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Together, 23 00:01:33,079 --> 00:01:35,040 we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:43,840 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: Jerniks Jirka, Svolo, ses pogi hot c two kapek jejo 25 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:14,479 Na Claro, Yirka, malady Anna, Jenny, photograph, Bell Spray, al Alaska, Clara, 26 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:26,319 Pratzovla Corporato, Bella, Praktika, Polo, stability, dust at tech, tom Lea, 27 00:02:26,599 --> 00:02:40,120 nimedeschi keel NAIs pusov yadget, Navarko best Dichni pre Michel Prohazel, 28 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:50,199 Collem stank, Souveniri, Nayed Nomni, krasny Malovano, kras Litzi, yemin 29 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:58,759 almost trespo, a Symbolivasa chatke rosdo to kras litzikopd ya 30 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:05,159 cozna manie do Lani Mezzi, Tim, Clara, slaves can Sela, 31 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:16,840 miss La, nairku a, Nato, Nira di volni okamjic dodsti, Aleta, 32 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:33,639 potom So, sir priceel veer adestl staval, Clara, Serros, Prala, Jirka, Plano, alto, Sapa, 33 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:46,800 nims mirrem nanadra la gevlaenderka do razel nakrlov moostnik a 34 00:03:46,919 --> 00:03:56,840 cross lets vigil claro as do mor kukoski the stov 35 00:03:56,919 --> 00:04:08,159 zala jacobi las polognet and virodest podlasiadiramenair caspatri lesk vi 36 00:04:09,479 --> 00:04:19,839 three ned cazapomenod pred malovo kras letz protebe clarko simbol 37 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:28,920 namstuk t nas dirgi claras mala ch berasmisa peni aradosti 38 00:04:30,399 --> 00:04:39,000 premla sma malo ma'am chan sina prati brase mometos kusit 39 00:04:40,519 --> 00:04:44,720 de nasa cleves dobilna had no poni no veo priestlebo 40 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:57,680 erkatitilvira costi on netuchil jem clara nayed no poop glad 41 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:03,360 in the al mu jhonalest primos de pokut propois ves 42 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:17,319 mislasko pervnern de omel ipras nodlantviri lerasvagio belvitvovimost clara aircastle 43 00:05:17,399 --> 00:05:22,240 rust navotast. 44 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you 45 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:27,319 may have missed. 46 00:05:27,959 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: Yer Ni desk padl Nakarlov. 47 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 3: Moost a spring rain gently fell on Karlov. 48 00:05:35,959 --> 00:05:42,959 Speaker 1: Most Jirka svotja keem pres rameno ses astavil uza. 49 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:48,319 Speaker 3: Bradlei Jirka with a camera over his shoulder, stopped by 50 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,319 the railing podival. 51 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:58,879 Speaker 1: Sena lady novoltaviterave cozado praskai ti potchiho ti si tu kopek. 52 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,399 Speaker 3: He looked at the surface of the voltava, which looked 53 00:06:03,439 --> 00:06:06,439 like a mirror cracking under the weight of thousands of droplets. 54 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: Yeho misila puna mischlenk na claro. 55 00:06:13,079 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 3: His mind was filled with thoughts of Clara. 56 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: Yirka maladi an nag Ni photograph bil. 57 00:06:20,759 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 3: Spray Jirka, a young and promising photographer, was from Praja. 58 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:32,319 Speaker 1: Alee Holaska Clara Brazzovla Corporato. 59 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,319 Speaker 3: But his love Clara worked corporate in Bruno. 60 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: Bela praktitka poha yatovni stabil id bro Drustri. 61 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:50,439 Speaker 3: She was practical, driven by a desire for internal stability 62 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:51,680 and adventure. 63 00:06:52,240 --> 00:07:00,759 Speaker 1: Attech tomlernim deshchi chel naidspo sop ya ki stade. 64 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,199 Speaker 3: And now in the spring rain. He wanted to find 65 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:05,920 a way to sustain their relationship. 66 00:07:07,079 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: Naveicovajno for easter. 67 00:07:14,199 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 3: He decided to do something bold. 68 00:07:16,959 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: Besdichnie michelel grishprohaseel colemstan ku ssuveniri. 