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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Lucian in the City of

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Light as he learns a heartwarming lesson in balancing work

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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

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valet Noela poscha gormpa iricien a so s sepance, Saint

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Rocho calor quillerevis Paula Santien foi and Ossia and portins

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lucian refe d noel parf Alexafanni Meli's excisions de Saint Travais.

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Some revouari faces are so manager rabezuan de vill por

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finalizi and progeamrger ravalefete do fanderi chacquesis lelinear de noel

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de le bureau virapel la fete disupprepa melis e tan

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carla Taro, travaill Sophie in college tu jeur pretau frere

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de concaiser visi observed Luisia the compassion contell le vois

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tresce a lanvita prandrean cafey don la cafeteria Lauder the

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cafesciallys envelope lucien jis le prioquipe quis pastille de montel ducement,

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Lucian soupire jetmin de travaill jevo simo piped la reparationion

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di noel aphony jean sepa comntugerre sophisuri ipposing Maney tells

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you le pol delicia, Papa parle aton manager diluisu cut

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your son petrichi pa trouven solution separol resident a lescri

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delicia lida son de la foire er comfortante twitter don

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regno christiale a lorqueu manager, dispute detache compette, Lucian point

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in profoundance piracion excuse moi monsieur gemrepa diuplnini jeffreedomonnieux me

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gem real sivarditnpompheni and noel porissian visagdagi steman dio as

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a grand cur pries so manager a preen courtinstand a

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reflection a t s a comprehension uscien novalo rison tees

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far reg is a certaintge p townisier portaferni mpoi now

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se lef disipol de luicia en sortain di brosla pro

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moment Padmireli near the Paris il all Avid induce clerti

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la pronte parfois is sufi de do monde de leed

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per concier travail personnel, Lucienne Rocheli reconnaissant post Novellusson Arected

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de sofi, la comprehension de son manager face Preparissa and

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Mont Paul Rasson le mont denue in dire tonto free Rasafni.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Don sain Buo modern Nima Paris, le fayd turned downs

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de voe Fenette en porte lev.

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Speaker 3: And a modern and bustling office in Paris. The autumn

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leaves dance in front of the windows, carried by the wind.

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Speaker 1: Noela Proucha granpa Iricien ann Poille di Voui sous saint Parte,

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Gill di profacion Ferniel.

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Speaker 3: Christmas is rapidly approaching, and Lucien, a dedicated employee, feels

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torn between his professional and family responsibilities.

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Speaker 1: Sell quiller reris Pola, sontieen foi and usier port.

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Speaker 3: His thoughts clash as he reviews an important file for

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the hundredth time.

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Speaker 1: Lucien rev da noel parfe evi seferni melisigi jond sreveis

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sen le vouari feci.

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Speaker 3: Lucian dreams of a perfect Christmas with his family, but

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the demands of his job seem to want to erase

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this dream.

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Speaker 1: Sounn angiurre bizoins de ville porfirog margiur ravoli fete de fai.

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Speaker 3: His manager needs him to finalize a major project before

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the end of your holidays cheques.

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Speaker 1: Sois lilner de noel de l buel la fete di

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suprepas meri etn carla t travaill.

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Speaker 3: Every evening, the Christmas lights in the office remind him

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of the festivity being prepared, yet he is still there

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working late.

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Speaker 1: Soufi in colleague tu jour pretau fill di concil babser

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luriciave compassion.

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Speaker 3: Sophie, a colleague always ready to offer wise advice, watches

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Lucien with compassion.

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Speaker 1: Contel le vois trici e la vita poneffi.

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Speaker 3: When she sees him stressed, she invites him to have

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a coffee.

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Speaker 1: Don la guefeterier lu del di cuefichur lisenfleur.

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Speaker 3: In the cafeteria, the smell of hot coffee envelopes them.

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Speaker 1: Lucien guisson le priuquitpe cuisso pastille de montell d'u sment.

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Speaker 3: Lucien, you seem worried. What's going on? She asks gently.

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Speaker 1: Ucien sou pierre giete mont de travais is j vu

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simou pipi de prepaa ferni.

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Speaker 3: Lucien sighs. I have so much work, and I also

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want to take care of the Christmas preparations with my family.

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Speaker 1: Jean seta comn tugeri.

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Speaker 3: I don't know how to manage everything.

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Speaker 1: Sofisouri it pos in mannel sour de Lucien.

