執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月07日 | Words
“This is really good. Can I have seconds?” “Sure, there’s plenty!” When we say we want “seconds”, what we mean is a second helping of some kind of food. What if you have three helpings? The third helping doesn’t have a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月06日 | Pictures
Last weekend was the biggest time for fireworks in the U.S. Saturday was the Fourth of July. This picture gives us a good view of the fireworks first shooting up into the sky and then exploding....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月04日 | Phrases
“It’s an attack! Head for the hills!” “No, Dad, it’s just fireworks. It’s the Fourth of July!” “Head for the hills” or “run for the hills” means “run away”. The phrase might originally refer...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月03日 | TOEIC
“The paper is in this drawer, so just put more in the printer as need.” Find the mistake. A. The paper B. the drawer C. just put D. as need 「この引き出しに紙がありますので必要に応じてプリンターに入れてください。」 プリンターには紙が必要です。紙が必要とされます。Needは名詞でも動詞でもありえますが、名詞のほうだと「according to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月02日 | Trivia
One of Aesop’s fables tells the story of a fox who was walking along and saw some grapes. He was hungry, so he wanted to eat the grapes. However, they were up very high and no matter what he did he couldn’t reach them. “They’re probably sour...
