執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月30日 | Trivia
Calico cats are cats with three colors of fur. The colors are black, orange, and white. Calico cats are almost always female. This is because the genes for black fur and orange fur are both found on the X chromosome, and male cats, like male humans, have only one X...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月29日 | Idioms
Husband: Lily, you play entirely too many video games. How much have you spent on games this year? Wife: Oh, something in the ballpark of $500. That’s not so much! The ballpark is a place to play baseball. You need a lot of space to play baseball, so it’s a wide open...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月28日 | Words
The thief tried to sneak into the museum, but a guard spotted him climbing the wall. “Spot” usually means a patch of color, but as a verb it can mean “to see” or “to catch sight of”. If you are looking around trying to see something, and you finally succeed, you have...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月27日 | Pictures
For about 6 weeks beginning in October the polar bears migrate to Churchill. They won’t have eaten all summer and come to Churchill to await the freezing over of Hudson Bay. Only then can they venture out onto the ice to catch seals and eat. 白くま...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月25日 | Phrases
Son: Look, Dad, I can balance on the railing! Dad: You’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’, son. Get down from there before you hurt yourself. “Cruise” is a type of travel. Boats cruise, especially cruise ships. Some cars have cruise control, a...
