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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Aten as he discovers the
true essence of giving and the transformative power of heartfelt
gifts at a quaint craft market.
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ton d'anco, sol u, fruis, spectacul de couler d'ore, etienne, annamrefuchi,
souprome tonnos pisspisible retnqut du sans lue tito beyond the
La reli de safrenesi materialist noela proche, javequi, la prescion
de trouve de cado, significative prosees Ani Marie Lussi, Pezetian Nepalis,
madiazan bonndet Elizabeia and personnel if de vre quipartoia message
sans reprofun arosmod lord the snsgeur roissant javetntn de palle,
the marcial artisanal nonuandola socio, la appress a meditation matinaletien
sumi or route velle marche le trage de cour your marchion.
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leserv ros exposed captives on attention, the potry delicate, the
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like connection shaq detied the lascuture pletalono l artisan la profounder,
the sassambolique etien santisun carslegi ave tele cado parfe sola
represente exact monsuquil Rossanepo, Marie Luci, Lesois de Noello, santrod
Ro trette Susan cellte e'siano freely cado a Sisanni le
cal Melabotti di moment rendez setan Steanepresciu, Marie Luci fortuchepa
labouti la significures you la sculpture a concreele for Relaton
sounderier andrednald Is surreal de Sisanni etien santine panteria sancetaly
really zacun porte mela mourrel a si so Noel la
etienne trouva nile e le monde materielle icontriquiluve transformelus samplon
excepttionlles que la sindon sois.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Levon soufre du s ma trevere le sal brod sintre
de trete.
Speaker 3: The wind blew gently through the trees of the retreat center.
Speaker 1: Le feyd ton don su sule au France spectacuo de
couler d'ore.
Speaker 3: The autumn leaves danced on the ground, offering a display
of golden colors.
Speaker 1: Etienne en mare fuchi supreme ne ton quill mon sulpi
ses pisibe.
Speaker 3: E chienna. Thoughtful man strolled quietly in this peaceful landscape.
Speaker 1: Rieteten quete du sans luin diito billon de la rilli
de sa frinisi materialiste.
Speaker 3: He was in search of meaning, far from the whirlwind
of the city and its materialistic frenzy.
Speaker 1: Noela prouchet ye vecrie la precion de trouve de querdu
signifiquetif posiesni Marie Luci.
Speaker 3: Noel was approaching and with it the pressure to find
meaningful gifts for his friends Mahi and Roussie.
Speaker 1: Bisitien ne ne pelli made zen bondi elizougiens personnel.
Speaker 3: But Etienne didn't like crowded stores and impersonal objects.
Speaker 1: I vu le q coucheus d'u vray qui portoree message
saint sere prouffen.
Speaker 3: He wanted something real, something that would carry a sincere
and deep message.
Speaker 1: Beerroussmn lord de son, siegeur roussen, jie vetneida, marchiertisennale no nuen.
Speaker 2: De la.
Speaker 3: Fortunately, during his stay at the center, he had heard
about a craft market not far from there.
Speaker 1: Sou jour la a pres medite soon Matinelle etien sumen
route vel le marche.
Speaker 3: That day, after his morning meditation, Etienne set out for
the market.
Speaker 1: Le Trage de cour l Marchion ypuve sontio a frichel
de la d'utain.
Speaker 3: The journey was short, and as he walked he could
feel the freshness of the autumn air.
Speaker 1: Ariveusurplece ll couvrie de petit chap de linier, chequertizan prestier victsciu.
Speaker 3: Upon arrival, he discovered small stalls lined up, each artisan
presenting their craft with passion.
Speaker 1: Lisave rosspousicetive soon la tonsiu de putris de ritier di
dijouon najean fabriquier vexxoit i di bougi rarome titi qiribe
red tauto.
Speaker 3: The displayed works captivated his attention, delicate pottery, silver jewelry
made with care, and aromatic candles that released enchanting sense.
Speaker 1: Nessur fidin fetequichio en boichier retasn reder.
Speaker 3: But it was a small wooden sculpture that caught his eye.
