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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 embark on a vibrant quest through
an Amazonian market, discovering the heart and soul behind each
artisan's creation as Ledie seeks the perfect gift with her
insightful guide Lucien. Right after this commercial break.
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travai de rica, semani, fik sexclamate, l nepar, tul regarde
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capablo do decide les tilte plan, the mascon bois, the
biju and grane coolre a, the amocomotive vibron elodi san
quite si, the lot antici de prodi ucia, perceptive chal
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see a vexonad a saprosada natal viam spuper and to
combois valla setotntique de lucia artisan reconnaissan de lan terre
delodi l surica arismo. The two call it the Manifik shack.
The ties when use monspulity ripa is sound like capturell
esprimen de la foret tout foi le pre ancid pace
delodi a superra leisure, monde, courage, lucien avecio, patina turelle
proposer d'antvenir lande agela, conversation clartisan, discrete, induce mondl dielect
locale a preque cozanstan artisan souri if he enjestada, santimour,
lucian suturna, verelodi ye preer bessilu prix i cado purvo
a large suri really nein alo visage de lodi, el romercia,
le rosmall artisan elicia and pronoulo too connocema el rossentine
vague de musion allanbeve Puti, caelcherricetton alafando la geourne, mon
quitan de marche, Elodia, Vennso montrouville ca do parfe me
la veto sier ti and profs pepoles artisan leras el
sante des pre connecte la mazzoni I reconnaissance de pouvarra
parteeses e la marsau autontique do sete experience unique lucia,
el partagera reguer conpris saval a satisfaction in getresi.
Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Le rejun dessles don st vere le fasi peest de
la for ree mazoniennes.
Speaker 4: The sun's rays danced through the thick leaves of the
Amazon jungle.
Speaker 1: Les marchi citon dee initts fusion de couler suleceno pericturia.
Speaker 4: The market stretched out an explosion of colors beneath the
lush canopy.
Speaker 1: Elio di marche du sement Lisius carquill de volles diversity
die femin.
Speaker 4: Ilodie walked slowly, her eyes wide with wonder at the
diversity of handmade items.
Speaker 1: Eli tevenici por trouville querdus piciel purcesseur quercuchio's guinique qui
porto re lan perne d set region facinante.
Speaker 4: She had come here to find a special gift for
her sister, something unique that would bear the imprint of
this fascinating region.
Speaker 1: Accurti lucien aid u cal partegeois mons conaissance.
Speaker 4: Beside her, Lucia, a loo guide was joyfully sharing his knowledge.
Speaker 1: Sipeennie sont par fame de la tri billen o magni.
It's criquetille.
Speaker 4: These baskets are woven by the women of the Janamamie tribe,
he explained.
Speaker 1: Elud sareta portuchiri travai di rica.
Speaker 4: Ilodi stopped to touch the delicate work. Semni fique, It's
beautiful six clamte el, she exclaimed, Ne partuel reguerde ye
ve ton de chois. But everywhere she looked there were
so many choices.
Speaker 1: As sonte pe perdi antepab di didi.
Speaker 4: She felt a bit lost, unable to decide.
Speaker 1: Lisita te plin de mascn bois de bijou renecoure d
amocumuti fibon.
Speaker 4: The stalls were full of wooden masks, colorful sea jewelry,
and hammocks with vibrant patterns.
Speaker 1: Eludi sent.
Speaker 4: Ilodi was also concerned about the authenticity of the products.
Speaker 1: Lucien vercetif et tete.
Speaker 4: Lucia, perceptive, nodded an understanding.
Speaker 1: Nevusa Iludi.
Speaker 4: Don't worry, ildi up, I can help you.
Speaker 1: Upa desertis si, I know.
Speaker 4: Most of the artisans here a vex sound.
Speaker 1: La vie ms puper to come.
Speaker 4: With his help. She approached a stall where an old
man was carving a wooden toucan vola cunque.
