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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through the bustling agora of
ancient Athens, where a rare amphra weaves the fates of
a curious traveler and a young dreamer into a tale
of unexpected friendship and budding adventure.
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Speaker 1: Don lagadatten le frais de la verte, pas les marchentrie
le prix, liso d'Or de pafre, suliote, colon de marbre
eloiz in voyageus curious, vinid goaul parcourreerek in admiracim conteenu
visital collore sizeu sareter sur renan far sn carberton la
fo pol aboute de lobge i posuchis saint Belizai de
la cree Giuratagnennes, Bastien and commerceain Geri observe elois a vecananterere,
calculee lea veroni filopportunite, dabon proffi e countabianalterie advantages, Bastiat sceptic, converlesitroni,
nisi saverroconnet trinachetus, potenciel lorsquillon vollenne acotae do Bastian souturn
elluon and Jean a broonie, Paulis chap jour a lagorade
the come aventurene explorer portin illreved jour quite attends, pau decouvrille,
Monde a vaillan naterre de Louis polinfort ill Rosentiernelono camaraderie,
Elois Sabroucia Lisiu Petia setan f pigia, vardo prepre de
mondetell an axcellent returns d'en savoir, bastien ferra and bonafere
sourri lla geomin bionsieur madame ditil message telltreprescius le prix
a nonce fayi la fair racule and ave pacifisa mondo
dragnes purtin elisite a bondonis remark callon quilla reghard a
vic curiosity pe tetropoetill lady Elois viracontas voyage vid degreely
pisage the goal La vita i imagine de javontoue di
si lesieu de lonsillnineier raseparol, Elois villo frea marche son
soutien poultisition de lanfornechend' visi d'avonteur la promise don jour,
petete voyege ensembles leon to si errentprid'andesier de dicuvrier le monde,
decida deliede isu giera a Bastien dessilluprist or a benefit,
Paular's affair, esperance Lois du viennin Chillon fidel Bastien Villen,
lessons de l'apportunity a quisa contrecre lemes antitya ilois, the
beaumement professon of a negotia rectelligence IGRAs a lanternsium discret
de lium ELOPTAINANFM presist an quittan lea goora elois sierra
lanforquantrel here the said novella disci as a coection, Pauline
so jour, Saint Bolizello debut de nouvelliplened, the promise belaved
trouvella forced, the persuvos arrived davontieur so lesie de verdetenne
les d'u voyege chaquees nonsun care, praierlor premier, grand decision,
l'ermond cittern a momondanitidu promesse.
Speaker 3: Let's take another Listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed don le.
Speaker 1: Goad at ten le frois de l verree yg di person.
Speaker 3: In the Agaha of Aten, the cold winter air caressed
the faces of passers.
Speaker 1: By lenarchancree le prix lisoder de parfreed pison ple.
Speaker 3: Merchants shouted their prices. The smells of fresh bread and
spices filled the air.
Speaker 1: Suliute colon de marbre iloise vayegus curious vini du goul
parcour re ve ral.
Speaker 3: Core Under the tall marble columns. It was a curious
traveler from gold browsed the colorful stalls with restrained admiration.
Speaker 1: Sizu sareter sur renon fra son caberton la fo de
lobe iposuti sainnen.
Speaker 3: Her eyes stopped on a rare amphora, her heart beating,
both for the beauty of the object and for what
it symbolized of Artagnan culture.
Speaker 1: Bastien and comers gueri observe luis a vetere re quercuilli.
Speaker 3: Bastia. A seasoned merchant observed ill wise with calculated interest.
Speaker 1: Le vernifilote vantage.
Speaker 3: He had sniffed out the opportunity for a good profit
and intended to take advantage of it.
Speaker 1: Bastia te set con ver ni severus potentisq.
Speaker 3: Bascia was skeptical of foreigners, but he knew how to
recognize a potential buyer when he saw one.
Speaker 1: Acuti de Bastien so lion an je NAPRONI.
Speaker 3: Beside Bastia, I stood leo, a young apprentice.
Speaker 1: Poorlie che jour lade te comin aventurie nixcuri.
Speaker 3: For him, each day at the Algoja was like an
unexplored adventure.
Speaker 1: Pourtin ill reve d' jour quite ettene pour decouvrie le monde.
Speaker 3: Yet he dreamed of one day leaving a tenne to
discover the world.
Speaker 1: A voillon lanterre de luis poulon fur ill roustia nlan
de caemradri.
Speaker 3: Seeing iloise as interest in the emperor, he felt a
surge of camaraderie.
Speaker 1: Elis saproucha lillieu pitia.
Speaker 3: It was approached, her eyes sparkling.
Speaker 1: Seten fur pigia. VOI du pi pre.
Speaker 3: This amper, may I see it more closely?
Speaker 1: De mond'etel annexe to savoi.
Speaker 3: She asked, an unfamiliar accent in her.
Speaker 1: Voice, Bastien ferin bone fere suri la joumont.
