執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月25日 | Idioms
“This is a sure-fire plan. There’s no way it could fail!” We don’t really “fire” a plan, but we do fire guns. So imagine you are a soldier, and you have been marching through a swamp or hiding in a forest. Your gun is dirty and it got wet. Will it still fire? It will...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月24日 | Words
“I fought a bear during summer break.” “No, you didn’t. You’re fibbing.” A fib is a lie. To fib is to tell a lie. A fib is usually a childish or unimportant kind of lie, rather than a serious lie with grave consequences. 「夏休みに熊と戦ったんだ。」 「やってないよ、うそだろ。」 Fib...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月23日 | Pictures
Horses have been important to humans for a long time, so there are many special words to describe them. This horse’s coloring is called “bay”. It means a reddish brown horse with black mane, tail, and legs....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月21日 | Phrases
“Let’s try this new video game I got.” “But it’s only single player.” “That’s okay. We can take turns.” When something can’t be shared by more than one person at the same time, you can still share it by...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月20日 | TOEIC
“Five different designs and a rainbow of available colors provide a narrow range of options.” Find the mistake. A. different designs B. of available C. colors provide D. a narrow 間違いはどこでしょうか？ 5通りのデザインと好きな色を選べるので選択肢が多いことをアピールしていますが、narrow は｢狭い」という意味です。代わりに...
