 6: Ira al mumen parpousa a brava al cavilla pres.
Speaker 3: It was the moment to put what he had learned
Speaker 3: to the test.
Speaker 1: Asbajen uyall coustadda mireya la sivamen luitainen tra lazinstruxiun za
Speaker 1: prezas il siuprapi dupta.
Speaker 3: He knelt next to Mariaye, his mind wrestling between the
Speaker 3: instructions he had learned in his own doubt.
Speaker 1: Tranquila braspida a mi badie um beusul.
Speaker 3: Stay calm, breathe with me, he said softly.
Speaker 1: In alla agxala lintamenh.
Speaker 3: Inhale exhiled slowly.
Speaker 6: Mereya vavitantas ye al ridma duriol buscin al siu suport
Speaker 6: a mietch al caaus cascentia.
Speaker 3: Mirie tried to follow Oriol's rhythm, seeking his support amid
Speaker 3: the chaos she felt.
Speaker 1: Parunzinstans al siuzuz asban croasstous lumstenas iela bacu mansa aracupara
Speaker 1: alcuntral da la seva raspiraciu.
Speaker 3: For a few moments, their eyes met under the dim lights,
Speaker 3: and she began to regain control of her breathing.
Speaker 6: Gracias old support duriol alpanik asbadi si balenta minh.
Speaker 3: Thanks to Oriole's support, the panic slowly dissipated.
Speaker 1: Guan finel min babu draspiram fasilridad mireya vassunria.
Speaker 3: When she was finally able to breathe easily, Mirie smiled gratefully.
Speaker 1: Gracias uriol badiem sinceritet.
Speaker 3: Thank you, Oriole, she said, sincerely, az.
Speaker 6: Astate mol valenta barraspondre ambuna lum no badakunfiensa a.
Speaker 3: Zuz you were very brave, he replied, with a new
Speaker 3: light of confidence in his eyes.
Speaker 6: Mintral Fredi vernazda vanilla, cada cop mes intense asbana sera
Speaker 6: anundraco kulido al forum.
Speaker 3: As the cold winter became increasingly intense, they sat in
Speaker 3: a cozy corner of the forum.
Speaker 6: Uriol batrera unampola, the shukulata Calinda dal s muchilled ilaban
Speaker 6: kumparti parlan soob restorias antigazi sonza prezas.
Speaker 3: Oriole pulled out a bottle of hot chocolate from his
Speaker 3: small backpack and they shared it, talking about ancient stories
Speaker 3: and lessons learned.
Speaker 6: Mire Ya zba dunaka brocafos intense afunt la ra lunika
Speaker 6: manera the Sola.
Speaker 3: Miriye realized that no matter how intense her fear facing,
Speaker 3: it was the only way to overcome it.
Speaker 6: Imeuriol Bakumpendra, cala seva formsio Ikumpasio and sufisien sper Marcla
Speaker 6: di Ferencia.
Speaker 3: And Oriole understood that his training and compassion were enough
Speaker 3: to make a difference.
Speaker 6: Sotals jums de nadal aquel it al forum Ruma, Mireya
Speaker 6: yurial bandescurriqre and miss forsl Camaye nimaginette.
Speaker 3: Under the Christmas lights that night at the Forum, Roma,
Speaker 3: miri a A and Oriole discovered they were stronger than
Speaker 3: they had ever imagined.
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: La ruinas lar ruinas, la ruinas, the ruins, prupi, prupe,
Speaker 1: prupe upcoming. Las coulumnas, las columnas, las columnas, the columns,
Speaker 1: Las pedras, las pedras las pedras, the stones, alchemy, alchemy, alchemie,
Speaker 1: the path, magic, magic, magic, magical, Labriza, Labriza, labriza, The
Speaker 1: breeze Sue, she was Ja, Sue, she was jah shoe,
Speaker 1: she was Jah. To whisper Attend, Amen, Attend, Amen, attend,
Speaker 1: the men attentively, lost to the end, lost to the end,
Speaker 1: last to the end. The student dupta, dupta dubta to doubt,
Speaker 1: Las capasitats, las capasitats, las capasitats. The abilities, manifestarsa, manifestarsa, manastarsa,
Speaker 1: to manifest lad difficult, tat lad difficult, tat ladifficult, the difficulty, respira, respira,
Speaker 1: respira to breathe, aspantada, aspantada, asperantada, frightened. Acustarsa, acustarsa, acustarsa,
Speaker 1: to approach, La brava, La brava, La brava. The test
Speaker 1: agen u larsa, agen larsa a, genularsa t nil ambelsuau ambelsuau,
Speaker 1: ambeo suau softly agxala azala azala. To exhale, all support,
Speaker 1: all support, all support, the support, dracopara, dracoparra ra coopara,
Speaker 1: to regain diciparsa, diciparsa DC bars to dissipate amcinceritet umsinceridat mcintet, Sincerely, Ballinta, Ballinta,
Speaker 1: Ballina Brave, al Raco, al Raco, al Raco, The Corner,
Speaker 1: al Muccillet, al muccillet, al muccillet, the backpack Alu narsa,
Speaker 1: adu narsa, alu narsa, to realize Gumpasio, Gumpasio, Gumbasio compassion.
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