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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll embark on Marcel's transformative journey from
Speaker 3: self doubt to newfound confidence, set against the vibrant backdrop
Speaker 3: of Barcelona's prestigious international summit.
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Speaker 1: suplianda visitans perla simera international dinsdlvrana, difici da vidra yeser astu,
Speaker 1: the ens, the total mona stabukubats praparanza par al kuncu rs,
Speaker 1: the presentations alokastava plea, the nargea Ian Treesi abi and
Speaker 1: Marcel and balzuis brilliant Sparo lamenka da da duptas and
Speaker 1: marcel era unnoi del jenpero suvin as Vella suparat pal SEUs,
Speaker 1: companch messagurs amasura, cappaba al kunkurzascula la prasiocras kabadin cell
Speaker 1: does it javatand mustralla sevas kapasitats al surrival eran pau
Speaker 1: um kumpanda class casempres and lava zavekd comferu, sensus force
Speaker 1: ambun suspir pasan and Marcel Babuskala judadla seva Migha Julia
Speaker 1: Una sparit alegra Casempra villastad al selkustat Undia, Mentreal, benfred buffabapals,
Speaker 1: cares As van trubal cafellucal Nesssitu Practica Badi and marcel
Speaker 1: Alfharmesa ambaj Pusa Molnarbos, the van Dashin La Julia Vasumbria
Speaker 1: and comprasio to them fair sha Juns baddi Ashi, dear
Speaker 1: red Ada banas a jah al Saloda las Cola, the
Speaker 1: van da Patits groups, the mix La Julie Alan Senyava, Technicas,
Speaker 1: per Mantani, la Calma Rakurdan liraspirap fundamen ikun Santrasa and
Speaker 1: Almisagia non las caras Calmira ben la Vigilia del concours,
Speaker 1: las Utat and Cara Luya rest As, the the Curacions
Speaker 1: de la Pifania LUNs thou radas Ifigurretas alrais Max, the
Speaker 1: kuraven Als Valcuns and marcel asba du Naka Komlas Festas
Speaker 1: pasadas Atambepudia, the Shah and Reda la sevaspos al matid
Speaker 1: al concours La Salas taba Plena, the veus and Mussuna
Speaker 1: das Kuanbariva alturnd, Marcel Alciensi, but kaua brus Kamen, Kamina
Speaker 1: Kappala sanari and balcor batrand rapidamen dinzel pitt La sevas
Speaker 1: manstra mula n provarakurdalas paraoulas d la Julia, kumfia and
Speaker 1: tumatsh aswadura alcentra vala sanari Una, pausa un suspir proufun
Speaker 1: alpanic amanasaba ambasad pro anacel mumen Bamira, Kapala, multitude iva Vela,
Speaker 1: sumbrien and kunfianzads the Juni ambunimpuls bai Nisia, lava Presentacio
Speaker 1: baku mansa am basilasio pro lasparaoulas ban fluy a mess
Speaker 1: fluides a, mantras kuncentrava al sell this course as ba
Speaker 1: kumbati a Nuna Historia, Captivan laudi Ensia, kuan bacaba unyar
Speaker 1: kaplaudimen bound Pli Laspai and Marcel Basanti cal com now
Speaker 1: kum fienza a villa fed al capanzaba in Pussipla and
Speaker 1: pau a la luninia basumam respecta and marcel A via
Speaker 1: guanat alguna, cosa, mescal raguna, shamen a villa da scubert
Speaker 1: la seva propia forsa la Simra international ba cabam vexit
Speaker 1: amban marcel and riquit parlaxpariencia ba pendracabusca, juda iam fruntarsa
Speaker 1: ala sebas pos eran las klaus par Tricia, ementral, assums
Speaker 1: dlvespra refletien cares, frets da Barsalona, bacca, minaka pa casa
Speaker 1: and valcap benal savenka tota villa cambiat parai.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Lairia, freddliverna, bultaba, Barsalona, mentrals, cares, sumpli and the visitants
Speaker 1: Parla Simera Internacional.
Speaker 3: The cold win her air enveloped Barcelona as the streets
Speaker 3: filled with visitors for the international summit, Dinz.
Speaker 1: Del grana de ficid vidra yeser astudienes, the totl mona staba,
Speaker 1: ukupats praparanza parral kuncurz de prasentaciuns.
Speaker 3: Inside the large glass and steel building students from all
Speaker 3: over the world were busy preparing for the presentation contest.
