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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey with Eness as she skillfully
Speaker 3: balances the pressures of academia and community expectations, discovering unexpected
Speaker 3: strength and winning a scholarship amidst the glow of holiday lights.
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Speaker 1: sore las, vacae, verano, kejasercavan, sin embargo, parines, elfinel de lanes,
Speaker 1: collar tra yamasafio, kedes, canso, in snees to the antebriente, juna, vikada,
Speaker 1: estava de civida, una veca, niversitaria, savia, kezus padres no
Speaker 1: pod and coste la matricula, in no keria, s una,
Speaker 1: carga parasufamilia, asulado, matteo, sumeh amigo, la nimava and trebromas
Speaker 1: is andresasce octitude, Solia, serves, pro kupada, el tambien and
Speaker 1: frient tavasus propios the moores colos examines finales. Let's call
Speaker 1: a preparavento de lano traditional, pu de la natividad, inesa
Speaker 1: villa side l hida, para represent a, maria, un papel
Speaker 1: crucial andresus studios sados in sentia kelasas elvia no ran
Speaker 1: suficient is a pa de la pression, the sidio and
Speaker 1: friend arambos sapios savia, sufuturo de pendia de suscalifica, el mismo,
Speaker 1: tiempo no keia deceptionasu comunidad conna malat quasion, jegaun momento,
Speaker 1: podes maas le dijomateo doo the suzes cansos juntos and
Speaker 1: el patio pero a es condos caras for sadn de
Speaker 1: menos esperas losi as pasaron el dia del pu gego,
Speaker 1: el salon de actosestavageno loses the COLORESI musica sa navan elambiente,
Speaker 1: ines consuvestido, sulclaro estavanerosa pero preparada condo, jegoso, momento and
Speaker 1: elscenario un si lenzu expect antecubrio la audittorio todo ivaviastake
Speaker 1: the repente in esolvido, alina cruz del dia, loogo, el
Speaker 1: silenzios transform and on mormojo in comodo matteo la prima
Speaker 1: fila a pretavalos punos animo in cerrolo sojosun momento respiondo
Speaker 1: is decidio in provisar concredi vida di calma inventolin esque
Speaker 1: transmitter on el mismomenzage el publico, calti vado persesa talento
Speaker 1: estadio enna plausos alter miner la funcion in a recivio
Speaker 1: loojios no solo psoacion sino pora vermantido la calma semi
Speaker 1: is moodia, la dilectora del colegio, jamas officina comboso mable
Speaker 1: led jo cavia receivido U na carta conteenie, la nticia
Speaker 1: de caviaga nado, la veca ketant e lava esatade inmateos
Speaker 1: sennajolrarvold navida de el patio de las cuela comerone lado
Speaker 1: yavlarenzov ressos pa rel futuro and teresa's matteo expressos admirasion
Speaker 1: por la vilida de esparamane carlasito del tetro ines snrioi
Speaker 1: mirandolas luses diti lenteze labo, comprendeo algu importante inesa villa
Speaker 1: prendido confierence he mis maa en su recursos saville ke uncelas,
Speaker 1: responsabilidades for grandez siemprepodia and contra unequi librio, las luss
Speaker 1: and Navidad contino rombriendo, prometiendo le cal futuro, stavageno de posivilidades.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Enuna calida, magnena de di siembre les Couela, San Jose, Bujia, Denerji.
Speaker 3: On a warm December morning, the school San Jose was
Speaker 3: buzzing with energy.
Speaker 1: Los pasigios estavangeno z decoraciones navidmias.
Speaker 3: The hallways were filled with Christmas decorations.
Speaker 1: Bastonze, caramelo, yirnal das, calavan de las Porta de la.
Speaker 3: Saulas, candy canes and garlands hung from the classroom doors.
Speaker 1: Loses tu viene nem ke jan.
Speaker 3: The students excitedly talked about the upcoming summer vacation.
Speaker 1: Si nem bargo barinees ilfinel de collertraye mas sa FIUs
Speaker 1: qus canso.
Speaker 3: However, for Ess, the end of the school year brought
Speaker 3: more challenges than rest.
Speaker 1: Ine s unez tu Viene Briente naive.
Speaker 3: Vica Ines was a brilliant student and a dedicated daughter.
Speaker 1: Is Theeva desivida ne runa veca Vesaria.
Speaker 3: She was determined to earn a university scholarship.
Speaker 1: Savie kezus padres no po dillen cost la matricule Nokia
Speaker 1: Serruna car Barasufami.
Speaker 3: She knew her parents couldn't afford the tuition, and she
Speaker 3: didn't want to be a burden on her family.
Speaker 1: As Ulado Matteo sumejramigo la nimava and tre roma si sonrisas.
Speaker 3: Beside her Matteo, her best friend, encouraged her with jokes
Speaker 3: and smiles.
Speaker 1: Serves prokupada il tambienefluenta vasus propios de mories colo sexamenes finales.
Speaker 3: Even though his attitude was usually carefree, he too faced
Speaker 3: his own fears with the final exams.
Speaker 1: Les coelae Vento delano eltravicional de la Nativida.
Speaker 3: The school was preparing the big event of the year,
Speaker 3: the traditional Nativity play.
Speaker 1: In Saville sile Hida para Maria umpapel bruciel.
Speaker 3: Iness had been chosen to play Maria, a crucial.
Speaker 1: Role Inrisusestudus, saius inn centia kela soazela nora suficients.
Speaker 3: Between her study and rehearsals, Ines felt that there weren't
Speaker 3: enough hours in the day a.
Speaker 1: La prescion de sidu and frientrambos a fillus.
Speaker 3: Despite the pressure, she decided to tackle both challenges.
