執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月17日 | Words
“I coaxed the kittens out of the hole using some tuna and took them home.” To coax someone is to try to get them to do something in a gentle manner. Perhaps they are scared or suspicious, so if you try to force them, they will run away or freeze up, so it’s better to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月16日 | Pictures
Candy hearts with short romantic messages are called “conversation hearts”. They are sold as “Sweethearts” in the U.S. and “Love Hearts” in the U.K. These candies have been around since the year 1901. ロマンチックな短いフレーズを書いたハート型のお菓子を conversation hearts...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月14日 | Phrases
“Ever since lightning hit the tree in the yard, rainy weather makes me nervous.” “Ever since I fell off a horse as a child, I’ve been afraid of them.” We use “ever since” to show that something started at a certain point in the past and has been going on a relatively...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月13日 | TOEIC
“Our new webpage should have an ____ design and give visitors an impression of high quality.” Fill in the blank. A. elegant B. inelegant C. elephantine D. serpentine anの後なので母音で始まるはずです。つまりDはアウトです。Cは「象みたいな」の意味なので微妙です。BとAは反対語で、Bの最初の in は「～ではない」という意味です。Aの elegant...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年02月12日 | Trivia
How fast can you type? In English-speaking countries, typing speed is measured in words per minute (WPM). Of course, the actual number of words you can type per minute depends on the text you are typing. If it has many long words you won’t type as many per minute....
