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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll join a Meal as he races
against time through the bustling streets of Paris to recover
a lost letter that holds the key to his future,
with a little help from friends new and old.
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lisieux mervelle, pala mageste, dere tour, parie don fetes, polamistice
li we resent this son the trumpetti deer nil and
Jean artist, soutilla and quie so nami, chantale, giliando, pasi
la semenna, golock historic via done rendez voussi alportin let tramportant, calvally,
romette set letter pe la vie de nil in burspo ennicold, prestigious,
nevla Pamela full dance, chantala per de la lette, the chers,
frenetic Mono, sonside real, le tom press, Saint Trampa, Biato
demil was on visage Pellier riec re did Saint patit
surmele surrere de la tour, le rojoir ile preocupaper labase
de nome rod tourist, the mares, the Toujours de Bernier
castis surpass de montric vio, la rambara chantala perde you
letre tres portant expretynil lamp city de la vois and
uila rote uve avantel parte la gard to tunise a
day little schlettet comprehensive is gonna chackrocuando la tour ensem
e rotraci pardo chantale, ride ardan so tou chaques et
dees town de souvenir, latourrefell tancello doc do t montsillansieur
de la roche sete preduces Abo gibrin photo Susuvian chantale,
soudan Emila pershows a mars de papier on porte l
lette cretille, suprecipital nelevoi capriciou, the papiller here vault sapproached, the.
Speaker 1: Escalier men lessen.
Speaker 5: Nilcour sun clai button beauty, chantale, sueve, the camemo gistavnkell
let trona disperas por de bon emiliciate on the too
soon long elettrap ilati and supierre de sulage man bimil
lte rachantale le mont ronlande mercy. Detail of a gratitude
a lissa alove frecunfide at le visage demisiland, joan nouvelle
is uncle rene, pagistamboude, papier ensembolis, sonavnir chemin de couti,
preldi men desanco, nid desai de valabotte de paris, i
ll niki approach emis sanan spire, sojour, marc and toron
sari he comprontedres on proprocea et si aport, rollo metro
de passy soon de closse resend la fre paris and
sojour mystics temoi nons montetur psi meosi de nouvelle, qui
comments enil for de soun aventur e preer panner.
Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 5: Le fey rusta pieu, sl predre.
Speaker 1: Toure fell, the russet leaves, carpet, the ground near the turefelle.
Speaker 5: Les tourists chapousiret tete, leves lisieux mer velle pa la
mageste de re tour.
Speaker 1: The tourists hats on their heads, look up, amazed by
the majesty of the tower. Parie ton fete poula mistis,
but he is celebrating armistice.
Speaker 5: Les reusendi sound trumpeti der rier.
Speaker 1: The streets resonate with the sounds of trumpets and laughter.
Speaker 5: Enil, a Jean artist, soutre la an quier.
Speaker 1: Emil, a young artist, stands there worried.
Speaker 5: Son Reni chantale quillendo pasi la sumena coloquisto rique vie
do ni rende vouisi.
Speaker 1: His friend Choatel, who has just spent the week at
a historical conference, has arranged to meet him here El.
Speaker 5: Portin let tramportant quel villie remete.
Speaker 1: She carries an important letter she wants to give him.
Speaker 5: Cetre tres pour chene la vie de nille in boursupour
nicol d'a prestigious.
Speaker 1: This letter could change Emila's life, a scholarship for a
prestigious art school. Ne voue la parme la four dance
chantala per de la let. But alas among the dense crowd,
Chatal has lost the letter de cherch frinetiquemeno sonsec ria.
She frantically searches through her bag. Nothing le ten prece
sent trampe abianto time is of the essence. Her train
leaves soon de nivois son Vispellier. Emil sees her face
grow pale ric.
Speaker 5: Le di de Saint petite churnurmi le surier de la
tour Le rochou.
Speaker 4: Lick.
Speaker 1: The friendly guide, nicknamed the Smile of the Tower, joins them.
Speaker 5: Ill prio que pepa la bese di nomero de touris
de meres de toujo de ber.
Speaker 1: He is worried about the decline in the number of tourists,
but always remains in good spirits. Testis surpass what's going on?
De monte dic vaille la'mbarras, asks Leck, seeing their embarrassment.
