Idiom of the Week: His Father’s Son

執筆者 | 2013年07月10日 | Idioms

Mother: “Here, honey, I didn’t put any tomatoes on your salad.” Father: “Thanks!” Mother: “Here’s your salad, Billy.” Billy: “Ew! I hate tomatoes!” Mother: “He’s certainly his father’s son.” In this story, Billy and his father both dislike tomatoes. We say “He’s his...

Word of the Week: Bored

執筆者 | 2013年07月09日 | Words

Child: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Parent: “You could clean your room.” Child: “That’s boring!” Something that is not interesting is boring. Boring things will make you feel bored. “I’m bored! This is a boring movie! It bores me!” 子供：「退屈！何もすることがない！」...

Phrase of the Week: She hung up on me.

執筆者 | 2013年07月06日 | Phrases

Ethel: “Hello, Janice? This is Ethel. I wanted to—Oh! She hung up on me! Can you believe it?” Hanging up on someone is ending a phone call before the conversation is finished. If you don’t want to talk to someone, you can hang up on them. However, they might be...