執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月12日 | Words
“Hearing the crash, he dashed into the garage to see what had happened.” “Dash” can be a noun or a verb. Its most common meaning is a short, fast run. It’s more exciting than “sprint”, and more likely to be used to describe an...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月11日 | Pictures
Dandelion seeds have tufts of white fluff so that they can float far away from the parent plant. If you pick a dandelion and blow away all the seeds while making a wish, your wish is said to come true....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月09日 | Phrases
“We’re having a great vacation. Wish you were here! Love, Emily” This is something you might write on a postcard. There isn’t much room, and you can’t write anything too personal because there is no envelope and anyone could read it....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月08日 | TOEIC
“Sales this week were instanding thanks to the holiday.” Find the mistake. A. Sales this week B. were instanding C. thanks to D. the holiday 「今週の売り上げは祝日のおかげで素晴らしかった。」 間違いはどこでしょうか？ ひときわ目立つことを stands out と言います。The black and white kitten stood out because all...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年05月07日 | Trivia
The adjective “urban” describes city areas and “rural” describes the country. But in between those, there are places near the city with many houses. They are “suburban” (“sub” means “below”—they are not quite...
