執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月09日 | Phrases
“Thanks for lending me a pencil for the test.” “No problem! I brought extra.” Use “no problem” instead of “you’re welcome” in casual conversations to show that helping the other person did not inconvenience you at all. 「試験に鉛筆を貸してくれてありがとう。」 「問題ない。余分持ってきたから。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月08日 | TOEIC
“If we go on a weekday afternoon, maybe we can void the large crowds.” Find the mistake. A. If we go B. weekday C. can void D. large crowds 「平日の午後に行けば、人ごみを避けることができるはず。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月07日 | Trivia
A palindrome is a series of words that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards. In Japanese, “kitsune-tsuki” is a palindrome. In English, phrases such as “race car”, “taco cat”, “never odd or even” and “Was it a car or a cat I saw?” are palindromes. (Spaces...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月06日 | Idioms
“He told me he was at his friend’s house. He even sent a picture of them when they were there. But he was actually at that party I said he couldn’t go to. He has lying down to his parents down to a fine art.” When someone is very skilled at something through a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年04月05日 | Words
“Try to dodge the ball. The last person who hasn’t been hit by a ball is the winner.” “In this game, you have to dodge the enemies and reach the goal.” “Dodge” means moving around in order to avoid something. It’s often used in games and action movies. We can also use...
