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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll follow ATM's heartfelt decision between family
ties and the pursuit of his writing dreams as he
navigates the serene streets of Nice and bustling avenues of Paris.
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let's mos ferrepezzible, Nissan nyvere, di ferent litourist de nos prila, levegues,
subris du s mons, la promenade des angles, le re
fre charges and par founder sell the cafe show jeques,
matin etiennaif to cafe preparatable aline, lilinier k qui avecan,
surer meo, giorgi sonter relo, he pounds a song, pere malade,
som pere at tref plando ville, matinw a febly pala malady,
the tienne so santirayer illinis and som pere revoi the Paris,
the piece on non France, tikri de istire, the poem
de rev elaine, opportunity a paris in chanced Davini, ric
river mesici annie sefami Abusewandlui, som pere abusewan deli anjour
a press ravaillenancrosi. You see a marque the pi pistru
souvmpou dispute is a souvenir. You see d etienne U
savon combian may fear tudo a sun care marqueesutui e
pres refer de tois e ten is it quefer para
som pere hugarde serf Pauli enthan e ten pri decision
and soir don la champrede sam pere it your courage
parlontan som pere avez plan the sages damour d monfis
neuteles par fer to nick river ta place dantemo the
Paris pcree nenubrig amazon or pass deliver toucha safa etien
d u reva a ses ami. As a colleague, Anie
Akin promise don the care er suvon e tujo consider
don Jacques moukri pro trampurt Paris, determine a confer a
Paris etienne de coover novellrie ill tri i grandhi is
the Suvian tujo de sm pere denis the cafe in
novella Avantier commands pouli in ref sui in a responsibility
as you may see etienna prontec rove messafami per coexiste
it savoir Antollellini and tredevillereve reality.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have messed.
Speaker 1: E tiene roder de la maire de pierre fenetre dupet cafe.
Speaker 3: Aten looks at the sea from the window of the
small cafe.
Speaker 1: LED's MOUs fere peisible.
Speaker 3: The atmosphere is peaceful.
Speaker 1: Nisson nivere di ferrand.
Speaker 3: Nice in winter is different.
Speaker 1: Litourist de nous soon pri la.
Speaker 3: The tourists are no longer there.
Speaker 1: Le vex soubris du semns la promene de zlis.
Speaker 3: The waves gently break over the promenade d'anglars.
Speaker 1: Le re free charg na parfendou selle de cueficheux.
Speaker 3: The air is fresh, filled with the scent of salt
and hot coffee.
Speaker 1: Cheques matin zien narif tu cefy.
Speaker 3: Every morning, Aten arrives early at the cafe.
Speaker 1: Yeprepa ritabre all line ye kee ye quilla a ve
can surier.
Speaker 3: He sets the tables, turns on the lights, and welcomes
the customers with a smile.
Speaker 1: Neo Jold sonqu relur, but today his heart is heavy
ill pens a son pre melade.
Speaker 3: He is thinking about his sick father.
Speaker 1: Son pere En de ville man a febla.
Speaker 3: Maledi, his father, once full of life, now weakened by illness.
Speaker 1: Detienne Susantirayer.
Speaker 3: Atien feels torn ill Nice and.
Speaker 1: Son pere nisir revu si de Paris.
Speaker 3: He loves Nice, loves his father, but he also dreams
of Paris de.
Speaker 1: Pisu nant France Eikri.
Speaker 3: Since his childhood, Atien has been writing de is sois,
de poem de reer stories, poems, dreams ile.
Speaker 1: Nu portnitier Paris, in chance de d'vinirick river.
Speaker 3: He has an opportunity in Paris, a chance to become
a writer.
Speaker 1: Messi a nice seferi abzu de ri.
Speaker 3: But here in Nice his family needs him soun pea
de ri. His father needs him anjour a presravei. One day,
after work, Aten meets his friends.
Speaker 1: You see in Marque de pienn Servi.
Speaker 3: Lucy and Mark, two pillars in his life.
