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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how a broken arm and
Speaker 3: a bustling festival lead to young students to find the
Speaker 3: true balance between independence and friendship in La Plaza, mayor Madrid.
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Speaker 1: La plas mad elves Antonio, Vinimava, Lambiente, Prafila, Umberto, Estava
Speaker 1: and Numbia, jes Coolar, Prafaela, teniel brazo and Jesado, seloavia
Speaker 1: rot pocos, dia, Santes, peruez, no la de tia, asval
Speaker 1: reddor sus coompaneros is flutavan, peruejia, Keria, mas Kerria, explorare,
Speaker 1: el mercado, sentir la verta del festival, Persisma, Prafaela deves,
Speaker 1: Quarte conel grupo, the SIASU professora Conuna Mirada, Filme, prafaila,
Speaker 1: son rio asintiendo, peroporden troja via TOMADOSU decision conunavil, movimiento,
Speaker 1: sescavo jo and trella multitude, Umberto Lovio, todo, eleda, reservado, Peruestava, procupado,
Speaker 1: por Rafaela, Savilla, Kega, Keria de mostra, di Valma, perota,
Speaker 1: vienkeria sees via surad don momento peroluego desido, se guirla
Speaker 1: manteniendo na vistancia, prudenti, rafaella, semovia, connahilidad, mirava loos artesanos provava,
Speaker 1: dul sestipicosi is flutava de la musica subraso roto roun
Speaker 1: in conveniente perosos pirito ramas forte sinembargo mentracinon grupo de Villarines,
Speaker 1: la multitudemovio, bruscamente, rafaela, pergole qui, librio ifuenton sesquando verto
Speaker 1: and troenaccion conradides umbto la sugeto ante zekepu di ra cayer, gracias, murmuro, Rafaela,
Speaker 1: umpoca Vergonzada, peroa gradecida, the nada respondum verto sondrindo por
Speaker 1: primeravees found momento pequno, pero significa TiVo and trellos dos
Speaker 1: talvesa independenzia no significa ser lo to do sola di hora,
Speaker 1: la dan dos equenta acepta, signo de de vilida, penzol
Speaker 1: yaveeses ajuda a centa vien and nadimberto pravo escubrimiento, perel
Speaker 1: tambien el resto, the villa lo pasarn juntos explorando la plaza,
Speaker 1: preendo this flutando de la comida, Rafaela Savio, Cuenta, vekepoda,
Speaker 1: s independientees in recha s Lama, Wilida, Umberto Sinto, ser masa,
Speaker 1: Vito util, Alfinel delilla, mentre, solco ponce, regressarnal grupo su
Speaker 1: professor a, simto Albertos bien lopas amos heniel di horafaella
Speaker 1: mirando la con confienza see agregnverto conuna, sonrisa ambo centa,
Speaker 1: silla prafaila, escubriolva lordo nir independence and trace conberto prendo
Speaker 1: la lozemas la place a majoriel via de san Antonio,
Speaker 1: us memoria comela and quescubri delberdaqui libri and trilla verta
Speaker 1: di la mista.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: La place sa maggior de Madrids.
Speaker 3: De vida, La place mayor de Madrid was full of life,
Speaker 3: erel villa.
Speaker 1: De san Antonio, I lea jende pa serva and trilos
Speaker 1: posto ze comida, ilas coloridas, guirnaldasquedor nava neluga.
Speaker 3: It was dear de San Antonio and people were strolling
Speaker 3: between the food stalls and colorful garlands that adorn the place.
Speaker 1: Elva elsilo, sul ila music, dellos grupo ze ca nima
Speaker 1: va lam viente.
Speaker 3: The sun shone in the blue sky and the music
Speaker 3: from street bands en live in the atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Prafaella jumvertostava num via jescolar, Rafaela and Mberta were on
Speaker 1: a school trip Prafaella tiel bras. Rafaela had her arm
Speaker 1: in a cast seloa vie ro topoco zia santees perue
Speaker 1: so no lave till she had broken it a few
Speaker 1: days earlier, but that didn't stop her asl revedur sus
Speaker 1: compagneros is frutavan perueja querria.
