Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent RG.
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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how Lucas overcomes his academic fears,
Speaker 3: learns the true value of self care, and discovers the
Speaker 3: strength of friendship to face life's challenges.
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Speaker 1: Ribletta for imfensta fi in zantzuborden fa in helen binstein
Speaker 1: inm wornheim hash de still apkaisine from religrashan from papia
Speaker 1: on dimpleton and a tasta tour, Lucas sas and zignam
Speaker 1: shriptish their cop fwish and the schuldun gazint veran zina
Speaker 1: augen uberdino, titzenflogen, sayna geduancan waren and verbalwind angetriven from
Speaker 1: their angst for them fazagen Clara, then amid bawonnerin on
Speaker 1: Freunden came dotitur and dampfender beecher caffe in their hunt,
Speaker 1: Lucas march dor mal aina pause zak dizzy on straltad
Speaker 1: in bacha of dentish their coffee were their good tune,
Speaker 1: Lucas soft ste hechkanicht, mormality air de preference and naster
Speaker 1: woche on imus ainfar aleis fashtin vas virgelandhaben clara that's
Speaker 1: dizzy of then fry and stool in gigen uber dubestzo
Speaker 1: flyesych lucas thus is bawundanswad aba do most randy sebstington
Speaker 1: when du dij uba abetist wist known orchestrasta lucas shout
Speaker 1: or stem fenster de bonten blatter listen in for aine
Speaker 1: moment in strasfagason aba vas ist venichti pru from nicht
Speaker 1: pushtr j bra heredestipendium zak de air the onrue and
Speaker 1: thanash demeedoit lich do verstaeschaffen unvotet clara ruij abericht en
Speaker 1: du dich kapotmast schlav is gnazzo vichtich vi larnen du
Speaker 1: weist dasij orfi larnenmos abba ichmacher or pausen lucas voste
Speaker 1: das clara rechtatt ya anzaswaandas abba ziva ibnzo afoi krach
Speaker 1: yadakte ibay irawotnach im vo de clar das senicht aufgeben
Speaker 1: voiter yer voideno aneluso the oazychtebarites mettternacht aunt lucas augen
Speaker 1: berganenschwertzowetn philitasd recht gashtant ashleslich esoute as faszuhen Clara lejeter
Speaker 1: LEAs ons morgenfreude sosamen lernen narayna gudnarchlav ses to Alice
Speaker 1: Clara in deezernardlik the Lucas de bauchard sosieta on soxiity
Speaker 1: dege ibadin kopf gertrom te friedlich arm Neston morgen wachteer
Speaker 1: of mad and schlossenhiite thin bestist segibon abernicht omjeden price
Speaker 1: the commander warhafaging on balsdandt diprufomen an lucas furtezifourberited aba
Speaker 1: o ruig the water von Clara hadden Ingerhoefen does glaichkevichtzofintennarden
Speaker 1: Pruformansas lucas on cla vara im wonheim sema on azagta
Speaker 1: dunke does tomyrgoroevnahast clara ischabaheute my investiskegeben on test set
Speaker 1: Clara lachte ichvuste to constees i'm bisian rue worked wonder
Speaker 1: their wind waited ushtibletta and in Luca's hartz Vanya frieden
Speaker 1: ierhatte gelant does afa hata albeit pedoited zondan our good
Speaker 1: of the SEPs so archten does wonheim sema va imanorka
Speaker 1: ot schmidt buschan abbaswa and odd and then freundschaften get
Speaker 1: flaked on troumerger schutztwarden.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The bletter for them fenced fi and zantzuborden thabten, the
Speaker 1: erd in helem Binstein.
Speaker 3: The leaves outside the window gently to the ground, coloring
Speaker 3: the earth in bright amber.
Speaker 1: Im warnheim hasht still up ghazene from geligantchen Russian van
Speaker 1: papier on dim klechten ana trasta tour.
Speaker 3: In the dormitory there was silence, apart from the occasional
Speaker 3: rustling of paper and the clicking of a keyboard.
Speaker 1: Lucas sasanzanem schreptish der koppsishend schulten gazint veran zena augen
Speaker 1: uberdino titzenflogen.
