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Together we can keep the world's stories flowing. 23 00:01:44,159 --> 00:01:55,239 Speaker 1: Lero por chard, goltan divert the voyejchresis, circule levelisols, luciegri 24 00:01:55,879 --> 00:02:01,920 len eshtmbdus mon sole episte, lucien an amabitu vay african 25 00:02:02,359 --> 00:02:06,840 suitruven or the terminal lisio reves your son passports bierdervi, 26 00:02:08,159 --> 00:02:15,680 elevet in escale courtestressant lucia avetuj pridon is a vaculated 27 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:23,599 sugero reaction allergic meo giorgi santee more optimist porten gista 28 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:27,680 coote and petty cafe i commensa rosier in gien varnier 29 00:02:29,039 --> 00:02:35,080 so cour sagogche picotte setet and the bido reaction allergic 30 00:02:36,479 --> 00:02:43,199 margot in afamier route pour in conference, mediekuel romarc elisia eleteta, 31 00:02:43,319 --> 00:02:49,080 seiz no noir sierro to a cafe elop server, rapid monsoon, visage, 32 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:55,039 suparade in tant juga tietante so cite a sluva esaprocia 33 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:00,759 de luis monsieur vus a Libya de monde tel avec 34 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:06,479 invadus my fern ucia esita in the vule pacre de 35 00:03:06,599 --> 00:03:15,280 sinne melasity grave vent in peace, rippund Margot prisammer jour 36 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:22,199 fermier je peu de parna, sultan Etienne and Jean served 37 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,439 rider de la sensu de roule levetu jour vulner chef 38 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:34,680 major dii samission do fer the lad ye Margot is 39 00:03:34,759 --> 00:03:42,840 a precipita verelpich fer de mondartilave compressment a plais so 40 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:48,400 correa for male accompagnier en repond margot eleve de j 41 00:03:48,439 --> 00:03:53,439 just sartine entrance giogenes de sunsac uisien commensas to Saint 42 00:03:53,599 --> 00:04:00,400 Ermier margol jevet administry and retemond jojans etien rev cour 43 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:07,840 a sulfamous satisfazo issaive if it revolved that Andre di 44 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:17,519 til a vecansurier recomfort Luisia reconnaissan rote versavoi mercibocu jeus 45 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:27,319 june pass ressanvou calcumni twitter Lusia testab gras margo etien 46 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:33,160 is the sante and nu vocunfion re called avante Margo 47 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,920 and a companion Lucia as a porte don barcemon A 48 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:43,079 lorquie Mountain Lavin, Lucian realizas da parton in te pascel 49 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:50,720 parfois il bondo contest a traverset experience. You have a 50 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:57,879 nonur chapere. Increase mavet moti in any precious Marco lacetston 51 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:04,279 A lorque laans preter Lucia esquissin surier le vere t 52 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:05,839 froit ne le mon. 53 00:05:08,639 --> 00:05:11,759 Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you 54 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:12,439 may have missed. 55 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:17,199 Speaker 1: Les Ropa, Charles de Gouli, te Matin di. 56 00:05:17,319 --> 00:05:22,399 Speaker 4: Vere Leopaul Challe Degol was bustling this winter morning. 57 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:28,199 Speaker 1: Di vuojule le velis lanceole Bria. 58 00:05:29,879 --> 00:05:33,959 Speaker 4: Rush travelers moved about, their suitcases, rolling on the shiny floor. 59 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: Lucieli deegri illnes tombe du mon soli piste. 60 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,079 Speaker 4: The sky was gray and snow gently fell on the runways. 61 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:51,959 Speaker 1: Lucien Ano ma btu voies frico souven le terminelle lisieuri 62 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,240 viso so pasoon bier deux. 63 00:05:56,399 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 4: Lucier. A man accustomed to frequent travel was in the terminal, 64 00:06:00,439 --> 00:06:03,040 eyes fixed on his passport and boarding pass. 65 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: Le vetinesque courtis tres sante. 66 00:06:07,879 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 4: He had a short and stressful layover. 67 00:06:10,319 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 5: Usien a vetu joti Pridon. 68 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 4: Lucia had always been cautious. 69 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,639 Speaker 1: Is ser vicille te sugio ree exxon la lerjique mell 70 00:06:20,759 --> 00:06:24,600 giorgi is susante te man timiste. 