執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月20日 | Trivia
Bobbing for apples is a traditional Halloween game where players try to pull apples out of the water using only their mouths. It’s difficult because the floating apples move around. It’s also called “apple bobbing”, “apple ducking”, “dooking”, or “snap apple”. ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月19日 | Idioms
“Don’t worry; it’s as easy as pie!” But baking a pie is hard, isn’t it? It may be easy for an experienced baker, but something that’s “easy as pie” is easy for anybody! “Easy as pie” refers to eating pie, not baking a pie. Eating a pie is usually easy and fun!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月18日 | Words
“You must be mistaken. I’ve never been here before.” “Mistaken” is the past participle of “mistake” as a verb: “He had mistaken the branch for a snake!” It’s also commonly used this way: “If you think I’ll accept those conditions, you are mistaken.” It...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月17日 | Pictures
Bats are one of the scary animals we think of around Halloween. Is this bat scary? Or is it funny? Its tongue is sticking out. Maybe it’s just cute!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月15日 | Phrases
“Speaking of Joe, did you know his daughter graduated high school?” “Speaking of cats, my friend is looking to adopt a kitten.” We use “speaking of” to introduce a new topic that is related to something that has been mentioned. If the conversation turns to...