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we'll present a short story in both English and French
with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.
In this episode, we'll unravel the enchanting tale of how
a French expatriate and his spirited friend embark on a
clue laden journey through Savannah's historic streets, unveiling hidden family
secrets and finding a sense of belonging along the way.
Right after this commercial break.
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de la home di fi freshman, lelonde, difillinierdus solita, borris
selave de nouvella illri alexterier, santi delinear festive, eloi an expatrie,
froncel jurmpid sucre etassinancuin entas the cafe, a lemma solafe
and nonquilquitte la franz percomensi novellisi marsolein sa novella ani
a tassias on fast de luis curious e pleanduis l
m explorerly mister de la ville alorchis savolar cafe and
servers approach de l'rtabe avecinovelo, pallema, a laterieur eletro mysterious
adressa eloi, curio melosi and tiersit a partages on compinavec
marsollin caescuse, Elois de Montelle, sies petty on excitation a
preyer momentdo reflection, Eloa de sid del Montre Lalette electic
criton francis a pale de scredo bilis, the Rendezvous Misterio
de le vieux cartie de la Ville, Japans quest letter
tempertant Nemi Reloa ensemble is decid the sire Lexanes l
let RelA man at traverle real pavide Savannah plann the
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tier alorque son des close, the nouvelle risond' lar free
delivere eloi regul de Marcellin, nave gratitude, mercy detil, Saint
Plemont ensemble is a resolue, and mister Neples Barton encore
Elois a truven nouvell maniad accepted, San Pasi and sie
don biance santiente ser rende la nouvelle anie Elois, san
enfranchilis and Santi monquy naveparo santi di petre Lenton.
Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any party may
have messed.
Speaker 1: Don sans petticueficial who peers de guerti historic the Savanna
lere entris de la ro n di te fi freschemon uri.
Speaker 4: In a small cozy cafe at the heart of the
historic district of Savannah, the air is filled with the
aroma of freshly ground coffee.
Speaker 1: Le lane di filliniers dus soletablon boiristique.
Speaker 4: The lamps cast a gentle glow over the rustic wooden tables.
Speaker 1: Selves di nouve lan illirie elexterrier santi de lune festive.
Speaker 4: It is New Year's Eve and the streets outside shimmer
with festive lights.
Speaker 1: Ilois, an expatrie francail jurent pridu sucre eteci nanzan couin
intas de tuefielema.
Speaker 4: Ilois, a French expatriate with eyes full of secrets, sits
in a corner, a cup of coffee in hand.
Speaker 1: So la ferlnan quill titi la France porc monci nouvell
ri si.
Speaker 4: It has been a year since he left France to
start a new life here.
Speaker 1: Marsolein sin nouve le ni ete sison fas.
Speaker 4: Deli Marsoleine, his new friend sits across from.
Speaker 1: Him, curious plein de rill le mex flurili niceter de
la ville.
Speaker 4: Curious and full of life. She loves exploring the city's mysteries.
Speaker 1: Alor qui sevo le cufi and serversa pro de la
vein vlo pelema.
Speaker 4: As they savor their coffee, a waiter approaches their table
with an envelope in hand, a.
Speaker 1: Lal terrier a let trenisteriusa drecier Eloi.
Speaker 4: Inside is a mysterious letter addressed to Eloi.
Speaker 1: Curiemelsi antier Irisita bartellisvec Marcelline.
Speaker 4: Curious yet worried, he hesitates to share its contents with
Marsoleine cuescusse.
Speaker 1: Ilois de montell siseu pitien dixitecien.
Speaker 4: What is it I wi? She asks, her eyes sparkling
with excitement.
Speaker 1: A pre moment' ri fricciu iluis de sid de ri
montre la lettre.
Speaker 4: After a moment of reflection, Illoas decides to show her
the letter.
Speaker 1: Eleti triton francis ital de su gredu blill d' rende
vounis terie de l lleu tertie de la ville.
Speaker 4: It is written in French and speaks of forgotten secrets
and mysterious meetings in the old quarters of the city.
Speaker 1: Giupons que settle tretainpurtante no mire lois.