71 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,879 Speaker 4: He knew he was prone to allergic reactions, but to 72 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,040 day he felt strangely optimistic. 73 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:38,519 Speaker 1: Pourtin g just tacuti la peticueffi ico monsins rostirrin genfernier. 74 00:06:40,399 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 4: Yet right next to a small cafe, he began to 75 00:06:43,079 --> 00:06:44,480 feel a familiar discomfort. 76 00:06:45,079 --> 00:06:48,759 Speaker 1: Son soufu sufise cour is segur schepicuurte. 77 00:06:50,399 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 4: His breathing became short, and his throat tingled. 78 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,319 Speaker 5: Cetetin di bid rieti a lejique. 79 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 4: It was the start of an allergic reaction. 80 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: Margot in an fierimier en route pour and conference me 81 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,680 di cael re Marquelisien. 82 00:07:08,399 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: Margot, a nurse on her way to a medical conference, 83 00:07:11,319 --> 00:07:12,439 noticed Lucier. 84 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,639 Speaker 5: Elite ta sise man noi sieerro ton ra guefy. 85 00:07:18,319 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 4: She was sitting not far away, sipping a coffee. 86 00:07:21,199 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: Ellp server rapi de monson vizeges soupari dingante rougen quietante. 87 00:07:28,199 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 4: She quickly observed his face turning an alarming shade of red. 88 00:07:31,959 --> 00:07:35,639 Speaker 1: Sen digiti el sieu louvain esproucha de. 89 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 4: L Without hesitation, she got up and approached him. 90 00:07:40,879 --> 00:07:43,079 Speaker 5: Monsieur Vuselli, bien. 91 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 4: Sir, are you all right? 92 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: De mondetael aveci voisdu smee ferme. 93 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,439 Speaker 4: She asked, with a soft but firm voice. 94 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,759 Speaker 5: You, Sieur e Isita. 95 00:07:55,879 --> 00:08:01,319 Speaker 4: Lucia hesitated, Di ne voulee pacre du sine. He didn't 96 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,480 want to make a scene. Me la citour soen sa grave, 97 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:07,639 but the situation was worsening. 98 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:11,959 Speaker 1: Avonti neu pie repoun margout price a man. 99 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 4: Before he could respond, Marco took his hand. Gusieen fier Meyer, 100 00:08:19,079 --> 00:08:23,639 I'm a nurse, jupe vousse di, I can help you. 101 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:29,240 Ponnont sitin Etienne an Jean servel di te fe voisin 102 00:08:29,879 --> 00:08:34,919 reggher de la sen sou de roulie. Meanwhile, Etienne, a 103 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,120 young waiter from the nearby cafe, watched the scene unfold. 104 00:08:38,879 --> 00:08:44,519 Speaker 1: Levetu jo vouli de vinerche mallu jioldi saint minsieur te 105 00:08:44,639 --> 00:08:45,799 du frere de lade. 106 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 4: He had always wanted to become a chef, but to 107 00:08:49,799 --> 00:08:51,799 day his mission was to offer help. 108 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 5: Vuillen margout u prici pita verelles. 109 00:08:57,639 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 4: Seeing Marco, he rushed over to her. 110 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:06,159 Speaker 1: Quepiche fer, what can I do de MONDETI le ve compressment, 111 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:08,480 he asked, eagerly. 112 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 5: A plie so. 113 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: Courien f compeigner yen. 114 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 4: Margot, call for help and inform the airline, replied Marco. 115 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: E leve de jortin truo jens de son sac. 116 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 4: She had already pulled out an emergency kit from her bag. 117 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:31,799 Speaker 1: Usien co monsu stiermieu. 118 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:33,799 Speaker 4: Lucia began to feel better. 119 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:40,879 Speaker 1: Margolie vetajans. 120 00:09:39,759 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 4: Marco had administered emergency treatment. 121 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: Etien revan couron is soufetius. 122 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 4: Echien returned, running out of breath, but satisfied. Zerrive they're 123 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:55,039 on their way. 124 00:09:55,639 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: Ivat reval di ti le ve can su reconfort. 