69 00:07:25,079 --> 00:07:28,879 Speaker 3: He pondered absent mindedly as he walked past souvenir stalls. 70 00:07:29,639 --> 00:07:34,399 Speaker 1: Nayed nooms nisahl krasnia malovano Kraslitzi. 71 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,319 Speaker 3: At one, he spotted a beautifully painted easter egg. 72 00:07:40,199 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: Ye iv zorn al musti teres a symbolizov novaza Chatki. 73 00:07:50,319 --> 00:07:53,519 Speaker 3: Its patterns reminded him of bridges that connected hearts and 74 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,040 symbolized new beginnings. 75 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: Rosodo se kraslitzi, ko pitria, kozna magni rod la ni. 76 00:08:03,639 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 3: He decided to buy the egg as a sign of 77 00:08:05,879 --> 00:08:06,600 his determination. 78 00:08:07,879 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: Mezzi kim Clara Segela vesve cancelavne. 79 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: Meanwhile, Clara sat in her office in Bruno. 80 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:23,199 Speaker 1: Miss se la nairico a nato yeknig prazpol su cas 81 00:08:23,319 --> 00:08:25,199 di volni okamjik. 82 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 3: She thought about Jirka and how her job sometimes consumed 83 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,120 every free moment. 84 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:40,519 Speaker 1: Telra do brodrustri ale ta ketolam so sircoishkojaze la risto. 85 00:08:42,759 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 3: She wanted adventure, but also longed for what was hard 86 00:08:45,279 --> 00:08:47,519 to find. With Jirka certainty. 87 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,519 Speaker 1: Prichel vecher adesh staval. 88 00:08:53,639 --> 00:08:55,639 Speaker 3: Evening came and the rain persisted. 89 00:08:56,759 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: Clara serrodla do Braushira Jairka planoval to same ale opachnim smrem. 90 00:09:08,879 --> 00:09:11,919 Speaker 3: Clara decided to go to Praha, not knowing that Jirka 91 00:09:12,039 --> 00:09:14,799 was planning the same but in the opposite direction. 92 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: Nanadraji sedos Viegela jevla kyekulasi opojgen. 93 00:09:23,639 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 3: At the station, she learned that the train was delayed 94 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:26,960 due to the weather. 95 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:34,799 Speaker 1: Gishirka Dorrazil nakarov Most dirgelvrze denik a Kraslitz. 96 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:40,039 Speaker 3: When Jirka arrived at karlov Most, he held an umbrella 97 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,720 and the Easter egg in his hand. 98 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: Uvigil Claru. 99 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,039 Speaker 3: He saw Clara. 100 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: Yeprivail ash domor ku Koski. 101 00:09:54,000 --> 00:10:00,279 Speaker 3: Her arrival surprised him to his corede setovzela. How did 102 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:00,759 she get here? 103 00:10:01,879 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: Ye kobi setenas polen tempo veviunirodeschi. 104 00:10:09,399 --> 00:10:11,519 Speaker 3: It was as if their hearts found a shared rhythm 105 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:13,000 in the whirl of the spring rain. 106 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: Podiye vla sispa daichi narra menairkaspati lesk vi ochiteri ne 107 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,000 dukas zappo. 108 00:10:22,799 --> 00:10:28,279 Speaker 3: Menold under her hair falling on her shoulders. Jerka noticed 109 00:10:28,279 --> 00:10:30,279 a shine in her eyes that he could not forget. 110 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,879 Speaker 1: Predli malovano kraslitz. 111 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 3: He handed her the painted Easter. 112 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:41,279 Speaker 1: Egg pro tebe clarco. 113 00:10:42,519 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 4: For you. 114 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:48,799 Speaker 1: Clarko simbol na scho mos tuk ter nasdrgi. 115 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: A symbol of our bridge that holds us together. 116 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:59,919 Speaker 1: Clara sus mala vi ochi berasi aradosi. 117 00:11:01,879 --> 00:11:04,879 Speaker 3: Clara smiled, her eyes mixed with surprise and joy. 118 00:11:06,159 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: Reemile la semmo. 