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目玉焼きには塩胡椒ですか？しょうゆですか？How do you like you fried eggs? With salt and pepper or soy sauce? 深夜0時から朝7時...

The Long Read from The Atlandtic-What Makes Industry the Most Thrilling Shows on TV

I'm gonna watch the last episode the Industry tonight. Highly recommended!!You can find the whole a...

I made my first specimen!!

I didn't know summer is the best time for Japanese rhinoceros beetle until this summer.I came cross...

Advice or advise?

The words, 'advice' and 'advise' are commonly confused. Even though the spelling is almost identica...

How do you find peace in yourself during the pandemic?

Thanks for reading my article today.I talked about reading and the great writer I love yesterday. T...

読書、大好き！

今日もコラムをご覧いただき、ありがとうございます！今回は、私が好きな小説について紹介させていただきたいです。私は読書が大好きです、特に小説とかエッセイとかが好きで。時間があったら、できるだけ読書しま...

茶是故乡茗

中国人爱喝茶。我家也不例外。况且，我还有一个爱茶如命的老爸。我从小学开始喝茶，并跟着老爸学习了泡好茶，选好茶。一边喝茶，一边闲聊，喝茶重在过程：烧水，洗茶具，闻香，最后才是喝茶。     去上海读...

For me, tea reminds me of family.

Chinese people love tea. Besides, I have a father who cannot live his life without it. I began tea-...

四川麻雀って知ってる？

私は重慶市で生まれ育ちました。重慶は中国の西南部、長江上流の四川盆地東部にある、北海道より広い面積を誇る4大直轄都市の1つです。三方を水に、さらに四方を山に囲まれていることから「山城」ともいわれます...

What is it in a "Nothingburger"?

Good afternoon, everyone! Welcome back to Yishu’ column! Today we are gonna talk about a very inter...

The plot thickens!

Today, I am introducing the phrase ‘the plot thickens’. It’s a light-hearted way of saying that a s...

And lo and behold...

Do you like telling stories? Well, what happens when you want to introduce a surprising turn of eve...

It's the smell for me!

When you think of something you love or hate, what is the main reason? We have an expression you ca...

DON'T be the lady THEY SAID!

“Be a lady they said. Your skirt is too short. Your shirt is too low. Your pants are too tight. Don...

Can you pronounce 'zhuzh'?

Sometimes things need improving just a little to make them more appealing. Learn a word to say just...

More+ish=Moreish!

We use this word to say that something tastes so good, that you just want to eat MORE and MORE.Just...

Don't talk through your hat!

To talk through your hat - it means to talk a lot about something you don’t really understand. I co...

Does someone live rent-free in your head?

Do you think about someone or something a lot? Whether it annoys you or you love it, there is an ex...

How many strings do you have?

Learning a new language is a good thing to do – you never know when it might come in useful. But wh...

I love running!!

今週は一気に気温が上がり、少し早いですが春の気配にちょっとウキウキしてしまいますね^^So I went running with my new green Uniqlo's sportswear....

Adjective order

First, let me ask you this, which of these has the CORRECT adjective order? old, worn-out, undignif...

3 useful expressions with "an animal"

Today, we are learning another 3 expressions that include words of animals.    First one is “as sic...

How to haggle in English?

Today we are going to learn practical English for real situations.    In life, whether you love it ...

3 useful expressions for daily conversations

Today, we are learning 3 expressions that are very useful in daily conversations.    First one is c...

Phrasals

Today, we’re going to look phrasal verbs. First, let's look at a short paragraph. A phrasal verb i...

Do you know "Chunks of language"?

Today, we’re going to look at chunks of language. Chunks of language mean groups of words that natu...