執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月31日 | Trivia
Look at the keyboard on your computer. The letters across the top left say Q-W-E-R-T-Y. That’s why we call this keyboard layout “Qwerty”. This layout dates back to the days of manual typewriters. Some people say the keys are actually positioned to slow down your...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月24日 | Trivia
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star to our sun. It’s a little over 4 light years away, which means the light we see when we look at it left the star four years ago. Although it is the closest star in the night sky, it is only the third brightest. It is located in the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月17日 | Trivia
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, although not the closest to Earth. It’s also called the Dog Star. If you are a fan of the Harry Potter series, you might recall a character named Sirius who could transform into a dog. The name “Sirius” comes from a Greek...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月10日 | Trivia
The dog days are hot days in summer, during July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from the Dog Star, Sirius. During the dog days, Sirius rises over the horizon at about the same time as the sun....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月03日 | Trivia
Cirrus clouds are high, wispy clouds. The name comes from a Latin word for a lock of hair. Cirrus clouds don’t rain, but sometimes they indicate that rain is coming soon. They can drop ice crystals, but the ice evaporates before it reaches the ground....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月26日 | Trivia
A canopy is the top part of a forest where tall trees spread out and create a thick layer of leaves and branches. It blocks sunlight from the forest below, so the plants on the forest floor are not so dense. In the rainforest, many animals live in the canopy and never...