Speaker 3: Lucas sat at his desk, head lowered between his shoulders,
Speaker 3: as His eyes skimmed over the.
Speaker 1: Notes Xena gedantan varen and verbevindt angetriden fon der angstfordim fazagen.
Speaker 3: His thoughts were a whirlwind, driven by the fear of failure.
Speaker 1: Clara zen emitgevoneren en freunden came doch titur and damfenda
Speaker 1: becha cafe in hunt.
Speaker 3: Clara, his roommate and friend, came through the door with
Speaker 3: a steaming cup of coffee in her hand.
Speaker 1: Lucas macht mal aina pauser zach dizzy unstrated in becher
Speaker 1: often tish.
Speaker 3: Lucas, take a break, she said, placing the cup on
Speaker 3: the table.
Speaker 1: Dear cafe, the dear good tune.
Speaker 3: The coffee will do you good.
Speaker 1: Lucas seerftzte. Lucas sighed ichkhnicht mormerte.
Speaker 3: Ear I can't, he mumbled, De.
Speaker 1: Profemans and nesta vocho on ishmos ainf alis firstin fasvirge
Speaker 1: lean tapen.
Speaker 3: The exams are next week, and I just have to
Speaker 3: understand everything we've learned.
Speaker 1: Clara's it's desich offten fry and stool in gigen uber.
Speaker 3: Clara sat on the empty chair across from him. Du bistzoflies, say, Lucas,
Speaker 3: you are so diligent, Lucas, this is the wundans fere.
Speaker 3: That's admirable.
Speaker 1: Abbad most randi sep stinking.
Speaker 3: But you need to think about yourself too.
Speaker 1: Vend dij uba abatist then stresta.
Speaker 3: If you overwork yourself, you'll just get more stressed.
Speaker 1: Lucas shout or stim fenced.
Speaker 3: Lucas looked out the window de.
Speaker 1: Bonten bletter listening for anan moment in stressferguson.
Speaker 3: The colorful leaves made him forget the stress for a moment.
Speaker 1: Abbas is venichtiprutr.
Speaker 3: But what if I don't pass the exam.
Speaker 1: J pradesh stipendium zach the er the unru and zenashtmidoitly.
Speaker 3: I need the scholarship, he said, The unease in his
Speaker 3: voice evident.
Speaker 1: Du verst schaffen antvotete Clara.
Speaker 3: Ruis you'll make it, Clara replied calmly.
Speaker 1: An ven d dichka put mast.
Speaker 3: But not if you wear yourself out.
Speaker 1: Schlaf isnazo vichtivi lnen.
Speaker 3: Sleep is just as important as studying.
Speaker 1: Duvist or vilernen moos abbamacher or pausen.
Speaker 3: You know I have a lot to study too, but
Speaker 3: I also take breaks.
Speaker 1: Lucas vuste tas Clara rechtate.
Speaker 3: Lucas knew Clara was right.
Speaker 1: Yeah, ansazvaandas abaziva ibnzo a fokreich.
Speaker 3: Her approach was different, but she was equally successful.
Speaker 1: Dacht iravotnach.
Speaker 3: He thought about her words, im vo de.
Speaker 1: Clar sich alfgeben voute volusong.
Speaker 3: He realized he didn't want to give up. He just
Speaker 3: wanted a solution.
Speaker 1: The o ta tebarites mitternacht onunt Lucas augenberganen schwetsvieten.
Speaker 3: The clock already showed midnight, and lucas eyes were starting
Speaker 3: to get heavy.
Speaker 1: Philetas to recht gesteschlislich.
Speaker 3: Maybe you're right.
Speaker 1: He finally admitted, Iste is fazuchen.
Speaker 3: I should try it.
Speaker 1: Clara lechete Clara smiled, LEAs on smogenfru susamen lanen.
Speaker 3: Let's study together early tomorrow.
Speaker 1: Nayna gudnachlav sesto alis Clara.
Speaker 3: After a good night's sleep, you'll see everything more clearly.
Speaker 1: In deezernachtlike de Lucas t bucherts on sooksicht deke ivardin kopf.
Speaker 3: That night, Lucas put the books aside and pulled the
Speaker 3: blanket over his head.
