執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月09日 | TOEIC
“The tests showed that the benefit from the medicine was insignificant, so it was approved to be sold to patients.” Find the mistake. A. showed B. benefit C. insignificant D. approved 「実験の結果から薬はかなり有効だと証明されたので、患者に販売される許可が下りました。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月08日 | Trivia
Sprinkles are tiny colorful candies that are used for decoration, not for flavor. They are often seen on top of ice cream, cookies, cupcakes or other sweets. A mix of rainbow colors is probably most common, but they can also be found in single colors or themed...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月07日 | Idioms
“Things looked grim, but the doctors were able to snatch the patient from the jaws of death.” “We were way behind, but somehow we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.” If someone who is about to die is saved, we say they were “snatched from the jaws of...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月06日 | Words
“It costs a lot of money to raise children.” “We used to raise goats.” “Raise” can mean to take care of a living being as it grows from a baby to an adult. If you remember the “lift up” or “make higher” meaning of raise, perhaps you can remember this usage by...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月05日 | Pictures
The dahlia is a flower that comes from Mexico. It has been brought to other places in the world. There are many different kinds. Have you ever seen one? ...