執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月20日 | Pictures
At a traditional graduation ceremony, the students wear special robes and special hats called “mortarboards”. Then at the end of the ceremony, they all throw their hats into the air. This is a common image of graduation in popular culture....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月13日 | Pictures
Has it been rainy this month in your area? Rain can be annoying, but also beautiful. Rainwater falls from the sky drop by drop. These drops are called “raindrops”. The droplets can look very pretty on an object such as a leaf or flower. These ones are on...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月06日 | Pictures
Spinach can be eaten raw or cooked. The main character of the cartoon Popeye the Sailorman always uses spinach to give him the strength to beat the bad guys. This has contributed to the popularity of spinach in the US....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年03月30日 | Pictures
There is an old tradition of having some kind of new clothes at Easter. In recent times, a new hat has been popular. The hat is decorated for Easter and may be worn to church....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年03月23日 | Pictures
A pineapple is not an apple and it doesn’t grow on a pine tree. When English speakers first saw pineapples, they thought they looked line pine cones, but they had fruit inside, like an apple....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年03月16日 | Pictures
These are dried apricots. They are often treated with sulfur for a more orange color. Many come from California or Turkey. They are also delicious raw....
