執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月25日 | Pictures
Cranberries are unusual because they grow in the water of bogs or wetlands. When cranberries are harvested, more water is added so that when the machine picks the cranberries they float to the top. They have a sour and bitter taste so they are usually eaten with...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月18日 | Pictures
The saxophone was invented by a Belgian named Adolphe Sax in 1846. “Phone” means sound, and “sax” comes from the inventor’s name! Do you like the sound of a saxophone? What kind of musical genre do you usually hear it in?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月11日 | Pictures
This is Mars, the red planet. It is the next farthest from the sun after Earth. It is named for the Roman god of war. In some ways, Mars is similar to Earth. Maybe someday we will be able to live on Mars....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月28日 | Pictures
Candy corn is often seen around Halloween. The orange color goes well with the holiday. The pieces are shaped like kernels of corn....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月21日 | Pictures
A traditional Halloween game is played with apples. Players try to fish apples out of a tub of water using only their faces. This is called “bobbing for apples”. In another variation of the game, apples are tied to strings, and players must catch them with their...
