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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a holiday mystery at Versi,
where whispers of history and hidden passages lead to unlikely
sleuths on a thrilling quest to recover a lost medallion
amidst the holiday sparkle.
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Speaker 1: Le flucn de do mons, le chateau de Versailles, ajoutau,
intuche de maggi, vernalo, DiCola, licul chateau, te plan de
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an historian de la a sofi in guit passione, look
at Avenue Pole and resume particular so noel the chateau
a Britain in exposition special dart factor parmieu ameda your
uncien mysterio eprescio, venet the disparret ropono and visit gide
le novesit terrepon you com in trinido Purnisson's alarm upon
the pagaschel atmosphere festive, Sophie connaissant Chaqroquan di chateau santi
immediate monkey lleve la lochez young poeld villro soon refe
secredo dvenir, detective el Realizakelo rebels one, the ledd Luke,
the uncle, somefia Facimondli soup so monkey poetutilisis and disparisian
pog so romo uk do san coote tetintrigue balonistaire, missus
savecu pour ra vince in the versalier sofi maguella dut
mituel is in neill lerforce sofi Danza, neelon de conference,
the sidad de partagi and Sogrearmonconi Le passage secret, chateau
de chemer reservello trefois or hui ernes i traversernsn reci
passage mysterieux esquivale tu risteguayriux kipmirelliu near de noel de
la gallie de glas sela soulero faese bluissnd lis tre
de miroir guisapersiur calcocious de curieux le medallon astitious mont
cachetire in statue pamil decoracio iBUILD, the sulage mon le
medaio alredita bieno vitouleton cacipermill sontur de corque pe de
jean save remonvoir isagier discrete monpol ricui peri le rometron
place sonsa tierrella tons you in itill soir la allor
chateau reprongen or re cal mapre and jeanne d'aronpri u
quesfi so sourer satisfedi the vara compre you cave decouver
in passion, paulesignva soluble bi ampus exitant sainte pelerodictoire contas
sofi a so sante preta Ambracian future of the lady
visits did day large fire for salier non papa and
announce public nepar reconnaissance achos the bon a degist Aversailles
solaly reduce de decoracim de noel a mysterious cha pitro
de priese avete te silance de pallesistorique.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Les flocon de neche, tombe duce monsur chateau de Versailles,
a joultur intuge de maggi vernalo, decoracion de noelle tancelante.
Speaker 3: The snowflakes were falling gently on the Chateau de Versailles,
adding a touch of winter magic to the sparkling Christmas decorations.
Speaker 1: Li courla zuculon di CHATAUI te plan d' visite tu
sceptive parle nerve usistoil de sun persisd'urieu.
Speaker 3: The opulent corridors of the chateau were full of visitors,
all captivated by the wonderful stories of its glorious past.
Speaker 1: Eueu de la foi de persons sou de marque uct
an historiendo la isoufi in guit PASSIONI.
Speaker 3: In the midst of the crowd, two people stood out, Luke,
an art historian, and Sofie, an enthusiastic guide le quete
venupo reson particuliere. Luke had come for a particular reason, so.
Speaker 1: Noel le chateau abrite exposiien speciel d'Art factra.
Speaker 3: This Christmas, the chateau was hosting a special exhibition of
rare artifacts.
Speaker 1: Tarmieu amidien misterio i precieux venet de di speret.
Speaker 3: Among them, an ancient, mysterious and precious medallion had just
disappeared during a guided tour.
Speaker 1: Le Nouvester Meisson lai let mons fer Festive.
Speaker 3: The news spread like wildfire, but there were no alarms
so as not to spoil the festive atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Soufi Coneissan Chequan di Chetou sontill die mon Chille Vi
La Luquez Jeon Poul de rillro re Secred.
Speaker 3: Detective Sophie, knowing every nook of the chateau, immediately sensed
that there was an opportunity for her to live out
her secret dream of becoming a detective.
Speaker 1: El ree rize quel red Zo, the led de luc
the Antieme fier fer Simon Deuli, soup sonn Quill Poutilisi
said disparision Romo.
Speaker 3: She realized she would need Look as help, although she
was easily wary of him, suspecting he might use this
disappearance to write his novel.
