執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月30日 | Trivia
In many stories, a silver bullet is the only thing that can kill a werewolf or other monster. Because of this, we use the phrase “silver bullet” to mean a simple but very effective solution to a problem. 多くの物語では、狼男やモンスターを唯一殺せるものが Silver Bullet（特効薬）です。そういう訳で、 Silver...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月23日 | Trivia
Dracula is the name of a vampire who first appeared in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker. It was published in 1897 and had a strong influence on how we imagine vampires. Dracula is probably based on a real person, Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad the Impaler)....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月16日 | Trivia
Beth: Oh no! What am I going to do now? Tom: What’s wrong? Beth: You know what’s wrong! You threw my doll into the tree! What’s wrong with you? Tom: Oh, yeah. I was just playing around. I’ll help you get it down. In this dialogue, Tom sees that Beth is upset and says,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月09日 | Trivia
Both typhoons and hurricanes are large, dangerous, spiral-shaped storms. Typhoons are common in Japan, while hurricanes often strike America. So what’s the difference? Actually, the only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is where it was formed. Hurricanes...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月02日 | Trivia
A dustbin is the same thing as a garbage can or trash can. A “bin” is not much different from a “can”—cans tend to be round, but we can call something a trash can even if it isn’t round. So is dust the same as trash or garbage? Actually, no. On its own, “dust” is...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年09月25日 | Trivia
Similar to horses, cows are also called by different words. A baby cow is a calf. A male cow is not actually a cow; he is a bull. A female cow is just a cow, although if she is young she can be called a heifer....
