執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月23日 | Trivia
The Hokey Pokey is a silly dance. To do this dance, just make a circle with your friends and follow the instructions: You put your right hand in You put your right hand out You put your right hand in And you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月16日 | Trivia
Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, including doors, passages, endings and time. January, the beginning of the year, is named after him. He controlled the beginning and ending of war as well....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月09日 | Trivia
The English language has many words with the same or similar meanings. But sometimes when writing, we can’t think of a different word so we use the same one over and over. This is not considered good writing. In this situation, we can use a thesaurus. It is a book...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月19日 | Trivia
One traditional Christmas activity is getting the Christmas lights out of a box in the attic and untangling them. Sometimes one light is loose or broken, and none of the lights will light up until it is found and fixed!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月12日 | Trivia
A dreidel is a traditional Hanukkah toy for children. It is used in gambling games to win chocolate or other small treats or trinkets. Each of the four sides of the dreidel has a letter in Hebrew written on it. On your turn, you spin the dreidel, and depending on the...