執筆者 Modern English | 2012年12月15日 | Phrases
Thelma: So I saw you at the movie theater with Brian. Does your boyfriend know about this? Julia: Oh, we broke up last week. Thelma: Oh, really? Well, Brian is a better guy, anyway. When two people who are dating stop being a couple, it is said that they break up....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年12月14日 | TOEIC
We need to make our system for handling customer complaints more deficient. A. need to make B. handling C. customer complaints D. more deficient どの部分が間違っていますか？ お客様のクレームに対応するシステムを効率化しなければならない。...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年12月13日 | Trivia
Humans are bipeds. Dogs are quadrupeds. What about cats? Cats are quadrupeds, too. “Quadruped” means any animal with four legs. The root “ped” means “foot”. Humans have two feet, so we are bipeds. Cats, dogs, horses, elephants, and pandas have four feet, so they are...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年12月12日 | Idioms
Bart: You got a new cat? What color is it? Ted: She’s a tortoiseshell. Bart: A what? Ted: She’s kind of black with orange mixed in, but the orange parts are stripey and … here, just look at this photo on my phone. Bart: Oh, I’ve seen cats like that before. It’s hard...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年12月11日 | Words
Bartender: What can I get for you, Bob? Bob: The usual. “Usual” is an adjective that means “ordinary” or “customary”. You can use it to arrange a meeting with a friend at “the usual spot” or order your usual drink at a bar or café where you are a regular customer....
