執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月13日 | Idioms
“Man! I asked Carl to show me how to fill in this form, and when I didn’t get it right away he just blew up!” “Yeah, he has a really short fuse.” If a bomb or a stick of dynamite has a long fuse, it will take a long time for the fuse to burn before the bomb explodes....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月12日 | Words
“Do you like this paisley wallet?” Paisley is a design using tear-drop shapes. The drop is twisted on the narrow end. It looks a little like a Japanese magatama. 「このペーズリーの財布はどうかな？」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月11日 | Pictures
A multi-lingual road warning sign: Beware of kangaroos and cows on the road. It is uncommon to see a sign written in languages other than English on the outback roads of Australia, so this must be an area that sees a lot of tourist traffic. カンガルーと牛に注意...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月09日 | Phrases
“Strike while the iron is hot,” is an old proverb. It tells us not to miss an opportunity by waiting. When we have a chance to get something done, we should go ahead and do it! This proverb is the same in both Japanese and English. It comes from blacksmithing. A...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月08日 | News
７月７日（土）までに新規ご入会の方限定のとってもお得なキャンペーンが始まりました。 大人 １０レッスン ￥１２，６００（１レッスンあたり1,260円！） キッズ １０レッスン ￥９，４５０（１レッスンあたり945円！）...