125 00:10:02,799 --> 00:10:05,159 Speaker 4: And your flight will wait for you, he said, with 126 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:15,440 a reassuring smile. Usiencissen Lucier, grateful, found his voice. Merci beaucour, 127 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:17,679 thank you very. 128 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:23,039 Speaker 5: Much, jeur hi jeun seas fress. 129 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 4: I don't know what I would do without you. 130 00:10:27,039 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 5: Quercuemni priter Lucia test. 131 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 4: A few minutes later, Lucia was stable. 132 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,879 Speaker 1: Grassa Margo etien santerno fien. 133 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 4: Thanks to Marco and Etienne, he felt confident once again, 134 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:55,799 Isco den v compa. They exchanged contact information before Marco 135 00:10:55,879 --> 00:11:05,559 accompanied Lucier to his boarding gate alun Lucien. As he 136 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:12,120 boarded the plane, Lucia realized something important inite Passel, he 137 00:11:12,279 --> 00:11:19,519 was not alone bar foi irite. Sometimes it was good 138 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:20,720 to rely on others. 139 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: At caverst experience, yeve nuns maur che pier increase ne 140 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,799 vitigni precius Marcoux. 141 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,519 Speaker 4: Through this experience, not only had he escaped a crisis, 142 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,919 but he had also gained a valuable friend in Marco. 143 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: Cli cetton a pret de colis. Lucia esquisin surier. 144 00:11:47,919 --> 00:11:50,039 Speaker 4: And at that moment, as the plane was about to 145 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,240 take off, Lucia smiled, le vere te. 146 00:11:53,399 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: Froi nel mon sonlece. 147 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,519 Speaker 4: Winter was cold, but the world seemed a little warmer. 148 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. 149 00:12:12,519 --> 00:12:17,039 Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English. 150 00:12:23,039 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: Lay hopo, le hopo, lay hopeo. The airport, Animi, animi, animi. 151 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 5: Bustling, Prissy, prissy, prissy, rushed Livelis levelis Livelis, the suitcases 152 00:12:44,919 --> 00:12:53,279 lisul Li sul li, sul the floor, lipiste, lippiste, lepiste, 153 00:12:54,679 --> 00:13:03,720 the runways abiti abitu, abiti accustomed there, terminal, the terminal, 154 00:13:04,039 --> 00:13:10,679 the terminal, the terminal, bless scale, less scales, less scale, 155 00:13:11,879 --> 00:13:23,120 the layover, prudent, prudent, cautious, allergic allergic ag allergic, in 156 00:13:23,279 --> 00:13:32,200 gen in gen in gene discomfort, picote, picute, picute. 157 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:40,639 Speaker 4: Tingled and deb and deb and the start Marcia, Marcia 158 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:49,000 remacha noticed, you don't, and you don't, and you don't. Alarming, 159 00:13:49,399 --> 00:13:56,480 Di city, Di city, disity, hesitation, So de July soud 160 00:13:56,639 --> 00:14:03,440 July so de ruly unfold leu cafe, le cafe, le caffe, 161 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:11,080 the cafe, la cervus, la cervus, la cerveus, the waitress 162 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:16,840 lassen lassen less sen the scene. 163 00:14:16,919 --> 00:14:24,159 Speaker 1: Tooths d'urgence too, durgence, tooth durgence, emergency kit and tretmon 164 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,559 a tretemon a tretemon. 165 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:33,759 Speaker 4: Treatment AfOR me, afill me, AfOR me inform. 166 00:14:33,759 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: Confience Confience, Confience Comfortable, La purt de den Marcumin, lea 167 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:50,200 purt de den Marcumin, La Porte d'n barquement, The boarding Gate, Lisperience, Likxperience, Lisperience, 168 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:57,840 the experience is Cheppi is Cheppe, is Cheppi escaped, La 169 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:06,919 fise like fis lecreese, The Crisis, Lu surierl surier, lu surier. 170 00:15:07,879 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 4: The Smile. 171 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French. 172 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,360 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 173 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,240 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 174 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,759 we can't do it alone. 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