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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into the tension filled poker
tables of Monte Carlo, where a desperate gamble leads not
only to financial salvation, but also to an unexpected lesson
in the value of friendship.
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sunds sieur rapidmo Emilia is it pedcid cello, moment la
ma finale, comments leisure, ton santas, sant lequeer, the chaquembatte,
Emilian reverse cart les male Germont from Brand and Supier,
the sulage more suria nerve claire, soon visage, ilgenie de zemos,
submerge irespere profund dem contoun the povape, sedat medal tibau
a sonsurre ra nichel, Emilian song, the point party, the
segsovratibou Poliday setting a ton you megist he come prience,
sudankel Jean Rea, sons amiti, la fando, la soiree passible
purni or so la terrace di queresino, les fleur di
pranton d'n souvon is so legi, nonsan monsndette meusieveclees friquerire,
la pri la vallo de comiinuti isou la pauli e
la verrie table victoire.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: D'ar lequeesou du monte, carlou le rius trebrillo, du sie
di tableu du pauquier.
Speaker 3: In the Casino de Monte Carlo. The chandeliers gleam above
the poker tables.
Speaker 1: Les foute sont voulurdu in brisiegers du printen fleute de
pier fenetre zuverte.
Speaker 3: The chairs are covered in soft velvet, and a light
spring breeze drifts in through the open windows.
Speaker 1: Le fleur common sai clor le garda alex terriere.
Speaker 3: Flowers begin to bloom in the gardens outside.
Speaker 1: Setyuen soiri de gang.
Speaker 3: It's an evening of high stakes.
Speaker 1: Nillien ACiE la table. Principal reguer de sit Gert.
Speaker 3: A million, seated at the main table, looks at his cards.
Speaker 1: Son visage tampa sibe come toujour.
Speaker 3: His face is impassive as always nee lan terrier nerveu,
but inside he is nervous.
Speaker 1: Les dettier teuf.
Speaker 3: Deaths are suffocating him.
Speaker 1: Il dua gennyie.
Speaker 3: He must win.
Speaker 1: Jessant a sa gouche souria na vallien pro fre guert.
Speaker 3: Jacinth on his left, smiles while assessing her own cards.
Speaker 1: Elm lurisque sancudos peciel.
Speaker 3: She loves risk and is looking for a special gift
for her partner tibou a la rat demilien tibou to
A million's right is there to have fun.
Speaker 1: Y joule souvenir de vie nion di fiqullti.
Speaker 3: He plays for the memories and to help an old
friend in distress.
Speaker 1: Reison jour soneve.
Speaker 3: The steaks are high.
Speaker 1: Emilien pridence a bituele lanvill de tour risqui.
Speaker 3: A million must choose between his usual caution and the
desire to risk it all.
Speaker 1: Sones trius gudemn nesson cabaufourchonce de sou fret.
Speaker 3: His mind urges him to act cautiously, but his heart
beats fast for a chance to breathe.
Speaker 1: Tibau miss yg san sieurra pidment.
Speaker 3: Tibo bets and Jacinth quickly follows.
Speaker 1: Emiensit pi de side.
Speaker 3: A million hesitates, then decides sei le moment. This is
the moment le man finale kements. The final hand begins.
Speaker 1: Legie tounsons s.
Speaker 3: The chips pile up in the center.
Speaker 6: Lesquer de chequerberte fit everyone's hearts race emien reverert le male.
A million reveals his cards, his hands slightly trembling, and
soul Pierre de.
Speaker 1: Sulege mon yen sourier nervequier soon.
Speaker 3: Vi, A sigh of relief and a nervous smile light
up his face.
Speaker 1: La gigni he has one de ziemusion semerge.
Speaker 3: Emotions overwhelm him.
Speaker 1: Ill rees pierrepo fun desment contn de pouventampey si dite.
Speaker 3: He takes a deep breath, pleased to finally be able
to pay his debts.
Speaker 1: Meisson regerdon thibou is son souri ra niquel emilien soe.
Speaker 3: But looking at Tibau and his friendly smile, a milion thinks.
Speaker 1: Di poin tarti de seiglizo fratibou pole de.
Speaker 3: He takes a portion of his winnings and offers them
to Tibo.
Speaker 1: To help him set neatn DIIU me just.
Speaker 3: It's unexpected but fair y.
Speaker 1: Comtepri soud jeanenni.
Speaker 3: He suddenly understands that money is nothing without friendship.
Speaker 1: Lea fn de las sourrier pisi.
Speaker 3: The end of the evening is peaceful for a million.
Speaker 1: Is so le terras du queso.
Speaker 3: He steps out onto the terrace of the casino Le
fier d pant suv the spring flowers dance in the
wind is.
Speaker 1: Sou so legi non sur monsndt meusieur vecles friquer.
Speaker 3: He feels light, not just debt free, but also with
a clear mind.
Speaker 1: La pri le vello de cominuti isi la pouli e
le ririta Britoire.
Speaker 3: He has learned the value of community, and that for
him is the true victory.
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 6: Le casino, le casino, le casino, the casino, blis, lilis blis,
the chandelier, le voulu, le voulu, le voulu, the velvet, lebriz, lebriz, lebriz,
the breeze.
Speaker 1: Le gardon, le gerda, le garda, the.
Speaker 3: Garden lane, lange.
Speaker 1: Lane, the steak, lad it, lad it, lad it, the dead,
the tu fi, the too fi e tufi.
Speaker 3: To suffocate, nerveu, nerveu, nervu nervous.
Speaker 1: La pridence, la pridance, la pridence, the caution, bionvi bonvi.
Speaker 3: Bionvi.
Speaker 6: The desire, desity, disity, desity, to hesitate, luciutun luciautun, lucutun, the.
Speaker 1: Chip privily, privily, privily.
Speaker 3: To reveal comb comble to tremble.
Speaker 1: Blue so blue, so blue, solemn, the relief, Sue Merge,
s mergi, sue merge, to overwhelm, piasible, pisible, peasible, peaceful,
don't see, don't see, don't see, to dance, live on,
live on, Live on the wind, blige, bleach blige. Why
le valere, le velaire, le valaire, the value, lecominote, like comine,
like cominute, community, Le victoi, leviktoi le victoi, the victory,
l risk, larisk, the risk, the risk, Let me, let me,
let me the friend, Luke doo, Luke do, Luke do
the gift. Le Bartonere, le Barton, le Bartonere.
Speaker 3: The partner, gen ye yen ye gen ye to win din.
Speaker 1: Din din.
Speaker 3: Unexpected.
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