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Speaker 3: Sophie smiles and places a friendly hand on Lucian's shoulder.

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Speaker 1: To mananngier di luisu cutio son.

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Speaker 3: Why not talk to your manager, tell him how you feel.

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Speaker 1: Peteretriquill pete dier trouvin solusion.

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Speaker 3: Maybe he can help you find a solution.

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Speaker 1: Siparol reson d'arlescre de licien.

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Speaker 3: These words resonate in Lucien's mind.

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Speaker 1: Li dees sen le la foy frelloni reconfortantes.

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Speaker 3: The idea seems both frightening and comforting.

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Speaker 1: Prids regnon critiel alor que sumner gio disquie ditachcha competi

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ucien preent profunas piracion.

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Speaker 3: Later, in a crucial meeting, while his manager discusses the

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tasks to be completed, Lucien takes a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Excuse moi, monsieur giemre parle du purnine.

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Speaker 3: Excuse me, sir, I would like to talk about the schedule.

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Speaker 1: Jeffre de monieu me giem REU sieur vois ditntpo ma

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fernie noel.

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Speaker 3: I'm doing my best, but I'd also like to have

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time for my family at Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Poor geni stillo nano.

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Speaker 3: Could I consider adjusting my schedule A.

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Speaker 1: Sa grand sieur PRIs son menagier a preen courci at

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chill se vecun freension.

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Speaker 3: To his great surprise, his manager, after a short moment

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of reflection, nods with understanding.

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Speaker 1: Uiscience nouvello rison tisifo.

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Speaker 3: Lucien. We value your efforts up. We can reorganize some tasks.

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Speaker 1: Poor TONISII.

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Speaker 3: Take the necessary time for your family.

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Speaker 1: ENPOI now mounsieur les.

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Speaker 3: A huge weight is lifted off Lucien's shoulders.

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Speaker 1: N la dypo momenti reli reniers de Paris illi nein

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la rie d in duscerti.

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Speaker 3: As he leaves the office that evening, he takes a

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moment to admire the lights of Paris illuminating the city

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with a gentle glow.

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Speaker 1: La pronte par foi y sieu fi de de monde

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de la de pour concie travaill ri personelle.

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Speaker 3: He learns that sometimes all it takes is to ask

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for help to balance work and personal life.

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Speaker 1: Ucien trucherie reconson pot nouvell lusson.

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Speaker 3: Lucien returns home, grateful for this new lesson.

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Speaker 1: Ave Pierre de sou fill le con freenson de so

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man gier ypoon fas pre paris rene mon poul rasson

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le mont de nourai qui desire tntu freras ferni.

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Speaker 3: With the help of Sophie and the understanding of his manager,

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he can finally prepare calmly for the Christmas gathering he

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so wishes to offer his family.

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Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Levon Levon, lefon wind lears fonsbiriti, lars fonsabiriti lars fonsbihriti.

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Responsibilities lesponci, le ponci, li ponci thoughts le ducie lu ducie,

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lu duc file, le manager, le manager, le manager manager,

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le purge, maggieer lu Progie, maggieer lu proge, Maggiere major project,

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Blue sooir lu soir, lu sois evening, La fete, la fette,

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la fete festivity, liconsei, liconsei, licoonsei advice like cafeteria like

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cafeteria like cafeteria cafeteria, laespirasciu, la espirascium, laespiracium breath. Le's

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your prieze, let's your priez, Les's your prieze surprise like

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comprehension like comprehension like comprehension, understanding La pois la pois,

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la pois wait lizzi pull lizi pull yezi pull shoulders

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la clerti like clerty like clachty, go lead lead, lead

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help like conciliation like conciation, La conciries balance lerasso lemo

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lerass lemon Lerasson, Lemon Gathering, Billionnaire Billionniere, Liliner White, Lutravaill,

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l Travaill, Lutravaill, work, Le Lucon le lusion, Le Luis

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soon Worsen, Li Preparative, Li Preparative, Lis preparative Preparations, Larifriction, Larifriction,

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Lar reflection, reflection, La Solution, La Solusium, LA's Solutionum solution, Litache, Litache,

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Letache tasks, lampourditon, lampourditon, lampourditon, schedule, Lizen, lizif liziff efforts,

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Titi t t leave, nis is there, n is N is.

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Speaker 3: Necessary.

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