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In this episode, we'll discover how the DuPont's siblings conquer
their fears and embrace the majestic challenges of the French Alps,
transforming a ski trip into a lesson of bravery and camaraderie.
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Speaker 1: Len Daniel Diiser, Frances Selve maggestusmo couvert de dinche, freschet,
susan cier vernal le fermidu boy de pretz posassamenduski et yen,
Chloe Eluci the tampasion de commonsi, chake avexi propos atant
etienne a catarzon rider de la pont avec certain apprehension,
son fre Lucia, Prisian may, Prisergill the dejah preer de
sondral a pistole pre deficile, Chloe leney a veta escri
davontur savetujur com melitonsi frere talonsi secreal, lutia avecenthusiasm, juverfel
a pisto or dui etien santien don soun estoma eleve
per parcels mond de piste deescarte. May you see the
dessphoni viuculloupuss surtio de saison the comfort cictian trouve deficile
etien givu sell avecnu de monda cui sonsurier recomfort the
tienneesita repisce the pusant privison lerasorrante meride de supprouvialumenatee tentante
dcor jerveis ll la piste vegvau repunditi finanmo solapiste levoe
terrifion le montaigni rotor d'u saint leles surveller etienne blisseepreda
monderielicia e cloe vie ter rapid come silvolteio la enege
etienne selle de suivre son cerbertonfort omilu de la de
sante among moon din atoncientifiperdo lqi libre is the Saint
tombe gissinso lain esche frade to sareta etien restella le
soufra cour levisage, controlesl chloe apario rapid massicot sava etienne
de mondetel and yet machelm etienno chala tete esullon lage
de san visage you so saintiente may cluilu pre palama
guvous allen carnfoi joesue la avectoix avex so ned etien
soa reni dubou ensemble is smero marchenuvo ladosien fois etienn
alejia sapris so sebaton so les saint dii de parcleuri
is sinti so niqui libre ravener ye la fiandolapist rite
dubou sourien viclli roguen nillo bade la ponte pameal etienne
sexclaimatill admirative etienne so saintis su daron prid nouveou sntimende
conference yicncritc frontees a peretposible equ demanded the lad nitteparencignie
de febles le soirvene who told an chocola schou etienne
soupramid continues solon di di fieve, courage la montaigne, si
belle and ai paste sell lispe francais fermi dsculist.
Speaker 5: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Lentagne disseelve francis silver, magestius, couverteese freschi tent.
Speaker 5: The mountains of the Alp Foss rose majestically covered in
fresh sparkling snow.
Speaker 1: Susan sier tier vernales le fermi du puri de pret
posessamendous qui.
Speaker 5: Under a clear wintry sky, the family Dupo was ready
for their week of skiing.
Speaker 1: Etienne curie iligue de tampac de courci che vex prote.
Speaker 5: Etienne, Clo and Lucai were eager to begin, each with
their own expectations.
Speaker 1: Etienne a guet'orson reguer del pont a vectrencion.
Speaker 5: Etienne, at fourteen years old, looked at the slopes with
some apprehension.
Speaker 1: Son fre litia prigien net price gi te de je
pres de son re piste l prid ficill.
Speaker 5: His brother Lucas, younger but more agile, was already ready
to tackle the most challenging runs.
Speaker 1: Cuileni a veta n esprit d'avnur se vetujur co monee frere.
Speaker 5: Clue. The eldest had an adventurous spirit and always knew
how to calm tensions between her brothers.
Speaker 1: Allonzi, let's go Siecrietia a Vecentouziers.
Speaker 5: Exclaimed Luca enthusiastically, juve fer la piste rou I'm going
to do the red slope today.
Speaker 1: Etien son tiens.
Speaker 5: Ecien felt a nod in his stomach.
Speaker 1: Ll ve per.
Speaker 5: He was afraid.
Speaker 1: Passen mond de piste de deescerpe meiferni.
Speaker 5: Not only of the steep slopes, but also of disappointing
his family.
Speaker 1: Viequellupus sertill de se zund comfort certien trouve di ficille.
Speaker 5: Luca pushed him out of his comfort zone, which a
chien found difficult.
Speaker 1: Etienne give seller.
Speaker 5: Vecnu ecien, do you want to try with us.
Speaker 1: De Mondetilli son sourier re comforte.
Speaker 5: Asked Cloe, her smile comforting. Etienita ecien hesitated.
Speaker 1: Yepist de puissaint provis MELI did to prove.
Speaker 5: The simpler slopes seemed reassuring, but the idea of proving
himself was tempting.
Speaker 1: That all right, gerveill la piste vi vou.
Speaker 5: I'll try the slope with you, he finally replied, So
la piste le voi on the slope, the wind was invigorating.
