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In this episode, we'll explore how a retired teacher's quest
for the perfect gift leads to a heartwarming renewal of
love and hope right after this commercial break.
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Speaker 1: Don se Peti Ville, Francis, Entouridu umurent, Pierre Citache and
Communti Pizzi Blue Repavi, Cite Tambella, premid di di vere
Anducier divilege iliboutique, son le brie atillen avic scheller lepassent
ucien a professor de ly sierre, sa mar la Rodrette,
suprame ne llante Mondaleri cherchet cercuchous, the speciale acudo pau
Marie safirme lere te frey nes suon cere errand prednisien
ra vive la flame de saut marriage is saretado vlll
a boutique declared eu charmes a la terriere, amir, la proprietre,
sourrievec Energi de bordont alpartie and rob rouche from Boyllant
comment personage sorted in Pierre de tetre seggest de tellarges
expressive yel parle vecpassion, dessarticule de saboutique bierrevenu monsieur cucherchevaux
de mondartel immediate mord says ubriend enthusiasm, ucien m pou
confu isita jo cher schancado, paur ma fame cuero shows
the significative Emilie saint perdo in segunde suma presented, divers
ob je rederd collier, marchian tarfe prosidure recurred in farm
upetetros parfa preschic preparisian me paramtute suggestion lucien so sante
perdie in your resu mari premarine cur in mercillibate, presse
teto si laboutique a free rappid malestager parfois ifod coutes
on anstan ner mireatel and passon de jus fan semurs
and lucia is tourna vertager presque casier la rier de
la boutique like it truva impededed what musical ag in
melodidus ferniere in chanson kille marie and medance ensemble contetagenes
in lucian u qui la vette rouvello cado parfe and
ride ardon said bert ilvaye la souvenir zou lestront soula
la partegi is dirija veramii, la bois mar and some
blass your price, maushal at tete aveca probacion boncheois, monsieur
Lucian sortie de la boutique, le carlegi e confier le
verrode couvert lamportons de si ro son care a marchan
verlinaison and sourreer s dicinaco celere you sante preprog de marie,
pray creer a nuvoucha pere de larristoiur ensemble, the seti
verno village, a lorleflocon commencer. Don't we do? Small Lucian
saveco souncedo a le marquillo debut in nouvelle town dress
a vexabionini, the chemandirote tour la vejamesson espois.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Dancins pouti villeche, francail entourredu u miurent, pierre cuqueche and
comiuti pisi blue repevi.
Speaker 4: In a small French village hidden behind high stone walls,
there lay a peaceful community with cobblestone.
Speaker 1: Streets cela preni di di vere.
Speaker 4: It was a beautiful winter afternoon, and.
Speaker 1: Ucier du sud rille ili boutique sn re brii a
quillen a vic chelle le passon.
Speaker 4: A soft gray sky stretched over the village, and the
shops seemed to glow warmly, welcoming the passers by.
Speaker 1: Lucien a professor de li siera la trete supreme land.
Speaker 4: Lucia, a recently retired high school teacher, was stronging slowly
through the streets.
Speaker 1: Cherchet cochius d' speciel aquire do poor Marie sefame.
Speaker 4: He was searching for something special, a gift for Marie,
his wife.
Speaker 1: Lere te fre les sounquere ter en prid nien ra
vive la flame de s mariege.
Speaker 4: The air was crisp, but his heart was filled with
a mission to rekindle the flame of his marriage.
Speaker 1: Y Seeta de va la boutique i claire de charmes.
Speaker 4: He stopped in front of the shop and claud A
charm a.
Speaker 1: La terrier ami la proprieter sourier vecueni di.
Speaker 4: Bordone inside Amilie. The owner smiled with boundless energy.
Speaker 1: El borti in rob rouche fo grament personage sortigin pierre
de tierre.
Speaker 4: She wore a flamboyant red dress, like a character out
of a play.
Speaker 1: Segeste te la jes recif yea veu de boutique.
Speaker 4: Her gestures were broad and expressive, and she spoke passionately
about the items in her shop.
Speaker 1: Bierreven monsieur ce cher chevou de mondete sire enthusias.
Speaker 4: Welcome, sir, what are you looking for? She asked immediately,
her eyes shining with enthusiasm.
Speaker 1: Ucien apou confu isita santer do pom feme quiechus de sique.
Speaker 4: Tif Lucia, A bit confused, hesitated, I'm looking for a
gift for my wife, something meaningful.
Speaker 1: Amirie saint pere doren segunde suner presente di regerd courier,
marchal tarfetside le guerdin fame upe tetro parfa pre chique, pre.
