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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a naval officer confronts
Speaker 3: his vulnerabilities and discovers the strength and seeking help amidst
Speaker 3: the cozy autumn ambience of a cafe by Bodense.
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Speaker 1: von frischkabrutem cafe on varmenbru at dil klaus i'm marina
Speaker 1: of itza thus an anim dietitiana, hadim fensta sein hava,
Speaker 1: kotskshnetten on sigino oniform perfect gabubet, dorreuter hate amuir wachtsubliden
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Speaker 1: after swedasi in mid klaus kefreud wegetis der werklech klaus
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Speaker 1: an out non helfets brauen zakdisi pratslich beganda realm for
Speaker 1: Klaus augen suschwanten er schburte vizina and a gi schwant
Speaker 1: schleislich trot seines vedastands vodde im schwartz for augen Klaus
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Speaker 1: augen blet lich makdashra half aldedsuim andrievna hilfe iron kenna
Speaker 1: come schnell herbai on Legda Klaus furst Off, dimboden langsam
Speaker 1: come klauswidered susig blindselter on the Magda's bezoktes gsicht and
Speaker 1: surely gone mormalte eschwach ich ichhwautsh dark blinden magda lechetsanft
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Speaker 1: the of anderrat zophalasen zak Disi les on an an
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Speaker 1: the gingenzeter azeiter barright the harause for the Roman deeslebens
Speaker 1: susamin an sogin klaus Lande. This is an outnomist schweeshet
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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The habspletter tansten for the engrossenfenced dees kleinen cafe's ambodenzi
Speaker 1: in wint.
Speaker 3: The autumn leaves danced in the wind in front of
Speaker 3: the large windows of the small cafe by Bodensee.
Speaker 1: Drennen vas varmon Gemutlich.
Speaker 3: Inside it was warm and cozy.
Speaker 1: Der duft von frischkebrutem cafe on varmen Broutchen fut di luft.
Speaker 3: The aroma of freshly brewed coffee and warm rolls filled
Speaker 3: the air.
Speaker 1: Klaus I'm Marina Offitzia zas and anim dietitianad Imfensta.
Speaker 3: Klaus, a naval officer, sat at one of the tables
Speaker 3: near the window.
Speaker 1: Zenhava kotzkschneten on zeno onifm perfect gebugit.
Speaker 3: His hair was cut short and his uniform was perfectly ironed.
Speaker 1: The reut hate amur Wachtsubliden.
Speaker 3: But today he struggled to stay awake.
Speaker 1: Makta Zanekintitz freunden zas i'mandern dadstitius.
Speaker 3: Makda. His childhood friend, sat at the other end of
Speaker 3: the table.
Speaker 1: Ziwagerade fon ira abbat im ausland surge kiet on tatisizia
Speaker 1: aftera svidezin mid klaus kefreut.
Speaker 3: She had just returned from working abroad and was very
Speaker 3: much looking forward to seeing Klaus again.
Speaker 1: Vigetis der verkleich.
Speaker 3: Klaus, How are you really Klaus.
Speaker 1: Fraktisi verenzi irenkfi omruerte.
Speaker 3: She asked as she stirred her coffee.
Speaker 1: Alice good antvo tete Klaus lecherte on bermudezich staktsoverten.
Speaker 3: Everything's fine, answered Klaus, smiling and trying to appear strong.
Speaker 1: Darsena augen warmuder on sena schulten schlaftendro sena fa antfhautong.
Speaker 3: But his eyes were tired and his shoulders slumped under
Speaker 3: the weight of his responsibilities.
Speaker 1: Zaet monatn hate erhartka abbett on congeschlaffen.
Speaker 3: For months, he had worked hard and hardly.
Speaker 1: Slept zeniergeids in the te indha ran nachtsugiben.
Speaker 3: His ambition prevented him from giving in.
Speaker 1: Markda shati in an.
Speaker 3: Matta looked at him.
Speaker 1: Zishpurte does et vasnichtimte.
Speaker 3: She sensed that something was wrong.
Speaker 1: Dou zistmudha OUs, you look tired, Abba tstutsufi.
Speaker 3: Are you working too much?
Speaker 1: Raktisi mizanft shtimer, she asked gently, Klaus shoot it in kof.
Speaker 3: Klaus shook his head.
Speaker 1: Is isnchu shlim zach tear. It's not that bad, he said,
Speaker 1: Abba inner lifute shift.
Speaker 3: But inside he felt exhausted.
Speaker 1: Mark dea likt irahand of sine.
Speaker 3: Matta placed her hand on his is an.
Speaker 1: Ord no heefer braun zach Dizi.
Speaker 3: It's okay to need help, she said.
Speaker 1: Klet Slich began der raum for Klaus Augen.
Speaker 3: Suddenly, the room began to sway before Klaus's eyes.
Speaker 1: Er schperte viz ergieschwandt.
Speaker 3: He felt his energy slipping away.
