執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月25日 | Words
“What is that awful noise?” “It’s not noise, Dad. It’s music!” “Noise” is another word for “sound”, but it has a negative connotation. Noise is a sound that is unpleasant, or that we don’t like. If there is a lot of noise in a certain place, that place is “noisy”. A...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月18日 | Words
“It’s not clear what he wants me to do.” “The water was so clear you could see the fish at the bottom of the river.” “Clear” means “obvious” or “easy to understand”. It also means “transparent” or “see-through”. If someone is speaking too fast and the words run...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月11日 | Words
“This knife has a jagged edge.” “The window was broken, leaving jagged shards of glass.” “Jagged” means not straight. It’s a little like zig-zag, but it may be even or uneven. 「このナイフはギザギザしている」 「窓が割れてギザギザしたガラスの破片を残していた」 Jagged...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月04日 | Words
“Is the cake gone? I didn’t get any!” “Don’t worry. There’s another cake in the kitchen.” “Another” is used to show “one more” of a countable noun. You can see the parts “an” and “other” in the word. If it’s an uncountable noun, we usually use “some more” instead: “Is...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月28日 | Words
“After a long vacation, I really appreciate a review of what we’ve already learned.” “If you review your notes after class, you’ll remember what you studied better.” When studying, you probably look over material you have already studied. “Re” means “again” and “view”...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月21日 | Words
“We can choose the color? I’ll take a blue one.” “Me too.” “Ditto.” “Ditto” is a word that means “the same”. It’s very short, so you can save time by not repeating a long phrase. In writing, it is convenient when repeating items or parts of items in a list using the...