Speaker 1: Look, this is authentic, Lucia said, Lucia, l'artisan ucisson de
la terre de lud le suriche laroussemon the artisan, appreciative
of elidus interest, smiled warmly at them. Letu cor de
manni fique chet ditai souenues mons purte ripin.
Speaker 4: The toucan was magnificent. Each detail, carefully carved and painted
is sant le caturreleespremendeo la forre. It seemed to capture
the very spirit of the forest.
Speaker 1: Tute foi le prier nonci di pace luge de lud.
Speaker 4: However, the price quoted was beyond Ilodia's budget.
Speaker 1: E soupirat le gier monde couragi.
Speaker 4: She sighed, slightly disheartened.
Speaker 1: Lucien a vecino pettinaturrelle propos d'An tervenier.
Speaker 4: Lucia, with natural empathy, offered to intervene.
Speaker 1: Yllon de gela conversion re clerton disquit duc de lu cal.
Speaker 4: He initiated a conversation with the artisan, speaking softly in
their local dialect, A pre.
Speaker 1: Que quisstan l'artisan souri if fido.
Speaker 4: After a few moments, the artisan smiled and nodded in agreement.
Speaker 1: Lucien sou tourna vere.
Speaker 4: Lud, Lucia I turned to Ilodi je pre desilu prix.
He's willing to lower the price.
Speaker 1: Iquer dou pour vu a gift for you, A large
sourie really nell visage de laud.
Speaker 4: A broad smile lit up Ilodia's face.
Speaker 1: El remerciele rouse ma l artisan Elicia.
Speaker 4: She warmly thanked the artisan, and Lucia.
Speaker 1: Nu concima el rosine veges de musium a live quiequ
tiur que cheri stan.
Speaker 4: As she held the two can in her hands, she
felt a wave of emotion, a tangible connection with the
culture she cherished so much.
Speaker 1: A la fand de la giournie an quito le marchi,
elude ve nuns montrou villeque du parfe me la vertu
sier chien prouf reese lera.
Speaker 4: At the end of the day, as Ilodi left the market,
she had not only found the perfect gift, but she
had also gained a deep respect for the artisans and
their craft.
Speaker 1: El sussnte disonme picnik till la mazzuni i recune sondu
pouvarra parti chisee la morsu und set experience sunique.
Speaker 4: She felt more connected to the Amazon and grateful to
bring home an authentic piece of this unique experience.
Speaker 1: Ui sien el barte gerra regercun price savour la satisfaction quertresi.
Speaker 4: Lucier and she shared a knowing look, savoring the satisfaction
of a successful quest. 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: Lereon, lereon, lereeju, the rais le faye, le fey le fay,
the leaves, le free, le free, le fourree, the jungle,
La canopee, La canope, la canupe, the canopy, La di versiti,
La di versiti, la di versiti, The diversity lenreveemon, le mareveemon,
le mervellemon, the wonder, liqueto, liquetou, leque doo, the gift,
long pant, long pant, long pant. The imprint, latribu, la tribue,
la tribe, the tribe, latison, latison, latiso, the craftsman, Lagrene, Lagrene, lagranne,
the seed, lebiju, lebiju, le biju, the necklace, Leramac, liramac,
le amac, the hammack less pri lets prix, Let's prix,
the spirit limousin lemusien, lemosium, the emotion bletal littal, bletel,
the star, legid, ligid, legide, the guide, lyconess, liconnaissance, licoissance,
the knowledge, Let's cuture less cuture less cuituo, the carving,
the elect, the elect elects, the dialect. Let's setisfection, Let's settisfection,
Let's settisfection.
Speaker 4: The satisfaction, the masque, the masque, the mask, the mask.
Speaker 1: Lebi ja lebija Lebja, the Budget, Liria, Lyria, Leriah.
Speaker 4: The Connection, TC TC TC, to Weave.
Speaker 1: Security, Scurty Spoffy the carve, but don't teak, But don't
teak what don't teek? Authentic Cheerier, cheerier, cheerier to Petty
Lan Petty Loan, Petti the empathy, le respe, le respe,
le respe, the respect.
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