執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月09日 | Phrases
“Would you care for some tea?” “Yes, thank you.” “Care” has many meanings. Here it is the same as “Would you like some tea?” It is a polite way to ask someone if they want something. We don’t want our guest to feel like they have to drink tea if they don’t want to....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月08日 | TOEIC
“It is ______ to assume that we will sell more during the sale.” Fill in the blank. A. illogical B. logical C. irrational D. illusion 「セール期間中、売り上げが上がると想定するのが当然だ」 AとCは一緒で非論理的という意味です。Dは幻影という意味で形容詞でもありません。「論理にかなった」や「当然な」という意味のBが正解です。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月07日 | Trivia
The month of August is named after the Roman emperor Augustus. Its name was changed in the year 8 BC from “Sextilis”, a name it received because it was originally the sixth in a ten-month calendar....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月06日 | Idioms
“Look at this place! Children making mud pies in the kitchen, dogs running through the hall, loud music playing in the living room and the adults are starting a fire in the yard. It’s a madhouse!” A madhouse is actually an insane asylum, but we sometimes use it to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月05日 | Words
“He overcame his fear of heights to become a professional pilot.” “Overcome” means to get over a difficulty or problem, or defeat an enemy. It ends with “come” and is conjugated in the same way. The past is “overcame”, not “overcomed”. 「彼は高所恐怖症を乗り越えてプロのパイロットになりました」...
