執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月16日 | Words
“Dive” usually means “to jump in”. If you go to a big pool, you can dive off the diving board. But if you go diving, it means you use an oxygen tank and swim deep in the ocean. 「Dive」は通常「飛び込む」という意味です。大きなプールに行けば、飛び込み台から飛び込めます。でも「go...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月15日 | カテゴリーなし
This is a close-up of a butterfly wing. Butterflies are considered very beautiful because of their large, colorful wings. Butterflies’ wings look flat, but actually they are covered in tiny scales. The scales can come off without hurting the butterfly....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月13日 | Phrases
Sally: I’ll take a small coffee. Clerk: You can upgrade to medium for just 25 cents. Sally: No, I’ll stick with the small. To “stick with” something means to not change it or leave it for something else. It can also mean to not give up on something. If you stick with...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月12日 | TOEIC
We have plans to _______ our product line. Fill in the blank. A. expand B. expansion C. expend D. expanse 製品ラインを増やす（広める）予定があります。 「To」の後は動詞が必要です。ＢとＤは名詞なのでアウトです。Ｂは広める行為や広めたものです。Ｄは広いところ、大きな平たい場所です。Ｃは似ていても「広める」とは関係ない動詞です。（意味は「使う、費やす」です）残るＡが正解です。 Do more TOEIC practice...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月11日 | Trivia
In theater, it is bad luck to tell someone “good luck” before they go on stage. So instead of saying “good luck”, people say “break a leg”! It would be very bad luck if you broke your leg while on stage, but it really means the opposite. It started in theater, but now...
