執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月12日 | Words
“Do you like this paisley wallet?” Paisley is a design using tear-drop shapes. The drop is twisted on the narrow end. It looks a little like a Japanese magatama. 「このペーズリーの財布はどうかな？」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月05日 | Words
A hot air balloon is a big balloon with a basket attached at the bottom. People can ride in the basket. It has a burner to heat the air and make the balloon go up. You can also go down by letting out some hot air. The first hot air balloon flight was on June 5, 1783....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年05月29日 | Words
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a famous children’s song. Stars in the sky appear to twinkle because we are looking at them through the Earth’s atmosphere. In English, usually only stars twinkle. Other things, like stickers and ribbons, sparkle....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年05月22日 | Words
“I will definitely come tomorrow.” We use “definitely” when we are absolutely certain of something. There is no doubt that it is true. It’s 100 percent impossible that we are wrong. 「明日は絶対来る。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年05月15日 | Words
“He has been nursing that drink all night!” To nurse a drink is to drink it little by little. Someone might nurse a drink when he does not want to drink too much alcohol, or does not want to spend much money on drinks. (It doesn’t have to be an alcoholic drink,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年05月08日 | Words
“Whose fault was the accident?” “It was his fault!” 「事故は誰のせいだった？」「彼のせいだ！」 We use this word to lay blame on someone (or maybe something) that caused something bad to happen. It is important not to blame everything on others, but also not to blame yourself for...
