執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月02日 | Phrases
“Ow!” “What is it?” “My leg fell asleep and now I’ve got pins and needles.” When blood returns to an area it can cause a painful prickling sensation. We compare this to being stuck with pins and needles. 「痛い！」 「どうした？」 「足がしびれて痛くなった。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月26日 | Phrases
Son: I wanna go home! Mom: What happened? Dad: He’s had a bit of a fright. The ghosts in the haunted house were too scary. “Fright” can mean the feeling or experience of being scared. Sometimes Halloween events are too scary for small children! 息子：家に帰りたい！ 母：どうしたの？...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月19日 | Phrases
Dad: “I thought the vampire was really scary!” Daughter: “Daddy, you’re a scaredy-cat.” Have you ever seen a cat that was startled jump in the air and fluff up its fur? Sometimes cats can be scared of harmless things. Perhaps that’s why we call people who are often...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月12日 | Phrases
Mom: “That haunted house sure was scary! Are you okay? Not too scared?” Daughter: “It wasn’t that scary! They weren’t real ghosts!” If something was less scary than we expected, or not as scary as someone said it would be, we say it wasn’t “that scary”. You can use...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月05日 | Phrases
Older sister: “You can go to bed early if you’re too scared to watch this zombie movie!” Younger sister: “I’m not scared!” October is the season for scary movies and haunted houses. These things can frighten young children, and sometimes older people too. Many of us...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月28日 | Phrases
“Can I eat this cake in the fridge?” “Go ahead.” “Go ahead” is a way to give someone permission to do something, but it is not used in formal or polite situations. When someone is told to go ahead, they are expected to act quickly. “It looks like the pizza is done. Go...