Speaker 1: Luques de Son courte tetin Frigue ballonister Messie Saveque Pavenci
in Luve Selier.
Speaker 3: Soufi Look, on his part, was intrigued by the mystery,
but he knew that to make progress he had to
team up with Sophie Maghrella dut Mituel Nie Leforce. Despite
their mutual doubts. They joined forces.
Speaker 1: Sofi danza nelon de conference, decida de Partegi and sugre
les passage sugred Chateau de che mareserville tre foi or huire.
Speaker 3: Sophie, in a burst of confidence, decided to share a
rarely known secret, the chateau's secret passages, paths once reserved
for kings and queens.
Speaker 1: I Traverseronson, Persisterieu Esquivoli, tourist de Joille quiev mi reli
lu niel de noel.
Speaker 3: De la guell ri di des. They traversed these mysterious
passages together, dodging the joyful tourists who were admiring the
Christmas lights in the galidie glass Si la.
Speaker 1: Soule ru FeSi bluisson de ustre de ni roi guisee percieur,
queer couchus de curieux remy de lluen Astucius montquechisieur in
statue pamily de courciu.
Speaker 3: It was there, under the dazzling reflections of the chandeliers
and mirrors that they saw something curious, the medallion cleverly
hidden on a statue among the decorations ibire de sulegement
they breathed a sigh of relief.
Speaker 1: Re medallo a vet camilo sonchur di corque pevemnvoi.
Speaker 3: The medallion had been in plain sight all along, hidden
among the sumptuous decor that few people truly knew how
to seeegier.
Speaker 1: Discrete mon pol rique peri le remer tron place sons tirilla.
Speaker 3: They acted discreetly to recover it and put it back
in place without attracting unnecessary attention.
Speaker 1: Sous la al chateau RepU requel maren jour ni dia
ent pri u que sofi susurier satisfid vara.
Speaker 3: Compri That evening, as the chateau plunged back into calm
after a busy day, Luke and Sofi smiled at each other,
satisfied with a job well done.
Speaker 1: U que ved couverin passion yenpusi sitan san puri rod stois.
Speaker 3: Luke had discovered a passion for unsolvable mysteries far more
exciting than his simple history books.
Speaker 1: Contes soufi e sunte preta ambraci and Figio de la
de visit.
Speaker 3: As for Sophie, she felt ready to embrace a future
beyond guided tours.
Speaker 1: Les fa fercelier non papa renenos publique, nepausd b de juste.
Speaker 3: Their efforts were celebrated not by a public announcement, but
by the knowledge that they had done something good and right.
Speaker 1: Aver Sailles soulelidus di di corc noel a mysterious che
pitre de puis, a vet tiance de pelesistor rique.
Speaker 3: At Versailles, under the soft glow of Christmas decorations, one
more mysterious chapter had been written in the silence of
the historic palaces.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 3: Leflu le flu le flu the snowflake, le chateau, the chateau,
the chateau, the castle, bupulon, boupulonul opulent, lucoli, lucouri, lucului,
the corridor, deptiv deptiv dep tiv to captivate, vioreux, viorieux
or ux glorias mihu miheu mi hu midst listoria listorian listoria,
the historian, passioni passioni passuni, enthusiastic lix position lex position
lex posisium, the exhibition, latifect, latifect, latifacts, the artifact blue
meda juon Lu medallion lu meida jun the medallion. Disparaette, dispararete, dispararete,
to disappear, surrepondre, surrepondre, sur repond to spread, Latrini du pur,
la trini du pur, latrini du pur, the wildfire geschi, yes,
she ges she to spoil. Santier Santier Sontier two scents,
Le roquis, le roquin, le rocqui, the nook, Blue Detective,
the detective, the detective, the detective, tartegi tartege tartegi to
share le passage, le passage, l passage, the passage, Caversi, caversi,
caversi to traverse eskivi eskive eskivi to dodge bluvis bluis
le'lis the chandelier, Blue, miroir lenroi, le nirouis the mirror, Soupire,
soupiree soupire, the Sai, Blue suleage mon Lu sulegement Lu sulagement,
the relief Soon tou Songtu souncthiu sumptuous This kritzmo discritsumo
di Kretzumo discreetly break you Bierri, break you Biri, break
you Piri to recover.
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