Speaker 5: Chantal la perdu let tres tres port expriqui nille l'anxiety
la la.
Speaker 1: Fois chatell has lost a very important letter, explains Emil
anxiety in his voice. Du la rote treuve anquete la ger.
We have to find it before she leaves for the station.
The tunise di can you help us? Lecouchelet tet comprehensi
luc nods understanding n chere quand la tour. He knows
every corner of the tower.
Speaker 5: Encan i rotracadu chentale rode chet bon eu tour de
stn de sauvenirs.
Speaker 1: Together they retrace Ch'atala's steps, looking under each bench and
around the souvenir stands.
Speaker 5: Le tourre fell telo du du des montsielan sieur de la.
Speaker 1: The two rafel sparkles above them, a silent witness to
their search site.
Speaker 5: Pre de siprin futu susuvien chentale.
Speaker 1: It was near these trees that I took a photo.
Choate Al recalls sou.
Speaker 5: Dain nile perchus a morseiul de pepier orte.
Speaker 1: Suddenly, Emil spots something, a piece of paper carried by
the wind le let the letter critille supricipitin. He shouts,
rushing forward, ne leu voi ca pricieu, but the wind
is fickle le pepier yere vault sa proge de sisquye
men les sen. The paper whirls, approaching the stairs leading
to the sand hicour soun Creberton. Emil runs, his heart
pounding Uti chantel siu ve vecchelemo Luc and chout Au
followed with determination, g justa vnt l le trends peres
pour de bon. Just before the letter vanishes for good,
Emil stretches out fully and catches it. Bill chensou pierre
de so. He lets out a sigh of relief. Dimi
la la let chentale les man. Emil hands the letter
back to Chatal, trembling hands merci dite la ve gratitude.
Thank you, she says with gratitude, A lissa le vis
dim nouvelle. As he reads the confirmed offer in the letter,
Emila's face lights up with new joy.
Speaker 5: Is stamboud pepier el sainbl.
Speaker 1: He realizes that this letter is not just a piece
of paper. It symbolizes his future. Pi n chemin de
cour qi demi pre re di mendsci, and along the
way he discovers that he has friends ready to help him.
Even strangers become allies.
Speaker 5: De va la buid paris ilenikia proche imi su sanspire.
Speaker 1: In front of the beauty of Bahi, and as night approaches,
Emil feels inspired. Sujor mar can non serie. This day
marks a turning point in his life. E conpon de cre.
Speaker 5: Son prom etucien porro tro di persi.
Speaker 1: He understands that creating his own path is as important
as following the shadow of the masters of the past.
So desend'a le fre the sound of bells rings out
in the fresh air.
Speaker 5: Parijo da mistics, temi nons mont s se meo si
de nouvell ticoments.
Speaker 1: But he on this jewor Darmistice, bears witness not only
to pass stories, but also to new ones beginning. Emil
for de sounaventieur e pre Emil, strengthened by his adventure,
is ready to paint his own future.
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 5: Lifey le fey, le fay, the leaves, tepici tepci, tapi si,
to carpet, mervell, mervelli, emer velli, amaze, le magieste, le magesty,
la magiesty, the majesty, brisony brisony brisoni, to resonate, le trumpet,
le trumpet, le trumpet, the.
Speaker 1: Trumpets, levre le lev here, the laughter, thank ye, thank ye,
and ye worried la lette lallett la lette, the letter
lebous lebous lebours, the.
Speaker 5: Scholarship, prestigoes, prestigious, prestigious.
Speaker 1: Prestigious, Vela vela vuela alas left fool, left fool, left fool,
The crowd finitikm finitikment finitim frantically. The songs listens Lis songs,
The essence, Dar dar Dari, pale lidid lidid legged, the guide,
leroque le roquin le rox CoA, the corners to retrace
le bon, le bon, le bon, the bench slllnsel sparkles,
temur dee moin de moi, witness Suda soudan soud suddenly
blue care lequer the care, the Heart, La charm l
ch l cham determination and sou Pierre and supier a
sou pier a sigh, legratitude, le gratitude, legratitude, the gratitude,
Sambulisi Sambulisi, Sambulisi to symbolize bloombre lombo lo the shadow,
lecklush lecklush, leck clush, the bells.
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