Speaker 4: I think this letter is important? Ilois murmurs encanble i
deci de siev lis amesis. Together, they decide to follow
the clues la.
Speaker 1: Let trele men a trevere le ree pa vis de
savena plein demister Redictoizenciennes.
Speaker 4: The letter leads them through the cobblestone alleys of Savannah,
full of mysteries and ancient stories che.
Speaker 1: Gndice lera proche dien veretil bill.
Speaker 4: Each clue brings them closer to a forgotten truth.
Speaker 1: D couvre finan monte la le treia nister non rizuli
de la fermi de loi di nistois der ritache perd
du sucre de ferni.
Speaker 4: They finally discover that the letter is linked to an
unresolved mystery of il y S family, a tale of
lost inheritances and family secrets.
Speaker 1: Lis pis dee li condisa moncier manoir tesche de rier
de lo du brique.
Speaker 4: The leads take them to an old mansion hidden behind
brick walls La y de cour.
Speaker 1: Dedu quemont montola anto le fermi de li in ye
istoils de Savena.
Speaker 4: There they discover documents showing the connection between iloy S
family and an old story of Savannah.
Speaker 1: Sou Canadin larier godmer de lois a velissid reli te prison,
nonpadriches matterielle nerin concre l ristour femiel.
Speaker 4: What Nadine il y as great grandmother had left behind
was a treasure, not of material wealth, but of an
understanding of their family history.
Speaker 1: Eloi surn countqui ferconfia avexn perci.
Speaker 4: ILOI realizes he can finally trust someone with his past.
Speaker 1: Enparte jon stistoi a veg Marcellin is susan prison novel
vier savenna.
Speaker 4: By sharing this story with Marsoline, he feels more rooted
in his new life in Savannah.
Speaker 1: I di couvqusa place tici a vex disee miquelexete te kier.
Speaker 4: He discovers that his place is here, with friends who
accept him as he is.
Speaker 1: Aloqulu son de cloge di nouvela reson d'a la fois
de li vere Iloa rodel de Marcellin nave gratitude.
Speaker 4: As the sound of New Year's bells rings in the
cold winter air, Iloa looks at Masoline with gratitude.
Speaker 1: Merci di ti Saint purment. Thank you, he says, simply,
encan risolia, mister nepusin bortoncur ilois a trouvell nouvelle maniere
de exceptison perci. Together they solved a mystery, but more importantly,
Elois found a new way to embrace his past. An
si d'allon bience, santien te serend de la nouvell le
reni iloa sussenfanchillie and sntimnqui neveparosontid pre.
Speaker 4: Thus, in the sparkling and serene ambience of the new year,
Ela finally feels at home, a feeling he hadn't experienced
for a very long time.
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: Lah um, lahoum, lahoum, the aroma, l u lar rue, shell, cozy,
le land le lanpe le land, the lamp, santier, santier, santiller,
to shimmer, lickx pertrier, lix, pertrier, licks petrie, the expatriate, curieux, curieu, purieu,
curious lanvelop l envelope, the envelope, di city, disite de city,
to hesitate, Savoury, Savoury, savoury, The savor blandis blandis Lande,
The crew, Laruelle, laruelle, laruelle, the Alley, ble Manoir, Le Manoir,
le manoir.
Speaker 5: The Mansion, bou Bris, Boubrie, bu Brie, Forgotten, la Lette, lalette,
la lette, the letter Let Josh, let Josh, l Josh,
the Bell, Bristique, rustick, rustic, rustic, decouverrier, decouverrier de couverrier,
To discover le servere, le server, the server, the waiter,
la verite, la verite, le verite, the truth, ble sircree,
le segre, le sucre, the secret.
Speaker 1: Listois, listois, listois, the story, Broconaissan, Broconaissan, Broconnaisson, grateful, bresudre, bresudo, resoudre,
to solve, bremisterere, lemisterere, lemisterere, The mystery Ancien ancien ancien
ancient veritage, lestage, le ritage, the inheritance, fair, confience, fair, confience,
fe confiance, the trust, labric labric labric, the brec Umbraci bombraci, umbrasi,
To embrace, leave, denouvellin, leave, denouvellin. Levee de nouvelin New
Year's Eve.
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