執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月14日 | Trivia
How can fish breathe underwater? They have gills instead of lungs. Lungs are organs that extract oxygen from air. Gills do the same with water. The slits on either side of a fish’s head are its gills, but other animals have gills that look different....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月13日 | Idioms
“The witness gave the police enough information to find a clue that cracked the case.” A “case” here refers to a mystery or a crime. Think of it as a hard nut that is impossible to open by hand. A good clue makes a crack that allows you to open it all the way....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月12日 | Words
“Are you going to read the next book in this series when it comes out?” “Absolutely!” “There are absolutely no monsters under the bed.” “Absolutely” can be a more enthusiastic way to say “yes”. It can also emphasize that something is 100% true—not mostly true but...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月11日 | Pictures
Raspberries are tart, sweet berries. The most well-known kinds are red. The shape is similar to that of a blackberry and the center is hollow. Be careful of the seeds! ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月09日 | Phrases
“After they leave their mother, the young animals must fend for themselves.” “Fend” is a word that doesn’t appear by itself, but it appears in this common phrase meaning “look out for/take care of oneself”. It originally came from the word “defend”....
