執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月10日 | Trivia
Inflatable castles have many names, but the one that describes them best may be “closed inflatable trampolines”. They are inflatable like balloons, but they are shaped like a small house or tent and function as trampolines. They are a lot of fun for kids...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月03日 | Trivia
The iconic chef’s hat is called a toque, or toque blanche, which is French for “white hat”. The modern toque dates back to mid-19th century France. Sometimes the height of the hat shows where the chef ranks in the kitchen. The many folds in the toque...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月26日 | Trivia
“I’m rooting for the Tigers in this game. They’re the underdogs.” The underdog or underdogs are the side of a game that seems likely to lose. If the teams or players are evenly matched, there is no underdog. If it’s logical to expect that...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月19日 | Trivia
To play hopscotch, you need some rectangles drawn on the ground, usually with chalk. Toss a stone onto the ground. Now, jump along the squares using either one foot (where there is only one square) or two feet (where two squares are next to each other). However, you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月12日 | Trivia
Training wheels are a pair of extra wheels added to the back wheel of a bicycle so that it can’t fall over. This allows beginning riders to practice riding without the danger of falling over. In British English, they are called stabilisers, because they...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月05日 | Trivia
CallieCat1234: Oh no! Then what happened? ZiggyZebra9000: BRB, someone’s at the door. “BRB” is a useful acronym when chatting online or talking with friends using text messages. It stands for “be right back” and tells your friend that you...