Speaker 1: Schlei slich trotzenes widershtans vade im schwartz for Augen.
Speaker 3: Finally, despite his resistance, everything went black.
Speaker 1: Klaus sang beevostlows of dentish.
Speaker 3: Klaus collapsed unconscious onto the table.
Speaker 1: De leam m cafe fechtompte aubenblelich.
Speaker 3: The cafe noise fell silent.
Speaker 1: Immediately, Mark de sprang alf A died, so im monriv Najefe.
Speaker 3: Makda jumped up, rushed to him and called help.
Speaker 1: I Kenna come schnelherbailikta Klaus votin Borden.
Speaker 3: A waiter quickly came over and carefully laid Klaus on
Speaker 3: the floor.
Speaker 1: Lanzam come Klaus vida Suzi blins it markdasperzok desks.
Speaker 3: Slowly Klaus came to, blinking and seeing Makhda's concerned face.
Speaker 1: And surely going mormteschwach.
Speaker 3: Sorry, he murmured weakly.
Speaker 1: Ich hi isvo stark bladen.
Speaker 3: I wanted to stay strong.
Speaker 1: Mak De les tanft on taif im.
Speaker 5: En.
Speaker 3: Makhda smiled gently and helped him sit up.
Speaker 1: Man smil is the shtaka of Andersfa lassen zach.
Speaker 3: DIZI sometimes it's stronger to rely on others, she said.
Speaker 1: Lessen asked alf Soren, let's see a doctor. Klausnikte immaor
Speaker 1: penomen ava yet fashtante i revote.
Speaker 3: Klaus nodded, still dazed, but now he understood her words.
Speaker 1: As fast sight. Then a grandson soak sept tiran.
Speaker 3: It was time to accept his limits.
Speaker 1: Souzaman felsenzids cafe de coule helbst fur di frisientt off
Speaker 1: klaus gesicht an.
Speaker 3: Together they left the cafe, the cool autumn air feeling
Speaker 3: refreshing on Klaus's.
Speaker 1: Face, dibleta rascherten onter irnfusen ont au sicht of lfe
Speaker 1: and true lac feim.
Speaker 3: The leaves rustled beneath their feet, and the prospect of
Speaker 3: help and rest lay ahead.
Speaker 1: In deza moment fudaspands fishen Klaus at Makta anoid gefestischt.
Speaker 3: In that moment, the bond between Klaus and Makta felt
Speaker 3: strengthened once again.
Speaker 1: Seeking anxiete anziete bert de heraus for the Roman deesleven
Speaker 1: suzamin and sobine.
Speaker 3: They walked side by side, ready to face life's challenges together.
Speaker 1: Klaus lantedes is an art noungist schwesche sutzeigen aunt machta
Speaker 1: vordtsina kuele derschtake onntestrostes fein.
Speaker 3: Klaus learned that it was okay to show weakness, and
Speaker 3: makda became a source of strength and comfort for him.
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: The ad the adopt, the adft the aroma their marina
Speaker 1: of its her, their marina of its here, their marina
Speaker 1: of its here.
Speaker 3: The naval officer.
Speaker 1: Schlappen, schlappen, schlapp'en to slouch their air guides, their air guides,
Speaker 1: their air guides. The ambition spurn shpuren, shpourn to suspect,
Speaker 1: schwangen schwanten, schwangen to sway, the vost laws, the vost laws,
Speaker 1: the vost laws. Unconscious zincin zinten zinc to collapse, more men,
Speaker 1: more men, more men, to murmur linsen, linsen, linsen, to blink, vegan,
Speaker 1: vegan leagan, to lay down, Bourgain, Bourgain, Bourgain, to iron,
Speaker 1: the kin tights, friend in the kintights, friend in the kintights,
Speaker 1: friund in the childhood friend, Dear Lamb, dear Lamb, dear lamb.
Speaker 1: The noise, Virton virton Wurton to appear de schwecher d schwecher,
Speaker 1: de schwecher, the weakness, deir toast, deir toast, dear toast,
Speaker 1: the comfort, difa at forton difah and felton difa at
Speaker 1: forltngue the responsibility in, then hindn hindern to prevent schwinden, shwinton, shwinden,
Speaker 1: to slip away, buy in iron iron to rush fallsten,
Speaker 1: fellassen fellssen to rely DA's band, DA's band, That's band,
Speaker 1: the bond, Knitten Knitton, Knitton to nod, then coop shooting,
Speaker 1: then coop shooting, then coop shooting.
Speaker 3: To shake one's head.
Speaker 1: Accept, Tyran, accept, Tyran, accept, Tiran to accept, Festigen, festigen,
Speaker 1: festiggen to strengthen, umruren, umruren, umruran to stir coffee. Then
Speaker 1: he rouse for the Roman Begegnin. Then her rouse for
Speaker 1: the Roman begegnen. Den her house for the Roman Begignin.
Speaker 3: To face challenges the Ausicht, d Ausicht, d Ausicht the perspective.
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