執筆者 Modern English | 2012年11月01日 | Trivia
Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert served after Thanksgiving dinner. It is made from the same kind of pumpkin as Halloween’s Jack-o’-Lanterns. Unlike Japan’s kabocha squash, they are big and orange. Unfortunately, the pumpkins leftover from Halloween don’t last long...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月25日 | Trivia
On Halloween, children dress in costumes and collect candy from their neighbors. One popular costume choice is a witch. A traditional Halloween witch wears a pointy hat and ragged black clothes. She has green skin and a big ugly warty nose. She flies on a broomstick...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月18日 | Trivia
In Japanese, a mansion is a nice apartment. It may be big for an apartment, but it is only one apartment in a building full of other apartments that belong to other people. In English, a mansion is a big, expensive house that belongs to one wealthy person. It may have...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月11日 | Trivia
Star fruit is also called “carambola”. It is called “star fruit” because it forms the shape of a star when sliced. Star fruit is a healthy snack, but should be avoided by people with weak kidneys. Have you ever eaten star fruit? How do you prepare it?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月04日 | Trivia
During an electrical storm, it is safest to be indoors or inside a car. In a car, you are safe because you are surrounded by metal. If the car is struck by lightning, the metal will lead the electricity into the ground. Indoors, you should never talk on a phone with a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月27日 | Trivia
Many four-legged animals such as cats have a fifth toe on the side of their paws. This is called the dewclaw. It’s like a thumb, but it is not opposable like human thumbs. All cats have dewclaws on their front paws but not their back paws. Some dogs have dewclaws on...
