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Together, 23 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,959 we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:45,760 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: Podro Farma, Broza, Carriro, that's sesem Ratio, Martirodicu, Ludemela a 25 00:02:03,359 --> 00:02:13,039 petreos rosense nafarmie zustaly Belli pevn Ro's not tradizipokratovat j 26 00:02:14,319 --> 00:02:21,520 nee Carrell, Ludomela a pet sis Terro, Domobu, prasco, drevo 27 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:35,360 as napp Carelamiel cliff Sertce prod zetl Senna edno penizer 28 00:02:35,439 --> 00:02:43,439 ros Geri a Caudlato so Ludemela or cha Teri, Petra 29 00:02:43,599 --> 00:02:57,080 prave podal Cayo at sona schirodice ondrelivot Nemu petre psikivl 30 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:11,840 Talena Chevela Mamegni po venost carel bil Necklidney Porto, venest Melo, 31 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:21,360 Vallejoru Cavarni a Prazzi techmotemlen prod Farmi, Nedali spad al 32 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:30,439 Astaro Rodino photography in nasdibl pre michel Marie kay as 33 00:03:30,479 --> 00:03:37,199 a small mesodici ludmero a petrem then obras moevl occhi 34 00:03:38,639 --> 00:03:51,120 podlo empty juseco neprode meto ale farmus modernivo asiscovo ludmela 35 00:03:51,240 --> 00:04:03,439 senani usmaala tobischlo portomte cayo jente be petros nacei prikvoval 36 00:04:04,919 --> 00:04:17,199 tome navid zusname alesponnadalco carelses a mill a potico tepronaci 37 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:26,519 as polechni plan pomoro's modernizati igdish bodesti parmone opos tim 38 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:35,720 nasi mistraveri plano careli uviedo mil ya gruboke tonto mist 39 00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:44,000 attack Nachell's voice, pusop the exhaustatschastro pribero ya mir mesi 40 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:57,000 nosti amnulosti mezzerumnesta aklidem kreine farma asni erodinav sert carel 41 00:04:57,079 --> 00:05:02,959 bel sits a chastnstratten venestie a la duhem diprito man narodnuge. 42 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you 43 00:05:07,319 --> 00:05:07,959 may have missed. 44 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: Pod biro pokrivcochiherros nero le carrelovarodna. 45 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 3: Farma under the white blanket of silent snow lay Carrol's 46 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:19,560 family farm. 47 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:25,879 Speaker 1: Biro to misto otkudri o de schel domyista za Carriero. 48 00:05:28,079 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 3: It was the place from where he had once left 49 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,120 for the city in pursuit of a career. 50 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:38,519 Speaker 1: That's ses sem vratil abepo moh pos marchirogchu. 51 00:05:39,639 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: Now he returned to help after the death of his parents. 52 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: Ludomila a petre yeo so ros ensei nafarmye. 53 00:05:48,199 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 3: Zustai, Ludmila and Patra. His siblings had stayed on the farm. 54 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: Biripevni rozod nukiv tradizipo crachovat. 55 00:06:00,319 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 3: They were firmly determined to continue the tradition hyed. 56 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:09,079 Speaker 1: NoHo zimiro otpoled ne se carel lu dumela a petre 57 00:06:09,199 --> 00:06:11,639 se schlivkuhinistare Rodomo. 58 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 3: One winter afternoon, Carrel, Ludmila, and Petra gathered in the 59 00:06:17,439 --> 00:06:18,319 kitchen of the old. 60 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: House kerbupras Carol drevo amist nostnapunoval uknui ti. 61 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:30,079 Speaker 3: Tepro Wo crackled in the fireplace, and the soothing warmth 62 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:30,720 filled the room. 63 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: Carel Cheknemnel cliff Sertze. 64 00:06:36,399 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 3: However, Carrel did not have peace in his heart. Proch 65 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:46,399 too ne pro dat, why not sell it? Zebthal Sen nayedno. 66 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,720 He suddenly asked Peni zer ros. 67 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,519 Speaker 1: Dyerimeh a cagdi seudi rato Sochze. 68 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,959 Speaker 3: We'll divide the money and everyone can do what they want. 69 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:06,959 Speaker 1: Ludmila jorkteri Petra praveal. 70 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: Ludmila put down the hot tea that Petra had just 71 00:07:11,439 --> 00:07:11,920 handed her. 72 00:07:13,079 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: Cayo atsna schiroic. 73 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 3: Carel. What about our parents. 74 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:31,079 Speaker 1: Onitjevote They toiled here their whole lives. Nemus, we can't 75 00:07:31,079 --> 00:07:42,839 throw it all away, petre Prikivo Petro nodded, talazemninasvela. This 76 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:49,560 land has supported us all mame nipovinost. We have an 77 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,199 obligation to it carel bil Neklidney. 78 00:07:55,199 --> 00:08:02,959 Speaker 3: Carrel was restless. Suvot he needed his life in the 79 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,879 city mero. 80 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: Vallie horu cavarni a prazzi. 81 00:08:10,079 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 3: He loved its hustle, the cafes and the work. 82 00:08:13,319 --> 00:08:18,079 Speaker 1: Takmote gemu mi schlenki opro di farmi nedli. 83 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 3: Spat so much so that The thoughts of selling the 84 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,199 farm kept him awake. 85 00:08:24,279 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: Alabro di Ochiasto Rodino photography, nasjid Beliakogic p remichchelel. 