Trivia of the Week: Gingerbread Men

執筆者 | 2016年12月22日 | Trivia

A gingerbread man is a cookie made of gingerbread in the shape of a person. For Christmas, you can also use other shapes such as Christmas trees and bells. The gingerbread man’s face can be carved simply, or made with candy or frosting. Gingerbread men usually have...

Idiom of the Week: Chewed Out

執筆者 | 2016年12月21日 | Idioms

“Dad chewed me out for forgetting to feed the dog this morning.” To chew someone out is to yell at or scold them for something they have done (or not done). There might not be any other punishment, but the angry yelling is a punishment in itself....

Word of the Week: Bake

執筆者 | 2016年12月20日 | Words

“We are baking Christmas cookies!” “Baking” is a kind of cooking that usually involves heating something for a long time in an oven. We bake cakes, cookies and bread. To be specific, baking is cooking using a dry heat without a direct flame. We also bake clay to...

Phrase of the Week: Stop at the store

執筆者 | 2016年12月17日 | Phrases

“I’ll stop at the store for milk on the way home.” “Can you stop at school on the way to work and get my homework for today?” “The train bound for Osaka stops at Kyoto.” This is a useful phrase when you go somewhere for a short time on the way to somewhere else....