Snowy Herbal Quest: An Unexpected Alliance Blooms

Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Snowy Herbal Quest: An Unexpected Alliance Blooms Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/lv/episode/2025-01-25-23-34-01-lv Story Transcript:Lv: Apmēram sniegotā ziemas rītā, Aptiekas dārzs atradās zem balta sniega segu.En: On a snowy winter morning, the Aptiekas dārzs lay under a white blanket of snow.Lv: Augi gaidīja pavasara atnākšanu.En: The plants awaited the arrival of spring.Lv: Dārzā valdīja miers, bet zem šīs klusās ainavas slēpās steidzamība.En: The garden was peaceful, but beneath this serene scene lay urgency.Lv: Laiks nepielūdzami ritēja uz priekšu, un Ilze bija satraukta.En: Time was relentlessly moving forward, and Ilze was anxious.Lv: Viņa strādāja slimnīcā, un tagad viņas pacients bija ļoti slims.En: She worked at a hospital, and now her patient was very ill.Lv: Vienīgais, kas varētu viņu izglābt, bija reti sastopama zālīte.En: The only thing that could save them was a rare herb.Lv: Ilze uzrunāja Māri, savu kolēģi un slepeno pielūdzēju.En: Ilze approached Māris, her colleague and secret admirer.Lv: "Es nezinu, kas noticis," viņa viņam teica, "bet zālīte ir pazudusi no dārza.En: "I don't know what happened," she told him, "but the herb has disappeared from the garden.Lv: Man vajag tavu palīdzību.En: I need your help."Lv: " Māris, kurš vienmēr bija gatavs palīdzēt Ilzei, teica: "Protams, es palīdzēšu.En: Māris, who was always ready to help Ilze, said, "Of course, I'll help.Lv: Zinu, ka Raimonds bieži strādā ar šīm zālītēm.En: I know that Raimonds often works with these herbs.Lv: Varbūt viņš zina, kur tās ir.En: Maybe he knows where they are."Lv: "Ilze skatījās, kā sniegs viegli krita uz mirušajiem augiem, domājot par to, kā viņa izaicinās Raimondu.En: Ilze watched as the snow gently fell on the dead plants, thinking about how she would confront Raimonds.Lv: Raimonds bija zinošs botāniķis, kurš bieži pakavējās dārzā.En: Raimonds was a knowledgeable botanist who often lingered in the garden.Lv: Viņam patika vākt retas zālītes savai pētniecībai, un Ilze aizdomājās, vai viņš nav atstājis kādu no tām savā personīgajā krājumā.En: He liked collecting rare herbs for his research, and Ilze wondered if he had left any of them in his personal stash.Lv: Viņa un Māris devās uz dārzu un tur atrada Raimondu.En: She and Māris went to the garden and found Raimonds there.Lv: Viņš stāvēja, izpētot sniegu, kurš klāja augu rindas.En: He stood, examining the snow that covered the rows of plants.Lv: "Raimond," Ilze sacīja.En: "Raimond," Ilze said.Lv: "Man tu esi ļoti svarīga vieta.En: "You are very important to me.Lv: Man vajag zālīti, kuru varētu būt paņēmis no šejienes.En: I need the herb that you might have taken from here."Lv: "Raimonds izskatījās pārsteigts, bet Ilze pamanīja, ka viņa acīs bija viltīgs spožums.En: Raimonds looked surprised, but Ilze noticed a sly gleam in his eyes.Lv: "Ilze," viņš teica, "es esmu izmantojis dažas no zālītēm svarīgiem pētījumiem.En: "Ilze," he said, "I have used some of the herbs for important research.Lv: Tas varētu būt solis uz lieliem medicīnas sasniegumiem.En: It could be a step towards major medical breakthroughs."Lv: " Raimonds paskatījās uz viņu ļoti nopietni.En: Raimonds looked at her very seriously.Lv: Ilze nezināja, ko teikt, līdz viņa saprata, ka viņi abi, iespējams, varētu strādāt kopā.En: Ilze didn’t know what to say...

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