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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Lucian in the City of
Light as he learns a heartwarming lesson in balancing work
demands with family dreams, just in time for Christmas.
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Speaker 1: Don sin buro modermenmea paris le fe dutton, dance de
valet Noela poscha gormpa iricien a so s sepance, Saint
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de concaiser visi observed Luisia the compassion contell le vois
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cafesciallys envelope lucien jis le prioquipe quis pastille de montel ducement,
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de sofi, la comprehension de son manager face Preparissa and
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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Don sain Buo modern Nima Paris, le fayd turned downs
de voe Fenette en porte lev.
Speaker 3: And a modern and bustling office in Paris. The autumn
leaves dance in front of the windows, carried by the wind.
Speaker 1: Noela Proucha granpa Iricien ann Poille di Voui sous saint Parte,
Gill di profacion Ferniel.
Speaker 3: Christmas is rapidly approaching, and Lucien, a dedicated employee, feels
torn between his professional and family responsibilities.
Speaker 1: Sell quiller reris Pola, sontieen foi and usier port.
Speaker 3: His thoughts clash as he reviews an important file for
the hundredth time.
Speaker 1: Lucien rev da noel parfe evi seferni melisigi jond sreveis
sen le vouari feci.
Speaker 3: Lucian dreams of a perfect Christmas with his family, but
the demands of his job seem to want to erase
this dream.
Speaker 1: Sounn angiurre bizoins de ville porfirog margiur ravoli fete de fai.
Speaker 3: His manager needs him to finalize a major project before
the end of your holidays cheques.
Speaker 1: Sois lilner de noel de l buel la fete di
suprepas meri etn carla t travaill.
Speaker 3: Every evening, the Christmas lights in the office remind him
of the festivity being prepared, yet he is still there
working late.
Speaker 1: Soufi in colleague tu jour pretau fill di concil babser
luriciave compassion.
Speaker 3: Sophie, a colleague always ready to offer wise advice, watches
Lucien with compassion.
Speaker 1: Contel le vois trici e la vita poneffi.
Speaker 3: When she sees him stressed, she invites him to have
a coffee.
Speaker 1: Don la guefeterier lu del di cuefichur lisenfleur.
Speaker 3: In the cafeteria, the smell of hot coffee envelopes them.
Speaker 1: Lucien guisson le priuquitpe cuisso pastille de montell d'u sment.
Speaker 3: Lucien, you seem worried. What's going on? She asks gently.
Speaker 1: Ucien sou pierre giete mont de travais is j vu
simou pipi de prepaa ferni.
Speaker 3: Lucien sighs. I have so much work, and I also
want to take care of the Christmas preparations with my family.
Speaker 1: Jean seta comn tugeri.
Speaker 3: I don't know how to manage everything.
Speaker 1: Sofisouri it pos in mannel sour de Lucien.
Speaker 3: Sophie smiles and places a friendly hand on Lucian's shoulder.
Speaker 1: To mananngier di luisu cutio son.
Speaker 3: Why not talk to your manager, tell him how you feel.
Speaker 1: Peteretriquill pete dier trouvin solusion.
Speaker 3: Maybe he can help you find a solution.
Speaker 1: Siparol reson d'arlescre de licien.
Speaker 3: These words resonate in Lucien's mind.
Speaker 1: Li dees sen le la foy frelloni reconfortantes.
Speaker 3: The idea seems both frightening and comforting.
Speaker 1: Prids regnon critiel alor que sumner gio disquie ditachcha competi
ucien preent profunas piracion.
Speaker 3: Later, in a crucial meeting, while his manager discusses the
tasks to be completed, Lucien takes a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Excuse moi, monsieur giemre parle du purnine.
Speaker 3: Excuse me, sir, I would like to talk about the schedule.
Speaker 1: Jeffre de monieu me giem REU sieur vois ditntpo ma
fernie noel.
Speaker 3: I'm doing my best, but I'd also like to have
time for my family at Christmas.
Speaker 1: Poor geni stillo nano.
Speaker 3: Could I consider adjusting my schedule A.
Speaker 1: Sa grand sieur PRIs son menagier a preen courci at
chill se vecun freension.
Speaker 3: To his great surprise, his manager, after a short moment
of reflection, nods with understanding.
Speaker 1: Uiscience nouvello rison tisifo.
Speaker 3: Lucien. We value your efforts up. We can reorganize some tasks.
Speaker 1: Poor TONISII.
Speaker 3: Take the necessary time for your family.
Speaker 1: ENPOI now mounsieur les.
Speaker 3: A huge weight is lifted off Lucien's shoulders.
Speaker 1: N la dypo momenti reli reniers de Paris illi nein
la rie d in duscerti.
Speaker 3: As he leaves the office that evening, he takes a
moment to admire the lights of Paris illuminating the city
with a gentle glow.
Speaker 1: La pronte par foi y sieu fi de de monde
de la de pour concie travaill ri personelle.
Speaker 3: He learns that sometimes all it takes is to ask
for help to balance work and personal life.
Speaker 1: Ucien trucherie reconson pot nouvell lusson.
Speaker 3: Lucien returns home, grateful for this new lesson.
Speaker 1: Ave Pierre de sou fill le con freenson de so
man gier ypoon fas pre paris rene mon poul rasson
le mont de nourai qui desire tntu freras ferni.
Speaker 3: With the help of Sophie and the understanding of his manager,
he can finally prepare calmly for the Christmas gathering he
so wishes to offer his family.
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 1: Levon Levon, lefon wind lears fonsbiriti, lars fonsabiriti lars fonsbihriti.
Responsibilities lesponci, le ponci, li ponci thoughts le ducie lu ducie,
lu duc file, le manager, le manager, le manager manager,
le purge, maggieer lu Progie, maggieer lu proge, Maggiere major project,
Blue sooir lu soir, lu sois evening, La fete, la fette,
la fete festivity, liconsei, liconsei, licoonsei advice like cafeteria like
cafeteria like cafeteria cafeteria, laespirasciu, la espirascium, laespiracium breath. Le's
your prieze, let's your priez, Les's your prieze surprise like
comprehension like comprehension like comprehension, understanding La pois la pois,
la pois wait lizzi pull lizi pull yezi pull shoulders
la clerti like clerty like clachty, go lead lead, lead
help like conciliation like conciation, La conciries balance lerasso lemo
lerass lemon Lerasson, Lemon Gathering, Billionnaire Billionniere, Liliner White, Lutravaill,
l Travaill, Lutravaill, work, Le Lucon le lusion, Le Luis
soon Worsen, Li Preparative, Li Preparative, Lis preparative Preparations, Larifriction, Larifriction,
Lar reflection, reflection, La Solution, La Solusium, LA's Solutionum solution, Litache, Litache,
Letache tasks, lampourditon, lampourditon, lampourditon, schedule, Lizen, lizif liziff efforts,
Titi t t leave, nis is there, n is N is.
Speaker 3: Necessary.
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