Callan Stage 11 Old Edition Lesson 166 page 1121 - 122

VOCABULARY:

-select
-selection
-vast
-item
-accurately
-crazy
-drive crazy
-odd
-laundry
-launderette　コインランドリー

SENTENCE STRUCTURE:

-I had a business trip in USA.
-I travelled to Hawaii with my family for our vacations.
-It's very difficult to understand their English because they speak very fast and the sentence is very long.
-Hawaiian food is very delicious and I like it.
-Today's weather is very fine and sunny.
-Cherry blossom has already bloomed but I'm not yet satisfied.

-Q:WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SELECTING THINGS FROM A VAST SELECTION OF ITEMS?

-A:The advantages of selecting things from a vast selection of items are that you are more likely to find more accurately what it is you are looking for, the disadvantages are that the vast selection can drive you crazy trying to decide which item to choose.

-Q:WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE IT IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE RETURN HOME FROM THE LAUNDERETTE OR GET THEIR LAUNDRY BACK FROM THE LAUNDRY, THEY OFTEN FIND THEY HAVE AN ODD SOCK LEFT OVER AFTER THEY HAVE MATCHED THEIR SOCKS TOGETHER ?

-A:I suppose it is that when people return home from the launderette or get their laundry back from the laundry, a sock is such a small article of clothing that it is easily lost, they often find they have an odd sock left over after they have matched their socks together.

-Q:WHAT ARE ODD NUMBERS AND EVEN NUMBERS ?

-A:Odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7 etc., whilst even numbers are 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.

-Q:WHAT DO WE MEAN BY "AN ODD FELLOW" ?

-A:By "an odd fellow" mean a strange or peculiar man.