執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月24日 | Words
“There are flowers blooming on that bush over there.” A bush is a kind of plant, smaller than a tree, but bigger than a vine or a flower. It’s like a tree that is short and close to the ground. Many bushes are not even as tall as a person. “The bush” can also mean an...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月17日 | Words
“I don’t want to follow you on this website because you post too many selfies.” This year the word “selfie” was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. A selfie is a picture that you take of yourself. Recently it has become more fashionable to post selfies on social...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月10日 | Words
“Be careful when cleaning up broken glass. If you don’t do it carefully, you could cut yourself.” When we are careful, we take time and pay close attention to what we are doing. If something is important or dangerous, or if you only have one chance to do it, it is a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月03日 | Words
“Squirrels always hide on the other side of a tree and climb up the trunk.” The trunk is the thick central part of a tree. Smaller plants don’t have trunks. “Trunk” can also mean a kind of large chest or box, or the nose of an elephant. 「リスはいつも木の向こう側に隠れて幹を登る」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月27日 | Words
“The car ran out of gas, and it started raining. What else can go wrong?” “Okay, that’s one sandwich and one coffee. Do you want anything else?” “I’m tired of ice cream. Let’s get something else.” “Else” means “other than that” or “in addition to that.” It is useful...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月20日 | Words
“I met Bob at my sister’s wedding.” “Let’s meet at five o’clock at the café.” When we use the word “meet” with people, it usually means “meet for the first time” or “meet at a certain time or place”. If you say, “I met my cousin,” without mentioning a time or place,...
