執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月17日 | Trivia
The titan arum plant is also called “corpse flower” because it smells like a dead animal that is rotting. It shares this quality with the Rafflesia, and they both grow in Sumatra, but they are different plants. This month many people gathered to see a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月16日 | Idioms
“She made sure the room was picture perfect before the party.” Something that is picture perfect looks exactly right. No detail is overlooked. Perhaps it’s called “picture perfect” because it looks too perfect to be real, more like...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月15日 | Words
“He was carrying a suitcase.” “She picked up the cat and carried him out of the kitchen.” “Carry” can be similar to “hold”, but to carry something, you have to move while holding it. You can still say, “I saw him...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月14日 | Pictures
September marks the beginning of fall. The trees and the sky reflected in the water are very beautiful. Have you seen any leaves changing color yet?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月12日 | Phrases
“There’s no way you can climb that tree.” “Wanna bet?” “Wanna” is a slurred-together version of “want to”. More correctly, the phrase would be “Do you want to bet?” But the less formal version is more...
