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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how sharing worries strengthens bonds
Speaker 3: and leads to personal growth for two students facing their
Speaker 3: fears together.
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Speaker 1: Las fulas erdas then savanam labriza suod prima veda, fara
Speaker 1: d laeca lascala dins al silensi, numez trancaddals, lapis, contral
Speaker 1: papei a leusu spiralsastudiensencusus intrattes i abi and marquis la
Speaker 1: julia asahut auna tau la velia, the fusta relada and
Speaker 1: mark amla selas arufadas mirabafic samen a libra da matamaticas
Speaker 1: toti se unas to the and deleigen astabam bulikat and
Speaker 1: unmar da duptas see no trek bonas notas not indre
Speaker 1: la beca, pansaba a claparat parlal travanda la julia de
Speaker 1: bushava patitadj as usus da sanografias al marjadl su quadern
Speaker 1: la julia era al support then mark semprakunfiada, impositiva pro
Speaker 1: aket coop astabadistretta and pansamen sobra la seva proximac to
Speaker 1: asioda dansa pensu canopud referu badi and mark final men
Speaker 1: as mikulanal silenz s amlasua La Julia as vajira capel
Speaker 1: surpressa parla kumvasio catens mark tingpo the nose, Pravo bad
Speaker 1: Metra miran kappabash ela albamiram compasio a sculptor you tam
Speaker 1: bes t kunamika vioza palmeo spectacular, bakum vassa prosabske ke
Speaker 1: bapra guntan mark Miran, lazuls primecop kumpartilas nostras procupassions, sempra
Speaker 1: facalas causes sing in mess faciles, badi la Julia du
Speaker 1: nani unapal mayada alas pallas paraoulas la Julia and Mark
Speaker 1: Badai Sulava juda Parastudia Julia and porto juda las mathematicas
Speaker 1: bada manatida men s clakasi badi Ela sumbrien ban passala
Speaker 1: zaras final men la Julia vasujari umpladastudi vasata las technicas,
Speaker 1: the relaxasio calzaba vans the la sevas actuasians and mark
Speaker 1: Badas kubrik raspirap funda men is santrasa an umpas a
Speaker 1: lavagada ajudaba a calmla seva men in ka lallumdl saul
Speaker 1: asba pagan mentrels dos amiks kuntinuav andravayan al se ridma
Speaker 1: a numpla cayanusamblava in superapla am lacumfianserra novada and marcasba
Speaker 1: du NaKaT and i la Julia alce gusta terra la
Speaker 1: claud per super al SEUs tamors primela Julia parla sebabanda
Speaker 1: bakumpendra Kovriza and marc sava sa mista and mark ba
Speaker 1: cavaracunciliata bel mates mess a u ipraparad parafuntales examines finalsam
Speaker 1: the terminacio Primela Julia Amnova li vartad percuncentrasa and la
Speaker 1: seba danza barsabeca and eunami common mark era al seu
Speaker 1: support mes valos la prima vera kuntinaba florin fora da
Speaker 1: la lueteca tastimon cilanciosa d la fort lesa ilamistad caa
Speaker 1: villan crascud dins in trapaginas iparaulas coumpartides.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Las fulias verdas, then savanam la briza suau the prima
Speaker 1: vera fad la blueteca de las cola.
Speaker 3: The green leaves danced with a gentle spring breeze outside
Speaker 3: the biblioteca of the Escola.
Speaker 1: Deans al silene and si numez trancat palsurrol suaudl sleapis
Speaker 1: contral papei, eleusu spirdlstudiens and susus.
Speaker 3: Inside, the silence was only broken by the soft noise
Speaker 3: of pencils against paper and the faint size of anxious students.
Speaker 1: In tradt e a vi and marquis la julia a
Speaker 1: serut ouna tau la vela the Fusta.
Speaker 3: Among them were Mark and Julia sitting at an old,
Speaker 3: scratched wooden table.
Speaker 1: And marc amla selas rufadas miraba fiic semen a livre
Speaker 1: da matamaticas.
Speaker 3: Mark, with furrowed brows, stared intently at the math book.
Speaker 1: Toti se unas tudien de le jen astavambulicat anun mar
Speaker 1: da duptas.
Speaker 3: Although he was a diligent student, he was tangled in
Speaker 3: a sea of death see.
Speaker 1: No trek bonasntas no tindre la veca ban saba a claparat.
Speaker 3: If I don't get good grades, I won't get the scholarship,
Speaker 3: he thought, overwhelmed.
Speaker 1: Parlal travanda la julia de wusheva patitez as vusus the
Speaker 1: snurra fias al marjadl suquaderne.
Speaker 3: On the other hand, Julia was drawing small sketches of
Speaker 3: stage designs in the margins of her notebook.
Speaker 1: La Julia heral subord den marc simpracumfiada ibusitiva.
Speaker 3: Julia was marque as support, always confident and positive.
Speaker 1: Brakeetkop artava distretta ban samen sovra la seba proximac tusi
Speaker 1: da danza.
Speaker 3: But this time she was distracted by thoughts of her
Speaker 3: upcoming dance performance.
Speaker 1: Pensu canpudre feru badi and Mark final men as mikula
Speaker 1: al silenci am la seva veu sua.
Speaker 3: I think I can't do it. Mark Finally, said, shattering
Speaker 3: the silence with his soft voice.
Speaker 1: La Julia as bagira capel sur presa parla coumfassieux.
Speaker 3: Julia turned to him, surprised by the confession.
Speaker 1: Quetens Mark, what's wrong?
Speaker 3: Mark?
Speaker 1: Tingpo the nose, provo bad metre miran capavash.
Speaker 3: I'm afraid I'm not good enough, he admitted, looking.
Speaker 1: Down Elia alba miram coum parsieux.
