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In this episode, we'll delve into the glow of Amsterdam's festive nights, reveal how a determined duo bridge to communication gap to save their startup, and celebrate the resilience of friendship amid holiday hopes.
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Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed.
The vat from Amsterdam shinsteady in it sochtes in soul from the gerstfrichting.
The waters of Amsterdam glistened in the soft glow of the Christmas lights.
Ciner glass was leerveg, and the stut was full.
Leve shinter Class was on his way, and the city was full of life.
Overall, lipermensemeth cleared the tas fur InKo pre doomed for it fast.
Everywhere people walked with colorful bags, doing early shopping for the festivities.
Sonstnt andernt front her adam sichbar in the cowd Lochte.
Shanna stood by the edge of the canal, her breath visible in the cold air.
Segek nenadun caravat for luridrte.
She looked at the dark water, lost in thought.
Her startup varsa olman de hart anvirchte he knew anze de deragi.
Her start up, which she had been working hard on for months, was now hanging by a thread.
S haltesno de um dr tram.
She needed taysh to move forward.
Days mid Saint Lustre m budor Saint art hat alteit and rat schniel.
Ordel Taish, with his calm and thoughtful nature, had always made rational judgments.
My new le que te trefle, but.
Now he seemed to be hesitating.
S beheeb and al carvole Corte, I knew Voseren still to the sun my neat condor breke.
They usually understood each other well, but now there was a silence that Shanna just couldn't break.
Vast rubric al Fortroux.
Was it a lack of trust?
Varn vossy jot ruhaud and Rewarde.
Why had he become so reticent?
Smsteven fourchsprege had ento chasm dot sidilde.
She missed their early conversations, the enthusiasm they shared.
Nu met the deadline, De snell nadded consten arseling netpecheb.
Now with the deadline approaching fast, she couldn't understand his hesitation.
In its var Maricht from anhousell cafe longst mutes elkar.
In the warm light of a cozy cafe along the canal, they met each other.
Son metfo vos fosposlowt entoward de te kre.
Shanna, with fiery eyes, was determined to get answers.
Days bahonzzocht baronzichi te tefele Taysh.
She began softly, why are you hesitating?
Khulov? He meet merin enspoyett.
Do you no longer believe in our project?
Dei slickte nervous cake and narzen cappuccino.
Tayche swallowed nervously, looking at his cappuccino.
Hey vos alte t votruhouden inconfrontasis.
He was always a bit reserved in confrontations.
Mar Con soon need longer la tetefu la ants you herself.
But he couldn't keep letting Shanna doubt herself.
Son de forzicht i khulofe inuncide.
Shana, he said, cautiously, I do believe in our idea.
My ervos it's it's claims in the say first got neat clubbed.
But there was something, something small in the numbers that didn't add up.
Zan Stemvossocht asked for Laura in a trussemus vonat cafe.
His voice was soft, almost lost in the buzz of the cafe.
The whole van flustrasi overspooled the sun.
A wave of frustration washed over Shana.
Hat Si did a lay muta doom.
Should she have done this alone?
Hate alta it albedinking hot.
Had he always had reservations her.
Hun the trilled devells in our HEARTO shape tune inines sainclain for formal the envelope to sud stab.
Her hands trembled as she reached for her bag. Then suddenly she saw a small, crumpled envelope between the stack of papers.
For sicht schurdesa it op and lost de nou tici fontes.
Carefully, she tore it open and read tished note.
Ike en fut undicht stunder.
I discovered a mistake, it said the mutinate ampos. We need to fix it.
Het is essentiel marmak yirhinzorg sam guntos.
It's essential, but don't worry. Together we can solve it.
Main fortroo in it poyecht is umfunert.
My confidence in the project remains unchanged.
Fvaring marked the lung Samplatz for oplerchting.
Confusion slowly gave way to relief, so the.
Cake op nortes met niuo.
Shauna looked up at Taysh with new eyes.
The mistful miss Friston le bouhon Op declares.
The mist of misunderstandings began to clear.
Days halti no it de leur fustelte.
Taysh had never let her down.
Subisif de bay de del tribric and communicazi hembe nahundro mor trucost.
They both realized that a lack of communication had almost cost them their dream.
The cloaks lu acht kirtevelle de lichte and rochte drome mordons de indivineluert.
The clock chimed eight times as the lights along the canal danced dreamily in the winter air.
Sam Huseta and the zelf t Tafel. Victis and de Correxis.
Together seated at the same table, they worked on the corrections.
Unlicha ma dich bel car fricht dour de var machlemes.
Fun carslicht, their bodies clothes illuminated by the warm glow of candlelight.
Ure latter met de lats de clique gendish hun forestell In.
Hours later, with one final click, they submitted their proposal.
Despawning mark de blas for rust.
The tension gave way to calm.
Deis fliem lach de narson.
Tais smiled at Shanna.
The heaven tredain desert.
We did it, he said softly.
Son the gniqute her fasparadenhet tempered d'rte de hate.
Shauna nodded, her determination, tempered by tenderness.
Jah samon b viistre des.
Yes. Together she confirmed in.
The friseekaude from the amsterdamse noacht om armds a truful from overvinning and her stell the friends.
Rub in the fresh cold of the Amsterdam knight. They embraced the feeling of victory and renewed friendship.
De luchtvas full buloft.
The air was full of promise.
Sinterklas vas nnrvech and met him com the vetis hup got selves de stkste friends rap off and to ututt mustevorde.
Shinter class was on his way, and with him came the realization that even the strongest friendships must occasionally be tested.
And that the slow to sunna and days vos precise vaten no strkat remarked.
And that Shanna and tayshe decided, was exactly what had made them even stronger.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
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Embrace below, beloved, beloved, promise, essential, essential, essential, essential, Confrontazzi, confrontazzi, confrontatzi, confrontation, Enthusiasma, enthusiasma, enthusiosme enthusiasm, arzilin, arziling urziling hesitation, fast, baraden hate, fast, baraden hate, fast, braden hate, determination, ordeal, ordeal, ordeal, judgment, bedog sam, bedog, sam, bedocht sam thoughtful, bedinking, bedinking, bedinking, he reservations, nadre netheren, nader, approaching, behravee, Hey, yeah, bo
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