執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月16日 | Idioms
“Can you finish mowing the lawn before lunch, please?” “I guess I have to sing for my supper.” Those who don’t work shouldn’t eat! In this idiom the work is singing. 「昼ご飯の前に庭の草刈りをしてくれる？」 「ごはんは歌って稼がないとね」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月15日 | Words
“We cooked so much food for Thanksgiving, we’ve been eating leftovers ever since.” When food is left over from a meal, you can eat it later as “leftovers”. Although most things are better freshly made, there are many foods that are...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月14日 | Pictures
A common religious decoration for Christmas is a scene showing baby Jesus in the manger with his parents. Sometimes the three wise men and various animals are also included....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月12日 | Phrases
“She wants a puppy really badly.” “She says she doesn’t care about him, but I can tell she’s got it bad.” Sometimes “bad” can be used as an intensifier for something that isn’t necessarily bad. An intense desire...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月11日 | TOEIC
“He has offered to find the project in exchange for 10% of the profits. Without his financial help we wouldn’t be able to launch this product.” Find the mistake. A. offered B. find C. exchange D. profits...
