執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月17日 | Trivia
The titan arum plant is also called “corpse flower” because it smells like a dead animal that is rotting. It shares this quality with the Rafflesia, and they both grow in Sumatra, but they are different plants. This month many people gathered to see a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月10日 | Trivia
“Laughter is the best medicine” is a saying about how laughing can help you heal. Positive emotions seem to help people heal faster. However, when studying the healing powers of positive emotions, we should try to tell the difference between people healing...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月03日 | Trivia
Crows have shown that they can solve a puzzle in which they must drop rocks into a container of water so that a piece of food floating on the surface moves into reach. They are very smart birds. They have also shown an ability to remember human’s faces. One...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年08月27日 | Trivia
A shooting star isn’t really a star. It’s a meteor falling through the earth’s atmosphere. If you see one, you can make a wish. When there are a lot of shooting stars at once, it’s a meteor shower....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年08月20日 | Trivia
Marsupials are a kind of animal that has a pouch. Babies live in the pouch after they are born. The most famous is the kangaroo. There are many other kinds too, including koalas. Most of them live in Australia, and many others are found in South America. But we have a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年08月06日 | Trivia
As a general rule, dogs need to be walked every day. What equipment do you need to walk your dog safely? The basics are a collar and leash. The collar goes around the dog’s neck, and the leash lets you keep hold of him for safety. You might use reflectors or...
