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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow t Bow as he steps

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away from the office hustle, embracing the serenity of a

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snowy summit hike and finding unexpected connections along the way.

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Speaker 1: Nauzinville anime ou puerre de l vere the sole, bri

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feble mottreverle lage, fenetre dam modern eligon cela pos cafe

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abituel ill borde Mont, continued di bureau f cour sertamn

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veronmand ulifique, citerennie thiboetasie la table de la sale do'

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regnium on to redo scole egg project maner gi competin

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ricre the note at untill montpon ncle soffi, le nouvel

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rogue surpresent aliquip believe Lisieu de ce papillo Stillenton, soufi

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monsieur sea passion, pola rondoni a prelarenium Thibos approached the

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sofi tou m la rendoni de Montille areda curious ole

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visage Sofi suri says ubrien enthusiasm Ui giador semafa soun

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de mesdetandre gpon safe in londo sauvikend prepundell Thibou is

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it an anstan la charge de travaillell lord and progier

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and portund at herndu lassomaine prochen nelid di Lorendoni l

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rapel de sulnirsore depro in profound respiration edisi de secute,

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the tetragepur revenir a vectoire diti l'enfan and sourer timid

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so far monsieur celeres the san de matin thibau is

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sofis rotrouve appeared in Colina Ergi prepola, hondoni le paisage

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magic chaquerel brerocuvert da monteublanc eleusillon severnala pez los esprit

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aunt chamain is the change Desistar, Sophie pale de savoyage,

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thibou partage sipan sclavill le travaill county, zetagulesme lea veeta

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coupilo sufe the Sola de vere bris olivera stepano rama

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energe set amoment de camp parfe thibo so san niberre

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le pour de songs trescotidian el nipa le van foie

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so chama giro tour Sophie sirachiaou fle cared tibau ilreali

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za cael ponce gurnee tell portant, the roturo bureau, tibouro

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sn calcucious, dounuvo ela innuver perspective so larvill sofi. If

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we continue asuvoir peni fiendo rendoni hpetet cacuchios dupris tibo

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de coro reqi liber resil la connection, requso trevexi propo

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passion and si the bureau a nimen parsosi presan cavon

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larotreuvesa passion poular rendoni in connection, precious avex sufi le

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dorici son servid in nanier inespire.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Don zing villa ni nee o care de livere, the

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sole bri fe bles mot treveri large fernetre dame bureau

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moderne lego.

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Speaker 3: In a lively city in the heart of winter, the

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sun shines faintly through the large windows of a modern

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and elegant office se.

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Speaker 1: La pusquefier a bituel ell bour de mon cour.

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Speaker 3: It's the usual coffee break, and the continuous hum of

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the office reflects the hustle and bustle of ongoing projects.

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Speaker 1: Cita mon vin mont ulifique regne.

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Speaker 3: It is an environment where efficiency reigns.

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Speaker 1: Tibou te la tablu de la se de regnan Entouri.

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Speaker 3: De Tibau is sitting at the table in the meeting room,

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surrounded by his colleagues.

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Speaker 1: Progect de mana gi con petin qui de no te

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sufi le nouvel rocree supresnel.

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Speaker 3: Quip a competent project manager. He writes notes carefully while Sofi,

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the new recruit, introduces herself to the team.

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Speaker 1: Biles lisieu des qui Soufi Monsoni.

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Speaker 3: He looks up from his papers when he hears Sofi

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mentioned her passion for hiking a pre.

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Speaker 1: La regnum tibo sa proge de Soufi.

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Speaker 3: After the meeting, Tibou approaches Sofi.

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Speaker 1: Tuem la rendoni, you like hiking de Montille and reger

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curious le visage.

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Speaker 3: He asks, a curious look on his face.

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Speaker 1: Sofi suri sizubrion enthusiasm.

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Speaker 3: Sofi smiles, her eyes bright with enthusiasm.

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Speaker 1: Ui said, yes, I love it, seme fa son.

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Speaker 3: It's my way to relax.

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Speaker 1: Gipon sa fei londo su viquen repel.

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Speaker 3: I'm thinking about going for a hike this weekend, she replies.

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Speaker 1: Tibu isaat.

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Speaker 3: Thibou hesitates for a moment.

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Speaker 1: La charge de travaille lorde.

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Speaker 3: The workload is heavy and proger.

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Speaker 1: N las sumene prochen.

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Speaker 3: An important project is due next week.

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Speaker 1: Nelli di dilendo nil ra pel de sun.

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Speaker 3: But the idea of a hike reminds him of happy memories.

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Speaker 1: De point profund respiracion idici de scuti.

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Speaker 3: He takes a deep breath and decides to listen to

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himself the.