Speaker 1: All castable the nargia En Treisiebilla and Marcel ambalzuz brillanesparo
Speaker 1: la men car rada da duptas.
Speaker 3: The place was full of energy, and among them was Marcel,
Speaker 3: with bright eyes but a mind full of doubts An Marcel.
Speaker 1: Hera uni de le jen parol subin asbe y suparat
Speaker 1: poseus kumpanch mes s ruz.
Speaker 3: Marcel was a diligent boy, but often found himself overshadowed
Speaker 3: by his more confident peers.
Speaker 6: A massura casaba al kunkurzascula la brasiu crascavadin Siu.
Speaker 3: As the school contest approached, the pressure grew within him.
Speaker 1: De zijavatanda mustra la sevas capasitets.
Speaker 3: He so wished to demonstrate his abilities al siu.
Speaker 1: Rival Ehren Pao um kumpan the classe casimpras am la
Speaker 1: va save ke di comferu sinsas force.
Speaker 3: His rival was Pao, a classmate who always seemed to
Speaker 3: know what to say and how to handle things effortlessly.
Speaker 1: Ambun suspir Pasan and Marcel babuska la juda, the la
Speaker 1: seva migha, Julia Una sparit ale casimpra villas tat al
Speaker 1: su coustet.
Speaker 3: With a heavy sigh, Marcell sought help from his friend Julian,
Speaker 3: a cheerful spirit who had always been by his side.
Speaker 1: Undia mintrel Winfredu cares As van truval Cafelucal.
Speaker 3: One day, as the cold wind blew through the streets,
Speaker 3: they met at the local cafe.
Speaker 1: Nessitu practica badi and Marcel Alfarmesa.
Speaker 3: I need practice, Marcell said firmly.
Speaker 1: Ambach pousa molnarvios da van de jin.
Speaker 3: I get very nervous in front of people.
Speaker 1: La Julia vasumbria amkum pranciu.
Speaker 3: Julia smiled with understanding.
Speaker 6: Pudem fe cha jun's Baddi.
Speaker 3: We can do this together, she said.
Speaker 6: As she dia reda dea banasa ja al salola las cola,
Speaker 6: the van de patits groups the meeks.
Speaker 3: So day after day they rehearsed in the school hall
Speaker 3: in front of small groups of friends.
Speaker 1: La Julie alien sennevas permntanill la Calma dracurdan li raspirat
Speaker 1: prufun damn igun Santras and al misadgia none, las cares
Speaker 1: cal mireven.
Speaker 3: Julia taught him techniques to stay calm, reminding him to
Speaker 3: breathe deeply and focus on the message, not on the
Speaker 3: faces watching him.
Speaker 1: La vigilia, alcuncours, la soieu tatt care loui restasda, the
Speaker 1: curaciunz the La pifania lunes thou radas ifigurretas thal reis
Speaker 1: max the kuravenn als valcunds.
Speaker 3: On the eve of the contest, the city still shone
Speaker 3: with remnants of Epiphany decorations, Golden lights and figures of
Speaker 3: the Three Wise Men adorned the balconies.
Speaker 1: And Marcel asva du naca come las festas passadas Athambepudilla,
Speaker 1: the Shah Andrea la sevaspos.
Speaker 3: Marcel realized that, like past festivities, he too could leave
Speaker 3: his fears behind.
Speaker 1: Al Mati, al cuncours, la sallas, tava plena, the veus
Speaker 1: a mussiunadas.
Speaker 3: The morning of the contest, the room was full of
Speaker 3: excited voices.
Speaker 6: Kuanbariva, al torn Den, Marcel, Alcilensi, bacau ra bruscam in.
Speaker 3: When Marcella's turn came silence fell.
Speaker 1: Abruptly camienacapalla snari umbalcourbatrandrapi damen dinz al pit.
Speaker 3: He walked to the stage with his heart pounding rapidly
Speaker 3: in his chest La.
Speaker 1: Sevas manstra mula ven brovaracurda, lasparaoulas the la Julia cumfia
Speaker 1: and tu madish.
Speaker 3: His hands trembled, but he remembered Julia's words, trust yourself.
Speaker 6: Aswarturra alcindra vala sanari.
Speaker 3: He stopped at the center of the stage.
