執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月18日 | Idioms
“Are you sure this thing is safe?” “Safe as houses!” We usually feel safe in our own house. That may not be the real origin of this idiom, however. Some say it came from investing in houses, which were a safe investment compared to railways. It...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月17日 | Words
A knot is what we create when we tie two strings together. Knots are so important that there are names for many different kinds of knots, and they often appear in metaphors. A problem that’s difficult to solve is “knotty”. When two people get married...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月16日 | Pictures
November is a bad month for turkeys in the U.S. Have you ever seen a turkey in person? This one has impressive feathers and a featherless but colorful head....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月14日 | Phrases
“I couldn’t care less what you do. Just leave me out of it.” “I couldn’t care less” is an emphatic way to say “I don’t care.” You can care a lot or a little, but if you “couldn’t care less”, then...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年11月13日 | TOEIC
“Candidates that satisfaction these conditions will move on to the next stage of the interview.” Find the mistake. A. Candidates B. satisfaction C. conditions D. on to the next 「この条件を満たす候補者は、次のステージに進みます。」 就職面接に申し込んで、ある条件を満たさないと面接にもいけないまま不採用ということはありますよね。...