Speaker 3: Bastien, sensing a good deal, smiled broadly.
Speaker 1: Biensieur, Madame Dtille.
Speaker 3: Of course, Madam, he said.
Speaker 1: Miss che quelle tre precieus, but.
Speaker 3: Know that it is very precious.
Speaker 1: Le prinnci fayla Ferracuilli.
Speaker 3: The announced price nearly made her step back ene.
Speaker 1: Ve pasciu fisa mondo dracen.
Speaker 3: She did not have enough drag pourtin elisite. However, she
hesitated to give up el.
Speaker 1: Re marqueliun quille regard vicuriosity.
Speaker 3: She noticed Leo, who was looking at her with curiosity.
Speaker 1: Couetetre pour tilli di.
Speaker 3: Perhaps he could help her.
Speaker 1: Elis viverra contasvoege vidic rilipisage du gul la vita aima
genie de zavonchio luans.
Speaker 3: Si Ilas told him about her travels, described the landscapes
of Gaul, inviting him to imagine adventures far from here.
Speaker 1: Lisieu de lion silinn ne ra citaol.
Speaker 3: Leoi's eyes lit up at her words.
Speaker 1: I lois villeu fria marche son soutien poule etisisun de
lnfor eschen de Ricida venturi la promise d'anjour petete voye gierensands.
Speaker 3: Ila was offered him a deal her support in acquiring
the emperor in exchange for tales of adventures and the
promise of one day perhaps traveling together.
Speaker 1: Lion tou chi ernpri d'An desiel de di couvrie le
monde Decida de.
Speaker 4: Li di.
Speaker 3: Leo, touched and filled with a desire to discover the world,
decided to help her.
Speaker 1: Yu Gierra a bastience de silleu price re deni fique
poul saffaire esperonqui lois de viennin quillent fidel.
Speaker 3: He suggested to Bastia that lowering the price would be
beneficial for their business, hoping that Illoise would become a
loyal customer.
Speaker 1: Bastien vollen lussans de la portgniti e quill sa contrequer.
Speaker 3: Bastien, seeing the sense of the opportunity, reluctantly agreed.
Speaker 1: Leon angitien ai louis le bon moment por ferson.
Speaker 3: Leo indicated to Illois the right moment to make her offer.
Speaker 1: Enigosieur recantile Jean's ygrace a lanterncion discrete de lieu elltainnfort
a prigiste.
Speaker 3: She negotiated intelligently, and thanks to leo As discreet intervention,
she obtained the Emperor at a fair price n.
Speaker 1: Quito legorras ell It was sierra lanfort corelle here de
set nouve la dicreci.
Speaker 3: Leaving the ago haa I was held the emperor against her,
proud of this new addition to her collection.
Speaker 1: Poulon sou jour saint bulizelu di bid nouvelle yi pleine
due promise.
Speaker 3: For Leo, this day symbolized the beginning of a new
life full of promise.
Speaker 1: Di le ve Trouville forced purcivoe re de venteur.
Speaker 3: He had found the strength to pursue his dreams of adventure.
Speaker 1: Souleu sier di vere d'etine lis du voillegi chaquel non
son queer prier le premier gn de Siziu.
Speaker 3: Under the winter sky of Atennes, the two travelers, each
in their own heart, made their first big decision.
Speaker 1: L'aer mond de cite ren conrecrea momondi du promesse.
Speaker 3: Their worlds had met to create a moment to friendship
and promise. 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: Legoa, lego, ra legora, the agora, blair, leir lair, the
are li pason li person li person, the passerby le marchion,
le marchion, le machion, the merchant, cree creek.
Speaker 3: To shout, legullin, le gullon, le gullen, the column.
Speaker 1: Live le live levoes liveoieseur le way yes us.
Speaker 3: The traveler, continue, continue, continue, restrained, b little little little,
the star, loan fa lan f loan fa, the Emperor,
blue portunity, lo portunity, lo portuniti, the opportunity, brinifi brnifernify
to sniff out ca culli, ca culle caculli, calculated, lebon affair,
lebona fere, la bona faire, the good deal like curious city,
like curious city, like curiousity, the curiosity, like amadri, like
a maraderi, like a maadi, the camaraderie saprocci, saproci, saproucci.
To approach pitien, petien, pitien, sparkling lexon, lexon lexon the accent,
Lu Soutien, Lu Soutien, Luia the support, Nigosi, Nigosi, nigos
ch to negotiate, La arvension, la d'arraventi l'a de voni,
the intervention, Ducti ductunier to obtain Fier fer Chier Fier
fier Feer proud Le Collection like collection, legolection, the collection, LaForce, leforce,
left Force, the Strength, La Promise, La Promise, La Promise,
the Promise, luciel Viciel Vi Siel the Sky, Le Mo Moon,
Le MoU Mon, le Mon Moon, the moment, Let me ti,
let me ti, let me ti, the Friendship.
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