Speaker 3: Mass around her. Her classmates were enjoying themselves, but she
Speaker 3: wanted more.
Speaker 1: Keria explorarel mercado senti la li verta del festival porsi misma.
Speaker 3: She wanted to explore the market, to feel the freedom
Speaker 3: of the festival for herself.
Speaker 1: Prafaela deves que verte conel rupo the sia su professora
Speaker 1: conuna mirada.
Speaker 3: Film, Rafaela, you must stay with the group, said her teacher,
Speaker 3: with a firm look.
Speaker 1: Rafaela sonrio asimtuiendo pero pordent troja vieto mado su.
Speaker 3: Desision Rafaella smiled, nodding, but inside she had already made
Speaker 3: her decision.
Speaker 1: Conunavil movimento, sisca vujo in tre la multitude.
Speaker 3: With a skillful move, she slipped through the crowd.
Speaker 1: Unverto loviotdo amberto saw it all Elda reservado perus tava
Speaker 1: procu pado por Rafaela.
Speaker 3: He was reserved, but he was worried about Rafaela.
Speaker 1: Savie ke ye quia de moustra que podie va le
Speaker 1: porsi misma pero ta vienkilla seura sevequesto via seura.
Speaker 3: He knew that she wanted to prove she could manage
Speaker 3: on her own, but he also wanted to ensure she
Speaker 3: was safe.
Speaker 1: Dudon momento pero lugo deo se girla manteien do navi
Speaker 1: stencia prudenti.
Speaker 3: He hesitated for a moment, but then decided to follow her,
Speaker 3: keeping a safe distance.
Speaker 1: Rafaella semoville conachilida.
Speaker 3: Rafaela moved with agility.
Speaker 1: Mireva losrte, sanos brovava, dul ses tipico, sidis flutava de
Speaker 1: la musica.
Speaker 3: She looked at the artisans, tasted typical sweets, and enjoyed
Speaker 3: the music.
Speaker 1: Soubrasro toco veniente perosus piritu ra masforte.
Speaker 3: Her broken arm was an inconvenience, but her spirit was stronger.
Speaker 1: Sinembargo mientra centupo, v larines la multitu semvio ruscamente.
Speaker 3: However, while trying to watch a group of dancers, the
Speaker 3: crowd moved abruptly.
Speaker 1: Rafaela per dioleki librio ifuent sescu and d um verto
Speaker 1: and truennaccion.
Speaker 3: Rafaela lost her balance, and that was when Mberto acted.
Speaker 1: Conrad ivees umverto la sugeto anteekayer.
Speaker 3: Quickly, Umberto caught her before she could fall.
Speaker 1: Gracias murmuro, Rafaela umpoa perodida. Thanks.
Speaker 3: Rafaela murmured a little embarrassed but grateful.
Speaker 1: The neda prispon dium verto sondrindo por primeaves.
Speaker 3: You're welcome, replied Mberto, smiling for the first time.
Speaker 1: Fuon momento pequno perro, significa, TiVo and trelos dos.
Speaker 3: It was a small but significant moment between the two
Speaker 3: of them.
Speaker 1: Tell ves linde significa sola viho Rafaela. Then do secuenta.
Speaker 3: Maybe independence doesn't mean doing everything alone, said Rafaela, realizing.
Speaker 1: Asiptera duda no ron signo de de vilida.
Speaker 3: Benso, accepting help was not a sign of weakness, she thought.
Speaker 1: Yea veesis ajuda ta se sienta vien a nevi m verto.
Speaker 3: And sometimes helping others makes you feel good, added Mberto.
Speaker 1: Ravomento parel tambien.
Speaker 3: It was a new discovery for him too.
