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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into a heartwarming tale of
rekindled friendships amidst the serene backdrop of a snowy New
Year's Eve, where laughter, reflection, and sincere listening lead to
newfound hope and understanding.
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Speaker 1: Blenche, Tombe, dus Mons, Lelunier, Santier, pre verly, Finette, cree
a la daier, Leris, Reli, discussion, lisquire resone a Joultin
a letmosphere, festive de la vay de Nouvella, Julian to
jeorq Plin de Energier, the Peasantry, Saudiri, ja Velebarch, Poservaci
fi a ve CaCO Cola, sho Ivene de finie and
Johne the Skippers. Your aunt may take Corchaus Down, Saint
car Lanciae, refuchier, a lortil fe de latu Ila Persia
and visage Familier. Clue so Nannie Dan France as seize
sella entablo, pre delache, mini ell Rodard, ponceive male flame, perdie, dance, Ponce,
Julian Souri May and Pettis sintimond a prince and lanvaill
In nave paro of you clue the pie deserne l'arvieve
pride chamann di ferroo preloris is so do mond de
camrae a le cras saint laanson courage, Julian Saproussia edi
clue sevremontois quillseiur PRIs clue le valetsieu sieur price pissouri ducement,
Julian carco insidounce de sro trouveisi ye dispute the banalte
ivo contes souvenir, the dolescence Gilian pleasant, take a mason
abitude nisson, take a clue de preocupe and some la
distant celle ln quirte peer pre Julien proposa norondonais raquet
paul alandomin, sen fred u biando pran rolaire, contitiu cloix
eesita ann anston pease accepta e la precil accompanied the
Julian manetepacire de voui partegilie poncilord, the Killa cable, the
londoman is serrentiresi and sontiaegi entourrepa l came des montaigne
laforate de mani ficque celancieus soulaneses fresh Julian nerve, medicide,
suturna vercleue chloe tissoon reprio, cupe cituvuron, paris, jesue la
cloe resta cilantious, caulkezan ston pi superrat segies the couche traverse, imperio, dificile, jesita,
Jean de carriere, maige per de me trompez julia equlta
tuntivement so written on the fer in black parleegial atmosphere
irealize parfois equit the pre presuke balis said nuilla in trumpet,
donte sabattisola vallet alorcle sogon, sigarnages qunini julia e clouit
ruvert and contron quill lurchalas like conversa ncula, natur elmond
ave cloe souberond avantage as santaine security port partages, duties
a spoi aninni a locally clause front se i leeve
lervere in nouvelle comprehension, mercy julien de cloy ducement toumai
depuiscuatinelopince julian toucherepundi etoi timar pria ecuti je sorella, coatilla,
vivre avecludbidus at novella ani ilrealizgularaniti biancle di ferrante, the
tujeur Prescius, cloe a vetrouven Rey, a antievea nanifidel Julian Contelli,
a veta pri lamportons de la passion, delicut si sou
leto schell rochelle enuncia, nanity, renesse, forge pas de confidence, partage,
ensemble ilrida de vera lavniirve quespoire determination.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have messed.
Speaker 1: Blanche tombe du s man sole to dichell.
Speaker 3: The snow was gently falling on the roofs of the chal.
Speaker 1: Lelligner, Santier, crevere Finette, creerinon bien chello rouserie quill.
Speaker 3: The lights were twinkling through the windows, creating a warm
and welcoming atmosphere.
Speaker 1: A lan terrier leier re l dies qui di squierresne
ajouton let mons fair festille de la vei de nouvella.
Speaker 3: Inside. The laughter and chatter of the skiers resonated, adding
to the festive atmosphere. Of New Year's eve.
Speaker 1: Julien to journ denergi de pis entrie sou dirigia ver
le bard pocheu.
Speaker 3: Julia, always full of energy and jokes, headed to the
bar to warm up with a hot chocolate.
Speaker 1: Venet de joie d esquipercionante ntuer coucheus don son cur
lan citerre fichier.
Speaker 3: He had just finished an ex exciting day of skiing,
but something in his heart urged him to reflect.
Speaker 1: Allor qifele cou ll percioni CUIs sonni d'An france as
seize se leentable predrechini.
Speaker 3: While waiting in line, he caught sight of a familiar face, Cloe,
his childhood friend, sitting alone at a table near the fireplace.
Speaker 1: Elroder de fleme perdid'an seponci.
Speaker 3: She was thoughtfully watching the flames, lost in her thoughts.
Speaker 1: Gulie souri ma'ame petisson timonde.
Speaker 3: Julia smiled, but a small sense of apprehension filled him.
Speaker 1: Di neeve paroviu couri de pi disni.
Speaker 3: He had not seen Cloe for years.
Speaker 1: La vie ve pri di cheman di feron prelorici is
sud Mond de cole.
Speaker 3: Their lives had taken different paths after high school, and
he wondered how she was doing.
Speaker 1: Raison lansons courage. Julien saprocha d cluie sevre.
Speaker 3: Montois, gathering his courage. Julia approached and said, Chloe, is
it really you que sieur price, What a surprise.
Speaker 1: Clui le vell lisieux sieur priz pis suri ducement.
Speaker 3: Chloi looked up, surprised, then smiled gently.
Speaker 1: Guillien Julia Querconci danced sur truvi si.
Speaker 3: What a coincidence to meet here.
Speaker 1: Dispiter de beneliti ivocone de souvenir de do lis sance.
Speaker 3: They talked about trivial matters, recalling teenage memories.
Speaker 1: Gilian peisonte co mason letde nissonte cui te priu cupe.
Speaker 3: Julie joked as usual, but he felt that Cloe was preoccupied.