86 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,759 Speaker 3: But when his eyes strayed to an old family photograph 87 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,679 on the wall where he was a child, he. 88 00:08:39,759 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: Reflected marikai a siesmal Messirodici ludomro a petrem. 89 00:08:48,879 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 3: Little Caia was smiling between his parents, Ludmila and Patr. 90 00:08:53,519 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: Then obras moel Ochi. 91 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 3: That image opened his eyes. 92 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: Podlo heem tijuseco ne prodimeto. 93 00:09:06,039 --> 00:09:08,919 Speaker 3: After a long silence, he said, let's not sell it 94 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:15,679 ale farmus mood, but let's modernize the farm. 95 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:20,159 Speaker 1: Mugem vadjevo aziskovo. 96 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 3: We can keep it alive and profitable. 97 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: Ludmila sennani usma la. 98 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 3: Ludmilla smiled at him. 99 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:41,159 Speaker 1: Tobischro, that could work. Porte bijomte cayo. We would need you, 100 00:09:41,279 --> 00:09:49,279 corral jentebe only you, Petres natchi I trikivoval. 101 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 3: Petro nodded with enthusiasm. 102 00:09:53,879 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 1: Dosvademe we can manage it. Navid alalco, so will you 103 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,679 stay with us at least from afar carrel SiZ a 104 00:10:09,799 --> 00:10:16,639 mileli te pro aspoleni plan. 105 00:10:18,759 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 3: Carrel pondered and felt the warmth that understanding and a 106 00:10:21,799 --> 00:10:29,679 shared plan BROUGHTSI, I'll help with the modernization. 107 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:35,399 Speaker 1: I farmun opustim. 108 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:38,639 Speaker 3: And even though I'll be in the city, I won't 109 00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:39,799 abandon the farm. 110 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: Nas nistra ve planime a carel uvi doo mil ye. 111 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:55,879 Speaker 3: So the following days were spent planning, and Carrel realized 112 00:10:55,919 --> 00:10:57,759 how deep his roots ran in this place. 113 00:10:58,919 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: At thenael suispo sop yexustatschas tirogine hopri bierho yehid mir 114 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:14,320 mesisochas nosti amnulosti mesiro heemnista akridem Kraine. 115 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 3: And so he found his way to remain part of 116 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,559 the family story, to live in peace between the present 117 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,360 and the past, between the hustle of the city and 118 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,720 the tranquility of the countryside. 119 00:11:27,159 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: Farm prem asni irogina teram pevn serce. 120 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 3: The farm survived the winter, and with it the family 121 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,639 that held it dearly in their hearts carel. 122 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:48,919 Speaker 1: Bil sitchastni stratzen vemneste al duhem dipritomen narodnuge. 123 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 3: Though Carrel was partially lost in the city, He was 124 00:11:53,440 --> 00:12:03,240 always present in spirit on the family land. Today's vocabulary 125 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:07,279 words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here 126 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,919 are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in English. 127 00:12:17,279 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: Pogrifca, po grifca, pogrifka, blanket, carrira, carrira, carrira, pursuit, broshodnuti brosodnuti, broshodnuti, determined, tradizze, tradize, tradizze, tradition, brascalo, brascalo, brascalo, 128 00:12:54,639 --> 00:13:17,279 crackled uklinui uklinusiuki, soothing, clit, clit, clit, peace, relly, relly, relly, toilet, 129 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:32,159 pavenost pouvenos, pavenost, obligation, necklidney, necklidney, necklidney. 130 00:13:32,799 --> 00:13:39,759 Speaker 3: Restless, bruh, bruh, bruh, hussle. 131 00:13:40,279 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: Za, blow deal za, blow deal za, blow deal straight, 132 00:13:48,600 --> 00:14:03,120 premi schell, semi schell premi schell reflect modern, modern, moder. 133 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 3: Modernized, zis covaziscovaziskova, profitable. 134 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:29,159 Speaker 1: Nat scheni, nat shy nat seni, enthusiasm, zamislell zami slell zamislell, pondered, 135 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:40,840 spolitshni spolitsni spolitchni shared, pre tho men, p tho men, 136 00:14:42,799 --> 00:15:02,000 pre tho men, present, Clit, clit, clit, tranquilitygla survived, Duh, duh, 137 00:15:03,679 --> 00:15:19,600 duh Spirit conny cone, conny roots, sesele, sesele, sesele, gathered, 138 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:41,120 rosse derim rose deri me rose derim divided. Teplo teplo, teplo, warmth, spat, spat, spat, awake, 139 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:59,000 obras obras, obras, image, opus, steam OPU, steam opo steam, abandon, doom, doom, 140 00:16:00,759 --> 00:16:02,600 doom house. 141 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of fluent Fiction Check. 142 00:16:12,919 --> 00:16:15,840 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 143 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,840 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 144 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,320 we can't do it alone. Your support is crucial in 145 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:26,799 keeping our doors open and our content flowing. Please consider 146 00:16:26,879 --> 00:16:30,759 becoming a premium subscriber. To day you'll get more stories, 147 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:36,240 no ads, custom episode requests, and more. Visit www dot 148 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:41,639 fluentfiction dot org slash premium check. 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