執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月08日 | Phrases
“You ate the pudding I left in the fridge, didn’t you? I even wrote my name on it!” “I’m sorry! It won’t happen again.” We say something won’t happen again when we have done something wrong and have to apologize. The other person can be sure that we won’t do it again,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月01日 | Phrases
“I’m going to skateboard on the roof.” “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” “It’s not a good idea to feed wild alligators.” This phrase is used to advise someone not to do something. It can also be used about things that were done in the past and had bad results. “I...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月27日 | Phrases
“Get out of the way!” If you’re riding your bicycle and suddenly realize you’re going to hit someone, and don’t have time to stop, you should yell, “Get out of the way!” In this situation, “the way” is the path of something moving. It will sound rude if you tell...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月24日 | Phrases
“Do your best and I’m sure you’ll pass the test.” “I don’t care if we win or lose the game, so long as we play our best.” “Do your best” is a handy phrase to cheer someone on. Sometimes we can replace the word “do” with another verb, like “play” in the case of a sport...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月17日 | Phrases
“Do any of your friends play the guitar?” “Not that I know of.” This is a useful phrase for answering questions when you don’t have complete information. It’s possible one of your friends can play the guitar but has never talked to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月10日 | Phrases
“Are you busy?” “Not at the moment.” “What are you doing?” “At the moment, I’m washing the dishes.” “At the moment” means “right now”. I’m not busy at the moment: I can talk right now but I might be busy with something else soon. I’m washing dishes at the moment: I’m...
