執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月17日 | Idioms
Bill: So, for Helen’s birthday party, I want to hire a clown, a magician, a pony ride… Karen: Hang on, Bill, let’s not go overboard. She’s only three. I think that might be too much excitement. To go overboard is to get carried away and do too much. Literally, if you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月16日 | Words
Tour Guide: Only a handful of people have ever seen the view from this mountaintop. Wasn’t it worth the hike? A handful is literally the amount that you can pick up in your hand. At Halloween, children may be invited to grab a handful of candy out of a bowl. But it is...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月15日 | Pictures
In autumn, the weather gets cooler, and the leaves turn brown, orange, yellow, or red before falling from the trees. In the northern hemisphere (including England, shown here), this starts in September, but in the southern hemisphere it begins in March. The word...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月13日 | Phrases
Ian: Can I borrow your car, man? Phillip: No, dude. Last time I let you drive it, you crashed into a tree. Ian: Come on, man. That was five years ago. It’s water under the bridge. Phillip: No. “Water under the bridge” is a problem between people that happened in the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月12日 | TOEIC
I bought a convertible ___ I like to feel the wind in my hair when I drive. Fill in the blank: A. because B. however C. when D. although A convertible is a car that is open to the air. Enjoying the feeling of wind in one’s hair is a good reason to buy a convertible,...
