執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月30日 | Trivia
A foster family provides care for a child or pet that has no place to go. It could be a pet that was abandoned or born homeless, or a child who has lost his parents or whose parents could not take care of him. If the new home becomes permanent, then the child or pet...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月29日 | Idioms
“Ugh! I thought that movie would never end. It was so boring!” “Yeah! Like watching paint dry!” Watching paint dry would be very boring, because it takes a long time, and the difference between wet paint and dry paint is not very interesting or easy to see. It is a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月28日 | Words
To make a braid, you need three long things. Usually these are bundles of hair, but other things can be braided too: from ribbons to bread dough. A braid is a simple hairstyle that keeps long hair out of the way and looks pretty, too....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月27日 | Pictures
The Lily of the Valley is also called the May Lily. Its flowers look like little bells. A Christian legend says it came from the tears of the Virgin Mary....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月25日 | Phrases
“Welcome back! Has it been a month already? I missed you so much!” There is no exact translation in Japanese for this English phrase, so you have to say it in different ways. “I missed you” becomes “I wanted to see you.” “I will miss you” (often said when someone...
