Ciao e buon venerdì santo! Dopodomani in Italia si festeggia la Pasqua!
Hello and happy Good Friday! In 2 days we are going to celebrate Easter!

Ascolta questo episodio per imparare parole nuove relative a questa festa: c'è anche la traduzione in inglese.
Listen to this episode to learn new words in Italian related to this holiday: there is also an English translation.

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3 minutes Italian

La Pasqua - 3 minutes Italian

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]

第18話は欠番です。Notionには　あります。
「ヲタク」はもう、「スシ」「カワイイ」「カラオケ｝と同じくらい、有名な「日本語」になっていますね。この「ヲタク」文化の中に「鉄道ヲタク」というのがあるのを、ごぞんじですか。電車が大好きな人たちのことで、この中にもいろいろな種類があります。たとえば、写真を撮るのが好きな人は「撮（と）り鉄」。駅のホームの一番はしっこで、よく写真を撮ってるのを見かけます。（落ちたら、あぶない、あぶない！）他にも「乗り鉄」というのがあって、これは電車に乗るのが楽しくてたまらない人たちのことです。でもね、線路がいつまでもあると思ったら、大まちがい！先週、JRのフリーパスを使って旅行したらね、前より線路が短くなってたよ。そんな私の一日電車旅行の話です。あ、私は「乗り鉄」ではありませんよー。
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楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96
なおBGMは「線路は続くよ、どこまでも」という、日本人がよく知っている子供の歌です♪ 
でも、もとはアメリカの歌 "I've been Working on the Railroad" なのね。知らなかった。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3asnGN6f0
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第20話　線路は続くよ、どこまでも？

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