執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月11日 | Pictures
What flowers are the best kissers? Tulips! It’s a joke. “Tulips” sounds like “two lips”, which you need in order to kiss! キスが一番上手な花はなんですか？ チューリップ！...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月09日 | Phrases
“Thanks for lending me a pencil for the test.” “No problem! I brought extra.” Use “no problem” instead of “you’re welcome” in casual conversations to show that helping the other person did not inconvenience you at all. 「試験に鉛筆を貸してくれてありがとう。」 「問題ない。余分持ってきたから。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月08日 | TOEIC
“If we go on a weekday afternoon, maybe we can void the large crowds.” Find the mistake. A. If we go B. weekday C. can void D. large crowds 「平日の午後に行けば、人ごみを避けることができるはず。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月07日 | Trivia
A palindrome is a series of words that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards. In Japanese, “kitsune-tsuki” is a palindrome. In English, phrases such as “race car”, “taco cat”, “never odd or even” and “Was it a car or a cat I saw?” are palindromes. (Spaces...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月06日 | Idioms
“He told me he was at his friend’s house. He even sent a picture of them when they were there. But he was actually at that party I said he couldn’t go to. He has lying down to his parents down to a fine art.” When someone is very skilled at something through a...