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Speaker 1: Tetreg purveni a vectois diti L'Enfant and sourre timid su

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far monsur seles.

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Speaker 3: Maybe I could come with you, he finally says, a

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shy smile forming on his lips.

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Speaker 1: Le sin di mattin tibou is soufiso rotruvo pid inclina

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negi prepo la hondoonni.

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Speaker 3: On Saturday, warning Tibo and Sofi meat at the foot

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of a snowy hill, ready for their hike.

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Speaker 1: L pisge magique chaque al brero couver la monte luver

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la pez loosesprit.

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Speaker 3: The landscape is magical, Each tree is covered with a

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white coat, and the winter silence soothes their minds.

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Speaker 1: Aunt chemin usicien desisur. Sofia Tibou part travaills.

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Speaker 3: Along the way, they exchange stories. Sofi talks about her travels,

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and Tibou shares his thoughts on life and work.

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Speaker 1: Contize me la vie te coupilu suf.

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Speaker 3: When they reached the summit, the view is breathtaking.

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Speaker 1: Lu sour di vere bris so leves de pen ramin.

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Speaker 3: The winter sun shines on the vast snowy panorama.

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Speaker 1: Sita mon de temparfe.

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Speaker 3: It's a moment of perfect calm.

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Speaker 1: Tibu Susanni bire le pour de son tresc.

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Speaker 3: Thibau feels liberated, the weight of his daily stress carried

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away by the cold wind.

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Speaker 1: Sole Che man giro tour sofiez errichiu fu de Thibau.

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Speaker 3: On the way back, Sofia's laughter warms Tibo as heart

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i reiza. He realizes how important this day has been.

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Speaker 1: The routuro bureau Tibo n quelcius du nouveau.

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Speaker 3: Back at the office, Thibo feels something new.

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Speaker 1: Ele nouvel perspective. So Lerie.

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Speaker 3: He has a new perspective on life.

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Speaker 1: Sofi Iri continues souvoir pipe qucius dupris.

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Speaker 3: Sofi and he continue to see each other, planning more

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hikes and maybe something more.

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Speaker 1: Tibu di courk re kiris.

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Speaker 3: Tibo discovers that true balance lies in connecting with others

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and with his own passions an.

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Speaker 1: Si le buro av.

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Speaker 3: Thus, the Lively office no longer seems as pressing as before.

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Speaker 1: Le ru tru visa pernexion, pricius vi sufi lidochi son manerespire.

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Speaker 3: He has rediscovered his passion for hiking and a valuable

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connection with Sofi, both enriching his life in an unexpected way.

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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: Lev lenime, lev lenim, lev nimi, lively, city, lucre, the caure,

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the care, the heart, lilache, fennette, lilache, fernette, le large, fernette.

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Speaker 3: Large windows, legitiu, legatium, legest you, hustle and bassel leffe

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terne leff terni, leficue ci terenni efficiency reigns la salle

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d'ur regnan la Salle d'urgnan la salle d'e Regnian meeting room.

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The project, the manager competin the project. The manager competin

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the project. Manager competent competent project manager. Lenouvell rocre lenouvello

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re le nouvelle rocree, new recruit in profund respiration in

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profund respiration in profund respiraci deep breath in Collein aege in,

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Collein aeg in Colleen, snowy Hill, l Pisage magic l

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pisage magicue, the paisage magique, magical landscape. Amonteau Blan, amonteau Blan,

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a monteau blin white coat, the Clonevernale, Le severnal, the

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Clan severnale winter silence. Love you, a coupilo souf love you,

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a coupilo souf leve you, a coupilus souf breath. Taking view,

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The Vast panorama, The vast panorama, The vast panorama, vast panorama.

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Lkelm le calm, le calm, come lestrescoutidier, lestrescotidien, lestrescautitien daily

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stress levent foie levent, foie, levent frooi cold.

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Speaker 1: Wind leurier leurier l'urier laughter beneuvee perspective in nouvelle perspective,

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in nouvelle perspective, new perspective in connection, precieus in connection,

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precieus in connexion.

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Speaker 3: Precieuse valuable connection.

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Speaker 1: In magnierinespire b magnierinespire, in magniern spire unexpected way, li

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progiencour li progiencour lis progeroncour ongoing projects aregercurieu, aregercurieu, areg'ercurie,

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curious look, lisieubrion, enthusiasm, lisiu bri, lisieu brillond' enthusis, enthusiastic eyes,

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lachege du trevade, lachelle du treva, la chelle du trevai,

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lourde heavy workload, de souvenirsuru de souvenirsuru de souvenirsu happy Memories, lissume, lissome, lissume, summit, sudetendre, sudetenre,

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suditre to relax, yibierre, yiberre, lisberri liberated.

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