執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月30日 | Trivia
“How was your presentation?” “It was a fiasco! The projector didn’t work, and I forgot my notes.” A fiasco is something that goes very badly. The word comes from the Italian word for “bottle”. There are many theories as to how...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月23日 | Trivia
A mule is an animal like a small horse. A mule is an unusual animal, because it can’t reproduce! Where do mules come from then? A mule’s mother is a horse, and its father is a donkey. Mules combine the positive traits of both horses and donkeys, so they...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月16日 | Trivia
“Fake it till you make it.” This is a common piece of advice that tells people to act as if they can do something, and actually being able to do it will follow. It also helps them look confident. Even skilled people sometimes underestimate their...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月09日 | Trivia
An old story tells of a boy who got bored while watching the sheep and yelled, “Wolf! Wolf!” He played this trick too many times and when a wolf really did come, nobody came to help because they thought he was lying again. Have you ever known someone who...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月02日 | Trivia
One of Aesop’s fables tells the story of a fox who was walking along and saw some grapes. He was hungry, so he wanted to eat the grapes. However, they were up very high and no matter what he did he couldn’t reach them. “They’re probably sour...
執筆者 Modern English | 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...
