執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月10日 | Idioms
“I had almost solved the problem when the doorbell rang and I lost my train of thought.” When thinking, one thought leads to another. The thoughts are connected like cars on a train. Saying you lost your train of thought is perfectly normal. If you say...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月09日 | Words
“If you want to keep that weird statue, you have to put it in your room. It’s eerie and I don’t like having it in the living room.” “As they approached the abandoned house, the wind whistled eerily through the trees.” Something that...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月08日 | Pictures
The ski lift carries people up the mountain so that they can ski back down. Some say it’s difficult to get off the ski lift at the top! Have you ever gone skiing? How did you find it?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月06日 | Phrases
“Did you find out if you passed the exam yet?” To find out something is to learn or come to know it. We often use “find out” when we actively seek out information: “Go and find out if the mail has come.” But it can also be more...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月05日 | TOEIC
“Who is on charge of reserving the hotel for the conference?” Find the mistake: A. Who is B. on charge C. of reserving D. for the conference 「協議会のホテルの予約担当は誰だ？」 ホテルで集まるほど大規模なミーティングです。誰も部屋の予約を間違えないように全部まとめてしたほうがいいかもしれません。これを任された人は「in charge of...