Speaker 1: Ell represente tro figuillon le sie saint boulizo la nithill
le connection.
Speaker 3: It represented three figures entwined, symbolizing friendship and connection.
Speaker 1: Cheques ditai de la squurtio tre lu telln de la
tison de la profundur de sa Saint Bourrique.
Speaker 3: Every detail of the sculpture showed the artisan's talent and
the depth of its symbolism.
Speaker 1: Etien son tison curse ligi.
Speaker 3: Etienne felt his heart lighten.
Speaker 1: Bi save cu cite lu qudo parfe.
Speaker 3: He knew it was the perfect gift.
Speaker 1: Sou laro presente execte monsuquill rosnte po Marie Luisi.
Speaker 3: It exactly represented how he felt about Mahi and Lucie.
Speaker 1: Le soil de noel ro sin tred rue trette susan Cielli,
touilli zieno friliquer do a sizeni.
Speaker 3: On Christmas Eve at the retreat center, under a starry sky,
echienn presented the gifts to his friends.
Speaker 1: Lequel me la bututi di monmonn dee cetinstant precieu.
Speaker 3: The common beauty of the moment made it precious.
Speaker 1: Marie Luci fertucchipa labuti, le signi fiquec laescuetier.
Speaker 3: Mahi and Lucie were touched by the beauty and significance
of the sculpture.
Speaker 1: E concree li fe relentnciendier.
Speaker 3: They understood the effort and thought behind it.
Speaker 1: Un reghernaldi surreerd sizenni ittien sontiin pentterier sins Stelia Luis.
Speaker 3: Seeing the smiles of his friends, Etienne felt an inner
piece settle within him.
Speaker 1: Reli zacu sounite peu quer don sue quien porte me
la mour re lu sun quill veni don souchois.
Speaker 3: He realized that it wasn't the gift itself that mattered,
but the love and care he had put into this choice.
Speaker 1: An si so Noel la etien trouvain niquili brent tresidio
ill mon materielle.
Speaker 3: Thus that Noel Etienne found a balance between his ideals
and the material world.
Speaker 1: Ye concricuilo tonticiti pu vetrns fame LUs saint pronxititionelle que
le sain ceriti etin querdon soir.
Speaker 3: He understood that authenticity could transform the simple into the exceptional,
and that sincerity was a gift in itself.
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: Levon, levon, levon, the wind, dussmon, dussimon, dus simon gently
li sentre de r trette, li sentre de r trette,
le sintre de retrette, the retreat center, lupisage, lupiseege, lupiseege,
the landscape, littoubion, littoubion, litteux billum, the whirlwind, La frinisi,
la frinisi la frenisi, the frenzy lique Doo, liquet do
liquet doo, The gifts, bound BOUNDI bound crowded, lisaue Je personnel,
lisaue Jian personnel, lis Je personel, The impersonal objects, Le
marchi artisanale, le marchier artisanale, le marchiertisenal, the craft market letrage,
le trage, le trage, the journey, le frecher, le frecher,
le frecher, The freshness Lizis Shop, Lizis Shop, Lizis Shop,
The stalls Latison, Latison, Latiso, the artisan let poutrie, les poutrie,
les pou tree, the pottery libiju on nachon, libiju on najeon,
lebiju onachon, the silver jewelry evic sois vixis affici with care.
Libouchi is a romatic, lib Bouchi is a roomatic let bougie.
The aromatic aromatic candles, liparfa, liparfa lisparfa. The sense ont
ut on fut enchanting.
Speaker 5: Let's cuture, Let's cuture less cuture, the sculpture unless see
Unlet's see Unlet's see entwined lissambulique lissmbolique less bolique.
Speaker 3: The symbol bluecare, the queer, the care, the heart.
Speaker 1: Slegi, slegi salgi to lighten liciel, the sellielle, the sky,
lapey lepe le pee, the piece letson see lai son cerriti,
lasan cerriti, the sincerity, bluetontiiciti, lutonticiti, luton ticiti, the authenticity
anterier anterier, anterier inner.
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