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Together we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:43,599 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: Olisi de paris, je vit nets, monster, vecu, poncette, tu 25 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:59,200 vert listen, trell free, Lici, tonti, le bavarde erie, elis 26 00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:04,920 f studios, the aventive Avetta and grand proge cerpanoson Professor 27 00:02:05,079 --> 00:02:10,120 Preferre can get to the niverser so pander a problem. 28 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:15,240 The ties addressed the while lacal la vetin regu strict 29 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:21,199 pad nuti red sterrier, the La cafeteria elis seveki sofi 30 00:02:21,759 --> 00:02:28,800 lesistant to the professor so probably more unobstack Sophie expredo 31 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:38,120 completely re shows mal Eliza vetinide eldmanda as major Rami 32 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,680 k the la day u get a tu jour partanpo 33 00:02:42,759 --> 00:02:48,199 and avanteur sertu si selam tak career he rote ruver 34 00:02:48,599 --> 00:02:53,439 l coura soon Romano La cafeteria uk to do a 35 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:59,039 distri sofi cier nouvoeve getto and usat had to do 36 00:02:59,159 --> 00:03:05,159 suit mirairis lico che la tete prayer role vel DeFi 37 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:12,159 ensemble is sabro de la parte, the La Cafeteria, Sophie 38 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:19,360 Tela absorb beeper and Pilde Papier with Sabrochia del sourrereespiergo lere, 39 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:29,120 Sophie vs Avevilla, nouvela fish, pola, fete, desitiionul Setia Iria 40 00:03:29,199 --> 00:03:34,639 and sander Tonique sofis ro tourne and trigue persculp diz 41 00:03:35,159 --> 00:03:38,439 it is profited. The locasiom public see le ghetto, so soon, 42 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:44,000 Bluzo alavance, pafet tree, esperon attan, la grand tab la 43 00:03:44,039 --> 00:03:49,319 lotrebu de la salle megis Tomomo used to cello Robardo, 44 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:53,840 la table, Sophifi and Paunaria perdid and so nxit asim 45 00:03:53,919 --> 00:04:02,719 Polafette Ebus pulairies, la pauvres perdi litty libreton bonnarier legetto 46 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:08,800 Chapado Soon blue Zoon, sainvolondous morn leiser dar la cafeteria, 47 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:13,960 the tonson la Sarrette Lesiu, the two leeselves severe the 48 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,240 Volgracio di guetto kie Teri finald monsal chapeau de director, 49 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:24,319 monsieur le rois and plain conversa Aveci, professor aunt Cilon's 50 00:04:24,399 --> 00:04:29,879 stupe ferro vailla sal suida niclai do rere collective men 51 00:04:30,079 --> 00:04:36,399 monsieur le roan pie de sourier, the professor quicompri immediate 52 00:04:36,519 --> 00:04:43,199 moll antonsen deris viadressa and clande chelari it is kellertonciun 53 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,639 s getto at tankedo memorable men non sir fhor mactuel 54 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,800 did the professor Avecan sourier on fand de courte el 55 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:58,480 is comprique sonepla perfection di plan qui conte melluci RelA 56 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:08,000 poncedier decei jian milad via nistourquetus rememore vecuefection all pantagier 57 00:05:08,079 --> 00:05:12,639 continue de bris parifinetre uvert vicuel delys du vine du 58 00:05:12,759 --> 00:05:18,560 sacdt barge bartus nissan re levement de French guemraders. 59 00:05:19,639 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you 60 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:23,600 may have missed. 61 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: Oulici de Paris ye vet nettemus fergeoius do requefeteria veque 62 00:05:30,439 --> 00:05:31,720 printon qui sence. 63 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,759 Speaker 3: At the Lisa of Paris, there was a joyful atmosphere 64 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,800 in the cafeteria with the arrival of spring. 65 00:05:39,959 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: Le fenete re te tu vert lis sent tre le 66 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:48,199 free ligi ton di quel ze lev barvarde erie. 67 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,639 Speaker 3: The windows were open, letting in the fresh and light 68 00:05:52,759 --> 00:05:55,120 air while the students chatted and laughed. 69 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: Elise in lev studios reentire aveta grande serpondo professor preferree 70 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:06,759 ve candueto de ni verse. 71 00:06:08,959 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 3: Elise, a studious and inventive student, had a big project 72 00:06:12,959 --> 00:06:15,600 to surprise her favorite teacher with a birthday cake. 73 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: Supon dan and poblen de tai sudres de Ville. 74 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 3: However, a significant problem stood before her. 75 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: Lecre le vetu regui strict pa de nourriti reesteria reque teria. 76 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,639 Speaker 3: The school had a strict rule no outside food in 77 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:38,399 the cafeteria. 78 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: Belis serveque soufi lesistante di profesesur surreprobe blement and abstec. 