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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll witness how a magical encounter on
Speaker 3: an ice rink turns into a heartwarming holiday romance filled
Speaker 3: with dreams, hopes, and the promise of new beginnings.
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Speaker 1: the face dark at vichtvan forwardign sme her best friend
Speaker 1: in stomped Nastar and half harm rimlerch pobiert Travon Sonner
Speaker 1: the esmee y kun'twa pleasir hebrage taken her twifles. Indeed,
Speaker 1: Sonna hasratz an op edself the moment late Lucas at
Speaker 1: azop the hitar in the russak they music hafem alted
Speaker 1: rust marvon dar was he obsukna izmir in spirazzi miss
Speaker 1: him Sona zet her ears the arslan the stopper OpEd
Speaker 1: as the cow bait in har honor Marsha Foldlevener, Sesar,
Speaker 1: Lucas open offstant zem Bewevinger barasupo and zel for the
Speaker 1: acred even on muttenunblik car Lucas himlach the nahar and
Speaker 1: Todd Sona's flossing fans herself to the sus hats the
Speaker 1: narrow car too un vacant and balancerand to andres hatzers
Speaker 1: hoi igbell Lucas j tunsel car bactor Sona on board
Speaker 1: the cement and frele lach sus hats the salmon instilled
Speaker 1: off and too outcake and neither helders stare above on
Speaker 1: him head was Lucas, the distilted her brock WILLI unites
Speaker 1: hats a warmer sho colade melt drinker Sona tway for
Speaker 1: the av her heart say yeah, marhar hoved heina da
Speaker 1: haar and ear the the tolures telling her mar It
Speaker 1: and Lucas flemly loukomur tahar m jeah dot leg machselle
Speaker 1: jay is out anluk under the twinkle and the care
Speaker 1: worst for lifting that as a nantaffeled bank Crampia the
Speaker 1: ruur van canel and chocola fil de de lochte sedeld
Speaker 1: and houndromer hun angster Sona foreteldo overharzukto na echtevbinding Lucas
Speaker 1: sprung over sa and for lorance or met musik had
Speaker 1: hurt from mansitaga hadr spratlip urdor marfolo al scoone Sona
Speaker 1: beseftdatzer rimlacht ertrimlarchte it's watsavalenteichi knit hatredaan so full, the
Speaker 1: envarmed vrombinne knead ankle door, the varmer chocolade milk to
Speaker 1: the tate was on the for triche lipa sonna and
Speaker 1: Lucas Nasto car over the Basnio de pot had held
Speaker 1: the man lift for liecht hunveg Sona fooled a newer
Speaker 1: energi in sih it's inhirev was for nderd sa cake
Speaker 1: near Lucas and foolded the beloftev on its moist who
Speaker 1: well the cow's hair was fooled an umfravachtevarmity in her heart.
Speaker 1: The marchif on the facedrot harbaregged and met Lucas hunt
Speaker 1: in the harre stopped the sona at niu afonteur tremaud
Speaker 1: sevarn need sekre vard the vergeen brensau marforneuvosta t renaud
Speaker 1: sam and for torcous out at amsterdamse bos an obwinded
Speaker 1: rafaul from for vachting.
Speaker 3: In the liecht let's take another Listen. Listen closely to
Speaker 3: any part you may have missed.
Speaker 1: This snail floka dvoldstag nar beneide in at amsterdamse Bos.
Speaker 3: The snowflakes drifted steadily down in the amster damsche boss.
Speaker 1: This hat span hinstead under the funkel and the carst
Speaker 1: for lifting.
Speaker 3: The ice rinks sparkled under the twin glean Christmas lights.
Speaker 1: Son of stumped and Rand from the ace her adam
Speaker 1: sigbar in the cow de Lucht.
Speaker 3: Shauna stood at the edge of the ice, her breath
Speaker 3: visible in the cold air.
Speaker 1: Chau fool de druc from the face dar.
Speaker 3: She felt the pressure of the holidays, the weight of expectations.