Speaker 4: Parisien Amilie, wasting no time, began to showcase various objects.
Look at this silver necklace, perfect for charming a woman's heart,
or perhaps this perfume, very chic, very parisian.
Speaker 1: Me parmituties lucien su sante perdi or sugue Marie pouvremini.
Speaker 4: But among all these suggestions, Lucia felt lost. He didn't
know what Marie would truly like.
Speaker 1: Cui in mersiriter precei e tu boutique.
Speaker 4: Clue. A hurried single mother was also in the shop, a.
Speaker 1: Fier rappid maliser bar foi ifu de couti sonnstall mire
tel passon.
Speaker 3: De u en.
Speaker 4: She was quickly rummaging through the shelves. Sometimes you have
to listen to your instincts, she murmured as she passed by,
her arms loaded with toys for her children.
Speaker 1: Siemuris ne alicia isu tour na vera presque la ree
de la boutique.
Speaker 4: These words resonated with Licia. He turned towards a nearly
hidden shelf at the back of the shop.
Speaker 1: La ye truvain petit bois musicale egoui nelo di du
sefer nier in chen soon quille marie ne don consen.
Speaker 4: There he found a small music box. It played a
sweet and familiar melody, a song he and Marie loved
to dance to when they were young.
Speaker 1: In Lucien trouve parfe.
Speaker 4: Moved. Lucien knew he had found the perfect gift.
Speaker 1: N rodhernand said bo ill revoie la souvenir zou l'arsitrn
sou le li ne l'r freer bartegi.
Speaker 4: Looking at this box, he relived their happy memories, their
embraces under the moon, and their shared laughter.
Speaker 1: Isu di riga veramiyll la boson ma el saint bla
sieur prismeluche le teta vec proberscion boncheois monsieur.
Speaker 4: He headed towards Amalie, the box in hand. She seemed surprised,
but nodded approvingly. Good choice.
Speaker 1: Sir, Lucien sortie de la boutique le carele gi icunfien
le verrod couvert la portens de sieer ro sonqure.
Speaker 4: Lucille left the shop, his heart light and confident he
had rediscovered the importance of following his heart.
Speaker 1: On marchon verele NAIs soon and souris sele.
Speaker 4: As he walked home, a smile formed on his lips.
Speaker 1: Isusante pre proge de marie pray riera nouvu che pitre
del risto songbles.
Speaker 4: He felt closer to Marie, ready to write a new
chapter of their story together.
Speaker 1: Viseetiver no villege alfo, cunc monse ton du sent vicien
sa vecu sonce do ele marquiri di dirigi nouve tondresvei.
Speaker 4: And that winter in the village, as the snowflakes began
to fall gently, Lucia knew that his gift would mark
the beginning of a new tenderness with his beloved lu chemandiur.
Speaker 1: Ro tour na vesndes foi.
Speaker 4: The path home had never seemed so bright and full
of hope.
Speaker 2: Today. Vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Le vllage le village, viv lge the village, leneur leneur leneu,
the walls, lecominute, lecominute, lecumnuti, the.
Speaker 4: Community, le pev lepevi yepevi the cobblestones.
Speaker 1: La premidi, la premidi, la premidi.
Speaker 4: The afternoon, liciell lucieliel, the sky, le boutique, le boutique,
le boutique.
Speaker 1: The shop, liqu do lique doleke do, the gift, laire laire,
laire there, lemisium, lenissium, lenisium, The mission left flame, left flame,
left flame, The frame, La propriet there, la propriet there,
la propriet there, the owner, la robe, la robe lahbe,
the dress, l personage, le personage, le personage, the character legist, legist, yes, jest,
The gestures Lunstan, lancetown, landstawn, the instinct, bluecurier, blue courier,
le courier, the necklace, bluecare le, queer, lucure, the heart,
le parfon, le barfon, le barfa, the perfume less you, gestune, lassuggestion,
lea'sig gestune, the suggestion, le maire, le maire, la mare,
the mother leta jeer letter, jeer letter, jeer, the shelf
leb what's musicale? Leb what musicale? Lab what musicale? The
music box La melodi, la melody, lam melo d the melody,
La chanson, la chanson, la chanson, the song lisauvenir, le souvenir,
Li souvenir, The memories Lizzy Hunt, Lizzy Hunt, Lizy Hunt,
The embraces Levre le lev here, the laughter, Laton dress,
Laton dress, Laton dress, the Tenderness, lifflucoum Leflucum, Li Flucum,
the Snowflakes.
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