Speaker 3: She looked at him with compassion.
Speaker 1: Ascultaytamberti kuna mika nerrioza palmeo spectacla bakum farsa.
Speaker 3: Listen. I'm a little nervous about my show too, she confessed.
Speaker 1: Parsabsqu But you know what que babraundan marc miran lazuls primeco.
Speaker 3: What Mark asked, looking into her eyes for the first time.
Speaker 1: Cum parti las nostras pro cuparcions simpra fac las corz
Speaker 1: sigi miss farsils badi la Julia du nan li unapal
Speaker 1: malada las palla.
Speaker 3: Sharing our worries always makes things easier, Julia said, patting
Speaker 3: him on the shoulder.
Speaker 1: Animat parlasparaulas de la Julia and Mark bada Sidiz sulital
Speaker 1: la seba jud parastudia.
Speaker 3: Encouraged by Julia as words, Mark decided to ask for
Speaker 3: her help in studying.
Speaker 1: Julia ambodza judam las mata mati bada manati mida.
Speaker 3: Minh Julia, can you help me with math? He asked, timidly.
Speaker 1: Is clacsi badiela sumbrien.
Speaker 3: Of course, she said, smiling.
Speaker 1: Ban parsla zares finel min la Julia vassugeri umbla the
Speaker 1: studi barsata las tegnikas the relaxa sioko ta van de latuosians.
Speaker 3: Hours passed, and finally Julia suggested a study plan based
Speaker 3: on the relaxation techniques she used before her performances.
Speaker 1: And Mark bada scubri ca rospirab prufunda mennis santrasa an
Speaker 1: umpas lavada ajudaba a cal mala menin kieta.
Speaker 3: Mark discovered that deep breathing and focusing on one step
Speaker 3: at a time helped calm his restless mind.
Speaker 1: La lumdl sal asbana paan mintrels doos a meekscuntinan al
Speaker 1: surridma an umpla cayanus samblava in superabla.
Speaker 3: The sunlight began to fade as the two friends continued
Speaker 3: working at their pace on a plan that no longer
Speaker 3: seemed insurmountable.
Speaker 1: Am La coumfienceerra nouvada and marcuasba duna catil la Julia
Speaker 1: al su Gustatterra la claud parsuparral SEUs tamors.
Speaker 3: With renewed confidence, Mark realized that having Julia by his
Speaker 3: side was the key to overcoming his fears.
Speaker 1: Prime La Julia parla sebavanda bacumpendra coo Rice and Marcrafursava
Speaker 1: la seva mistat.
Speaker 3: And Julia, for her part, understood that opening up to
Speaker 3: Mark strengthened their friendship.
Speaker 1: And Marc by Cavara counciliata bel mates miss a ru
Speaker 1: Ipra parad parafruntals examines finalesem the Terminacieux.
Speaker 3: Mark ended up reconciled with himself, more confident and prepared
Speaker 3: to face the final exams with determination.
Speaker 1: Primel la Julia am nova li bartad parcunsan trsa and
Speaker 1: la Seba Danza barsave Cataniuna mi comman Marc Eira al
Speaker 1: siu suport mes valours.
Speaker 3: And Julia with new freedom to focus on her dance.
Speaker 3: Knew that having a friend like Mark was her most
Speaker 3: valuable support.
Speaker 1: La prima vera cuntinuava flurin fora da la vivluteca, testimonicillanciuza
Speaker 1: de la furtalesa ila mistad ca villen crascuddnes in trapaginas
Speaker 1: iparaulas cumpartides.
Speaker 3: Spring continued blooming outside the biblioteca, a silent witness to
Speaker 3: the strength and friendship that had grown inside among shared
Speaker 3: pages and words.
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: Labecca labecca la becca, scholarship, al support, al support, al
Speaker 1: support support, luc duosiu, luc duosiu, lucduisio, performance, lacum pasio,
Speaker 1: lacum pasio, la gumbasio, compassion, lasparlia, la spallia, laspaia, shoulder
Speaker 1: alpla alpla, alpla plan lara lexasio, lara lexasio, lar relaxacio, relaxation,
Speaker 1: l technica l technica lateechnika technique, laraspira SiO, laraspiracio, laraspiracio,
Speaker 1: broth alci lency, alci lency, alci lency, silence, al suoi,
Speaker 1: al suoi, al suroi, noise alsu, spir alsu, spir alsu
Speaker 1: speed siy Lu's to the end, Lu's to the end, last,
Speaker 1: to the end. Student LUs vos, LUs vos, las, bo
Speaker 1: sketch als, marjaes als, marjes Alsmarga's margins, nerviosa, nervosa, narbosa, nervous,
Speaker 1: Let's pro cupassions, let's pro cupassions, LA's pro coopersions, worries,
Speaker 1: lacum facio, lacum facio, lacum facio, confession, fix some in,
Speaker 1: fix some in, fix some me in, intently, de legion,
Speaker 1: de legion, de legion.
Speaker 3: Diligent, relada, re lada, ra lada, scratched.
Speaker 1: La selas are rue fathers. La selas are rue fathers.
Speaker 1: Lasslas are rue fathers.
Speaker 3: Frow brows.
Speaker 1: I'll testimony, I'll test the money, I'll test the money.
Speaker 1: Witness and ceous and ceous and CEOs anxious ald wush
Speaker 1: ald wush ald, wush drawing, lad termina, ceo, lather, terminaco, lada,
Speaker 1: terminaco determination. La prima veda, La prima veda, La prima
Speaker 1: vera spring coom Fiada, kum Fiada, Coomfiada, Confidence, Ruvada, Nuvada, Ranouvada, Renewed,
Speaker 1: liver Tat liver Tat, liver Tat Freedom.
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