79 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 3: Elise knew that Sophie, the teacher's assistant, would probably be 80 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:52,920 an obstacle. 81 00:06:54,079 --> 00:07:00,319 Speaker 1: Sofiufuse expres de compretirichu's melufus v. 82 00:07:02,759 --> 00:07:06,319 Speaker 3: Sophie never intentionally made things difficult, but she often did 83 00:07:06,399 --> 00:07:07,439 so unintentionally. 84 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: Eliza vettinidi. 85 00:07:11,959 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 3: At lice had an idea El. 86 00:07:14,279 --> 00:07:18,279 Speaker 1: De monda assume rami ric delid. 87 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 3: She asked her best friend Luke to help her. 88 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:28,839 Speaker 1: Riki te avantur certu su la pique. 89 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,279 Speaker 3: Luke was always up for an adventure, especially if it 90 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:35,279 involved some laughter. 91 00:07:36,519 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: Is truvern lu coura soon romia. 92 00:07:42,879 --> 00:07:45,399 Speaker 3: They met in the dark hallway leading to the cafeteria. 93 00:07:46,639 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: Uk Ti do distre sofi, look. 94 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 3: You have to distract Sophie. 95 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:59,759 Speaker 1: Sien nouvois ve guettu enusatra tou de suit mirairi. 96 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,199 Speaker 3: If she sees us with the cake, she'll stop us 97 00:08:04,279 --> 00:08:06,319 right away, whispered Elise. 98 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: Ricoche la tete praer roule ville de fi. 99 00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:15,079 Speaker 3: Luke nodded, ready to take on the challenge. 100 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: Ensemble isa proche de la porte de l teteria. 101 00:08:22,639 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: Together they approached the cafeteria door. 102 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:29,759 Speaker 1: Soufi te la absolbepail pepi. 103 00:08:31,879 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 3: Sophie was there, absorbed by a pile of papers. 104 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: Riza proche del sourrees piero. 105 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 3: Luke approached her, a mischievous smile on his lips. 106 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: Sofi vu le nouvela fiche fete. 107 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 3: Di malul, Sophie, have you seen the new poster for 108 00:08:55,200 --> 00:09:00,919 the student party in the hall Cetia, it's hilarious. 109 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:10,799 Speaker 1: Illen this sand tondique sofiso tournay an trigue barsucurdize, Elise 110 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,840 pro fita de lucaz jum poglisi lu gueto sous soon. 111 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: Bluzon, there's a drawing of While Sophie turned intrigued by 112 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,039 what Luke was saying, Alice took the opportunity to slip 113 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,200 the cake under her jacket. 114 00:09:25,279 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: E la vonce parfetri esperon ratan l la grand tab 115 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:31,759 le l trebou de la salle. 116 00:09:33,759 --> 00:09:36,919 Speaker 3: She moved quietly, hoping to reach the large table at 117 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:37,919 the other end of the room. 118 00:09:39,159 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: Megisto monment usidua tuchell rebor de la table sofifien par 119 00:09:45,279 --> 00:09:51,159 narie perdid'n so nixite en pou la fete ibuscu lairise. 120 00:09:53,159 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 3: But just as her fingers touched the edge of the table, 121 00:09:56,039 --> 00:09:58,759 Sophie took a step back, lost in her excitement for 122 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,960 the party, and bumped out into Elise. 123 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:06,279 Speaker 1: La pour re ris per di lqi narier. 124 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 5: Poor. 125 00:10:08,039 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 3: Alice lost her balance and fell backward. 126 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: Legetu schepard de soon blue zon sin voulon du semnd lisiere. 127 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 3: The cake slipped out of her jacket, gently flying through 128 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:21,519 the air. 129 00:10:22,799 --> 00:10:26,399 Speaker 1: Dar la gefit terrier le tonson le sarete. 130 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 3: In the cafeteria, time seemed to stop. 131 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,759 Speaker 1: Lisieu de toulis le chevere le val gracie di guetou 132 00:10:36,399 --> 00:10:40,799 quille teri finand monson re chepau di di recte, monsieur 133 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:44,720 le roi en pence conversion vecu professur. 134 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,159 Speaker 3: The eyes of all the students followed the graceful flight 135 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,159 of the cake, which finally landed on the principal's hat. 136 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,039 Monsieur Leroy, who was in full conversation with the teacher. 137 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: Aunt cilons stupe fer si hi da NiTi de re collective. 