執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月07日 | Phrases
“Good job! Keep it up!” “Keep” is a word that has to do with things staying the same. “I kept all the postcards you sent.” I have saved and protected the postcards. We can also use it with a verb: “Keep running! You’re almost there!” Here it means “don’t stop” or...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月06日 | TOEIC
“I think the boss was really impress by your presentation.” Find the mistake. A. I think B. really C. impress D. by your 「ボスはあなたのプレゼンに感動していたと思う」 「Impress」という動詞は直訳すると「感動させる」という意味です。ボスが感動させたのではなく、（プレゼンによって）感動させられたのです。受け身なので、「was impress」ではなく「was...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月05日 | Trivia
Many places other than Japan also have rainy seasons, wet seasons or monsoons. Some places in the Mediterranean, and also California and Australia, have their wet season in winter and dry seasons in the summer. A monsoon is a rainy season that occurs because the wind...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月04日 | Idioms
“I’m so nervous about the violin recital tomorrow. I hope I don’t fall flat on my face.” You don’t have to walk around while playing a violin. You can play while sitting down. So why would you be afraid to fall down? Falling flat on your face here is not literal. It...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年06月03日 | Words
“Squirrels always hide on the other side of a tree and climb up the trunk.” The trunk is the thick central part of a tree. Smaller plants don’t have trunks. “Trunk” can also mean a kind of large chest or box, or the nose of an elephant. 「リスはいつも木の向こう側に隠れて幹を登る」...
