January

Shakespeare wrote in The Winter's Tale "that blasts of January would blow you through and through"
J - Japanese New Year, Shogatsu, is celebrated from January 1 to 3. During Japan's most important holiday, business close and families gather together.
A - American National Pie Day is celebrated on January 23! Around since the ancient Egyptians, pies evolved over the centuries into the dessert Americans eat today. In fact, pies have become so American that the expression "as American as apple pie" can be widely heard.
N - The northern hemisphere experiences its coldest time of year. Ice and snow cover the land in many places, and blizzards turn the air white. Many animals sleep day and night, hibernating until spring. In contrast, the southern hemisphere experiences its warmest time.
U - The undying love of a mother is symbolized by the pink carnation. Also known as dianthus and pinks, carnations of all colors claim the honor of being January's flower.
A - Australia Day on January 26 marks the British First Fleet's landing at Sydney Cove in 1788.
R - Roman ruler Pompilius added January and February to the calendar in about 700 B.C., making it 12 months long.
Y - Yellow and red are just two colors of the garnet - January's birth gemstone!
The word "garnet" comes from pomegranate in Latin because scientists said the crystals resembled pomegranate seeds.
And there you have it - JANUARY in a nutshell!

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As American as apple pie.
如同蘋果派那麼的美國
指apple pie是美國文化的一部分
As American as baseball and hot dogs.
如同棒球和熱狗那麼的美國
* He drove a Corvette Chevrolet.
他開著一部雪佛蘭超級跑車
Corvette Chevrolet是經典的美國精神象徵，
所以說As American as the Chevrolet Corvette.

Grammar Gym
And there you have it.
=> That's it.
=> That all you can say about something.
* And there you have it - JANUARY in a nutshell!
* And there you have it - the five reasons why we should protect the environment.
* And there you have it - why everyone should own this new product.

Language Tips
hemisphere n.(地球的)半球、半球體；大腦半球
* What is the largest city in the southern hemisphere?
南半球上，哪個城市最大?
* His cerebral hemisphere had been operated on.
 他的大腦半球動了手術
hibernate v.冬眠
hibernation n.
* Brown bears hibernate in winter.
棕熊會在冬天冬眠
* Squirrels and hamsters go into hibernation in winter.
松鼠和倉鼠冬天會進入冬眠
symbolize v.象徵、用符號表示
* The friendship between my best friend and me is symbolized by this pendant.
這個墜子象徵我和我最好的朋友之間的友誼
in a nutshell(idiom)概括來說、一言以蔽之
* To put it in a nutshell, we lost the game.
一言以蔽之，我們輸了這場比賽。
* Well, in a nutshell, the couple broke up.
總而言之，這對情侶分手了。