Speaker 1: Esmee, her best friend in stunt nast her and half harm.
Speaker 3: Asme. Her best friend stood next to her and gave
Speaker 3: her an encouraging smile.
Speaker 1: Pourbier travaon son sa es may.
Speaker 3: Just try it, Shaanna said, Esmee.
Speaker 1: You couldn't vat pleasir brag.
Speaker 3: You could use some fun.
Speaker 1: Daven her twifles, indeed sons.
Speaker 3: Am against her doubts. Shauna put on her skate.
Speaker 1: Op itself the moment late Lucas said azob ze fitar
Speaker 1: in the rusak.
Speaker 3: At the same moment, Lucas glided onto the ice, his
Speaker 3: guitar in his backpack.
Speaker 1: Ze musique, hoem Alta trust Marfonda bossee ob Suka. It's mir.
Speaker 3: His music always gave him peace, but today he was
Speaker 3: looking for something more.
Speaker 1: In Spirazi miss chin inspiration, perhaps Somma Zeta her ears
Speaker 1: the arsilinder stop obat as.
Speaker 3: Shauna took her first hesitant steps on the ice.
Speaker 1: The cobait in har Vanna Marcia fol Den.
Speaker 3: The cold bit at her cheeks, but she felt alive.
Speaker 1: Size Lucas open off stanch.
Speaker 3: She saw Lucas from a distance.
Speaker 1: Ze Beveinger, Barasupo and self for Jaikert.
Speaker 3: His movements were smooth and confident.
Speaker 1: Even muttenumblikenal car. For a moment, their eyes met Lucas
Speaker 1: him lacht Nahar and told Sona's flossing fons heself to
Speaker 1: Lucas smiled at her and to shun As surprise, she
Speaker 1: found herself smiling back. SiZ hatstanatl car to ant vacant
Speaker 1: em baloncirant to andros Hatzers.
Speaker 3: They skated toward each other, dodging and balancing between other skaters.
Speaker 1: Hoi igbel Lucas j tunselkar but eggt.
Speaker 3: Hi I'm Lucas, he said, when they reached each other.
Speaker 1: Sona voard jemettenfle.
Speaker 3: Lachy Shanna, She replied with a shy smile.
Speaker 1: Sis hats de sam instilled off and to out cake,
Speaker 1: and neither held the stare of bow on him.
Speaker 3: They skated together in silence, occasionally glancing up at the
Speaker 3: bright stars above them.
Speaker 1: Hertos Lucas the distillto furbrook.
Speaker 3: It was Lucash who broke the silence.
Speaker 1: Villionas hats armachau cola de mel dring.
Speaker 3: Would you like to have hot chocolate after skating?
Speaker 1: Son latreful de eve.
Speaker 3: Shauna hesitated for a moment.
Speaker 1: Her heart say yeah, marhar hoof Terina dhar an ear
Speaker 1: de lttulur stelling.
Speaker 3: Her heart said yes, but her mind reminded her of
Speaker 3: past disappointments mar it.
Speaker 1: Al Lucas fleeing luko omdr de haar Am.
Speaker 3: But something about Lucash's kind eyes encouraged her.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Deltle liked machouselle ja out ein louk.
Speaker 3: Yes, that sounds nice, She eventually said.
Speaker 1: Only the twinkle and the carste lichting chat is anantafel
Speaker 1: ben crampi.
Speaker 3: Under the twinkling Christmas lights, they sat at a table
Speaker 3: by a stall.
Speaker 1: De hour fan carnelle and choco la ful de de l'rtes.
Speaker 3: The scent of cinnamon and chocolate filled the.
Speaker 1: Air seedil de houndrome hun angste.
Speaker 3: They shared their dreams, their fears.
Speaker 1: Son of forteld O fahrzukto naeste forbidding. Leucos sprung over
Speaker 1: shan for lance O metmusique, had heart for men seitac.
Speaker 3: Shahna talked about her quest for real connection. Leucas spoke
Speaker 3: about his desires to touch people's hearts with music.
