執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月27日 | TOEIC
A messy office is not ____ to efficient work. Fill in the blank. A. conducive B. leading C. detrimental D. given 散らかったオフィスでは効率的な仕事ができません。 Ｂを使うなら「A messy office does not lead to efficient...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月26日 | Trivia
Cicadas can be found almost everywhere in the world. In some places, people eat cicadas. In China, their shells are used in medicine. The English word “cicada” comes from Latin for “tree cricket”. Cicadas spend most of their lives underground, and then come out and...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月25日 | Idioms
Sally: How are you, Betty? Betty: Oh, I’m on top of the world. I just got a great new job, my son got engaged, and my daughter won an award. Feeling “on top of the world” means being very, very happy. In idioms, “high” usually means “good”, so being above the rest of...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月24日 | Words
“My dog got out, so I’ll ask the neighbors if they have seen him.” The word “neighbor” usually refers to a person who lives in a house near yours. It can also be used to mean a person whose desk is near yours in your office or classroom, a person who is near you in...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月21日 | Phrases
Clerk: That will be $5.00. Clara: I’ll get it. Emmett: No, allow me. “Allow me,” is something people say to be polite when they do a small favor for someone, such as pulling out a chair or opening a door. It could be rephrased as “Let me do that for you.” In a longer...