Speaker 1: Bis tu suv Isuutner.
Speaker 3: They often meet to talk and support each other.
Speaker 1: You see d Etienne n make fear.
Speaker 3: Lucy says etien, we know how much you love writing.
Speaker 1: Tu du as sequer you must follow your heart marque
jute ui it preferred TOI Mark ads yes, and your
father would be proud of you. Hien hesitates que fer
Paris son pere rugerdi seer re.
Speaker 2: What to do?
Speaker 3: Talk to his father or keep his dreams to himself.
Speaker 1: Enthan etienne de sis.
Speaker 3: Finally, Aten makes a decision en.
Speaker 1: Sois de la chenpre de son pere ituveu courage.
Speaker 3: One evening, in his father's room, he finds the courage
I parl. They talked for a long time.
Speaker 1: Som pere a veg dies dees d'amur d monfice neutelees
per perre.
Speaker 3: His father, with eyes full of wisdom and love, says,
my son, don't let fear trap you.
Speaker 1: Riva, you are a writer, ta pleaced'nt tellmou.
Speaker 3: Your place is in your words Va Paris. Go to Paris, dicri.
Speaker 1: Right nemeisum, but never forget where your home is. Lejur
pas iri vertucha cepha.
Speaker 3: The days pass and winter draws to an end.
Speaker 1: Etiendio revoimi a nice.
Speaker 3: Aten says goodbye to his friends, his colleagues, nice.
Speaker 1: A vecing promise do le cauier suvon etujour consider Chamukri.
Speaker 3: With a promise in his heart to return often and
always consider his father. In every word written.
Speaker 1: Bill pol campo pari de termini i counfier.
Speaker 3: He takes the train to Paris, determined and confident.
Speaker 1: At Paris etien de couv novell ri.
Speaker 3: In Paris, Atien discovers a new life.
Speaker 1: Ill tri igondi is suvien tujo de sn pere de
nis didicefi.
Speaker 3: He writes, he grows, and he always remembers his father
Nice the cafe in.
Speaker 1: Nouvell la ventur comments Poli in rev sui.
Speaker 3: In response, a new adventure begins for him, a dream followed,
a responsibility assumed.
Speaker 1: A siena prontivo se reve nissa ferni pe coexiste.
Speaker 3: Thus, Aten learns that following his dreams and loving his
family can coexist.
Speaker 1: Ito savoi, trellili entre du villerere reliti.
Speaker 3: He finds his path between the lines between two cities,
between dream and reality.
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: La mare, la maire, le maire, the sea, let's mos
fhair let's mos fhair Let's mosphere, the atmosphere, litourist, litourist, litourist,
the tourists Liveague Livague, li vegue, the waves, le Barfa,
le parfon, le barfa, the.
Speaker 3: Scent Blair, leir lair, the air.
Speaker 1: Blue Bertuniti, Lopertuniti, le Bortugniti, The opportunity, La chance, la chance,
la chance, the chance, la melody, la melody, la maladi,
the sickness, blecare, the care, the care, the heart like sages,
le sages, lesagees, the wisdom, lapeer, lapeer, lapeer, the fear,
black Riva, lick riva, lick riva, the writer, Lilini, Lellini, Lileini.
Speaker 3: The lines, Levere levere, liver, the winter.
Speaker 1: De termini, de termini, de termini determined conference conference, conference confident, Brigerdi,
Brigardi regerdi. To look prepari, prepari, prepari.
Speaker 3: To set a ka year a ka year, I k year,
to welcome.
Speaker 1: Disi disity, dizity, to hesitate, pank tree pan k tree tree,
to meet south nir Sounir Sounir, to support breve revy, bravy,
to dream the coouverrie de couverrie, de couvrie. To discover,
sueve sueve suieve, to follow, so souvenir, sou souvenir, so souvenir,
to remember aupre apendre aud, to learn, gonde gonde gn ye,
to go oh led, This is you led, This is
you led, This SiZ you the decision.
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