Speaker 1: El resto del viello pasarn juntos explorando la placea riendovis
Speaker 1: frutando de la comida.
Speaker 3: They spent the rest of the day together exploring the plaza,
Speaker 3: laughing and enjoying the food.
Speaker 1: Rafaela sevio cuenta de cepodia sernd de penvien this sinrita
Speaker 1: sarla la vilida.
Speaker 3: Rafaella realized that she could be independent without rejecting kindness.
Speaker 1: Umberto Sintia le riel serma sa verto you diil.
Speaker 3: Amberto felt joy in being more open and helpful.
Speaker 1: Alfinelle de lilla mintrasel solcoonerce fregre sernal rupo.
Speaker 3: At the end of the day, as the sun began
Speaker 3: to set, they returned to the group.
Speaker 1: Su Professora Sintio alberos vien.
Speaker 3: Their teacher nodded upon seeing them, well.
Speaker 1: Lopa samus regniel viho rafaella mirando la concnfienza.
Speaker 3: We had a great time, said Rafaela, looking at her
Speaker 3: with confidence.
Speaker 1: See hegrevo Mberto conuna sondrisa, Yes, added Umberto with a smile.
Speaker 1: Cam vievill.
Speaker 3: Both realized they had changed that day.
Speaker 1: Rafaelac meantras Coumberto previa rasna la lozemas.
Speaker 3: Rafaela discovered the value of combining independence with support, while
Speaker 3: Mberto learned to open his heart by helping others.
Speaker 1: La Pla sa majoril Villa de san Antonio, zus memorias Comulvilla,
Speaker 1: Quescubrilda and la Verta di la.
Speaker 3: Mista, la Plaza Mayor and Dia de san Antonio will
Speaker 3: remain in their memories as the day they discovered the
Speaker 3: true balance between freedom and friendship.
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: Hell jesso, hell jesso, hel jesso. The cast plus Girnaldas
Speaker 1: plus girnalas plus Girnaldas. The garlands adorn adornal a doornal
Speaker 1: to adorn helambiente, he lambiente, he lambiente, the atmosphere, bassier, bassier, bassier,
Speaker 1: to stroll, helartesano, heilart sano, helartsano, the artisan, bla multitooth,
Speaker 1: bla multito, blam, the crowd, eliky, libriliky libo eli librio,
Speaker 1: the balance, gess cagoers to slip through bladu bla du blad.
Speaker 1: The hesitation, el escmento, elcoolmento, el escmento, the discovery ascent
Speaker 1: there ascent there accent there to nod, playing dependencia, playing dependence,
Speaker 1: playing dependencia.
Speaker 3: The independence do there do there do there to hesitate
Speaker 3: av a v av skillful brovar brovar brovar, to taste
Speaker 3: e lin conveniente, a lin conveniente e lin conveniente, the inconvenience,
Speaker 3: bruce Camenti, bruce camente, bruce Camenti abruptly, I said, I
Speaker 3: say erce, I said, to ensure pervereliki librio, per vere
Speaker 3: lquy librio, perre liki librio. To lose balance a la
Speaker 3: bogo a la boigo a la boio, the support, Buna mirada, fime,
Speaker 3: buna mida da fil me, buna mia da fil me,
Speaker 3: a firm look, Pagrader, Pagrader, Pagrader, to appreciate.
Speaker 1: Los group of Gage lose groupos Cage lose groups Gage,
Speaker 1: The street bands, Preservado, presservado, preservado reserved Bla Pista del Sol,
Speaker 1: la poista del sol, la pista del sol, The Sunset Explorer, Explorer,
Speaker 1: Explorer to explore, El Campagnero, El Campagnero, El Campagnero. The Classmate,
Speaker 1: d seguenta, dre seguenta, that's sequenta, to realize bla mabilidav blah,
Speaker 1: mave ldaf bla mavilidath the kindness.
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