執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月08日 | Phrases
“I was born on a Thursday.” “To be born” is the passive voice of the word “bear”. You could say something like, “My mother bore three children.” But it is not common to hear “bear” in the active voice. Usually we just say, “She had three children.” 「私は木曜日に産まれました。」 「To...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月07日 | TOEIC
“To use the service, you must first agree to the ____ and conditions.” Fill in the blank. A. terms B. turns C. teams D. terns 「サービスを利用するにあたって、まず契約条件に同意しなければなりません」 良く似た単語が並んでいます。BとDは発音が同じですが、Bは回転、Dは鳥の一種です。Cはチームです。残るAが「条件」という意味なので、正解はAです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月06日 | Trivia
A zipper is a kind of fastener that keeps the edges of two pieces of fabric together. It’s often found on clothes, luggage, tents and other things. It has two rows of teeth and a slider that can be moved up and down to push the teeth together or pull them apart....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月05日 | Idioms
“Wow, you must have worked hard this summer to afford a new car.” “Actually my dad bought it for me.” “Really? You’re such a daddy’s girl. I’m jealous.” A daddy’s girl (or mummy’s boy) is a child who is close to and spoiled by their parent. Similar phrases like...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月04日 | Words
“Is the cake gone? I didn’t get any!” “Don’t worry. There’s another cake in the kitchen.” “Another” is used to show “one more” of a countable noun. You can see the parts “an” and “other” in the word. If it’s an uncountable noun, we usually use “some more” instead: “Is...
