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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the heartwarming journey of two
estranged brothers who find reconciliation in the enchanting glow of
Paris at Christmas under the shadow of a simple wooden gift.
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Speaker 1: Le vasho fimenalitas de papier a moon march, parisha de noe, Santia,
dimil ro de sancur, son cherbertfi alidi, the rodruve, son frere, CANi,
pamile stais, Lunini, ascut Julian tu Jo, Sourian, admirely, decoracium, regard, emil, sigre, lanso,
manifiqu di tillandsili luniartio tone to decieux, demil, repondi, parents, sore,
distre seponce aller lever ripe cami and trend the dispute,
predancetne de junois la rola sieur at the completely blepass marinileesperrecus,
noelso rediferan ilever enplan piso suvnet in, decoracium, bacchis aveta
do'r re enfhon giorgi ilachet repro fre regmi is sutna virgilia, toti, distremier,
moment de mondetill so Redercupia, Julia roschallattee comenan di momo
ton Diquegilian and Thegela conversation camis emilsa procia distounded and
putty so all down, what Rene paid Nemo l'artisan with
Suri contil tontillogia i niel i guedo special the monde
tell Emila Quesa and Suria nervello lerere we trespecial avec
larememon serd mar emil savon saverceni le marche debrillon romprid
rire de dispu anime Marini nonn dec marte mont de
sn care bissaretta i quilpa de camis pladuce monsna camis
soro tourna la Mefion's visible dunces you emil prin profound
acepiracion je quercuchouspurtois ditil sol down bois juvudre theenu commonli
de lavan temi observ petty solder visitan lebreuer di marches
some less certain way alrquirton de la mar accept the
lecdo jamesiandosa Miomi ratil and sourier and fando renoannco celeres prefet, proposer,
emil les poisavoir, camio, schle garmalattet u, japans CSOs, Arabia,
enci sulelunier, Vassillon de membarch and Pettipathi, fevle Reconciliacio benieas
Sonti and parts zippole, pride, courage de novelles pois temi,
some le pride, tondi, say zippole, Monton, Jikodibi, lesdofre, Sutanella,
Niparasa precuado and bohile a promise d nouveau de par lenche, commonser,
tomb le, cocouvertio de promesse, cou le marche, l'n bre
de la treve de vent.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Le vacho fillenalitas de papiernicion de noel fete da.
Speaker 3: Laire, the mauled wine steamed in the paper cups as
the Christmas carols floated in the air.
Speaker 1: Amon Marte Paris, chamser visiter ra vex son marche de
noue santia.
Speaker 3: In momarta bar he charms its visitors with its sparkling
Christmas market.
Speaker 1: Demil ro serra son de charpu tour de son cour.
Speaker 3: Emil tightened his scarf around his neck.
Speaker 1: Son quebete fai alidi de rotruve soon frere canis Tamilrisitaillini.
Speaker 3: His heart pounded at the thought of meeting his brother
Camille among the illuminated stalls.
Speaker 1: A ciccurti, juillien tu jou sourien and ne rely de.
Speaker 3: Corraciu beside him. Juie, always smiling, admired the decorations.
Speaker 1: Bregard emil, sigur l'on sou mani fique.
Speaker 3: Look, Emil, these garlands are magnificent.
Speaker 1: Diti l'on dellignlli renier pine tontud.
Speaker 3: Sieu, he said, pointing to the twinkling lights above.
Speaker 1: De mil repondi parensurreer d'estre sieponcier yer.
Speaker 3: Emir responded with a distracted smile, his thoughts elsewhere.
Speaker 1: Le ver rue perquemillen con de dis quite prenenstn de
jullen bois.
Speaker 3: He had spotted Camille chatting near a wooden toy stall
La rola.
Speaker 1: Sieur de comprique pa l pasi marinile sperreque sou nourl
sour red feron.
Speaker 3: Their relationship was complicated by the past, but Emil hoped
this Christmas would be different.
Speaker 1: I le veru.
Speaker 3: He had a plan.
Speaker 1: Pisusun decoracion veta do re enfant.
Speaker 3: He remembered a wooden decoration they had loved as children.
Speaker 1: Borgi ileche tre pur fre.
Speaker 3: Remi today he would buy it to give to Camille.
Speaker 1: Is so tourna vergilia.
Speaker 3: He turned to Julia.
Speaker 1: The Jistrequemilla, moment.
Speaker 3: Can you distract Camille for a moment?
Speaker 1: De mond'etill son regercupilla.
Speaker 3: He asked, his gaze pleading Julia rochell.
Speaker 1: Et tete conndo.
Speaker 3: Julia nodded, understanding the importance of the moment.
Speaker 1: Tonsique Gili convers reguemi emisa prochad stone.
