執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月18日 | Idioms
“I used to get extra help from my science teacher after school. I would talk to him about my problems, and I learned more from him than just science. He was a real father figure for me.” A father figure is a man who is not your father (including other male relatives),...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月17日 | Words
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite is classical music that tells a famous Christmas story. A girl receives a nutcracker shaped like a soldier and goes on a magical journey. Lyrics have been set to all the songs, telling the story about landscapes of candy and armies of...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月16日 | Pictures
Reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh. There used to be eight reindeer, but they were joined by Rudolph, so now there are nine. Santa’s reindeer are special because they can fly through magic....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月14日 | Phrases
Label on a package: “Do not open until Xmas” This label appears on a package containing a Christmas gift. In writing, we often see “Xmas” instead of “Christmas”. X looks like the first letter in the word “Christ” when written in Greek, so it is an old abbreviation of...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月13日 | TOEIC
“Which design a customer prefers is a matter of _____ taste.” Fill in the blank. A. person B. individualistic C. subjective D. objective 「お客様が好むデザインは個人の趣味によります。」...
