This is the first part of a murder mystery story by Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most famous American writers and poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is surprisingly easy to follow but will have you gripped til the very end!

Stories to Stimulate!

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

卧虎藏龙[wò hǔ cáng lóng]：crouching/ tiger/hidden/dragon
This idiom vividly expresses a kind of power and potential that lies dormant, suggesting that extraordinary talents and strength may be hidden beneath an ordinary exterior.
字面 zì miàn：literal
隐藏 yǐn cáng：hide
形象地 xíng xiàng de：figuratively
外表 wài biǎo：appearance;exterior
平凡 píng fán：ordinary; common
潜在的 qián zài de：potential; prospective
不为人知 bù wéi rén zhī：unknown;obscure
例如eg：
这个行业中卧虎藏龙，有很多专业的人才。
zhège hángyè zhōng wò hǔ cáng lóng,yǒu hěnduō zhuānyè de réncái 。
这个小镇虽然看起平凡，但是卧虎藏龙，有很多不为人知的秘密。   
zhège xiǎozhèn suīrán kàn qǐlái píngfán,dànshì wò hǔ cáng lóng, yǒu hěnduō bù wéi rén zhī de mì mì 。
这场比赛的选手中卧虎藏龙，每个人都具有丰富的经验和实力。
zhè chǎng bǐsài de xuǎnshǒu zhōng wò hǔ cáng lóng,měige rén dōu jù yǒu fēngfù de jīngyàn hé shí lì 。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

卧虎藏龙[wò hǔ cáng lóng]

Adding endings that turn verbs into adjectives that describe people or things.

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When we talk about Lionel Messi, it's easy to talk about numbers. He has been named the best men's player in the world eight times. He has won one World Cup, four European Champions League trophies and an Olympic gold medal.

He has scored more than 800 goals for his clubs and his country.

But these numbers only tell some of the story. It's also his balance, the way he moves his feet, slides the ball through another player's legs and finds space on the field.

Soccer is often called "the beautiful game," and for many people, no one has ever played it quite as beautifully as Messi.

His story began in Rosario, Argentina, where he was born in 1987. There, when he was a child, he played for a club called Newell's Old Boys.

Clubs around the world soon heard about the young star in South America, and aged 13 he moved with his family to Spain, where he joined FC Barcelona's junior team.

By the age of 16, he was already playing for the club's adult team. Goals, then trophies, came quickly, and he never looked back.

He was soon a global star, and one of the world's highest paid sportspeople.

Messi left Barcelona in 2021, having scored more goals for the club than anyone else. He joined Paris Saint-Germain, and then, two years later, Inter Miami in the US.

In 2022, he was Argentina's captain and the star player in his country's World Cup win. Messi, at just 170 centimeters tall, had become a giant of the sport.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

A Giant of the Sport: The Lionel Messi Story

Esta  es una  historia   de cuando yo  tenía  8  años  y  participé  en 2  campeonatros  de microfútbol.

Vocabulario:  llorar, perder, ganar,  partidos  de  fútbol, campeonato,  marcar  goles  o   hacer  goles y competir.



El  profesor  Daniel   y sus historias de  vida + Música  sin  ser  cantante.

¿ESTÁ  BIEN LLORAR  CUANDO PERDEMOS?

This podcast series gives you strategies to succeed on each part of the IELTS Speaking Exam. The three parts are very different from one another so you need to use strategies that are specific to each part. In this episode I look at the ways to succeed on Part 3 of the exam.

IELTS Speaking Success

IELTS Speaking Strategies 1 2 3 - Episode 4: Part 3 of the Speaking Exam

Esta es la segunda parte de la nueva entrega de CHARLA CASUAL, en la que Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) hablarán sobre series. Descubriremos sus preferencias, gustos, recomendaciones, críticas... ¡y mucho más! Aquí, en ¡Qué Pasa! ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

Hablamos sobre SERIES (Parte 2) - CHARLA CASUAL

1.先週の土曜日、どこに行きましたか？
  where did you go last Saturday?

2.どれくらいかかりましたか？
    How long did it take?

3.セルビアの夏はどうですか？
    How is the summer in Serbia?

4.自然の多いところですか？
    Is there a lot of nature?

5.人々の話し方、方言に変化はありますか？
   Are there any changes in the way people speak or their dialects?

6.何か特別な食べ物を食べましたか？
    Did you eat any special foods?

7.観光地や特別な場所に行きましたか？
   Did you visit any tourist attractions or special places?

8.誰かにあいましたか？
   Have you met anyone?

9.人々はマスクをつけていますか?
    Do people wear masks?

10.これから、ときどき、そこに行きますか？
     Do you go there from time to time?

[単語リスト(Word List)]

先週　せんしゅう　   last week
夏　　なつ                  summer 
自然　しぜん               nature 
方言　ほうげん           dialect 
観光地　かんこうち    sightseeing spots



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Vol.19 先週の土よう日になにをしましたか？ What did you do last Saturday ?

A very old expression, but WHERE are you pulling it out from?