執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月26日 | Phrases
“Stay back! I have a knife!” “Stay back! There’s broken glass on the floor. Don’t come in here until I clean it up.” In movies, people often tell monsters or other scary creatures to “stay back!” This is an urgent...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月25日 | TOEIC
“I really admire her work and look up at her as a person.” Find the mistake. A. admire B. her work C. look up at D. as a person 「彼女の作品が大好きで人としても憧れています。」 誰かに憧れるとはその人が自分より上にいると考えられます。上を見上げてその人を見るようなイメージです。これは決まったフレーズですので、look up atではなくlook up...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月24日 | Trivia
Pots and pans are containers used for cooking and usually made of metal. The difference between a pot and a pan is that a pot generally has two handles, while a pan has one handle. Both are usually round or cylindrical in shape. Of course, there are exceptions. For...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月23日 | Idioms
“This bicycle hasn’t been used for a while. I’m going to get it shipshape before I ride it into town this weekend.” A ship has to be organized and in good condition before it can sail. A bicycle is not a ship, but we compare anything to a ship...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月22日 | Words
“Oops! I forgot to lock the door!” “Oh, I spelled this word wrong. Oops!” “Oops” is something we say when we realize we made a mistake. It can also occasionally be used to sympathize with someone else’s mistake....
