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,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月11日 | Trivia
Star fruit is also called “carambola”. It is called “star fruit” because it forms the shape of a star when sliced. Star fruit is a healthy snack, but should be avoided by people with weak kidneys. Have you ever eaten star fruit? How do you prepare it?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月10日 | Idioms
(Some children are playing a game of Capture the Flag.) Billy: Oh no! Sarah has a water gun! Erica: We’ll have to fight fire with fire. Get the hose! Fighting fire with fire means using the same weapon or technique that your enemy is using. In the example above, fire...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月09日 | Words
Freddy: Dad, what’s the opposite of “tiny”? Dad: Hmm, how about “huge”? Freddy: What about “love”? Dad: Well, some say “hate”, but others say “apathy”. The opposite of a word is another word that is as different from it as possible on some scale (that is, “elephant”...