Speaker 1: Le Montaigni routour du.
Speaker 5: So the mountains around them seemed to be watching them.
Speaker 1: Etienne etienn slid cautiously behind Luca and Chloe Terra pide concer.
Speaker 5: They were fast, as if they were fluttering over the snow.
Speaker 1: Et du vre son bert fo.
Speaker 5: Etienne tried to keep up, his heart beating hard.
Speaker 1: But milleu de la des sent a de l quilibre.
Speaker 5: In the middle of the descent, a moment of inattention
made him lose his balance.
Speaker 1: Isu son titnbi glisson soo l.
Speaker 5: He felt himself fall, sliding on the cold snow, Tu sareta.
Everything stopped.
Speaker 1: Etien estella lu soufu cour les contre le sur.
Speaker 5: Echien lay there, his breath short, face against the ground.
Speaker 1: Clui apar rapid mascurti.
Speaker 5: Cloie quickly appeared by his side. Seva itien, are you okay?
Etienne de mondetel and quiet Michuel. She asked, worried, but came.
Speaker 1: Etien et tete is ull lad son.
Speaker 5: Etien nodded, wiping the snow from his face.
Speaker 1: Ye sou son tien tu neecuri lu prita lemma.
Speaker 5: He felt ashamed, but Cloe took him by the.
Speaker 6: Hand tuvu sellen con fou. Do you want to try again,
jusieur la victoi. I'm here with you, a vec su
need ittien sour remi du bou.
Speaker 5: With her help, Etienne stood up.
Speaker 1: En senbles ye sumrro marchenuvou.
Speaker 5: Together they set off again.
Speaker 1: La ducien foi ittien nelijia sa PRIs so siberton sulei
son yid bar couri.
Speaker 5: The second time, Etienn loosened his grip on his poles,
allowing Cloe to guide.
Speaker 1: Him Ye son tis so niquilibra uviner ye la fendo
la piste yrite du bou sourien.
Speaker 5: He felt his balance return, and by the end end
of the slope he was standing smiling.
Speaker 1: Vitelli bas de la ponte.
Speaker 5: Luca joined them at the bottom of the slope.
Speaker 1: Parmel eien.
Speaker 5: Not bad Etienne six.
Speaker 1: Cremtille et nire till he exclaimed admiringly, Etien sousontisu da
rompri da nuvou son ti mon de conference. Etienne suddenly
felt filled with a new sense of confidence. I contrique
fer teu sibre iQue de monde de febles.
Speaker 5: He understood that facing his fear was possible, and that
asking for help was not a sign of weakness.
Speaker 1: Les soirs vegnu utunju co l choux Etien soupromi de contines,
solon si di di fieve courage.
Speaker 5: As evening came around a hot chocolate, Etien promised himself
to continue challenging himself with courage.
Speaker 1: Le mondaigne si belle ai basin sell.
Speaker 5: The mountain so imposing and beautiful was now an ally,
not a fear to overcome alone.
Speaker 1: Lise Frances veidriscust.
Speaker 5: The alpassage had taught the Famis dupo much more than
skiing that day.
Speaker 3: 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: Le montagne, le mondagnele mon, the mountains, its lent it, sparkling.
Speaker 5: Magistum, magistus, meggiest, majestic, leafe me lef me le fei,
the family, ambassion, ambassion, ambassion, eager, apprehension, apprehension, apprehension, apprehension, lispont, lipont, lipond,
the slopes, blue surf, blue surf, l souf the breath, pass.
Speaker 1: Your wont pass, your WNT, press your.
Speaker 5: Hands, reassuring v v v fion vv ji invigorating.
Speaker 1: Disity, disity, dizity, to hesitate, supprove, supprove, supprove, to prove
the the licky libre there, the lky libra terd lki
libre to lose balance, lusfur lusuf cour lur, shortness of breath,
lissi glissi glasi the slide, Maman den, maman den, maman.
Speaker 5: Dins, moment of inattention.
Speaker 1: Breconfortan breconfortan recon.
Speaker 5: Fort comforting to join the fer the.
Speaker 1: Afraid, unto, unto ashamed is pree devonur is pree, devonur
is pree de ventur, adventurous spirit, Tell mel tonsi, tell
mel tonsi, tell meli tonciu to calm tensions Louis age
Love's visge face sur re metre, dubou, sur re metro, dubu,
sur re metro dubu to stand up, confidence, confidence, confience.
Speaker 5: Confident aari ali ai ally.
Speaker 1: Sire monte, sire monte simonte. To overcome, admiratif admiratif ad
retif admirably. The fer afraid is su ye issue ye
issue ye to wipe.
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