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Speaker 3: In this episode, will witness the transformative journey of Aten,
a young artist, overcoming doubt with determination and discovering the
true value of self belief in the heart of a
sunlit library right.
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made the Quarenson potencielle, the concur terminal ma po and
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the carelegi convent quique chomand artist and fast commoci.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 6: Uquer du pantin la bibliote clo cal bries Ulu soles
de premier sumende vrille.
Speaker 3: In the heart of spring, the local library glowed under
the sun of the first weeks of April, sigonfernetronquill Creerini,
par fet pole tretiiti. Its large arched windows illuminated the
rows of books, creating the perfect ambience for creativity.
Speaker 6: Etienne Jean Artista mur de la planteur pas se Renidi
den sour.
Speaker 3: Pisib Etiene, a young artist in love with painting, spent
his afternoons in this peaceful place.
Speaker 6: Nell giorgi Is sousnte nerveux le cournaalda broche.
Speaker 3: But today he felt nervous. The big national art contest
was approaching.
Speaker 6: ETHIENI te ta si en entableu couverte de pain sue
de fay.
Speaker 3: Etienne was sitting at a table covered with brushes and
sheets illep servesatoil inisitacion la reguer. He was observing his
canvas a hesitation in his gaze.
Speaker 6: Soulen sefide la mi se trouvee a coute de rich.
Speaker 3: Soline. His faithful friend was by his side.
Speaker 6: El creye Saint sermon tellen ditien.
Speaker 3: She sincerely believed in Atenne's talents.
Speaker 6: Ti de vre de lancill Etienne d de la ve
can surierent courrageon.
Speaker 3: You should go for it, etien, she said, with an
encouraging smile, tien red, you have a real gift.
Speaker 6: Souspon dent danza conde la di lute till anttiste tetu cuipi.
Speaker 3: However, in a corner of the library Theo, another artist
was Busy.
Speaker 6: Counipus l preciante till ete conci di ric fevre rid Concour.
Speaker 3: Known for his impressive works, Theo was considered the favorite
of the contest.
Speaker 6: Yu montre ntuel misson vision secret puss di courag suptin
ma tien.
Speaker 3: He appeared friendly, but his secret ambition pushed him to
subtly discourage Aten.
Speaker 6: Ton still anterresson ne pe te trampous saint pepole councur
la che t tar fove caiss.
Speaker 3: Your style is interesting, but maybe a bit simple for
the contest. He would sometimes say, with a tone that
seemed sincere.
Speaker 6: Simoeu freschemon don diur risone call la liscre de tien.
Speaker 3: These freshly heard words still resonated in Aten's mind.
Speaker 6: Ideute de vill memes mem si solen restea sicurti, gretelieu,
freer soon soutien.
Speaker 3: He doubted himself, even though Solin stayed by his side,
ready to offer her support.
Speaker 6: El proposa elr de l de refinissunevre.
Speaker 3: She then proposed to help him refine his work.
Speaker 6: Lis du renitravaller ensmes parte jean spiracion errou millu de
li rosilancieux.
Speaker 3: The two friends worked together, sharing inspiration and laughter. Among
the silent books.
Speaker 6: Anjour allor quise gesteli de ni dite de la partieu
is your preeren converse trotillu yen no tre berartisippo.
Speaker 3: One day, as they were adjusting the final details of
the painting, they overheard a conversation between THEO and another participant.
Speaker 6: Solen Etien de courre Gueti nusu conte de se pro
prossi fur yer cherl feb.
Speaker 3: Quron Solne and Etien discovered that THEO was not content
with his own efforts. He was seeking to weaken his competitors.
Speaker 6: Cetre villecon Ali, macer couchus On Etien.
Speaker 3: This revelation ignited something in Aten.
Speaker 6: For Premier four rosntin pussi des urens.
Speaker 3: For the first time, he felt a surge of confidence.
Speaker 6: Jave sumetremoneur ansei tiena ve ditermineciu.
Speaker 3: I am going to submit my work, announced Aten with determination.
Speaker 6: Soule la man the rouse de la vois rotetreu ve conference.
Speaker 3: Soline squeezed his hand, happy to see him regain his confidence.
Le jour de concura riva. The day of the contest
arrived Di Tienne present as a panti ra vec Ferti.
Eten presented his painting with pride, ill.
Speaker 6: Marche let tetut sertisfe de su tire vete concri.
Speaker 3: He walked with his head held high, satisfied with what
he had accomplished. Les ree exxi son vre fer positive.
The reactions to his work were positive.
Speaker 6: The persons concremente son Stirrinique Cervigiu is Saint Manier dextrimilla
Buste di Cramton.
Speaker 3: People complimented his unique style, his vision, and his way
of expressing the beauty of spring.
Speaker 6: Etienna vet confrenandas mont de gergni made de.
Speaker 3: Atien finally had confidence in himself, understanding that the important
thing was not just to win, but to believe in
his potential.
Speaker 6: Le con courte minas poen portel.
Speaker 3: The contest ended, but the result didn't matter much. Etienna
vel Etien had grown quite la.
Speaker 6: Di billotejo la leucu convenartiste fumosi.
Speaker 3: He left the library that day with a light heart,
convinced that his journey as an artist was just beginning.
Speaker 4: 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: Black here, black here, bluck here. The heart let bio
tech let b b you tech leb bio tech. The library,
lifinete liffinte lifinette, the windows, blobionce bloonbionce blobionce.
Speaker 3: The ambience La creativity lagreetiiti lagreativity creativity. Do you mean,
do you mean to illuminate? Lapenttieu le benteu lapaneu. The
painting latol latol, latoel, the canvas la tabe lattab la
tab the table litansu, litan su litansu, the brushes, busy
test you, busy, test you, busy, test you, hesitation, Fidel Fidel, Fidel, faithful,
little little.
Speaker 6: Littlean talents bion bison beyond visiuh bimbiscium ambition, The courage,
the courage, the courage.
Speaker 3: To discourage, blastille, b listille, blastille, the style ble reguer
le reguerre blea reguer, the gaze.
Speaker 6: Bless youurence, bless your rence, bless yournce. Confidence affini dffini
affini to refine laespirascion, l'espiraciu laespirascion.
Speaker 3: The inspiration chur chur chur to overhear a fibly, fibly
phibly to weaken BELI, may believe, may belie me to ignite,
Blade termination, blad deter Minescu, bladetermination determination nc n sie
nunc to announced.
Speaker 6: Unique Blue con Qurn, Blue con Qurn, Blue Coquron, The Competitor, Larryvlation,
Larry Less, Larryvelation, The Revelation.
Speaker 3: Blue Shuma, Blue Shuma, Blue Shuma, The Journey Devo d
voulu devou u to Evolve.
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