執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月15日 | Trivia
The zodiac sign from April 20 to May 20 is Taurus, the bull. Taurus is one of the oldest constellations. People first saw the shape of a bull in the stars several thousand years ago. You can see Taurus in the sky in winter in the northern hemisphere....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月08日 | Trivia
English, like all languages, has changed over the years. In modern English, you only have to choose between “you” and “your” to talk about the person you’re speaking to. But English used to have different words for “you” depending on how the word fit into the sentence...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月24日 | Trivia
On this day in 1923 Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud published his paper on the ego and id. Although Freud’s theories are no longer widely accepted, they became very popular and influential. The “ego” in Freud’s theory is the conscious self,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月17日 | Trivia
Because the rabbit is a popular symbol of Easter, many people get a new pet rabbit to celebrate. However, a lot of them are not prepared to take care for a rabbit. Rabbits can live more than ten years and need a lot of care, just like a dog. Soon after Easter, many...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月10日 | Trivia
“Wow! The concert was so amazing!” “Whatever. You know they’re just lip-syncing.” It’s hard to dance around on stage and sing at the same time, so many performers pretend to sing while playing a recording of themselves singing. They move their lips in sync to the...