執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月10日 | Words
“I’m going out in the cold, so I’m wearing a warm hat, warm mittens and big warm boots.” In English, you can use the same word with any kind of clothing or accessory you put on your body. You wear hats, wear glasses, wear shirts, wear pants and wear shoes....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月09日 | Pictures
The red rose is probably the most romantic of flowers and a common gift on Valentine’s Day. Have you ever given or received a flower?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月07日 | Phrases
“I’m really nervous about the play. I don’t want to let everyone down!” “Is the rope tied on properly? Okay, let him down slowly.” To let someone down can be literally to allow them to go lower in physical space. But it often means “to disappoint someone”. If...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月06日 | TOEIC
“Your copy of the game will be delivery on the release date.” Find the mistake. A. copy B. delivery C. release D. date 「お客様のゲームは発売日にお届けします。」 間違いはどこでしょうか？ Release date は「発売日」で問題ありません。 Copy はこの場合 DVD などに書きこまれるデータを買うことになるので、そのディスクはみな copy と呼べます。 Delivery は will be...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月05日 | Trivia
In English, a person’s given name comes before their family name. But when writing a list of names, for example the list of students in a class, we often put the family name first, followed by a comma and the given name. We use the family name to put people in...
