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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll witness how a sled race in
Speaker 3: the Arctic turns into a dance of unplanned delight as
Speaker 3: friends embrace spontaneity, laughter, and the untamed beauty of the tundra.
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Speaker 1: Sin isofa alexand the mirgondaiicoronagrio is sophia in apophacis man
Speaker 1: dizzy selina dixipos the simotis metakia in a monadico seripos
Speaker 1: medico in aegratitis kia prosilo mensdrom paradipla or alexandros ponira
Speaker 1: eh sid that's the cost to me a looto prink
Speaker 1: a la alexikinisiagonas or alexandros a his nepataio nobilist taskilaso
Speaker 1: nobalist me megalendsmo agnonda tiboia on nikos paratrisio pilos ino
Speaker 1: strategic cost to groupthenis an astrosdromo is Sophia prospatina craticitia
Speaker 1: peppidro thume laid in attack almost in aid polyerga ena
Speaker 1: meglio nobili in a fisi toi through yi easy is
Speaker 1: Sophia pectista jela or Alexandroski Nikos, then arguna in a
Speaker 1: colothism metatin a hikivhasi aplexies apopacisonaple lapson to house, thenastrana
Speaker 1: medius ki pas men metaxitus and not askatre junarmena Agonas.
Speaker 1: Then in the piano sagonas melkitra alena pechnist an actiki
Speaker 1: is sofias needyitopio, the meriics for sd heat and a
Speaker 1: la telisidias mena y aeomorpha are kinaphysis and aftoshna heritistic
Speaker 1: me also Ilius in his and alusitydutapallo fostu it is
Speaker 1: filiglistrun programeter mat ismo yelondeskpol and vanondest an afformative tihia.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Stenaparan diecta city is arctikis to undras or prisocilius to
Speaker 1: caloqir U. Then the pote is Sophia or Alexandrouski niko
Speaker 1: city Mason de jena nagomel forretico.
Speaker 3: Push in the vast expanse of the Arctic tundra where
Speaker 3: the golden summer sun never sets, Sophia, Florus and Dikas
Speaker 3: prepare for a sled race a little different from the others.
Speaker 1: O Pagos to Matti, the Mirugonda, Senatopia, Mayvticoronagrio.
Speaker 3: The ice and snow stretch as far as the eye
Speaker 3: can see, creating a landscape both enchanting and wild.
Speaker 1: Is sofia insis men ne.
Speaker 3: Kivisi Shafia is determined to win Theelnavitilla in mona dico.
Speaker 3: She wants to show that her bond with the dogs
Speaker 3: is unique.
Speaker 1: Diko in grata mi.
Speaker 3: She knows how important it is to keep the dogs
Speaker 3: focused on the path.
Speaker 1: Para vipla oh Alexandro.
Speaker 3: Nearby, Alexandroso smiles mischievously.
Speaker 1: Ehneshieredio piudisquive'st coosto miloto.
Speaker 3: He has a more entertaining plan in mind.
Speaker 1: Princ A la alexeiginisio rohonas or Alexandro saidis in a
Speaker 1: petajio no balles.
Speaker 3: Before the race even begins, Alexandras starts throwing snowballs.
Speaker 1: Taskuilliaxiki, nuna t re jun pisio putiicio, nobalis mamegal and
Speaker 1: fussiersmo Arnon des Tiburia.
Speaker 3: The dogs begin to run after the snowballs with great enthusiasm,
Speaker 3: ignoring the track.
Speaker 1: On Nikos Paratirischio Pilos.
Speaker 3: Nikos watches silently.
Speaker 1: Inostra Dillikosto group kisqueva te puntus caatethnixx and Nastodromo.
Speaker 3: He is the strategist of the group and is thinking
Speaker 3: about how to guide them back on the right path.
Speaker 1: Is Sofia Prus Patina Graticitnia.
Speaker 3: Shafia tries to hold the reins.
Speaker 1: Prepine epic laid Nata.
Speaker 3: We need to focus, she says loudly.
Speaker 1: Almost in.
Speaker 3: However, it is already too late. Ena Bisi, one of
Speaker 3: the dogs grabs a big snowball and refuses to let
Speaker 3: go Toiki thru Yerniyirisi. The sled tilts and overturns.
Speaker 1: Is Sofia Pertista ye Ya.
Speaker 3: Shafia burst into laughter.
Speaker 1: Or Alexandroskio Nikos then a coluision.
Speaker 3: Alexandros and Nicos so soon follow suit.
Speaker 1: Meta Hiki Fai plexis Antojaus.
Speaker 3: After the initial surprise, they decide to enjoy the chaos.
Speaker 1: Then Mediuski pierres Men, Metaxitus and not a skillet junjarrumen.
Speaker 3: They tie the harnesses and start sliding with two skis
Speaker 3: holding onto each other while the dogs run joyfully o Agona.
Speaker 1: Then in the piano Sagona's melitra alenatikui.
Speaker 3: The race is no longer a sled race, but a
Speaker 3: game in the arctic is.
Speaker 1: Sophia spillo t meriquis fores la tlius hidemurfa.
Speaker 3: Shafia realizes that sometimes things don't need to be perfectly
Speaker 3: planned to be beautiful.
Speaker 1: Areqina fimi.
Speaker 3: It is enough to let yourself enjoy the moment.
Speaker 1: Olso il ALUs fostu itris filigi strunzmu jellondes afformitev tihia.
Speaker 3: As the sun continues to bathe the tundra with its
Speaker 3: gentle light, the three friends glide toward the finished line,
Speaker 3: laughing and enjoying the spontaneous happiness.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in
Speaker 2: English ethundra eundra, ethundra, tundra, o agonas, o agonas, o agonas, race,
Speaker 2: ectasy ectasy e ectasy expanse to topillo topillo to topio, landscape,
Speaker 2: to decimo to desimo, to de simo, bond appasis, menos, apophasis, menos, apophacis, menos, determined, ostraategos, ostrategos,
Speaker 2: ostra digos, strategist scevac idiascevacy idias, kevcy entertainment HYPROSILUSI HYPROSILUSI HYPROSILUSI,
Speaker 2: focus to house to house to haus, chaos, afformitos, afformitos, afthormitos, spontaneous,
Speaker 2: igramter matusmu igramret ismu igramter MATISMU finish line to eliki,
Speaker 2: throw to eliki, throw to eliki, throw flat.
Speaker 1: Icho, nobila io, nobila isio no bala, snowball, toluri, toluri, tolurie,
Speaker 1: harness to sidio, tosiedio, tosie you plan iperipetia, hipperipetia, ipperipetia, adventure, ypo, fasistkotita,
Speaker 1: hypo vasist kotta iapo fascisticodita determination idiadro me idiadro me
Speaker 1: idiavro me path ecclesi ecclesi ECCLSI, tilt eanatre bi enatre,
Speaker 1: b ianatro pi overturn imaya ima ya ima yea enchantment sipila, sipila,
Speaker 1: siopi la silently ikau vigi si ikatha vig si ikatho
Speaker 1: v y see guidance, O ENTHUSIASMOS ENTHUSIASMOS or enthusiasmos enthusiasm,
Speaker 1: monavico monadco, monavico unique, engdita e gidita engdita, proximity istratiki
Speaker 1: istrataiki istratyiki, strategy, epolfs, epoulfcy, enjoyment ex blixy, ex plixy,
Speaker 1: ex blixy surprise.
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