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In this episode, we'll delve into a heart racing Christmas
adventure where courage and love are tested amidst the snow
covered slopes of the Alpi's front faces. Right after this
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Speaker 1: Le Mattin solved, Lucie, le tetier ilenesh fresbries, le cloche
de noete, dument de pi etien nei lusi on fili
laconvinence on the ski, sutn oudin pieceto vertigenous, etienne de
piles ilemeesqui me resamond jeve perdu confience so la latiete.
You see parcon te preta conquer, la montagni, l saurier,
so visa Gilline per lavanti avenir yen etienne set ponte,
parfet sex clamer, Lucia, the enthusiasm etieno chalattet the side
and pression e lussi lever and febre porel mame silo
sia ve reevue the common cellar descant. You see the
Sunday all fall to jour re navance leanne olivan four
e tiene, la sueved pre che giarde, la vit sudan
a grand mansurotti, la montaigne blair in avalanche s de
clancha demo et en v lusis sarete brusquemo son visage
pass delile fro plange de va la la ponte rapid
a pitoyabe avent in pie regi. You see this parisus
and delige blan pretre de tien saxelera is the veta
gervite i puveta to lescur meschak sogonde contepolici sangitacium is
sell lange sun cerbaton la chamad avance avectre coucium ischa
desdis appland non de lusiave desespois p la persuchos in
mande person a pendelage pass aten sup precipita. You see
creatile crosson frenitikmo el debrece, conscient merionetta deschach fe refroi
delave mal a la genre probable montfrattire, if the sun
paula call me pis sortie and bandage the snsac postabilisis gendre.
It's a common fare etienna vesuvian called the premie so
cour rocau finan mont the ski patroa parilism alertepa and
aleerta da Valanche, Etienne, Lucie for Socuru and Lupenno. Leicvertire
showed transport a lucier don la che dichal entourepa de
lumier de noel. We see tornas reda veretien, Merci, Etienne,
saintoie jean Seppa etiena rougi jai per me genepu patlesse.
You see Suri ducement, gelleto Josieu, Merci, da verete, Couragiu,
etien real Lisa as soon as he Mela per pol Ferragier.
You see gu Croix, gem Uciri, ducement, Brien mau, si Etienne,
Mao si so Noel perdie vetro vice, cocheurs du Brescieu, Etienne,
pule man leves perre is sa ceitel predo.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Le Matin so leves du semn sole sel Francese.
Speaker 4: The morning was gently rising over the Alpfroceas.
Speaker 1: Lucielli te tierre, illnes fresh brie premierre de sole.
Speaker 4: The sky was clear and the fresh snow gleamed under
the first ray of sunlight.
Speaker 1: Le Cloche de noel dante du sement de.
Speaker 4: Pilchell Christmas bells softly chimed from the chalet of the
neighboring village.
Speaker 1: Etieni luci montfilida lundu squi soitur nell oudin piste vertiginous.
Speaker 4: Echienn and Lucie, dressed in their ski suits, stood at
the top of a steep slope.
Speaker 1: Etienni te pa lais.
Speaker 4: Etienne was not at ease.
Speaker 1: Ile neesquill me resament ye ve per di confiance se
la lentiete.
Speaker 4: He enjoyed skiing, but recently he had lost confidence and
it worried him.
Speaker 1: You see bar contre te preta conquerrier la montaigne.
Speaker 4: Lucie, on the other hand, was ready to conquer the mountain.
Speaker 1: Eh surier son visaia lavni venier.
Speaker 4: She smiled, her face lit up by the adventure ahead.
Bien Etienne, Come on, Etienne.
Speaker 1: Said, fonte parfete citgremailu sieve contusiers.
Speaker 4: This slope is perfect, exclaimed Lucie enthusiastically.
Speaker 1: Etienuche let tete de si di en precion ne lusi.
Speaker 4: Ecien nodded, determined to impress Lucie.
Speaker 1: Le veren febrepourrelles men Silo sia ve giemeusi rievui.
Speaker 4: He had a soft spot for her, although he too
had never dared to confess it to her.
Speaker 1: Ico Monse la descent. They began their descent, Lucidi sne
e Nellie fe toujouronnavance, rillon levent frour. Lucie ski at
a mad speed, always ahead, laughing in the cold wind.
Etien le sieur ve du pre cherchon ger de lea.
Speaker 4: Viteme echienn followed closely, trying to keep up.
Speaker 1: Soudan and gone Monsti.
Speaker 4: Suddenly a dull rumble echoed.
Speaker 1: Le monta niton le e neva lanche.
Speaker 4: The mountain trembled, and an avalanche suddenly occurred.
Speaker 1: Etienne ville te brusquement. Soon Vigasson de fro.
Speaker 4: Etienne saw Lucie stop abruptly, her face shifting from joy
to fear.
Speaker 1: Plee la ponte harappy deen pitoyebe.
Speaker 4: The snow rushed down the slope, fast and relentless.
Speaker 1: Avoni ne pice regi you see dispersus de.
