Fluent Fiction - French

The Mont Blanc Lesson: Glory, Humility, and Friendship


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Fluent Fiction - French: The Mont Blanc Lesson: Glory, Humility, and Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Fr: Autour de Mont Blanc, le vent souffle d'une manière inquiétante.
En: Around Mont Blanc, the wind blows in a worrying manner.

Fr: La neige tourbillonne autour d'Étienne, Luc et Sophie.
En: The snow swirls around Étienne, Luc, and Sophie.

Fr: Ils montent lentement, les pas s'enfonçant dans la neige épaisse.
En: They climb slowly, their steps sinking into the thick snow.

Fr: C'est l'hiver, et Noël approche.
En: It is winter, and Noël is approaching.

Fr: Le paysage est beau, mais dangereux.
En: The landscape is beautiful, but dangerous.

Fr: Étienne, grand montagnard, voulait prouver son habileté.
En: Étienne, a seasoned mountaineer, wanted to prove his skill.

Fr: Il voulait atteindre le sommet avant Noël, comme un cadeau pour lui-même.
En: He wanted to reach the summit before Noël, as a gift for himself.

Fr: Mais à mesure qu'ils montent, Étienne se sent faible.
En: But as they climb, Étienne feels weak.

Fr: Il a le vertige, il a du mal à respirer.
En: He is dizzy, struggling to breathe.

Fr: C'est le mal des montagnes.
En: It’s mountain sickness.

Fr: Luc, son ami d'enfance, regarde Étienne avec inquiétude.
En: Luc, his childhood friend, looks at Étienne with concern.

Fr: Luc est prudent, toujours attentif aux dangers.
En: Luc is cautious, always alert to danger.

Fr: Sophie, la guide locale, connaît bien les montagnes.
En: Sophie, the local guide, knows the mountains well.

Fr: Elle remarque la fatigue d'Étienne.
En: She notices Étienne's fatigue.

Fr: "Nous devons être prudents", dit-elle.
En: "We need to be careful," she says.

Fr: "Il y a des risques d'avalanche."
En: "There are avalanche risks."

Fr: Le groupe continue, mais l'air devient rare, froid.
En: The group continues, but the air becomes thin, cold.

Fr: Étienne cache sa peur.
En: Étienne hides his fear.

Fr: Il ne veut pas montrer sa faiblesse.
En: He does not want to show weakness.

Fr: Mais les symptômes s'aggravent.
En: But the symptoms worsen.

Fr: Sa vision est floue.
En: His vision is blurry.

Fr: Il sait qu'il doit décider : continuer ou redescendre.
En: He knows he must decide: continue or descend.

Fr: Soudain, le ciel s'assombrit.
En: Suddenly, the sky darkens.

Fr: Le vent devient plus fort.
En: The wind grows stronger.

Fr: Un grondement résonne.
En: A rumble echoes.

Fr: C'est une avalanche !
En: It’s an avalanche!

Fr: Heureusement, elle est loin, mais c'est un avertissement.
En: Fortunately, it is far away, but it’s a warning.

Fr: Sophie et Luc s'arrêtent.
En: Sophie and Luc stop.

Fr: "Nous devons redescendre", dit Luc.
En: "We need to go back down," says Luc.

Fr: "Ta santé est plus importante que le sommet".
En: "Your health is more important than the summit."

Fr: Sophie approuve.
En: Sophie agrees.

Fr: "Il faut respecter la montagne.
En: "You must respect the mountain.

Fr: La sécurité d'abord."
En: Safety first."

Fr: Étienne hésite, son orgueil en jeu.
En: Étienne hesitates, his pride at stake.

Fr: Mais il voit la détermination dans les yeux de ses amis.
En: But he sees the determination in his friends' eyes.

Fr: Il réalise qu'ils ont raison.
En: He realizes they are right.

Fr: Il soupire et hoche la tête.
En: He sighs and nods.

Fr: Ensemble, ils commencent la descente.
En: Together, they begin the descent.

Fr: La neige commence à tomber plus fort.
En: The snow starts to fall harder.

Fr: En bas, ils arrivent sains et saufs.
En: At the bottom, they arrive safe and sound.

Fr: Le danger passé, Étienne se sent soulagé.
En: The danger passed, Étienne feels relieved.

Fr: Il a appris qu'il est important d'écouter ses amis et la montagne.
En: He has learned that it is important to listen to his friends and the mountain.

Fr: De retour au village, les cloches sonnent.
En: Back in the village, the bells ring.

Fr: Noël approche.
En: Noël is approaching.

Fr: Étienne regarde Mont Blanc au loin.
En: Étienne looks at Mont Blanc in the distance.

Fr: Il a un nouveau respect pour la montagne et pour ses compagnons.
En: He has a new respect for the mountain and his companions.

Fr: La leçon de la montagne est claire : l'humilité et l'amitié sont plus précieuses que la gloire personnelle.
En: The mountain's lesson is clear: humility and friendship are more valuable than personal glory.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the wind: le vent
  • worrying: inquiétante
  • thick: épaisse
  • skill: l'habileté
  • the summit: le sommet
  • dizzy: le vertige
  • mountain sickness: le mal des montagnes
  • concern: l'inquiétude
  • cautious: prudent
  • the local guide: la guide locale
  • the fatigue: la fatigue
  • avalanche: l'avalanche
  • thin: rare
  • blurry: floue
  • a rumble: un grondement
  • the warning: l'avertissement
  • the pride: l'orgueil
  • the descent: la descente
  • relieved: soulagé
  • to listen: écouter
  • the village: le village
  • the bells: les cloches
  • the companions: les compagnons
  • humility: l'humilité
  • friendship: l'amitié
  • personal: personnelle
  • the gift: le cadeau
  • the steps: les pas
  • dangerous: dangereux
  • respect: respecter
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