執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月13日 | TOEIC
We need to _____ our product to consumers with disposable income. Fill in the blank. A. advertisement B. teach C. tell D. promote 「自由に使える収入のあるお客様に我が社の商品を宣伝する必要がある。」 広告などを使って宣伝しますが、Ａは名詞なのでここでは使えません。Ｂは「使い方を教える」という意味になります。Ｃは目的語が情報ではないので使えません。「We need to tell consumers...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月12日 | Trivia
Dates are a very sweet fruit. It comes from a type of palm tree. It is usually brown and oval-shaped. It first appeared around Iraq and was an important food in the Middle East. The name “date” comes from the Greek and Latin words for “finger”....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月11日 | Idioms
John: How could you sell my mother’s necklace? It’s been in my family for five generations! Marcia: My back was to the wall! If I hadn’t sold it, we would have lost the house! You say your back is to the wall when you are in a desperate situation. Imagine you have...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月10日 | Words
“Don’t procrastinate and put off your homework until the last minute.” Procrastinating is ignoring something you need to do and spending time on something else. When a teacher gives students a lot of time for a big project, it’s a sure bet that most students will...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月09日 | Pictures
Morning glories are flowers that bloom in the morning and then curl up again. Some types bloom at night instead of in the morning. In Victorian flower language, they represent “love in vain”....
