執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月04日 | Trivia
Are you an INFJ? An ESTP? These letters are personality types. You can take a test to find out your own type. The first letter is I for “introvert” or E for “extrovert”. The F and T stand for “feeling” and “thinking”—a T...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月28日 | Trivia
It’s hard to quantify a person’s personality scientifically, but one factor that is relatively easy to measure is introversion vs extroversion. We think of an extrovert as someone who enjoys being with other people and an introvert as someone who is shy...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月21日 | Trivia
We often name types of science using the suffix “logy”. “Bio” means “life”, so biology is the study of life. “Geo” means “earth”, so geology is the study of rocks and earth. “Astro” means star,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月14日 | Trivia
This year is the Year of the Monkey. When you imagine a monkey, do you picture a chimpanzee? Chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and others are actually apes, not monkeys. Apes are larger and never have tails....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月07日 | Trivia
To make a snow angel, lie down in the snow with your arms and legs stretched out. Then move your arms up and down and your legs side to side, pushing the snow out of the way. The shapes your arms leave in the snow are the snow angel’s wings, and your legs create the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月17日 | Trivia
“I know it’s upsetting when you break up with your girlfriend, but don’t worry too much. There are plenty of fish in the sea.” We say that there are plenty of fish in the sea to remind people that there are a lot of people in the world. There...