Speaker 1: Eetron te fritlich. He dreamed peacefully, amnesten margen wachte off
Speaker 1: met and schlossenheid zahenvestistsogiben ava nichtomjeden preis.
Speaker 3: The next morning he woke up with the determination to
Speaker 3: do his best, but not at any cost.
Speaker 1: The commander vohofaging aunt bastant di prufen an.
Speaker 3: The following week passed and soon the exams were upon them.
Speaker 1: Lucas futezifurvaritt aba oh.
Speaker 3: Lucas felt prepared but also.
Speaker 1: Calm divotevon Clara hatten ingerhoefensglaichkevichtzofinten.
Speaker 3: Clara's words had helped him find balance.
Speaker 1: Nten performance, asked Lucas on Clara in wonhemsema aunt ezakta
Speaker 1: dankades tomr gohoefnahast Clara.
Speaker 3: After the exams, Lucas and Clara sat in the dorm
Speaker 3: room and he said, thank you for helping me.
Speaker 1: Clara, ishaboyte my investis kagibon on test set.
Speaker 3: I gave my best today, and that's what counts.
Speaker 1: Clara lachte Clara laft isvoste dukanstas.
Speaker 3: I knew you could do it.
Speaker 1: I am vision rohe viktwonda.
Speaker 3: A little rest works wonders.
Speaker 1: Devintwetchtibletta And in Lucas hatzva noya frieden.
Speaker 3: The wind blew through the leaves, and in Lucas heart
Speaker 3: there was newfound peace.
Speaker 1: I hate Geland does a hata albert it zuondan al
Speaker 1: got aspachten.
Speaker 3: He had learned that success doesn't just mean hard work,
Speaker 3: but also taking good care of himself.
Speaker 1: The swornheim sema va imanoka oder schmidt buschin abba isa
Speaker 1: and art and im freundschaftenfliket on troimerger schutzworten.
Speaker 3: The dorm room was still chaotic with books, but it
Speaker 3: was also a place where friendships were nurtured and dreams
Speaker 3: were protected.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: Dee bletter deepleta deep bletter, the leaves, dear boden, der boden,
Speaker 1: der boden, the ground, d eir de the eir de
Speaker 1: d eer de the Earth Hella Boinstein, Hella Boinstein, Hella Boinstein,
Speaker 1: bright Amber does Wonheim does Wonheim? Does Wonnheim? The Dormitory
Speaker 1: d Stella, d Stella, di ste le Silence, Russian, Russian,
Speaker 1: Russian to Russell de taesta tour de tasta tour, d
Speaker 1: tasta tour, the keyboard, Uba fleegen, uba fleegen, uber fleegen,
Speaker 1: to skim over der vilbevint, der vilbevint, der vilbewindt, the whirlwind,
Speaker 1: the angst, the angst, the angst, the fear. That's fazagen
Speaker 1: does farzag does fazagen?
Speaker 3: The failure, demit.
Speaker 1: Bervonerin, demit bervonerin, demit bevonerin the roommate. They are dump,
Speaker 1: they are dump, they are dumph the steam deepouser, deepouser,
Speaker 1: deep pouser, the break, More men, more men, more men
Speaker 1: to mumble, deproufon, deproufuon deep proufung. The exam fly Sich fly,
Speaker 1: sich flies, sich diligent uba albiden uba albiden uba al
Speaker 1: biden to overwork. Dush dependium dush dependium does dependeum. The
Speaker 1: scholarship doubtlesch doutlesch dout lich evident, they are anzats, they
Speaker 1: are anzats, they are anzats. The approach de luison, deluison,
Speaker 1: de luson, the solution, de Mitternacht, de Mittanacht, de Mitnacht,
Speaker 1: The Midnight, d en Schlossenhit, d en Schlossenheit, d en Schlossenheit.
Speaker 1: The Determination Flagan Flagan, Flagan, to nurture Shultzen, Shultzen, Shultzen,
Speaker 1: to protect cow Tish, Cowoutish, cow Outish Chaotic, Defreune Shaft,
Speaker 1: defreund Schaft, defreund Schaft, The Friendship, Dear Traun, Dear toum,
Speaker 1: dear Traum.
Speaker 3: The Dream.
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