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In this episode, we'll uncover how a shy book lover
and a basketball enthusiast forge an unexpected friendship through the
pages of a classic novel amidst the bustling ambience of
a Parisian cafe. Right after this commercial break.
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Speaker 1: Lelisi public de parie matin vere lizzie, leev omitu fidl armoto,
sete lantel dibertimo o ye pierre amiri discrete reserve, sudirija
versa class, the literature l m a set and while
pu verve dess to referre et en ui a Mebian
priest vill tean, the basket clipage Dave meojor dii jevet
and proge Arealisia and Francis, and the travailler and song
anonsela professor the literature Surian amili etien fiordi portravailler and
song every classic emili suchrispa etien concrete killed, the referra
far don la salle, the class ameilisita apparently the c
depule proge eten li fe tell live song grande terre
le premier contreland eten cache person only, sutivex emeirii merana
premidi o cafe quin and lupeedo chal red dusam the
care fe ameili usa al parta jacque cusy de nova
tris olivre sayes you pettier, the passion at nur pre
part on the passion, the sida, the pan or olive roseru,
the pace reali is a young the compound lord in
there near session o cafe and the clicks prodizy aten
sun a parle d' TenKey as a surprise litena care
lanusion de liberte see presentlivre therapless aproprovi i parla lecardo
desattant to do separo depression rossanti ibusue the liberte amelie
coute inu eten song gage and foundal the proge blea
jour de la present accium, the professor a felicita larceid
e l complicited your prayer to thre class and etienne
proposa de continue Rotrouville cafe amilie except a vegan suri
messiu and si a traverse proge amili gena conference on
l meme etienne contali de couverrie, nouvel face de la
literature in prisencore in any pressius leramiti nipamilli vre l
brid cafi promette de besisto.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Lelisi public de Paris te somtain de vere.
Speaker 4: The public high school in Bahis was lively on this
winter morning.
Speaker 1: Lislev only to fred lermonteau surte lantiel diberttimore uvier Pierre.
Speaker 4: The students, bundled up in their coats, hurried inside the
old stone building.
Speaker 1: Amiri dic freetere riserve sou di riga versa CLIs de
lee Terratier.
Speaker 4: Emilie quiet and reserved, headed towards her literature class Elevere
vi pre ferret. She loved this place where she could
dream about her favorite stories.
Speaker 1: Etienne y e medien puce viuande basque guilipege de livere
je veten proger a reelizien.
Speaker 4: France Etchiennes, on the other hand, much preferred the basketball
court to the pages of a book. But today he
had a project to do in French.
Speaker 1: Vetravailler ensin enonce la professor de lee terratier surient.
Speaker 4: We're going to work together, announced the literature teacher, smiling.
Speaker 1: Emili E Etien fidens ri csique.
Speaker 4: Amilie and Echien were assigned to work together on a
classic work.
Speaker 1: Emili suchrispa amily tensed up Etienne concri quill fo Etienne
understood that he would have to make an effort de
la sell tis Emilia.
Speaker 4: In the classroom. Amili hesitated to talk about her ideas
for the project.
Speaker 1: Etienne l fetelvo sonre.
Speaker 4: Echien meanwhile flipped through the book with little interest Le premier.
Their first meetings were silent and slow.
Speaker 1: Etienne person no ni sutivitri.
Speaker 4: Etienne did not hide his boredom, which vexed Amilie.
Speaker 1: Mes premidhi uque du zame de gueffi emiliusa.
Speaker 4: But one afternoon at the cozy cafe, enveloped in warmth
and sweet aromas of coffee, Emilie dared.
Speaker 1: El parte jacque de nova tril livre.
Speaker 4: She shared some innovative ideas about the.
Speaker 1: Book sizeux pitier de Percion.
Speaker 4: Her eyes sparkled with passion.
Speaker 1: Etienne sieur tri barton de percion disid de.
Speaker 4: Etienne, surprised by such passion, decided to take the book seriously.
Speaker 1: Di perse eli seen dem.
Speaker 4: He spent his evenings reading trying to understand lud.
Speaker 1: Gin Dernier, Scion Ceffe and the quique Supradici.
Speaker 4: During a final session at the cafe, a breakthrough occurred.
Speaker 1: Etienne sumi d'en qui a sur prise lit nee care.
Speaker 4: Etienne began talking about a theme that, to his surprise,
was close to his heart.
Speaker 1: Le nuscion de liberti si prison livre virapresa proi.
Speaker 4: The notion of freedom so present in the book reminded
him of his own life.
Speaker 1: Ipa la ricardel de setton du baron di pricionsi ididuzoe
de liberti.
Speaker 4: He spoke fervently about his parents' expectations, the pressures he felt,
and the need for freedom.
Speaker 1: Amelie coute En.
Speaker 4: Emily listened, moved.
Speaker 1: Etienn son gegier enfa l.
Speaker 4: Proge Ecien was finally committing to the project blu jour de.
Speaker 1: La present ascien le professor le felicita.
Speaker 4: On the day of the presentation, their teacher congratulated them.
Speaker 1: L'arcid ill compliciti tutre quies.
Speaker 4: Their ideas and their reports surprised the whole class.
Speaker 1: Ensort. Etienne proposa de continues Trueville ceffi.
Speaker 4: As they left, Echien suggested continuing to meet at the cafe.
Speaker 1: Emili exea ve can suriertini de messiuru.
Speaker 4: Amii accepted with a shy but happy smile and si.
Speaker 1: A traversu proge emili gene confience el meme.
Speaker 4: Thus, through this project, Amily gained confidence in herself.
Speaker 1: Etienne Contelli di couvere nouve fesse de la liter ratier
eprisen cour iNEMI precieus.
Speaker 4: Echien, for his part, discovered a new aspect of literature
and more importantly, a precious friend.
Speaker 1: Le reni nipamilli livre l brigicuefi promete de beers.
Speaker 4: Their friendship born among books, and the noise of the
cafe promised beautiful stories to come.
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 1: Lelisi, lelisi, lelisi the high school, animi animi animi lively
vert bevere vert winter ble le lev le le the
student onmitu fi onmitu free only to free bundled up
lemoteo lemoteu a monto.
Speaker 4: Coke peu eu yew old.
Speaker 1: Lapierre, Lapierre, la Pierre, the stone, this grey, this grey,
discrey quiet, Preserve, Preserve, preserve.
Speaker 4: Reserved, Breve, Breve, brevey, to dream.
Speaker 1: Contelius Contellus, con tell Louis.
Speaker 4: On the other hand, let yas like lass like class,
the class, Sir Crispy, Sir Crispy, Sue crispy, the tense up, sudrichevert, sudrichevert,
soudrige ver to head towards blefar blefar live for the effort, disity, disiti, disity, hesitate, bonon, Sutan, bonon, Sutan,
Bondon Sultan. Meanwhile, Faithi, Faithi, Faithi to flip through lahon
Kourd La hoon Kourd, la hon Kourd. The meeting Blunie, luney, launey, boredom.
Speaker 1: Vixy, vixy, vixy, the vax Lue Caffe, Le cafe, le cafe,
the cafe, Lahom, Lahom, Lahom, Aroma, novet, novet, novetre, innovative, bluditic, ludicice, ludictiq,
the breakthrough Liteen, Let them with them, the theme avecarder, avecarder,
avegrder further so Deji song deji son deji to commit.
La complicity, la complicity, la complicity.
Speaker 4: Happo.
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