Trivia of the Week: Practice Makes Perfect

執筆者 | 2015年06月25日 | Trivia

“Practice makes perfect” is an old saying that encourages people to practice a lot in order to improve. It takes a lot of practice in order to become perfect! “Practice makes perfect” is by far the most common version, but a few other versions...

Idiom of the Week: Shanghaied

執筆者 | 2015年06月24日 | Idioms

“Wait a second. You said we were going to visit Grandma, but this isn’t the way to her house. We’re going to the doctor, aren’t we? I’ve been shanghaied!” “Shanghai” as a verb means “kidnap”. It came into use...

Word of the Week: Maybe

執筆者 | 2015年06月23日 | Words

“Did you eat the cake?” “Maybe I did, and maybe I didn’t.” “Maybe” means it’s possible something is true or not true. It can be used when the thing is unlikely: “Maybe I’ll win the lottery.” It can be...

Picture of the Week: Cherries

執筆者 | 2015年06月22日 | Pictures

You’ve probably seen cherries in the store or on top of a dessert. Here they are growing on a tree. You might be surprised the first time you see a pineapple or a bunch of bananas as they grow, but cherries look just about how you would imagine....