執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月19日 | Words
“Could you hand me that book?” “Certainly.” “If you study hard you will certainly pass this test.” “Certainly” can mean “of course” or “definitely”. It’s a good word to use in polite situations. You might hear it from a waiter after placing an order at a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月12日 | Words
“I enjoyed the first half of the book but then I just lost my momentum, so I haven’t finished it yet.” “He tried to stop but his momentum carried him into the intersection, and he almost caused an accident.” When an object is moving, it keeps going at the same speed...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月05日 | Words
“Try to dodge the ball. The last person who hasn’t been hit by a ball is the winner.” “In this game, you have to dodge the enemies and reach the goal.” “Dodge” means moving around in order to avoid something. It’s often used in games and action movies. We can also use...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月29日 | Words
“Don’t forget to breathe.” “It was really scary. I couldn’t breathe!” It can be easy to confuse the spelling of “breathe” and “breath” (a noun, as in “Take a deep breath”), because the letters “eath” make the same vowel sound as in “breathe” in words like “wreath”....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月22日 | Words
“Oops! I forgot to lock the door!” “Oh, I spelled this word wrong. Oops!” “Oops” is something we say when we realize we made a mistake. It can also occasionally be used to sympathize with someone else’s mistake....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年03月15日 | Words
“I finally beat my dad at tennis!” “I can’t beat the last level of this game!” “Beat” can mean to hit something, but in these examples to win against someone or something. 「やっとテニスで父さんに勝った！」 「いつももう少しのところで勝てないんだ。」...