Speaker 4: Before he could react, Lucy disappeared under a white deluge.
Speaker 1: Pleterre de tien lera.
Speaker 4: ETAs heart raised the veta gervite. You had to act quickly.
Speaker 1: I ve o sou cour nechek sougnd conte polici.
Speaker 4: He could wait for rescue, but every second counted for Lucille.
Speaker 1: Soen digitecium yeilon sail la soun curberton de chamade.
Speaker 4: Without hesitation, he plunged into the snow, his heart pounding.
Speaker 1: Avon sour vetricuscieume cherchet desenzis aploon le non de li
sier vegisies pois.
Speaker 4: Proceeding cautiously, he searched for clues, desperately calling Lucier's name,
Pi i.
Speaker 1: Ll percuque coucheus in man de paarson been de la neges.
Speaker 4: Then he spotted something, a hand barely sticking out of
the thick snow.
Speaker 1: Etien sou precipita.
Speaker 4: Etienne rushed over you Si.
Speaker 1: Creetille creuson frenikmo.
Speaker 4: Lucie, he shouted, digging frantically.
Speaker 1: Eli tebris concient de ch.
Speaker 4: She was injured, conscious but in shock.
Speaker 1: Ifize tre froi ye l ve mal la genre probe
ble montfretire.
Speaker 4: It was very cold, and her leg hurt probably broken.
Speaker 1: Ifid me pisor tillen bondage de son sac postebilisi genre.
Speaker 4: He did his best to calm her, then took a
bandage from his bag to stabilize her leg is.
Speaker 1: Seve co monfe etienna vicuillen cour de pronu cour roquel.
Speaker 4: He knew how Eien had taken a first aid course
just in case.
Speaker 1: Finan mont luis qui pe troe parlovisu alette de valanche.
Speaker 4: Finally, the ski patrol appeared on the horizon, alerted by
an avalanche alert.
Speaker 1: ETIENI lusifio, sou couru and Pino lecouvertichude transportier.
Speaker 4: Sieur, Etienne and Lucie were rescued, wrapped in warm blankets,
transported to safety.
Speaker 1: Don la Chello di chelle nentourepa de lunier de noel, Lucito,
Nason reguer Veritien.
Speaker 4: In the warmth of the chalet, surrounded by Christmas lights,
Lucy turned her gaze to a Chienne Merci Etienne, thank you, Etienne,
Santoine juncippa itien rougi without you, I don't know Itienne blushed, jui.
Speaker 1: Per me genupuvee tolissi Uci suri du sement.
Speaker 4: I was scared, but I couldn't leave you. Lucie smiled gently.
Speaker 1: Gillieitougour sieux, I always knew merci de veriti courageu etien
real Lizager.
Speaker 4: Thank you for being brave. Etienne realized that his hesitation
was still there, but his fear for Lucy had made
him act.
Speaker 1: You see gu croi jiten you siri du sment si.
Speaker 4: Brilla Lucie, I think I love you. Lucie laughed softly,
her eyes shining.
Speaker 1: Mao si Etienne, me too, chien mao si so noel
perdida linti ievetrouviq couchus du prescieux me too.
Speaker 4: This Christmas lost in the mountains, they had found something precious.
Etiennemen Eien was no longer the same le.
Speaker 1: VeVe c per isa cite lu pre bouquetou.
Speaker 4: He had conquered his fears, and that was the most
beautiful gift.
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: Le matin, le matin, le matin the morning, dussement dussement,
dus saum gently la ponte, la ponte, la ponte, the slope, bavui,
bavouis AVOUI to confess verticienus vertigerenus vertici, nous steep gaunde,
monsieur gauande, monsieur gaand monsieur all rumble m p toy
yeb m P tooy yeb m p toy yeb relentless, levolanche, levolanche,
levee lanche, the avalanche, tomble, tomble, tone ble, to tremble, brusquemo, brusquement,
bruscumon abruptly and deluge and deluge and deluge a deluge,
preegi prieger PREJEGI to react and this an this anandis
a clue. Finitikmo finitiqument finitim frantically stebilisi, stebilizzi, StEB bilizzi
to stabilize, Li promie sou cour, lis premie sou cour,
lispomie sou cour the first aid alerte aleerte aleerti to
a word, Li sucur lessu cour les sou cour, the rescue,
enflo pay envelopey, envelopey, to wrap busy teciuen lizziteciun laz
teciu doubt, blissy blissy blais si.
Speaker 4: Injured, tell me, tell me, tell me to come.
Speaker 1: Pau be Blemont, pau be Blemont, pau bell Blemont, probably Celonci,
celoncill celonci to plunge, bluesquy petrouille, bluesqui petrui luiesqui petruie
the ski patrol, conscience, conscient, conscience, conscience, Belorison, lurison, l'orisu,
the horizon and Betemon ambetumu ambetsumu, a heartbeat, vank vuk
vank to conquer Prisieu, Prisieu, Prisieu precious.
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