執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月02日 | Words
“Cowabunga, dude!” “Cowabunga” is an exclamation used to show happiness. It appeared in the 1950s on the American TV show Howdy Doody, and was later adopted by surfers. It also owes popularity to the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 「カウワバンガ!」 Cowabunga...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月01日 | Pictures
Male cardinals have striking red feathers, so they are easy to recognize. Northern cardinals live in the U.S. and Mexico. They look beautiful against the snow in winter....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月29日 | Phrases
“Should I write with blue or black ink?” “Whichever you like.” “Whichever” is like “whatever” (“I’ll buy you whatever you want”), “wherever” (“Wherever you go I’ll follow”) or “whoever” (“Whoever told you that was wrong”). “Which ink should I use?” “Whichever. It...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月28日 | TOEIC
“The protected costs far outweigh the profits, making the project unfeasible.” Find the mistake. A. protected costs B. outweigh C. making D. unfeasible 「予想の経費は利益をはるかに超えていて、このプロジェクトは現実的ではありません。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月27日 | Trivia
“I’m calling him on the phone.” “I’m talking to him on the phone.” What’s the difference between these sentences? In the first sentence, I am dialing his number on the phone, but he hasn’t answered the phone yet. In the second sentence, he has already answered and we...