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In this episode, we'll uncover a heartwarming tale of love
and spontaneity as an unexpected twist on the Eiffel Tower
leads to a magical proposal right after this commercial break.
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ittiena previ de fersades, mound louisard mere laville and susion
to the succi latter semani fitissi detail and ruled so
sharp atene saw impetted what the sapoche sematran lampeu paracos
de froi made the long words, the cukit sapret affair
illanuit louisa soro tournetin pre and not rongle de la
ville alorchis sergeenuis labor gleis the summer leno tonde etien rogardo,
riffi a lor lapreceious bag rule do small pichitte a
sequence just alextier de la rombardon fair affole my determine
e tien cherch in solution as Mormon Paul and Jean
tourist pass parlor tien parapricis on the perfect pola situation
mon amie pre etienne puvevu meide silvou play paul Etoni
equod histuardetien so city itll the parapu verno avec precossium,
Paula Cruche, la bade de la rama and Lantes mont Vere,
Louis saurotourne and tri dee parsukis pass alvatien Ni Paul
panche so la rombard a Vecaner, the Conspirator, cascuevu fecte
toledo de montelle, bria Etienne, le visage rouge Demosian recu
perno Lianespierre pro fun demo, Louise the tunipussi it a
la berge verell sees your home predespois le larmbrid de
Lisio the Louise we we jelove secretel on sojo town
a librad Etienne, Paula proudi elipason ot tordosau ri Etienne
less prevint stemagicue, la dicuverte par fois manly excidencre de
sun soulevenier santien to de la tour tien luis sombras
prepur nouvelll a v.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Le touri fey seve magestius mon contrele di vere.
Speaker 4: The turfel rises majestically against the winter sky.
Speaker 1: Etien soutien so la pret fond serves avec Luise.
Speaker 4: Etienne stands on the observation platform with Louise Le.
Speaker 1: Von four Fuete soon visage nesson quere puciome.
Speaker 4: The cold wind whips against his face, but his heart
is warmer than ever.
Speaker 1: A giorgi Etienna previde de fer de Monde.
Speaker 4: Today, Etien plans to propose Louis eid mere.
Speaker 1: Le Ville and soucient deuilet.
Speaker 4: Louise admires the view, unaware of what's coming.
Speaker 1: Se Mani ficisi detail.
Speaker 4: It's beautiful here, she says, wrapped in her scarf.
Speaker 1: Etienne so invited what de s.
Speaker 4: Etienne takes a small box.
Speaker 1: Out of his pocket, seminton la peu.
Speaker 4: His hands tremble a bit.
Speaker 1: Bacus di froit ne de lngueoise de su preta fere.
Speaker 4: Not because of the cold, but from the anxiety of
what he is about to do.
Speaker 1: La vite Louisa sonre de la Ville.
Speaker 4: He invites Louise to turn around to admire another view
of the city.
Speaker 1: Al qui genuis la bois de sma.
Speaker 4: As he kneels down, the box slips from his.
Speaker 1: Hand lenutne the ring falls Etien reguerdo riffi el precious
bag rule du s mon pichit.
Speaker 4: Etienne watches horrified as the precious ring rolls gently and
then drops.
Speaker 1: Eesu quins just telexterriel de la ronald'on ferre.
Speaker 4: It gets caught just outside the iron railing.
Speaker 1: Alfulli me de termini etien cher chin Solisiu.
Speaker 4: Panicked but determined, Echien looks for a solution.
Speaker 1: As Mormon Paul an Jan tourists passpar La.
Speaker 4: At that moment, Paul, a young tourist, walks by.
Speaker 1: Tien Bara Pritissmre.
Speaker 4: He holds an umbrella that seems perfect for the situation.
Speaker 1: Mon Ani my friend frie. Etienne shout, c tien pou
ve vu me di sivu play can you help me please?
Paul Toni I coutis de tien.
Speaker 4: Paul, astonished, listens to a Chiennes story ver renut without hesitation,
he extends the umbrella towards the ring.
Speaker 1: A vectricucium paula croche la ba la ramen l'ant mont vereu.
Speaker 4: Carefully, Paul hooks the ring and slowly brings it back
to them.
Speaker 1: Louis surro tour and trigue parsi pass.
Speaker 4: Louise turns around, intrigued by what is happening.
Speaker 1: El voitien la rombald vecer de conspiratre.
Speaker 4: She sees a Tiene and Paul, leaning over the railing
with a conspiratorial look.
Speaker 1: Giescue toulidu, what are you two doing? De montell brien,
she asks, laughing. Etienne luis age rouge de muscion rique.
Speaker 4: Perleno Ecienne, his face red with emotion, retrieves the ring
Lience Pierre. He takes a deep breath. Louise vi tunipussi, Louise,
will you marry me?
Speaker 1: Ito la berge verelle sisurenpredespois.
Speaker 4: He presents the ring to her, his eyes filled with hope.
Speaker 1: Le la brisd' lisieu de Louise.
Speaker 4: Tears shine in Louisa's eyes.
Speaker 1: Ui ui guluvu, Yes, yes, I will sigtel mon bradien.
Speaker 4: She exclaims, throwing herself into a Ciennes arms.
Speaker 1: Pulla pou di ilipason u tourdu souri.
Speaker 4: Pol applauds and the passers by around them. Smile de
tienne sans Etienne feels a weight lift from his shoulders.
Speaker 1: Lissen previn tommagique.
Speaker 4: The unexpected twists could never tarnish this magical moment.
Speaker 1: Le de couverque par fois men lis excidencre de souvenir.
Speaker 4: He discovered that sometimes even accidents create unforgettable memories.
Speaker 1: Soulenes santien de la tour tien ne Luis Saintbras pre
pour nouvell laventi.
Speaker 4: Sombres under the sparkling lights of the tour. Etienne and
Louise Kiss ready for a new adventure together.
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: Let tour, let tour, let tour the tower, admir admir
admir to admire le plut phone duperve l plut phone, dupervtion,
le plat phone dup serves.
Speaker 4: The observation platform.
Speaker 1: Blongs longs longe was the.
Speaker 4: Anxiety session ye session ye session ye to niel.
Speaker 1: Leb what leb what leb what the box lissi glissi
glasi to slip blenu blenu lenu the ring prisieu, priscieueu
preciously holy Holy, The roll La Rombard, la rombald, La Rombard,
the railing, so quasi su quan si su quansi to
get caught a fully a fully a fully panic stricken
La solusium, Las solusium, las solusium, The solution Blue tourists,
the tourist, the tourist, the tourist, euni, euni, euni astonished,
soi city, so city, sonigiti without hesitation avectricusium avec cricusium,
a vectricusium, carefully acuche acuchi a crouchi the hook anreguer,
ariguer andriguer intrigued. Blaire de conspiratur, lais de conspiratur, leire
de conspiratre, the conspiratorial look break you, Pierre, break you, Pire,
break you Pierre to recover a proudier apudier apu deer
to applaud lu person lu person l person the passerby
anteschi anti antes to tarnish, abbrev ambrev apprev unexpected, decouverrier
decouverrier de couverrier to discover Lexidon, Lexidon Lexid.
Speaker 4: The accident in.
Speaker 1: Inub inubri yeb Unforgettable, Brie, Brie, Brie to Shine.
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