Wayne Gretzky once said, " You miss 100 percent of shots you don't take."
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في هذه الحلقة… دعني آخذك إلى مدينةٍ تختلف عن كل مدينة.
مدينةٍ تمشي فيها، فتشعر أنّ الزمن لا يتحرّك… بل أنت الذي تتحرّك داخله.

إنها القدس.

وعندما يحلّ المساء… تتحوّل القدس إلى حكاية أخرى، أعمق، أهدأ، وأقرب إلى القلب.

نبدأ من باب العمود.
الناس تتجوّل، الشباب يجلسون على الدرج الحجري العريض، الأصوات تختلط… ضحكات، خطوات، وباعة يعرضون الكعك المقدسي الشهير.
رائحة السمّاق والسمسم تملأ المكان.

ثم نمشي نحو البلدة القديمة. الأزقّة ضيقة، لكنها مليئة بالنور.
البيوت متلاصقة، وحجارة الجدران تحمل آثار مئات السنين.
كل زاوية هنا لها قصة… وكل نافذة لها ذاكرة.

في الليل… تسمع أصواتًا قليلة، لكنها تكفي لتشعر بالحياة.
باب يُغلق، قنديل يُضاء، همسات نساء من خلف نافذة عالية، وصوت طفل يركض في الممر.

نصل إلى طريق الواد.
الأسواق القديمة تغلق أبوابها، لكن رائحة البهارات تبقى معلّقة في الهواء… كأنها لا تريد مغادرة المكان.

ثم نقترب أكثر… نحو المسجد الأقصى المكلوم.
في الليل، يصبح الهدوء كأنه دعاء طويل.
أشجار الزيتون تتحرك مع النسيم الخفيف، وتسمع صوت المؤذّن يصدح في المساء:
“الله أكبر… الله أكبر…”
صوتٌ يشبه صدى التاريخ.

وعندما تجلس تحت قبة الصخرة… تنظر إلى حجارتها الذهبية التي تعكس ضوء المصابيح،
وتشعر أنك أمام مكانٍ جمع كل الأنبياء، وكل القصص، وكل الدموع… وكل الرجاء.

في ليالي القدس… لا تحتاج إلى كلمات كثيرة.
يكفي أن تمشي، أن تتنفس، أن تلمس حجارة الطريق،
لتعرف أنّ هذه المدينة ليست مجرد مدينة…
بل روحٌ تمشي على الأرض.

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在中国，为了表示对长辈的尊重，是不可以直呼其名的，有时候连同音字都要避免使用。阿九的儿媳是个非常聪明且孝顺的人，为了表示对阿九的尊重，她从来不说“九”，甚至连“jiu”的同音字也不说。这一天，来了两位老人，他们要考验阿九的儿媳是否真的可以不说“jiu”这个音……

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28. Interesting Things about Dreams 做梦

O patinho feio

Era uma manhã de verão, e uma pata havia botado cinco ovos. Ela estava aguardando impaciente a chegada de seus filhotinhos.
Assim, quando o primeiro ovo se partiu, mamãe pata ficou muito contente. Logo os outros patinhos também começaram a nascer. Mas havia um ovo que demorou para se quebrar, deixando-a ansiosa.
Passado algum tempo, o último filhote finalmente conseguiu sair do ovo. Mas quando mamãe pata o viu, ela não ficou muito satisfeita e exclamou:
- Esse patinho é muito diferente, muito feio. Não pode ser meu filho!
- Ah! Alguém te pregou uma peça. Disse a galinha que morava ali por perto.
O tempo foi passando e o patinho feio foi ficando cada vez mais feio, cada vez mais diferente de seus irmãos e cada vez mais isolado. Os outros animais zombavam dele, o que o deixava entristecido e angustiado.
Então, quando o inverno chegou, o patinho resolveu partir. Ele andou bastante e encontrou uma casa, assim, resolveu entrar pensando que lá talvez alguém gostasse dele. Foi o que aconteceu. Havia um homem que o acolheu, assim, o patinho passou esse tempo muito bem.
Mas, esse homem tinha também um gato, que um dia levou o pato para fora de casa, deixando-o sozinho e triste novamente.
O patinho saiu caminhando e depois de muito andar encontrou um lugar muito bonito, com um lago. O pato viu um cantinho aconchegante e foi até lá descansar. Nesse momento, algumas crianças que estavam por perto, perceberam a chegada de uma nova figura. Elas ficaram encantadas e disseram:
- Vejam, temos um visitante!
- Nossa! Como é lindo!
O patinho não entendeu de quem as crianças estavam falando, mas quando ele se aproximou do lago e viu seu reflexo na água, avistou um maravilhoso cisne. Então, ao olhar para o lado, ele se deu conta de que outros cisnes também moravam ali.
Dessa forma, o patinho descobriu que na verdade, ele era um cisne. Desde então, ele passou a viver entre seus iguais e não ficou mais angustiado.

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O patinho feio - história narrada com transcrição

“I think one of the most pleasant surprises i had in recent memory would have to be a wonderful surprise i received from my parents about two years ago. It was on my 20th birthday, and I remember at that time I wasn't able to go home to celebrate as I had some important exams coming up in college, and I was actually feeling a little homesick. 

The day started like any other day, and it really didn't feel like my birthday, but then out of the blue I received a message to go to the mailroom as there was a package waiting for me. I quickly went to find it, with great anticipation, wondering what it might be. 

It was a box, neatly wrapped with a birthday card stuck  on top, which I opened first. The card was from my parents wishing me a happy birthday, saying how proud of me they were and hoping I would like the gift. I now really couldn't  wait to see what was inside the box, and opened it right there in the mailroom. I was blown away by what I found inside the box, and really couldn't believe my eyes, when I discovered the laptop of my dreams. 

I was absolutely dumb struck to receive such a wonderful surprise, and was over the moon with joy. I immediately phoned my parents to express my happiness and appreciation for such an amazing gift………. words actually failed me when my mother answered the phone, but of course she understood how happy I was.

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Describe a surprise that made you happy - IELTS speaking may 2022

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