Speaker 1: Savier kezufutu de pende ve suskalifi el mismo tiempo no
Speaker 1: kissasuko munida malactosion.
Speaker 3: She knew her future depended on her grades, and at
Speaker 3: the same time, she didn't want to disappoint her community
Speaker 3: with a poor performance.
Speaker 1: Diegaron moment cinires no maas le dijo mateo douzes cansus
Speaker 1: junto el patio.
Speaker 3: There will come a time when you feel you can't
Speaker 3: go on, Matteo told her during one of their breaks
Speaker 3: together in the courtyard.
Speaker 1: Vedo ayes gondo mes veas.
Speaker 3: But that's when you'll find strength from where you least
Speaker 3: expect it.
Speaker 1: Jes pasaronela del pego.
Speaker 3: Days passed and the day of the play arrived.
Speaker 1: Il slon dio.
Speaker 3: The auditorium was packed.
Speaker 1: Lusa coli, mus cava lam viiente.
Speaker 3: Colorful lights, and soft music filled the atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Ines gonsu vestido sul cro isvosa.
Speaker 3: Ines, in her light blue dress, was nervous but prepared.
Speaker 1: Guando jegoso momento snardio unzi lince you expect then te Colo.
Speaker 3: When her moment on stage came, an expectant silence enveloped
Speaker 3: the auditorium.
Speaker 1: To iva viennastake de repente inesolvido line cruciello.
Speaker 3: Everything was going well until suddenly Ines forgot a crucial
Speaker 3: line from the dialogue.
Speaker 1: Ilsile z transform u in comodo.
Speaker 3: The silence turned into an awkward murmur.
Speaker 1: Matteo and la primera fila al pretava Losimo.
Speaker 3: Matteo in the front row clenched his fists encouragingly.
Speaker 1: Inro so jo sun momento respirono I desio i provice.
Speaker 3: Inez closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath,
Speaker 3: and decided to improvise.
Speaker 1: Concreti vidavi caelme inventolinesque trans miter nel mismo menzage.
Speaker 3: With creativity and calmness, she invented lines that conveyed the
Speaker 3: same message.
Speaker 1: El polico cauvado, pento estadioena plaosos.
Speaker 3: The audience, captivated by her poise and talent, erupted in applause.
Speaker 1: Alter miner la funcion in resi e loo jios no
Speaker 1: solo sinopora vil.
Speaker 3: After the performance ended, Ines received praise not only for
Speaker 3: her acting, but for keeping her composure.
Speaker 1: Isismovilla le vivecto soficina.
Speaker 3: That same day, the school principal called her into her office.
Speaker 1: Combos mable le diju ca vier received.
Speaker 3: Cart in a kind voice. She told anness she had
Speaker 3: received a.
Speaker 1: Letter Conticia de c vie ra nado la veca qua.
Speaker 3: It contained the news that she had won the scholarship
Speaker 3: she had longed for istos sin. That afternoon, Ines and
Speaker 3: Matteo sat under the large Christmas tree in the school
Speaker 3: courtyard comiro.
Speaker 1: Ne la do yevla sol futuro.
Speaker 3: They ate i scream and talked about their dreams for
Speaker 3: the future.
Speaker 1: In theresas Matteo espressos milida de es parram her.
Speaker 3: Las amid laughter. Matteo expressed his admiration for inacessibility to
Speaker 3: handle the theater situation.
Speaker 1: Innes sonrii mirando les lusies titi lentez lvo comprinviol lu importante.
Speaker 3: Ines smiled and looking at the twinkling lights of the tree,
Speaker 3: she understood something important.
Speaker 1: Ines sa ville prenddo confiereni mis maa en su recursos.
Speaker 3: Ines had learned to trust herself and her resources.
Speaker 1: Saville ke uncle la responsavilida is for rengrandez siemprepodier and
Speaker 1: contra unequi librio.
Speaker 3: She knew that even though the responsibilities were great, she
Speaker 3: could always find balance.
Speaker 1: Les lusis and a vide contriendo prome till dele gel
Speaker 1: futurusavagino de bosivilida.
Speaker 3: The Christmas lights continued to shine, promising her that the
Speaker 3: future was full of possibilities.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Speaker 1: Galida, galida, galida, warm, bu jia, bujia, bu yiya, buzzing,
Speaker 1: de gracionis, de gracionis, de gorracionis, decorations, girnalas, girnalas, girnalas, garlands, vigada, vigada,
Speaker 1: devi gada, dedicated, matricula, matricula, matricula, tuition, carga carga CagA, burden,
Speaker 1: deesprocupada esprocupada, deesprekupada, carefree, insidios, insidios, insadius, rehearsals, prescion, brescion, prescion, pressure, patio, patio, patio, courtyard, Expectante, expectante, expectante, expectant,
Speaker 1: pinco modo, incomodo, incomodo, awkward, kalma, kalma, kalma, composure, pin provisar,
Speaker 1: im provicear in provice, improvise, creatividad, creatividad, creativida, creativity in Teresa,
Speaker 1: in Teresa, in Teresa, poise, Elohius, elohius, Elohius, praise, Directora, directora, directora, principle, carta, carta,
Speaker 1: carta letter, baca, baca, deca, Scholarship, Suenos, Suenos, Suenos, dreams, admiracion, admiracion, admediacion, admiration, precursos, precursus, recursus, resources, pekilibrio, pekilibrio,
Speaker 1: eki librio, balance, possibly Davis, possibly Davis, possivili da, possibilities, Futuro, futuro,
Speaker 1: futuro future, kalma kalma, calma, calmness, bestido, bestido, vestiel, ensemble, auditio, auditio, auditio, auditorium.
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