執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月20日 | Idioms
“You’d better start cleaning your room now. I want it spick and span by the time Grandma gets here!” “Spick and span” means very clean. Originally it may have meant “brand new” but now anything can be spick and span, so long as there is not a speck of visible dirt on...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月19日 | Words
“I visited the store where I used to work and went drinking with my former colleagues.” “Former” is used with things that someone or something used to be but no longer is. For example, if you give your cat to your friend, the cat is now your former pet. If you get...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月18日 | Pictures
This watermelon has a bite taken out of it! When you eat watermelon, do you spit out the seeds or swallow them? In the U.S. some parents warn their children that if they swallow the seeds, a watermelon plant will grow from their belly button....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月09日 | カテゴリーなし
お盆休みのお知らせ 8月10日～17日の間、レッスン並びに受付業務はお休みとなります。 （北谷校のみ17日（日）にレッスンがございます）...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年08月09日 | Phrases
“Would you care for some tea?” “Yes, thank you.” “Care” has many meanings. Here it is the same as “Would you like some tea?” It is a polite way to ask someone if they want something. We don’t want our guest to feel like they have to drink tea if they don’t want to....