138 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:08,159 Speaker 3: A stunned silence filled the room, followed by a collective 139 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:08,960 burst of laughter. 140 00:11:10,159 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: Meme monsieur le roue nou pison pech de sourier. 141 00:11:15,399 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: Even Monsieur Leroy couldn't help but smile. 142 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 1: Le professur quicuncree immediate more la tonsn de lise vie 143 00:11:24,759 --> 00:11:26,799 dre sa clande che le u. 144 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 3: The teacher, who immediately understood a least intention, gave her 145 00:11:32,039 --> 00:11:32,679 a warm wink. 146 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,399 Speaker 1: It is quelle toncien. 147 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,279 Speaker 3: Alise, what a thoughtful gesture. 148 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: Segeto eten keu do memrabl meme non sa feon mactuel 149 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,720 dillu Professor ra ve Can Surier. 150 00:11:50,759 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 3: This cake is a memorable gift, even in its current form, 151 00:11:54,039 --> 00:11:55,279 said the teacher with a smile. 152 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:05,279 Speaker 1: Enfiendo comte, Elise contrique sune la perfection meluer. 153 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 3: In the end, Elise realized that it wasn't the perfection 154 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,480 of the plan that mattered, but the heart and thought 155 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:13,039 behind it. 156 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:19,519 Speaker 1: De la desto curtus re morre vefe. 157 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 3: And that day became a story everyone remembered. 158 00:12:23,759 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: Fondly at de briart riquel de lis divine dust partusdri. 159 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,799 Speaker 3: As the spring sun continued to shine through the open windows, 160 00:12:46,159 --> 00:12:50,080 Elise chaos became a sweet anecdote shared by all uniting 161 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,919 students and teachers in a moment of genuine camaraderie. 162 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 4: Today's vocale fabulary words are coming up right after this 163 00:13:02,519 --> 00:13:07,480 commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, 164 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:08,519 then in English. 165 00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 6: Lelisi, lelisi, lelisi, the least, say let's mus fair, let's 166 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,000 mos feir, let's mus feer. 167 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:33,639 Speaker 3: The atmosphere us use. 168 00:13:35,240 --> 00:14:00,639 Speaker 1: Us joyful, letteria lette fiteria, lekefiteria, the cafeteria, studious, studious, studious, studious, aventive, aventive, aventive, inventive, 169 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:16,960 Church surprise, the professor, the professor, the professor, the teacher. 170 00:14:17,879 --> 00:14:21,159 Let get to de ni Verser. Let get to the 171 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:27,080 ni vers Let get to de ni verser. The birthday cake, 172 00:14:28,039 --> 00:14:37,919 the die, the die, the die, significant, La raidea, la idea, 173 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:48,279 La raidea, the rule, Lessie stampt, Lessie stant Lessie stant 174 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:55,080 the assistant. It's prey, It's prey, It's prey. 175 00:14:56,279 --> 00:15:07,039 Speaker 3: Intentionally the stacksta lookstack obstacle bleed, they bleed, the. 176 00:15:08,799 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: Bleedy, the idea, look, look, look. 177 00:15:18,039 --> 00:15:18,559 Speaker 3: The hallway. 178 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:27,559 Speaker 1: This threat, this threat, this threat to distract. Look as 179 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,519 you look, as you. 180 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,679 Speaker 3: Look as you the opportunity. 181 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: Blue bluesom, blue bluesom, blue bluesom. 182 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:40,879 Speaker 3: The jacket. 183 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:48,559 Speaker 1: A perfect tree, A perfect tree, a perfect tree. Quietly, 184 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:57,360 lat table, lat table, leat table, the table, pies you, 185 00:15:58,559 --> 00:16:11,080 pies you, excitation, excitement, moscue, moscue, moscue to bump into 186 00:16:11,919 --> 00:16:21,440 Betty Libra, beaky libre, Betty Libra, the balance, cippe c 187 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:35,440 chepe cppe to slip atterri atterri atterri to land, redirect there, 188 00:16:36,759 --> 00:16:49,320 ridirector redirect there, The principle ciance blu, cirences cirence, the 189 00:16:49,440 --> 00:17:05,079 silence French, fe fanche, genuine, gemadri, gammaha duri, gemahadur camaraderie. 190 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French. 191 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,359 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 192 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,279 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 193 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,759 we can't do it alone. 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