執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月05日 | Trivia
After playing outside in the snow, there is no better drink than hot chocolate. Sometimes it has a marshmallow or whipped cream. Drinking chocolate goes back to the Mayan civilization 2000 years ago. But it was not sweet like chocolate today!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月04日 | Idioms
“Hey, throw me that light bulb.” “Are you nuts? It’ll break!” “He brushed his teeth with whipped cream? He must be nuts!” “Nuts” means “crazy”. It sounds like peanuts, walnuts, cashew nuts, etc. But don’t worry! Eating nuts will not make you crazy. 「その電球こっちに投げてくれ。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月03日 | Words
A ski lift is a little bit like an escalator with chairs. Skiers cannot stand on an escalator wearing their skis, but they can sit with their feet dangling and be carried up the mountain to ski down again. It is notoriously tricky to get off a ski lift....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月02日 | Pictures
The menorah is a nine-branched candle holder. It holds one candle for each day of Hanukkah, plus an extra one to light the others. Another candle is lit each day during the holiday....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月30日 | Phrases
“That movie was terrible.” “You can say that again! It was the worst I’ve ever seen!” We say, “You can say that again!” when we agree strongly with something. It is so true, you could say it twice! There is no need to actually say it again, except as a joke....
