執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月11日 | Idioms
“Is that your father? You don’t look anything like him at all!” “Oh, I take after my mother. Everyone on my mother’s side of the family has this hair color.” If you draw a line through the middle of your family tree, one half will be your father’s side—your father,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月10日 | Words
“Be careful when cleaning up broken glass. If you don’t do it carefully, you could cut yourself.” When we are careful, we take time and pay close attention to what we are doing. If something is important or dangerous, or if you only have one chance to do it, it is a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月09日 | Pictures
The image of June and the rainy season is hydrangeas and snails. Snails are basically slugs that have shells. Different kinds of snails live in the water and on land. Do you think snails are cute or gross?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月07日 | Phrases
“Good job! Keep it up!” “Keep” is a word that has to do with things staying the same. “I kept all the postcards you sent.” I have saved and protected the postcards. We can also use it with a verb: “Keep running! You’re almost there!” Here it means “don’t stop” or...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月06日 | TOEIC
“I think the boss was really impress by your presentation.” Find the mistake. A. I think B. really C. impress D. by your 「ボスはあなたのプレゼンに感動していたと思う」 「Impress」という動詞は直訳すると「感動させる」という意味です。ボスが感動させたのではなく、（プレゼンによって）感動させられたのです。受け身なので、「was impress」ではなく「was...