Speaker 1: Al sin les di stant is cel l'an quiete.
Speaker 3: She seemed distant, and it worried him.
Speaker 1: Pour pre Gillien proposse no rendo nill raquet pou le
landeo man.
Speaker 3: Shortly after, Julie suggested a snowshoeing hike for the next day.
Speaker 1: Senu frediliendo.
Speaker 3: It would do us good to get some fresh air.
Speaker 1: Cont ditiu, what do you think? Clouisita nstant please excepta.
Speaker 3: Cloe hesitated for a moment, then agreed e.
Speaker 1: La pricie la compagni de giulian men te pasio deillionilur
de till cable.
Speaker 3: She appreciated Julia's company, but wasn't sure if she wanted
to share the heavy thoughts weighing her down.
Speaker 1: Lelandeo man errentireig entourrepa le quem de Montaigne.
Speaker 3: The next day, they ventured onto a snowy trail surrounded
by the calm of the mountains.
Speaker 1: La foret de mani fiqui ciloncieus soulenese fresh.
Speaker 3: The forest was beautiful and silent under the fresh snow.
Speaker 1: Guillen nervu medicidi sou too na vere.
Speaker 3: Cui nervous but determined. Julie turned to Cloe.
Speaker 1: Coui gisson le priou cuipe.
Speaker 3: Cloe, you seem preoccupied.
Speaker 1: City von Paris, jusu la.
Speaker 3: If you want to talk about it, I'm here.
Speaker 1: Cui resta ciloncieus que kisston Pisupira.
Speaker 3: Cloe remained silent for a few moments, then sighed.
Speaker 1: Seg just de coutre versinterie di ficille.
Speaker 3: It's just that I'm going through a difficult period.
Speaker 1: Gisita de carrier neg de ne trompez.
Speaker 3: I'm hesitant to change careers, but I'm afraid of making
a mistake.
Speaker 1: Julia ecuta tontivement sur retinand de ferin blas letts mos fere.
Speaker 3: Julia listened attentively, resisting the urge to make a joke
to lighten the mood.
Speaker 1: Irelli zecu tar foi iqui de precu balis.
Speaker 3: He realized that sometimes listening was more valuable than speaking.
Speaker 1: Setni la in tempez donertico la vali.
Speaker 3: That night, a snowstorm hit the valley.
Speaker 1: All cull so goon sigquemini, Julia i cluit trouvera conquillae.
Speaker 3: As the seconds ticked down to midnight, Julia and Clouet
found a quiet corner in the shaller.
Speaker 1: Le conversela natur rel mon ave clui souvon da vente.
Speaker 3: The conversation flowed naturally, with Cloe opening up more e
sante curiduties poi, she felt safe sharing her doubts and hopes.
Speaker 1: Annii allicloice e leve l'ervere innuve comprehension.
Speaker 3: At midnight, as the bells rang, they raised their glasses,
a new understanding between them.
Speaker 1: Merci Julien de couri du sement.
Speaker 3: Thank you, Julia, said Cloe softly to.
Speaker 1: My depuis quetini, Lu prince, you've helped me more than
you know. Julien TOUCHI reponsi etoi jima prie.
Speaker 3: Couti touch, Julia replied, and you you've taught me to listen.
Speaker 1: Juri la courtillervive.
Speaker 3: I'll be here no matter what.
Speaker 1: A vecu de bid set nouve reni I relliguliti diencle
di ferran de toujours crescieus.
Speaker 3: With the start of this new year, they realized that
their friendship, although different, was still precious.
Speaker 1: Curie a vetrouven re etntivea nanifidel.
Speaker 3: Cloe had found a listening ear and a loyal friend.
Speaker 1: Jullien contellis a veta pri la port de la pacience
de l court.
Speaker 3: Julia, for his part, had learned the importance of patients
and listening.
Speaker 1: En si sou letourche roue dechell enunciennitnes furgeta de confide.
Speaker 3: Thus, under the warm roof of the chalas, an old
friendship was reborn, forged by shared confidences and laughter.
Speaker 1: Ensemble ilred de ver revnier quesoi de termineescium.
Speaker 3: Together they looked toward the future with hope and determination.
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: Litois littois, littouis the roof, blombiance, lone biance, lonebiance.
Speaker 3: The atmosphere, levi lee lev.
Speaker 1: The laughter, Li discussion, le discussion, le discuisiu, the chatter, leiskiller, lesquier, liskiller,
the skier, La chemini, la chemini, les chimini, the fireplace,
Lu courage, le courage, le courage, the courage, La preension, lapriension,
la priensium, the apprehension, lego, incidence lego, oncidance lego and
si dance the coincidence. Thenaliti, thenaliti, thenaliti, trivial matters, lusauvenir,
lu souvenir, le souvenir, the memory, praoquepe preoquepe prequepe, preoccupied, Lahondoni, Lahondoni, lahondni.
The hike, lerakitte, le racket, lerakt the snowshoeing Lisntierlesontier, leson Chi,
the trail d C D d C d d C
d determined Supiri supiri, supiri, the sigh, lat room prix,
lat room prix, leat room prix.
Speaker 3: The mistake.
Speaker 1: To resist, pressieu, pressieu, prissieu, valuable, lettonpet, then let'mpet, then
let dopet. Then the snowstorm La vale, le valley, la valley,
the valley, like comprehension, like comprehension, like comprehension, The understanding
d d d the help, the dut, dut dut, the doubt,
Les bois, les bois, let's pois, the hope, Let jush,
let jush, la push the bell Tushi, tush, tush touched,
Bastien Bastien ba'sion patient, La confidence, la confidence, la confidence.
Speaker 3: The confidence.
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