119 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 3: I've been thinking, she said, slowly. 120 00:11:14,159 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: Ma'am chan senna bratif brase. 121 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: I have a job opportunity in praha moug metoskus. We 122 00:11:25,039 --> 00:11:25,840 could give it a try. 123 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:32,399 Speaker 1: Deshjim nasa cleves dobil nayid no poni no veo prislibo. 124 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,759 Speaker 3: The rain soaked air was suddenly full of new promise. 125 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: Yirkati kill ye tevirazle costi on netuschil je doka jemiit. 126 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 3: Jerka felt his heart open with an ease he didn't 127 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:52,120 know he could have. 128 00:11:53,399 --> 00:12:01,919 Speaker 1: Clara naid no poo prada do brodsti al muhonales primos 129 00:12:02,039 --> 00:12:05,679 de pocut propois vesni slasco. 130 00:12:07,759 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 3: Clara suddenly realized that she wasn't looking for adventure elsewhere, 131 00:12:11,639 --> 00:12:13,679 but could find it right here if she connected her 132 00:12:13,759 --> 00:12:14,200 dreams with. 133 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:26,639 Speaker 1: Love prevnierni de omel ipras nod lantri le gira craslvaggio belvitvovimost. 134 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,279 Speaker 3: The first spring rain also washed over the empty palm 135 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,200 where the easter egg had just lain. It didn't matter. 136 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:35,720 A new bridge was created. 137 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: Clara aircastalle ruko vruz na carlovie moste zvire dem navotavu abutnost. 138 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,879 Speaker 3: Clara and Jirkas stood hand in hand on karlov Most 139 00:12:50,480 --> 00:13:00,600 overlooking the Voltava in their future. Today's vocabulary words are 140 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,559 coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's 141 00:13:04,639 --> 00:13:07,679 vocabulary words, first in check, then in English. 142 00:13:14,039 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: Yem nyeh yem yeh yem yah gently, zabradlei, zabrad lei, zabradle, railing, haladina, halajina, haladina, surface, 143 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:46,720 cup key, cup key, cup key, droplets, nadni nadni. 144 00:13:48,000 --> 00:14:04,279 Speaker 5: Nadeni promising, corporat, corporat, corporat, corporate, bohnela borne la bourgne 145 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:21,240 la driven, stability, stability, stability, stability, drigette, audrigette, drigette sustain 146 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:35,639 audvage nejo audvage neo audvage nejo bold besdichne bezdchne besdichne 147 00:14:36,799 --> 00:14:38,039 absent mindedly. 148 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:54,639 Speaker 1: Souvenier, souvenire, souvenier, souvenir, musty, musty, musty, bridges SYMBOLISO valle, 149 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:05,320 symbolis val symboliso valle, symbolized odhod la ni od hod la, 150 00:15:05,519 --> 00:15:08,399 ni odhd la ni. 151 00:15:09,559 --> 00:15:25,519 Speaker 5: Determination borosu, yeah, bou ye consumed, yes, yes, ye, yes, certainty, 152 00:15:26,399 --> 00:15:37,039 NTL staval, nil, staval, nol staval, persisted, oh pojjin oh 153 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:51,000 pojjin oh pojjin delayed, deshnik desh sneik, deshneik, umbrella, pree 154 00:15:51,120 --> 00:16:04,080 hot pree hot pree hot arrival precapil psecva pel precvapil, 155 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:20,720 surprised Morco morcu, morco corp, tempo, tempo, tempo, rhythm, viru 156 00:16:22,159 --> 00:16:36,360 viro vru world, blesk, blesque, lesque, shine plea, slibo please, 157 00:16:36,399 --> 00:16:41,480 slibo plea slibo promise. 158 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:53,759 Speaker 1: Lech coost lecho coost leh coost is glanni glani glanny 159 00:16:54,919 --> 00:17:03,759 palm vie hiladem vie hiladem svihiladem overlooking. 160 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,079 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction Check. 161 00:17:14,039 --> 00:17:16,960 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 162 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:19,960 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 163 00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:23,440 we can't do it alone. 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