Trivia of the Week: See you later, alligator

執筆者 | 2012年05月31日 | Trivia

“See you later, alligator!” “After a while, crocodile!” Alligators and crocodiles are both called “wani” in Japanese. Alligators live in the U.S. and China, while crocodiles live all over the world. One way to tell them apart is to look at their noses. An alligator’s...

Modern English Idiom of the Week: Around the clock

執筆者 | 2012年05月30日 | Idioms

“I’ve been working around the clock to get this finished.” “You need a break!” When something continues throughout the whole day, we say “around the clock”. That means twenty-four hours. But a clock face has only twelve hours! It’s a little different from “pulling an...

Word of the Week #8: twinkle (キラキラする)

執筆者 | 2012年05月29日 | Words

“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a famous children’s song. Stars in the sky appear to twinkle because we are looking at them through the Earth’s atmosphere. In English, usually only stars twinkle. Other things, like stickers and ribbons, sparkle....