Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

I'm going to give you two five-letter words. Put two letters after the first one and the same two letters before the second one to complete two seven-letter words .   Ex. TRACT   CHARD    --> TRACT OR , OR CHARD       1.    AGAIN     RANGE     2.    SHELL     QUIRE     3.    DIVER     LATIN     4.    BREAD    EATER     5.    ALBUM   GROSS     6.    CHIME    THOLE     7.    FINES     ASIDE   Answer Keys      1.   again st , st range     2.   shell ac , ac quire     3.   diver ge , ge latin     4.   bread th , th eater     5.   album en , en gross     6.   Ch imera, ra thole     7.   fines se...

Are you happy in your field of work? Living in the age of uncertainty, quite a few of us feel concerned or queasy about tomorrow. However, keep your head up, take a deep breath, and dream of a rosy path that could be in store for you at your work place somewhere down the road. Today, let us go over some office idioms!        1.   career cushioning : Also known as “quite quitting”. Lining up future job opportunities while still employed at one’s current job. For instance, career cushioning refers to looking for a new job, including developing new skills, browsing job listings, and applying for new jobs.       2.   back-room boys : People who do important work but aren't visible to general public       3.   blank check/cheque : Complete freedom of action or control       4.   to cave in : to agree to something you didn't want to accept previously and stop arguing or resisting (especial...

E very answer is a two-word name of a place in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world where you might visit. I'll give you rhymes for the two words. You name the places. Ex. Right Spouse  -->  WHITE HOUSE     1.    Ski Vest (hint: Florida)     2.    Greater Stake (hint: Oregon)     3.    Call Sheet (hint: New York)   All the rest answers are located in foreign countries outside of the U.S.       4.    Rifle Power     5.    Pig Pen     6.    Rock Cress (hint: Scotland)     7.    Dead Air     8.    Eight Ball     9.    Tape Down     10.  Fourth Hole    (hint: only a small number of people have been here)         Answer Keys 1.   Key West 2.   Crater Lake 3.   Wall Street 4.   Eiffel ...

The dog days of summer last from July 3 to August 11. What are the Dog Days of Summer exactly? What do they have to do with dogs? The ancient origins of this common phrase might surprise you.   The term “Dog Days” traditionally refers to a period of particularly hot and humid weather occurring during the summer months of July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. In ancient Greece and Rome, the Dog Days were believed to be a time of 1. ____________ (meaning a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water), bad luck, unrest, when dogs and men alike would be driven mad by the extreme heat! Today, the phrase doesn’t conjure up such bad imagery. Instead, the Dog Days are associated purely the time of summer’s peak temperatures and humidity.   This period of sweltering weather coincide with the year’s 2. hel__________ (meaning “at sun rise) rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Majoris – the “Greater Dog” – ...

It is natural to become physically weaker as one ages. However, it is possible to stay younger and healthier than your physical age by what you eat at your table every day. More and more medical research and studies have shown the medicinal properties and benefits of herbs and healthy diet. As of this new year of 2024, let us stay healthy by looking into a variety of herbs one by one, their nutrition facts, and healthy diet so that we are able to lead a life with more confidence and constantly get ourselves back on track with aplomb even if we happen to deviate from the optimal state of health.   #22. CABBAGE Today’s healthy ingredient for your wholesome daily meals is cabbage! Are you willing to invite cabbage to the table every day? While cabbage may look like leafy greens such as lettuce, it actually belongs to the Brassica genus of vegetables (i.e., 1. cru______________ vegetables), which includes broccoli, radishes, and 2. Brussels _________________. It comes in a vari...

An A.C. puzzle to beat the heat from the NPR Sunday Puzzle! Every answer today is a familiar two-word phrase or name with the initials A.C.   Ex. Summer cooler   -->   AIR CONDITIONER       1.    Type of electricity     2.    Something that rings to wake you up in the morning         3.    LAX for Los Angeles International or LGA for La Guardia     4.    Color prism for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," e.g.     5.    Ship from which military jets take off     6.    Mystery writer who created Miss Marple     7.    Gangster known as "Scarface"     8.    Longtime host of "Masterpiece Theatre"     9.    French playwright who wrote "The Plague"     10. Annual yachting competition 11. Closest star system to Earth 12. What Ann Landers ...

It is natural to become physically weaker as one ages. However, it is possible to stay younger and healthier than your physical age by what you eat at your table every day. More and more medical research and studies have shown the medicinal properties and benefits of herbs and healthy diet. As of this new year of 2024, let us stay healthy by looking into a variety of herbs one by one, their nutrition facts, and healthy diet so that we are able to lead a life with more confidence and constantly get ourselves back on track with aplomb even if we happen to deviate from the optimal state of health.   #21.   CORN SILK In Asian countries, corn silk has traditionally been used as an important medicine. Native Americans were also making the best use of the long shiny fibers at the top of an ordinary ear of corn as treatments for diseases. It can potentially provide major antioxidant benefits and function as a 1. diu_____. Some claim it helps with energy, and some claim2. _____...