執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月07日 | TOEIC
The attaching document contains our figures for this month. Where is the mistake? A. attaching B. contains C. our figures D. this month 今月の金額が明記されたドキュメントを添付します。 ファイルを添付するときは「I am attaching the file」や「I have attached the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月06日 | Trivia
If you cross your fingers and touch your nose, you can feel two noses. It also works with small round objects such as a dry bean. This is called the Aristotle illusion. The spatial relationship between your fingers is different than usual, and it confuses your brain...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月05日 | Idioms
Son: Hurry up, Mom, let’s go! Mother: Hold your horses, I have to change clothes before we go see Grandma. “Hold your horses” means “wait a minute” or “slow down”. Before everyone had cars, people used horses to go places or carry things. Maybe we still say “hold your...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月04日 | Words
“Come on, Whiskers, you have to take this pill. Don’t hiss at me! Ouch!” A hiss is the sound of air escaping. Snakes hiss. Cats hiss when they are angry or afraid. A gas leak might also make a hissing sound. People are said to hiss when they whisper angrily....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月03日 | Pictures
Northumberland is England’s most northerly county. It borders Scotland to the north and Cumbria to the west. Northumberland has the lowest population density in England, at only 62 persons per square kilometer. (Osaka has 11,836.) Northumberland used to be part of the...