Speaker 1: Una pausa un suspir prufun a pause, a deep breath,
Speaker 1: alpasnick amanasaba ambabos pronaqulmumen bamirakapa, la multitut iva vela sumbrien
Speaker 1: amkumfiensa des de lune.
Speaker 3: Panic threatened to take over, but at that moment he
Speaker 3: looked towards the crowd and saw her smiling confidently.
Speaker 6: From afar ambulimpuls bay nisia la seva prasentasiu.
Speaker 3: With a surge, he began his presentation.
Speaker 1: Baku mansa ambasi la sieux prolas paraoulas ban flui a
Speaker 1: mess fluids amentrascuncentrava.
Speaker 3: He started with hesitation, but the words flowed more smoothly
Speaker 3: as he concentrated.
Speaker 1: Alciu these cours asbakumbartilla, nunaestoria, captivan laudiensia.
Speaker 3: His speech turned into a story, captivating the audience.
Speaker 1: Kuan ba cava ullar caplo the men boumpli la spai.
Speaker 3: When he finished, a long applause filled the space.
Speaker 1: And Marcel Bassani cal com now coumfiensa.
Speaker 3: Marcel felt something new, confidence.
Speaker 6: A villa faith, al capan saba impussipla.
Speaker 3: He had done what he thought was impossible.
Speaker 1: And pau a la lunnia basumbriam respecta.
Speaker 3: Pao from Afar smiled with respect, and Marcel.
Speaker 1: A villaguanet alguna corza, mescal racune chamn avilla the scubert
Speaker 1: la seva prapiaforsa.
Speaker 3: Marcel had gained more than recognition. He had discovered his
Speaker 3: own strength.
Speaker 1: La simra internacunal ba cavam vegsit amban Marcel andriquit par laxpariencia.
Speaker 3: The international summit ended successfully, with Marcel enriched by the experience.
Speaker 1: Babendra cabusca juda eamfruntarsa a la sebas pos eran las
Speaker 1: claus parkrisha.
Speaker 3: He learned that seeking help and facing his fears were
Speaker 3: the keys to growth.
Speaker 1: Imintra las jums, dlvisprara, fletien alscarisfredda barsalona, bacca, minaca, pa, caza, umbalcabinal, savenka, tota, villa,
Speaker 1: cambiat pare.
Speaker 3: And as the evening lights reflected on the cold streets
Speaker 3: of Barcelona, he walked home with his head held high,
Speaker 3: knowing that everything had changed for him.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 6: Laida Laida, the air fret fret fred called ambulta, ambulta
Speaker 6: almburulta to envelop, ladyfici, ladyfici, la defici. The building ukupats, ukupats, ukupats.
Speaker 1: Busy, lanargia, lanargia, lanargia, the energy alsduptas, alsduptas, alsduptas, the doubts,
Speaker 1: La brasio, la brasio, la brasio, the pressure, the mustra,
Speaker 1: the mustra, the mustra to demonstrate las capasitats last capacitats,
Speaker 1: last capacitats.
Speaker 6: The abilities, alrival, alrival, alrival, the rival sensus farce, sins
Speaker 6: us farce, since us force effortlessly al suspir al, suspir
Speaker 6: al suspir The sigh lasparita alegra, la spiritA alegra, lasparite allegra,
Speaker 6: the cheerful spirit, Assergia, assergia, assergia. To rehearse al salo,
Speaker 6: al salo, al salo, The hall, Las tegnicas, las technicas,
Speaker 6: las tgnicas.
Speaker 3: The techniques.
Speaker 1: Montanilla, kalma, montanilla, kalma montani, la calma, to stay calm,
Speaker 1: respira profunda, min respira profundam in the raspira profunda men
Speaker 1: to breathe deeply. Cuncan trasa, cuncanrasa constrsa to focus, Labigilia, labigilia, labigilia,
Speaker 1: deeve las da curacians last, the Curacians, Las, the curacions,
Speaker 1: The decorations, Las figurrettas, Las figurretas, las figurettas.
Speaker 6: The figures alsbalkuns, alsbalkuns, alsbalkuns, the balconies.
Speaker 1: Comina, comina, comina, To walk, tramulla, tramulla, tramulla, to tremble,
Speaker 1: a manassa a manassa, a manassa, to threaten captiva Captiva
Speaker 1: Captiva to captivate laploaw de min lapload them in laplaw
Speaker 1: the men, the applause, Enriqui, enriqui, Andriqui to enrich.
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