執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月20日 | Pictures
At a traditional graduation ceremony, the students wear special robes and special hats called “mortarboards”. Then at the end of the ceremony, they all throw their hats into the air. This is a common image of graduation in popular culture....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月18日 | Phrases
“Ouch! I stubbed my toe on the table leg.” It’s easy to catch your toe on the leg of a table or chair. Sometimes it’s very painful. We call this “stubbing your toe”. 「痛！テーブルの脚で足の指を打ちつけてしまった。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月17日 | TOEIC
“When my roommate came home very late, I mistaked him for a robber and almost called the police.” Find the mistake: A. my roommate B. came home very late C. mistaked him for D. almost called 「ルームメートが遅く帰ってきたとき、泥棒と間違えて警察を呼ぶところでした。」 間違いはどこでしょうか？...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月16日 | Trivia
The funny bone isn’t so much an actual bone as a way of hitting your elbow that feels strange. If you hit your elbow against a hard surface at the correct angle, it doesn’t exactly hurt, but it also isn’t pleasant. In English we say you “hit...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月15日 | Idioms
“Argh! What’s that awful yowling?” “Sorry. I guess singing isn’t my strong suit.” Your “strong suit” is your special talent, or something you’re good at. It comes from playing cards, which have four suits. In some...
