執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月18日 | Trivia
“Canine” means “of a dog”, so canine teeth are dog teeth. Actually, humans have canine teeth—the pointed teeth to either side of the incisors (front teeth). They’re pointy, a little bit like a dog’s fangs. In Japanese, they are...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月11日 | Trivia
Stick bugs, stick insects, or walking sticks, are a kind of insect that is camouflaged as a small stick. Some insects in the same family also look like leaves. They look like sticks or leaves so that predators will not notice them. However, some kinds also use bright...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月04日 | Trivia
The “praying mantis” gets its name from the way it holds its front legs as if it were praying. Sometimes female praying mantises decapitate and eat males during mating. However, this seems to be more common in the laboratory than in nature....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月28日 | Trivia
Most American dogs don’t know how to “wait!” before they get their food, but a well-trained dog knows how to “stay!” even when her owner walks away. Other dog commands such as “sit”, “lie down” and...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月21日 | Trivia
When you tell your dog to “heel!” he should walk next to you and a little bit behind you. He should keep the same pace and not get ahead of you. Many people haven’t trained their dogs to walk politely. Many dogs have bad manners and pull on the leash when they go on a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月14日 | Trivia
A popular office toy (an interactive decoration for your desk at work) is Newton’s cradle. It’s named after the physicist Isaac Newton. If you pull back and drop a ball on one end, the momentum will transfer through the middle balls to the ball on the...