Speaker 1: Hetruspray lip our rod'or marfool de al sucom.
Speaker 3: The conversation went on for hours, but felt like seconds.
Speaker 1: Sonna beseftadl sur him lochte hech trim lochte.
Speaker 3: Shanna realized that she was smiling, really smiling.
Speaker 1: Eats vatsa olandai chi nit altre dame, something she hadn't
Speaker 1: done in a while. Sufool the envarme to fombine neat
Speaker 1: ankle do'r de var mascha colada milk.
Speaker 3: She felt a warmth inside, not just from the hot
Speaker 3: chocolate don the ti.
Speaker 1: tvOS n te fertrich lip Besomma and Lucas nastle car
Speaker 1: over the Bisniel depot.
Speaker 3: When it was time to leave, Shaanna and Lucas walked
Speaker 3: side by side along the snowy path.
Speaker 1: Hatel thera man licht for licht unvich.
Speaker 3: The bright moonlight illuminated their way.
Speaker 1: Somma fooled the aniwa aena she insih.
Speaker 3: Shaanna felt a new energy within.
Speaker 1: Her eats in her vos formert.
Speaker 3: Something inside her had changed.
Speaker 1: Sikek Ner Lucas and fool the de beloftef on its moist.
Speaker 3: She looked at Lukash and felt the promise of something beautiful.
Speaker 1: Huvel the cow's her vos foolisson l for vautevarmed in
Speaker 1: her heart.
Speaker 3: Although the cold was sharp, she felt an unexpected warmth
Speaker 3: in her heart.
Speaker 1: De machis fon the face da rottarbaregged and met Lucas
Speaker 1: Hmpti Neharre stopped the son that at knew affonteur t remaud.
Speaker 3: The magic of the holidays had reached her, and with
Speaker 3: Lucas hand in hers, shone a step toward the new adventure.
Speaker 1: Sevarn neitzekervardevechenbregissau marforneu vostot renaud.
Speaker 3: They weren't yet sure where the path would take them,
Speaker 3: but for now that was enough.
Speaker 1: Some of fortokus out at amsterdamse boss an obvi.
Speaker 3: Together they left the Amster dumshe boss an exciting sense
Speaker 3: of expectation in the air.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: Duvarde, duvaralden duvaralde, drifted, husta, husta, husta steadily, flinstde flinstde
Speaker 1: flinstde sparkled, funkelnde, funk linde, funkelnde.
Speaker 3: Twinkling duk druk drug pressure for warting fwarting, f worchting, expectations,
Speaker 3: the mudand the murdrand, the murderende, encouraging, arslander, arslander, arslander, hesitant, bait, bait, bait,
Speaker 3: pit old, vacant, old, vacant ant, vacant, dodging, baloncyrants, baloncyrant, balonciants, balancing,
Speaker 3: fitar fitar fitar guitar.
Speaker 1: Rusac rusac, rusac, backpack in Spirazzi, In Spirazzi, in Spirazzi,
Speaker 1: Inspiration Zil for the acret, Zil for the acret, Zil
Speaker 1: for the acret. Confident outgaeichant, outcake and Outcaeken, glancing, Tweefolde,
Speaker 1: tweefold Toueefolde, hesitated to lure Stellinger, to lure Stellinger, to
Speaker 1: lure Stellinger. Disappointments Murte Murte, Murte encouraged, Grampieu, Grampier, Grampier, Star, Canille, Canil, Carneille, Cinnamon, Ungster, Ungsten, Angster, fierce, zuchtort, zuchtort, zuchtorcht,
Speaker 1: quest forbinding, forbinding, forbidding, connection for lungance, for lamance for lungance, desires, becifte, becifte,
Speaker 1: becifte realized for Liechte, for Liechte, Fichte, illuminated, beluft, beluft, Belofte.
Speaker 3: Promise, schep schererp shap sharp um for warchte Um forvarchter um,
Speaker 3: for Warchte Unexpected.
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