Speaker 3: While Julia engaged in conversation with Camille, Emir approached the stall.
Speaker 1: And Puttisol down prone.
Speaker 3: A small wooden soldier stood among other ornaments.
Speaker 1: L'artisan luis suri conti tondillo ge nil.
Speaker 3: The artisan smiled at him when he handed the item
to Emil.
Speaker 1: Antier do spiciel a special gift de mon d'ettel, she asked,
enire quie sa and suria ne voulere.
Speaker 3: Emil nodded a nervous smile on his lips.
Speaker 1: Ui trespeiciel, Yes, very special a ve clur ne mon
s s man enen sa verquni.
Speaker 3: With the ornament clutched in his hand, Emil moved towards Camille.
Speaker 1: Le marchis de brillon rompri de rire de di reno
de cre martel mon de son cre.
Speaker 3: The market was noisy, filled with laughter and lively conversations,
but Emil only heard the pounding of his heart.
Speaker 1: VII serreta e QueQue pa de qui ee plea duce
mon soun.
Speaker 3: He stopped a few steps from Camille and softly called
his name.
Speaker 1: Cenis sour tourna le ne fience visible dancigieux.
Speaker 3: Camille turned around, suspicion visible in his eyes de.
Speaker 1: Nill prin profundas piracion.
Speaker 3: Emil took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Gieque couchuspurtois ditild'n bois.
Speaker 3: I have something for you, he said, extending the wooden soldier.
Speaker 1: Juvu drey tellu cour moncion.
Speaker 3: Rai les de la von, I would like us to
start moving forward.
Speaker 1: Quimie pserve ptislda visitin.
Speaker 3: Camille looked at the little soldier hesitant le brouis.
Speaker 1: Di marchison qui la ma x teluquer do.
Speaker 3: The market's hustle seemed to fade as he reached out
and accepted the gift.
Speaker 1: Jermus miratille and sourier enfondo vill noan so sele.
Speaker 3: I remember this? He murmured, a smile finally appearing on
his lips.
Speaker 1: Pre fete, could we meet after the holidays? Proposa emille
les bois non savoi.
Speaker 3: Emil proposed hope in his voice.
Speaker 1: Camille che tet.
Speaker 3: Cami nodded slightly.
Speaker 1: Ui giupons querebier.
Speaker 3: Yes, I think that would be nice.
Speaker 1: Enci soules de mar apetipa fife reccies.
Speaker 3: And so, under the flickering lights of Momata, a small
step was taken towards reconciliation.
Speaker 1: De nis son tien pots pridu couragi di nouvelles poi.
Speaker 3: Emil felt a weight lift from his shoulders, filled with
courage and new hope.
Speaker 1: Temi snle pri de tonji sisil monti coud did.
Speaker 3: Camille seemed more relaxed, his shoulders less tense than at
the beginning.
Speaker 1: Lis de freer stella nipa saint prique doon boi la
promise da nouvu di par.
Speaker 3: The two brothers stood there, united by a simple wooden
gift and the promise of a new beginning.
Speaker 1: Lnese comense tonbi legier comin couvertio du promise, couv la
pail quill quite le marche, L'En bre de la compricitero
truve de vent.
Speaker 3: The snow began to fall light as a blanket of promises,
covering their steps. As they slowly left the market, the
shadow of their rekindled bond before them.
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: Levachu levachule vache the mulled wine, Li shall li shall,
shall the scarf be that bet two pound, bttal little
littell the stall, santio, santien santillo, sparkling, sire brossyrieyri titan
la dear land lea dear land like dear land, the garland,
this trayer, this treer, this treer, to distract supien, supien supion.
Speaker 3: Pleading on.
Speaker 1: To engage Latisan latison, latiso the craftsman lic doo, liqu
doleke do the gift, Siri Siri Siri to clutch le
breuer ah, le breuer, le breu a ah, the hustle, disiti, disity, dizity.
Speaker 3: To hesitate.
Speaker 1: The ornament, nemur ner murree, mir murre, to murmur, propossy, propossy, propossy,
to propose, Larry conciec larryconcirietion, Larry conciries the reconciliation, de
detre de tondre, to relax. La promise, la promise, la promise,
the promise, bloombres, l'ombre, l'ebours, the shadow, La complicity, la complicity,
la complicity, the complicity, Blue Courage, Blue Courage, Le courage,
the courage, Les saul d'un bois, Les sud'n bois, Le
sur d'un bois, The wooden Soldier, setting setingui seteni to
fade la mefiance, la mefiance, le me fiance, suspicion Les
bois les Bois les Pois, the hope, sou souvenir, sou souvenir,
sou souvenir, to remember Lizzipoul, Lizzipoul, YIZI pull the shoulders.
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