執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月30日 | Phrases
“Yuck. Licorice is my least favorite jelly bean flavor.” Your favorite is the one you like most. Your least favorite is the opposite, the one you like least. Despite the use of the word “favorite”, it’s the one you dislike most....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月23日 | Phrases
“I’ve had enough of your constant arguing! If you two can’t get along, go fight somewhere else.” When you’ve had enough of something, you can’t take it anymore. You’re sick and tired of it. Of course, you can also say,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月16日 | Phrases
“Have fun on your trip. I’ll miss you!” When someone close to us is not nearby, or we can’t see or talk to them for a while, we miss them. This phrase tells someone who is leaving that the speaker will feel lonely while they are gone. We want our friends to enjoy...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月09日 | Phrases
“We’re having a great vacation. Wish you were here! Love, Emily” This is something you might write on a postcard. There isn’t much room, and you can’t write anything too personal because there is no envelope and anyone could read it....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月25日 | Phrases
“You’ll never guess who I saw at the store today.” “Who?” “It’s someone you know, but I don’t think you’ve seen him for a few years.” “Don’t keep us in suspense. Just tell us already.” “All right, fine. It was my cousin.” A good storyteller can create a feeling of...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月18日 | Phrases
“Ouch! I stubbed my toe on the table leg.” It’s easy to catch your toe on the leg of a table or chair. Sometimes it’s very painful. We call this “stubbing your toe”. 「痛！テーブルの脚で足の指を打ちつけてしまった。」...
