執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月01日 | Pictures
July 4 is the main event for fireworks in the United States. Here, fireworks explode behind the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the U.S....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月29日 | Phrases
Dad: “Look, Jimmy fell asleep while playing with blocks.” Mom: “Aww, he’s all tuckered out.” “Tuckered out” means “tired” or “exhausted”. It is sort of a cute word, so it is often used to talk about children or animals. パパ：「見て、ジミーが積み木で遊んでる途中で寝ちゃった。」 ママ：「あら、つかれちゃったね。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月28日 | TOEIC
The shoppers were ______ to the bright colors and cheerful music. Fill in the blank. A. drawn B. attract C. lead D. repelled 買い物している人々は鮮やかな色と楽しい音楽によって引き寄せられました。Ｄだったら、色と音楽が客を遠ざけてしまうので違います。Ａ～Ｃは全部意味的にはふさわしいですが、受け身の形が正しいのはＡだけです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月27日 | Trivia
June 24 is Take Your Dog to Work Day in the U.S. and U.K. It was started in the 1990s to convince more people to adopt homeless dogs. But having dogs at work can also help relieve stress and make the workplace more fun....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月26日 | Idioms
“Let’s go to the movie on Monday. The theater will be jam-packed on the weekend.” “Jam-packed” means very full or crowded. “To jam” means to force something into something else, so it makes sense to think that something would be jam-packed after someone jammed a lot...
